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Well Great News! The surgeon called this morning and long story short - My daughter had her surgery this afternoon!! Happy Happy Joy Joy!! I am at the hospital with her right now. She is having a lot of shoulder pain but this will pass.

She does post on here. Her name is Chelsbels :thumbup:

Miracles DO happen!!! That's wonderful. I know you are both so excited. I'll be praying for a speedy recovery for her. Tell her we all said congratulations!!!

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Thats awesome news Colorado! I wish her a very speedy recovery. So she did get her christmas miracle eh?

Well I am doing great... despite my band opening up some and being able to eat more I woke up down another pound. Every pound I lose now is really exciting since I am under 200 now and it's getting close to time for hawaii!!

Hope everyone had a very safe happy holiday.

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Thats awesome news Colorado! I wish her a very speedy recovery. So she did get her christmas miracle eh?

Well I am doing great... despite my band opening up some and being able to eat more I woke up down another pound. Every pound I lose now is really exciting since I am under 200 now and it's getting close to time for hawaii!!

Hope everyone had a very safe happy holiday.

Thank you! It was a Christmas Miracle!

I am so happy about your weight loss! Yeah Brandy! I am still stuck! aaaarrrggg!!

Also I have enjoyed reading your blog!

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hi Ladies (and gentleman lurkers)...yes I'm alive, no I'm not kicking...well not much...

Well after being a glutenous (to what my band would allow) pig over Thanksgiving and Christmas and going to buy some pants with my lovely Kohl's gift card (damn the 16's were tight)...I realised I am sabotaging myself! WTH am I doing? Of course I relealise this licking cheeto dust off my fingers. No I haven't gained much - but more importantly I hadn't lost anything either.

Protein? 0...lowfat foods? 0....Fruits/Veggies...that's laughable....chips? Yep, Sliders? Yep...Girls what am I doing to myself? I had WLS for what reason? Sure as hell wasn't to go back to eating crap and sitting on my lazy butt in front of the TV. March-August - Weight loss 50 pounds....August-December - 0 pounds...What's wrong with this picture?

So what did I do this morning...I got up and went to the gym. Rather than half-ass walk (which means 10 minutes then sit in the sauna for 15)...which is what I've been doing for two months...I actually walked and jogged a bit. Then I got on the bike and rode for five miles. I sweated! Woohoo! Yea for sweat!!! I'd forgotten how good it felt.

So today ladies I did something else....Guess what? I logged my food? Nope hell hasn't frozen over...I'm done talking the talk. It's time to walk the walk.

I'm going to be a new me in 2009. Okay so maybe I have some food addicition issues. Cheetos? Just say no! Doritos? Just say no!

Okay - so I'm back. Now will each of you kick my ass and remind me why i miss all of you so much?

Big HUGS and KISSES!!!!! I miss you so much...so I'm back to annoy everyone and give uneducated and unrequested advice. Miss me much? lol

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Okay now that I've gotten my "book out of the way". How's everyone? Congratulations Brandy on Onderland! You rock girlie!!! CC - I hope your daughter is doing well. Congrats and speedy recovering!!

Turler? Bea? Mom?

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Good Morning all. I don't have a loss to report :tongue2: I will survive though as the scale has been super good to me last week... especially since it was a holiday.

I started the 5 day pouch test today to get back on track. I hate new years resolutions so I am starting early haha.

This is the first year I don't have a resolution of being under 200 by the next year :huh2:

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hi Ladies (and gentleman lurkers)...yes I'm alive, no I'm not kicking...well not much...

Well after being a glutenous (to what my band would allow) pig over Thanksgiving and Christmas and going to buy some pants with my lovely Kohl's gift card (damn the 16's were tight)...I realised I am sabotaging myself! WTH am I doing? Of course I relealise this licking cheeto dust off my fingers. No I haven't gained much - but more importantly I hadn't lost anything either.

Protein? 0...lowfat foods? 0....Fruits/Veggies...that's laughable....chips? Yep, Sliders? Yep...Girls what am I doing to myself? I had WLS for what reason? Sure as hell wasn't to go back to eating crap and sitting on my lazy butt in front of the TV. March-August - Weight loss 50 pounds....August-December - 0 pounds...What's wrong with this picture?

So what did I do this morning...I got up and went to the gym. Rather than half-ass walk (which means 10 minutes then sit in the sauna for 15)...which is what I've been doing for two months...I actually walked and jogged a bit. Then I got on the bike and rode for five miles. I sweated! Woohoo! Yea for sweat!!! I'd forgotten how good it felt.

So today ladies I did something else....Guess what? I logged my food? Nope hell hasn't frozen over...I'm done talking the talk. It's time to walk the walk.

I'm going to be a new me in 2009. Okay so maybe I have some food addicition issues. Cheetos? Just say no! Doritos? Just say no!

Okay - so I'm back. Now will each of you kick my ass and remind me why i miss all of you so much?

Big HUGS and KISSES!!!!! I miss you so much...so I'm back to annoy everyone and give uneducated and unrequested advice. Miss me much? lol

Hi Leslie! I am having the exact same issues! Aaarrrggg! It is so frustrating!

Good Morning all. I don't have a loss to report :tongue2: I will survive though as the scale has been super good to me last week... especially since it was a holiday.

I started the 5 day pouch test today to get back on track. I hate new years resolutions so I am starting early haha.

This is the first year I don't have a resolution of being under 200 by the next year :huh2:

I also started the 5 day pouch test today. Trying to get back on track. I still have the resolution to get under 200. I have bounced between 204 and 210. It has been frustrating but I have noone to blame but myself!

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I read your blog today Colorado :tongue2: It's neat. I love to read them... Kinda gives you a little more insight about them..

When I write my blogs I am just rambling.. The best part is I just assume no one will ever really read them so I say whatever I want.

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I read your blog today Colorado :tongue2: It's neat. I love to read them... Kinda gives you a little more insight about them..

When I write my blogs I am just rambling.. The best part is I just assume no one will ever really read them so I say whatever I want.

I am new to blogging. I just write about whatever strikes me. I just added a post about Onderland. I read yours and really liked it!

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Ladies I'm back on liquids/mushies myself (self imposed) for a week. Hoping to kick start me back. Can we pretend we are newbies and ignorant? Yep sounds like a plan to me!

Oh I had a blog - but when I had my mental breakdown I deleted it like a dufus...I need to read ya'lls and get back to blogging myself. Accountability thing :-)

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well I figured I would ask my fellow avengers before I donated them...

I have some jeans.. some new some older that are mostly size 16. Anyone have a need? Still have some 2x shirts to throw in with it. These are all casual clothes as I don't have to dress up for my office job! (hooray for me lol)

Let me know.

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Ah hum - size 16 Misses loved and appreciated. Damn I want 14's...alas still in 16's (Misses) - Okay I like to type that word. W is gone forever!!...I have two pairs right now that fit, but if someone else that needs them more than I wants them I won't be a clothes whore...TY Brandy :-)

Don't need the shirts - in a XL. You are the bomb! Okay I'm a dork I know.

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Ah hum - size 16 Misses loved and appreciated. Damn I want 14's...alas still in 16's (Misses) - Okay I like to type that word. W is gone forever!!...I have two pairs right now that fit, but if someone else that needs them more than I wants them I won't be a clothes whore...TY Brandy :-)

Don't need the shirts - in a XL. You are the bomb! Okay I'm a dork I know.

haha just PM me your addy there in the peach state and I will ship em out tomorrow. My xmas gift to ya.

If I remember right were about the same height too.. 5'3" or 4 depends on who's measuring lol.

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haha just PM me your addy there in the peach state and I will ship em out tomorrow. My xmas gift to ya.

If I remember right were about the same height too.. 5'3" or 4 depends on who's measuring lol.

Thanks :-)...Oh and 5'6 or 7 depending...I say 7 but what do I know...lol

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