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Hi

I am Janet and I am a recovering food addict :wink2:

I was banded 7/17/07 - My starting weight was 250 - I'm 5'4

Today (just over 10 months out) I am 154 - size 8 pants (was 18/20) Medium tops (was 22/24)

I got banded as I wanted to extend the years that I have left on this planet and to do that I knew that I needed to lose weight.

The band has been the tool I needed. For the first time in my life I have been able to achieve this goal (actually getting to my goal weight)

If you want a buddy - support - help - suggestions - Please feel free to call upon me - I will gladly share my journey with you - the journey is still on going and by helping you I will be helping me (staying motivated and accountable) and then one day you can pay it forward and help someone else.

:welldone: :biggrin: :coffee: :party: :sifone: Apples- I see we were posting at the same time! woooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooo on the teeth being done! Post us a pic!!! PLEASE! Funny I was just listening to that song "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"! LOL. Nelson's two front teeth are loose. He's such a chicken and won't wiggle them. I should tell him you changed ALL yours! So proud of you for sticking it out! WTG on that sweater! Karma. You deserve it.

I agree with Peasecorps, come on Apples, we want to see your new teeth........do they resist stains? Wow I want some!

Apples, I wanna see a pic too. How bout you put on that red sweater and smile big! Will you think of me when you wear that sweater? LOL

Apples~ (chanting) Teeth! Teeth! Teeth! Teeth! We wanna see those pearly whites!!!!! I'm so glad I'm back posting again. It feels like home. Thank you!

Lori~ So excited for you to go with just your DD. It will be a fun time for the two of you before the baby gets here. I'm excited for you to make a mess in the kitchen when she gets here! Some of my best memories are spending time with my grandma in the kitchen making biscuits and sugar Cookies. I am lucky that I still have my 91 year old grammy (have the 90 yo too!), but also lucky that my mom made my sister and I a recipe book of all of both of our grandmas best dishes, meals, and Desserts. I have taken over the duty of making the christmas cookies now. This will be my 3rd year doing it. It's amazing how you don't eat as many of them when you are making them yourself!

Laura~ Girl, you better not let that bad boy get too tight!!!! Glad I shared my story when I did! Did you see my post back to you a few pages back? I described how they diagnosed and blah blah blah. I was just curious what you thought of it and what you would do? Also, we have the pickle on our tree tooo!!!!! Have done it for years, and my dad did it when he was young too.

Phyll~ I LOVE your cart!!!! What a great surprise from DH! He certainly has redeemed himself from last week when you weren't very happy with him!

Cheri~ Still thinking about you guys and praying.

Kelly and Jewel~ WTG on the weight loss!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Off to my LB support group meeting! CBL ~Meredith

I haven't even looked at how to post a pic on this new site. Someone????

Kelly...my teeth are all glazed porcelain and will not EVER stain. I will get DH to take a photo when he wakes. He has a nasty cold. He was resisting sleep and outside working. I did the "little white lie" thing. When he came in at 3pm for coffee and homemade pie, I told him I was giving him liquid daytime Tylenol. I made it the nighttime so he could settle in for the day and get a nap b/4 dinner. Drugged my own hubby. Yep, I did.

Kelly...my teeth are all glazed porcelain and will not EVER stain. I will get DH to take a photo when he wakes. He has a nasty cold. He was resisting sleep and outside working. I did the "little white lie" thing. When he came in at 3pm for coffee and homemade pie, I told him I was giving him Liquid daytime Tylenol. I made it the nighttime so he could settle in for the day and get a nap b/4 dinner. Drugged my own hubby. Yep, I did.

Wow Apples, that is amazing....I intend to do that also sometime down the road!

I LOVE IT! You slipped your own hubby a micky!

So what is the meaning of a pickle in the Christmas tree? Sounds interesting!

Apples, your DH sounds like mine. Won't slow down for nothin'. He has to be really really sick to stop. I'll have to remember the Nyquill trick. LOL

Well it's official, I am going to Denver in the morning, then MSP the next. HOpe we don't run into a snow storm or anything. Should be fun. And I just emailed Grandma and told her I'd be in town tomorrow and asked if she'd go to lunch with me. I doubt it but asked anyway and will stop in and say hi, if nothing else.

Not the best shot...DH is snoring (oops) so took it myself. You guys are not going to see any more than that of me today. Bad hair day.

So what is the meaning of a pickle in the Christmas tree? Sounds interesting!

Apples, your DH sounds like mine. Won't slow down for nothin'. He has to be really really sick to stop. I'll have to remember the Nyquill trick. LOL

Well it's official, I am going to Denver in the morning, then MSP the next. HOpe we don't run into a snow storm or anything. Should be fun. And I just emailed Grandma and told her I'd be in town tomorrow and asked if she'd go to lunch with me. I doubt it but asked anyway and will stop in and say hi, if nothing else.

Great...just looked at our MPLS newspaper. High of 24...low of 8. Cloudy day with chance of snow late. You shouldn't run into any troubles. You realize that there are MOA shuttles. Just go onto their website for when they run. I think it is every 1/2 hour.

It was 5 degrees when I left this morning but by afternoon it was 15 with the sun shining so it felt fairly warm. You most likely won't be outdoors at all except to catch shuttles and they are pick up and drop off just outside the doors in a parking garage.

This is a photo of the day I started down the long road to a new mouth

Thanks for the info Apples. DD is planning it all out, but I did go to the mall's website to see if they have lockers. Wasn't sure what to do about my carryon bag since airports don't have lockers anymore since 9/11 but it says the mall does. So hopefully I can stash my bag and maybe coat there.

Your teeth look wonderful.

Why is it that when you click on an attached photo, it is soooooooooooo big. You can see nose hairs. But, I will have to say that I like the way my eyebrows lay that day. Darn that's a big me face

Thanks for the info Apples. DD is planning it all out, but I did go to the mall's website to see if they have lockers. Wasn't sure what to do about my carryon bag since airports don't have lockers anymore since 9/11 but it says the mall does. So hopefully I can stash my bag and maybe coat there.

Your teeth look wonderful.

There are lockers back by security...look on their map. They are by one of the entrances but not the one you will come in. Get a big locker for shopping. Have DD bring an empty carry on so you can fill it!

So what is the meaning of a pickle in the Christmas tree? Sounds interesting!

The Christmas pickle is not really a pickle at all. It is a pickle-shaped ornament that is the last one hung on the tree on Christmas Eve. The first child to find the Christmas pickle gets an extra gift from Saint Nicholas. Or so the so-called legend goes.

http://mymerrychristmas.com/2005/pickle.shtml

I had never heard of it before my neighbor's girl asked Nelson where he found the pickle yesterday. Today she showed up at the bus stop with a pickle ornament that sings! Nelson has been playing with it ALL afternoon!

xoxo PEAS

Apples~ OMW............. beautiful teeth! Thanks for the sneak peek! woohoo!

Thanks for the teeth comments Laura and Great.