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Lerasi, I went through your online album..WOW, beautiful work!!

Thank you very much! It's alot of fun :biggrin1:

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I am a transition specialist for Violent offenders reentering society aged 17-21. All my "boys" have been locked up for at least two yrs.

I am basically a mother for 20 "thugs" :)

The plus? I work out of my house- i go see them- so i make my own hours.. no office or pantyhose to worry about

The minus? I am 12 ft from my refridgerator alone all day. :help:

I also Bartend on Fri and Sat.

The plus? it is areobic activity for 12 hrs at a time (very busy bar)

The minus? I am in a restaurant! I have a bottemless pit of soda and food for 24hrs during the weekend. Thank goodness i am usually too busy to eat! :grouphug::)

I am also in grad school at night for Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

Whew! that is all i do. :faint:

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I am a Life and Health Insurance Agent (mainly employee benefits). I've been selling insurance for 12 years and absolutely love it! It allows me all the time I need for my two kids who are big into athletics. I think I work harder keeping them going than I do at my money making job...but I wouldn't trade my life for the world!!!!

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I'm a morning DJ and news announcer for the local radio station. I left TV when I started putting on weight. I still have to dress decently but can wear sandals in the winter if I want and no make up. I'm off by 10am so I still get to be sort of a stay at home mom. I just half to go to bed about the time my daughter does (she's 9) in order to get up at 3:30 each morning. But I love it.

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I Am A Stay At Home Mom Of 2 Boys Ages 12 And 14. I Help Out At Their School 2 To 3 Days A Week. My Boys Keep Me Busy With Sports Almost Every Night Of The Week. My Husband And I Also Own 2 Car Dealerships.

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:eek: I am an Administrative Assistant for a Teleconsulting firm. I only work 3 days per week and that is more than enough for me. Some of my free time I love to read the postings in LAPBAND TALK.:)

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Hi y'all

I am a stay at home mum and an budding entrepreneur! Currently living in hanmer springs, New Zealand (although i am really an Aussie Chick) which explains why I am generally on the site at alternate times to everyone else...

:eek: Becky

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I am severe Bi Polar Type 2 and recieve Social Security disability. I used to be ashamed to talk about my illness and would always say I was semi retierd..but then I thought if NO ONE talks about it how is anybody going to ever understand it? So if anyone is interested I am talking..Ha!

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an update on me since its a new year i have a new job:)

Still the co-ordinator of an occasional care centre for children

My night job is at a specialist centre working with a Gynocologist:)

I ahve also just had another job offer at a childcare centre, so may take this one up and leave the occasional care centre...still deciding

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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