Hi there. Just wanted to see if I could build a new home with some new (and hopefully old) friends. I do not wanna be 'homeless' anymore so here I am! This is gonna be a place for friends to meet (hopefully) and talk about anything & everything.

My name is Tracy and I live in Deer Park, Texas. I have been married for 6 years. I was banded in April '07. Got 4 pounds away from goal, quit smoking and gained 46-50 pounds back so I am on my journey again. This time as a non-smoker :w00t:

This is a life change and with it comes lifelong friends...wanna come along for the ride? :blushing:

Thanks all. My weight is 276. I'm feeling better so I'm getting back to the gym asap! Although I made sugar cookies mainly for my daughter to decorate so hopefully between her and the hubby will finish them. Although I might just have one lol.I bought some cod so can't wait to bake some of that yum! Although school starts next week so ill be sleep deprieved. Suzie- any loss is a good loss ill take a pound lost than a pound gained any day. Hehe

OMG...I am having sinful sinful thoughts...I have a recipe that I have been thinking of making all day long and I have really had to use some self restraint. It is cake that you put espresso in and the icing is cream cheese My goodness....help me...tell me that I do not need it!!! lol

tchr...warm here too...although a tad cooler than normal. I wish I lived somewhere that summer was summer and winter was really winter...ya know?

I also love to cook. If any of you have the 'Eating Well After WLS' cookbook, the Chicken with Fresh Figs recipe is incredible. This weekend I'm going to try the Pork & Fresh Plum Sauce.

Laura, I'd love to have your no-cook Blueberry Tiramisu recipe.

:seeya: me too!!

Here goes:

Blueberry Tiramisu (my invention)

Part one is to make the cheese mixture

Put in the blender:

one 8 oz reduced fat cream cheese

one small low fat ricotta cheese (15 oz size)

the juice of one lime (could add 2)

zest of the lime

Some Stevia (my favorite or Splenda)

blend it should be watery (hardens up when put in the refrig after the layering of the Tiramisu

set aside

Part two Blueberry sauce

Canned blueberries (pie filing) with Splenda

:sneaky: OR :sneaky:

Put frozen blueberries in a small pot and boil (Costco because they are nice and small.. my preference) and you add some Tapica to make somewhat thicker

When competed this step take off the stove and place in a glass bowl to cool... then add some fresh zest of another lime

Part three Layered Cracker or Wafer

Normally you would use the Lady Fingers:cursing:

:thumbup::thumbup:WE are Banders :thumbup::thumbup:

So we use those funny thick rice or mixed grain crackers (mine had a radius of at least 10) and I purchase them at my local farmer....NOTE they are hard with at least an eight of an inch inheight and if soaked they would disintegrate...mine are called CocoPoP and I just noticed they have a website:ohmy:

Part Four Assemble

Squeeze some lime juice on the wafer of choice then you can assemble in a large pan or as I did in individual dessert cups so it was more portion control and just break off the wafer to size

First layer wafer

Second layer spread the liquidy cheese mixture

Third layer spread the cooled blueberry sauce

repeat layers one thru three

Place in the refrig to harden (settle)

If you can wait... dig in

I use my Tiramisu as Lunch or Dinner

:w00t::w00t: I hope that you like it :tongue2::scared2:

Hi, everyone...Cari told me to come over here....I found it...yippee! I made it!Terry

Hi, everyone...Cari told me to come over here....I found it...yippee! I made it!Terry

Hello, Terry. Welcome. When were you banded?

Feels like a support group:

Hi, my name is Cindy. I was banded a year ago this past July.

Off to the forrest here girls.....another weekend of cutting wood. I just want to be done!

I keep telling myself it is good exercise....but it is also exhausting, and my leg is just now easing up from the hit it took last week!!!

We have been below freezing 2 times so far. Was in the lower 30's this morning. Now it will go up to the 80's through the afternoon! EVERYONE ends up with sinus infections and crap during this change due to the drastic changes, and all the germs floating around with school starting.

I am trying to learn names, but I am pathetic!! Anyway--so sorry to hear about the H1N1 diagnosis! We have a local school closed with 60% out with illness. It is on the reservation, and they are supposed to be among the first to receive the vaccination.

I hold my breath at work, and wipe everything on a regular basis!!! I live with the Oust, and Clorox wipes at hand!!!

Well kids are showing up.....means it is time to go.

Oh yeah, my DS was in an accident yesterday, stressed the you know what out of me (no weight lost tho!!!). He is fine, just upset. He got ticketed, and claims he was not at fault so is fighting it.

See y'all soon.

Been taking a mini break, trying to process all the crap from the PJTP thread, and not get involved. Had nothing to do with any of y'all.

I will do my best on the challenge, but not holding lots of hope!!! LOL This re losing the weight seriously sucks!!

BYE

Good morning everyone!

I whacked my elbow on the kitchen table a few days ago and now I am in excruciating pain. It started yesterday and is continuing through today. I know I probably need to take an anti inflammatory but we are not supposed to :thumbup:. I wonder if it is OK for me to take them since I am completely unfilled...prob so...what do you all think?

Hi Terry! Welcome

Cindy you crack me up...Hi I am Tracy and I am a food-o-holic :sneaky:

Jolly-thank you so much for the recipe! :tongue2:

Cari-did you stay away from the sugar cookies? lol

Shalee-sorry to hear what you are going through with your band! :sneaky:

Jen-what you up to this weekend sista? DH is off so there is no telling what we will do. We have all the kids here this weekend. :thumbup:

Suzanne-sorry you have been so busy! I hope that your boss gets someone hired at work soon to take some of the stress off of you!

Have a great day everyone!!

:tongue2: HI KAT!!!!!!! Been missing ya!

Kat: sorry to hear about DS. I remember getting in a wreck when I was 17 and the other driver was 40. I was ticketed and faulted with the accident. The ticket was unjustified and thrown out. My parents wouldn't fight paying for the accident, although we should have. The accident wasn't costly, but to me it was the principle of it. It wasn't my fault. They just paid it to get it over with.

HI GUYS|

drive by post, been at football games since 5pm yesterday andd I'm tired and hungry, I have eaten nothing good for me, actually have coffee iv running through me right now

Ok i'll be back later when I can finish our little chart and catch up, ds wants to ride his bike and dd has homecoming dance tonight... I'm so tired

Laura - Thanks for the Tiramisu receipe. Look forward to trying it.

Joan

Hello, Terry. Welcome. When were you banded?

Feels like a support group:

Hi, my name is Cindy. I was banded a year ago this past July.

Hi!I was Banded in April. I haveb't lost too much yet, and I'm thinking I should have gone another route...but who knows...I'll keep trying!I'm only had one "fill". Hey, where do I get one of those cute little ticker-thingies down at the bottom that tells people how mcuh I HAVEN'T lost yet?>....lol!TerryBanded April, 2009

Hi!I was Banded in April. I haveb't lost too much yet, and I'm thinking I should have gone another route...but who knows...I'll keep trying!I'm only had one "fill". Hey, where do I get one of those cute little ticker-thingies down at the bottom that tells people how mcuh I HAVEN'T lost yet?>....lol!TerryBanded April, 2009

Click on mine and it should take you to the site where you can create your own. When it gets to the end, copy the code for the forums and paste it into your signature box under "edit signature".

Umm, hi!

Kat sent me over. Said I 'might like to join y'all!

Hope you all are having a great Saturday!