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:

Morning! Barely! It's 11:34 here.

Trying to eat before going to pick up the kiddo. Just wanted to check in and say hi.

Hope y'all have a great day!

Hi everybody! Guess who has to work the entire weekend- me:crying:. Three 12hr shifts. I have been sneezing for 2 days, took benadryl last night it did not help very much. Oh well, nothing to do but "suck it up" and get 'er done.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend, the weather here is suppose to be beautiful. I will be either sleeping or working

Shar :biggrin:

Hey everybody,

Kat, thank you for the explanation. This woman says she wants to lose 70 pounds, so i'm not sure if she'll qualify. It seems like one would have to be at least 100 pounds overweight, but I'm definitely no expert, that's just my opinion.

Terri, a couple of times I couldn't log on at work, either, but this must be the day for computers to cooperate :biggrin:.

Yesterday one of the accountants asked me if I'd received my check for the annual meeting I played for a couple of weeks ago. I said no, thinking that was a strange question because I'd already gotten the gift card.

Well, this morning I got a check through our inner office mail. $100! Works for me!

Evrybody feel better.

Have to go back to work.

Debbie

YIPEE

I passed the test without study and feeling like I got run over

Heading to bed, have to work tomorrow at 6 but I'm going to shut down and bring my laptop with me so I can get some stuff done

Have a great night, I'll check in from work

YIPEE

I passed the test without study and feeling like I got run over

Heading to bed, have to work tomorrow at 6 but I'm going to shut down and bring my laptop with me so I can get some stuff done

Have a great night, I'll check in from work

YAY!!!:biggrin:

Neen, I saw your pic on the before and after thread...awesome job!

Good Saturday morning Folks.

We have been having some of the most beautiful weather here. I wonder how much longer it will last. I know they are calling for in the 60's about the middle of the week. That's still not bad. Great walking weather.

Jenn, WOOT WOOT.

T&A, I forgot to mention to you guys that Darrell and I stopped by Buc ees on our way back. Holy Cow. You could spend a fortune in there. And I have to admit that they do have the nicest, cleanest bathrooms ever. We actually got out of there without buying anything, :biggrin:, go figure. I highly recommend it to everyone. A Texas must see.

Ok, off to go do my walk. See ya all soon.

Did my walk and it felt good.

I took off and mailed a package to my brother in California. I think it would have been cheaper to drive it there myself. And get there sooner then Thursday. lol.

Went over to Zarda BBQ. They are having their Rib Fest. So I got 4 slabs of ribs, 1 quart of cole slaw, 1 quart of Beans and 2 lunch specials. I asked the girl if $60.00 would cover it. She charged me $45.00. She used to date my nephew and the lady in line in front of me is a good friend of mine and her son owns the store. She got hers free and I got mine at a reduced price. I'm happy. I'm gonna freeze 2 slabs for Christmas. Normally their ribs ar $21.00 a slab.

Got my housework done. Working on laundry and then I'm gonna chill for awhile.

yummmmmm....bbq :tt1:

Have a great day everyone!!

PS....I DID do my walking yesterday and ate right.

I just realized I folded 40 articles of clothing and NOTHING WAS MINE!!! I have gone seriously wrong somewhere in the raising of my children that I don't have them doing this...mmmmm....must rethink this.

It sounds like we are all knee deep in cleaning and laundry! Oh what fun...

I actually have Zach shampooing the carpet!

Congratulations, Jenn!!!

Suzie, glad you got to see Bu-cee's. The largest I have seen is on I-10. Did you go back that way or is there a Buc-ee's I am missing???

Mmmmm....ribs. I made lasagna last night and there is plenty left. We are doing left-overs tonight!

My nose/head issues seemed to have passed but Mike feels terrible. I rubbed his chest with Vick's last night and well...we both slept good! It was strong. I could still smell it after he left this morning, lol.

I am going in tomorrow for a 10 hour shift. Mo' money...mo' money!

Have a good one...

Angela

Edited October 9, 201015 yr by AngelaW

HiYa Angela

I just realized I folded 40 articles of clothing and NOTHING WAS MINE!!! I have gone seriously wrong somewhere in the raising of my children that I don't have them doing this...mmmmm....must rethink this.

Good luck! Let us know how it works out!!

Happy weekend everyone! Well except for the cleaning and laundry part lol. I've tried catching up on posts and see there are a couple new people. Hiya new guys! I'm still kinda new here too but you'd never know by how they've welcomed me.

ughh Suzanne your bbq sounds soooo good. It's very chilly here today and windy so that sounds like nice warm comfort food. I hope it freezes soon so my allergies will get better. I can't hardly go to sleep at night because of the ringing in my ears. It's driving me crazy, anybody have any tips for lessening it?

I've got to tell you guys what happened on Thursday. I got to work and was hungry (I haven't been eating breakfast since LB, well really before either!) and I had an Atkins protein shake in my little fridge (NP told me NO cold anything first thing in the morning ever) so I poured it in a cup and drank it. Filled me up.

About 30 min later my back started hurting BAD and then it moved to include the middle of my gut just below my breast bone. It was hurting so bad y'all I started getting queasy and felt lightheaded. I was afraid of 2 things, somehow I did something bad to my band or those dang kidney stones were starting to move (I've got 4mmish ones on both sides ugh).

So I left work and made it home and laid down for about 20 min. Got just a tad better but still hurt bad. I was getting really scared by now. Trying to figure out what doc to try to see, the one that was open to LB has had to leave her practice as she has cancer and the other 2 PAs I've seen there don't seem very open to it. And our ER is awful. But it's a 3 hour drive to see the NP at the surgeon's office. ugggghhhh panic time.

Then it kinda started feeling like a really bad muscle cramp in the middle of my belly. So for some reason I thought I would drink some really really warm (read: HOT duh) water. It actually felt good. And made it hurt a little less. So I got the heating pad out and put it on my belly. After about 15 min better still.

Got up to go into the kitchen and just as I got in there I let out the biggest longest burp you've heard! O.M.G. it was the worst one yet lol. But.........

the pain went totally away!! ROFL I was starting to think I was going to die right there and all I needed to do was BURP! So I've learned 2 things...... NO cold drinks at 8am and SLOW DOWN. I love how the band gets your attention.

over. and. over. again.

Been quite awhile since I've felt that goofy!

Hey y'all

Poor Terri! I had that reaction to eggs----not long after being allowed to eat solid food again, I fried an egg, chopped it up, and put it on half a piece of toast, to eat on the run---OMG, I slimed, and hurt, like nothing I can describe! Finally hiccupped, and it eased!

I have had 2 bad stuck type episodes with my band over the years, one was due to a donut, that I know swelled to 6 times its size once I ate it!!! The other was a piece of popcorn chicken, eaten without thinking, chewed once or twice, and swallowed. About the time I swallowed I realized what I had done, and Oh I hurt with that one! Lessons learned for sure!

Today we went to Octoberfest. Went to breakfast with my parents, brother, daughter and granddaughter. Then we watched the parade, and hit the vendors on the street. Rick and I left, come home and checked on Izzy, who was in her dog run outside for the first time. She was fine, so we went into Farmington, and did some shopping. Serious shopping. I woke up this morning, and my monitor had gone out! It was making a high pitched noise, and no picture, nothing, gone! So it could not wait long, we went to Sams and bought a new one. Spoke with my nephew in regards to changing our phone service. We are with Alltel, and they sold out here, so we have to find a new provider, and get new phones. I have had the same account for 10 years----so, he thinks our best bet is Sprint, I have no idea! We need something that will provide us with service in Texas as well as here.

Then we come home, got the dog, and walked back down to the park, she did so well! Someone has trained this dog! She is housebroke, she heels on a leash, she does not get on furniture, she is good with kids and other animals. She sits, she shakes.....it is amazing. She is not hyper, but still has puppy left! She began fetching for me last night. Rick is enjoying her. Me too!

We are trying to decide who to let cook for us tonight!!! LOL

I have red chile in the dehydrator, oh man it smells good! I am drying it to crush. Sooooooo good!

Cindy, about the time my DD turned 14, I found myself washing things I KNEW she did not wear! I would go in her room, and be knee deep in clothes!

So I told her I would not buy her a single thing to wear, not clothes, socks, underwear, shoes----NOTHING until I could see her floor for a week straight! And I taught her to use the washing machine! Then the issue come up that she thought it was perfectly fine to throw ONE thing in the washer alone! Rather than do a load. We put a stop to that! Occasionally when I was doing my laundry or later the family laundry I would offer to throw the kids stuff in---but did not make a habit of it! LOL She was SOOOO bad! Our son, did his faithfully in the evening, in 2 loads, and he put it away. The girls might fold it, but still lived out of laundry baskets!

Good Luck!

I do all the laundry here, I sort, wash, dry and fold it all. I leave Ricks folded on the bed, and he puts it away. I feel for you......

Yay Debbie, more money, that is always good!!!

Jenn---good job, I knew you could do it!

Suzanne, it was nice walking here the last couple of days----yes y'all heard me, I walked 2 days in a row!!! The dog is good for me! LOL

But it was like Terri said, kind of chilly here, heck it was almost freezing here this morning, 35 degrees or so. Cold!

2nd week in November still looks like our time.

Tracy----feeling better yet?

When we change our phones----we will be doing them ourselves, til now the company has supplied them. so we will add our texting onto the plan. I can be back in the loop!!! LOL

Well Rick is ready for dinner, so I'll be back in awhile!