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THE SWEET SPOT My journal on my expedition to Bandlandia and my adventures there. I plan to stay forever (been to Onederland many times, but I never stayed long). Join me!:see

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2/16/10 Before/After

I finally posted my Before, During, and almost After pics. Enjoy... Here: http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/
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2/16/10 Before/After

I finally posted my Before, During, and almost After pics. Enjoy... Here: http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/
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2/12/10 Ticker Pics

I'm slowly updating my ticker pics with more photos from each 10# loss. 2 new photos today here: http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/
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1/29/10 This Week's Blog Updates

- Finding Common Ground - Groundhog Day - All The World's A Stage - Ticker Updates & Note To Followers   Come take a peek. http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/   Happy Weekend All! -BG
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1/27/10 Updates

Just a few new happenings...   Last three blogs: - I finally got rid of that 1/2 lb. and am now a 'Normal' (yes, I'm NORMAL) BMI!   - I had another 'brain dump' on yesterday's blog about getting close to goal.   - Today's blog has a 'before' pic....   Come take a peek! http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/
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1/22/10 Everything Must Go!!

I'm having a 'Moving Sale'...and everything must go! No reasonable offer will be refused (you even look at it...it's yours for free!). I've got artwork and pics, a partially made head-band craft project, poems, songs, and lots of ramblings, among other things.   NO, I'm not leaving (sorry to disappoint)...I'm just moving the blog location and taking you all with me! I'll still be reading your adventures and commenting on all your shenanigans!   I've been working on this for awhile and I'm so proud of my pretty little page. OK, you could have put this together in minutes...it took me forever...so be gentle. I have no clue what I'm doing yet, so let me know if something doesn't work.   Please, please, please, come and follow me there...I need and want your support and friendship to continue. OK, if the begging didn't work...how about bribery (I know you SO well, don't I?). Here's the deal...and I can't believe it's come to this...I promise to share the horrid *knees buckling* 'Before' (your eyes will burn out of your head) and 'During' photos as soon as I get 100 Followers there. I'm (hoping) sure this will take quite awhile (maybe never) and by then I'll be so skinny that I won't care what those 'Before's' look like (yeah, like that's true).   Trust me it's worth the wait...I showed my DD my 'Before's' yesterday and she was screaming and laughing! OK, that sounds meaner than it was...she was as flabbergasted as I was by how huge I was...like I said, I was a great camouflager! She threw me a bone with 'I don't even remember you being that big!' Hmmm...on second thought maybe that wasn't a compliment LOL.   I've got several new posts for you waiting! See you at THE GRAND RE-OPENING! http://bandgroupiethesweetspot.blogspot.com/   Now, on to the great rummage sale...line up...on your mark, get set, GO!
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1/15/10 Friday Facts

STRESS: -DH is stressed out at work..."worst day ever" yesterday.   -DD got laid off this week (and her BF of 3 years and she broke-up just before Christmas). She's also been sick as a dog for 3 days now (still running a fever...doc thinks it's a virus) "Mom, my life sucks". She's got a two year follow up procedure coming up on Monday (outpatient) and I'm hoping she's not still sick (and that the procedure can go on). Thank God her insurance goes through the month (yes, she'll buy ins. after that).   -DS1 called from college yesterday and thinks he has the swine flu (wouldn't get the shot, believe me I tried)...I'm waiting to see if he made it to the doc.   -DS2 is as happy as a lark...ski club trip tonight.   -Someone please tell me how to sleep better when you're stressed (DH and I are both not getting enough sleep)...and pray for me that I can stay up until 11:30pm to pick up DS2 tonight.   *Portion of Post Deleted for Lap Band Book   Happy Weekend All!
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1/13/10 The Economy Crashed My Party

Yesterday as I was enjoying my first day of everyone out of the house and was in the midst of my 80 lbs. party *bubble popping*   DD called me sobbing...she had just been laid-off (And might I just add...DON'T call your Mother during rush hour when you're normally supposed to be driving home sobbing so hard you can hardly talk...It gives us heart palpitations...I thought she'd been in a wreck). Poor kid…she was crushed. Unfortunately it’s a hard ‘life experience’ many of us have to learn sometime in our lives…cut-backs suck. Some days it's hard being the Mom...you just want to go through it for them and take away the pain.   I’ll be busy helping edit resumes and cover letters…and I’m back wearing that sandwich board sign on the corner for her; ‘Smart, Outgoing, Marketing and International Business Double-Major, Needs Work, Willing to Relocate (Mom and Dad will miss her at home…no, really)'.   It’s a gloomy day here…
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1/6/10 Hysterical

I just had to share…I’m an idiot…OK, you knew that. For those that read yesterday’s blog, a quick update. I was trying on some pants and decided to see how my new body shaper worked under my new too snug size 12 pants (see pics, helps the muffin-top, but I can't tell the difference on the thighs...sigh). So I’m doing my aerobics and working up my usual sweat getting the shaper on…a tug here, a jump there…my crotch is still hanging low, so I go to tug it up…   GUESS WHAT?!!! My finger happens to find a hole in the freakin’ crotch!!! I’m serious!!! I’m still in hysterics laughing. OK, I’m not sure how you would manage this hole in the bathroom, or whether they intended it for that use. I looked online, as their tags on it don’t mention this, but online it says a ‘split crotch’…no details on it‘s purpose (I‘m sure they‘re not going to make any promises on use for liability/embarrassment reasons). OK, it’s really not a hole as much as it is two pieces of overlapping fabric…and they overlap more than 2”…you know me, I’m a tester…   Yes, I did…well….not really. I got so far as to take off my panties (which raises the question…are you still supposed to wear your panties under these contraptions?) and put the d*rn shaper back on and I sat on the pot. I could use my fingers to get the hole to be pretty big, but not big enough for me to even…ehemmm…risk trying.   *Warning TMI (OK, I‘m a little late with that one, sorry)* I’m a ‘dribbler’…after that bladder sling surgery it takes me FOREVER to pee…and after I started the Vesicare pills it now takes an act of God, some serious meditation and prayer, and at least 10 min. So not only would I have to start doing aerobic workouts with my fingers daily to work up to the point where I could sit there for 15 minutes holding this open with them, but I’d have to pee so badly that I’d have a ‘normal stream’.   So here’s what I need for my ‘study’….I need a 20 year old, who hasn’t had any children to give this a try and report back to us (I‘m sure I would have figured out a way to do this when I was in my 20‘s…and out to the bars drinking). In fact I’m sure one of you reading my blog had done this, but prefers to remain anonymous…feel free to PM me and share your experience/technique (I can then post for you anonymously).   You know me though…if it’s stupid, I’ll be doing it at least once…let‘s just hope it‘s not like my ‘Horrific PB Event‘ when I‘m out to dinner (and decided I could PB between my legs while sitting on the pot)…I know, you‘re all placing your big money bets now…especially after you have that ’Ah-Ha’ moment when you remember I said ’I’m only going to wear the shaper for special events.’
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1/4/10 Holiday Facts

- The kids all had a great holiday…they are enjoying their favorite gifts; DD- all the new clothes, shoes, and beauty items; DS1- his new (used) desk and new comfy office chair (which he vows to somehow fit into the minivan to go back to school with him); and DS2- his new acoustic (w/electric) guitar. Mostly, they’ve enjoyed spending quality time together.   - I wish I could say there was no holiday drama, but it always finds a way in. This time it was a boyfriend/break-up right before Christmas (poor timing). I’ll just say that DD is doing alright and was out with friends a lot over the holidays. She got inspired to clean out her bedroom (most of her stuff from college was jammed into her room on a shelving unit and in boxes, and under her on-lifts bed)…so we all pitched in and helped her take everything she doesn’t need out to the ‘clubhouse’ in the back yard for storage. She took off the bed lifts, bought some shoe storage boxes for under the bed and she’s almost done cleaning up. A ’fresh start’ is a good thing sometimes.   - On a lighter note, DS1 has a new girl he met at college (not sure if she's an official 'GF' or not) …they have been back and forth the hour drive several times already and he’s off to see her again today.   - Mom’s birthday was yesterday…I miss her, but am thankful Mom and Dad were able to visit us just before Christmas.   - DH and I, although we missed seeing both our extended families, enjoyed our first holiday season without any travel. It was much more relaxing/non-stressful and provided many quality moments with the family. The kids have really appreciated it as they’ve been able to see/spend time with their friends as well (I can’t tell you how many times I was giving thanks, w/all the boyfriend/girlfriend issues that we were home). DS1 was also able to work (restaurant) over the holidays for some extra cash for school.   - We took the kids last night to see Avatar and then out to dinner to celebrate our ‘last moment of the holiday’. I had a wonderful ‘moment’ watching them ‘plan’ on what order they were going to sit together at the theater (it’s nice to see that even as they get older they enjoy each other’s company). Great 3-D movie BTW…and for those of you that get sick watching IMAX or 3-D movies (I can’t even watch the ones at Epcot without feeling sick) I had no problems at all. It's a stunningly beautiful must-see movie.     - Everyone (except DS1, who has another week home from college) is now back to work/school…depressing……..for them   - Most of the holiday decorations are already down (I hate that job) and I’ve got a dining room table full of ornaments to finish packing up today…depressing………for me * Oh, and Kay...I'm sorry I forgot to post the kitchen tool tree pic, but I remembered yesterday when I was packing it up. Attached are a few pics of the little tree and a pic of my red handled kitchen tools (now you all know I'm clinically insane...my family calls this part of my 'rust' collection).   - From 12/18 until today (the past 2.5 weeks), I’ve lost 3 pounds…it still continues to amaze me (losing weight over the holidays). I’m at 170.5, so (as Xavier would say) I’m headed back to the 60’s (yes, I remember the 60’s…I was a child, but I remember LOL).   - I bought a size 12 pair of pants this weekend…yes, I can barely button them, but the 14’s were a little too roomy. I’ve got them hanging up in my closet ‘front and center‘ (in front of my shelves) as my next goal (size 24 to a 12!). I also bought a piece of ‘shape wear’ for the first time, but more about that later. 　 Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season full of time with your families! As I sit here and listen to the ‘Today Show’ with segment after segment about weight loss (ahh…January), I’m headed into this New Year with renewed hope that as much as last year was all about my weight, sometime this year…it won’t be.
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12/31/09 New Year's Resolutions

I've never been a big 'New Year Resolutions' person.     Most years I don't set any, although I have often started or recommitted to a diet in many a January. After a Fall of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas and all the food/treats those holiday's bring, January always seemed to be a good month for dieting. New Year's is always I time I seem to reflect on the good and bad events of the past year. No doubt that this will certainly be a year I'll always remember as a very good one. My only resolution last year was to finally put myself at the top of the list and do whatever it took to start getting healthy again.     - I improved my Osteoarthritis and arm mobility with Physical Therapy   - I got my Incontinence (failed sling & hysterectomy) under control…thank you Vesicare   - My DD graduated from college, moved home, and got her first, then second 'real' job   - DS1 graduated from HS and moved to/started college   - DH and I celebrated our 50th birthdays and our 27th Anniversary   - We had an 80th surprise birthday party for my Dad   - We vacationed at Seabrook Isl. w/the in-laws, and DH and I vacationed in Sedona and at the Grand Canyon (my first visit)   - I got my LB and lost 74 pounds this year (plus 2 whoo in 2008)     *Portion of Post Deleted for Lap Band Book             I've got a few personal and family ones I'm setting as well, but I'll leave it at that…     Anyone have some resolutions they want to share?         Happy New Year all!      
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12/28/09 Seventy-five

*Portion of Post Deleted for Lap Band Book     The golden retriever weighs 75#   This baby panda weighs 75#   This leather chair weighs 75#   This sea kayak weighs 75#   This portable table saw weighs 75#   Here's 75# of pumpkins       ...and here's a 75# tuna    
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