TerriDoodle

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Yep, the Daily Plate rocks!! I think if you honestly write down what you are eating every day, you'll find you're eating too many calories. I have to consume <1100/day to lose any weight at all!! Try it for 2-3 weeks and see if it helps.

TracyinKS - I have a girlfriend that happened to, also. Her now ex-DH was a general contractor who built these million dollar houses, but they lived in an older house (1920's vintage). He always had the house torn up....and it was a tiny house with one bathroom. So then she has a baby....there's dust and construction crap going on all the time. The baby is about 6 months old and he decides he doesn't want to be married anymore. He just LEFT!!!! She's got a little baby and a house that isn't sell-able nor can she afford to have it completed. Thank GOD for her wonderful parents who came to the rescue! But what a horrible time that was for her. What an asshole, eh? Maybe Charles is doing a really good thing. Try to have faith....I KNOW it's hard!

Tracy, you forget that I'm way, way on the NW side of town. Unless it's a Category 5 coming straight for us, I think I'm better off staying here. I did make the decision earlier that I'll let my SISTER be in charge of Mom this time. For Rita I was the one who loaded her up and got her out of town. She's always running to Austin to see her grandbabies, and am sure that's where she'd go in case of a hurricane....so she can just take Mom with her this time. So there!

I sold two more pair of earrings!!!! Hey, this is so cool!!! I gotta get busy this weekend and re-stock my shop! Aaack!

Tracy, my plan is always to head for my friend's house in San Antonio. During Rita I HAD to get my mom out of town because of the risk of losing power/AC. We ended up there for 4 days and had a great time! This time, I think I'lll have to stay in town for the same reason....to make sure Mom is alright.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!:lol::biggrin: Actually, my favorite isn't on that list. Of the old-time movie stars Gregory Peck is my favorite. Wowser. And how about Tom Cruise in Top Gun?? Hello???? Kevin Costner??? Swoon!!!

Laura - don't forget you're not alone on the political front. I'm here with you. Dems just scare me, plain and simple. Not to mention that our taxes are getting ready to go thru the freakin' roof. Maybe I'll just quit work and go on Welfare. What's the point of working if I can't even keep my money? I EARNED it. I just read Catcher in the Rye for the first time ever about 3 months ago. Just always wondered why it was a classic and what it was about. I need the Cliff notes on it or something....I just didn't get it at all. Just got back from a lovely dinner with Haydee. Aren't ya'll jealous?? I had to send back my first dish for being too salty....and PB'd my second dish! Hmmmph. Oh well, the wine and the company were excellent!! :biggrin:

Jane - I'm still waiting for Friday Night Knitting Club to get good.

I LOVE that book!! Have you read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime? It's kinda written the same way. Both great books!

I'm really gonna try, Tracy. Y'know what I figured out? If I quit smoking and still wanted to lose weight, I'd only be able to eat about 800 calories a day....MAX. My metabolism is slower than a snail's. Exercise is absolutely essential....Grrrrrrrrrrrr. Gotta figure out what form it will take. No time for going to the gym....needs to be something at home. On the bright side (sorta), my sister probably weighs 280+?......besides having two bad knees that she's already had operations on, she now has a bad back that will also require surgery. That coulda been me ..........but it won't be. :smile2:

Hi everyone. I weighed in this morning at 185.0. This, my friends, is totally UNACCEPTABLE. Now, I'm pissed.

Pros are very numerous -- I love my band and would never trade it for a million dollars. Cons are that it's not an effortless magic wand that many think it is. I still have to 'diet', I just don't get as hungry doing so. Other cons are giving up some foods, but it's not a big thing...you get used to it and food becomes less important.

Well, I've been too tight and I've been too loose. Right now I'm almost at my sweet spot...thinking of going in for another teeny tiny fill of 0.1cc. I'm happy when I can eat fresh veggies and fruits as well as a variety of Protein, including eggs and chicken, which are all impossible when I'm too tight. If I'm too loose, I can eat 'too much' in one sitting....which is right now like 2+ cups of food. Does that help you?

Just to demonstrate how different doctors are, mine says do nothing special before a fill. After a fill stay on mushies for 24 hours then eat normally. So, you need to follow your own doctors' orders, not ours!

Wow, Tracy!!! How scary!! Nothing like that's ever happened to me either!! Yikes! I'm so sorry :thumbup: You're so strong. I'm proud of you.

Jane - yes, I got your check and deposited it yesterday, I think. Thank you!! Had a very busy day today putting the finishing touches on these geology field trips I'm coordinating....30 rockheads heading for CO and UT. If these guys make one more change I'm going to kill the lot of 'em and be done with it. So then went after work and had 3 glasses of wine with my GF, then to visit mom, now just getting home. DH is at a business function and isn't home yet. I am so looking forward to the 4 day weekend I have coming up!!! I'm weary!! Judy's quiet, eh? I'm gonna go get my jammies on soon and head for bed. Niters!

Dang, Tracy -- well it sounds like she's got a good medical team if they figured that out!! Episode right out of "House"! Judy - it's bugging me....is your DIL the type of person who could just up and leave her child.....forever?? <gulp> I canNOT wrap my head around that.

Jenn, my dear friend, you've been saying this same thing since the day we met you!!!! :w00t: GO ARMY!!!!

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kt, I am so sorry for your issues! My gosh, how have you kept your sanity?? I did have what I would call esophageal spasms when my band was too tight. The pain would be very intense right under my sternum and then a duller pain would radiate up my esophagus to my throat...sometimes feeling like I was choking. These problems (along with a bit of reflux) were all resolved overnight by removing 0.3cc of Fluid. It is obvious that your band is way too tight. I cannot imagine why your doctor has allowed this to go on. I do hope you get some relief after they unfill you. I'll bet you will. Hang in there! In the meantime, have they advised you to drink a nutrition booster like Ensure?? Get your nutrients in any way you can!

(((JUdy)))) I am so sorry, honey. Just breaks my heart. I'll pray that it works out for all of you. :thumbup:

Worst nightmare ever: Laura's sister having a child!! Your parents ready to 'start over' again?? UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG - that's great, Judy!! LOL I've been wondering about your sister, Laura. The rehab people would have a shit fit with your parents if they knew!! Haven't your parents ever seen INTERVENTION?? Maybe they need to sit down and watch about 10 episodes in a row and then they'll get it. Maybe!

Put slices of raw potato in it and let them sit. The potato will supposedly soak up the salt. Never tried it, but it makes sense. Skipping coffee??!?! :w00t: No comprendo!!! Well, I sure do feel ya sister. I've "only" gained 4# this summer but man, my clothes sure do fit different! I told DH today that they seem to all be shrinking! :thumbup: So tighter clothes = feeling FAT. Glad you have it under control. I thought I did on Sunday, then blew it again on Monday. :thumbup: