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Hi Judy, Jen, TracyK, Janie, everyone!~~ Still UP 7 lbs since my fill on 10/31! Every day the scale reads the exact same number, to the 10th of a pound, no matter if I eat a lot or a little or exercise or not. This is the WEIRDEST thing ever! I am hungry ALL THE TIME and can eat more than I should be able to. I've gotten to the point where I'm just trying to stay low carb and (trying) not to worry so much about amount... for instance, yesterday I had 2 Boca burgers w/cheese for lunch (no bun!)... there's no way I should've been able to eat 2, but there you have it. I'm on the "cancellation call" list at the doc's -- let's hope someone cancels this week!

Wow, Tracy! My good thoughts will be with you today... and the coming days! I'm sure it won't be easy, but keep in mind that you are offering a wonderful opportunity to start over for this boy... there aren't many times in life when we get that chance... you're his angel! ((hugs))

Hey, Janie! I noticed your ticker -- 105 lost, 104 to go!! Did I miss your boobie-nanners for it??? Here are a few, anyway!! Great job!!! :Banane20::Banane20::Banane20::Banane20:

Definitely, Janie! Our problems really are all relative. Being healthy is so often taken for granted. You're so kind to go to her & help her feel pretty & better about herself.

Hellooooooooooooooooooo? Anybody out there? I have been trying, trying, trying to be "good" all day... protein shake for b'fast, small salad w/chicken for lunch, protein pudding for dinner, 1 90 cal piece of cheese for snack... and now I am HUNGRY HUNGRY HUNGRY and trying oh-so-hard to STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN!! Waah waah!! Poor poor pitiful me! I do not like this no restriction/no fullness!! I think I will go upstairs, get in pj's, and curl up in bed & watch tv... far away from the kitchen & its temptations... Poor ds & dh... they are at a soccer tournament game in 40 degree, cold rainy weather! & have to go back again @ 7am tomorrow morning! DH was kind & said that dd & I didn't have to go tonight. I may take ds tomorrow morning (if he doesn't have pneumonia from tonight!!) to be kind to him. Ok... off to bed... what a wild & crazy Friday night for me!

Sorry to hear that, Suziecat. Best wishes for a safe trip.

Bless you, Tracy!

"Go boobie-nanners! Go boobie-nanners! It's your 240s-day! Go boobie-nanners!"

Attention! Updated Vi Trip Info!~~ Everyone save the dates: Fri., May 16 - Mon., May 19, 2008... this IS our Violets gathering weekend at Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland! HOWEVER... we are going to defer booking a cabin 'til FEBRUARY. We are doing this for several reasons: people will have a better idea if they can attend or not, it gives us time to get through the holidays & save $ for it, etc. & so forth. So even if you didn't "sign up" yet... you can still come! Think about it! Save for it! We'll start the planning process all over again in late Jan w/a new sign-up, etc.

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Welcome, Suziecat! Janie... In Prevention magazine (which is a great mag for us healthy gals, btw) there was a comparison of weights, resistance balls & bands, & pilates-type workouts, and the resistance bands won for most effective! Cheap & easy! See the link below for complete info! Body Sculpting with Balls and Bands - Prevention.com Make it a great day, everyone!

Glug, glug, glug, Tracy! Today was my gift to myself day for reaching -60lbs... I got my hair highlighted & cut, + a manicure & pedicure! I was there for 4 hours! What fun! Oh, & I splurged on a Starbucks skim gingerbread latte, too! Next goal = -75! That seems eons away, as I am soooo hungry! It's killing me! Really, when I got home this afternoon & was faced w/making something for lunch, I actually cried tears of frustration because what I usually eat doesn't fill me up! I feel like "bandster hell" me between healing from surgery & my first fill!! I called my doc's nurse & left a message about all this for her... cross your fingers that she can fit me in sometime before DECEMBER 18th!! I was hoping that pampering myself today would help me, too... get me on track (especially if I have to "willpower" it through this month). But tonight is a wacky night & I have a sneaking suspicion that we'll end up at the China Buffet for dinner (long story as to why) and w/good restriction that's fine cuz' I can't eat much but I'm really scared to go like THIS!! WTF happened to my restriction?? Why would it disappear like that?? I mean G-O-N-E!! Ok, enough whining... sorry. BBL!

The price per person is for the whole weekend, 3 nights, 4 days. Beats Workin' is a great house... we enjoyed it a lot... I just thought for an additional $104 we get a pool (so I can teach my aquasize classes!) AND a work out room! Rockville is VERY close to me... about 30-45 mins depending on traffic!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HUNGRY!! What is going on?? I haven't felt like this in, well, 5 months!! Ack!!

Attention Everyone Who Is Attending the Vi's Get-Together in MD Next May!! Do I have your full attention? Really? Are you sure?? Ok then... please proceed in an orderly fashion to the NEW post: Shrinkin' Vi's Bandiversary Blow-Out Planning Post #2: Pick the House! Where you can check out the 3 choices & vote on the one you'd enjoy! Quick! Go! Now!

Ok, I tried googling Lunasa's real name to see if there was anything out there about her trail... and I came up w/nothing. Lunasa... if you're out there... let us know you're ok!!

Cute, Cute pic, Jen!! :Banane34: Good morn, Vi's... Wednesday already! I'm still ravenous AND can eat too much... but before I could call the doc's office, they called me to move my next fill appointment BACK to a LATER date! Waaah. I told the gal what was going on, and asked if there was a "cancellation call" list or something, but she didn't really seem to know/care. So I'll call back & try again. Because this just sux! Guess that's it for now... TTFN!

Ack! My internet provider is being really crappy lately... very spotty service... on one sec... off the next... I wrote a post about my MAJOR NSV today... but it vanished... here it is again... So my gf & I were in a coffee shop this morning waiting for our lattes & there was this guy there & we started talking about the lids & joking around, etc... and then our coffees come & my gf & I go sit at a table, and she says to me, "That guy was totally flirting with you!" & I'm like "Huh?" because I have not been flirted with in more than 20 years, so she re-runs the scene and -- OMG! -- She's Right! He was flirting with ME!! I was wearing what I think of as my sexy "Laura" outfit -- the low-cut top that make my boobs look BIG (my gf said she thinks of it as the "St. Pauli Girl"'s top -- ha ha!) & my new cool jeans... PLUS I'm not wearing my wedding rings because they fall off now... I was stunned & thrilled all at the same time! What an ego boost! I liked it!!!

Denise -- Me too!!! I had a fill last Weds & ever since I feel STARVING and can eat WAY more than I should be able too! It is the oddest thing! I am going to call my doc's office today to talk w/them about it. I HATE IT! TracyKS -- Re: the Black Fri thing... I'd love to get dd one of those Nintendo thingies, so if you find a good price, let me know (esp. if it's online!!) Terri -- YAY YOU!! 1/2 WAY THERE! WOO HOO!!! Laura -- LC always works for me, too... but I always end up face-first in a loaf of wonder bread after about a month... Good luck! Jane -- Romper Room! Now THERE's a blast from the past! Pam -- Hope the doc can give you something to help you feel better!!

Yay we're back! I really think they made a mistake last week and UN-filled me instead of adding more... I am RAVENOUS and can eat LOADS! This is not good! I am going to call them tomorrow & see about getting in there again asap. This is horrible!! Good news: back to the Y today w/an hour aqua aerobics class. G'night!

Good Friday Morn, Vi's!~~ Well, it finally happened! I know it's happened to some of you already, but last night was the first time for me! Intrigued? I dreamt about the Violets! We were all together @ our gathering... it was chaotic but fun AND I actually got an idea or two for our real gathering from the dream! Too funny! In addition to our "seminars" that each of us can "teach" on our areas of expertise (being sexy, choosing jeans, proper freezing of Crystal Light to the perfect slushie level, aqua pilates...), we can also have "cooking" demos where we share our fav band-friends recipes -- such as Jenn's eggplant/ricotta dish or Terri's soup creations. What fun! I also got another *FABU* idea that I am keeping quiet about for now 'til I see where it goes... but it could be BIG girls... BIG!! I feel the same after my fill on Weds... hmmmmmmm... Today is dd's bowling birthday party w/10 4th grade girls & an oreo blizzard cake from DQ. My plan is to bowl & not eat. We'll see how that goes! Make it a great day, everyone!

How'd it go, Laura??

Happy Nov. 1st, Vi's!~~ We had a fun HW eve... lots of folks here noshing on pizza & salad & wings... then the kids got in their costumes & the dads took them trick or treating & the mom's sat on the porch chatting & handing out candy... perfect! It's so fun to see all the costumes & cute kids. Today is November 1st! Let the holiday season officially begin!! I would love to have all my shopping done by Dec. 1... (insert crazy-faced smilie here!)... yeah, right! New month, new goals, new LOWS!! How LOW can we GO?? Make it a great one, Vi's!

Amanda... IMHO, you've still got some head work to do... & that's ok!... we all do... & it's also a part of the journey. "I guess it's just that people see me and judge me/everything i put in my mouth." -- Who are these people & don't they have anything better to do than monitor you?? "and it just goes around and around and around" -- Why does it? Nip it in the bud. End it. "when people say things like "you can't eat that can you??" that's when i start feeling bad" -- No, that's when you say, "YES! I CAN eat this!" Because you know what -- you can! You're a big girl. You know how you got fat. AND, you know how you're getting thin. You need to stick up for yourself! I assume that you're not going around monitoring these other folks... if they smoke, or have a drink, or eat too much, or drive too fast, or whatever it is that they do, because we're all human and we ALL do *some*thing that we "shouldn't"... so you need to come up w/a short & sweet sentence that ends the "round & round" + let's them know it's not ok for them to talk to you like that. + for you not to feel "bad" if someone does. Wow. This must be a hot-button topic for me. Didn't realize I was typing so much or so vehement about it. Hmmmmmmmmmm... obviously some personal stuff here for me as well! Thanks for bringing this up! & Good luck!

Amanda/Panda: Just don't do it! "How Bad Do You Want It?" Or, at the very least, if you do indulge, then ENJOY! Either way... you pick... no judgment here... either don't eat <whatever> & enjoy that... or eat a few select items, and enjoy that... This is all an ongoing process & a for-life way of living that will have it's ebbs & flows... but I think one of the most important parts is not classifying food as "good" or "bad" and definitely, for me at least, enjoying whatever it is that I CHOOSE to eat. End of mini-lecture!