Suziecat

Morning. No gym this morning, we are gonna go meet my friend at the lake and do the big walk there. Now they are calling for rain on Saturday. Hope I don't catch a cold. I ended up working a double shift yesterday. My boss had a meeting to go to so I took her hours. Jenn and I were thinking the same last night I fixed popcorn also then watched a movie. Kat, my sister has one of those chairs. I never sit in it because being as tall as I am, it is hard to get out of. The front dips down and you really have to push yourself up. She complains about the chair all the time. So it looks like I will be taking her shopping soon for a new chair. Cindy, sounds like you two will have a good time that night. I like when my friends and I act that way.

Good Morning. On my way to work. Not as cold as Jenn here but it's only 46 degrees. Cindy, I will be keeping you and your family in my prayers. We have dealt with the diesease in our distant family and I saw how hard it is on the immediate family. I hope your Dad has luck finding a nice place for your Mom. Have a great day everyone.

Hey. Went to work this morning and when I got back, there were so many leaves right at the garage door that I went ahed and swept them all down the driveway. When the wind blows, they come back in and keep the garage door sensors from letting the garage doors come down. While I was doing that my cell phone rang and it was a friend wanting to know if I wanted to go walking with her and the dog. So I drove over to the dog park and we watched the dog play for a little bit. We then took off walking on the path that goes around the lake. We got to the other side and asked someone coming the other way what the distance was. They said the trail was 1.5 miles long. So we did 3 miles plus the walking back thru the dog park. Man, I'm pooped. Now if I can get out of the chair, I'll get some housework done.

Apparently the defense forgot to get on the plane to Texas. They looked like 3rd stringers. Oh well. We drove up to the in-laws and had a great time. The weather is just fabulous around here and we were able to sit outside most of the time we were there. Got to see a lot of people we hadn't seen in years. Lots of good food. My nephew was ther that had his band done a couple of months ago. He's doing great and looks wonderful. We ahd a good talk about what to expect. His wife is going thru the 6 month diet right now. I think she is going to have her surgery in April. I'm so proud of both of them. I have a big week this week, lots of training to do for my 5K.

Morning girls. Tracy, so glad you had a great time. Sometimes I wish hubby and I did things like that. Bt we are just not gamblers, I guess I have no patience. But to just get away is good in it's self. Debbie, a slap-fest??? Make sure the camcorder is going. That sucks about having to move all the stuff in the garage, but you got lucky. we had them years ago and I had to move my Mom out while they treated the house. They said with her age and health problems that it would just be best to take her some where. So my cousin and I took her down south to go visit and Aunt and Uncle. Jenn, Jenn, Jenn, I hate that Kev has done that to you. I hope and pray that someday you will find yourself able to trust again but most of all that you will love and respect yourself. You are a lovely person and a great mom. You deserve to treat yourself better. Last night we went to a trivia party and had such a wonderful time. Our table had only had a 4 day notice that we were a table. We didn't have months like the other teams. Well, they elected me as captain and I sent out e-mails stating that we didn't have a lot of time to do a lot of shopping so here goes. We can either do a halloween theme or Chiefs. So we did the Chiefs. Good choice because we ended up winning first place for table decorations. There were 8 tables and at the end, we ended up in 4th. place. We moved up 2 places after I rocked at music trivia, I got 9 out of 10 right. And then again in general trivia we got 8 out 10 right, so those moved us up. But the last category we sucked at and oly got 2 answers right. That's ok, we had a blast anyway. The food was great and they supplied all the beer and drinks we wanted. Today is our prayer walk and what a beautiful day for it. It should be right around 73 degrees when we start. There is a nature refuge about 3 miles from here and you can pick any trail to walk. They give you some papers that the people from our church had wrote out their prayers on and you walk the trails praying for them. So my sister and I will head over to do that. Then we are off to Richmond for a small family reunion. I'm taking a pot of chili with us. It will be good to see a lot of these people. I haven't seen alot of them since my FIL passed away. But the biggest thing going on today is a good hearted friendly rivalry between me and "T". Her Texans are playing my Chiefs today. Don't make me come down there an whuup some A$$. Hope everyone has a great day. PS. Tracy, did you get the envelope I sent?

Home for a little bit. Then hubby and I have to take off and get somethings done. Hope everyone is doing good. Anyone have big plans for the weekend? Me and Tracy are going to be rooting for the opposite teams on Sunday. Oh well. lol.

I agree with Jenn, I love dirt cake. I made it years ago and the look on my Boss's face when I took a spoonful out of the flower pot was precious. Working this morning and that is just the start of a very extremely busy weekend. I'll check in when I can. Everyone do good, you know you can. It's up too us to use our Bands wisely.

So, I was watching on the news "The Miracle at the Mine" and kept wondering why they were flying the flag of Texas right in front. So I went to Flags of the world and saw that the state flag of Texas and the National flag of Chili are almost identical. Who knew.

Angela, I find after all is said and done, that I have done the best for me. I love my band and will never have it removed. I did a lot of research going into this and my decidion was not made lightly. It was a good year of research and meetings and appointments and talking with a lot of people to finally decide that the Band was for me. I know several people that have had the by-pass and did successfully lost the weight. However they were operated on years ago when the Doc did the surgery and sent them home with no follow up. They were not taught how to eat properly and had no support. So they eventually gained most of their weight back. One lady I know even went back to Weight Watchers to loose the weight again. My Doc is very well know in this whole region. He is very supportive in many ways. He offers nutrition classes, support group meetings, exercise classes and so much more, all at his expense. He treats us like royalty but he also treats us like we should be. He knows that we have struggled for years with our weight and that we know what we are supposed to be doing. That we know we should not be overeating, eating the wrong foods, not exercising et. etc. There have been times that I have even thought to myself, if I had made the right choice. It doesn't take long for me to remind myself that I did. It took over 40 years for me to pack this on and I know it's not going to take me 40 years to take off, but it can take me awhile. I don't want to drop it lickety split. To me that is not healthy and can undermine weight loss. I will take my time with the band, we are friends now. I agree with Kat in that if I ever needed to have it reversed, I can. I can't if I had the by-pass. The Band comes with it's own problems. Constipation being my major one. It certainly doesn't have the problems that by-pass people have when they choose the wrong foods to eat. Constant diahrrea, horrid gas. I know I shouldn't be eating anything with sugar in it, but I can. By-pass people pay dearly for indulging in a little treat. And one of the best things like about it is if I start to not lose weight or even gain, I can go in for a fill. Once by-pass-ed, that's it. You stretch your stomach back out, well I'm not sure what they can do for that. Not sure if you can have another by-pass. I too have learned to cheat. I too have also wondered why my Band doesn't just loose the weight for me. I walked into this knowing that I had to do my share of work. I have become lax in this also. If a persons head is not in the game when they have the Band, what make them think that it will be in the game when they have the By-pass. These are just my thoughts and I hope that I haven't stepped on anyone's toes. I'm gonna quit second guessing my decision and get back to basics and follow the orders I was given in the hospital. I have done tremendous so far and have a more to go. I will make it, maybe not tomorrow or the next day. But my day is coming, the one where I'm finally happy with myself and comfortable. Change of topic now...... I finally got my surgery date. Now just waiting for the hospital to call me to do the pre-op. It might be awhile for that. My surgery is Nov. 18th. I told Darrell that I was sorry but it looked like we would be having protein shakes for Thanksgiving Dinner. I have to have a complete unfill on the 15th and it will be six weeks before I can have any put back in. I don't need prayers for the surgery, I need them for the unfill. LOL.

Tracy, how exciting. I will keep you in my prayers and pray that you have continued success. I hope you are very proud of yourself. Off to go mow.

Hey Peeps. Home from our shift at the hospital. It was very interesting. Darrell got on our boss about us not having badges to get in the dept.. We haven't had one since one of the summer kids made off with it. So everytime we leave the dept. we have to ring the bell to have someone open the door to let us in. It has gotten real old with us and is a pain to the other people who have to stop what they are doing to answer the door. So he kinda got in her face about it and was asking who her boss was so that we could go to them to get his settled. She got on the phone and called someone to find out about get regular badges. We can't have those, they cost money. She has made attempts to get us one, she is just running into brick walls. So Darrell said he was not having anymore of it and whenever they got the badge situation figured out, that we would be back then. He turned around and walked out of the dept. They were all shocked. I told them we would be back and I took off after him. I told him we couldn't leave because he had to go do his TB test. So we went upstairs and realized that I hadn't had mine back in June so I had to get mine done also. While we were there the nurse was asking questions about my surgery and the Doctor who did it. By the time we finished, Darrell had calmed down and said he would go back to work. I sent him to the car to take a break and I headed back to talk to our boss. I explained to her that we had worked there for over 3 years and by now we should be trusted to come and go. I also explained to her that the place where Darrell had worked for over 30 years was the same place where he learned to negotiate with Corporate and if you didn't get what you needed, you walked out. Everyone walked out. I got everyone calmed down and we went back to work and everyone was relieved that we were not leaving. So for right now we have come up with a solution that fits all of us until the higher ups decide what they want to do. Right before we headed to dinner, our boss came back with a big huge plastic pumpkin filled with halloween candy. A peace offering to all of us. Oh great, now she's pissed me off. LOL. Gonna chill now.

Stay away from the peanut butter pumpkins?????? A lady at work was telling me that Hershey's has a Pumpkin Kiss. I've been looking for them but thankfully I haven't found them, and hope I don't. Went to the gym this morning and then went to Wal-mart. I will be so glad when they are done remodeling that dang store. Debbie, Thanks for the post. It gives me a lot to think about. Kat, I've never listened to Suze. But I will go to her website and see if I can find that article. Tracy, keep up the good work. I know it's really hard but we are all rooting for you.

I had a good eating day but I will admit that I did have a 2 inch by 2 inch piece of cake. No icing. So that is my treat for the day.

Tracy, You make me so proud to call you my friend. My promise to you is that I will be more forthcoming to you and tell you not only what I want to tell you, but what I should be telling you. :tt2: :thumbup: Ok, time for a group hug WTG, Tracy.:laugh:

Thank you Kat, Your words are very kind and I guess I needed to hear that. I know how far I have come and am extremely proud of it. But as you saw, I still have a ways to go. I'm hoping to lose another 75 pounds at least. So I do get down on myself and berate myself. But sometimes I feel that that is what I need to do to get it thru my head that I need to get this done. I know at this point that if I never loose another pound, I'm still happy. Just this summer being at Disneyland with my husband and being able to ride the rides was huge for me. Things like that happening are what make me smile and do keep me going. Just got a call from the Docs office. Looks like I will be having my surgery the second week of Nov. I'll let you guys know tomorrwo what day. We are waitng on the Insurance to let us know what hospital. 2 days before I have to have all the fluid taken out of my band and it will be 6 weeks before they put any back in. Holy Cow. I know I can, I know I can, I know I can make it thru the 6 weeks. The nurse did tell me that they got approval for revision or replacement. That way if he got in there and saw something wrong with my band that he can go ahead and fix it and not have to do surgery over again. As much as I would like to have a new band, if this one is not broke then don't fix it.

Angela, About 21 years ago I quit smoking. I mean I just walked away from them. I guess it helped that I was really sick and in the hospital for 2 weeks. But when I got out, I never picked up another cigarette. I so wish I could quit shoveling food into my mouth as easy as it was for me to quit smoking. I find control over aome other stuff in my life, I just struggle with the food issue.

Can someone come here immediatly??????????? I need help. I just made a homemade Apple Cake with walnuts. It's in the oven baking right now. Am I out of my freaky head???????? This is going to be a great test for me. A few pieces will stay here but I'm going to take the rest of it into work at the hospital. Still, I'm crazy.

Tracy, I'm very proud of you for making it one day. That is exactly how I'm going to approach this. One day at a time. Maybe even one hour at a time. No more looking to tomorrow, I need to get thru today first. So far so good. It's raining, well really misting and supposed to all day. Guess I won't get my walking in. I did workout this morning, so that will help. Cindy, I love the new pic. Back years ago I hated to have my picture took. Because I didn't like looking at what I looked like. Now I'm searching for pics of me then. Cause I'm so amazed at what a difference 200 pounds makes. I still don't like to have my picture taken but now it's doesn't bother me as much any more. Actually I'm getting used to it. I feel like a nap coming on.

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.

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.

Thanks Michelle, if I get back that way I will take a better picture of the tree. That was with my cell phone. I called the Band Doc this morning and told them to file the insurance to get the hiatal hernia repaired. I told them that I know it will take about 2 weeks for it to go thru so if possible I would like to schedule surgery right after Halloween. Now to really work on getting some more weight off. Came home and started in like a tornado. I got a lot of windows washed and did a bunch of other stuff I had been putting of done. Now I need about a half hour nappy before heading into work. I'll check in later tonight.

Today is Family Breakfast day at Cracker Barrell. I really look forward to these. We always have so much fun. I went yesterday to Wal-greens and had pictures made from our trip so everyone can see. Kat, I haven't had a chance to look anything up on that tree. The trail we walked on was really cool but we had to watch out for Sumac. That's easy to do this time of year because it turns a real vibrant red and you can spot it a mile away. I look forward to walking that trail again. I think Friday we are going to walk Railroad Park. We have to go places were we can take the dog with us. Can't wait to see pictures of Izzy. Tracy, after my Mom had passed away I was having a hard time dealing with it. I went to the Docs and he put me on Celexa. I took it for about 4 months and then weaned myself off. It really helped me out. I didn't have any problems taking it. I just needed a little help getting out of the slump I was in. I would take it again in a heartbeat if I need it. I'm so jealous of Jenn. I keep thinking of the pic she posted. She looks wonderful. She's my incentive. Ok, need to go dry my hair. Have a great day everyone.

Welcome Neenornina. We love having new people. Glad you found us.

So Darrell and I go to the gym this morning and I walked almosta mile on the treadmill and then did 2 miles on the bike. Came home and fixed some oatmeal and called my friend Michelle. I drove over to her place which is about 5 miles from here. She lives at a lake and we took the dog and off we went. We walked for a little while and then took a trail thru the woods that brings you out at a park. From there we took the road back to her house. It was such a great walk along the shoreline of the lake and there is a great litle breeze blowing. So I did a total of about 4.7 miles today and I still have to go work at the Hospital this evening. We ran across this tree in our walk. I guess I will have to look it up to see what it is. If you know, give me a holler.

Good Luck today Jenn. Off to the gym. See ya soon.