Teachlady

Good morning again, Violets.. Just back from my nail appointment. Wooo hoooo Tracy on the PS!!! I don't think I'll ever be getting a TT. Insurance won't cover it and I'm too old to worry about a flat stomach for a bikini!! I'm happy with how things are shrinking and certainly don't want to go through surgery again unless it's absolutely necessary. I tried to go in the pool, but it's down to 78 and after being in it at 90 yesterday, I just couldn't force myself. So the heater is off, the pump is off and the cover is off. It's done for the season. We'll have someone come next week to winterize it and shut it down. I did get in the hot tub and do some exercises though so it wasn't a total loss. We're leaving in a couple of hours for the weekend. Will be back Saturday night. Everyone have a good weekend... will check in when I get back or if I have a spare moment at the hotel and can get online, I will. You already figured that out, didn't you???:crying::tt2:

Last checkin of the night for me too. Choir went well tonight. We went out to dinner and I had tilapia and a cup of potato sausage soup. Everything went down ok and stayed down. I am eating a little bit of watermelon now, but it's not going down very well. While we were at the restaurant, the waitress mentioned that it was raining cats and dogs.. grrrrrrrrr my pool cover is off and the heater is still on. Bob is on his way home from an out of town meeting so I'll have to wait for him to help me put the cover on. I got home in time to let Jetta in from the garage, but not before she got a couple of bites of wood out of the trim around the door. She's gonna drive me nuts with her paranoia about storms!! We leave tomorrow for an out of town meeting so I'll be behind on the countdown for a couple of days. I'll catch it up when I get back. Everyone have a good night.. sleep well.

273 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :confused:

Just got this link in an email. It is such a hoot! I needed a good laugh today.. hope the link works! http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/ellen-gladys-hardy-p1.php?%3e%20emf=1

Susie... step away from the food!!!!!!:girl_hug::mad2: Tracyinks.. I love the bralief!! Perky boobs and takes the weight off the front and shifts it to the back. Just got back in from the pool. I did my exercises and then got the floating lounge chair out and guess what...... I fell asleep in the pool. I have a nifty sunburn now , but boy it felt soooooooooo good! I'm going to jump in the pool when I get home from choir tonight and then again tomorrow before we leave for our out of town meeting. I'm going to go get something to eat.. I'm a little behind on my 6 small meals a day.. going to have some cottage cheese and blueberries and Splenda brown sugar.. yums..

Good afternoon, Violets.. Just back from our class. It went very well. We played music, we talked, we laughed. All in all , a good experience. Now I'm finishing up the last of the fantastic squash I made last night. Got to find something for protein though. I'm guessing a scrambled egg with some cheese. Then it's out to the pool for the day. No Ethan today and nothing to do until choir at 5 so I'll have all afternoon out there. It's 75 degrees outside and the pool is 90!! wooo hoooooo! Catch ya all later!!

Good morning, Violets.. I'm off to my Association of Life Long Learners class called "Everything you wanted to know about the flute, but were afraid to ask"... should be fun. I left the pool heater on last night and the pool temp is 90 this morning.. yikes!! I cut it back and will definitely be in it after class. Jane.. so sorry to hear about your neighbor. I'm glad you were able to get back for visitation. It's so neat that you Violets were able to get together. I sure wish we all lived closer so we could do that on a regular basis rather than once a year. But the time will fly and June will soon be here!! Gotta run.. everyone have a great day..!! The small meals must be working... I dropped another 2# today.. woo hoooo!!

274 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :rolleyes2:

NO, I am NOT coming out of the closet today. Two is the quota for the day!

Yep, right after her nose swelled up from being hit with the football... (cept mine is natural!) Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!!

Not according to MSN... In recent months, Lindsay Lohan has grown more and more comfortable expressing her obvious affection for Samantha Ronson, from caught-on-camera lip-on-lip action to schmoopy MySpace messages to the flashing of a heart-shaped ring on her all-important finger. But the starlet, 22, has sidestepped media questions about her relationship status with her joined-at-the-hip DJ inamorata, 31, choosing instead to offer some variation of what she said in a recent sit-down with Marie Claire: "Um, people can think what they want. I'm really happy, and that's all that matters." But during a chat Monday night with the syndicated radio show "Loveline," Lindsay casually confirmed what everyone already knew, a move that came just ahead of Clay Aiken's similarly duh-inspiring announcement on the cover of this week's People.

Good evening, Violets.. I just finished my last food of the day... squash and a piece of string cheese. yums. Just finished reading about my guy, Clay Aiken, coming out of the closet. Like duh... As dd Kris says... "I'm so happy mom.. that means no other woman can have him!" Lindsay Lohan came out today too. Is there something about Sept. 23, PamELa??? :wub::tt2::confused: I'm off to watch DWTS and Law and Order, SVU.. Everyone have a great evening. I have a class to present tomorrow from 10-11:30 and then hope to get in the pool. Will check in when I can!!

Good evening, Violets.. Ethan left a little while ago and the Bobster and I just finished dinner. Unfortunately I couldn't keep it down. I had a couple of bites of turkey tenderloin and a few bites of summer squash I cooked with onions, garlic, italian dressing and a pinch of cayanne pepper. It was sooooooooooo good, but after eating the little bit of turkey I couldn't get more than a few bites of the squash down and then it all came up. sighhhhhhhh The Bobster is able to eat ok. Says he feels a bit more restriction, but not a whole lot. Maybe it will hit him in a few days. I did great with my eating today. I have one more meal at 8:30 and will try and eat some of the veggies. The turkey is a no no as far as I'm concerned. I bought some yogurt and string cheese so I can have a little of that for protein. Other than that.. no candy, no ice cream and I have already had 64 oz. of water (CL) and have another freezing for later tonight. I'm going to go out in the backyard and relax and see how warm the pool is. Will check back later tonight.

Good afternoon, Violets... Haydee.. great to have you back, finally!!!! We've missed youuuuuuu!! Ethan is napping on the couch and I am waiting for my tilapia to finish baking in the oven. I'm having that and green beans for my lunch. I've been eating every 3 hours and of course haven't had anything in between except my Crystal Light. Sure hope this gives me the motivation I need. Ethan and I played outside for a while. I stoked up the pool heater. It's supposed to be in the 70's all week and I can't imagine not being in the pool, so instead of closing it, we're pouring money into heating it!! At least I'll get my exercise in!! Fish is ready. Catch ya later!!

Good Morning, Violets!!! Today is day one of the second phase of my weight loss journey. It's starting out good.. I lost 2.5# overnight with being on liquids after my fill. I had set out 2 turkey sausages for breakfast and could only eat one. I'm going to get back in the habit of eating until I'm not hungry instead of eating until I'm full. I got a nifty item from QVC the other day and was able to try it today for the first time and I LOVE it!! It's called bralief. It's a little strap that fits around the back straps of your bra and when you put it on and slide it down the back, it lifts and separates your boobs! Mine are almost perky again!! What a difference and it's comfortable!! Here's a link... watch the video for more info. I'm sold!! Bralief Set of 3 Neutral Adjustable Bra Clips - QVC.com pssssssssssssst... the Bobster was impressed too.. :wink_smile::smile: I'm going to try the 6 small meals today and see how that goes. I'm going to stock up on string cheese, yogurt, tuna and green beans. I vow not to have any ice cream or root beer floats or boston coolers until after my next weigh in at the docs Nov. 3rd. I feel like I just said my prayer of confession and I'm able to start over in a better way. I'm off to do laundry. Ethan arrives at noon for the day. I'll check in when I can. Everyone make it a GREAT one today!!

275 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :smile:

Good evening, Violets.. Well, read the ticker and weep. I have gained 7# since I last went to the doctor in April. He put in .3 ccs so I'm up to 3.4 ccs now. The Bobster gained 8# and is now up to 9.5 ccs. They were very understanding saying how well we have done overall, but also said, there is not much more they can put in my band so I really need to be a better bandster. HH...your story is my story. I felt like I was reading my own post when I read yours. Tomorrow is going to be day one of the second phase of this weight loss journey for me. I'm going to eat 5-6 small meals a day instead of 3 big ones, pbing and then grazing all day. The Bobster was told to STOP drinking the carbonated beverages as they can lead to slippage and he HAS to stop drinking with meals. It was a long trip there and back but very worth it just to get a fresh start and now no more avoiding the scales. I took the weight from the doctor's scales and that's fully clothed with shoes on. So it starts again and I'm anxious to finish this thing up and get to goal!! We'll see what tomorrow brings. I'm exhausted from the trip and heading to bed. Everyone have a good evening.. sleep well!!

Dawn.. great to see you at the support group meeting!! You look wonderful!! I was pleased with the turnout at the meeting. See you pounds lighter in October. We're off to Port Huron today for a fill. Got to get these last 25# off!!!

Up early to head to the docs for a fill. Will check in tonight when we get back. Everyone have a great day!!!

276 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :girl_hug:

Good Morning, Violets!!! 54 degrees here and supposed to get way up to 58 today! Needless to say I have my turtleneck out to go with my jumper I'm wearing today. I'm trying to choke down some turkey sausage this morning. One of the support group yesterday said they had really good success with the Michael Thurman 6 day makeover. So I'm going to try eating 6 meals a day instead of three and constantly grazing. Today is day one. I broke down and weighed today and it ain't pretty. I'm still in the 170's but wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy closer to 180, than 160. I'll replace my ticker after the official weighin tomorrow at the docs. Pam.. the pics were great. They look sooooooo happy. What a beautiful setting for the wedding. Do you do baptisms too?? hint, hint... :embaressed_smile: Guess I better get going and get the rest of the turkey down and get dressed. Everyone have a great day! Susie... got the gas bill for the heater for the pool. It only was $60 more than normal so I'm pleased!! The Bobster was expecting it to be about $200-300 more!!

277 Days till the Violet Reunion Bandiversary Bash and 1st ever Violet Baby Shower! :thumbup:

Good evening, Violets.. Kat... sooooooooooooooooo good to see you posting again. Take it easy and take care of yourself. You've been through a LOT the last few days and weeks. TracyK... I got the pics too. Where are the food police when you need them???? Looks like they are having a ball. I too am jealous!! Laura.. how are you feeling today??? Well, we had 13 at our support group meeting this morning. What a great bunch of people. Some not banded yet, some recently and some banded a couple of years ago. All with stories to tell and joys and set backs to share. I'm so glad I started this group. It's really helpful to talk to people in person who are going through the same things we are. I didn't get in the pool today.. just not enough time to heat the thing up. It's only going to be 58 tomorrow so I think my pool time is done. Glad you could get in one last time, Susie!! Time for me to head to bed. Church in the morning and then headed out of town to visit a new church start in the evening. Monday we go down 4 hours for our fill. I'm counting that as my "restart" day. TracyK.. congrats for being good today on the eating. You've already "restarted" before me. We'll do this thing!!:thumbup: Everyone have a good evening.. Sleep well.. How did the wedding go, Rev. Roomie??????

I think you and I are on the same wavelength, Tracy. I haven't had a ticker up in awhile and had just decided this morning, that after I get my fill, I will post the weight I was at the docs and go from there. I too have gained, I'm sure. After all the junk I ate this week (stress from the two concerts), I'm sure I've packed it on. I haven't even weighed myself and won't until I get the big surprise on the doctor's scale. But that's where I'll start from and post my goal. It's a new beginning and a new resolve. (how many times have I said THAT before??:thumbup:) The Bobster is resolved to do this with me, so that helps. He knows he needs a fill too and that's half the battle. So onward and downward. Off to my support group meeting! Will check back later..

Good Morning, Violets.. Laura.. I read Glass Castle long ago and still vividly remember it. What a great book, but wow.. what that lady went through!!! Thanks for the compliments ladies.. I sure never have thought of myself as petite or small, but then again like you said, your self perception can be so different. I KNOW what this lady looks like and I KNOW what I look like now and it's a world of difference so I'll let it go. Don't want to burst her bubble. I got an email from a friend after I sent her the pic of me and the yorkies. Her husband wants to know all about lapband now. You just never know when you'll be an example for someone. Lapband support group is today and I got three calls yesterday about it so I'm expecting new people today. We have two who have their dates in early October. Laura.. glad the pain is getting more manageble. Keeping you in my prayers and sending lots of purple pain releasing power your way. Off to get some breakfast and read the paper. Everyone have a great day!!