Teachlady

Danimal.. My husband and I are both banded and we are now as supportive of each other as we were enablers of each other in our "former life". Now instead of making bad choices, we are making healthy ones. Instead of sitting on the couch stuffing our faces, we are out biking or walking. I never, ever thought DH would be able to stick with any kind of food restriction, but he's done an awesome job. He has lost 47# and has 28 to go to goal. He was banded May 22. I have lost 52 and have 31 to get to my first goal. I was banded April 10. You have an amazing journey ahead of you. Hold on to each other and go for it!!!

Jenn... WE NEED PICS!!! Would love to see your progress. You're amazing!!!

Haydee... enjoy your party!!! I love Pampered Chef stuff. I'm having a Lia Sophia party in Sept. They have such pretty jewelry!!

I just finished priming the railings on one side of the deck. It's 80 out and beautiful. My painting today was in the shade next to the hum of the a/c so it wasn't bad at all. AND it was the first time in my life that I have ever worn a tank top!! Another NSV!! woooo hooooo! I'm eating my Walmart Tuna Salad and will have some watermelon and black sweet cherries for dessert. Then it's off to the pool in the backyard for some aerobics. Ethan comes today at 2 and we have him until 11:30 tonight.. so you know I'll be busy!! We're going out to dinner and then to a Beatle's type concert at the band shell. It'll be a fun day today for sure.

Being able to stand up in front of the congregation to sing a solo and concentrating on the message of the lyrics instead of what people were secretly thinking about how heavy I was. Not being the heaviest one in a performance group so that when we look for outfits, I don't have to be the one saying.. "ummmmm it has to come in a size 26"

From going to my closet in the morning and saying.. "OHMYGOD, what am I going to wear?" because there are only 2 choices; to going to my closet in the morning and saying..."OHMYGOD, what am I going to wear?" because I have so many choices and EVERYTHING fits!!! (for awhile and then I have to go to a SMALLER size, like THAT'S ever happened before!!!) WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Thanks for all the compliments, Violets. We're in this together and we celebrate our victories together and help each other with the bumps in the road. That's what is so great about this group!!! I don't think there is another thread on here like us. Jennifur... WOW...remember when you were stressing about not being able to find a job and now the offers seem to be coming out of the woodwork. this one you just described sounds super! Like I said before.. If it's meant to be, it WILL be!! Sara...glad to hear Dave is doing better. He's got to remember to take it easy though! Don't push too hard til he's healed. CONGRATS on the 5#!! That's awesome! I bet it feels a lot better than a glass of wine tastes, right??? Tracy.. you look great in that bathing suit... as we have all said... STRUT yer stuff and be proud of what you have accomplished. Laura... another victory for you!! woooo hooooooo!!:clap2: I'm feeling better today so I think the bike tumble is wearing off without any lasting effects. Except that I will never, ever ride a bike without a helmet just so I don't mess my hair!!! Thank goodness I changed my ways a year ago. I'm off to go paint the railing on the deck. It seems to be a neverending project. I don't even have all the priming done yet.. arghhhhhhh Everyone have a great day and remember... WWJD??!!

It was my 4 month bandiversary yesterday. I'm loving my band!!!

And the last two..

Ok.. it was picture day today and I gotta share. It's been 4 months since surgery. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!!

:clap2:Ms._Jen... You are looking great, woman!!! What a difference, especially in your face. Keep up the great work and I'm PROUD of you!!!:clap2::clap2:

Good Morning, Violets.. Yesterday was a busy day and a yucky one. I was really stiff and sore all day. But I'm feeling better today and I have all the bruises to show for my bike tumble. And YES, the bike is fine.. it fell on me!!! Today is the last day for VBS. I've really enjoyed teaching the little ones, but I'm ready for a vacation. I sure wouldn't be able to do it for a whole school year anymore! We pick up our boat on Monday. the officer says he wants to go over everything on the boat with us. Says it will need some TLC which we already knew, but for the price, it was a great deal for us. I came home yesterday from VBS and went directly to bed and slept for 2 hours. Then I had to go to my my former school district and play a concert from 8-9 so I didn't get home until 10:30 and I was just too tired to post. Today I hope to get in the pool for a bit and try some aerobics. I'm supposed to go to Curves today, but don't think my muscles will take it. But at least I'll be all healed up and ready to head to Disney in two weeks!! GOOD LUCK on your interview Jennifur!!! Soooooo sorry to hear about your foot!!! You sound much worse off than me!!!!! At least I didn't break anything. Sara... great to see your post first thing when I log on here in the morning! We've missed you! Glad to hear Dave is doing better too. Terry... I track my daily intake in mydailyplate.com I stick to 600-800 calories a day before exercise. Not recommending it for everyone, but it works for me. I better scoot and get my hair curled before I leave. Everyone have a great day and remember WWJD??!! And ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET WHEN YOU'RE ON A BIKE!!!

Here's a picture of the boat we will be picking up. I do so wish we could keep the SHERIFF sign on it, I know it would be oodles of fun, but we were told we had to remove the stickers before we could register the boat. Party poops!!!

Good Morning, Violets. Well, I'm bruised and battered this morning, but alive and able to move around. I did sleep well last night, so that's good. I have VBS today, then playing flute for a special church service at noon, then babysitting Ethan and then playing flute with my dulcimer group tonight, so I should be well worn out by the end of the day today. Everyone have a good one! WWJD.........

Tracy, my dear.. you look maaaaaaaaaavelous!! And I'm serious. You have nothing to be embarrassed about! You look GREAT in that suit. Wear it and be proud!!! Well, I had a little mini-disaster tonight. Right now I'm trying to swallow some tylenol a half a caplet at a time, cause the whole pill would get stuck. I was riding my bike and I noticed the radio/light had slipped and was pointing downward. I mentioned it to DH and he said he'd fix it when we got to the church (I was going for a flute rehearsal). Well, stubborn me, I decided I'd fix the dang radio and when I went to pull it up, I lost control of the bike and fell sideways right to the pavement. I heard the loudest CRACK and when I realized what it was I said a little prayer that I was wearing my helmet. Otherwise it would have been my head and I'd probably be dead and all this bandster stuff would have been for naught. At least I would have looked good in the........ well, you get the picture. ANYWAY, I sure hope you ALL wear helmets when you bike. It saved my life, I'm sure. I have a scraped elbow, a sore tush and shoulder, but other than that I'm doing ok. And the radio/light is now in the correct position. I'm going to go out and take a longggggggggggg soak in the hot tub and then head to bed. I just know I'm going to be darn sore in the morning. One of the good things about the bike I have is I ride low to the ground so I didn't have that far to fall. But it still made quite a noise when my helmet hit. We're going to pick up the boat on Friday. It's a 2 hour drive to get there and I am skipping out of VBS (I got permission) so we can get there, get the paperwork done and get back in one day. Everyone have a good night, sleep well and remember... WWJD??!! (wear a helmet, that's for sure!!!)

GOOD NEWS!! We got us a boat!! Terry.. I don't even know if the Sniper thingy worked. I just put my almost maximum bid on it 1 minute before the auction was over. And that's the bid that won. Snipe said that the sniper bid was placed successfully, but said I lost the auction. Whatever... we definitely won the bidding and we are going to pick our boat up in a few days.. YIPPEEEEEE!!

Thanks Terry... I just went there and I hope I have it set up right. I'll take you for a ride on the boat if I win it!! lol

Yup.. for the most part I've been really lucky with ebay. I have gotten some nice clothes and now have shrunk out of all of them. This boat is the biggest item I've ever bid on. It's near us and is a Sheriff's boat so it's been well taken care of. I'm going to bid our max bid in the last minute and hopefully nobody else will have time to top us. Nobody has bid since I put our bid on it yesterday afternoon. Hope that's a good sign. I'm off to go paint the railing. That project has been in the works for weeks now and I just can't seem to find the time to get at it!! Will check back later.

Ummmmmmm I have 226 positive feedbacks in ebay.. does that qualify me for anything????

Good morning, Violets!! A new day and a great looking one at that! I'm up and at'em for VBS. Only today and tomorrow of teaching and then they will have a special program on Friday that I don't have to lead. Nobody else has upped our bid for the boat we'd love to get on ebay so keep your fingers crossed for us today. The bidding ends at 5 and I'll be poised at the keyboard ready to pounce on anyone who dares to outbid me!!! I've learned my lesson and today am eating my cottage cheese and blueberries v e r y s l o w l y. We're going out for chinese for lunch and I'll have to continue to watch how fast I'm eating. Kat.. sorry you're having so many issues with the grandkids and the inlaws. Hang in there!! Sara....don't know about the admirer part, but at least he's lookin' !! It's pretty flattering for someone my age, to say the least. Well, I better get going and get my hair curled before I need to leave for the day. Everyone have a good one!! WWJD??!! (hopefully all the right stuff today!!)

WHEW!! I just chewed through the duct tape and jumped into pool to put out the fire!!! Sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh Terry!!! VBS went very well today. I had a 3 year old and a 5 year old that made it very interesting with the other 5 kids, but DD was there to help me and we did just fine between the two of us. I've been on ebay bidding on a boat. We went today to look at a boat and I told DH it was too much boat for us. He agreed, thank goodness, so we are back to the one here that we put an offer on and the one on ebay which I really hope we get as it is perfect for the two of us. I'll know tomorrow at 5 when the bidding is over. I did have a couple of issues today. We went out for lunch and I was talking and eating again and things got uncomfortable yet again. One of these days, I WILL get the idea that you can't eat bite after bite anymore!!! But the worst part was we stopped for ice cream after looking at the boat. I ate the whole single scoop of icecream.. it had to have been at least a cup of ice cream and after that I was VERY uncomfortable. I felt like I had had a huge Thanksgiving dinner. I just felt awful and told DH that I had learned my lesson. From now on whenever we go out for ice cream, we split a scoop. I am still feeling yucky from it. So you see, Judy isn't ALWAYS perfect!!! I have to remind myself too of WWJD?? when she used to be perfect.. lol One of the guys in our singing group has been gone most of the summer and he got back tonight. He said in front of me to my side and I kept catching him staring at me.. lol What a hoot. I'm sure he knows there is something different there, but he can't quite put his finger on it. Jenn.. isn't it great to be able to do the things you love to do and not have to worry about all that extra weight??? Congrats to you on being cute, light and not out of breath!!! Terry...... woooo hoooo to yooooou on getting into the 180's. I'm working on the 170's and that will be my lowest weight since I blew up after getting married!!! Hitting 179 will be a huge accomplishment for me. Last time I got down to 180 and that was with pills and of course I went right back up when I couldn't tolerate the side effects of the pills.. TracyinKS.. Yes, you certainly DO rock, woman!!! I didn't get any workouts in today, but definitely will be biking with DH tomorrow and hope to get into the pool too. That's all for tonight... I'm pooped and have to be up again at 6:30 to get ready for VBS.. Everyone have a great night.. sleep well and smack me upside the head and say... WWJD??!!

Evening Violets.. Well, first day of VBS when very well. Tomorrow DD will be there to help me and that will be neat. It wasn't too hot upstairs at the church even though it got into the high 80's today. Hopefully it will stay comfortable in there for the rest of the week. I had Ethan this afternoon and I was running after him all over the house. We went outside for a bit and more running!! Grandma tried to take a little nap when he did, but he was just finishing up his nap when I fell asleep. Oh well.. there's always tonight for sleeping! Which is where I'm headed right now. Everyone have a great night and remember those bandster rules!!! And Terry...... So when are you planning to make it up, Terry? You don't really want to fall short of your goals, do you? Watch out for that slippery slope, Terry! Remember, Terry....just like brushing your teeth!"

Good Morning, Violets.. I'm on my way out the door to VBS, but wanted to stop in and check messages before I left. I know, I know, I'm addicted to this site, but it's not a bad addiction to have!! Jennifur.. you sound like your plan is well thought out! I hope it all works out for you!!! Keep us informed! Sara... glad to know your restriction is working. Mine isn't quite there yet, but maybe after the next one the end of this month. I follow the bandster rules, but I am not full when I am done with a meal. And I've never had the "I can't eat another bite" feeling in the middle of a meal either. BUT.. things are going well so I won't rock the boat! TracyK... we are getting the heat and humidity here and we desperately need rain. My lawn is brown. We've been watering it for a week now and it still isn't back to the nice green color. Gotta run!! Everyone have a great day!! And remember to follow those bandster rules!!!

Terry.... CONGRATS to the amazing shrink'n, stretching woman you are!!! The closeness of the camera accounts for your rise in stature.. lol But just think.. if we all could grow about 8 inches taller, none of us would be overweight!!! TA DA!!! The heck with the band.. we need stretchers! Just got back from 5 miles on the bike. We went out for Chinese for dinner. I had a spring roll and half of a seafood dish with crab, shrimp, lobster and veggies. I skipped the rice, but I did eat the fortune cookie. I think I worked most of it off with the bike ride, well at least the fortune cookie part!! Got everything set up for my part of Vacation Bible School tomorrow, so that's a relief. Everyone have a great evening and tomorrow is a new day, a new week and another step in the right direction! Peace out!! WWJD??!!

Good afternoon, Violets.. It was a beautiful church service today. DH was presented with a stole from the children and a new robe from the congregation. Needless to say he was very, very surprised and both he and I were crying. It was such a wonderful gesture of love from the congregation. I have a super, SUPER DH who has given his life for others and it's nice to see him get a meaningful reward for all his efforts. We had a picnic afterwards and I did very well on the eating, EXCEPT I got into talking and wasn't paying attention to how fast I was eating and BOINK... things clogged up. I had to step away from the table and walk around a bit until it went down. DSIL kept saying.. "think of a waterfall washing everything down".. lol. In a short time it felt better and I was much more careful after that. (no PB'ing, thank goodness!) I'm on my way to church to set up my station for Vacation Bible School starting tomorrow. That will be 9-12 all week. I told DH, next year if I volunteer to teach VBS, just shoot me!!! I love the kids, but it takes a lot of prep and I'm not used to that anymore!!! Sara.....glad to see you back and glad to hear Dave is progressing well. Hang in there with the in-laws. I don't have mine anymore and I miss them bunches. They were very special people who were more like parents to me than in-laws.. specially my FIL. It sounds like your band is working better for you now and the "chill" pills will really help, I'm sure. Dh has been on them for years and they have made a big difference in our lives!! Catch everyone later.. I'm off to chuch yet AGAIN!!