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my heart goes out to you Frank - thinking of you and your family Glad the liquids helped - maybe you should still think about a refill - losing weight shouldn't be a priority right now....take care of yourself

This is totally true for me too - no other actions have bothered me - everyone else was acting within the boundaries of their own personality, stressed to the limit, but completely forgivable. Alex, thank you for such a brilliant board - everything about it is fantastic! This hasn't changed our board irrevocably, just widened the lens for a short time - none of us are loving, kind and supportive 100% of the time. We know each other better now, have seen more of ourselves, realised more of where we stand on issues.....the only thing that will change this meeting place now, is how we continue on.... Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative Oscar Wilde Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung

I am going to fly into JFK - and hopefully planning to bus/train/snowboard to NJ, to stay in some hotel, recommended by Alex (if she has time to do some hotel research...) - I'd like to do some shopping, lunches/dinners etc with all the LBT posters I can! I really don't want the lecture/speaker thing anyway Sue, I just want to meet up with the friends I have made here....almost the band thing being an aside! I'm already tentitively making plans around Penni's suggested dates 23/24/25 sept - was that right? I'll maybe book flights later this month, and start saving my $$$$$$$!!!! I just want to meet all of you soooooooo much!

Sorry it's all coming back to you Vera - tip: quit doin housework!!! Works for me!!! Good to know you're getting better xx

happy birthday Teresa - hope you have a wonderful year ahead xx

sure....you just change your settings in User CP - untick the "email notification" box! Ta da!

It's a site where you can play online crazy games Alex! Kinda fun!

I love Pogo too....tumblebees is my favourite! I think I'm Bright1042....

My top five are: Dangerous Liasons, Annie Hall, (ok, anything by Woody Allen), High Fidelity, Any Given Sunday, Something About Mary, Oh, and the Lord of The Rings Trilogy......I love movies!!!

And you too Nancy! Yay - I'm soooooo excited!

Great Susan! It would be great to meet you - we're thinking of 23/24/25 September later this year....

go for it Michelle!

sure, I know he's busy....ok let me see... audrey is from Scotland, as is JulieB....Johnathan, Scotty are from England, Me and Blacknamaste from Ireland - I've seen people from Australia, Belgium and Poland here - not to mention Sarah from Paris in France! There's only a few of us tho, so I don't think the sub-heading "Europe" would offend anyone - except those from Australia obviously!

ok I'll post pics - gulp! Please just remember that the top looks great in the photo above cos it's a size 8, and laid out flat on a table....I sorta fill (ahem) it out WAY more...

Well done Daisy - welcome to bandland xx

I'm bonkers about Trinny And Suz - they are wonderful, cheeky but wonderful! I did see them on Oprah one day, and wasn't sure how much they were doing in the US - they have great books out, which go thru the best things to wear to every occasion (like Summer Wedding, PTA Meeting etc) and for the best body shapes - I am trying to figure out from their book what skirt/dress to wear at the moment, as I never wear dresses! Here is their english website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifestyle/tv_and_radio/what_not_to_wear/index.shtml What else do you guys get on BBC America? I must check it out.... Thanks for all the encouragement - this is so alien to me - looking forward to an event - usually if I couldn't get out of going, I would be shaking in my wardrobe for a week before! Worried about my damn hair tho....haven't had anything done to it in a year.....gulp!

best of luck - you'll be gorgeous afterwards!

excellent Pat - well done! I was becoming very disillusioned too about low weight loss before my last fill, so I did my measurements and found I had lost 35" over all! So the scales isn't the only measure of success!

yeah I had a 2.5cm hiatal hernia which i think they fixed during surgery - I missed out on learning the french word for hernia.....it's a pretty minor thing I believe...

me too - just wondering how you got on?

hey, the problem with sugar craving INCREASES when you drink/eat some - and aspartamine (ooops, sp?) is 20 times sweeter that sugar, and may trigger even worse sugar cravings! I was addicted to diet coke also, and tons of diet products, that are laden with sugar to make up for the fat they've taken away....just look at the sugar difference between a diet yogurt and a regular yogurt!!! .... anyway I completely gave up all sweetened diet drinks, whether carbonated or not, and suffer way less from the cravings! If you can get through two weeks, then the worst is over!!! This website really helped me www.radiantrecovery.com

I asked Alex about that before but he never got back to me.....he must have forgotten all about it!

ok Penni - I looked it up, "Animal Print Halter with beading" - sounds so you !! It says £35 sterling, about $70, if it's in the store tomorrow I'll get it and mail it over to you - PM me your address and I'll make up a label tonight so I can mail it when I'm out.... Kathy - do you guys get Trinny & Susannah over there? Original "What Not To Wear" women from the UK???? I LOVE them...have all their books!

Aw thanks everyone! Penni/Pat - the top is 100% Silk and cost me 55 Euro which is about $72 - I don't know if they ship to the US or not, but I can bring you guys over anything you want from there....Or buy it for you now and mail it over...They have really gorgeous stuff I'm wearing it with jeans or black trousers....dunno yet! I'm really excited!!! There will be a group of girls there, slim, blonde, in fab designer outfits AND I DON'T EVEN CARE! I feel so great these days with so much weight off...

Pat - I am not totally restricted by any means - I had just gotten used to having little or no restriction - for example, I could eat a whole Pizza Hut pizza (for one) - now I can only eat a slice and the dough kind of hurts anyway! I can eat a reasonably healthy amount just can't really tolerate breads etc - I have lost 15lbs since my fill at the begining of feb