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Heather, that is great she is growing so much. and that is funny about the ticker. I updated mine to reality weight last week, which was hard to do, but 20lb better than last month. I'm not going back up this time so i'm updating every day if i have to for my reality check

Hi everyone Company is gone and went for my walk, it is so hot, even in the morning, I'm literally sweating my butt off...LOL Pamela, I guess I should go check my email.. can't wait to see updated pics. Jane - how sad, something like that really makes you think Tracyk- ROFL ....Remember I have a 15year old and a 5 year old? You can not even begin to imagine what comes out of his mouth and what he gets from he big kids. Plus dd is a horror movie freak and loves the haunting shows and ghost wisper thing... I come in all the time and she is watching it with him OMG.... but I guess she is that way from me always watching that stuff. well, back to reality, kids just came in ds is screaming like a crazy person because the ds battery died and he couldn't find the charger, and dd is already complaining that this am is cleaning day ugh.... i was so relaxed from my walk

Morning gals went to the drive ins last night, got in late. G Force was cute and Ice Age 3 was really funny. I was shocked, never saw #2 but this one was good. slept in, drinking my coffee, slow and steady, and going for a walk, the sun is out but cooler today 77 so i'm going to clean and do yard work. shoot, company already this morning, be back

My former boss, who is still a good friend, lives in Holland. The rooms there are really nice too. The sun is starting to come out but it is still very humid. well, i'm off for my 2nd walk for the day

your welcome I can make it with my eyes closed and mastered it, but the chicken is so much better

It is cloudy here but very humid, it is supposed to drop this afternoon. I went for my walk this morning and was sweating my butt off, I usually do, but there was no sun today so i was kind of shocked. I was in Orchard Park / East Aurora in December for our company x-mas party, i had a very nice weekend, Stayed at the Roycroft Inn

you guys are funny OMG, not very sunny today but HUMID!!! I did my walk in 35mins, record time and sweat... YUCK Haydee 2tbs smart butter 1/4 onion 5 baby carrots dash of cyanne pepper big dash of paprika dash of white pepper (i like this better) Saute the onions, carrots (chopped very fine) and spices in butter. 1 large carton of chicken broth 1 can of chicken broth 2tbs flour I have found it best to add the can to the mix and get it hot, put flour and a little broth from the large container in a jar and mix well, add to pot and wisk, no lumps and very nic. add rest of broth. Bring to a boil and add: 16oz canned chicken 4 cups 2% cheese - i used sharp cheddar simmer 15 mins turn off add 1 container of fat free sour cream, mix in and you are done It was very good

Michelle OMG... Snyders? the buffalo pretzel bites are my absolute favorite and I always have pre-measured snack bags in the house, they satisfy every craving I could every have. So check this, I have been on clear liquids since last Thursday, and still not hungry but cooking great healthy foods for my family. Last night grilled chicken and summer squash. So dinner has a few minutes on it and dd is in my face complaining about how hungry she is and going on and on, I asked her for a little help and she game me shit! I kicked her out of the kitchen and told her to go away until it was ready... I flipped out and told her I've been making her extra good stuff and can't eat a bite and she is going to get in my face? She knew how pissed I was. We are all super pms... me, her and her best friend... so yesterday was ugly around here. LOL

Terry Besides the horrible hangover wine gives me.... I don't drink it because I want to eat...My mom drinks wine every night and that is when the 3 huge batches of popcorn comes in. Vodka and crystal light is my safety drink, more expensive but I don't want to eat, other than dinner, but not munch. I had 3 drinks last night, and I probably used the amount of vodka in all 3 drinks I would have had in 1 before. That is the first drink in almost 2 weeks. (See told you I'm almost there:biggrin:) Find your safety so when you go out you won't completely self destruct?

Morning girls Judy that front is hitting me today, cloudy now but going to get sunny by noon but only 83 and 80 for the next 3-4 days, but sunny... so I'll take it! DS has speech at 11, i'm going to get dressed after my coffee and go for a walk, then speech and home to shower. We are going to the drive-ins tonight to see G-Force and Ice Age 3. I got comp nights at the casion i stayed at and I am going back with my best friend and her daughter and my kids. They are good for 2 consecutive nights every week from now until August 28, so i'm going to try to do 4 nights, Fri - Sat as week 1 and Sun-Mon for the next week. If I can get it, Great! Weekends are not excluded, only holiday weekends, if not we are just going to go for 2 nights, either way, free trip, and we can get there and back with 1 tank of gas, going to bring some bagels and lunch meat and bread and only eat out for dinner. I have comp dollars which should pay for 1 dinner. Plus I'm not eating so should be cheap. I'm excited, there are 100 outlet stores down there so that is where I'm going to do dd's school shopping. Hope you all have a good day

Vicki here is the link Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test Did it stop raining there? At 2am when i was up it looked like there was some pretty heavy rain, and headed our way

I thought I would share this, I modified the Ham and Cheese soup to Canned Chicken and 2% white sharpe cheddar... OMG ... that is all i can say

Michelle... I thought it was just pretzels... now chips... that is my kind of place what a day, off to bed

Good afternoon Terry - your sister is in my prayers, and thanks for the encouragement. I'm on day 6 of clear liquids... I can't beleive it, my friend told me earlier i need to make some cream soup today because i'm getting loopy...LOL well, off to get dressed from the pool, I don't know why we walk mid afternoon, but we sure sweat

It is hard, i wanted to kill everyone around me. I was reading a magazine last night, and it was funny - I saw the melted cheese thing, except they did more than 1 oz but after it started to melt, put a topping *they used pepperoni* and some italian seasoning an POOF... a crustless pizza, (cook until crispy)

I hope my blah blah blah helped. Did you guys try the 5 Day Pouch challange? Actually I did that and it helped for a few days but I was still in onion ring mode (the pub I go to makes them homemade with homemade batter... yummmmmmm), so it didn't really work

I just went grocery shopping, when i get my support check, I usually go and buy enough of the basics that wont go bad for the month, then just get milk, lettuce and chicken when needed. OMG I spent $80 at the regular store because I stocked up but since I split my shopping, I know Walmart Prices, so stuff I saw that was cheaper that was on the Walmart list, I got. I am still on clear liquids, but I'm going to make some ham and cheese soup for the mushie stage tomorrow, but I'm going to use the canned chicken instead of ham because of the salt, and it is higher in protein. I was adding chicken to cream of cheese soup at one point and it was pretty good, so i'm sure it shoud work. It is 86, sunny and humid so i'm going to sip my broth and head out to the pool

Good Morning gals Judy, I slept in this morning too... boy that felt great. I took some children's motrin last night before bed, my legs and butt were killing me from all the walking and kept me up the night before, I was still up a lot, but when I did sleep it was good and longer than normal. Terry and Pamela -- Thanks :smile2: I feel great this morning! I am on the road to recovery

I started to slow down after a year, I have very slowly lost 25lbs since January, but because of a medication gained 20 and now that is gone, after a lot of work. My Dr. told me yest that with the band, typically you only lose 40-50% of your excess weight and he was proud of me for being right where they said I would be, NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. After time, about the year mark, I started getting lazy on the good things I use to do. Since my fill, which was excessive for me, I have since lost 10lbs since last Thursday, I never wanted too much and to do it on my own, but I want to hit my goal, not my Dr's:thumbup:

I told my mom and she went into her stash of the vitimin store (the pantry) and of course had a few bottles, I started today. I feel great getting back to reality

If anyone is interested... my dr told me today that I should take Vit D3, not only because it is usually something deficient in, it seems to increase your body's ability to burn fat.

Back in from walk #2, trying to cool off, it is finally hot out side just checking in to see what is happening - Hi Tracy have a good time?

Vicki- I'm over 2 years out and that is why I am stuck at this weight, so back to no more dressing and onion rings for a little bit. i will miss them

I forgot to mention, my nutritionist told me to take Vit D3, she said they have come to find out since my surgery that it helps burn body fat... I started taking them today

So quiet here I just got back from nutrition - went very well and i'm back into weight loss mode, and all for me this time, not for a single other person or reason, just for me