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hey diane!! this will be my third time going to DR and staying in Punta Cana. it is beautiful there as you can tell i just cant get enough. I have never had any problems at either of the hotels that I have stayed at and my friend that I am going with has been there about 10 times and has never had a problem either. I highly recommend going there. you can find great deals and since it all inclusive you dont have to worry about paying for anything once you get there. if you have any questions just let me know...im not an expert but i can try

welcome Eileen!!!

Dear mom and dad Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you have done and given me! Thank you for doing your best in raising me and I hope you are proud of the woman that I am today. I remember the days when I was younger coming home from school and we had no lights or when we had to walk to school because the car would start or would stall on top of the hill but I am thankful because we always had a roof over our heads and food on the table. You may not have always been there when I was sick or after school but I understand why...you have both worked so hard all of your lives to provide for me and my brother. We spent lots of time with different sitters or on our own when we go older but I know it wasn’t because that is what you wanted. You have shown me what it is to work hard for what you need and want and I take that with me everyday. You taught me to be a responsible child, teenager and now an adult and for that I am grateful everyday. I know I am not perfect but I also think the way I live my life and the decisions I make would never cause you pain or embarrassment. You have taught me to be open-minded when it comes to race, religion, other’s sexual preference, etc and for that I am grateful. We may not have the kind of relationship where we would ever talk about sex, guys, relationship issue or things like that but I am not looking for a best friend in my parents like some people. I have the greatest parents because they have truly shown me what is important in life and that is love. I love you both with all that I have and I hope you can truly see that. Once again I thank you for all that has been given and taught to me in my life and I know I will continue to learn from you both. Love Your grateful daughter

happy holidays to everyone!! enjoy and be safe!!!!!!

good morning everyone!!!! I have not been around lately because for some reason I just cant seem to quit my second job like I so want to. we dont get out of there until 10:30 - 11 at night and then I have a 40 minute drive home and I have to get my act together to do it all again the next day. I have not walked on the treadmill at all this week and I am so upset about it but I just cant bring myself to do it after working for 8am - 11pm no way jose!!! I did buy myself and ab lounger over the weekend and as soon as I take it out of my trunk I am sure i will put it to good use :-) I hope everyone is doing good. oh I went for my 6 week post op yesterday and I lost another 5 pounds so that 27 total and I am very happy. no fill for me yet...doc said when i go back for my 3 month if my weight loss has leveled off then we will look into a fill but he is happy with how everything is progressing so he doesnt think I should get a fill yet and I agree with him. have a great day everyone!!

wow it felt so good to get that out - thanks for starting this thread

Dear so-called best friend I hope it was worth throwing away our 15 year friendship for a few moments of pleasure with MY ex boyfriend all those years ago. Now I know this happened about 6 years ago but considering the fact that I have recently come back in contact with said ex and he has confirmed that there were oral relations between the two of you I just want to send you a big F*CK YOU!!! Yes I know I have not brought this up to you yet but that is because I dont want to do this over the phone I want to throw it at you in person so I can see the look of shock on your face when I throw this at you like a ton of bricks! Don't try to deny it because even though the ex was not the one to tell me this info he was the one to confirm that it was true. And yes I was pissed at him but really you are the one that has lied to me for the pst 6 years and has looked me in the eyes and called me your best friend not him. So on that note have a good life you selfish b*tch! You will never be me so stop trying to pick up my sloppy seconds! Love Someone who no longer gives a f*ck about you

anne - your dad and family are in my prayers!

hey everyone!! I normally dont post things like this because I know it can annoy some people but a friend of my forwarded it to me and I thought it is perfect for us and our struggles to reach out goals no matter what they are. I know I will think about this next time I want to stop walking after a mile! Persistence if you're not ready to climb a mountain, then see if you can walk up a gentle hill. If you're not ready to walk up a hill, then set out to take a leisurely stroll. If you're not able to walk that far, then you can take a single step. After taking that step you'll likely find that you're ready to take another. If you have trouble imagining yourself reaching your goal, then imagine yourself taking one small, simple action in the direction of that goal. Imagine it, and then do it. After that first step, there will be another one you can take, something that's a little bit more challenging and yet not overwhelming. Keep it up, and soon the ultimate goal begins to come into view. Anything can be accomplished if you are willing to keep taking the next step when it is time to do so. What you lack in brute strength, or resources, or knowledge, or skills, you can make up for with persistence. You absolutely can get where you choose to go, step after step after persistent step. And now is the perfect time to begin. -- Ralph Marston

love the new hair harley and of course i LOVE your pic sherry!!

kayla - I did the same thing with creamy italian dressing at the end of my liquid stage. I just needed a taste of something that I LOVED and I did it a few times and it did help just a little. good luck on your journey and dont give up...YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!

congrats Talyn on your 58 pounds and your winning prize!!!!!!!! I go for my 6 week check up next week and I am hoping that I have come down from the 22 pounds I lost at my 2 week post op

YAY Sherry congrats on your big move to onderland I hope to join you all there one day!!!

ohhhh I had a YAY FOR ME moment last night that I just want to share - My goal has been to walk a mile on the treadmill in under 20 minutes and finally last night I did it in 19:30 AND I was still able to breath!!!!!! I am sure that under 20 is not that great but its big for me since when I started walking about 2 weeks ago I was at around 25 minutes. so I am very excited for myself now if I can only convince myself to do more time on the damn machine after working 13 hour days I would be really happy with myself but hey 1 step at a time!!! Have a great day!!

Congrats on the job Patty!!!!!!!!

hey everyone hope you all had a great weekend!!! Eileen I am in north jersey but not as north as you...im in essex county but the store i work at is in bergen county and unfortunatly we dont have to follow the blue law of being closed on sundays! Betty - I am on solids now but I am still taking it easy...my tastes have changed so I am still trying to figure out what I like to eat now!! I am very happy that I am still able to keep my portions small...after reading some post of people saying they can eat as much as they were able to before the band I was extremely worried!!!! but most days for either lunch or dinner I have about 2.5oz of tuna and it fills me up just fine. and I have also stayed away from snacking which was my biggest weakness before so I am super excited about just eating my 3 meals a day and being fine with it. No hunger pains or anything. And so far with my food I have not had trouble with eating different things - rice, salad or chicken - so thats a good thing too i think. well I think I have babbled on enough! have a great monday everyone!!

hey Eileen its didnt snow around my area today - not where I live or where I work. It was acutally pretty warm when I went out on my lunch break around 2 this afternoon!!! Nothing good going on over here this weekend - I got home from work around 10 last night had to work 8-4 today and I work 11-4 tmrw! I hate having a second job and I really hate that the second job is a gift store where we wrap EVERY damn thing that someone wants!!!! its a nice store but still its a lot especially around the holidays. The store is called Blue Tulip so you guys should look it up there's only 20 stores in the company along the east coast but hey you never know there may be one in your area! they have a little of EVERYTHING! have a GREAT weekend everyone!

I love salad and that is the one thing I was truly missing post op. My first meal when I got the ok to eat solids this week was a salad and I had no problems with it and so I had another small salad yesterday and once again no problems at all. I figure I will try the things that I want and like and if I have a problem then that will be the end of it but I dont want to not try something just because someone else has had a problem with it.

I am a few months over a month post op and have no had fast food in over 2 months and I dont even have the urge to even though i can eat solid foods. I was a HUGE fast food person and now I realize that I can live with out it. something else that I have not had is a snack. I am very shocked by this but since being banded I have had my 3 small meals and been satisfied all day!!! this has thrilled me beyond words. I loved to snack on every and anything before and I thought that would be the hardest step to over come but so far it has been the easiest. The hardest part has been picking foods that i acutally want to eat. Nothing seems to be appealing to me any more. good luck to everyone on there journey...I love seeing the results of a new me everyday!

Congrats on your three years!!!!!

linda I lost 22 pounds when I went for my 2 week post op and I think I gained a few pounds back when I moved to mushie foods but they are starting to come back off again so its not that much of a worry.

Eileen Im in the same boat as you - nice and snowy outside and way to COLD for me to go out if I dont have too. I am glad I did my errands yesterday instead of putting it off today! I bought some goodies for my friends students in Poland - pens, pad, stickers and just cute things that 3-5 year olds might like - so I think I will just spend the rest of the day putting the little bags together to keep myself from laying in the bed all day long. hope everyone has had a great weekend!

Oh no its december already how did that happen???

WHEW i was a little worried about the OJ i thought maybe it would do something to my band!!! have fun planning your trip Pat...I am going to DR in july and I cant wait to hit the beach. I have always wanted to go to Cancun but I have always been put off by all the high school and college kids that go there. I like to have a good time but I am not a drinker or a hardcore partier so that scene is not my cup of tea. I hope you find a great place at a great price!

ok i just read on another thread that during the liquid stage you should not drink orange juice. does anyone know the reason?? im not in the liquid stage anymore BUT for a week and a half i had a small carton of orange juice a day i was addicted