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Good luck first day back, take it easy & don't do too much. The weight loss will probably slow down as you heal....you will start to get hungry more and until you get enough fills for restriction it's going to have to be your will power. Aka bandster hell. Good luck to you. Keep us posted on your progress.

When you have the pink princess you don't need anyone else. Congrats on 28 yrs. Enjoy the day!

Way to go, tmf! That's awesome!

Jessica, congrats! You are well on your way to a happy healthy life. Good luck to you!

I took my husband to Longhorn Steakhouse today for his birthday. I knew exactly what I was going to order (plan ahead is the best advice for eating out). I ordered a 6oz Renegade Sirloin Steak with fresh veggies and a mix salad, raspberry vinaigrette on the side. I also knew I would be taking over ½ of it home with me (part of the plan). Salad comes and I have 2 or 3 bites and stopped, I wanted my steak so I wasn’t going to get full on salad. Waiter comes up and says, “Is everything alright with your salad?” “Yes, everything is fine.” I push my salad aside (wouldn’t let them take it away…..my chickens would never forgive me if I did). My steak arrives; I eat about 2oz of the steak, 1 small crown of broccoli & 2 small carrot bites. I’m full. The waiter comes up and says again, “Is everything alright with your steak?” “Oh yes, it’s delicious.” He walks away with the most confusing look on his face. Meanwhile my husband is sitting beside me trying to not laugh at this guy. I notice the smirk on my husband’s face and ask, “What?” To which he replies, “You are enjoying this aren’t you?” “I don’t know what you mean. I’m enjoying a nice steak here.” The waiter returns and I ask for 2 to go boxes, one for our food and one for the food for my chickens (yes, I spoil them). He brings me 2 small boxes and I say “Do you have any bigger boxes; I have a lot of leftover food here?” “I’m sorry, was there something wrong with the food, you didn’t eat very much?” At this point my husband couldn’t hold it in anymore and started laughing. I replied, “The food was wonderful, I just can’t eat the volume you serve.” “We do serve a lot of food here, but you would be surprised how many people can eat it all.” He brought me the larger containers and we left, both happy with our meal. Plus, my hubby gets steak and eggs for breakfast as well as a baked potato with everything on it (He ordered but didn’t touch) for lunch. To top it off my chickens were so very happy with their treat tonight!!

I wore a dress to work today. I was walking down the hall when it suddenly hit me. My thighs weren't rubbing together as I walked. What a strange feeling, wow. I like this!

My name is AJ and I’m a scale-a-holic. I have lied to my LBT friends, it wasn’t intentional… I don’t know how it got so out of control. You see in the beginning I only weigh myself once a week, but back then I was seeing my doctor every week or two. Now I go every 4-6 weeks and that will get stretched out more. When I weigh in at my doctor’s office, that is my ‘official’ weight, I update my profile based on that. So when I weigh at home it doesn’t officially count…. Like I said I started weighting once a week, I even had a set day (Sunday morning). Then I started ‘just checking’ on Wednesdays, then Fridays too and before I knew it I was weighting every day. Then it was twice a day, once in the morning & once in the evening (just to see if there was a difference). It wasn’t my ‘official weight’ so what harm is there….. Well my scale died last night. Yep after ten plus years it went kaput. My beloved scale was no more. Panic set in, how am I going to weigh myself in the morning? Where can I get a new scale and fast…. Boy was I in a panic! I searched on line all evening, need to find a good scale and fast. Thankfully, I go to the doctors tomorrow and will get an ‘official’ weight. But in the mean time I realize that I have an addiction that I need to manage. The first step in the detoxing is cold turkey. I found the scale I want on Amazon, ordered it & selected Super Saving Shipping (It wound get here till next week). Next, if I have to I’ll have my husband lock it up….hopefully that won’t be necessary. lol

Leave that for my dogs...nite!

Hubby just came home. Got a pig and a deer.....freezer will be happy!

The Torani sugar free syrups are to die for. I use the hazelnut in my coffee, yum! Caramel in vanilla protein shakes, yum yum and no additional calories. Check your grocery store, coffee/tea isle.

That will do it too!

I am drinking the most heavenly hot chocolate. Nestles sugar free hot chocolate with Torani raspberry sugar free syrup. 20 calories of heaven.

We eat more venison than beef. Once the boys do the field butchering, Gill (step daughter) and I package it. She loves grinding it, go figure. Anyway, she grinds it and packs it into 1 lb packs, while I package everything else. Its actually special time for me, she forgets that she's not suppose to like me.

Well evening got interrupted.... his brother shot a deer and needed help butchering it. So I'm alone.....

We need to get that fixed, sex is exercise. I'm calling Mr. MyFitnessPal first thing tomorrow!

On order should be in next week:

So this is what happens when I take the afternoon off with hubby. I get attacked and my "mean girls" have to get my back. Love you guys!!!

Yes, sweetheart, I tried to make a point and if that means I am part of a closed minded group of mean girls then great I love that group. I am truely sorry you experienced complications, if that happens to me then I will deal with it. I took that chance when I chose the band. I will continue to express my opinion on this forum. You, like everyone else, have the choice of reading my opinion or not..... I wish you the best in your weight loss journey. Ultimately we all want to be happy and healthy, one way or another.

Gotta take a bath & get sprussed up for hubby, he'll be home soon!

How u must motivate us sexually!