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That sounds disgusting!!! I know what 4 chocolate chip Cookies taste like.. it's Survivor night! Anyone else watch it? My jaw is still on the floor. SERIOUSLY. Poor Erik, I bet he ran off the show crying. DH just got off the phone with his druggie bro (the one I have a fit when he stays with us), and DH says "Laura wouldn't appreciate that dude" and I'm back here going "what? what? what? WHAT?!". DH finally gets off the phone, his brother wanted to know if 'some guy' could stay here this weekend. HEELLLLLLLLL NO!!!!!! Not even someone DH knows, just some friend of his brother's. WTH. I don't even want to know. I have my tooth surgery tomorrow, even if I was in good spirits I wouldn't allow it. This prolly last time I post till I get the tooth thing, so next time I type will be on some pain killers.. mwhaha.

BTW I went clothes shopping at Wal-Mart AND Target last night. Can't let you gals outdo me and match when I don't :thumbup:

Hey ya'll, just had to share my steal hehe!! DH&I ordered a bouquet of flowers for both our moms, and a card. Today my brother calls and goes "Me and Leslie (our sis) think we should all go in on a present together, and you're better at this stuff than us.. so can you get it and we'll pay you?" So thinking on my toes I'm like "uhm.. ok, how bout $100 gold necklace or something?" he said ok. So DH & I go to the mall on lunch break. I had chinese.. 1 bite of an egg roll, and 2 pieces of sesame chicken.. nom nom. After a lot of browsing (DH is so impatient, it's like dragging a bored child around the mall), I got her a Yankee Candle.. and I was ambushed in there, the lady kept trying to sell me 10 things at a time, and all I wanted-- I had in my hand ready to CHECK OUT!! Then we went to Belk's, and I was looking at necklaces, they were having a sale.. They were like $400-$600 originally, so I finally just told the lady.. I am looking to spend $100, I want something ornate, not flashy. Ring, necklace, whatever. So I see a ring, it's gold filigree with little diamonds in it. It's really ornate. Background is, my mom has 3 yellow gold rings she wears, and then for the past year she's worn this ugly pewter thumb ring I had in high school. She keeps dropping it (way too big) and of course, it's ugly. So I though that ring would be a pretty thumb ring and would match her other rings. Price is $380. Pff. She goes, "with the sales I can take it to $180! Wowee!" I said "Sorry, can't go over $100, I am going in with siblings and we committed to this price". So she goes, Let me see if I can get this down.. oh.. yep! I can sell it for $90. LOL. Can't imagine if I went in there and just said, I like this ring, I'll take it!! (For $380).. reminds me of buying cars, keep saying no enough and they match your cost.

I think Jason was right to be gone, I think Syesha is next. I don't think David Cook is nearly as good as Daughtry. Daughtry made me giddy every single week. Cook has good weeks, and boring weeks.

I can't pack light even if I try, so I am bringing a checked bag.

Darn, do I need to just bring a big suitcase full of hooched up clothing styles so we can see what looks good on who? :cursing: My husband and I met through an online game, which is a fun story. I have dated guys from this online game before, but only ones that lived nearby I could actually meet, there were other people in the game that did long-distance thing (never met, etc.) I don't think any of those ever worked out. Course mine didn't either!! I went to Vegas for a game convention, and DH was there for the same convention. Saw him at a meeting, and thought he was really cute, was throwing matches at my friend (who was sitting next to DH), and a matchbook landed on DH's crotch. History from there, heh heh. But, it was ironic, my best friend (in real life), played the game too. In the game, her 'character' was married to a guy..who was best friends with DH in real life. So we had talked in passing since I was about 13!! But we didn't ever really talk, so when we met in person, I didn't even put 2 and 2 together to figure out who he was. Learned after the fact, and thought that was neat.

Woohooo! Congrats Susan, Jess, & Suzzie!

I don't have much of a silver lining!! When I was younger my hair was ridiculously thick, and GORGEOUS!! I couldn't even get a stretchy pony tail holder around it one time, I had to use the elastic headbands to hold it. Now.. I have no idea what happened. Around 17, I started losing hair. I had complete bald spots at 20, in the back of my head. I think it's growing back, but I still shed an aweful lot. I doubt I'll ever have that thick hair back, and I don't know what happened, except genetics. I have an aunt who is 32 and 90% bald.. I guess I'd go to a wig at that point The rest of my body hair is all blonde, that's pretty much the only good thing. But I still have to shave my legs frequently. If I shave them, the next day I have stubble already.

Originally, I had a hard time with this. I slowly weaned myself down. I got down to just a small sip 1-3x per meal. I didn't get a first real fill till 5-6 months post-op. Once I had good restriction, I find it too painful to drink and eat. I can be eating and feel fine, but if I drink even the smallest amount, I get a knot in my chest and it hurts something fierce. So the band made me stop drinking while eating!

I agree, I would look into another program. I don't diet well, my will power is for crap. If I could just diet for a while and lose the weight, I would not have had WLS. So, I don't get those programs. I know some people have to lose weight to have a safe surgery, and if that's the case I don't have any advice.

Actually, if you're losing fine, there's no need to get a fill.. till you need it. It's just, most people will need one within 6 months Your port should be somewhere around the largest incision, probably below? Have you pushed down and felt around?

Jane, when we are in TX.. some of us will have laptops. Maybe we'll accidentally sign you up for something You'll see, it's actually really fun. If I was single, I would totally do this stuff. E-harmony for example matches your interests/picks/info with other people, and then sends you messages that they found people who fit you.. then you get to browse the pics (fun!!). And then read their profiles, and sometimes you just gotta laugh at people.

I think you're already making great decisions for her, and as you go through being banded, you'll learn more-- that you can pass on to her. I would think at 6, she's not going to be extremely attentive, or even remember what you're doing/why. As she gets older though, it will have already been a part of your life and it won't be like some 'new thing mommy is doing'. And kudos on getting her to eat right. My mom was a bean pole, and she was the one who regulated me. My dad was large and ate (eats) horribly, candy all day long, etc. I took up after him, learned that candy isn't a treat, it just is something to eat, things like that. I can't say if mom tried to intervene it would have helped, I know somewhere in my teens I turned into a closet binge eater and would wait till everyone went to sleep, that kind of thing. But I think it's great you're introducing the healthy foods into her life now, if nothing else it will help her 'aquire' the taste for them. To this day I hate wheat based items, and my husband loves them. I never had them growing up, and that's all his parents had. I think those little things can make a huge difference.

I love Jason to start, then he died for me.. he has not been good or entertaining.. Simon was right, it was like a BAD early audition last night. Syesha I am on the fence too, I still never remember her name. She is definitely better the past couple weeks, but some reason she still doesn't do anything for me. I guess it has to do with less air time? David C. was my favorite since he sang the Hello cover, but I am bored with him lately too. He hasn't done anything interesting IMO in a while. And David A, I don't like him.. but his voice is definitely good. I wouldn't want to watch him sing (like we do), but a CD of his music would be cool. Just not excited about anyone on AI anymore.

WOOHOOO TRACY!! And WOOHOOO Pam! That's why it's funny when people say "I had a fill, how do I know if I'm restricted?". I get PMs of that sometimes too. It makes me giggle, the best answer is.. when you have restriction, you won't have to ask what it feels like. You know!!! If you question it, you don't have it. American Idol was such a disappointment last night. Jason Castro was my fav. early on, but I have no liked him for a long time. He's still sexy as hell and my mom keeps saying "But he looks like a girl..". Nah uh, and I love dreds.. even though yes, dreds always stink!!! My brother has dreds.. yuck. He uses petuli oil though, and that stuff makes me nauseated. What's wrong with my sister, hmm.. I could go on for days. Did I tell ya'll she was in the hospital last week.. she told everyone she cut herself opening a box, with a box cutter (sliced her thumb to the bone). Her girlfriend told us the truth.. my sister was cheating on her, so she found out and they had a huge blow out (I swear, I have no idea why her gf sticks around, it HAS to be for the money)..and my sister cut herself all over her hand, and went too deep. She's a cutter, though it's been a long time since we've noticed her doing it. And the hooka, when the article came out in the paper last night, I realized why she sits down there. It's not just flavored tobacco (that's what she always told me).. it's that drug that's in the news lately.. Sania or something? It's a legal psychadelic, they are trying to ban it across the country right now, so that's why the sex shop was in the news. Lastly, I agree Jane, try the online dating stuff. If nothing else, it will boost your confidence. A couple co-workers of mine have been doing e-harmony.. they gave me their log-in so I can 'scope' out their candidates.. it's fun.

Emetrol. Liquid over the counter anti-nausea med. I swear by it, anytime I get nauseated (for anything), I take a swig and the nausea is gone instantly.

Congratulations & good luck on the surgery!

Less sugar is healthier. If you're in a financial crunch, the ones you bought will be fine.. if your doc is against you having the sugar, try to return them? Are you diabetic or anything? Ideally, you want high Protein, low calorie, low sugar.

Ok 3/4 SUCKED!!! I am so disappointed, this season seemed so good. David A. made me cry on his last song.

I don't know how many of you actually look at blogs.. But if any of you care, I was bored tonight and did some fun stuff to my blog. If you're bored, maybe check it out.. Teehee. I made cornish hens & asparagus casserole for dinner tonight. The casserole, I looked up a random recipe, the one my mom makes I don't like. Now, asparagus is my fav. veggie.. and this casserole I made was nasty. Maybe I only like it plain. I eat it out of the jar, or fresh ones I like to roast with garlic.. The casserole had cream of mushroom soup, bread crumbs, and cheddar. Yuck yuck. 226lb!! I'm right around the corner from the 2-teens?! EGADS!! I tell you V's, I swear if I hit the 100's, I will just keel over. I won't believe it. I am in shock everytime I hit a new set of numbers in the 200's. I could ramble, or I could close this now.. hah.

Believe you me, I've been signing the petitions. It's our old white male congressman I believe.. I wonder what his wife says. First, sex toys were bad.. they are immoral. In 2007 Alabama. So they changed it to 'novelty toys'. Then, novelty toys were banned. So they changed the name to 'educational tools', and when you buy a sex toy, you have to put your name down (we all put Jane Doe), and mark a box saying you are ONLY buying it for educational purposes. Le sigh. It really is stupid, what's more stupid is that the votes keep going through. We all have been fighting it, who is this guy to say what we can do in the bedroom. Heaven forbid women make the most of sex, you know sex toys are something like 90% for women. This is a whole nother rant, I just can't believe my sister sits at the sex toy store all day smoking a hooka.

They found 'human remains' about a mile from my house. Ew.. bones & clothing all they said so far. But due to gawkers, it took for friggin ever to get home from work today. And my sister is in the news tonight. Not for anything exciting, but of course the laziest person in the world sits around all day in a sex-toy shop, smoking a hooka with flavored tobacco. Only one there, and they are trying to ban sex-toys (or have, but you can call them 'educational toys' for now.. which they are trying to ban). So the news was doing a story on them, and my sister was there.

I have had the kerplunk feeling, and it scares me. I'm afraid it means that the band is being pushed down (re:slip).

I saw you post about Callie losing weight, so when I watched the first GE that came back, I paid attention to her body. I think she looks like she GAINED weight???? Remember when her & George were messin around, in bra & panties her body was pretty damn smokin'. Now with clothes on, she looks a lot bigger.

I miss Suntra, although I saw her blip in for a moment a couple weeks ago. And Carlene.