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jane - how is your restriction? are you restricted at all? are you eating lots of cookies and ice cream? let us help you! share what you eat and maybe this could be your log? that way you can see what you're doing... no one here judges any of us on what we are eating and doing. we just share share share... i know it helps me to write it down and committ to it. like when i was cleaning up after christmas. i told ya'll about it, committed to it so then i knew i had to do it and finish so i can say to ya'll "it's done!". like ya'll care! but it helps me...

MY GOAL TODAY IS TO DRINK 3 - 32 oz containers of water. I can do this. It's a small step but a step nontheless.... I have also committed to moving my booty today after work for at LEAST 15 min. again, small step. but if i start big i fall big...

yeah i never even considered gastric bypass even though my band doctor told me that that might be a better fit for me since i eat so much sweet and junky food. i didn't listen to him :/ but am i glad i did it, HECK YES. I'm down to 240 from 310. I can move around, I can get down on my knees and garden. Do I need to lose another 50, absolutely. But I need to learn how to get some self control... Ah girlies... if i hadn't done this i wouldnt of met all of ya'll and that untimalely is worth everything!

Judy!! So glad to have you back and so happy to hear you had a great time! I can't wait to see pics!! Are you tan? Pam- hope your back feels better! Are you off today? There was no traffic today and I forgot it was a school holiday... Jane - truth of the matter is that I thought that the band was going to do all the work. That it wouldn't let me eat anymore. Why was I so naive? I don't know. But here I am 3 years later and i'm barely grasping the thought that the band is merely a tool to help me. That I still need willpower and self control. Sometimes I think that I should have never done this but then I snap out of it. There is no point of me sitting around moaning about stuff in the past. What I do is just try my best everyday. What happened yesterday is gone. I have the band, I spent all this money. The only thing I can do is try to make it work for me. Does plugging yourself up work for you? I do that sometimes if I know I'm gonna be bad. I go to the fridge and grab a banana and I "plug" my band up. It prevents me from eating cake or cookies or something bad. I have to take drastic measures like that sometimes. I'm at full capacity for my fills, they can't even put another .1 cc's in me but I can still eat whatever I want if I chew it long enough. Isn't that messed up? It's my brain that needs help, not my mouth... Anyways, I wish I could be more help. We are in this together... I'd be different if I were trying to "help" you with your difficulties if I was a poster child for a successfull banding. I'm in the same boat as you so I know what you're feeling... (((((((janey))))))

i'm so glad today is almost over!! how did your mani pedi go michelle? what color did you get? OH and I was salivating when you were describing your breakfast dinner... that's my favorite! hope you get lots done pammy! sending you violet focus! janey-hope you are starting to feel better!! I'm so ready to go home. Rainy and dreary today here... Michelle - if I don't talk to you before you leave I hope you have a wonderful time!! Take lots of pictures and drink margie (or six) for me!!

i'm here just crazy day at work today... yeah, my company is downsizing. let go my immediate boss... the ceo is saying that we are going to be running a tight ship for awhile. everyone has tons more to do, on top of what we were already responsible for... sighhh.... next year can't come soon enough.... I only have to stick it out here one more year and then i'm going to work for my mom... michelle, you leave monday? i'm so excited for you! pam - anxious to hear about that top secret movie, lol janey - sucks that you're not getting better... been a long long day for me... worked late then had an appt with linen company, then came home, cooked dinner then had to run to the grocery store for ONE thing. Juan said he would come with me and I said fine. BIG MISTAKE. He wants everything at the store... Organic Agave Nectar for his tea... blood oranges... fancy fresh pasta... He wanted to go down every aisle... We would have come out of there loaded with crap! This is why he doesn't come grocery shopping with me... We got ONE essential, which was the milk. All the rest, frivolous stuff... anyhoo, i'm POOPED... ready for bed now... talk to ya'll tomorrow! sweet dreams!!!! P.S. all day long I thought it was Wednesday. When my co-worker said no, it's thursday at 6pm tonight I almost cried. one more day!

I WISH MY CAKE WAS SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE!!! love you guys too... lots of things going on at work right now. my immediate boss just got fired despite great work and great performance from him. what the heck? i'll keep my eyes and ears open...

michelle - "traditional" = herb chicken breast, roast beef station, rosemary new potatoes, green Beans almondine. what I want: adobo short ribs, chicken in a green chile sauce, squash blossom wild pilaf, green cactus salad

aaaahhhh, ritz crackers are my enemy. they always get stuck... I want meatloaf! Saturday I'm having everyone over and I asked juan whether he wanted meatloaf or spagetti and meatballs and he choose spagetti. boo yesterday was such a crazy day for me... I am SWAMPED at work... At home I didn't finish my organizing this weekend so i've got boxes of half finished stuff all over the place and I was supposed to get to it last night and it didn't happen. Ended up going over to my mom's for dinner and we worked on the menu for the wedding. I wanted something more exotic but my parents are pushing hard for something more traditional... They keep saying that I have to appeal to the taste of many many people.

sending you positive violet thoughts! don't you dare worry about all the extra love on you when you are doing such important work! we love you and are so proud of all you do pammy...

the wedding show was fun but overwhelming. if you aren't there for specific things then everything just becomes a jumbled mess... I hope you start feeling better janey, physically and spiritually too... michelle - that was so nice, i printed it out too. i'm usually guilty of that, if not everything is aligned propertly then nothing gets done. i still have the monday blahs. i'm meeting with another group of girls tomorow. another online group i joined when i started doing wedding stuff... this group is all local girls though. and i emphasise "girls"... i'm the oldest oldest in the group he he he... anyways, we are meeting for drinks tomorrow after work. half of them aren't old enough to drink! ay ya yay... we are getting together to chat about wedding stuff...

Good morning my violets! Yay pam for leaving your warm bed and even warmer partner... i was late to work this morning because juan was completely wrapped around me and I didn't want to get up. It's worth it every once in awhile to just say F-it and just stay in. It was so cold when I left my house. AAHHH, I can't take much more of this! I'm ready for March and for warm sand... Jane - I hope you get to feeling better! I think that if you've been feeling crummy for almost a month it's time to get to the doctor for some help. My sunday was so productive... I went to the bridal show and booked a wedding day coordinator, I cound my linens and I set up interviews with catering. I think I'm so so close to being done. I have tons of pidly stuff to do but big stuff is almost done... The only thing we have to work on is our budget. Since my hours are cut here at work we are putting alot less money into the wedding budget. Scary! We need to cut back on other stuff... I'm sick of monday already and I barely got here, LOL...

3 hrs and i've put away AALLLL christmas stuff. tree is just waiting for juan to come home and break down and put away. I've got chicken waiting to get into the crock pot. don't know what i'm gonna put it in yet...

Suzy, i can't believe that the geek squad would move all your stuff around... that sucks that you have to redo it again... i'm so sorry that you're struggling right now... it sucks that all i can say is "keep your chin up"... the only good thing is that you can come on here and vent anytime you need to... i hope things turn around for you, you deserve it... janey - thanks for the offer of the tweezers, that would be fantastic. How are you feeling today? What was wrong yesterday? michelle - aaaahhh, warm cookies. i would be all over those! pam - have fun today at all your movies! send me violet strenght today! i'm having to do major major cleaning and i want to get it done before juan comes home tomorrow... right now i need to get off the computer, and get my butt moving.... aurghhhhhhhh here i goooooooo

Hi Suzy!! that sucks about being sick over Christmas. Hope you're feeling better...

michelle - YUM! homemade pizza sounds so good! So impressed! homemade dough and everything?!! I bet it tastes amazing... I'm by myself tonight so I will probably have cereal for dinner, LOL. I plan on getting home, putting my PJ's on and snuggling on the couch for the evening. Going to sleep early! And with all 4 dogs in bed! Yay! Then tomorrow it's deep clean day. Since Juan is out of the house it'll give me a chance to really pull everything out of everywhere and get everything organized. Our christmas decor is still up inside! Everything is down outside but I haven't had a chance to do the inside... Laura - what's wrong with the baby??

oh that sucks laura. to have that dread feeling of not knowing what's gonna happen with the pipes. that really sucks... so bahamas was cold right now?? that sucked for your parents. but they go a few times a year, no? I'm thinking when we do our family trip to Isla this year it's gonna be cold... I hope not, i'm ready for some warmth! BUT, i'm not tanning this year. I'm gonna cover my face and arms as much as i can. I need to stay one color for the wedding and my color right now is just right... pam - oooohhh i would have been so pissed...

yep, i got than darn hair. and it's so thick too! i just get one (for now). i only have one pair of tweezers, the ones you got me! and i keep them at home and i tweeze usually saturday mornings in natural light. that way i can see everything! I'm ready to do electrolosis. i can't imagine having to tweeze for the rest of my life! it sucks and usually by day 4 i'm hairy again but i just live with it until saturday rolls around again. ooohh, so many movies this weekend! hope you see someone famous!

sitting here munching on my scrambled eggs with bacon. i made sure i brought breakfast with me this morning!

Jane! So sad to hear about the murders in your town. Crazy crazy people in this world. I feel bad for both families... Yeah, the game last night was on so late...we were tuning in and out while piddling around the house. We finally crawled into bed around 10pm each with our respective laptops. I think I was out by 10:15, LOL. So laura, what happens when your pipes freeze? For our houses all we did was insulate the exposed spouts outside. I wouldn't know what to do if they froze! Are you at home again today because of the weather? It's 23 here but we are nice and toasty in the office... michelle - awww, poor kids! you sound like my mom! i'm sure they wish they were in school instead, lol... pam - how's the festival? seen any great movies? any movie stars?!

hi, reporting in from the north pole, or so they are making it seem... It's supposed to get down to 23 tonight! EEEEKKKKKKK. Houston is going nutso. Everyone wants to go home early to get into their jammies, LOL. how's your daughters horse doing? was she gonna get extra training or the horse? dont remember... my chin hair is driving me nuts!!! I'm sending myself a reminder and my phone will chime at 7pm tonight when I get home so I can go straight for my tweezers... The post it tape is not strong enough to yank it out, LOL...

ugh, i hate those days. where you're not sick enough to stay home but sick enough that your day is just miserable... hope it's not too bad for you...

Judy! We're gonna miss you! Have so much fun! I'm so so jealous! Pam - You are doing awesome with the excersise! Did you mention you were getting a fill? I thought I read that... Mae - that is the only website I know to track. I'm sure there are others out there. Try a google search? How's your husband doing as far as weight loss? Michelle - well whatever will power you found by not nibbling is just awesome! We had our last "holiday" dinner last night. Thank goodness that's all over... I tried eating just the salad and some of the red beans but the salad had tons of goat cheese all gushed into and mixed into it. Gross... And the red beans were cooked with pork feet. Umm, not that healthy. So I nibbled on 2 grilled pork ribs. Not so bad I figured. But the kicker was that I had 4 rum and cokes. Full fat coke! ay ya yay... Freezing my buns off here today... And my chin hair is still here...

I have this chin hair that's been bothering me for days now... When I'm at home I forget to pluck it but when I'm out and about all I am doing is rubbing my chin (s) feeling it up... I need to attach a post it to my face...

pam, it's by the cottage cheese. It's yummy. I usually have mine with honey. anywho, how the hell did you do that michelle? no way in heck i could go out with someone and sit there with a greek yogurt. mama mia you are doing good... today i had fat free yogurt with bare naked granola. then for lunch i had two grilled chicken legs with a side salad. only 2 cups of water so far. aaack my water intake is so so bad. I remember when I could do a GALLON a day... and I've been craving a freaking soda all day... lord help me... Pam - Vaya con Dios... he he he he