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Gonna go read it now Judy... need some tip o' the day today...

Tracyks - Let me know how those things work. I watched them on the QVC channel for hours a few weeks ago. I almost bought them. My yard is kinda shaped weird. My house sits funny on my lot so I have huge spaces on each side of my house. I want to plant a big vegetable garden on one of the sides. Eventually... probably not this summer. I want to finish my front yard first... Terry - did you end up going to the crawfish fest? I'm only a few miles from there. Live right across 45. You should have called me!! I would have met you up there. We bummed around the house all day after church today and then went to my sisters birthday party at my mom's house in the evening. We try to go every year and it's always lots of fun. Are you going to Ifest this year? We try not to miss that one either. So you made your son detail your car? That's what kids are for!! Can't wait to have my own, he he he!! Save the coupon I sent you for another time. I think it has a six month expiration on it... Judy, I never knew that preachers get summer vacations too! That's so cool! Who gives the sermon on Sundays when your husband is on vacation? Ok girls. I'm wiped out. I don't really know from what since I wasn't as productive as Tracyks today. But alas, I must go to bed now... Catch up with the rest of ya'll tomorrow... nighty night

yah, tracy. I let my arms flop around... I have no shame really. I'll never see these people again in my life so whats the point in caring. Im wearing my bathing suit and lots of sun sunscreen... gonna let my bat wings flap as they please... he he he

Oooohhh michelle, that hurt just reading it... Did you end up with a black eye? We want pics... he he he... Speaking of accidents, I was shaving my legs yesterday and had my leg propped up funny in my shower and I slipped and ended up slicing my thigh open. Ooohh it stung so bad. I had to finish my shower cuz I was all soaped up, but there was blood running down my leg the whole time. Girls, you hhhhhhaaaaavvveee to try toobing!! You can't come to Gruene and not toob! Shopping, spa treatments, ect.. can be done anywhere you ever go. But toobing?? It's so much fun!! When we go we usually do the six hour route... so two hours will go by like nothing! Terry - the dance hall that we're going to... is it open air?? Oh, one thing that I'm gonna put down on my list to bring is OFF mosquito spray. Mosquitos are the size of small poodles here in Texas! I'll bring enough for everyone since it comes in an aerosol can. What else...don't forget that I'm also coming in an SUV if anyone needs me to bring anything with me. I'm bringing big bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, sun stuff... Enough so that if any of ya'll don't want to bring your stuff with you we'll have plenty. Terry - let me know what you want me to bring from the grocery store. I haven't checked your list to see whats been requested...

Happy Friday Violets!! I live for weekends!! he he he Denise! So happy you checked in!! Can't wait to see those two baby boys when they're born! Jane - you ok from last night? Do you throw up often? So sorry about your reflux. I know you've told your doctor about that but I just don't see how they can't do anything for you. That can't be good for your band. Have you ever had your band checked with flouro when you go do a fill? Yes, TracyK, Terry and I live in "Houston" but in reality it's all suburbs of Houston. Terry lives in Katy, which is left of Houston, I live in Spring, which is north and Tracy lives in Dickinson, which is far far far south. I'm sure if we all lived a little more centralized we'd be able to socialize! Laura - loved all your clothes! Everything is so cute! So my sisters 29th birthday is this Sunday. I have to bake a cake for her party. I cant decide what to make... We're having a big crawfish boil for her at my mom's house... Hope it doesn't rain... Well last night at the gym I was actually able to stay on the eliptical for a full 10 min without feeling like I was going to fall over. I know some of you can go hours on this thing but when I first started excersising I could only do like 30 seconds before I felt like I wanted to die... I've come a long way...I also did butt excersices and thigh excersices. And I can't spell excersice or michael or assett. I always have trouble with those words...

OH my goodness!! :confused: I'm gone for one day the the whole site changes. I haven't logged on since...umm, monday morning, i think. When did all this happen? I can't even find ya'll the quick way, I had to get here the long way around... Whaaaa, I want my old LBT back... WOO HOO Laura and Jenn - Happy Bandiversary!! Can we just believe that it's already been a year?? I feel like I've known ya'll forever? What the heck did I do before I had LBT in my life? he he he Our trip is right around the corner.... I'm getting super excited. I hope hope hope the weather is nice like it has been these past few days. It's like heaven on earth here in Houston. I have no idea how much I have in my band. I think like 4 cc's or something like that. Last time she put Omnipaque in. I go for another fill on May 24th and hopefully that'll put me at my sweet spot. What a crazy day yesterday! The 15th of the month is always a crazy day at work anyways because that's when I pay all my vendors. So it's this huge process to pull our A/P open invoices reports, figure out who we're paying and who we're waiting on. And then actually cutting checks or paying them with our credit card. Then on top of that having to go home and work on Juan's taxes! Yes ladies, he waited till the last minute to get all his crap together for me. And then I didn't even get to finish them. His paperwork was all disorganized and he was missing a bunch of stuff. So he had to file an extension. God Lord this man is disorganized... My scale is not budging but I'm fitting into clothes that I thought I would never get into. So that's something. I've learned not to solely rely on the scale to measure my progress... wow, i thought I'd never say that... TracyKS - I had never ever been able to buy stuff off the clearance rack. I always had to go to a specialised store like Lane Bryant or Catherines and you all know that their "sale" prices were not really sale prices at all. But I couldn't complain because my fat ass wouldn't fit into clothes at stores that would have real sales. The first time I actually browsed through a clearance rack and I found a few shirts and a pair of capris that I fit into I thought I had won the lotto!! Never ever had I bought a shirt for like 6 bucks or some pants for 10 bucks. Now the only problem is that I can easily become addicted to shopping. It's refreshing to fit into almost everything I like... Sorry for the novel girls... I'm gonna go get some coffee and be back...

Thanks for the ballons roomie! Yes, I've come a loooonnng way. We had my old shorts for sale at the garage sale. Size 26/28. I held them up and they're huge!! I was that size. I filled them out completely!! They were even a little tight. So, back to spiders and creepy crawlies. I hate them. I'm a big baby. I will pick up my three dogs, run screaming to my room and jump on the bed until Juan kills whatever is crawling around. Don't get me started on snakes... Like I said, I'm a big baby... I haven't riden a horse in about 15 years. Terry, do you know where we could go to ride horses for the day? I would love to try it again. Terry - wasn't the weekend weather just wonderful?? These are my favorite days here in Houston. There's also a few at the end of November that are like this. These make up for all the 100 plus degree weather during the summer months. Oh, yes I do have coupons. I'll either email or mail them to you depending on which ones are available right now. I'm gonna ask our promotion girl when she comes in today. Once you get them let me know when you'll be coming in so I can make sure they give you the VIP treatment, he he he... Kat - when you say that you have your appointment for this week do you mean that your surgery is already scheduled?? On a different note, my aunt just came back from Monterrey. She was the one who had the face lift and boobs done. She looks amazing!! So natural. I'm gonna see if she'll let me post her before and afters on here. Oh and the incision on her boobs was done on her nipples and she has no scarring! You can't even tell. I'm so gonna use her plastic surgeon. He's really good. Laura - LOVED your B/A's. You are so skinny! OMG, you are NORMAL! Loved your bathing suit. too cute! Well I have more to talk about but like Michelle I have a very exciting project that needs work. I have to get it done before I get to go eat lunch. I'll be back later...

Morning girls!! It was a wonderful weekend here. Yes, we did really good at our garage sale. Not as good as last time but not too bad for a Saturday afternoon. We always make a party of it! We had tons of fun, kids and lots of dogs running around all over the place. Pure chaos but I love it! Sunday was a lazy day. We got up late, ate breakfast and then wandered to the garden store to see what other plants we could get. Ended up getting some calla lilies for some planters that I want in my backyard. I'll have to take some pictures for ya'll. These flowers are gorgeous. Well my one year bandaversary (sp?) was yesterday... Spent alot of time thinking about it. While I was hunched over in my flower bed with mulch up to my elbows I was thinking how grateful I was that I was able to do that. A year ago I would have been sitting on a very big lawn chair, under a tree, suffocating from the heat and watching Juan do all the fun stuff. I did get a little teary eyed and Juan saw me and asked me what was wrong. I told him that I was just thinking back to all the years I wasted by being fat. All the years that went by that I coudln't participate in anything and just felt horrible about it. The moment passed when he came over and hugged me and he was able to wrap both his arms around me all the way around. I felt so tiny and realized that I shouldn't concentrate in the past, just focus on the now. I am never going back to feeling like that. NEVER EVER. I'm off to a quick meeting but I'll be back. I have lots I need to chatter about...

So the weather cleared up and we should have a beautiful weekend. TracyK - yes the weather was nasty here yesterday! It wasn't where you are at? It was rainy, cold, dreary... yuck. This morning it was like that too but the sun is shining now... Glad for that because we've got a garage sale scheduled for tomorrow. More stuff was dropped off at my house last night. And yes Terry, I do get to keep the money from everything that is dropped off! So that's a big plus... So... I think I might need a fill again. I am able to eat alot more than I was before. Question is, just because I can shouldn't mean that I should. Sigh, I need to go see a therapist. I don't think I've actually dealt with my obsession with food. I've been letting the band do all the work so far. And when it slacks off a little I take advantage of that and that's not right... By now I should have learned something...

Tracy - please don't apologize for venting. That's what we're here for. And yes, you've nailed it right on the head. ..."he is just acting out because he feels that he's losing control so he's grabbing tighter". Just keep repeating that to yourself so that when another confrontation happens it doesn't escalate. Listen, I'm the last person to be giving out relationship advice, but I think that eventually he will realize that even though you are becoming more and more independent that he is still the man of the house you won't take that away from him. I think all men are cavemen at heart. So... come here, vent and fret with us... Call one of us if you need to... Pam! I'm glad you are feeling ok. Hopefully you're not in too much pain. I'm sure Susanne will take very good care of you... TracyK - how did the unfill go? You feel better? Laura - At the very beginning of the thread I think it was Kat that said that she flushes out her pouch completely before going to bed. I took that to heart and always always flush it out. If for whatever reason I eat something right before bed I sit up and read or sit up and watch TV, or even sit up and doze off... but I don't lay down until I've drank a full glass of water... I think what you felt was just your masticated food just coming back up. I wouldn't worry about it. Just flush out your pouch from now on... It's been a hectic Friday today. I'm so wishing it was already 5 o'clock...

WOW Tracy!! That's awesome. You gotta tell us all about it.... I haven't been to Vegas in awhile and I think it's time for us to go back... Hey, have any one of ya'll been to the Bahamas? We just picked Nassau as our family vacation this year. Any tips? Rainy and cloudy and cold here today. I met up with an old high school friend that I hadn't seen in 13 years and she said I look exactly the same as when graduated high school. I lost contact with her so she has no idea I balloned up to 300+ pounds. I didn't volunteer that information... I've got dinner plans with friends tonight then tomorrow is finally Friday. YAY!!

Hi girls! Suzie - glad to hear your sister is doing good. I hate it when a patient complains and the nurses just ignore them. I'm sure she was grateful that you were there! Michelle - Wow, you are doing great!! I haven't lost another ounce since I got sick but I know why! I haven't been back to the gym since I got sick and my food choices have been dreadful. Kat - Did you ever find out what was causing your headaches?? I read it a few pages back but didn't see whether or not you found out. I was MIA from here yesterday. We were super busy at work and then my parents are doing the finishing touches on their dream home so we are over there every night looking over paint choices, lighting, you know... all the little stuff... We're so excited. It should be ready in about a month. My sister is doing good. She was in a bit of pain last week but it was all gas pain. She finally started feeling better on Monday. She's already lost 26 lbs!! Wow, I remember those first few weeks when the lbs were melting off as if by magic, LOL. She was supposed to start mushies on Saturday but decided to do another week of clear liquids because she was super swollen. Her face already looks so much thinner! We're supposed to have beautiful weather here this weekend. Sunny and a high of 79. We're planning another garage sale. My garage is full of crap again. I don't really know when I became my family's donation center but they seem to think I want all their crap. Oh well, whatever I don't sell this weekend will be carted off to Goodwill... I'm so sleepy right now and it's barely 3:30. And I have church tonight. I need some coffee...

Ugh, I don't even want to inventory what I ate yesterday. Let's just say it was a bad food day and move on... We got tons done in the yard this weekend. We're still not done though because we would work on it in spurts. Saturday after I got off of work we went to the garden center and picked out everything we needed. Then we went to my dad's house to help him move some stuff around in his house. We got home pretty late and edged and mowed the yard and we layed out the plants the way we wanted them. We pulled up two bushes that were pretty decrepid looking. By then it was around 7 and we stopped to go out to dinner with friends. Then Sunday we got up, had a big pancake breakfast, then went to church. After church we went to the Dynamo's soccer game. Great game! We tied 3-3 against Dallas. We left the game around 5 and came home and got back to work. We outlined all the flower beds, constructed them, toiled the soil, edged everthing all nice. We got done around 9 and we finally came inside to clean up and get ready for our work week. Today will be the actual planting of the plants. Can't wait. That's my favorite part! Ugh, I didn't want to get out of bed this morning though... Mondays suck... I wish I could work Tuesday through Friday....

Laura - don't feel bad, i'm at work too today. I need to submit some financials over to the bank on Monday and I didn't finish entering all the information. So here I am. It got so cold here today. Yuck. We had yard work planned for today. I guess we can still do it but I wanted sunshine dammit! Now that we "finished" the inside of the house we're focusing on the outside. The yard is a mess. I don't think the previous owners sodded the backyard so our backyard is 99% weeds and 1% grass. The front has a few measly bushes but not flower beds and no landscaping stones. We're gonna tackle the front first. I'll post before and afters so ya'll can see what we did... Jane - woo hoo!! have fun tonight!! Are you dressing up too? he he he... Michelle - Happy Anniversary!! I hope you feel better for your night out. I'm with Terry, you should rest today... Terry - It's a good day for a drive out to Bentwater... Do both of ya'll golf? I have no idea if it's good golf weather or not. Much to my father's disapointment none of us took up golf! He would play everyday if he could! The house that they are building is in front of the golf course in Augusta Pines soooo my mom will be a golf widow soon... he he he Have fun today! Okay, back to work for me. I want to hurry up and finish so I can get to the garden store. Have a great weekend everyone!! Talk to you monday...

Hi everyone! This is an invitation for everyone who's been banded by Dr. Zapata. I'd love to meet some of ya'll that post on here. Email Judy at the email address above for more information or you can PM me. I went last year as a newly banded patient and I learned so much.

Hi Judy! Glad you're feeling better today. Can't wait to see your walls...

Hi Angela, yes I'm in Houston too. Actually in Spring, just a little north of Houston. I was banded in Mexico. By Dr. Zapata. He's lovely. I heart him. My sister just got banded by him one week ago today.

Can anyone help me start a new thread? My band doctor is having a Houston get together in May and I want to invite everyone on the board that was banded by him to come to it. I don't even know where to start or where I would put that. Thanks!

Happy Anniversary Terry!! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. I for one am truly honored and privileged to call you my friend. You have done so much to inspire and to motivate us all in this little group of ours. I'm so happy to have found all of ya'll!! Michelle - owie! hope you feel better. Did you end up PB'ing? When something like that happens it almost never comes back up for me. I just have to suffer through it, drooling, until it slides down. I'm so glad it's Friday!!! Yay yay yay...

Happy Bandaversary Pamela!!! Any positive changes that have happened to you in this past year is enough to celebrate!! You should feel good for everything little thing you've accomplished! We love you!! KAT!!!! I'm so happy for you!!! Well, the hard part is over now. I feel like this is the culmination of all your hard work. Even if you do want to lose a few more pounds I feel like it'll be easier or less stressfull without all that hanging flesh on you. TracyK - You heard me!!! Yes, that was me on the radio. Too funny. I'm such a dork. We love the dynamos and I heard that they were going to be giving away tickets to their opening game so I just picked up the phone and called. I've never won anything on the radio before... Thanks for the update Laura. I never went back to the thread to see what she had said about her pants. I was feeling all crummy yesterday but then I read that others were right where I am now so that makes me feel alot better. I'm normal, imagine that! Terry - No wonder we always have to have our Christmas party in our conference room. My boss's wife always waits until October to try to book a place for us. Never happens and she never learns... So I'm doing some paper work cleaning at my house. Ever since we moved I haven't really "fixed" up my home office. I was worried about the rest of the house and just left that for last. So I haven't been keeping up with the filing and the shredding. I've just been putting everything on my desk. Well yesterday I finally started sorting through everything. OMG, I can't believe how much crap has accumulated. I didn't finish and I worked until 11pm. I still have more than half of it left to go through. And you know what, in my life I tend to do that. I was just thinking about that last night. I let little things go and go and go until it becomes this giant mess and then of course I don't want to tackle this giant mess so then it becomes just a huge weight on my shoulders. I think about it and stress about it. Why do I do that? Okay, off to get my coffee now. I'll be back later...

Hi girls. Feeling much better today but that except for that dang cough... Still holding steady at 229 even though I've been eating real food for the past few days. Crossing my fingers that it holds!! I was just on another thread and a lady posted that she was wearing size 14 jeans. It's amazing the disparity in sizes that we wear at the same weight. I'm still in a tight 18!! I feel like I won't be in a 14 bottom until i'm at goal or close to goal. Just discourages me sometimes when I look at the size of my pants... I really really need to get get my pannus chopped off...

You're in a size 14 at 226 lbs? Whaaaa!!! I can barely fit into an size 18. I'll probably be at goal and in a size 14....

I figured he'd blow his top too, but surprisingly he stayed quite calm. He just told me very matter of factly that I needed to figure out how to fix it... he he he...

Have a good lunch Tracy! I don't know what I'm having yet. I have chicken noodle soup or egg salad to choose from. I don't feel like either... I feel like having some beans. Hmmm, that sounds really good actually.

I played an April Fools joke on Juan this morning! I told him that I needed him to go and pull out some money out of the savings account because I couldn't pay the mortgage with the money in the checking account. We just got paid last week so he's wondering what happened to all that money. I told him that I just bought a new set of dishes that I've been wanting and that I spent $1500 on it. He just shook his head and sighed real deep. He started lecturing me about being frivilous with our money and how I was going to have to figure out how to pay for the mortgage because he wasn't touching our savings account.... He he he... I finally couldn't keep a straight face and burst out laughing....