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Cute siggy Laura! I want one too! I'll have to get you a picture. I think it's time to change my current one. Juan told me that my face is already thinner now than that one that I have up currently. I'll have to take a picture and compare. Terry says HI GIRLS! She can't sign on. The site is giving her an error message... It got cooolllddd here. It's supposed to be low 30's tonight... My feet are frozen. I gotta go get some more coffee to warm me up.

Hip bones for me... I can only feel them when I'm laying down on my side but I'll just lay there and keep rubbing them. I really can't believe it sometimes. I haven't felt my bones since high school!

I haven't had a problem with anything except for oranges. I can't eat the skin on them. But salads, raw veggies, anything like that goes down fine. I think everyone is different though. When I try something new or something that I haven't had since the band I go slow.

Glad to have you back Judy, we missed you!! Pam your living room looks great!! I love color but Juan unfortunately is like Rick. He likes everything in very neutral colors. Well for this new house we compromised. I painted the living room, kitchen and formal dining room a darker shade of tan. That's as much color as he can tolerate, LOL. The rest of the house is a boring khaki. TracyK - Just take one day at a time. We're not here to judge you just to support you. Try your best and just keep reminding yourself that you started this journey to become healthier... My weekend was over far too quickly. Actually I think it was for the better since I probably ate enough calories to last me for the rest of the week. Friday night we went to the BBQ cookoff at the rodeo here in Houston. We saw Mark Chestnutt and ate some good BBQ. Saturday we went shopping all day. We went to the Galleria, which is a huge mall here and by the time we came home my legs were killing me. Didn't buy too much. Now that I can fit into regular clothes I always want to buy whatever fits me but I've learned to control myself. Sunday we had a cookout at my mom's house. It was a little windy but that didn't stop my dad from grilling. My mom is moving soon and we absolutely loovvee the house we grew up in so we're trying to have as many get togethers as possible before they leave. As weird as it sounds now that my parents are empty nesters they are building a huge house because they are bursting at the seams in their current home. How did we all fit when there were two parents and three teenage girls in the house?? I didn't do any housework or laundry all weekend long so now my week will be filled with chores. Yuck. I hate having to come home and not only cook but clean too. Yuck yuck yuck...

I've got 8 minutes left and counting. I have shrimp firmly stuck in my throat. I was eating at my desk when someone walked into my office and startled me and I swallowed a half chewed shrimp. Nothing I've done has helped. I'll have to stop by and get pineapple juice on my way home. This is not a good feeling. yuck.

Good morning girls! Sorry, I got caught up in laura's doctor drama. How is everyone today? Tracy - BEST WISHES TODAY!! Suzie said it's a wonderful day today. I think ya'll are in the same town? I hope that the sun is shining for you! Take lots of pictures! Hugs and kisses... I'm still eating my oatmeal from breakfast. Sometimes it takes me hours to finish something but gosh darn it, i'll finish it. Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Somewhere in all the information that I've read I heard about a lady that was famous for saying that you should only eat what you can in a 20 min period and then leave the rest alone. But alot of people said that was wrong, that you should take as long as you want to eat. I don't know if that's the right way for me though... Anyhoo, slow day at work today so i'll be lurking most of the day...

My dermatologist is the same way. I don't know why they are so "exclusive". When I started on this weighloss journey I knew I eventually was going to need a dermatologist to document my skin rashes for possible future surgery. So I researched the best one in my area and what I did was that I called for about 3 months before they were able to see me. There was nothing wrong with me of course but when they finally allowed a new patient in I went ahead and booked. I went to go see her and i just made up that I had a little itchy skin on my elbow, she gave me a cream and sent me on my way. Now I have no problem getting an appointment because i'm an "established" patient. he he he...

Morning chickies... Just enjoying my sloppy oatmeal and enjoying your posts... Still tired and sleepy this morning so I'm just gonna take it easy.

Suzie - how scary!! Good for you for staying calm and collected for your friend. She's so lucky to have you in her life. Laura - how'd your lamb turn out? Hubby get home in time to enjoy it? I wound up making spinach/shrimp quesadillas. Kat - I can't believe that they won't even give you anything for the pain. Have you tried asking your regular doctor for something? I have loads of hydrocodone from my various ailments last year. I wish I could share... I'm gonna have oatmeal for breakfast this morning. I took a water pill today because I'm so bloated... Hopefully it does it's job...

Hi Jenn!! Laura, I'm on my way too. Tracy can have my share of lamb though, I'll just have corn! Tracy - love your car!! My cousin has one of those. She can haul half of walmart and her three kiddos in that thing. Good gas mileage too. You made a good choice! TracyKS - Whew! You made me tired just reading your post! Good thing you have all this free time this week where you can just cater to everyone else ... Hope things get better for you. Wish we could do something to help! Sending get well vibes to Robby... My washer is dinging, time to add another load... being a domestic godess sucks...

Too cute Terry! You have such a beautiful skill. I still want to make that charm for my mom. Hopefully we can get together before our trip. Busy busy today. Trying to get all my work cleared out of here so I can be ready for the end of the month. I'm going on vacation March 10th through the 14th so I need to get done with my end of month stuff pretty quickly. Anyone planning anything special for Spring Break? We're not doing much. We're gonna go visit grandma and stay with her for a few days. My port has been hurting me all day. Last night I was cleaning my bathroom so I was bent over scrubbing the shower floor and the shower doors. I'm thinking that's why. I've got loads of laundry to do tonight. I seriously don't know where so much mess comes from. It's just me and Juan and it seems like my house is always messy! I wonder what it's gonna be like when we have kids? Perpetual nuclear waste site... I've always wondered how people can keep their houses clean and organized. It didn't happen in my house growing up and it ain't happening with me now... I wish I was born with the "clean" gene... Denise - your daughters look so beautiful!! I'm at an age where I'm beginning to feel the twinges of wanting to be a mom. Actually I wish one of my sisters would get pregnant that way I can have the benefits of being around a baby but can get up and leave any time I want. :biggrin: He he he... I guess I'm not quite there yet, huh?

When we get together in May I'm going to bring a bottle of Tito's Vodka with me so ya'll can have some. I don't know if it's available outside of Texas. It's a vodka that's distilled here in Austin. Tito, the guy who makes it, is from San Antonio, so I'm sure it'll be available for sale there. It's the best stuff! It's so smooth and that's really the only thing I will usually drink. I pair it with cranberry juice but it's good on it's own.

Goldschlagger - never had that. What does it taste like? Is it a beer?

Ok, I've drank two liters of water so far and have not peed yet. What's up with that?? My belly is so bloated, it hurts. I'm gonna go try one more time.

Hey has anyone ever heard about a link between coffee and weight gain or difficulty in weight loss? I'm gonna go google it right now but I heard from a friend of mine that there is a correlation. I think I'm going to stay away from coffee this week and see what that does to the scale. Gotta go get more water. I've got one liter down and two more to go...

Good luck today Jenn!! Laura – hope you and your husband are ok. Car not badly damaged? My body is holding on tight to all it’s 235 lbs so you and Michelle might be coasting on by me this week... TracyK – woohoo!!! New car!!! Is that the one you’re bringing to Gruene? Can’t wait to see it!! TracyKS – Can’t believe your wedding is this week already!! You ready? Michelle – Piglet is just as pink as ever. What exactly were you trying to show us? :smile2: he he he.... just kidding.... Your double chin is gone forever!! Judy – have fun!! Smuggle back some sunshine! Pam – You would love Avenue Q. Super risqué but very funny. Jane, I would never go with my parents to that! You are a brave woman. I still get red if we’re watching a movie with my parents and a make out scene comes on. Terry – I’m glad your mom is doing better and that you got some beading done. You have to try to keep yourself healthy and happy too! So let’s see, what happened this weekend in my neck of the woods... Umm, Friday I ran into a partially open door. Another huge goose egg on my forehead. This time it was because the room was kinda dark and I wasn’t wearing my glasses. I’ll never learn... Saturday we went dancing. We had a lot of fun. It was just girls, we were celebrating one of my aunts birthdays. I’ll try to share some pics later. I looked really cute in my dress! Sunday was blah. We didn’t even watch the Oscars. Spent all day running around looking for a pair of capris that fit me ok. I’m in between sizes right now so it’s kinda hard. 18’s are too big and 16’s make me look like a sausage. I’m so stuck at 235. Even though I said I wouldn’t weigh myself until the end of this week I weighed myself on Saturday morning and it said 234.8. .2 ounces down. Whoop dee do. I did start TOM today so maybe it’s bloating and water retention but I don’t think so. So again, I vow to stay off the freaking scale until next Monday. Oh and I couldn’t figure out why Sundays I am always able to eat copious amounts of food for breakfast and the rest of the week I struggle with cottage cheese. Well, I figured it out this weekend. Every Sunday we start our morning off by umm, getting some horizontal aerobics in. And I’m usually not horizontal for most of it and the session lasts quite awhile. So then by the time we get to breakfast I am starving and able to stuff pancakes down my gullet. And Juan’s specialty is pancakes (among other specialties, )... So I guess I know why I am firmly stuck at 235. End of blue story... Off to get started on my water...

Gina, I love them!! They're so cool and a structured frame is so cute on you! Hubby did good.... Judy, too cute in your black top! So I made the sheperd's pie. It was deliciousness! I've never made it before but now it's gonna be a part of my regular recipes. Juan loved it! I took the two fat patties and chopped them up really fine. Tossed them with a bag of frozen mixed veggies. Slapped the mashed potatoes on top of that. Baked for 15 min then covered it with a mexican blend of shredded cheese and then baked for another 5 min. Thanks again Laura! Off to watch the American Idol results show... Everyone have a good night!

Sheperds pie sounds great! And I know I have lots of veggies I can add. A nice side salad and it's gonna be a quick dinner tonight. That's for the suggestion. Janie - I went to the ross website and I didn't find the chain I liked but I did end up buying this seashell charm set. Oh it was too cute to pass up. I looked at ICE.com too but no luck. I'm gonna try to go to Zales and Macy's this weekend to see what I can find... Barely starting on my second liter of water. Whip me with a wet sock please.

Oh another question. Last night I made a chopped steak with ground turkey meat. Well I went overboard with the spicy salt so we couldn't eat them. Can I do anything with it? I'm gonna go home and crumble it back up since right now they are in patty form. I also have leftover mashed potatoes and leftover broccoli. Any ideas?

Thanks girls! Everyones compliments made me feel better. So now I look like a dork with a big smile on my face. And no I have no makeup on. It's the flourescent lighting that's making my skin look nice :tongue2: So I'm on my first liter of water. Barely halfway through. I need to get drinking... Does anyone know of cheap online jewelry stores? I want to get Juan a wheat (spiga) chain to go with his gold cross but the one i saw at James Avery is $540! Wow. Not prepared to spend that much! I'm looking for a 20" gold chain that's about 2.5mm thick. I've looked at Bluenile.com but they don't have what I'm looking for and I'm clueless when it comes to shopping online...

This is me at work today looking like and feeling like crap. In my dorky glasses and messy pony tail... I've got my door shut so no one can come near me...

Morning girls... Terry - hugs to you and your family. We'll keep ya'll in our prayers. Keep us updated on her condition when you can. Stormy yucky day here in Houston today. I'm still trying to shake the sicky out of me. Weird thing is that my appetite is back full force and I have hardly any restriction. That's not good. I went to the eye doctor yesterday because my right eye has been feeling funny. Well I have a full blown infection. I wore my contacts throught my whole sickness and never changed them out and I got an eye infection. So now I'm wearing my glasses. I hate wearing glasses when it's humid and rainy. I haven't weighed myself in about a week and I think I'm gonna wait another week to do it. I'll go back to the gym on Friday. Don't forget that today is CTCD! And since Suzie hasn't checked in I will remind everyone to get your water in.

Hi girls! I'm finally back to work. A little weak but feeling so much better. I don't want to whine about how cold it is here when some of you are in the low teens and my idea of cold is 64, but I want 90 degree weather already. I can't stop shivering. I'm always drinking hot tea or hot coffee. Oh my gosh! So many pictures. I love all the pictures! Laura - you look awesome! So skinny in your jeans. Your height really helps you. I'm about the same weight as you but I have short stumpy legs! Yours go on forever... too cute girly... TracyKS - love your highlights! they look so summery! oh i wish it was summer Tracy - you are looking so tiny in your picture!! especially next to your big handsome husband! isnt that the best feeling, when you actually look tiny next to your husband now?? I love it. Not that I look tiny next to Juan but I look normal now. I used to joke that we were the number 10. He was the one and i was the zero, he he he... oh and please don't beat yourself up about the cake you ate. It's gonna happen! Remember we got banded because we wanted to be able to lead as normal a life as possible. Normal people eat cake! But it's ok to come here and vent about it. This is our safe place... we'll always have encouraging words for everyone. Judy - WOW!! what a hot sexy grandma! I truly can't believe my eyes when I see your B&A's. Your weightloss has made such a radical change to your body! Truly truly inspires me to keep working at this! Michelle - Love your new avatar! Your waist is shrinking!! Even from the pictures you showed us at the beginning of the year you already look smaller now... Woo hoo!! Terry, Jane, Gina, Pam, Jenn, Denise, Suzanne, Kat - Hi girls!! I missed ya'll! I've been on a steady diet of vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate for the past four or five days so I think I'm going to wait awhile before I get on the scale again! But I'm glad to know that I'm not going through this alone...that I have a great group of ladies that "got my back", he he he... Off to get my morning coffee... sorry for the novel, i just had alot of catching up to do....

Hi girls. I've been sick as a dog. It hit me hard and I haven't really gotten out of bed for about four days. Feeling a little bit better tonight. Feeling less like a zombie...

I keep meaning to ask ya'll... is it bad that i don't sweat alot when i work out? i noticed that some people are like dripping sweat and i'm barely dewy. am i not working hard enough? i feel it in my muscles and i push myself until i turn to jello but i don't sweat that much. hmmm....