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Ryan... You were a very dear friend and you came to my rescue with meaningful words of wisdom more times than I can count. You inspired me with your insight and your love and loyalty to your dear wife Patty and I will miss you. Patty... I am so sorry... and at a loss for words... (((Hugs)))

Hey All... Just got back from the shack a bit ago... tired (didn't sleep well on ye old futon)... stinky (no running water)... but yet... it was beautiful and beautiful temps! Anyhoo... I read posts but I am just pooped so I will hafta do personals later. Back is still holding steady... the futon didn't help matters...lol. ANyhoo... (((hugs))) to everyone!

Morning All... Back... Tis sitting on the edge of going all of the way "out". I hate that! Anyhoo... I can't sit around so I have been doing all of my normal stuff and hoping for the best. It really hurt when I awoke this morning but it's getting better as I vacuum... do laundry... etc...lol. food... doing terrible... feel the gain again. *poo* Even with as busy as I've been... not so busy as to not shove food in my pie hole. Eileen... I know whatcha mean about the crisp morning... it was rather fallish last night and I even saw a tree that is turning already... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! THis would be my first winter in a long time without being on Zoloft... I think I had better talk to the old doc when I go to get my nooks and crannies checked later this month. Cindy... I second that you are a sweetie. I bet being back to work will be much better once the kids are actually there! Kids can sense a teacher that really enjoys being with them! Sherry... I have to say this again... there is a huge difference in your before and after pics girl!!!! You look awesome! Kat... Keep on enjoying that time with your hubby! Live in the moment for as long as you can! I always try and remind myself of that when I look at my daughter. How did she go from 3 to 13 overnight??? Rene... TO Veg out is my favorite activity... especially in a hotel room. I love to travel... I never grew out of the excitement of a hotel room with all of the little soaps and such...lol. I try not think about what other people have done there though. :lalala: Crispy... Gawd I don't miss being single! I hated every minute of the dating scene. I was a complete nervous wreck with every date! Hang in there... Mr. Right is out there!!! Heck... I almost let my Mr. Right go... thought he was too nice for me... or I was too wicked for him...lol. Luckily I came to my senses! Okay... off to finish the laundry! *joy* Have a good weekend everyone! We are off to the cabin after a block party this afternoon!

OMIGosh Sherry... There is a really BIG difference! Girl... I sdon't know why you were afraid to post those! Wow... I order you to keep looking at those pictures untill you see what we see!!!! Rene... Hope you can enlarge that one picture... lol.

Morning... Well... I've gone and done it... all of the branch and log lifting... junk packing... vacuuming... stretching and straining... and what does it... I was out this morning raking up the leaves... twisted and BAMMO... back is out. I can't even lift my arms without it spasming. Crap. Kat... Sorry about the family members... it's a good thing they are not helping your hubby recover... it's that type of love that hampers a recovery... your type of love will have him up and felling like himself... only healthier. You are doing what a truly loving spouse should do. (((Hugs))) Mary... Sorry that you can't stay and play... miss ya! Rene... Sorry ... can't comply... breathing hurts ... DAMN!! I am so mad... we have so much that we need to do! I actually took two Advil *collective gasp* in the hopes that I can get back outside and work some more. I've never been to a Broadway show... well... the only show I've ever seen in a theater is the Nutcracker...lol. I bet it is exciting and that would definitley be on my list if I ever ventured into the big city. We have the Performing Arts Center here... I am going to have to check out their website and see if there is anything coming up that sounds interesting. Eileen...It was the King Sized Snickers...lol. Howzit going with the calorie counting??? CIndy... WTG with the exercise girl!!!! We won't be the same weight for long... you are going to leave me in the dust! Well crud... what am I going to do now???? I wanted to go to the humane center and walk dogs today too... double crud. ANybody have a hydrocodone handy? LOL... Hugs...

With all of the tree cutting and such... a couple of baby bunnies ran out from a bushy area and one ran into our garage. Sooooo... we found the little guy and scooted his but into the live cage and put him back after we were done making a ruckus... Isn't he/she cute!

Hey guys... Not much time... have been cleaning and organizing as an agent is coming by to give us a market value estimate on the house. We are thinking about down-sizing as this house is much bigger than we need AND... it is the home that my hubby raised his children in with the YUCKY wife. Anyhoo... it is a beautiful home but I feel a bit like it isn't mine. I also feel really uncomfortable when his kids come to visit as I know it was their childhood home and I have made a lot of changes in my attempt to make it feel like home. All of the neighbors were also here for the most of the past 25 years as well... sooooooooo... Cindy... Sorry about the first day back to work... take the book Whale Done in and have the powers that be read it. What dorks... WTG guys... that'll get them all fired up to make a difference!... Gosh! Anyhoo... (((HUgs))) Anne... Come on...show us the hair girl! Oh... and the big maple...just split right down the middle... we don't know why. It was 25 years old or so. It split all of the way down to the ground but didn't fall down. I'm glad we got it down before it fell! Rene... Dang it... I haven't gone this week AT all. In my defense... I have been working my buttocks off... but still... I know what happens when I break the habit! I bet if you commit to once a week you will go more... give it a try. Sherry... Congrats on hitting the 50 pound mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!! I can't wait to see those pics! Where is Crispy anyway????? Eileen... I stopped on the the way home from class last night and got a Snickers... DAB NABBIT!!!!! yum. Anyhooo.... I think I am making up for all of the food I didn't eat last week! Where exactly did your hubby throw that cake???? *wink* Okay...gotto go... must try to leave the impression that I am a good homemaker... ROFLMAO. Hopefully she won't bring the white gloves!

Mornin... Well...actually... almost afternoon! It's been a busy morning! They finally showed up to take down our huge and beautiful old maple that split right down the middle. Sad. There is a yard full of tree out there that I am itching to work on but I can't without my hubby cutting up some of the branches! I did go out and fill in the holes form the other three trees that they ground the stumps out of... so definitely am getting my workout! Betty... Nice to see ya! That doggone foot of yours is really getting in your way isn't it! I sure hope that it improves so that you can have the freedom to do any thing your little heart desires! Sherry... I think every doctor should browse a patients chart prior to seeing them. I browsed my docs charts for him and he also reviewed prior to seeing a patient. We pay a lot of money to see the doc... they should always come into the room prepared... there is no excuse for not doing so. I know they are busy... but not knowing your patients can lead to important health problems being missed. Okay...off of my soap box now. Dianne... hope you are at curves sweating off the cals. Eileen... darned ole boss must be hangin over your shoulder! Miss ya! Back to the dirty work!

Hey Kat... So glad everything went so well and that you both are home safe and sound... WELCOME HOME! Sending healing vibes amd hoping you get a wonderful nights sleep tonight! Sherry... Time to get a new doc...lol. Gosh... I feel bad for suggesting you go see one...lol! Yep...crazy bands they are... but I am finding that right before my TOM the darned thing closes down to a trickle! I don't know what would happen if I had a fill... I don't think I would even get Water in suring the TOM. Dianne... Sorry sweets... I don't really feel like I have a testimony in regards to my band. I did in the beginning maybe... but it's been a long hard road. I'm sure there will be a gazillion happy success stories out there for ya though! Good Luck! Cindy...Woo Hoo on the walk!!!! I bet it felt pretty darn good???? Did you like it...just a little bit??? I didn't go work out today... but I worked like a dog organizing the basement and garage... so I think that counts! Eileen... THat is do great!!!!! I bet it feels wonderful to wear your rings again! I was a 1 year newlywed when I got banded... and couldn't wear my rings... that was a big dang deal when I finally could! Hope it was a very Happy B-Day for you! Well girls... I started out counting calories... but got so busy that I stopped half way through. I think I did okay... I'll try it again tomorrow... and hopefully off to work out. Nighty night

THere isn't science behind my thoughts for why I have so much gas while being banded... only paying close attention that brings me to this conclusion. Even if I eat NOTHING...or should I say... especially if I eat nothing... I feel my lower stomach just a growling and carrying on... creating lots of air that eventually has to come out... one way or another. When I was having oodles of problems after a 2cc fill they noted a ginormous air bubble under the band that was just sitting there a waiting for it's destination orders. WHen I am unfilled... there is a big decrease in the amount of gas that is passed in either direction. The gas I pass is mostly harmless and provides much amusement for my DD and DH. I haven't noticed any paint peeling off of the walls... so... it's all good.

Okay... Today is Eileen's B-Day???? I can't rmember for all of the food porn that is clouding my brain!!! GC cake, spinach dip and bagel chips OH MY! :happybday2: :happybday2: :happybday2: :happybday2: :happybday2: :happybday2: Sherry... Girl... I am glad you are going to the doctor! Hope they are able to calm the rocky seas for ya! Anne... awwww... enjoy the hubby free time...he'll be back soon enough and then think of all the fun you'll have "gettting to know" him again. *wink* Cindy... I think whining about going back to work burns calories... I'm not sure I can confirm that... it's more of a hunch than anything. Well... I was BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD yesterday. I obviously have missed shoving food in my mouth! Anyhoo... I bought a grab bag of sun chips so that I wouldn't over-eat and hubby bought two full size bags of Doritos. *sigh* Then... we cooked up the wonderful Walleye that he caught and WITH it... I had a potato with lots of butter and sour cream... and then a big cookie. *double sigh* Oh... started TOM. Oh... and I had a McDonalds ice cream cone. Needless to say... I didn't count calories yesterday. BUT... today... I am jumping back on the wagon because I have loved seeing the numbers go downward instead of up! Have a good week everyone!

Dody... you may "fit in" once you a good amount of restriction... we'll all be crossing our fingers that you get to join the farty butt club. :scared:

2 years out... still burping and tooting... it's a great way to find out who your real friends are...lol.

Ahhh Cindy... sorry it's back to work time! It will help take your mind off of only being able to eat 5 bites though! I have no doubt that I would be at goal if I had still been working when I was banded. Being at home allows me to graze... and when I was working I ran... non-stop. Anyhoo...Parallel Universe Sister... hand over the spinach dip when you're done... :scared:

CINDY... We are both 224!!!!! Freaky.

Eileen... you goof... of COURSE spinach dip is a veggie!!!! Just ask Popeye! Oh... and I have workout videos... and a treadmill... and a home gym... that is definitely not the issue...lol. I need a place that I am paying for so that I feel guilted into going...lol. Cindy... I remember going to a neighborhood cookout shortly after that first whomping fill of 2cc's. Nobody in the neighborhood knew about my surgery so I just kept pushing my food around on my plate... EVERYONE noticed. I had to say I was feeling ill which led to everyone wanting to sit by me...lol. As far as a sweet spot... mine must be VERY elusive...lol.

Hey Cincy... soooo glad your DD is home safe and sound! Thanks for giving me a break on the card thang... not sure why it is a struggle for me? The exercise is really helping me feel firmer and more energetic... less depressed...etc. I still can't firgure out why I hate it....lol. If my exercise place closes I am going to be in a mell of a hess! Hubby brought home a big ole fish from his day out on the lake... I guess I know what we'll be having for dinner tomorrow! I'm not a big fish fan... except when really fresh... looking forward to it! TTFN

Okay Greg... I know that baby girl has eyes that stab ya right in the heart... hows about a close-up. :scared:

My hubby was forever taking the shower drain apart due to hair clogs after I was banded... I had very thick hair to start with thank goodness! It was actually refreshing to have thinner hair for awhile but I have to say that seeing the clumps fall out did give me moments of anxiety! It did come back... but darn it... there was even more gray than before! Hang in there... it will stop falling out and it will come back!

Eileen...you are a lot of help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily... there was another volunteer that wanted to walk Jack and I told her that I wouldn't wrestle for him today...lol. He's still a cutie but we have two dogs and three cats and I'm afraid I will need a kennel license if I keep bringing animals home! He will find a home... he is as sweet as the day is long. His momma is there too and she is just as sweet. Take care of that toe... we'll have to come up with toe gaurds for you to wear! Eat a slice of that cake for me will ya? I did do the E thang today and found out that she may close the beginning of October is she can't find a buyer. *sigh* There is no way I can go to Curves after being in her place and working with her weighted machines. Dang... I will have to hope somebody buys it! Hope everyone is just having too much fun this weekend!

Happy Saturday Cindy... YAY... I'm glad you are off to get your DD today and I know she will be be gald to be home! My DD has been with her dad for the last 2 weeks and comes home Monday... I sure have missed her! In egards to Christmas cards... I have ta tell you guys that I am terrible about sending any type of card...lol. I buy them but rarely send them... not sure why. I haven't sent Christmas cards out for the last 4 years so I will probably hafta bow out of the exchange. I know... Bah Hum Bug. Well... planning on working out this morning and then heading over to the humane society to work with the dogs for awhile. THere is a sweet white German Shepherd puppy there that I have fallen in love with... God please give me the strength to leave him there! Oh and his name is Jack. THis was my Jack that we had to have put down.

WTG on the working out Anne! I really think exercise is the key... I'm not sure why I have to work so hard at convincing myself to unlock that door! You have such a great outlook even with the complications that you've had... makes me feel like a big ole whiner...lol. Anyhoo... good to see your post! Dianne... You are a go-getter girl! I could never make it in sales/advertising... I'd be telling people they don't really need my services and how they can do it on their own...lol. Well... maybe as I get older. I think summer has sucked up some of our thread members... hmmm... guess that means I don't have a life...lol. I did count calories today... until we went out to dinner. I'm sure the minute amount of rice and Beans didn't add up to much but the jumbo marguarita (sp?) might have added up to a substantial amount...lol. Anyhoo... it was awesome and I wanted another! I don't think it is a problem as I went out in the heat to the humane society and walked dogs for two hours before going out to dinner which probably wore a few cals in sweat alone! Must go put jammies on.... (((hugs)))

Hey Guys... Just didn't want you to think I had floated away with all of these fluids I'm a drinkin! My caloric intake yesterday was well below the 1800 as I still was on liquids. The horrible hunger has subsided now to a low growl...lol. I did try some chili a little bit ago and I think it is going to stay down YAY! It was wonderful to chew something! Beanie... Good to see ya but sorry they are working your arse off!!!! Congrat on the all time low for your weight and I bet you'll be in twoterville shortly! Eileen... 42nd B-day eh???? It must be a comfort that you look like you are 32????? I'm glad your gyno gave you a whack! Sheesh woman... that cervix could rot and fall out in that amount of time! :eek: Sherry... You should not still be feeling woozy... you need to see your doc about an inner ear issue or something! Sorry about the in-laws...sounds like they need to be whacked by Eileen's gyno as well! Mary... Good to see ya... hope you get to post an update soon! Betty...Sorry about the washer... you're right... that is a must have! Things just never break down at a good time do the???? (((hugs))) Cindy... How's the DD's room coming along???? I bet it is really shaping up! Yum... I love tortilla soup although I have to say that I am getting pretty sick of soup after this little tightening of my band. I just keep thinking about what a great little jumpstart for weight-loss this will be for me. WIsh you all a great weekend and Eileen... hope you have a very Happy Birthday with lots of spankings.

Morning all... Sherry... I know what you mean about the sudden urge for things that are no no's! Oh...and one time I looked up the calorie content of Culvers custard ... OMIGOSH... I have only had 2 ice creams there in the last 2 years! Cindy..Hope the muscle pumping didn't get you too worked up to sleep! I know I can't workout anytime close to bedtime or else I am up for the night. Speaking of that... was up at 3:45 yesterday morning and 2:45 this morning... WTF????? Still hungry this morning... still have liquids going down ever so slowly and wondering if I will ever be able to chew food again...lol. Have a good one...

Wait... I forgot... congrats on the weight-loss Cindy!!!