DeLarla

I'm more prone to addiction than normal folk since I have loonies in the family gene pool. I laugh about it, but there's truth to genetics. For me, you may as well ask me to turn my eyes into pumpkins, because breaking habits is harder, band or no band. I'm the weirdo of the bunch though, so most people find it easier.

Anybody that loves farm animals is OKAY by me! Does this mean you'll have a yard full of peeps? Please don't say, "no, but we'll be eating omlettes."

P.S. While I'm hamming it up, I just got more roses from my brother n' sister. Even my father called me this morning, clunk, just fainted. Even my mother sent me a card with $$ in it... weird. There's hope for us yet.

OMG, you guys rock my world! It IS a very, very fabulous birthday even though I got stuck in a conference room with the enemy all morning (plaintiff's counsel, work junk.) Right in the middle of this ultra serious conference about a case going to trial soon, my hubby walked in with a cake, presents, flowers. HAH, take that to court! So it turned the meeting a little fun, I mean who can be mean to a birthday girl holding presents? Thank you guys all so much... this is super special to me. I spend more time at LBT than with my blood relatives, so this is like a family party right here in my pants. Oops, did I say that? Okay, so far for my birthday: I spent $300 on new underwear at Lovefifi.com (thanks to the posting in my underwear thread.) That means I'm wearing boocoo (beauxcoux, beucoux, bewcew?) sexy panties. Then I splurged a lil at Nordstrom. Then I bought tickets to WE WILL ROCK YOU, the totally hot rock n' roll musical to the songs of Queen at the Paris. Then hubby gave me enormous roses, a beautiful heart bracelet, new gold charms for my charm bracelet and a gold heart locket (sniff.) Plus he built my fence after 2 years of nagging and we're having a romantic dinner at a fancy Italian joint. My little brother (not Lance, but his best friend that's like my bro) is coming this weekend plus my Slumber Sisters & biker buds doing a BBQ thingy to Celebrate the birth of my new fence (did I mention how bad I wanted this fence?) So, life is grand. Chris had Voodoo, Sachi and Kitty Milo put pink paw prints on my card. Can it get any better? Thank you all so much... Did I see two birthday threads? HAM, WHO, ME?????????

Last year I fell off a motorcycle and I've felt like a train wreck since. I've been going to chiroprators and physical therapists, but one therapist FINALLY came up with a solution based on simple common sense. Why didn't any of my docs or other therpists figure it out? He said after going through weight loss surgery plus all my complications, I stopped using my abdominal muscles, so they were really weak and therefore not supporting my lower back. I've been doing ab exercises, but I've been doing them wrong by trying to target my lower belly, which was just hurting my back more. Now he's got me doing crunches laying on the floor with my legs propped up on the bed (in an "L" with butt pressed against the bed.) This position forces the lower back into the floor, and I concentrate on pulling my belly button into the floor while rising and holding for 10 seconds. I couldn't do them at first, but now I'm really crunching and burning, and my back is finally feeling better. This position concentrates on the top section (rib cage area,) and he said once that area gets stronger, my lower abs will follow. I never expect flat abs, but my back pain is actually going away.

Yeah, whoda thunk? they didn't say how long it would take, but it's only been a couple weeks and I'm already moving easier. He made me stand up straight, but my booty kinda stuck out with my back swayed. That sway comes from lack of belly muscle. Sometimes the easiest answers are right under our nose. I sure hope my belly goes away some. That's my worst thing - that flabby belly!

Pam, sometimes I just can't find the right word, so quiggle kinda covered it. Kinda like quiver and wiggle all in one. Quiggle - what happens to girl parts when yummie guys make you QUIGGLE.

Leatha, thanks for starting this. I didn't know she was in the middle of all that, and I hope we hear from her soon. Kellymoose, too. Anyone else?

Sarah, giddy and girly is one of the best feelings in the world. As far as setting a date, the faster you set it, the faster this whirlwind of excitement and engagment will come to an end. Let it last, take your time. Being engaged is such a thrill. I think I'll divorce Chris just so we can get engaged again

Marie, I don't care where you get your Coochie, just try it as cream rinse and write back when your hair is dry for an update. And while I'm at it, some girls bought Pheromones, too. Not only does it have powers to draw people to you sexually, but it contains lots of herbs that are known to calm the nerves and boost your mood. Maybe that's why I'm so happy lately?

Pea, I missed the whole Polak discussion till just now. I'm proud of my heritage. I come from a long line of strong, hard working people that came to America, learned the language, got jobs, bought land and flourished. My "Polak" grandmother owns 6 homes, my Polak father lives on the water in Key Largo, and my Polak mother is a Polak millionaire. Let them laugh! As far as COOCHIE, my hair has been awful since dying it blonde. I've had Coochie by the case in my house but didn't learn about the cream rinse thing till last night. A little Coochie goes a long way! I'm also a huge fan of Nympho Niagra. I'm just getting around to sampling some of my own goodies, and I'm very impressed. A few girls got some of my Bosom Buddies, too. Put that in the microwave for a few seconds, then pour on feet and wrap in plastic for an amazing sauna treatment. I'm still having a blast. And now we have a bachelorette in the room (sorry, I prolly spelt that rong to.)

Any time I hear Bruce Springstein sing, my girl parts quiggle.

I gave out samples of Coochie Shave Cream at the Bash. I was reading the list of ingredients and other information from Slumber Parties, and I learned it can also be used as a cream rinse. I used it this morning, and it brought my dull, lifeless, color-damaged hair back to life! Girls, put some Coochie in your hair!

Isn't that kinda warm for this time of the year? Indicative of more storms? I sure hope not. Last night I went for my last sleeveless evening motorcycle ride of the season and figured the rest of the country was cooling down, too.

TEARS, real ones! Awe, I'm so happy for you. Can I start trying on flower girl dresses?

Okay, now I know I'm normal (imagine that?) But Vines, I have never, ever dry heaved. Wow, that sounds painful. When I have a true PB, it's not something I can control; it's painful and horrible and no matter how hard I try to urp, nothing but slime comes up; when I'm in the middle of a PB, I try swallowing air to force out burps hoping the trapped thing will dislodge, then eventually the slime comes up. The best description is like a cat coughing up a fur ball. Takes a few heaves, then the slimy blobs. Zoe, I have an enormous amount of sympathy for you over that horrible incident. I think I'm wearing one of your blouses... did you ever PB on anything you gave me (trying not to laugh to avoid a PB.) All in love, Baby! As far as being offened, well that's just funny. As a matter of fact, I dare you to try to offend some of us! I'm on the list of Top Offenders here at LBT, so like Kare said, we've got thick skin!

I didn't make it to the trash; my skinny co-worker snatched the fries from me! So you did two good deeds since he's too skinny and forgot his lunch. Now he's got warm fries, so thanks from him, too.

YOU JUST SAVED ME. Maybe you can't help the world, but I'm heading to the trash to dump the rest of my lunch. I'm full from 2.5 chicken strips and 5 fries, but I was reading this stuffing another fry in my mouth. Thank you! And in my defense, I don't usually have fingers & fries for lunch but I had to spend my lunch at the DMV since they screwed up my license. My real lunch was tuna and carrots. Now I'm off to toss the remains, thanks to this one little thread.

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I think there's some confusion here. There's a huge difference between a PB, an URP, a vomit, food being stuck and spitting food out. For me, an URP happens when food just sits in the back of my throat. A PB is when I can feel the food trapped painfully in my esophagus (I can't make food URP up to PB, a PB happens on its own.) A vomit is when the food already passed into the stomach and has to make its way back up through the small band, then out. Kare, correct me if I'm wrong, but you are just urping stuff back out, like a burp with chunks? (haha, talk about gross!) I don't think this borders anywhere on bulimic behavior since the food never hit the stomach to begin with. I could be wrong, but my opinion is the only right one (ducking to avoid flying shoes.) Bulimia happens after we've eaten, swallowed, then force the food out of our stomachs again. Donali, I'm not sure what you went through, because I never have pain after an urp. Then again, I'm an alien. But I have been sore after a true PB. We are all in the same boat here, and most of us have secrets that we're too humiliated to admit. Having a band sucks no matter which way you slice it, because none of us would need a band if we could eat like normal people. I risk slipping my band all the time, but I'm not going to hide in the closet and pretend I don't. I'm not proud of it, and I wish I didn't do it. But honesty has to count for something.

If you were required to have your Band removed for any reason, and your doctor said you could not have another band, would you allow him to convert you to a gastric bypass?

"URP." Go ad that to the LBT dictionary, because that's exactly what I do on occasion. It's not a burp, and it's not vomiting. I can't see how it harms the band since it's just food that's stuck in my throat. An urp (in my book) comes from the back of the throat. It's like a burp with a kick. Food sits in my throat, so I just kinda gulp a little air and force it out with an URP. I never drink Water to force it up though because I had my worst PB episode thinking water would help, and it hurt like hell. Kare, the only thing I'm going to judge you on is that you enjoy the taste! AAAHHHH!

Pretty similar but my doctors (3 of them) define liquids as clear vs. thick. Clear means Water, apple juice, broth, Jello. Thick is Protein shakes, blended cream soups, fruit nectar juices, V8. At least 24 hour pre-op Clear Liquids 1 week post op clear liquids 1 week thick liquids 1 week mushies No drinking with meals

I made it to the park with the last post, and I made it again today! Thanks for getting my butt moving again! Inbetween walks, I never sat down all weekend till 8pm last night. I got a call from a Slumber Sister in need who couldn't do her party, so Friday after work I rushed home, loaded my truck, drove to the party location, unloaded my truck, stood on my feet doing my demo, then reloaded and unloaded and got home at 1:00 a.m. Saturday I cleaned like a crazy person, then yesterday I helped hubby shop for building materials for a fence I've been dreaming about. I burned a million calories over the weekend, then sat down with a Kingsize bag of candy like a FOOL. When I load my truck, I'm talking about it being packed full. My arms are getting buff!

I'm looking for fun adult party game ideas. Nothing complicated, and nothing that takes too long. If you know some, please PM me. Thanks! P.S. Even though they are adult games, I need to explain them at a kid level, so nothing too long or complicated.