Kimber-lilly

Oh, the scar news is not good. My lap band scars are "hypertrophic" which bugs me alot--they are raised and red/purple and super obvious. Imagine me with a huge one! ugh That is exactly the information I wanted. Did your insurance cover it? I know mine won't--about how much $$ are we looking at? I guess they just can't do lipo-it would leave all the skin hanging.....

Hi Tee, I just went thru the same feelings about disappointing my doctor with little weight loss..... Don't worry about it--!! He is there to support you and advise you--and he will. I was so afraid to go back that I didn't for 3 months and it put my further behind than if I had just made an appointment and gone to talk to him. He was great. We both acknowledged the problem and got on with the plan. Make an appointment asap. You will feel better just talking to him (not to mention getting a fill if you need one!) Good luck and we are all here if you get "stuck". Kimberly

xanax and anaprox are not the same! generic for xanax is aprazolam (sp) for anxiety Anaprox is an antiinflammatory/pain med.

we got ours online--here is a site where they sell em--I can't remember the name of the site where we got ours.... www.poolcenter.com I have seen those watches and wondered how you keep them on the kids--my son would undo that in a flash (I think)

No, ours isn't that touchy--it did go off last summer when a chipmunk fell in, tho--he survived and it was a very exciting night around here! We have leaves fall in the pool and it doesn't bother the alarm--big bugs, (we live in Wisconsin-land of the giant insects!) sticks, etc don't bother it. we "tested" it when we first got it--threw DS in--obviously it went off, tossed a brick in, it went off, just eased DS in and it went off, threw a spoon in (a big spoon) and it went off (DS was in charge of selecting items for the test)--tossed in floaties and it didn't go off., but a raft did set it off. I second the advice not to leave toys floating in the pool when no one is around....

we have a "pool guard", and it works great! We have a small pool and the noise is ear piercing. We got it because our yard is not fenced (we live in a rural area) and we wanted to discourage "independent swimmers". So far, so good! I think we paid about $150 for it and we bought it on line.

I am an LPN, and full time student, trying to finish my RN.

so down in the dumps.....just stuck after two fills, eating all the wrong things--drinking tons of water, tho.....and just stuck. So depressed. I feel like I fell off the wagon so long ago, i can't even SEE my wagon anymore. I needed to go see my doc last month, but I got behind on my payments and felt bad about it. Finally able to send a big $1000.00 check to him, but still owe $750......making payments on that. I am a nurse and we have all the stuff at work to do a fill and honestly, I have been tempted to do it myself! I am depressed. Wah! :think

Fat girl heads out for a fill tomorrow.... Getting re-aquainted with my doc, his great staff and hopefully a fill that will jump start my weight loss again TOMORROW! So ready to jump back on the weight loss train--heck summer is almost here (and will last 2 whole months!) so I want to look and feel better than i do now! I dread being weighed in at the office, however. But, I had a chat with a wise friend (she is like you guys--smart!) and she said that she thought part of my problem was there was a lot going on in my life and I was taking care of everyone else and not myself. I totally let myself go to pot. and she is right (toldja she's smart!). I look terrible--I am going to save my pennies and get my hair colored this week and a trim and dig thru my clothes to find something half way attractive. Actually put on some makeup and start looking like i give a damn about myself. Still dread being weighed, but I haved to start somewhere--right? Feeling huge and bloated....but with the right additude......going to bed. xoxoxo

I don't have anyone in particular in mind, but am "casting' a movie--I need a young 20's male, sorta blonde, fit and assertive personality--who could mature into Harrison Ford...... Anyone have an idea?

I don't know if Harrison has blue eyes....but it's just a hypothetical casting....we are talking about putting together a screen play and were just fooling around trying to figure out who would play which part and I was stumped on the young blonde guy.....couldn't think of a popular actor!

I noticed this too, and it was perfectly timed to be related to my poor eating habits, especially low protein....so I upped the protein and it seems to have abated....

Well, thanks everyone! I called the office today and made an appt for an eval and a fill on Monday next week. That will give me um....4 days to lose 20 pounds-ha ha! Anyway, spoke to billing and that lady is sooo nice--she wasn't even worried about my account and hadn't discussed anything about my account with the doctor. Said she got my check and I thought I owed 750 but it's really 519 now! So that is good, and I feel slightly less embarrassed about letting it go so long (pulling head out the sand is helpful sometimes!) Thanks again, everyone. I really appreciate all your support and help. xoxoxoxoxo Kimberly

Thank you for your support! I went out and ran a few errands, and had a "little chat" with myself. I am going to call to make an appt for next week. Screw the $750, he'll get his cash, I need a fill! or a kick in the ass or something! I finally feel like I am ABLE to move, so I guess I need to exercise and that would go a lOng way to making me feel better. I feel like such a loser, tho--i thought I would be all skinny for this summer and I'm not even close! and people who know are watching and most of them haven't seen me since last summer---and I am stuck at about 50 pounds. Still wearing plus size clothes and ugh--my stomach! Just full of self loathing--ya know???? It is my own intertia.....going to restart this project called "ME" tonight!

There was a thing on dateline last week or mayby 20/20 with a similar stalker who was photographing women thru their windows. Bet it's a sick prank--copycat thing. Hugs for you--must be terrible to get a call like that!

Yipee for you Deb! It's not that far away! congrats! Kimberly

I am picky-er now about the ice cream that I eat--our DQ is FAB, darn them! We have a cool little ice cream shop open in the summer only--run by a very tall, very thin woman--they have the BEST ice cream EVER! Why oh why!

I just signed on to that site--fitday.com--love it and it will be a great eye opener for me, since I eat when I am stressed, etc..... Hey--the question--how many calories am I supposed to be eating? I average about 1000-1200 depending on how close I drive to the darn Dairy Queen! (I swear the building has magnets on it and sucks my car off the road). how many gms of Protein, carbs etc...I am still eating waaay to many carbs. thanks kimberly

Thanks for the link. I will check it out.

Oh, Penni! I had a Gramma like her too, but add a cocktail in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Everytime I go to Hallmark, I find a card I wish I could send to her.... She was a HOOT! and she had fabulous loooonnnnnggggg legs!

HEY BRIGHT! We have the same name--Fanatical Destroyer.

Thoughts are with you and GOOD LUCK! We are all here when you feel like chatting!

I dropped a size quickly at first--about the first 20 pounds, like the others. I have since lost 52-ish total and am down two sizes... One thing I have found is that parts of me are shrinking and others are not budging, just kind of hanging there, if you know what I mean. So my problem is that my waist is smaller, but my belly is still there!

Hi all.... I am usually seen in any combination of three clothing styles: Pajamas (most fave) Jeans and a sweater (school, and errands) uniform scrubs So today, I got an invite from MY DOCTOR! who hosts a formal dinner dance each year! It says formal on the invite and my husband owns a tux, so his part is easy-- what should I wear? What would YOU wear? As you can see from above, I have NO style, so any suggestions are appreciated! (kinda excited about the idea of getting all gussied up!) Kimberly

Okie dokie--I talked to the office and the "formal" is whatever we want it to be, but not black tie. So DH will be in nice suit and I will wear.........cocktail dress. The search is on! As soon as my Dh comes in, I will have him snap a pix of me so you can eval my "SHAPE"--untoned apple comes to my mind immediately....tee hee