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What an amazing transformation!!!! All the $$$ for that personal trainer is proving to be a wonderful investment! Keep up the good work. You look fantastic!

Very good Greg! Thats one we should all practice. The one thing that I want to work on during the next year is not being so opinionated and judgemental.

See, this is what motivation is all about. Just thinking about all of you made me down 20oz's right before bedtime. Doesnt matter if I was up twice in the middle of the night, just as long as Im TRYING to get in my daily Water. Lisa, where did you get that little water bottle? That is a really neat idea.

Kelly, I cant believe I missed this thread!!! I am so sorry... Ive been having alot of problem with reflux too, but when Im swollen, I can still swallow my spit. I would pb Water, but never my saliva. You poor thing!!! I cant believe that Spiegel doesnt have a "back-up"??? What about the radiologist at Doctors Hosp??? I agree. And as long as everything is irritating your esphogus (sp?) -reflux, pb, vomit, certain foods - nothing is going to heal. Ive just thought all of this through on Tuesday, MY last episode of this crap. Try Fruit drinks... fruit is the easiest thing for our tummy's to digest, and its nourshing! NOT bottles of apple juice, Im talking about the single cans of peach necter, pear necter... less acid in these. Also, MOST restaurants have chedder brocolli Soup (Ruby Tusday's, Cracker Barrel), this is another one that helped FILL my tummy and was easy to digest. The restaurant's seem to make it thicker - and taste better. Im agreeing with Lisa to stick with warm things. I even drink my water at room temp most of the time... just to avoid that "stopped-up" feeling. I still cant get over Speigel not having someone to take his emergencies!!! PLEASE - please complain to HIM. This is a man that is making MILLIONS, and can afford to train someone to give unfills for situations like this

Lisa - You get a slap on the wrist for deleting that thread (lol)!!!! I thought it was an awesome thread idea! Ryan's jokes were hilarious - even hubby read them!

Curley, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! So glad you came to LBT.... WELCOME!

ROTFLMAO, Curley - YOU ARE CRACKING ME UP!!!!! For those that are not sure what a PB (productive burp) is..... (this is not a professional opinion, just an experienced one ) Sometimes when we eat too much, too often, wrong food at the wrong time, or just at the wrong time (in the mornings for most of us), we can actually feel the food getting stuck in the stoma - the opening into the larger part of our stomach. This is what is happening when we refer to the pain in our chest or back area or the choking feeling. And, if for some reason we are not able to pass this, we get the urge to bring the food back up. Now this is where people get confused. This is NOT vomiting. The food that was bothering us never made it to the stomach, so there is no stomach acid involved. Basically, its just chewed food. To make people feel better about this, I usually tell them that its just like chewing your food and spitting it out - like most of us have done to avoid calories . And for me, when I get this urge to burp, it actually produces the food that was causing the problem. Thus the term, Productive Burp came about. Let me add that some bandsters do this, some do NOT, some do this VERY seldom, and some do it often. I think it depends on each persons digestive system. Sorry Lisa for stealing your thread. I thought this would be helpful for the new ones! Now that Ive written this big long post, I was just thinking that there is probably a site that gives a much better explaination on what a PB is.

Oh my goodness, Ryan, thats horrible! Is she ok? Lisa, Thanks for the information about Water and tea. I agree 100%. I never thought about the cold weather contributing to not drinking much water, but it makes sense to me! I need about 10 more oz's to finish the day!

lol... it does Lisa!!! But this happened to me when we were taking a trip, on the intersate doing about 75mph. No time to pull over. It was one of those moments (like she said) that there was NO stopping it. (I know, how gross.) All I could do was... never mind, thats TOO many details!

lol, I actually thought I was the only one that has ever done this!

Amen!!! I say those of us that CAN, report in everyday, or as often as you are able to. I was told once that it takes a habit two weeks to form... so lets try doing this for at least two weeks - just like the exercise challenge! BTW, I have to give Michelle credit for giving me the idea of using a 20oz Aquafina bottle and refilling it. It helps ME keep on track of my water intake. Great idea Michelle, Thanks! Ryan, if drinking 10 cups helps YOU, Brother, thats fine with us too!

Hey Nancy. Just thinking about you. PLEASE let us know something as soon as you can. What a HORRIBLE tragedy this was.

How special! This truly touched me - my eyes even teared up. Welcome home! Glad you had a wonderful visit and are back with us. We missed you!

Thanks Becky and Betty. I read Becky's post earlier and just because I knew she was gonna do this with me, Ive already done better! Funny what a little motivation and accountability will do for someone!

Leatha, I think your intention was for us to use this tread to post any christmas photos. I have one that we took christmas eve, but not sure how to get it from dig. camera to here. Could you give me some directions???

By the way Betty, it SNOWED here on Christmas eve. Didnt accumilate on anything, but atleast the kids got to see a few flakes fall... they were so excited.

hahaha, I thought the same thing all day long. The last 3 days the weather has been cloudy, cold - really COLD (high in the mid 30's), even some sleet at times. Gets old fast. I told Mike today that the south has me spoiled, cant take all that cold and wet crap!

My goodness your family is beautiful. I LOVE Mimi's hair - she is so pretty. You can definately see Leatha in those 2 !!!!!!! You look great! Are you sure there isnt a man involved???????

Michelle... no wonder you are getting skinny on us?!?!?! Girl, 9am and youve done all of that??? Your metobolism must be in over load. The truth must be told, I am OCD too! When things get "out of order", I start breathing heavy and getting this overwhelmed feeling. I start working in warp speed. Actually I get to be a complete B#TCH until thing gets back "in order". Its almost like a Jeckel and Hyde thing. Once everything gets straight, Im back to normal (what is normal anyway???). No wonder Mike takes Paxil - its to put up with me and my OCD! Betty, I had to check in lastnight. The only reason I wasnt here yesterday morning is because I didnt feel like hearing, "(sigh) Mom's on the computer again". Jammin and loosin..... Welcome! Glad to meet you!

This is a great question. When several of us bandsters gathered in Galveston a few weeks back, this was something that was brought up. None of us knew the answer. Not sure if the band has been around longterm (10+ years) for ANY of us to know the answer. But Ive wondered the same thing. I just wanted to acknowledge your post. So, like you, Ill wait for others to reply.

Just wondering if anyone has seen or heard from Lauri????

ROTFLMAO...... aint that the TRUTH!!!!!! **a moment of highjacking here** Lisa, my friend, where ya been????? And that avator is UNBELIEVABLE!!! You look like youve lost 100 pounds. Greg, were you really at Woodstock? You never cease to amaze me!

Please... PLEASE send me some of that white stuff!!!! It has been YEARS since SW Louisiana has seen a single snow flake!

Reflux.... Michelle, what does your book say about reflux??? I got a fill 3 weeks ago. I PB'd the 4th day after the fill and have had problems with reflux every since. Yes, Momma Leatha, I know I need to get some of this fill removed, but the hour long drive to and from the doctor is NOT fitting into the 24 hours in my day. I've been taking OTC prilosec every night... it helps. But Im still suffering from it. I thought I could just sooth things with the prilosec and in a couple of weeks things would be back to normal... WRONG! So it looks like I need to get a little bit of this fill removed. I can hear Leatha now, "I told you this 3 weeks ago". :rolleyes Anybody else have problems with reflux??

More venting... I havent been drinking my Water - the most is maybe 8 oz's a day. It started when we went to NC for Thanksgiving. Thats when I got off my wagon and STILL havent gotten back on it. I gained 3 pounds during that week. Im saying this because I too am struggling. Even though Im having this pb/reflux crap going on, Im still struggling. Im making poor food choices, and need I mention drinking little water. We need another challenge. A water intake/better food choice challenge. Just to prove how crazy Ive been lately, I even bought a loaf of white bread yesterday. Do you know how long its been since Ive bought white bread for my family??? We have been eating brown/wheat bread for YEARS. What is going on???? When I am eating right, my family eats right. When I eat wrong, the family eats wrong. So sister Penni, you are NOT alone. Glad to know Im not either!