IndioGirl55

Apples LOVE YOUR HOUSE !!! See you collect Angels :0) Is that CANDY on the stairs !!! I know candy's not your thang... I won't buy my candy til Saturday 10/31 they are taking the systme down bbl

Hugs - This is killing us to .. I think we all have pets and half of us know woody :0).. My little pigglets get tons of treats - but I will give them an extra one tonite for woody.. GF I am the queen of alone time - so no it sure doesn't sound crazy to me - Yes - you need it..

What's a 5 guys :0) - I don't think we have them in Cali :closedeyes:) I'm lucky I didn't lose any hair - I took the biotin prior to surgery - have always gotten my 60 grms pt and have cut my fat intake 99% but still get plenty of healthy fats :0) I could be Paula Dean's Sister or Emerils - Twin - Butter baby and pork fat rules - but alas thoses days are long gone - well 27 months gone :0)

hair Loss - it happens to some - it doesn't happen to all.. Some say it's the surgery - some say it's the lack of Protein - my hair dresser says it's lack of fats. It does grow back - I had a gf who did medifast (no surgery) and she lost tons of hair (so I agree w/hair dresser may be lack of fat in our diets). You can get all the Biotin - protein - etc and still lose it - I don't think anyone really knows and when I asked my doc he said the same.. Linda Congrats on Onderland !!! WTG

Good Morning Gang... Apples - You must have needed that sleep... I know I fight it at times - too much to do and not enought time... Your 50th bday and mine were the same weight ;0)... But look at us NOW !!! Laura - don't worry about us - enjoy being home and pop in when you can.. Eva - To me sweet spot is when I am full on 1 cup of food (containing hard protein) - I don't bp often - only if I eat too fast - don't chew and like great that one more bite :0) you may be there. Julie - I am like you I don't throw my old purses away - that's why I say I have 5 - when in all reality - I truly just use one - if going out I take a litte one that fits over my shoulder enough room for cigs phone $$ and I can dance with :0).. Here in Cali we have cement foundations - I like Apples vinyl it looks like tile (thought it was) and it's easy to take care of. Thats the main thing for me - I don't want anything that takes alot of work - and shows every spot.. Laura K - Have a great weeked with the girls !!! Great - My feet didn't shrink this time as they did before - when I was in my 30's and lost 60 lbs - my shoes went from 10 to 9 - but now I have gone from 10 to 9.5 - sometimes a 9 depending on the shoes - and I am medium width.. I was a 9 when I was 115 - can't beleive I have such big feet and still be so short Well gotta get to work - well I am at work but gotta get busy - pple are starting to arrive - I love the 45 min when it's quite ...

Good Morning TGIF Candice - How are you doing this morning :closedeyes:... How is Peter doing.. Jackie - How are you feeling today. Steph - What's up girl Linda - Karri - Kari - Denise - Shout out gf's !!! Phyl - Yep say Earl in the pool w/his glass of wine - what a tough life :0).. How many days till you get here or are you driving straight thru.. Cant wait to see you walking- Ha ha girls - I get the privilage first :0)... Karla - 11/13 is my 1st Friday off - then 11/27 but that was a vacation day anyway - so I get to have a extra carryover to next yr. Well if you get that ice cream (I never had cold stone) then you are going to have to give up something - you already had your treat last weekend.. and remember you lost the pound - I know I think oh I lost that lbs last week and I ate a treat or two - so this weekend it won't hurt - well gotta tell you it does - that 1 lbs will come back on.. So be careful... Don't want you crying next week that you had no weight loss.. I have hair cut tomorrow - need to get nails done - take Andrew to his tattoo removal appt and of course the gym in the a.m. Kids will be here Wed when I get off work - I think I am going to heat the pool for my Brooke. The are going to visit Melissa's Mom on Friday - and I have a little Octoberfest to go to Friday nite so that works out well. Then Saturday "this is it" MJ movie and guess they will go home on Sunday.. They will be back for Turkey day... Think I may surprise them and have Xmas while they are here.. Well that's it for now.. CBL

Candice Hugs - She was a good girl.... I remember how jealous Linda was when Woody came and sat with me... Eat the fricking ice cream - you deserve it - what you did today deserve what ever you want to eat... I don't know if I could/would be strong enough to do it.. Hugs on the knee too - I think you are going to need more than tynelol

Teryn I was 52 when I was banded too... I love it - I feel 10 yrs younger - have 100% more energy - It's the best thing I did for me..

Karla She got you up that much - omg that's too freaking much My Angel does the same thing she licks me - once in a great while I can ignore her and she will go back to sleep - but I am always worried that she will pee the bed - this morning like i said 4:22 - I gotta say that she hasn't gotten me up during the middle of the night much this last week But what I hate the most is on Sundays... When I want to sleep in.. Well it's offical - Our office is now on the furlough system.. One Friday each pay period - we have off - and will be losing 2.5 day of pto next year but that's ok since I will still have the time off - just without pay.. I am looking forward to the time off - hell the work will get done - and I still have a job.. I have left over fish for dinner - think I will have cauliflower with it Got tickets today for the "this is it" MJ movie - going 10/31 11;45 am when the family is here - we are all going to go see it all 6 of us - this will be a first - I use to take Andrew and Kaitlin to the movies when they were little - and Joseph/Melissa XDH & I would go the movies together - but not ALL OF US - Hell - I'm taking a big purse popcorn alone will be an arm & a leg..

Laura K what do you do ?? Ya they say hopefully this is only for 6-9 months - If thats a fact then going back to 5 days a week every week is going to be hard - they said next yr I will be losing 2.5 pto days so thats not bad considering I will have those 2 fridays off.. I am lucky I have a cushion - so it's not going to hurt me as bad as it will the younger single mom's but so far at least no one lost a job - hopefully something will turn around soon - but I doubt it - though I they are building a new Dollar store next door to Ross - so Commercial construction is still going.. Like I said I am looking forward to the time off - I have stuff I could do - gym :0) then balance ck books - maybe get orginized like apples :0) When my GS 1st went to high school he had to be at the bus stop before 7 - so I was at work by 7 - so got my hrs changed to 7 to 3:30 - then his school changed 7:15 - so hrs changed to 7:30 to 4 - Well I still work those hours even though he's graduated and a couple of the bosses keep wanting to change my hours back to 8 to 4:30 - After all these years I am use to getting up early - I like getting off early especially when it gets dark at 5.. So for now they are still letting me work those hours - who know what will happen next week.. Apples - GF how long were you overweight - those b/4 pic's look like mine :00

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Charlene - I got the max coat yesterday - it's a medium and too big - the I look like I am in an oversized bathrobe.. It's going back - I don't know if I will replace it or not - not sure if I should go small or xsmall - like I said the arms go down past my hands - and with sandals on it's almost touches the ground - beautiful coat - just don't know what size to get and do I really need it.. How fun to make xmas jewelry - on year my xdh and I painted pple to a xmas village.. We were a site - both of us sitting in front of the tv with tv trays - painting these figurines - I enjoyed it... What doesn't the doc like about the band - heck you have lost 74 lbs !! But I did have a freinds daughter hook me up w/a lady who was thinking about the band - she's 66 - we talked on the phone the other day - she's really leaning towards the sleeve - so I put her in touch w/the sleeve site (you all know Alex owner of lbt has a new sleeve site) I am glad I am not having any issues - but it seems that so many pple have a hard time getting to their sweet spot.. The vit d should make you feel better and so will the b12.. Great - Hugs Hugs - Sorry that your Mom is so mean too you.. As far as purses - 5 every day purses - then weekend type for concerts & shopping 4 - evening purses 5 (got most from stepmom after she died) I don't really change purses - I usually have one for summer and one for winter - tan or white for summer and black for winter... I have ceramic tile with match grout - so dirt doesn't show too bad - walk ways tiled bedrooms carpet. I rather vacum than sweep - I am a terrible sweeper can never get everything up.. ok how many pairs of shoes??? I am guessing but including sandals - I have at least 50.. well jut got back from meeting - it's offical - we are furloughed.. It's ok I get 2 days off a month - I am going to like that.. but they will be cutting vacation next yr due to this furlough - they hope it's 6-9 months... We will see.. well I better get back to work...

Oh Candcie - I am crying with you right now (truly have tears running down my face)... Hugs Hugs Hugs... xoxox Janet

Good Morning Gang Eva - Come on Down - Nope we are what 4 hr a part... I don't know when Phyl's getting here s/b next week sometime - That would be so cool - we could meet at my house - I have a spare room for you :0).. Meredith - Hugs on whatever's going on... Great - I am looking forward to seeing my DS next week - hope therapy goes well. Julie - yes you are better today than you were a year ago.. Melissa - WC - Claims - I'm with Apples no way jose - I don't like claims - Hugs I know that you most likely have tons of pissed off pple to deal with - It's the reason we eat - all that giving to others - we give ourselves food.. Hard habit to break - they way I look at it now a days - I am giving myself health by not feeding my demons.. Charlene - how's that fill going?? Well drive by - I need to get to work ttyl Hugs

Good Morning... Phyl - I'm with you I don't have the patients to shift through piles like that.. Ya what's Earl going to do with a bumper - leave it there in 3 rivers and then pickup on the way home this spring.. Karla - Angel had me up at 4:22 this morning- stayed up and colored my hair .. Well gotta get to work - ttyl - Hugs

Karla - YEA FOR YOU - who's going to yell at you - if you want an espresso machine - get it !!! Now if you went and gambled that $$$ away I would yell but you got something for you ... I was never a big soda drinker to begin with - but I will have a diet dr pepper or ginger ale about once every couple of months - I pour it back and forth between to cups to get most of the carbonation out - then sip on it.. My doc said no soda - depletes the Calcium Again girl - whats another zero at this point - you only have one life - enjoy... You work hard - you deserve things - go for it imho !!!! Steph - Glad you were able to eat - Pork Tenderloin in my new fav - filet migon of pork - but I marinate mine in tereaky and bbq it - stringy meat doesn't work for me to well.. It was most likely the peapods - you have to chew very well. I got stuck today at lunch - but it was my fault - ate my salad 1st cuz I had a taste for it (spinach feta cheese avocado onion yogurt cezar dressing) then at my chicken - I was full from the salad - but needed the pt - I did arms tonite - then went to marshalls 2 diff gfs wanted me to pickup something for them - got home talked to DIL - Brooke will be starting speech therapy in January - she can't say s f p r t - fish comes out ish - frog come out og - strawberries - obarie ... Well didn't get off the phone til 7:30 - didn't want to cook - could have eaten chilimac - but said - cook janet it only takes 20 minutes - so fish spinach rice (yes just call me popeye) and it's done so I am going to go eat talk to you all tomorrow - hugs J

Ya I'm ok on the furlough really - I will like the time off as you all know - I don't love my job - I could find things to do at home Poor Woody - yes I hope she last til Peter gets home - that would be terrible for him to lose her while he's gone.. I love the cause but I don't know if I want to walk 18 miles for 3 days .. We could go and cheer !!! off to the gym !!!

Laura I am glad things are going as well as they can be - yes isn't it nice to ck in and read about our stupid little dramas - and our shopping addiction (well most of us ;0) I'm ok on the furlough - really looking forward to the time off - 2 - 3 day weekends YEA !!! I found this payck calculator and really it shouldn't be to bad money wise and I do have a cushion to fall on.. My addictions - food - gym (well sorta) - lbt - reading - tv - shopping - jewelry - nothing major Lilana - How old are your girls - I was watching biggest loser last night - this one family went out to eat - they were all big pple and they ate like pigs - That's one thing you will notice on this journey - you will be shocked at the amount of foods and what kind of foods that pple eat on a daily basis - You will say to yourself - OMG that was me... Both my DS & DIL are overweight and their eating habits have affected my 5 yrs GD she's like 75 lbs - she's solid but still - even before my surgery - I would tell DIL she does't need sour cream on her potatoes - ya it's yummy but she doesn't neet the calories - she (gd) likes salads - fish etc but they eat tons of junk and fast foods - even my 15 yr gdf - who ok weight wise but eating habits are the greatest - but she is listening to me - lite sour cream - cut the calories where you can without sacrificing the taste..

Hey Jackie & Steph I agree with both of you on the furlough issue - I am looking forward to having 2 friday's a month off - I wish they would hurry up and make the announcement - I am not a workaholic like the rest of you :0) lol - I am not a type a personality :0) - I will get up and go to the gym on those mornings - I would have time to take care of my own stuff - ranches books - family tree stuff - more lbt & FB - cleaning - reading - r&r Steph Zumba is a dance/excercise class - salsa kind of dancing - but I have gf who went to that gym for a minute and she said - the class and gym is really crowded - class was too crowded to join in - so I may just be switching over to the 24 fitness (they have exercise classes too where my gym doesnt)- I joined my gym for the convenience of it - not having to go out of my way - it's across the street from my development.. If it not convenient I won't do it - I have no excuse not to drive across the street - And I do go in the a.m sometimes before work and I can't do that if it takes me 10 minutes to get there - I will give it a chance - but my out w/my trainer (whom I love and will hate to lose) is the furlough issue - can't afford him.. 24 hour fitness is in my area - not on the other side of the freeway like the other gym and again 24 hrs so if I want to go at 4:30 a.m. I can :thumbup:) ha ha - 5 is a good hour and sometimes on the weekends I would like to go at 6:30 a.m but my gym doesn't open til 7 on the weekends - so another reason to join 24 fitness.. Jackie - Hugs on being sick - omw if you get a cold everyone acts like its swine flu - Andrew has a cold right now - I told him if you get really sick w/a fever and chest - to let me know - he said LaLa I have a cold.. Hugs to on your Uncle 37 that's just too young - well really death isn't a joy ride even when you are 93 - but at 93 you have had a life.. Ok back to work - I see Phyl is having a great time in 3 rivers... isn't that that the name of a new tv show i watch

Good Morning Gang Karla - I hear you girl on the eating - it's how I am. But the the biggest reason is that I eat a light bf - this week it's been 3 or 4 oz of bbq chicken breast and it's been holding me ok - I did eat 1/2 pear around 11.. lunch yesterday was the other half of the chicken breast and spinach salad with feta cheese onion avocado ceazar dressing - I gotta say I stayed full all afternoon. Which was a good feeling - alot of times after lunch I am in a gf office getting a handful of dry roasted peanuts.. Ate dinner around 8 - fish - rice/veggies - gotta say I was physically full - but still wanted to eat - made popcorn (snack pack) drank some juice - then had a sf/lf yogurt and granola - I woke up around 1ish and had a hand full of doritos - The biggest reason I eat light during the day is cuz I know how I am at night - it's all about budgeting my calories to compensate for when I am the hungriest - and that's night for me - it really doesn't matter when you eat - it's what you eat and the amount of calories consumed (i know alot of pple will say don't eat after a certain time - but you will find other who debunk that theroy) For me it works.. Again on the weekends if I am out and about or busy cleaning - I don't think about food.. But have me just watching t.v. doing nothing - I am in the kitchen every other minute. But again most of the time I may be eating but it's all about the calories - last weekend made nachos - but instead of a big plate - I used a small bowl (cup) put the chips & cheese in it w/salsa and ate it - did I feel guilty - a tad - cuz of the cheese - but I ate a reasaonably portion. I do find that the more dense the meal - the fuller I stay most of the time - but I think its the stress that makes us want to nosh - those carbs make the seratonin in our bodies that makes us feel good - we would rathter eat carb/starches/sugar than take a xanax... It all goes back to food being our drug of choice.. I am a food addict - I know this - I have to be able to feed my addiction in moderation as I can't give up food altogether so that's what I do - I feed my addict but within my calories - I just budget them for when I need them.. I can stand to be hungry at work - I don't have food at my but at home I can't stand it.. As for the Cookies - ya we all have done it and sometimes those spike in calories help us lose- cuz if we eat too low then our bodies hold on to the calories - - I won't buy halloween candy til 10/30 or maybe since it's on a Saturday I won't buy it til Sat Morning - cuz if it's in the house I will eat it - I know my 1st halloween I did good - but that was my 1st yr - last halloween didn't do bad til afterwards with the left overs - this yr the kids will be here - so there will be sweets in the house and cooking going on - but after I watch them eat - I say oh hell know - it's gross to watch them chow down on a full dinner plate full of starches & fat. It's Kari (one r kari) who needs intervention - not double rr karri ;0)... about her food.. Little Karri - is stressing about work but she will be ok - being a teacher just sucks cuz she's still young and wants to do her very best to be every and not enought left over for her.. Peaches - it must be something in the air - this morning bear marked the living room rug right in front of me - the house sitter said he did this when we were on the cruise in March- I must not have given him enough attention this morning.. Steph - why do they let him on the phone so much - I know this isn't rehab but I would think that they would limit his contact with the outside.. Yes the longer he's there - the real Michael will emerge Don't worry about the talking and hugging - Andrew will give me a hugs and say I love you every now and then - it's not like they are still 5 and want to be in our laps 24/7.

Liliana - Welcome !!! Prayers being said for a safe surgery and speedy recovery. A gf at work today was telling me that I was doing good on keeping my weight off and I told her my struggles - she told me this "Dolly Parton would say see this body - well there's a fat chick inside trying to get out" I just had to laugh at that one - it use to be "a skinny chick inside a fat chicks body" now it's a "fat chick inside a skinny chicks body" the struggle is never over - I just loved that We have an addiction and our bands are great tools to help us battle that addiction -- Check in when you can and let us know how you are doing - feel free to jump in anytime you want.. Laura K - How are you doing ??

Ya I think you are right - they had us all worked up that the meeting was going to be about furloughing or someone getting canned - then the little bbq - anniversary thang - now this is coming down the pike.. I don't know when it's going to be announce but she said they wanted to start this on the 1st.. $300 ya when they are cutting my pay check by $550 (guesstimating) and the next thing to be cut is a week of vacation - now we are talking big $$ imho - they are cutting our benefit bit by bit.. But they have us by the short hairs cuz where else can we get a job.. But at least we have a job - and we all need that.. Well - they might be saving $$$ but I don't know how productive everyone will be. Moral is going to suck big time - I understand times are hard - but.. They took big profits the 1st couple of yrs - bought corvettes redid their houses etc - they didn't plan for a rainy day -now employees will suffer and once they take things away - it's going to be hard to get them back.. The have already quit contributing to our 401k and froze the profit sharing - and pple with dependants healthy care doubled.. So ya it sucks big time right now.. But I am looking forward to having 2 fridays a month off - I will go to the gym in the morning on those days - and hopefully it will be for only 6 months - On your teaching - like I said hell no - this is what Karri is going through and she's a perfectionist (she's 30) and a type A personality - she's working 24/7 and dh isn't happy about it.. No thank you for being a teacher - I feel for you - I thought test were all standardized that they came with the text books - too much work - Hugs I know right now this is hard for you especially with the loss of you x... Hugs Hugs Hugs.. Ok Gang - Kari isn't posting here I think she needs and intervention - on FB said she needs teeth pull - so maybe she will lose some weight.

Cheri You hate all the things I like ;0) I guess I don't have adhd lol - I am a girly girl - was a disco queen back in the day.. I like outdoor stuff now a days (camping - riding quads- boating) have nails - jewelry - like my coach purses I do have a hard time sitting still - like in a movie or presentations.. I am an ok housekeeper - my house doesn't look like a model home 24/7 it does look lived in at times.. My closet isn't super organized - but will go thru it every now and then - and color code it.. It' doesn't stay that way for too long - like right now - waiting for winter to come so I can switch out clothes from one closet to the other.. Great - no I would freak if I lost my job - I need the health insurance - and $$ too - I would be ok for a while - but I have to work - I would have to go into retirement $$$ and I don't want to do that. Giving pto back sucks - well they can't take away what you have earned - but next yr they might cut out days and that and this furlough stuff is going to really demoralize the whole office - But they know they have us by the short hairs cuz there are no other places to go to work for - so yes lucky to have our jobs.. Hope your Dh doesn't get furloughed either Great on the knee & food - I had 4 oz ck & spinach salad for lunch today - am getting a little hungry - I love it when I stay full all afternoon... I guess I don't need a fill..

Cheri You hate all the things I like ;0) I guess I don't have adhd lol - I am a girly girl - was a disco queen back in the day.. I like outdoor stuff now a days (camping - riding quads- boating) have nails - jewelry - like my coach purses I do have a hard time sitting still - like in a movie or presentations.. I am an ok housekeeper - my house doesn't look like a model home 24/7 it does look lived in at times.. My closet isn't super organized - but will go thru it every now and then - and color code it.. It' doesn't stay that way for too long - like right now - waiting for winter to come so I can switch out clothes from one closet to the other..

Hey Gang Apples - I don't think it's egotistical to have your picture - like you said you have worked hard and should be very proud of where you are today.. QVC is something I have on the tv when I am reading cleaning or there is nothing else on - I love QVC - They sell nutrisystem and I couldn't get over that it was that freeze dried stuff - like army rations - so I have never tried it - I did Jenny Craig when it was frozen foods - I just couldn't do it for long - to processed for my taste buds - I like good home cooked foods - never been a fast food eater.. I got my leather jacket - Denmi & Company - Blazer style - love it will be keeping it $119 I think was the cost - can't beat the price Got the gold earrings too - but they may be going back - I have 30 days - but right now I think I really have til 1/30/ 10 to return them - so I can wear them for a while - I don't think they are really worth the $$$ - but will give them a test drive.. To all about the furlough I most likely will be able to make it to FL as long as it's not too to expensive - I figure my pay will be cut by 250 (guesstimating here) a month - I just won't be able to shop like I do.. and I do have a nice cushion - they say it's suppose to be only for 6 months - so we will see.. I am more concern about losing 5 days pto - but my gf/supervisor is going to fight them tooth and nail about this. She said that I would take Fridays off - cuz the other lady who works w/my producer only works part time - she's out Monday & 1/2 Tuesday - now she will be off on Monday & all day Tuesday - they were talking about just working and hour less each day - but she told them if you are going to cut their pay you gotta give them something so - I am suppose to get 1 friday per paycheck off - I am going to like that part very much I am already planning on hitting the gym those friday mornings !!! That's why I skipped tonight lol..:thumbup:. Like that excuse... Linda Hugs on the DSD issues - yes it's hard to be sympathize when pple don't take care of themselves and you end up with the extra work. I have gf who's DD has diabetes and doesn't take care of herself - so I understand.. Eva How's your daughter doing?? Laura - How are you doing today - Are Nelson & DH coming..