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Great - I totally get you !!! I keep struggling with 5 lbs from my low of 138 - I was staying there - but now adays I am between 140 and 143 - I hate it... I know what's doing it - a bite of this or that - and missing 1 day at the gym. It has always been my fear since day 1 - where would i be in 5 yrs... I'm not tighter at any one time during the day but I can eat - and I think I could use a tweak -- but like you said - it's really about our food choices - for the most part mine are good - but it's the little stuff that adds up... Laura - it's good not to get on the computer some days I think my problem might be that disk was made on windows 95 and I have xp now... Not sure - Congrats on the 2 lbs - WTG !!!!. Gitrdone - I here you on head hunger - like I have said a million times - too bad they can't band our heads !!!! Julie Congrats !!!! Laura K - WELCOME !!! I need you for my rose tree that's dieing :0) - it's in a pot and the leaves are all falling off like it isn't getting water - but it does... Someone said root rot??? I don't freeze either - but I take my leftovers for lunch or dinner the next night... Since you started page 1 - you know I am big on keeping a food diary - I really really found that it's a great learning tool Congrats on your 53 lbs WTG !!! Nawlins - Ya I have lost photos before and some old cards that we had made my mom that she had kept - I know the feeling of losing them OH hugs on Katrina and losing all your pic's you put my little woes into prospective.. I have told my GD who's 14 that she will be in charge of my pic's when I am gone - I don't think the boys (ds & gs) really care as much - I think it's a girl thing..

Good Morning Gang Karla - I had a gf from work over for dinner & a movie last night - we had stuffed bell peppers (w/turkey) and sf/ff white choc pudding with sf choc suryp & walnuts. Watch the Beyonce movie Obessesion - Very predictable - but loved it when she kicked the other girls ass.. How do I stay focused - Well I think it was easier in my weight loss phase than now - I find it a lot harder now - I keep letting little bites of this and that get in the way and I seem to be missing 1 day at the gym - that's why I keep struggling with hitting the top of my 5 lb weight limit and it's bugging me. But for me I really just think I had my ah ha moment and the way I feel now is a lot of incentive to keep away from junk.. Plus I don't keep crap in the house to eat and once I am home I won't go out again to get something, Hell last night we (andrew & me) stopped at the store - to p/u a few things - I forgot I needed skim milk to make the pudding - so I said wait here and I jogged to the back of the store to get it - I thought to myself - OMW look at you.. When I walk fast I think what a change.. Right now sometimes I can eat about 2 cups of food - and that's a concern for me - I am thinking about getting a tweak to my fill - but again - do I really need it. It's this whole mind over matter stuff - yes I know I got the band to act like insurance but I make the food choice and I do pretty good for the most part - but am finding it harder than it was before. I got up last night and ate a ck leg - I ate it way too fast and I could feel it - I slimed a bit - so do I really need a fill - I don't think so I need to stop and listen to my band - which is hard.. Head hunger is a bitch and that's what my problem really is - and I think it is for all of us... But look I ate a ck leg and not a bag of candy - that's how I look at stuff - Boredom is my problem - not stress so much .. Just get the crap out of the house and then you can't eat it cuz it's not there.. Linda - Hugs Hugs GF... I don't know if more meds are going to help - I think I understand that you just feel usless now adays that your life was wrapped up in your kids and now that they are gone - that's what are you all about (being a Mom).. I know you have seen a shrink before - do you think that maybe revising that would help. I wish you lived closer (I know we all wish that) I think you need some gf support... I'm needy - you could take care of me :0).... Wish DH was more supportive - As to not losing - well gf as long as you aren't gaining that's a plus- hell everyone struggles with 10/15 lbs - so don't sweat it Sorry about work - I understand the frustration there.. Just know that you are loved and you are more than just a Mom - That you deserve your own happiness - You are a good and loving person.. You give so much.. Like I said I wish that you weren't 2000 miles away - I would keep you occupied ... Love you!!! Phyl - on the liquid stuff - there are a couple schools of thought about the nasiads like you read about. - I will take them occassionally (rarely) but when I do I make sure it's on an empty stomach so that it goes right thru (pill form) - but I take most of my pills (well I only have 1 bp antenoal ) on an empty stomach.. Don't they make a tyenol for arthirtis - just thought of that - is there something in those that will help with inflmation... So I ck'd FB this morning - did Karri hurt her ankle - I didn't understand toe nail/fail - then being in med tent and ankle is a disaster??? Well I am up as you all can tell - got up 4:45 - having coffee - need to wrap wedding gift - get dressed for gym but that I still have 1 hr til they open Then come home shower - nails and that's really about it til I have to get ready for wedding that starts at 5... it's 86 right now - feels hotter to me - there is a bit of a hot wind - suppose to be 106... Well, just cking in - Hugs to everyone - when you are feeling down - Look at Phyl - think about how good she is doing with her weight loss and surgery/knee issues - I know that when I'm down - I think about her and all that she has gone thru and I think to myself - Look she 60ish and she has accomplished so much - if she can do all this then you can.. I so admire her... Ok - cbl

Merediith Remember this is not a diet baby girl – it’s a change in our eating habits – and gf it’s not going to change over night – Hell I’m 2 yrs out and I still will put too much dressing on my salad too (that’s the best part to me) I leave off the crotons – but I use a yogurt based dressing (bolthouse 80 cal for 2 tablestppons) I LOVE IT http://www.bolthouse.com/html/cs_ranch.html they have a ceaser parmesans & blue cheese dressing too… It’s in the refrigeration section where the bag salad is.... You can’t change what’s done – but you can learn from it… I don’t think your eating was too bad – so slap from me … But want to know why are you drinking your breakfast – for 200 calories I want real food - is it for the ease. You are walking so that’s a good thing – a lot of pple here don’t lose every week – they may not lose for a week or 2 then have a big drop.. As to how you are feeling – yep – today is a gun ho day for me – yesterday was a so so day – I was stressed… It’s so hard to give up our drug of choice – sometimes you just want to eat without thinking about it –– I think about what I eat all the time – good and bad – I am consensus of my eating – where as before I wasn’t I just ate.. I don’t know if that’s ever going to change – cuz we are food addicts – so we have to be careful and not let ourselves slip back into old habits.. Today is a new day – you go for a fill soon and you most likely need it – yesterday was a learning experience and that’s how you have to look at it - So just let it go – move forward .. The pic’s are gone – but it is what it is - I got a click it disk and have all my computer pics now backed up.. Eva – Your mind doesn’t wander and you lose track when listening to books on tape – That’s what I think I would do – I do it with TV I can zone out…… I listen to my ipod (music) when exercising and I know my mind drifts there.. I wear the little readers that you get at the drug store – I got a real pair – but can’t get use to the blended and I really am not ready to wear glasses full time – my distant is fine it’s reading – I can’t read crap without my readers.. I think I am in a nesting mood – I don’t know – I think I am missing my family – I am the only child left of my parents marriage – the 1 yr anniversary of my baby bro’s death is next month . I had 425 pictures printed I have them in year order and I have found a few more that need print.. I need to find something to keep me busy that doesn’t cost money like shopping does :0).. Great advice to Meredith… Well I gotta get to work - CBL

Good Morning !!! Karla - wtg on the exercise - you had to pee 3 times - I bet you are retaining waters - and yet those bite of this and that do add up - but it didn't sound like you had that much... I am up this morning too - but I know it's the lack of exercise for me - I will go in the morning and hopefully life won't get in the way next week.. I have a gf from work coming over for dinner & movie tonite - we are having stuffed bell peppers made with ground turkey & salad. Tomorrow gym - nails - and wedding @ 5 p.m. - should be alot of fun !!! Steph & Karri walking today !!! You go girls.... We will have to ck fb to see how they are doing... Ok I need to get my butt in gear .... CBL

OMW no one has posted today !!!! Well since this morning.. I just finished putting pic's from 90 to 92 in a new album... Now I am going to go fix dinner - it's 7:48.... I was just cking in.... Talk to you all tomorrow Hugs - Janet

CANDICE STEP AWAY FROM THE PB CUPS !!!! WEDDING - REMEMBER !!!! Karla OMG - If I were her - I would be contacting an attonery - WTF was that all about - just up and fired her - I understand we are employed at will - but still (did she have a contract or was she an employee at will) I do have candy occassionally (didn't too much during my weight loss phase) but the diff is I buy 1 candy bar -not a bag - cuz if the bag was here I would eat them all.. Well, I have only gotten to the gym Monday & Wed - and the scale is showing it - I will go Sat morning - but hopefully life won't get in the way next week .. I just finished putting Xmas 90 to 7/92 pic's in a new album-- now I am going to go cook my fish.. Linda - We miss you. Denise - How are you doing ?? Steph & Karri - have fun on your walk... Phyl - you must be out walking the block Kari - How's your food & soda addiction this week.... Ok - I'm out for the night - TTYL Love to you all - Hugs J

Good Morning Peeps... Julie - I swear you have more aches and pains - I guess you just can't catch a break can you... Hugs - if it ain't one thing it's another isn't it - Wishing you some smooth sailing soon... Congrats on the scales moving Well I did save the pic's to a disk - but the disc says it'a a 95 adapter - I think I have lost my pics.. Well it is what it is - can't cry over spilt milk - I got this click program for pictures - I am going to back up what I have and from now on - am going to print pics as I take them (usually holidays & family stuff) Charlene - I know sometime I have these little pains behind my port - I imagine it's the part of my stomach that is above my band - being streached out... Don't ask me why - I don't know where all that inside stuff is - but I think we all have a little worry in the back of our minds about erisions - slippage etc.. Eva - I usually get my reading in after computer time - before bed and in the a.m. - I use to be a big reading - 1 book a week - but the last 2 yrs haven't read as ferociously as I use to - but am getting back into it lately - I think I need the escape I get from reading - I am currently reading Faith Kellerman - Blindman's Bluff the New Decker/Rina series. I think I was jewish in another life - I relate to judisam - or maybe it's my catholic up bringing and the whole traditions thingie... I read only fiction - just for enjoyment not education !!! Kellerman - Patterson - Nora Roberts - Tammi Hoag - Koontz (love Odd Thomas) Mary Kay Andrews - Dorothea Benton Frank - Mary Alice Monroe - Linda Howard - Sandra Brown - I am all over the place with my reading - it depends on my mood -

Karla - Yes we have very much in common - I didn't grow up in the back seat of a car - but my Mom had some mental issues - she was the abuser to her hubbies.. (3 of them) my sis dad - my dad and my stepdad. On the outside of our house it looked like ozzie & harriet - but inside it wasn't - not always bad but I remember some terrible fights - I do remember good stuff too.. But I was the wet rat to my mom - then oh what a pretty face too bad your fat.. Food has alway been my comfort - and I think I stayed in abusive realationship with DS dad cuz that's was love. Well when I got to be 22 I figured out it wasn't.. Pple who really love you don't hurt you.. After that in very co-dependent relationships - got out of those - married a guy who didn't have a drug or alcohal problem - had his own house - vehicle and job - thought I was doing really well in improving my choices of men - but I ignored the whole controling issues that I did see while dating - Well, I can't/won't be controlled for long - so that ended.. I am far from perfect on the self esteem issues - but I do know and have always beleived that you can't let your past control you - that's a copout - it's the past - you are in charge of your today - yes your past is what molded you -but you can overcome those issues - just cuz your mom or whomever says you aint worth shit - doesn't make it so - you know that you are - look at what you have done - become a teacher - raised 5 DD.. I never thought you were mad at us - I know that you understand where we are coming from that we love you and want the best for you... I forgot your sis was coming - I think we all did :0) Phyl - I'm glad to hear that your other knee isnt causing problems - each day you will get stronger and stronger.. Ok I have lost those pic's :0(.. it's not 8 gotta get to work - cbl

This is going to be a drive by post - cuz it's 8:41 and I haven't even had dinner yet or even cooked.. I went to the gym - arms - then came home and trying to put all the pic's that I had printed (you know those ones that sit inside your computer and never get printed) well I printed I think 400 - got them in year order (I think I am confused now - these pic's went back to 2001) any way - Looks like I am missing 2004 xmas pic's and some 2005 pics - I found a disk that I made 2003 to 2005 but I can't open it - I think something has happen to it - it says something about needed 95 adadpter - who know - I have written all over it - it has brooks 1st bday - I am going to take it to work to open then maybe to like wallgreesn = hopefully it's not screwed up But am confused cuz some of these pics are on my computer but not all of them.. Then I made folders with years and took all the folders I had an moved them into the year that pic were taken.. See what you started Laura !!!! It's all your fault lol... Nawlins - I was 2 yrs out with restriction so my size 4 and new found energy helps keep me from over doing it - I usually didn't make it up to bf early cuz we were either doing tours etc - so alot of mornings I just had coffee and more of brunch/lunch - I focused on salad & meat - stayed away from the starches - when on land - I had tacos (mexican cruise) but again I mostly ate just the insides - I drank what I wanted - I was on a cruise - dinner was no problem we ate in the dinning room and I gotta say the servining size was just right - I would have 1/2 roll w/butter - appetizer then meal don't think I ever cleaned my plate - and then would have dessert - Like Great - I walked - but again I'm at goal and I took the stairs 98% of the time and hit the gym one day.. I didn't gain weight - and like I said I had dessert every night and a couple of drinks a day - but didn't always eat 3 square meals - for me if I am involved in doing something - I don't think about food - just like tonite - I'm not hungry right now but once I get off the computer and I will be.. Just follow the rules - allow for a few treats - walk walk walk and just don't go over board on the starches/carbs/sweets - enjoy yourself - you are on vacation after all - You will be surprised how many pple are in the gym and walking the ship - that's the secert - if you are going to have a few treats - you gotta work them off.. Charlene - I am lucky I don't get bad stuck - I don't know what a lymphocele is - I would call the doc just to be safe... Does he do fluor or blind fills - if fluro I would assume that they see your band ... Great we want to know the symptoms - when i went to that lapband counsel thing last yr - they asked if we should have endoscopes once a year - Dr Dixon said if you aren't having issues no... But that kind of stuff is always in the back of my mind - cuz it does happen.. Again a good reason not to be too tight Deedee - Alot of banders are tight in the morning and loose at night - it's a draw back of the band- But again - as I am alway saying I can be physically full - but still think I am hungry - this is where my head hunger manifest it's self into me feeling hungry - food is our drug of choice - and we crave it and we think craving it is actual hunger when it isn't.. My suggestion is if you are tight in the morning - don't try and eat eggs - have a pt shake - and when it comes to dinner alway eat meat first then veggies then carbs... It's not just about how much we eat but what we eat - have you been keeping a food diary - do you count calories - what are you eating - are you getting any exercise.. Let us know - like I said - it's 9 now and I need to get off the computer 5 a.m. comes early... So will finish this tomorrow... Cheri You are just like me - once I'm home - I'm not going back out to get a candy bar - and if I don't have it in the house then I can't eat it - Ok gang I really gotta get off the computer... I will talk to you all tomorrow Hugs J

I went to the gym - arms - then came home and trying to put all the pic's that I had printed (you know those ones that sit inside your computer and never get printed) well I printed I think 400 - got them in year order (I think I am confused now - these pic's went back to 2001) any way - Looks like I am missing 2004 xmas pic's and some 2005 pics - I found a disk that I made 2003 to 2005 but I can't open it - I think something has happen to it - it says something about needed 95 adadpter - who know - I have written all over it - it has brooks 1st bday - I am going to take it to work to open then maybe to like wallgreesn = hopefully it's not screwed up But am confused cuz some of these pics are on my computer but not all of them.. Then I made folders with years and took all the folders I had an moved them into the year that pic were taken.. it's 8:30 and I haven't even cooked yet !!! Phyl - you are doing good - how does the knee feel when you walk - how's the other one.. Where's Karla !!! She's always here .... Maybe doing my self esteem classes lol lol.. Well til tomorrow - guess I am having eggs for dinner - don't feel like waiting 1/2 for dinner ...

Hey Gang Quick ck in Laura - Nelson getting an incident report - how cute - at this age that is kind of silly imho - how did school go today Congrats on the 2 lbs !!! Melissa - Glad you are feeling better.. food cop in my says the pepperment coffee s/b just a once of the month if not every 2 - 3 month treat ... That's alot of calories - I rather have food than a drink.. Meredith -OMW child you are one busy girl - don't know how you do it.. Apples - that much food for that many pple - omw - that a lot of tatoes - hugs on DS & your kidney stones .. Julie - Hope mimi is feeling better today... Ok gang that's all I can remember... Charlene - have you gone back to the nutrisitionist.. Great - Shopping I guess Nawlines - I don't have a smart phone - google is - I just kept a 3x3 note book and jotted down my food in it... well back to work cbl:wub:

Got this from Calorie Count - Eat Well - thought some might like it... Drive by post - will catch up later :0) Staying in control of what we eat can be challenging in our world, where tempting foods seem to loom at every turn. "In the past, we’d teach people how to handle predictable food situations, like what to do in a restaurant and how to navigate the supermarket," says Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-author of Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions (Rodale, 2005). "But what do you do when you bump into a candy display by the checkout counter at the shoe store? We need a bigger set of skills." Here, Bulik and others offer advice for beating the tendency to binge and improving your relationship with food. Keep a food diary. Recording everything—the ice cream binge as well as the carrots and celery—"makes everything you eat part of the plan," says Elena Ramirez, Ph.D., co-founder of the Vermont Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in South Burlington, Vermont. "It’s no longer a sneaky bad thing." Keeping track of your calories can help you lose weight, too, as it helps tip you off to behaviors that lead to weight gain. A daily food diary, in fact, is an integral part of The EatingWell Diet (Countryman, 2007). Plan for the occasional piece of cheesecake. Studies suggest that feeling deprived—even if you are consuming plenty of calories—can actually trigger overeating. Making any food off-limits "just increases its allure," confirms Ramirez. If pizza is your downfall, it might be too tempting to keep in your house—but you can learn to enjoy it in a "safe" environment, she notes. "Make a trip to a pizza place, order a slice and enjoy it out in the open. The more you practice this, the more it becomes ingrained behavior." She adds, "You can’t avoid a trigger food your whole life, but you can learn how to eat the foods you binge on in moderation." Give up grazing. While eating regularly helps prevent feeling deprived and hungry, "[grazing] can easily supply a binge’s worth of calories, a little at a time," says Ramirez. Plan four "eating episodes" each day spaced at regular intervals to avoid going long stretches without eating (which can also trigger binging). Eat Breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus a 250-calorie midafternoon snack. At each, include a little Protein for additional staying power. Eat with intention. Have all your meals in a designated place without distractions (i.e., not in front of the TV). That way your eating episode has a beginning and an end. Eat slowly, stopping to put your fork down between bites, feeling yourself becoming fuller. Making an effort to be mindful no matter what you’re eating can help break the tendency to binge, experts say. Expect the unexpected. Tempting foods are more likely to trigger overeating when we come across them unexpectedly. Since surprise food confrontations are a given these days, it’s helpful to "be armed with a script when you’re confronted by tasty food," says Bulik. "If you’re handed a sample of Cookies at the supermarket, the line might be, ‘No, thanks. I’ve just eaten.’" Find healthy outlets for emotions. Turning to food to "numb out" emotions like anxiety works temporarily, but after the food is gone the stressful stimulus still remains—along with a hefty dose of guilt. Find ways to experience negative emotions with a response other than eating. Try deep breathing or meditation, calling a friend or going for a brisk walk. "The more you practice these alternative behaviors, the more automatic they become," notes Ramirez. Eventually, reaching for a bag of chips can stop being the default reaction to stress. Hide tempting foods. When office workers were given candies in clear dishes to place on their desktops, they helped themselves to candy 71 percent more often than a similar group that was given the same candy in opaque dishes so that the candy wasn’t visible, according to research by Brian Wansink, Ph.D., director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab in Ithaca, New York, and an EatingWell advisory board member. "We’re all on the ‘see-food’ diet," he says, "so don’t let yourself see what you don’t want to eat." If you’re going to keep Snacks at home, stash them inside a cupboard; keep the apples out on the counter. Make overeating a hassle. The more stops you introduce in getting a food—such as needing to open a package or having to thaw something frozen—the more opportunities you have to ask, "Am I really hungry?" explains Wansink. Repackage cookies in single-portion bags (or pay more for individually portioned snacks); wrap leftover slices of lasagna individually in foil and freeze. No choice but to serve yourself from a large (shared) portion? Dish your portion onto a small plate. Studies by Wansink and others have shown that when served food in bigger containers, people eat more. Your thoughts.... Do you have a tip for winning the "food fight"? More from EatingWell.com: Quick Pasta recipes Quick Low Calorie Recipes Mexican Food for $3 per Serving

CJ Welcome !!! They banded our stomachs not our heads - IMHO the majority of our problems lie in our heads and not in our stomaches !!!! I'm 2 yrs out - I still think about food but now mostly it's about eating healthy - what are my choices - what taste good - and ya sometimes I miss pigging out - I miss the sugar and miss the high fat foods - but I am an addict (food) so I know why I think of these things and when these thoughts enter my head - I know it's that addiction talking to me - So I tell that little devil - no you are not going to get a hold of me again - I am not going back there.. This is going to be a life long struggle for us as addicts - it does take a lot of work - the band is a great tool - but it's not the cure all answer to our issues with food.. Look forward to having you join our group...

Good Morning Phyl you are my idol !!!! You are such a trooper !!! I am just amazed by your determination - It is a reminder to me that if you can do it - I can too... You are just fantastic !!! Steph - Hugs - at least you are unfilled and will be able to drink and eat to fuel your body for this walk - that was my concern when Karri & I were talking about it - With my restriction I think I would have a problem fueling my body during the walk.. Hopefully whatever is wrong will fix it self while you are unfilled - just make healthy food choices you will be ok.. Karla - Yes You can come and live with me - I would kick your self esteem up - I think we all have issues to some degree - the way that I always covered up my fatness even as a kid was to make fun of myself before others could - I also would say that I can come across very aggressive - pple say they are no longer afraid of me since I lost weight - I don't seem so "big" for lack of a better word.. I cover up my insecurities by coming across as having none.. It's the whole fake it until you make it.. Even fat I thought I was cute - omw in looking at all these pics that I am putting in albums - I have some where I was like 180's and at the time thought I was skinny - well - I wasn't - I never saw how fat I was.. Like I said - I am lucky that I had my Dad - I think he was the saving grace in my life and I also think it has to do with our makeup (dna) - But girl friend I am telling you and you are going to get this from all of us.. You are beatiful - we all look better w/make up that has nothing to do with your inter-beauty - You are beautiful w/ or w/o make - it's just you - and we are going to get you to beleive this.. Ok I gotta get to work - cbl have a good day gang:wub:

Oh Denise Hugs - Have you tried counseling - 17 isn't that still juvie - it is here - but that's not great place either - but I hate saying this sometimes you gotta let them deal with the consequences of their action - How about a rehab.. Sounds like he is drinking/drugs - I know my son started at 15 - I took him to the county and got some conseling.. Can't say it helped he got busted at 17 and spent a few months in a boy's home (placement as they called it then) He straighten up for a while - hell he's 38 and you all know where we were with him and family last May ... I still worry that he will go back to his old ways.. I agree with Phyl that at that age there really isn't much you can do - I know you want to save him from himself - I understand that and it's so hard to feel so helpless- I have been there done that.. My only suggestion would be find him a rehab.. Come cry on our shoulders we are here for you - wish we could fix it - Prayer & Hugs !!!!

Phyl Glad you got out a bit - but remember slow and easy - you are just our energizer bunny !!!! Can't keep a good a good woman down can you :0) xoxox J I agree 100% - I really try and practice what I preach - I will say things like stupid Janet - but then I say stop you aren't stupid - I whine and cry a little about my addicition sometime - but gotta say that my self esteem isn't too bad -really never was even when I was morbitly obese - I and I thank my Dad for that

Karla Here's your homework for tonite Ck out these websites on Positive Affirmations - Self Esteem !! http://www.more-selfesteem.com/affirmations.htm http://ezinearticles.com/?Positive-Affirmations-For-Improving-Self-Esteem&id=1013615 http://www.positivepoweraffirmations.com/positiveaffirmationsselfesteem.html

Could be gas - I get it everynow and then especially if I over eat.. Cheri - Congrats !!!! Julie glad you got that will in place - it's very important - it stops some of the fighting that goes with death and if there isn't one in place then all hell can break loose... How nice - I wish I wasn't at work - enjoy your day.. Yep this is why you have to increase your intensity or lenght of time of your exercising - when I first got on the treadmill at 250 - I burned like 300 cal in 1/2 hr - now it takes me an hr to burn the same amount going at a hight intenstiy and spped. Good luck on this fill - hope you arent too tight !!! Drive by post - gotta get back to work - but can't let you guys get to far ahead - then it takes too long to catch up :mad:

Good Morning Gang !!! Well it's Tuesday - back at work ugh !!! Where did the weekend go - I finally got the 400 pics uploaded to Target and will pickup tonite along with some more albums... Found this white choc sf ff jello pudding - would be really good with some walnuts - but alas it's 4 servings and I ate it in 2 servings - so I don't think I will buy again - I didn't have any nuts - I am laying off them for a while just to many calories - even though they are good calories.. Karla - I figured Tuna Man wasn't going to turn out - since he made the comment about weight - I don't think he's going to talk to anyone who weighs more than 110 soaking wet - it's him and not you ok. If the conversation is good - and you have a lot in common what's a few lbs. But some pple are super superficial and he sounds like he is - I could understand if you were 400 lbs - but heck whats 20 lbs.. His loss - Plain and simple and yes we are going to have to do something about the self esteem issues.. Your 1st project is to stop the neg talk to yourself - You know when you think - oh this is useless - why bother - I'm a failure - when that though enters your head - say STOP!!! and replace with a posititive thought - and yes you can come up with one - I have lost 73 lbs !!! You baby sounds like my baby (angel) - sometimes she won't go potty before bed - then wakes me up in the middle of the night to go - or 1/2 hr before I have to get up... Well pple are walking around so I gotta get to work - CBL

You did it !!!! Again GREAT PICTURES KARLA - YOU TRULY ARE BEAUTIFUL !!!!

I love pork tenderloin - !!!! Doesn't sound like you ate too much Candice Great pics - looks like you guys had a really nice time Read my instructions above - Again GF I am KICKING YOUR ASS !!!! You are going to have to come and visit - Cuz I am going to give you some self esteem classes !!! Well Karri is running to your house as we speak - I'll let her kick your butt first - then her Mom is going to kick it... You are a beautiful woman - I was expecting this doubty (sp) old lady !!!! But there is a pretty little blond staring back at me... You go girl - keep up the good work I am done - ttyl Hugs & Sweet dreams !!!!

hit reply scroll down see manage attachments - click that then browse to where your pics are - click up load and repeat for each picture I have been screwing around trying to upload all the pics that I never printed to kodack - cuz they are too many to burn on the cd's I have - well I guess I could do 2 cd's but I'm ready to get off the computer..

CONGRATULATIONS PHYL - I AM JUST SO PROUD OF YOU !!! You will have those 5 lbs off by the time you come to the Desert (when is that ;0) and I will make you a new T-shirt - WONDERLAND !!! SO I am going to need a new pic too :0) I know that when Joseph went to placement when he was 17 - i was so sad - but didn't want him to come home after a few months - I saw him on weekend - he was going to school - he was safe and doing good - I liked it that way.. Right Now 3:50 PM PDT 99 ° Sunny Feels Like97°Relative Humidity21%Barometer29.71(Steady)atmDew Point54°Visibility10.00 MilesUV Index5 ModerateWind Speed S 7 mph Tonight Mainly clear skies. Low 74F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. 100 High 74 Low 0 % Sunrise Sunset 6:23 am 7:02 pm Relative Humidity21%Barometer29.71(Steady)atmDew Point54°Visibility10.00 MilesUV Index5 ModerateWind Speed S 7 mph Tonight Mainly clear skies. Low 74F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise: 6:23 am Sunset: 7:02 pm This Week TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN Sunny Sunny 103 74 Sunny Sunny 103 78 Sunny Sunny 107 79 Sunny Sunny 107 80 Sunny Sunny 107 79 Sunny Sunny 105 78 Here's our weather :0) .... Darling - 1st I'm going to kick your butt - you can't look 85 - and I I know I have more saggy skin that you do - my arms are awful - but 138-143 is great and hell I'm 54 (almost 55) and I have earned every wrinkle.. Let's see the pic - then I will tell you the TRUTH !! Well glad you are comfortable - it's only been what 2 weeks this Tuesday - since you had surgery - girl we just can't keep you down can we lol ... Well did the gym - Andrew got shoes - bought wedding gift - vaccummed cleaned the kitchen and trying to upload 73 pics to Walgreens - but it won't go... I guess I will save them to a disc and go to the store to print..

WTG PHYL -:thumbup: WITH SURGERY AND ALL - OMG:thumbup: - I AM GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE YOU A NEW TEE-SHIRT !!! When are you coming to the Desert??? Nawlinzlady - Ask your doc - you can walk right away - but I think mine was like 8 weeks out - I didn't really start with weights till 8 months out - I lost 3/4 of my weight by just walking on the treadmill 4 to 5 x a week - But every doc is diff - so ck with yours... Ya after a while the sweet stuff gets to you.. Will keep you in our prayers for a safe surgery and speedy recovery !!! Hugs Melissa - Summer colds suck!!! Yes - it can take more than one fill - You know when it's working when you are full on anywhere from 1/2 to 1 cup food (4 oz of hard protein & then veggies) and stay full for a few hours (3 - 4)

I remember having to sit on DS to get him to take meds too :0) Yep being a single mom is tough - she's lucky to have you to lean on - I only had me - well my sis did help but she had 3 of her own and I would have never called at 2 a.m. !!!