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Kat-I am really glad I tried them on too. I am wearing them right now to go to work. I have put the scales away until the weekend just as Judy suggested. I agree with you about the kids running around with ice cream in your house....I wouldn't have done it either!! Good for you! Jennifur-I have been in 16W. They fit OK. So that is why I went and got the L (12/14). I started to get the regular XL 16 but I thought no, I want to get the smaller one for a goal. LOL Anyway, I love the fact that they fit!! Thanks! Laura-I have always been big too. When I said I do not remember ever wearing this size, I mean I really don't remember! I do not know if I ever did! You my dear will have the biggest success story out of all of us and I am SO excited for you! My dd is coming home today. I sure miss her. I am going to call my dentist today to see if they can do a root canal through my crown, if not they will just have to pull it. Yikes! Everyone have great day!

Hi ladies...thank you so much. All of you are so right (and I am glad Judy wasn't here in inflict bodily injury on me, lol) I knew that all of you would make me feel better. Thank you all so much!! So, I said I was going to buy something that was too small as a goal, right? Well, I bought some Jeans (the strechy kind) in the regular department, not the womens. I bought a 12/14. Got home tried them on to see how much more I need to lose before I can wear them....and guess what, THEY FIT!!!! woooooohhhooooooooooo Now, that is what I needed to make me feel like I am not doing this in vain!! OMG, I am SO shocked!! I can't remember the last time I was that size. Talk about a jaw dropper!!! :car: I will check back in later....thanks again everyone...I love you guys!!

Hi ya'll...:help::help::help: I am SO depressed.:cry I have cried all morning. I am at a major plateau and then to make it worse I am back up to 204.5 this morning. I feel like a failure. I knew that getting close to onederland I would hit a plateau, I just did not expect it to take such an emotional toll on me. My head still hurts, I know crying isn't making it better. I can eat literally one thing I am not supposed to eat and the scales moves up overnight. I am going to try not to wallow in self pity. I am going to get up off this couch and go and buy something that is too small to wear for a goal. I know I can't let this get me down but sometimes (as you all know) it is difficult not to get down in the dumps. I will get through this and my violet sisters will help me, right? Can I hear an AMEN?

Good morning everyone! I feel like I have been on a 3 day drunk. My dh and I went to the casino last night and did not get home until 3:30 this morning. I woke up at ten because I don't want to sleep the whole "momma weekend" away. I really do think that this headache is my capped tooth. Great, just wonderful..:sick..that sucks!! Now I am going through the indecision of pull or root canal? I would like to save the tooth, but hey, I don't actually eat enough anymore to need that tooth to chew...LOL Since I just get off my TOM I am hoping to break into onederland soon. It on't be soon enough for me. I have been teetering from 202-203. I knew this would be a plateau....:straight Denise, thanks for the info on the liquid motrin!! Terri-congrats on your -30. You and Jusy are so close to your goal I'll bet you can smell it! Laura-I am glad that you came through your surgery OK. It was also good to hear that you did not have faulty equipment inside you! Sorry about your pain but now....scales watch out!! :ranger: OK, I need to stop doing ths and get moving and do something productive today. Everyone have a great day....

Hi everyone!! Congrats on the teens Tracy, that is awesome!!! Terri-I can not wait for cooler weather either. The low humidity in itself has been a treat!! My dd is at her mawmaw & pops house this weekend. I am sure she will have a blast. Now to figure out what I am going to do....something, I just don't know what yet. Jennifer-I sure hop you feel better soon! I feel bad for you! My headache has eased but I am scared to death that the crown I just had put on is going to require a root canal...I will just keep my fingers crossed and hope it is a sinus headache or something. KAT-I can still swallow pills. I did not want to be that restricted. (thank GOD) OK, question everyone...I know that we are not supposed to take anti-inflammitories, but, why not? I really really really need some Aleve...

Good morning everyone....TGIF I have had a headache for the past 3 days that just wont quit, so hopefully it will subside soon! Everyone have a great day! Judy??????

good luck tomorrow Laura!! We will be thinking of you! Hi everyone:youcandothis:Congrats everyone on your NSVs and scale victories!! I am so glad tomorrow is FRIDAY:whoo: Everyone have a great evening and I will be back at the butt-crack of dawn to post again....:eyebrows:

Good morning violets... I lol'd at my own post too. I am like Pamela, sometimes I crack myself up! Well, I am going to work now (to the placce where I am not trustworthy enough to order office supplies)....long story short, I work with a little nazi woman on a power trip that makes me a little bitter (if you can't tell). Anywhoooo..everyone have a great day. Pray for me to hold my tongue and not strangle the little witch....

After that last post everyone probably thinks I need a psychiatrist and not a plastic surgeon, hehehe

Hi all!! I know this is a bit premature BUT...I have been scouring the internet searching for the perfect plastic surgeon for my TT and wing removal....I found the perfect dr and he is in the medical center in houston. Well, long story short, after I chose him I found out thathe is the plastic surgeon on that show "Big Medicine" on discovery health. What a trip...I guess the research was dead on! Who better to slice me up? I a, thinking about just going for a consult at the beginning of the year to find out all of the specifics of what I need to do, how much more to lose, yada yada yada. Just the thought having the surgery and not needing a mirror to see my coochie is exciting.:omg: OMG did I just say thst out loud??:faint: Anywayyyyy....I on that note, I'll just leave now....... (am I the only one that thinks things like this?) YIKES

Kat-more power to ya girl...we are here for ya! Take care! Tracy-thanks for sharing the pics! You look so beautiful and all of you look so happy. Congrats! Pamela-I was surprised that Dick won...sorry the season did not go the way you wanted it to, but, there is always next year I am kind of curious to see what ends up happening with Nick & Daniele...if we even find out! Ms Jen-I am so sorry for what you & your DH are going through! You are in my prayers! You are right about the drinks having calories, but the hugs don't..so here ((((((hugs))))) Jennifur-good morning!! Terri-It is so great to have you back! Show us some pics from your trip!! We missed you and hopefully you catch up on the posts because we can't stop posting, its in our blood!! LOL Denise-at least the scales are going down & not up...that is the most important thing, you are doing great! Michelle-Boo! I see you lurking! If i left someone out it is not on purpose! Everyone have a great day and remember WWJD?!

Laura-I am so glad that you are gonna be all fixed up Friday!! We will all be there with you... I decided no on the house. We are just going to wait until next year and think about buying a home. I just hope I do not end up regretting passing this one up. Oh well, I am just going with my gut and right now my gut is telling me to take things slow. Pamela-tonight is the end Are you a Survivor fan? Everyone have a great night and I will "see" ya'll in the morning!!

LMAO Pamela!! That was hilarious!!! Just what I needed to see first thing this morning! I thought I was gonna choke on my coffee and shoot it out my nose! I needed that! Everyone have a great day!

Hi new violets!! So, I went to look at the house and the inside is nice. It is a good size house which is what we need and it has really been taken care of...BUT, I have only 2 issues I am dealing with:#1 The landlord wants 2,200.00 like now...#2 I have never seen a green bathtub & toilet in my life....and I mean green...do you hear me? GREEN..... OK, so I am sorry to any of you that DO have a green bathtub, really I am, I don't mean to offend anyone, but green? SO, I could make it work I guess, not given any other option in the matter. It would be different if it were a pretty color green, but it isn't!!! It looks like a martian threw up in there!! OMG, I guess I could overlook it considering I really like the house & location. What to do, what to do.... I will talk to my DH when he gets home but I think the woman must have smoked crack or something wanting all the money at once and she is not willing to prorate the rent even if we move in in the middle of the month of October. It would not be prorated until November rent is due. Good GOD.... I really want the house (with the green tub & toilet) but we will just have to see if the finances say its OK to do it. We could, but we would suffer for a little while and I can not eat bologna sandwiches anymore, so wtf would I do? Bologna with no bread, not even!!! I do not mean to make it sound like we are on skid row but yikes, I hate to part with that kind of money all at once, even when we go on vacation!! Something is telling me to grab it up, but something else is telling me to wait. I just don't know. congratulations tracy!!!!!!!!! May you have much love & happiness!!! everyone have a great evening!!

Good morning fellow violet sistas! I feel like Garfield....I hate Mondays. I will have lots to do at work and the only good thing about that is the day will go by quickly. We should hear something today from the realtor about the house we want to lease. I am very anxious to see the inside of it. I have a pretty good idea about what it will be like cause I could see through all the windows and I loved it from the outside so I am sure the inside will be just as good. Unless I walk in and just get a creepy feeling, which I doubt will happen, but you never know. I was talking to my 13 year old step daughter and said I wonder why it has not been rented yet? She said, "maybe its haunted"...LOL! I told her to not even go there cause I thought about it already...I watch too much TV I guess. Every have a great day and I will be back after work.... Shouldn't Terri be back by now? I hope she is having a blast!

YAY MICHELLE!!! -50 I am so happy for you!!! Congrats on the NSVs as well. Mel-I am SO happy for you and your family!! I did not see anything on channel 13 about it but my prayers have been with you! I am so happy! Everyone have a great evening! By the way, I know you are all dying to have a "panties update" from me...LOL. Well, I am now in a size 8 !!!!! I haven't worn that small in a long long long time!! That is my NSV... :confused:

Good morning again violets! Jenn-glad you are feeling better today!! Haydee-thanks for letting us know about Melanie (Schexy). I am so glad to hear the news and will keep her in my prayers! Kat-my thoughts & prayers will be with you tomorrow for your dads surgery! Take care! My TOM is here full force and I am so bloated it isn't even funny. So, once again I am going to put the scales away until next week. I have no fantasies about making it to onederland at this particular time. I sure miss Terri..... I found a house for lease yesterday that I really like. Keep your fingers crossed that they do not want a small fortune for a deposit. It is a brick 4BR 2 bath, 2 car garage that is really close to dd school. It has a really big backyard with a privacy fence so Macy can play outside. Very quiet neighborhood on a dead end street...omg I am gettng worked up and I do not want to....I do not want to be disappointed, so i am trying ot to get excited. We probably won't find out the details until the realtor calls us back. I want to move from this trailer so bad! Everyone have a good day and I will pop in later!

Thanks Judy... Have a great time today!!

I plan on using my panties as shrub covers to protect them over the winter... I donate my clothes to goodwill as well.

I have no plan on having the band removed or my fill removed either for that matter. Why set myself up for failure? I guess it is to each his own....but, I know my limitations and I would leave it just as it is. Why ruin a good thing? Best of luck!

During the seminar I attended, my dr told us that the band on the average will help to lose 50% of your excess body weight. Some people are just average, some are below average, some people are above average. I strive to be an above average and it has worked so far... I guess it just depends on how bad you want success. It is up to you!!

Well, my dream came true....I love the fact that D & D are the final 2. That show would have been way too boring without them!! I just hate when it comes down to a bunch of "goodie 2 shoes" are in the finals....now at least there are 2 people with a backbone in the finals. I think Daniele will win...her dad just pissed too many people off. This is just my honest opinion, so please don't hire a hitman....

I had lost 175 pounds on my own 12 years ago. I would have called anyone a liar had they told me I would gain it back. Well, slowly but surely I did...luckily not all of it but 100 pounds of it. I tried and tried to lose it again and I couldn't. I was only losing about 1-2 pounds a month and got very frustrated. I got the band and I would not trade it for anything in the world! I was not lucky enough for insurance to pay for it so I will pay on it for 5 years since I had it financed....but would I change a thing??? NO WAY! Just remember in your journey that this band is a tool to help you, not a miracle cure. It takes alot of hard work and determination to follow the "bandster rules". The real question you need to ask yourself is do you have the will & the determination, if the answer is yes, then you will never regret it!! Best of luck to you!

Good morning violets! i am just having my morning coffee:ranger: and wanted to pop in and say hello and see what everyone has planned for today?! All of my immediate family was affected by the hurricane and so none of them have had power for the past few days. I really pray they get it back soon....especially my mom. I have left an open invitation with all of them to come stay here with us. We'll see....they probably won't since they are all hard headed. My stepkids are coming over today. Macy is going to be so excited! Of course my DH is at work again. He has been working with no days off for about 5 months and I am about at my wits end!! The whole summer has gone by and out of all of the times the kids have come over he has probably spent a total of 8 hours with them all summer. He leaves about 4:30 in the AM and sometimes isn't home until 7 PM. I try not to complain about it because I know he doesn't want to work so much either, but this is getting old and I am getting worn out. I feel like a single mom...no offense to any single moms out there....but all of the responsibility has fell on me. Work full time, cook, clean, pay bills, take care of all the 4 year olds needs (and you know a 4 year old has alot of them). I know, wa, wa, wa....I am just exhausted:faint:And then he wants to know why I am not frisky when he gets home...PLEASE!! OK, enough of my pity party. I just miss my DH:( I think I am going to go buy something today that is too tight that way I have some goal clothes... Everyone have a great day!!

Jenn-congrats on the weight loss! I am so happy for you! Pamela-You are right...I am way happy with the way the show turned out! Have a great time this weekend! TracyKS-That is SO awesome! I wish our insurance would pay for that kind of stuff! I am so elated for you! That is a huge deal and I know how happy I would be if it were me. Congrats girl, you deserve it! Denise-do I burp...OMG. I used to never ever burp and now I am so good at it I should start entering contests!! So, you are not alone on that one! If you have ever seen that show "elf" with will ferrel in it when he burps after drinking the 2 liter coke....that is what I sound like! LOL Hi Michelle & Judy, I see ya'll!! Well, I survived the destist. My crown is officially cemented in, so that is that! Take care everyone, I am going to get Macy from day care.