TracyK

Good morning violets- Jenn-hope you & dd feel lots better soon! Kat-Hope you are feeling better too! Laura-our prayers are with you. 202.5 this morning....half a pound is half a pound....I'll take it at this point!! I am off today because I have to go to the dentist. I hate dentists. UGH...I would rather go through childbirth again...seriously. Everyone have a great day and I will check back in later...

Laura-sorry about all the BS you are dealing with! That bites...but like everyone else said, once it is fixed you will really be able to start whoooshing downwards on the scale. Look at it this way, the weight you HAVE lost is a bonus. Michelle-I totally agree with you on the part where you said that you would start eating again out of the defeated feeling and gain it back....isn't it great that we can't do that anymore! That is the best part of all...we are losing the weight permenantly!! Pamela-I am anxiously awaiting tonights episode!! I can not wait to find out who won the last HOH competition!! Thanks everyone for the well wishes and congrats about being so close to onederland....its like a dream coming into reality... Everyone have a great evening!

I updated my ticker again, but I am not going to do it again until I am in onederland.... :car:

Kat-I am so sorry that you are hurting!! Surely one of the antibiotics will knock it!! Congrats on the NSV!! Pamela-I loved the show the other night! I am sad that it is almost over too but on the upside, I am a survivor freak too so I will have that to take up my BB space in my heart! :car: Congrats on the -6. That is great and I think you are doing fantastic. Slow & steady is right! Jenn-Keep the faith sister...all will be well soon! The storm went to the east of us. Galveston (where I work) got 5 more inches of rain, but it is all good this morning for me to go back to work. The turn made it go straight to my moms house...I have not spoke with her yet but I will call her as soon as I think she is awake. She probably already is, but I don't wanna take the chance of waking her because she was probably up all night worried. I watched the news and they said that alot of people are out of power this morning and trees are in the streets, but so far they do not see any major structural damage...thank GOD. Well, I need to run. Take care everyone and have a great day!!

Ended up going in to work because the weather cleared up somewhat...then the "storm" turned into Tropical Storm Humberto, so I got out of dodge and left work early. It should hit here tonight they say. Ugh, I hope we don't lose our electricity...that would suck! I can't sleep without A/C...I know, I am a whimp! Everyone have a good afternoon and I will be back later...

Laura-he can't say no but it may be difficult to find someone locally to do fills. I read some posts that alot of drs won't fill other drs patients. But, on a positive note, some do!! Good luck with your fill...I hope you fills you up! (or at least "feel" you up so you can get you moneys worth, LOL) :confused:

DITTO...I do not even let the waiter bring Water to the table!

onederland....what a dream. A dream that will soon be a reality. I am at 203.5....four more pounds to go. I am SO excited. The original goal was onederland by Thanksgiving, but now I think it may be in a couple of weeks! OMG...I think my husband will have to call 911 the morning I see 199 :confused:

Bandster hell has that name for a reason...life will be much better after your first fill. My dr said to expect hardly any weight loss the first month, but if you do lose, it is just an added bonus....be patient!

This is what i did...maybe it will help you too. Find something you ike to do to replace eating. I was eating out of boredom too....so in my case, I starting reading. I read and my mind is somewhere other than the fridge. Just find what you like to do...take up a hobby. You would be surprised how much it helps....worked for me :confused: Good luck to you!

My dr told me that irregular periods are due to weight gain/loss. Throws the female system & hormones out of whack tremendously! When I was at my highest weight (about 325) I had 2 periods per year and they lasted about 6 weeks each!! Talk about horrible. It will all eventually work out as time goes by and we reach ideal body weights...or at least that is what I am hoping :confused:

Answer: Because you are a violet junkie and you could not wait to see what we all had to say!! :confused: Britney fat? Hell my thigh is the size of her stomach! Sing me up too if she is "fat". Ugh, critics make me sick! It is pouring rain so bad right now that I can not make it to bring ny dd to day care much less make it to work in Galveston. It is supposed to pour like this all day. now to build up the nerve to call my boss and say I am not going to be there until the roads aren't flooded. He probably won't care, but he is the type that is very busy and very moody....so I will just keep my fingers crossed that he is in a decent mood. I mean hell, if I drove a hummer I would make the drive, but the minivan isn't gonna cut it. They are saying that this could turn into a tropical depression, so he (my boss) should surely understand that someone would not want to get out in this unless they had an ark! Denise...congrats grandma!! I am happy for you!!:biggrin1: Jenn-I understand where you are coming from and applaud your effort!! You are doing fantastic!! Everyone have a great day...if I do not post for a while, then you will know I swam to work.:eyebrows:

Pamela-what a "hot mama" you are!! I love your hair...that pic convinced me to grow mine back out!! Jenn-I stay with the attitude you have with your TOM on a daily basis. Sometimes the truth hurts...but life is too short to be crapped on all the time. So I just make sure I don't let it happen to me! I was way too passive for way too long...and finally it broke me down and I just don't take it anymore. Good for you! Kat-I know you will PM me back when you have time...no worries. I would not be too worried about what the dr said....if it was WAY urgent, he would have insisted for the test whether your schedule meshed or not! Everyone have a great day...by the way, 203.5 this morning...4 more pounds til onederland!! WOOOHOOO!!

JUDY!! Thank you so much for sharing the pics! You and your DH look awesome and I am so glad you had fun! Like I said before, that is my dream cruise! Looked like a wonderful time! We are so glad to have you back...now Terri is on vacation for a week! Haydee-yes we went to the casino....nice and cool with no humidity! Hauling tile? :eek:OMG...I hate to say this but better you than me! I bet that you are to be done with the majority of the moving process! Jenn-glad that your dd feels better. You are probably right about the fluid pill...water weighs alot! Flush yourself out girlfriend!! Michelle-I got tired just reading about all your exercise....whew!! Good woman! :clap2: Kat-glad you slept better last night!! Everyone have a relaxing evening!! :notagree Pamela-I had to edit my entire post because I had asked you to reveal who wins POV....and I changed my mind, I don't wanna know LOL :car:

Pamela-How jealous am I of such a big closet? OMG!! But then again, I don't have 1/16th of what it would take to fill it so...my little one is fine (for now) LOL By the way, is Zack full of himself or what? UGH! Congrats on the decision to lighten your workload! I know how relieved you will be! Jenn-I hope your dd feels better! I agree with Terri....are you sure you are getting enough water? Be sure you are young lady! Kat-I hate nightmares that do me that way! I have no idea what to tell you to do to stop having a recurring one as I had one that lasted for 3 or 4 consecuive nights! Good luck & Sweet Dreams!! Good Monday morning violets!! Everyone strive to have an outstanding day! Terri-I know you are probably already gone, but, have a great time and be safe! Love the necklace!

I wonder how much I have to lose to be able to have my angel wings removed....just thinking out loud

wow...sure is a quiet Sunday on the Violet home front!!

Good luck!! You will do great!! Keep us posted

OMG!!! FSC thank you thank you thank you for giving me so much to look forward to. You look awesome!! I hope that you are recovering well!

Good morning violets!! Terri-have a great time and play some for me in vegas!! We will miss ya. Jennifur-good Lord woman, I wish you were able to get out of the "funk" you are in!! I hate to see you so depressed. I am like Kat...I wish we could just run over to one anothers house and cheer each other up when we need to!! (((hugs))) Pamela-you are getting an island in your closet? Or did I misunderstand? Sorry about the ant bite...but glad it is better Kat-I am glad you all had fun yesterday! It soundd like a great time. I wish me & macy could have gone too! She spent Friday night with my mom & stepdad...(her mawmaw & pop). My mom called me and said that when they got in bed macy said, "I have a great idea pop, in the morning when we wake up you and me can go outside and plant my strawberry seeds (she got out of a strawberry shortcake DVD) and while we are doing that, maw maw can be fixing us some spaghetti !" Pop said he thought that was a GREAT idea! Then Macy took both of their hands and pulled them up to her chest and said "now my heart is all fixed". LOL Kids say the funniest things. Then yesterday my sister had her and she called to tell me that when they were in the backyard Macy stripped down to just her panties and when my sister asked her what she was doing she sayd she wanted to slide down the slide "naked". OMG, I may have an exhibitionist on my hands!! Then she plopped down in a mud puddle (in just her panties) and made mud pies laughing and saying the whole time that "this is so wonderful"....how nice it would be to be a kid like that again! OK, see, my posts can be a mile long too when I get to talking about my dd. This morning I was down another pound to 204. One pound in a week but I will take it! The countdown to onederland is here!! I am so psyched!! Everyone have a great day!

you know what I just thought about.... when I went to the seminar to learn about the lap-band, my dr said that people can expect to lose fifty percent of their excess body weight. Some "above average" people will lose more than that, some will be below average and not get to the half point. Well, I have lost from 257 to 205. So, 52 pounds since the band...I am at the "average". But before I had my surgery I told my dr that I would be one of his "above averages". Now, it looks like the real work is about to begin....The great part is I have 2 advantages: #1 I have this unwaivering determination that will not let me fail. #2 (last but not least) I have my violet sistas to support me. Life does not get any better!! So, with that said...I wanted to say thank you to all of you. Your support can not be measured. (((hugs))))

You have done an outstanding job...I know how proud you must be!! Believe me, I know how "over the moon" you will be...I am over the moon myself....well, in 6 more pounds I will be in onederland and talk about over the moon? OMG I will be dancing on cloud 9. I love how we are all taking this journey together! lilnena-you are doing a great job as well!! Isn't it fun to look at the world differently and be looked at differently? Good job...you have every right to be proud! I just PBd on chicken...it was too dry. I knew it would be but I did it anyway...what a dummy:eek: OK...confession time. I ate a candy bar last night. It was so good though. And considering I could not get my dinner down, it was an acceptable mistake....(is that an oxymoron) I look at it this way, I have not had one since April, so its OK. That is my rationalization and I am sticking to it! I will check in later....

Good morning violets.... DH and I went to the casino last night and we had a blast. We hardly ever get to do anything since he is working all the time...so we had fun. Michelle-congrats on the NSV!! Tht is great! TracyKS-yay on the -50. I smiled all day when I hit that mark too. Go girl! Everyone have a good day & take care! PS...Jenn-I will say a prayer for you!

Pamela-I loved the double elimination!! It was good! I was very pleased with the way it turned out. I am so sad to see it coming to an end TGIF!!! Everyone have a good day and I will check in later....(((((hugs))))