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I just love that truism above... found it this morning doing my morning prayer and meditation. You all have been so busy the last couple days... had to really catch up on the posts..whew... First off, PHYL, onederland - so cool.... Finally your milestone reached after working SO hard and being SO determined... You are my total influence... I love you! I am so proud for you!! Karla; You are really putting your FAITH into ACTION, see you were able to find a great realtor to work with... now you find that you are approved for a new mortgage!!!! See what possitive thought and prayer can do???? Take it one day at a time.... it WILL work out.... you get to keep you puppies too! Janet: i AM EXcited for you and your new gym, its just the new twist on your exercise regime that you need... Way to go... and that mileage!!! OMG... Kari; I am glad your extractions are behind you, you can handle the healing process...just remember your FIBRE!!!! Prune JUICE!!! Don't get 'behind' (pardon the pun) Jackie; Good to see you pop in... ya, Jack Russels for $100... oh you don't know how tempted I am... but its too soon and I thing we'll just stay to one dog from now on.... as Phyl said its hard to travel with pets... and One is manageble.. Been having a great week here, eating right, and exercised every day... even twice on FRIDAY!!! Off to T.O. today to meet up with an old G.F. the one that had plastic surg. in Costa Rica.... I'll ask tons of questions:rolleyes2:

We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are ....- Max Dupree

Janet; I totally think it was the Xanax... that caused the binge. Just think, we don't eat crap and are afraid to eat sugar because you have a HEALTHY Anxiety against GETTING FAT AGAIN... right? thats how you operate and its been sucessful.... but with the xanax your anxiety threshold is artificially lowered so you can say 'what the F" and eat it anyways... plus it was the middle of the night, that has always been your bewitching hour... GOing to the gym, extra workout you'll undo the damage... let me know how your new gym works out. I went walking with TWIG again this a.m. have a WALK date for tomorrow with Michelle, and a WALK date Sat. a.m. with SALLY another buddy... I am meeting Dr Cathy for lunch in T.O. on Sat... so I'll get some more scoop on P.S questions.... Off to work now, have a great day ladies!!! :thumbup: Cold, damp and windy here :cursing:

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Forgot to mention that I did get my H1N1 flu vac yesterday. ONly people with underlying medical conditions and children were able to que up yesterday. The rest of the population in Ontario will have to wait until late November for their shots. It was at the Arena, so I went after work and was told to come back at an appt. time of 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. O.k. I thought, better than standing around here for another hour... so I went home had a coffee with DH and he and I went back at the designated time... then I had to stand in line for 1 hour to get the shot... What was slowing down the procedure was there were about 10 nurses with Laptop computers who had to scan your OHIP card(Health card) and your drivers licence...? People from other cities have been driving to smaller towns to jump the lineups... that s why they are checking Drivers Lic for your address. O.k then there were 50 medical questionaire to fill out.. did I have this, did I have that... then they wanted a list of all your prescriptions.... oh yeah, and what puts YOU at high risk. Asthma... so I finally get the shot.. then you gotta sit for 15 mins so the nurse can see that you have not had a reaaction to the shot... Well, I am grateful to have it behind me... this was a process I don't want to do again. Usually for the seasonal flu shot you just go to your family doc. and bam you're done!!! So now the local HEALTH Dept has all my medical info, my doctor has all my medical info, and the Provincial gobt. has all my med. info.... BIg Brother is WATCHING!!!!

Good for you having a productive session, you and Jeff sound like you are able to make the best of this situation. Michael will come around, he's just exercising the only control of the therapy.. If he can't think of any productive, he gets scared of the truth and bails out.

Slept like a log last night... Karla, have you thougjt of putting the 4 a.m/ dog in a crate for the night??? That would keep mine from messing.

Ya, go skip a day... you've worked hard. I went for another 60 min walk-a-thon with my new WALKING BUDDY... I almost said, ah no, its late, its dark, its rainy outside.. but then I said YES... so glad I did, it feels so good once you are dressed for it and outside... but know I am really hungry = I think I'll have 2 packets of popcorn tonight :cursing: Night all, TUDORS is on tonight at 9 pm and I just CANT miss it!!! :thumbup:

Karla; you don't need to think that far ahead... you just never know someone might rent to you with the dogs... don't count them out yet. 20 mile commute is not that bad, you can use the road time to DeSTRESS at the end of the day, you know wind down before you get home... sometimes there's lots of good 'reflection time' in the car... look to the positives... YOU DID HAVE the COURAGE to call the mortgage company, give yoursself credit for that... it was a big step, and you did it.:thumbup:

Phyl, how did the surgery go??? Tracy must be out of recovery by now... HUGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Janet; I know you will be able to forge a new relationship with your sister.... I know that that's what you really want deep down in your heart. So it WILL happen. Pity her, with failing health.... you are as strong as a LION(ess)... hee,hee. Karla; You CAN make that call and organize your payments.. I just have a really good feeling about it... something GOOD will come your way. Good news about your Dad too, so releived to hear that the cancer has not spread and is not in that lung fluid. Savor your time together. Linda, Jackie, Stephanie, Kari and Karri hope you are all well and staying warm and out of trouble.... Hugs to you all! Candice

Hi there, well I'm here again tonight... sorry about my typos earlier I was on a laptop that is wonky. I am home now, had my 3 meals for today and have 1 planned snack for later. Even though there isn't anyone else here tonight... I'll post some stuff and you can all read (or not) at your leasure.. We can even discuss topics of the "day" if you like... I'll start.... A little OA book called "FOR TODAY" I've had for many years, but I put it aside when I think I can handle this food addiction BY MYSELF.... ha. dosn't that last statement sound like a willfull child? hummmmm???? here goes. page 309 Nov 4th He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much. Thomas Fuller " You can't be too rich or too thin." I've said this in jest, but how far is it, really, from what I believe? WHy do I always want more? More things, more gadgets, more clothes, more money, more weight loss. The truth is I have what I need. I am grateful for my abstinence and the weight loss that goes with it. Having turned my will and my life over to GOD as I undertand GOD, I no longer need to agonize over what I eat and how much I weigh. In this, as in every area of my life, GOD is doing for me what I cannot do for myself. FOR TODAY: I accept with gratitude the many blessings that are mine thanks to the OA program. so what do you think about the statement? I know for me I do always want MORE... I want more jewellry (Xmas gifts:smile2:) I want a tummy tuck when I get the rest of my weight off The truth is I have what I need.... yes ! I have my health, I have my lapband which has helped me to not only lose some deadly weight, but has really helped me keep it off... Its a tool, much like literature, meetings, phone calls etc... I have a wonderful husband who I know loves me and he dosn't need to give me jewellry to show it... I have enough food to live, I have enough for tomorrow. I have a warm and comfortable home... What do YOU need that you do not have????:drool:

I ind that when I wake up every day and sau the serenity prayer I do much better and am able to stik to healthy clean NON sugar #oods... Sorry my FFF key dosn't work sometimes:biggrin:

Just sent up a prayer for Tracy. She'll do fine... and she'll feel so much better without those malfunctioning organs.. in two weeks she'll feel like her old self, but will continure to have to take it easy (no lifting) for a full 6 weeks. Why didn't they do a spinal on her instead of general anesthetic??? SHe would have felt more in control of the situation and no I.V. just a needle in the back and some heavy valium.... that's how I had mine done.. I was sitting up on the gerny coming out of the o.r. Yaking to everyone( cause I was still loopy from the Valium) They will manage her pain... be strong MOM... Love C

Good morning Ladies; Drive by post... gotta leave for work shortly. Scale is moving today, yeah... When I finally make up my mind to ASK for help... dah... I get it... I am stubborn! Anyways, H1N1 vaccinations are available in the Beach today, so I may go after work and see if I can get mine done... the only way that I can get mine this early is because of having Asthma... who knew that would be a GOOD THING???? CBL

o.k. what is it with computer problems today???? I took my work Laptop in the a.m. to the computer geek in town... he says ah, its dirty and dusty inside.... so he cleans it. I get it back to work, rehook up everything... and my LASER program will still not work... so I call the software mfr... they do a walk thru of a system "Patch" for me while on the phone... now working agian! thank Goodness- I am sure my BOSS thought I'd pickd up a virus visiting WEB sites while at work :thumbup: and I didn't want to loose my WEB time... it keeps me sane between patients :thumbup: Food good today, I exercised this a.m. went for a LONG walk with a BUDDY... so that made me feel good and in control again... still got my O.A. medallion in my pocket. and I am praying several times a day... oh yeah, and guess what I had engraved on my medallion EIGHT years ago??? EASY DOES IT First things FIRST & "energize don't tranquilize" Good messages for me to be reminded of!!!

OMG Phyl you look fabulous dahling! If it wasn't for your eyes I wouldn't even recognise that it was YOU before and after....:thumbup: You are such an inspiration to us ALL Keep up the great work:wub:

Bummer, they don't quote any prices????

hummm, thats not a bad idea... I'd fly in for a consult? or should I just let you girls go, check it out and then just schedule the op? Plus we are talking about when we get some more #'s off right???

Personal note; I made it thru today with no binging, no sugar... Breaky; Turkey salad Lunch: Chicken/barley soup (homemade) Dinner: 1/2 chicken breast Kiev, 1/2 cup squash (no sugar, no butter) Snack; 2 - 100 cal bags of fat free popcorn.. but I made it into KETTLE CORN... ha,ha... sprayed it with Butter Buds, then sprinkled SPLENDA on it for sweetnes.. Now drinking a SF hot cocoa before bed...

Janet, if I don't focus on the money problem then I have to face the reality that my life sucks. Yes I know I have 5 healthy beautiful girls. But I rarely see them. I should be satisfied that they are happy and successful. But I'm not. I also hate my job, well lets get real, I don't totally hate my job, I hate dealing with parents and whiney, "I'm entitiled" kids. I don't teach, I babysit. So Oprah would say that I focus on the money issue because I don't want to face the real issue. I'm a loser. Karla, Darling... STOP talking about yourself like that.."I'm a loser".... wtf.... I get that your self esteem is in the toilet but hun ask yourself one question... 1) would I talk about a friend like that? HELL NO you wouldn't... we are your friends here..... and we don't hang around with junk... get it? YOU ARE NOT JUNK, YOU ARE NOT a LOSER... think of it this way if you have to.... Whatever you call yourself you are calling all of us here on the board. You wouldn't do that to us.... YOu are not a loser, you have money issues_ well so do 3/4 of americans... now are all THOSE people losers? HELL no, they got caught up in the housing frauds scheams and crappy wall street numbers... it dosn't make them or you bad. You are not boring, you are a very interesting person... I love listening to your posts to other people.. full of support, empathy, concern... that is because you are capable of being a GOOD FRIEND. You have some medical issues that are glaring. I've had prolapse and I know its not fun. HURTS and dosn't make you feel very feminine... I know because I cringed when DH and I were intimate.. always afraid 'something' would sneek out and leak... and you are doing something about it.. you are seeking some new medical advise from a person who is well recommended... that's SMART... I also love that you are so resourceful, you've got no money but already you've planned how to give your 5 girls something unique for Xmas... and months in advance... I love discussing quilts with you ... we have a lot in common kiddo. NOw, I want you to do something for me o.k.?? Sit up straight, take your right arm and wrap it around the left side of your body, and then repeat with your left arm enveloping your right shoulder... now give yourself permission to be human and HUG yourself hard... like I would do if I were there in person...

Yeah, the little bum really scared teh crap out of me today.. WHen I cam home from work, he's all excited to see me, jumping all about... hard to stay mad at him:tt1: its been tough without Woody, last night I missed her on the couch when we were watching a movie.... she wasn't there in her little spot on the sofa...

wow, would that be cool or what ... three invalids on vacation... I like the sounds of that already! I put all the sugary treats at work up on a REALLY high shelf... I just don't wanna look at them all day long... my resolve is good now, but tonight .... will be trying... I have my medallion in my pocket and I just keep saying the serenity prayer over and over... I CAN DO THIS:thumbup:

Tummy Tuck in Costa Rica

HUGS, on your teeth troubles that is never fun. But the end result will look beautiful! eh? So are you getting full dentures?

Phyl; Really, are you kidding or serious? Cause if you are serious and would go to Costa Rica that would be COOL to do it together... You have 50 to lose I have 30 to lose and you are so much better at losing than me.... I'll look into costs o.k.?