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Kari, by the sounds of it you are at a great weight... if you are 5'9" tall 170 sounds good. Plus, if you lose too much more it really might show in your face... JMHO:thumbup: What? we could be doing our own fills and unfills??? That would be awesome.... can you just go into a pharmacy and purchase needles? I am not squeemish so I think I could actually do it if I had the supplies, plus where'd you get sterile saline? :thumbup:

I got a call this a.m. from "SUE" at work, she was fired yesterday! I am so pissed, everything at work has been really sh!tty the last 2 months. The office manager got canned, then the replacement for her lasted 2 days, and now "SUE" the parttimer (who is a long time friend of mine before I got her in at the clinic) got fired last night. She was told "we are reorganizing and I am hiring a fulltimer, so we elected that You be the one terminated" Can you freeking beleive that crap? If everyone 'elected' that she be the one to lose her job, I'd like to know when this vote was? AS it was a total surprise to me. (I've been there 1 1/2 yrs one of the longest employees, what's that tell ya!) Part of me wants to confront my Boss(and ask her What were you thinking?), and part of me says shut up Candice, its none of your business. OMG any opinions out there... I think I should start putting out some resumes?:cool:

Ah Kari, I hear your frustration... but like Phyl pointed out you have SO MANY N.S.V's.... I forgot to ask how tall you are, what is your Current BMI???

Your right Phyl; I tried earlier to post but kept getting blank screens... A friend of mine might be stopping by to visit, her name is "Wendy" so give her a warm welcome. :grouphug:

CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN 1,199/122/52/63 Hi gals, Hubby took me out for dinner tonight, so my totals are a bit higher today. I ate 1/2 of my Steak & Mushroom Pie and no French Fries.

Hey YOU! Now stop that! 76 lbs gone is NO failure. You have done awesome! Beleive me I know how to beat myself up too when I am not eating healthy like I should. But, you can only change TODAY, not what you did yesterday and not what you might do tomorrow... So just this DAY be accountable, the crummy feelings will pass. You might not even need to do the pouch test. Would that be your way of punishing yourself some more??? Just a thought. Being BLUE makes it hard to stay on a possitive course but I know you can do it. Challenge the Negative statements in your Head. You know, "I'm a faillure at this Banding thing" (-) "o.k. I've had some challenges with my food plan, but I can do better, I've done it before and I can do it again" (+) (-) "I hate the way I look fat" (+) "This puffy outer layer does not reflect the Beautiful person I am within. I will fight to let the INNER me out and shine"! (-) "My skin hangs, I hate to undress in front of a mirror" (+) "o.k. I have some loose skin, it reminds me of WHERE I've been and not going again, I will fight to let the INNER me out and shine"! (-) "I hate that I cannot eat like other people" (+) "I take responsibility for the nourishment that goes into my body. I now eat to live, not live to eat. It is none of my business what other people eat." these are just a few samples of CRAP that I say to myself, I am sure we can all add a few more examples. HUGS Stephanie:angel_smile::confused:

Awh Denise, HUGS to you girl.!!! You can always unload here... that's the best part about haveing been banded.

Its not the 'socialized' system that is the problem, it the supply of Specialist Doctors. or rather Doctors in general. There are just not enough of them -as when they graduate and practise for a couple of years they flee to the U.S. where they can charge whatever they like and make a ton more money. By the way you do have socialized healthcare in the U.s. Already... Your Military and dependants all get free healthcare right?

Denise::::oh yeah, that would have been QUITE the stash... perhaps you'll get a 'surprise' from the benefactor????

CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN 974/122/26/62 Hi Gals, buzy afternoon. Took my Mom to the Dermatoligist. It was a total Snow Blizzard this afternoon! The Doctor took one look at my Mom's nose and said Basal Cell Carcinoma... I can't remove it, you have to see a ENT specialist... It'll take a couple of months to get into see him.. I was so disappointed for her... I don't think she thought it was that serious... I am going to have to research it a bit.

Dearr Phyl; I like the suggestion "how do my legs look under water" (and dunk her head in) response the BEST! But Janet's suggestion to Write a letter is the most socially correct way of getting your point across. I would not be able to let it go until I'd had my say with her... o.k. so I've calmed down, I wouldn't PUNCH HER LIGHTS out today. Janet: I am so glad to hear that you are feeling better mood wise. I am feeling better too, my cold/flu thing seems to be on its way out finally. Denise: Hun, you are too funny... can you imagine if YOU and I were toegether when that Old Bat insulted Phyl... omw we would have unleashed a couple of dynamo's...:thumbs_up: Karri: You are stlll pedeling so that's a great exercise. I have yet to get back to the gym since Xmas.... although I did make it to the Dog Park yesterday and got some fresh air and exercise(but not enough to cause a sweat) Kari; I concur, you need an unfill soonest... there's gotta be someone closer eh? WEll, just finished my oatmeal, gotta take my Mom to the Doctors this aft and I've yet to get out of my house coat. No work today. BUT, I just finished sewing the binding onto my quilt, now all I have to do is hand stitch(invisable) the back side of the quilt and its done!!!! Onto another U.F.O. (unfinished ogject) in my sewing room. hugs to all, C:tt2:

:thumbup: ah Phyl, I am sending you big hugs... What a ignorant COW of a woman she was. I wish I'd been there,I'd have punched her in the face for you.. I know you wouldn't sink that low as you are a Christian woman... but "I" don't have to behave well. :wub: It would have killed her to say something like, "wow you are a great example of determination" instead of focusing on something that she had NO business even mentioning. You have done so well, pls don't waste any hurt feelings for that nincompoop. I suppose she's perfect, and looks just like Sophia Loren in HER bathing suit huh?

Denise, I am glad that in all that caos that you are able to take some time for yourself. Curves is a great stress release for you, get out some of that frustration that you feel towards work. Being a teacher is hard, hard work and you never get enough thank you's for all you do get accomplished.

CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN 1,052/119/36/69

Ah Karri, that's a bummer they blocked the LBT site!!! well You'll just have to chat more from home I gues...but dont let that cut into your running time!!!

o.k. then, check my 'ticker' I am down those crummy 3 lbs that I gained over the holidays!!! SO now its on to the next MINI goal. 10 lbs gone by Jan 31st.. WHo's in with me to do a mini challenge, 10 lbs at a time???? Cammon' I know you wanna!!! You lurkers out there. CALORIESCARBSFATPROTEIN 642,56,24,54 these are my today totals, but I hav't had dinner yet or my planned snack.

Wow, where is everybody today??? Under a snow bank??? We got another dump today, 4-5 inches.... but it looks so pretty and there is no wind. I took my dog TWIG to the doggie park with a friend and he had a blast!.. Got along really well with the other dogs even a BIGEON, which usually he tries to EAT:angry: Its kinda embarasing, when he does this as I think he thinks its some kind of furry rat creature, dosn't seem to register with him that its another dog??? He gets along really well with dogs his own size (24 lbs) and BIGGER, actually the bigger the dog the better... I think TWIG has a Napolean complex or something!!!:wink: Anyways it was a good outing, there were eleven dogs in there besides TWIG so that's pretty good. No work today, its been slow at the clinic so I got a lot of quilting done and its on the 'home stretch'.... Oprah was good today, Dr. Phil sucked, and the Doctors was o.k. oh what an exciting day huh??? Well come back to me babes and let me know how YOU're ALL doing. Food so far, Oatmeal, milk, chicken breast.... that's it.

CALORIES,CARBS,FAT,PROTEIN 946,54,47,75 My numbers for today... Under my 1000, but I didn't have breakfast!!! oops! Just getting ready for bed. :thumbup:

About 1 pound per week, but I was really focusing on eating properly and watching my portions. It wasn't until I was filled to 7 cc's that the BAND was doing the work. It can sometimes take 3 - 4 fills to get to 7 cc's, that being said, everyone is different. SOme people have a thicker fat pad around their stomach, so they may only need 6 'ccs in total to get restriction. (I am talking about a 10cc band, that's what Dr. Yau put in me)

Good Morning Ladies; Got to head off to work in about an hour, so I thought I'd ck in. Stephanie; you have a great ON-Program day today... I'm right with ya on the tracking.... forget the housework, its always there and you don't get pts in heaven for having a clean house, but you do get pts for being a Great Mom and enjoying your kids!! Phyl; sorry to hear about the :thumbup: crash! That musta upset Earl! Sounds like he's found a great new hobby though, it'll keep him from focusing on the Stk market. Janet; My GF won't mind if you guys come to Vegas, she's pretty cool and a lot of fun. She really likes to gamble so chances are she might want to go do that by herself... the pool is closed this time of year. but there is some fun night life, Karaoke Bar in the Imperial Palace. I LOVE to sing, and so does Phyl...hummmm :wub: I can't beleive you'd have to pay that much to fly to Vegas from where you are? That really sucks.... I booked my trip thru itravel2000.ca its always pretty reasonable with sell-offs. Gotta go curl my hair, yesterday was the first day that I started to feel my 'regular' amount of energy... perhaps I'm on the upswing with this cold...:tt1:

Steph, your numbers are great... keep up the great work! The protien will come, you just have to make that your #1 priority!!! :-) Janet: :tongue2: hugs for you girl!! Don't be blue - we love you!!! I know Jan kinda sucks right after all the excitement of Xmas... Pick a date in the future for something fun, and then look forward to that! I made my flight/hotel rez for Vegas, perhaps you can come over for a visit? I think Phyl mentioned she might like a road trip too. Is it very far for you guys to drive? I sent my ittinerary to you by email. Food today: CALORIES,CARBS,FAT,PROTEIN 978,127,20,72

Hey great to have you back Nichole!!!! Yes it does take too long to go back and re-read everything... Todays food (so far) CALORIES/CARBS/FAT/PROTEIN 810,94,26,51 So I am liking those totals.... but I still will have a snack later of Pumpkin Pudding (kinda like pumpkin pie w/o the crust) I make it with Splends... |CBL

this is what I do to keep myself sane, in our winter weather!!! Plus, they keep me warm ha,ha,ha the first one I made a year ago and its home is on my BED.. the second quilt is in process... I am just finishing quilting on the outer most border then it will be done.

Quiet here, still sick.., didn't wake up today until 11:30a.m. I feel like such a slug. I am just eating lunch now. Flax seed bagel and light cheese slices on it. I had Oatmeal for breaky with Flax seeds on it and skimmilk... I am having Chicken leg for supper with some veggies probably brocoli and/or beets... I looked up a chicken leg and came up with 94 calories? does that sound right to everyone??? Cbl, Candice