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I show 7.1 lbs for you Dear! AND I must say you have been on your best behavior lately - on that Loser's Bench! You have been keeping your hands to yourself and playing nicely! I'm very proud of you! My favorite scrubs were ones that had baby otters on them! Just adorable! Wish I could wear them now! I am sick of PURPLE! I loved when Lifesaver thought we were all blaming our weight gain on poor Tom in the office! That was hilarious! I was engaged to a man named Tom once. A long time ago -- when Dinosaurs ruled the earth!

Oh Brandy You're too sweet! Are you taking those same psych meds that the woman who thought I should be a Belly Dancer was on? I love you Girlie!

Once when I was in my senior year in Nursing School, I did my senior practicum at a Psyc hospital. During group the MD said, "Is there anything else anyone wants to discuss?" All the patients just sat there - then this one woman raised her hand and said, "I think that student nurse shouldn't be a nurse!" I thought, "oh no! what did I do?" The MD said, "Why would you say that?" you could see the fear on his face, not knowing what she was going to say -- and she blurted out, "I think she'd make a great Belly Dancer!" The doctor replied, "Well, that's a great observation!" I wondered what meds she was on! AND I wished every man in the world would get some! Because in her eyes, I was a hottie! Such good memories!

Thanks Deb! It's what my mind says, but my hearts says something else!

On August 2nd, the day of the BBQ. Doesn't seem like it's 5 weeks away, does it? But it is! I better get moving here or I'll be left behind!

Yeah, I was going to be BIG (no pun intended) about it and say, "I will own those 4lbs" BUT darn it! I won't! My ankles own those 4lbs! Actually, I was up 10lbs on Thursday, but lost 6 this morning, but am still up 4 since the last time I weighed for the Saturday weigh in. Not counting that truck stop scale! (it actually said I had lost 50lbs!) Damnit, I wish Dr. K had that Truck Stop scale in his office!!!

Munchkin! Are you sure that wasn't me on the cell phone? OOPS! Sexual Encounters? Drunk? Dressed like a 'working girl'? NOT! Unless she was wearing Purple -Barney the Dino- scrubs! Only working girl outfit, I own!

Bandito Goal --1st week-2nd week-3rd Week-4th week-5th week Dee = 20lbs +4.6lbs-7.0lbs-1.0lb+0.0+4.2lbs:biggrin: Bookholder = 15lbs+0.0+0.0-1.0:wub:(14.0) Brandy = 25lbs-4.5-5.7lbs+2.0-1.0-1.0:biggrin: Woofay = 15lbs+4.0lbs-4.0lbs+1.0:wub:(15.0) Mal = 15lbs +0.0-2.8lbs-2.0lbs-1.4lbs+1.0lbs:biggrin: LA = 23lbs+1.0lb-1.0lb-3.0-1.0-2.0:biggrin: Marcy = 15lbs+0.0-5.0lbs+1.5lbs-0.5-1.0:biggrin: Lapdancer = 20lbs +4.0lbs-5.4lbs-1.7lbs+0.0-3.0:biggrin: Shelbi = 20lbs -2.6+2.0-2.5lbs-3.0lbs-1.0lbs:biggrin: Amieru = 20lbs-2lbs-5.0lbs+2.0-5.0-1.0:biggrin: Sidann = 20lbs-4.5lbs+1.5lbs-3.0lbs-3.0lbs:biggrin: Lifesaver = 20lbs-1.0lb-1.5lbs-2.0+1.0-4.0:biggrin: John T = 15lbs-2.0lbs+0.0lbs+0.0-3.0:laugh: bahotmamma = 20 lbs -1.5lbs-1.0lbs-2.0-4:biggrin: Munchkin=---------------------------0.0+0.0:biggrin: Week One Losses 18.1lbs (6.8%) Week Two Losses 24.8lbs (10.2%) Week Three Losses 18.2lbs Week Four Losses Week Five Lossses :tt2: Please pardon me if I haven't update from Week 4 all of the weigh ins. I'll go back and get them done today.

Deb, I'm glad you're back and safe! We missed you! I think that just before my surgery, things seemed much worse with my obesity limitations. I remember thinking, one more day, just one more day of this struggle! Keep the Faith! Your on your way to a better life! Hugs, dee~

Lap! I love you GIRL! Thank you on behalf of ALL the obese people in this world!

Yup Tapeworms! Leave it to Munchkin to remind us of that ugliness! Poor Obese People of the old days! I could easily see my Grandma try that one! She would have done anything to lose weight! Then after she got cancer and weighed 70lbs -- she told me, she regreted never loving herself -- her entire life!

PREACH ON SISTER SHELBI!!! You are on fire!!! The person who had this happen is going to be on the news. Someone found out about it and called the news... they are going to interview her! That stupid Flight Attendent threatening her by asking for her Credit Card AFTER she had already agreed that the woman fit in the seat! It should have been a nonissue since she had purchased 3 tickets and one was for a very small child! I felt really sorry for her when I read that she told the woman she had lost 30lbs! I felt, "why should she have to say that!" She was and is valuable 30lbs less or greater!

I forgot the Hollywood Juice Diet! AND the Cabbage Soup diet! My stomach blew with gas so bad on the Cabbage diet that I thought I was going to die!!!

Thanks Mal! I did NOT know they were hard to find! I'm so dumb when it comes to that stuff! I had no idea, I needed one to use the Wii Fit. See how dumb I am about electronics? Ask me about Microbiology and I can tell you everything! Don't ask me about electronics! Any help you can give me would be great!

i think i learned that in Microbiology.

Oh I forgot! The Malaria diet! I lost about 60lbs the year I lived in Haiti AND got Malaria! I guess you could call that the Beans and Rice and Malaria diet! Then I returned to college and gained it all back! Plus More!

The Wii Fit But I don't have a Wii, so I have to get one of those - so I can use the Wii Fit.

Hey! Let's post all of the different diets we've tried! NOW that we have found the BAND! Yippie!!! Ayds Candy Diet Weight Watchers Fresh Carrot Juice with celery and apple. Steamed parsips. Banana/Grape and Pineapple Juice diet (I'm surprised that one didn't kill me!) Can you imagine my blood sugar? Weight Watchers Fat and Fiber Weight Watchers Point Plan Metabolife (max dose for a year! Lost 80lbs along with swimming and a Low Fat Diet - 30% or less total fat intake. (but I figured out IF you drank a real soda with your meals, that was 0% fat, you could eat more fat -- because the % was lower!) I lost, but gained it back afterwards! Fasting 2 days a week -- NOTHING BY MOUTH -- WATER ONLY Forcing myself to throw up -- only did this for one week. I wasn't good at making myself throw up! Too hard! Slim Fast Eating One Meal a day 1000 calories a day - nothing after 4pm Nutrisystem Herballife South Beach Atkins Dr. Oz/Roizen YOU ON A DIET Plus all of the gym memberships that I never used! Years and Years of being a member of a gym!

The funny thing about the Ayds Candy diet was that you had to eat it before a meal with a cup of coffee. I was too young for coffee according to my Mom - so I had a cup of hot water!

Congrats on your PCP visit! I bet your doctor was so proud of you! That's great about your DM Med!!! Wow! I remember being on WW when I was in Jr. High. My Mom made all that ugly nasty liver and told me I had to eat it all! I vomited! Then I gained. My Mom said it was because I hadn't eaten the liver! The entire house smelled! My Dad loved liver! We gave the liver to him that night! YUCK! Then I did the Fat and Fiber WW plan... do you remember that one?

I'm working Sat, Sun, doing Computer Audits on the unit on Monday AND writing a Standards of Care protocol (my fault, I volunteered!) and working Tues, Wednesday. It's only 5 days! I counted wrong! I volunteer too much! I'm a sucker when it comes to the unit and it's needs! Maybe that is why they gave me the SuperStar of the Month award! Yesterday this elderly woman saw my picture on the board at the hospital and saw me in the elevator... she said, "You're the Superstar!" I blushed and said, "oh no, I"m not." She looked confused and said, "But I saw your picture." I had totally forgotten about that silly picture and I said, "oh! Sorry, I guess I am!" ARGH!

If the Lap Band is excluded, like it was on my insurance. There is nothing you can do. My insurance would cover RNY only. They now are covering Banding as of 7/1/08! BUT only with a surgeon who has never done them before. He's an RNY surgeon who is going to start doing bands. I have friends who have had that type of surgeon and they aren't treated well and the education is always RNY and not Lap Banding. I paid $9950.00 for my surgery. I had no other choice!

Thanks! I have a feeling, I've lost more. More and More people are noticing, BUT I have a lot of dependent edema from working the last three - 12 hour shifts ... and I can't weigh. You and I have the same birthday!!! I wish I was going to be 35! I'm going to be 45!

Mini, I remember after being banded, I had gained. It was the fluid from the IV and my body adjusting to the surgery. Then I lost all that I had gained and a little more. When I started on solids, I gained again. I cried silently at night in my room with the door closed... because I felt, I've done all of this and I'll be obese forever! I never let anyone know that I feared being a Band Failure. It was too expensive and too much trouble for it not work! I would have been so ashamed! BUT then I got ahold of myself, sat down, typed out the rules, put them on my refrigerator, made a "weigh station" with my calendar, a pen and my scale. I plotted out my work out routine and I got involved with www.fitday.com. And I vowed, I wasn't going to fail! It hasn't been easy, but it hasn't been impossible. I know you can do it! I have faith in you!! AND if I can do it, you can! I have been obese since I was a pre-teen-ager. I lost weight and then gained it and more back after I had my daughter! AFTER, not before! I only gained 8lbs with my pregnancy BECAUSE I threw up EVERY STINKING day for 9 months! I remember being on a diet when I was 10 years old! Does anyone remember the Ayds Diet Candy? (is that how you spell it?)

My question about this Southwest Airlines thing is this, IF she had to pay for an extra ticket, were they going to give her an extra seat? BUT she was told that the plane was full! Where were they going to get the extra seat? I think it was hatefully handled and just biased against the obese. I agree! The taller men are very intrusive on my area, the fussy and active children can be very irritating and those who snore, fart, polish their toe nails and haven't bathed are all intrusive!