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Thnx Leslie

It's my birthday!!! There is no plan. :tongue2:

You are doing great Lyn!! Way to go on the size 10. Leslie, It is so good to see you moving again. I can "hear" your enthusiasm in your posts. We stayed up late claning the camper last night. This morning I am finishing laundry and getting things packed. DH took the camper with him to work and will head out to the land when he gets off. He loaded the 4 wheelers and attached the trainler to my Expidition, so I think we are just about ready to go. I don't have internet in the woods, so I won't be on from this evening until Sunday afternoon. Yall don't have too much fun without me!! I probably won't do any "organized" running over the weekend, just lots of 4 wheeler riding. My best friend lives close to our land so we are going to spend some time with her on Saturday. I know yall probably didn't need my agenda for the weekend. I am just so excited to get out and have fun. It should be a beautiful weekend!!

Do you know why your PS won't do them together??

Way to go Tootie. I say go for the 5K. There is no shame in walking part of it. Finishing is finishing, and there is nothing quite like that feeling. Sorry about the bees Kathy. Yuck!! Congrats on the outfit!! Can't wait until you are able to get it! I walked with the boys yesterday. I have been power walking more than running since the 5K. After surgery I won't be able to run for awhile, and I am working with DS so he can run with me, so I have slowed down a little to his pace. I am REALLY ok with that. It is such a joy for him to be so interested in running. I am hoping by the time I recover from surgery he will be ready to run with me. DH is getting home early tonight. He is supposed to go to the track with us!!

I'm staying on plan today because I did yesterday, and my best band buddy is counting on me!!

You go girl!!!

Thanks for the reassurance. I am working on a list so we can nail everything down on Tuesday.

Thank you so much.

Dr, I have a question in regards to the vertical vs horizontal incision. My excess skin is primarily below the belly button. I have a waist now and do not look boxy. Without doing the vertical incision will I maintain my shape. I am not looking for more curves. I jsut don't want to lose the ones I have. I am having the muscle repaired, but really I just have a lot of skin that needs to be removed, but maintaining my curves is important to me.

Ok, I wasn't going to opst about this at all, but here I go. I called the doctor's office ealier thsi week to find out about ordering compresion garments, etc. I mentioned to to lapband coordinator that I am going to ask my Dr if she is comfortable considering doing a 360 lift. Well, i guess it wouldn't actually be a 360 lift, just extending the tt incision all the way around and removing the skin on my butt and back during the surgery. I set up an appointment for the week of surgery. Then the next day the lady called back and said that I need to come in next week to talk with my Dr to make sure we are all on the same page. This is a very good idea. I will be able to ask questions and DH is going to come with me so he can ask questions, too. She said that my Dr doesn't remember telling me that she would do my thighs. Ok, that is where I am freaking. She sees lots and lots of patients, so I certainly can understand that she wouldn't remember the details of our visit. That is why the preop visit is so important. My concern is What if she decides not to do the thigh lift? When I saw her before she said that my thighs are not bad at all. She said that usually she goes from inner thigh to the knee, but she will only go half way down my thigh because that is all I will need. I'm sure when she sees my skin again, she will remember and all will be set as planned. I really trust her completely and would rather her do this surgery than anyone else, but it is important to me to do thighs, mons, and tummy all together. I am going to do arms and breast lift later. I want this all done in 2 surgeries if possible. So, please tell me to chill out. I'm sure it is just pre surgery jitters. I just want everything to flow perfectly..

I'm staying on plan today just because!!!

Way to go Lyn!! What an awesome day!! yOu should be very proud of yourself. WHY did I decide to go run at 11:30 this morning. It was HOT. I was sweating like crazy. I only did 2.5 miles instead of the 4.5 I planned to do. I will either go earlier or later tommorow. It is supopsed to be fall allready!! Please send the memo to east texas!!!

I'm staying on plan today because I finally got to move my ticker down for the first time in a long time!!

Way to go aclubb. It is crazy how this becomes addictive. I love my new life!!

I am doing low carb again and taking in good carbs prior to exercise. I think the more seasoned ladies would also agree that exercise is so important. I have really started to enjoy exercising again. As a kid I wanted to be a personal trainer, but gained a lot of weight and kinda "lost" that dream underneath the pounds. Who knows?? More than a number on the scales, work to a place where you are happy with your body and looks, and you feel healthy. Easier said than done. I am really working to lose another 10 pounds prior to surgery, but I am also really working on mentally not being such a scale nut!! Having said all of that, my scales are down 1 pound this morning. I actually got to update my ticker. WOOHOO!!! Headed to the track... Make it a great day!!

Good to hear from you Sugar. hOpe your legs heal really quick. Keep up posted. You are going to rock your interview Kathy. Not a morning person either. I used to stay up VERY late, bu now I go to bed earlier, but I am still not good until about 10a. After 10 I function pretty well. I HATE SPONGEBOB!! My son watches it occasionally. he would watch it all the time if I let him. I tell him that it will make his brain dumb. There is nothing "bad" about it. It is just so brain numbing stupid!! Ok, how do I really feel?? LOL I LOST A NEW POUND!!!!!!Man, it's been a long time since I was able to update my ticker. I haven't lost a pound since the end of our no scales challenge. Low carb it is until surgery. I am headed for the track to run. Make it a great day!!

I bought the tide me overs at Walmart. I got the strawberry banana flavor. They are ok, and I should be drinking them to get my fiber in, but I just prefer water.

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Georgia, so glad to see you posting those NSV!!! You are doing awesome. I had to celebrate the day I weighed less than DH. That hadn't happened since high school!!

we have this tiny little camper that we bought several years back. It is very simple and pretty old, but it works. We have gas for cooking, AC, heat and a potty. Definately not roughing it. When we had all of the kids we were going to sell it because it was way too small, but never got around to it. i'm so glad. We have some hunting land about 30 minutes from here. We usually Take it out to the land durin hunting season and leave it there and spend most weekends at the land riding 4 wheelers and jsut hanging out. It's really good to get away from our hectic everyday lives.

I am sooooo encouraged to hear how well you are doing. My surgery is 1 month away and I plan on following your wonderful example. Hopefully you will be able to sit more comfortably soon.

Kathy, Sound like a REALLY crazy combination. I'm glad that yall had a really good time, and I'll bet you are glad to have your home back to you and your family. Sounds like a great running plan for his weekend. I can't wait to hear how the race goes on Sunday!! I am still on my runner's high. I hope it never ends. We are going to the track this evening. I am fixing to make a low carb shopping list and go buy groceries. I think we are going to take our camper to our land this weekend and camp out. We really enjoy doing that!! Everyone have a great week!!

Leslie, Sorry you have been feeling bad. I'm glad you've hopefully got it figured out with your thyroid medicine. Hope your energy level increases real soon!!

It's a plan!!