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hate to bash MIL's cause my mom is the best one!!! LOL. but mine just TORKS me all ways wrong. she is very intolerant, jealous, hypochondriac, narcissistic, - well i can keep going. we've had our "confrontations" - and they just don't register, so i gave up trying. my mom gave me tips to dealing, and wine is involved...LOL she is NEVER going to LOVE me, she tolerates me because of her son - and well her son can't stand her. we have to give her set times of when we are arriving - when we are leaving - when will see them. if we don't set parameters w/her - she will take advantage or need to be rushed to the er because she is again dying for the 8th time since i've known her. i'm betting on an ER run today if the conversations don't revolve around her.....a BIG reason DH and i never told her about getting banded. that would deflect attention away from her.... ok - lulu tucks tail between legs and gets ready for turkey day....

"he" is my big lug, and i adore him - but not the sharpest crayon in the box. (sms - see comment about marley * me book - he's marley) just played around w/the pups (which are HUGE), as they all go to homes this wkend. sad to see them leave, happy to get back to normal just having 6 dogs..LOL

my band was filled during surgery, though don't recall how much. i was about 4wks post op before any hunger returned & got my first fill then.....needed 7 more before restriction came about.

i read it - it's a tear jerk'er, well for me as someone who has multiple labs & one just like marley. believe it's been made into a movie w/owen wilson & jennifer anniston.

hey monica - i can only eat one wasa cracker at a time..:grouphug: hi china & san diego mom!! just saying i'm eating today & eating whatever i want...LOL yesterday - b- lg OJ & half english muffin w/cream cheese & smoked salmon l- 1c grilled shrimp & veggies s- half cucumber w/hummus d- 3/4c pinto bean soup w/1 corn muffin s- mixed nuts happy turkey day!!

it's turned into my morning ritual over coffee - reading this thread from the LNC (late night crowd).:grouphug: woke up around 2am to gagging sound noises (keep it PG plain), and there is my 105lb lab on the edge of the bed spitting up...turn on the lights and realize it's SOAP!! Irish Spring. that dumb dog burrowed underneath to get at the soap, then realized it wasn't a scooby snack after all. DH wanted to know what the he$$ i was doing w/soap in the bed & told him i'll explain in the AM. wasn't up for chit chat then...LOL coffee w/baileys right now - and wine lined up for the rest of the day.....thanks tap for the encouragement. happy turkey day all!!

sounds very familiar. hubby is also banded, yet not dedicated to working out more than once - maybe twice a wk. when we do go together to the gym, it's around his schedule - not mine....so i prefer to go alone at times. otherwise - relationship is the same as when we got married, maybe a bit closer. we've been together 10yrs, married 8...and in that time put the LBS on. getting banded together was special, sounds odd. but we decided to do this together (as we ate our way up in weight together) and really rely on one another for support....i know when he's stuck, and look at him - like take your time. or when i want to inhale chips & a margarita, .. i get the big eyes, as though i can actually eat all that i have in front of me. it's all been positive -

chips & queso are no problem for me..and is my downfall of all food items. i will treat on occasion, but my 4 time a wk habit got checked after the band. you should be able to enjoy just about all your favorites after your healed & have restriction, which will allow you to enjoy w/out the volume!... congrats on your band!!

in light of the holidays & dealing w/the inlaws.....and since i did go to the gym rather than a bloody mary, hubby opened a good bottle of wine for me. so i'm starting earlier than 5 today,

i think you got some great advice, only you can determine where you want to be & make changes along the way. some are just not use to the loss of weight & may have a skewed view of whats healthy vs "your too thin"/sickly. one of my brothers told me i needed to eat a burger saturday night. i laughed at him; he knows i enjoy food WAY too much to give it up completely. my BMI is 23; i personally don't want to go any further down....but the charts say i can easily lose down to 105lbs to be on the low end of the BMI chart. i like my curves too much to scale that far down.

today - 20min walk / 20min run / 20min walk

wow beth, kat...you ladies are very strong & fortunate to have gotten out of those relationships. my mom told me early on, that my "husband" needs to worship the quicksand i walk on....he should love you more than you love him. i had just chalked it up to a really good time in the 60's on whatever trip she might have taken to come up with this.....but i get it now. dh is no pushover - but he does put me and my needs first all the time. rarely does he do or say something w/out thinking how it will impact me / us...glad i waited a while & weeded thru the frogs. sms - you have to believe you deserve a quality relationship to have one. my lonely 2cents..

well that's no fun....lol i eat too little to worry about FF or LF - i go with taste.

ummm , NO. debating on a bloody mary or the gym:rolleyes: my inlaws live an hr away. i gave up a LONG time ago, they can give a rats ass about me or their daughters partner. our bdays, anniversary's have never been acknowledged. so i show up, do my "part" by not inserting foot in mouth - have a few glasses of wine, because i like them better that way & were out. the struggle is my husband who doesn't enjoy them either; we will count the minutes till we can leave their place tomorrow and head to my brothers.....yeah holidays. too bad its not an odd yr....we spend those alone or traveling.

oh i was too, i was so nervous when michelle got on the scale, unfortunately for amy - that outcome was beyond obvious.

kat - i have restless legs while sleeping, i bought some funky pillow to put between my legs & it works "sometimes" - i'm going to give the soap a try she - had pizza yesterday:wink: snt - have to agree w/plain (don't tell), i hear TX is gods country more than once a day....trixie got a cut? pjtp - this is the official meez thread it seems..LOL doing coffee - calm before the storm, i still want to escape into a meez character. sometimes DH's family sounds like the charlie brown teacher in my head..more coffee:tongue:

yesterday - b- half weight control banana bread oatmeal w/half banana s- 2oz 2% cottage cheese l- slice of mushroom pizza d- steak fajita meat only, lg margarita

if only i can slip into one of those meez characters for MIL's house on turkey day....hmmmmmmmmmmm

froggi - be sure to keep walking about~ slim - love the new avtr!!!...

ahhh that's what i was looking for vs my coffee. that knock out sleep:tongue: congrats froggi on the band!!, another one w/the happy pills:frown: - jealous!...HA LOL

same here - was around 36ish day of surgery. most of this was sheer vanity for me as well. the shopping UP (buying clothes bigger) was really the worst. my guest closets got filled up with everything cute that i could no longer wear & replaced with crappy clothes just bought to cover the A$$. i also did not enjoy becoming the "fat" friend, who was once the smallest. i would eat before going out to luncheons so i would pick at my food, not allowing anybody to comment on my meal intake....while the rest ate like they had a band. did anyone ever look in a mirror? it was like a 5yr sitting shiva (jewish mourning covering the mirrors w/silk)...i never followed through w/my looks heading out because the mirror was telling me what i already knew but was trying to deny. hubby says i'm back to where i was when we got married but with more confidence. he even bought me slutty thigh high boots this wkend and a wrap dress for turkey day. i should say - i'm neither of those 2 types (heels & dresses) but it will be nice to be a girl for the holiday w/out me kicking ^ screaming...LOL

Yes & Yes. i do eat a bit more during my TOM, and i can be up 3-5lbs during PMS only. some are too tight - i feel a bit more open during my period.....and then the band goes back to doing what it's suppose to... sometimes.

oh - post AWAY.!. this is a bit tough with temptations left & right this time of yr...i'm just going to up the workouts, because i want to eat:wink: i have the raviolis planned for saturday night dinner party, i too am bad about following directions - going to modify with some of your suggestions. thanks for the recp on meatloaf..DH LOVES meatloaf, and i'm always on the hunt for a new way of making it...thanks for the post!!!!

today - 2mile bike warm up 50min trainer session - all lower body