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Betty- What a pretty house. Great pictures too. I want a pool and some grapes!!! Crape Myrtles are one of my favorite things about NC! I do have 2 lilac bushes here which is nice. Eileen-I love the picture thread idea, I just need to learn how to do it. The trip was awesome! I did feel good. I don't have any bathing suit pictures but I've got a really good one of Garry and I. When I figure this picture thing out I'll post it. SherryW- I can't wait for that onderland! I'm afraid to get on the scale alot and so I won't know for sure for a while, but you guys will be the first to know!!! Show us those pictures!!! I just printed a bunch I want to mark them down and put them next to each other so that I can see for my self what everyone else is so excited about. Anne-Sex swing sounds like more fun!! Although I haven't felt like sex lately..lol... Darcy-I LOVE the froggie he is so cute. You could win prizes with that shot!! Cindy-I'm so glad you had a nice time. And the food sounds wonderful. I love those Dove bars too!! Kat-Thinkin of you My back is better. Thank you all so much for asking. I go back to him tomorrow. I do feel like it is getting stronger everyday. I've been a poop about walking the past few days..urgh..DD wants us to watch Hitch tonight with her, so we will. I'll do more crunches instead. Went to Bone Fish Grill for dinner. I had 3 bang bang shrimp, a taste of calamari..I'm sorry but they are a waste, onion rings are much better...1 crab cake, oh they are GOOOOOD...4 TBLS of sou3722 S. Tryon St.p..and then a raspberry brownie with ice cream OMGosh!!! I split it with my friend. I didn't eat half but I still ate some....you would have thought we were having an orgasms...Talk about wonderful and good!!! So I really do neeed the walk but DD calls. So crunches it will be for me. Have a good night.

she is adorable!

YAY! I'm so happy for you. And to think we all at times felt this day would never get here!! I'm so glad your feeling well. My first time I was couldn't believe how great I felt! Rest, walk and drink....

Kim you know I'd be there tonight if there was anyway possible. I can't though. GArry made plans with our neighbors who are moving on Friday to Manchester England for a year. Anyone need to rent a house for a year? Right next to me..ah..

Finially Karen you are less than 24 hours away from BANDLAND!!:violin::note2: :note: :girl_hug: :amen: I'm so excited for you! My thoughts and prayers are with you. sleep tight tonight! Let us know ASAP that all went well.....I bet Kim will beat you to it..... Love ya, di

She looks great! Pretty girl you must be proud.

Good luck you'll do great! Your fears are normal we ALL had them.

Cool picture Darcy. What is everybody sleeping late this morning? Happy Sunday. I'm off to the shower then church. TTYL Have a good day. Oh I'm sick I've now made LBT my main web page!! So you'll see me alot more on here.

Angie that is so wonderfu!!! How exciting!! I went to Kohls to return some pants yesterday and brought a size 14 shorts. They are snug but everyone here said they look good. I can't wait to be a 12..WOW that is the coolest. I can't wait to see you all. Looks like it won't be this month either! bummer I'll be in NJ. Melissa will I recognize you? And where is this Thrift shop? WTG girls!

Oh what your feeling is SO normal. You have just done something to permently change you! It's scary, exciting, sad, your saying good bye to the old protector....fat...not foot you will eventually be able to eat all those things you now fear you'll never be ble to have agian. I now cry and get choked up when I walk PAST the plus sizes. It is a very strange feeling but the most wonderful feeling in the world. Congratulations for taking this huge step to improving your health and living longer.

You look GREAT!!!

Darcy- Sorry about your leg. What's going on with it? Eileen- How scary about your niece!! Glad she's ok. Hello everyone else! I'm ff to the chiropractor in a few minutes for the dumb back. We have a sad going away party for some friends in our choir tonight. Besides that, I hope to get a walk in but it's raining out. Still need to clean up around here from all the company. They have a thing called Taste of Charlotte once a year here that I'm hoping to go to. I can drum up some business hopefully and try a few good things. Have a good day!

Happy Banaversary!! You are doing great! Complements are awesome aren't they. Keep up the good work, YOUR DOING IT!! This is a great site!!

Wow Patty, what a stressful day! Those abuse cases must make you just want to eat a whole cake and cry!! You will be able to have a piece of cake once in a while. And when you ask the Lord to hold your hand through stuff he does...I just forget to often to ask him! Kat- Thanks for the encouragement. I am so excited right now and feel so good. I know I'll have down days but that's why were are all here to help each other on those days. Darcy-Thanks so much for the encouragement!! Sounds like your close to the 200 make also! WTG. You all are encouraging to me! You to funny about the guys!!! I wish I could plant flowers we have clay here in NC. I took for granted the wonderful NJ dirt all those years! That is really interesting about not loosing more that 2lbs a week. Beanie-I really found that vacation was easier to lose weight. I was so busy reading and sleeping on the beach that snacking was not even a thought. You'll get it off hang in there and try not to get down on yourself, it doesn't do any good! In the mean time enjoy vacation throw the scale out the window and relax. Betty-What's going on with your foot? Not fun whatever it is. I FELL out my front door holding my dog in January of 2000. I still living in NJ and it was 8 in the morning. There I was stuck outside, the dog ran back into the house, I heard my foot crack and I couldn't get up and no one was around to help me. It was awful! Landed up having 2 pins put in and crying about how hard it was to be 260 with a broken foot!!! On the brighter side It healed up great and doesn't bother me 99% of the time. Hope you feel better. PattiU- I love my band. September 25th got it. I have had to have it replaced because of a leak in the band which is pretty unheard of. 8 months later I am 67 pounds down and feeling wonderful. It has changed my live. My GF had the by-pass about 2 1/2 months ago. She was back in te hospital 2 times since her surgery, but doing great now. She has also lost over 50 pounds since then. Good luck, you'll see most people on here are very happy with their band. bubbame- I agree getting those snacks out is the key! But I reallyreally need something at night and in mid afternoon. I know it's head hunger so I need to drink more water. GL with the X crap. I bet you'd like to kill the lawyer!!! Kat- My Dr has me on 2 days water and 2 days mushies. So if your on the same diet you can have tuna fish flacky fish anything soft, potato salad ect. You should be fine, but since it is your first fill you may be more nervous and stressed under the circumstances. Cindy-Have fun tomorrow. Thanks for the encouragement, I was pretty darn excited yesterday! Have fun this weekend. Eileen-Miss ya Well I am exhausted today. BIL just wet back to CA, so the big party is officially over!!! Maybe that's why I'm so tired. I'm planning on making spinach chicken salad for dinner tonight going in the hot tub and watching a movie. DH is planning sex..but that drive has run away from me...I could really use some advice on how to get that back! Anyone reading anything juicy these days, that used to help a lot. I hope you all have a great night. love me

I'm SO sleepy today!! I can hardly keep my eyes open! I know I'm nt pregnant! OH I had Sex on the beach last night....It was awesome....they made it with gratefruit juice ( I know what you were thinking no such luck for Garry) Doesn't that make it good for you?

Boy I wish I had the desire to even want to ask this question...You go girls...last time I lost this much weight I was a nimpho...this time, eh....But I remember hearing 2 weeks or when ever I felt up to it...hehe...I still don't feel up to it....But I didn't before my band either. Go for it Karen!!

Kathy- What a relief to be away from her for a while! Enjoy your time.

Ice pops are great. Yogurt is good, and I now love those cup in hand Soups. It will take a while to get the whole thing down but you can have it a few times. There really isn't any protien in them. My favorite thing post-op was and still is egg salad, scrambled eggs with salsa on top, corned beef hash, pudding. I was able to go on mushies after 2 weeks which was a wonderful thing!!! Good luck your going to love your band!!!

I'm happy today.... oh yeah oh yeah.... Did I tell you guys I would like to lose 34 pounds by Sept 21st on the May chat? Well I only have to lose 31 pounds oh yeah oh yeah...I'm walking my butt off and continuing curves and closing the mouth!!! oh yeah oh yeah....I just got weighed and measured at curves and I'm down another 4.5 inches since April 21st so that makes my total inches 41 total pounds according to curves 65 but is is really 67 and the best part of all of this is oh.... yeah oh yeah.... I'm 201 not the area code the # on the scale!!!! Karen I'm so happy for you!!! I can't wait for Monday!!! I'm glad your back is better Angie-You sound good. I hope you are. Enjoy that fun time in the sun. Kathy-Free time is great! Fired though? If you have to get fired it sure is a good time of the year to have it happen. Ok I'm off to do some sales calls. Maybe buy a pair of shorts and some more tank tops. Protien shake first though. Talk to you'll later. I can't WAIT TO SEE THE WONDERFULS!!!

Darcy- Your scaring me with our chest pains!! Take it slow. I'm glad you are calling the doctor. Glad the puppy is doing better. I'm going to call Caesar the dog whisperer in soon on Lucy. Thanks for the WL support. I'm going to just step up on the exercise and cut down on the snacks and see where the # goes. Patty-You are being so good about all of this waiting. It will all work out Ms Sadre (I think that's how Karen spells her name) She waited almost a yr if not more. She is having her band on the 5th. We are all so excited for her in NC, your time will come and you will be the hottest mama in Disney....Mickey, Pluto, Woody and Buzz Light-year will be chasing you all over CA before you know it, if there not doing it already!!! Becky-I don't remember if I said happy birthday. Kat-So sorry about your hubby this waiting must be making you both crazy. Thoughts and prayers for you both. Pat-Sorry about your friend that must be so hard. Sherry-How nice was that! Must make your day go a little easier knowing that your appreciated. Hello everyone else. Sorry I didn't do personals on everyone. I can't keep my eye balls open tonight!! Nighty night

OK so I'm slow.... Karen my BIL swears by those shots. I'm actually thinking that if things dont'get better soon I may consider them. I am sick and tired of going to the chiropractor or the Dr for therapy. I'm tired of saying oh crap when I know I'm about to sneeze or cough. I want to give it more time though and more weight loss. Speaking of weight loss....you guys know I have never put a total amount on a certain time frame for losing...well I hope I'm not setting myself up for failure, but I'd really like to lose 34 pounds by Sept 21. Do you think it's possible? I've started walking along with my curves and crunches. I can't control the # but I can do more to help the # move. Ok I'm off to get my jello and hit the sack night night.

How are you feeling Karen? I hope you back is better. Ask about crunches. I do at least 100 a day to strengthen my core and the core is the main thing with backs. In 5 days you'll be in bandland!!!

Jill I really do think that they have afear about that. And heck we work hard to better ourselves what are they doing to better themselves....ooops....no this could happen not happening here but he needs to stop the cigars and lose about 40 pounds!!

Welcome to our group. Hope to meet you.

I need to go back to the Biltmore I brought a year pass and have only gone once. When is the Hickory meeting? Are we carpooling?