Tricia K.

5/29/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 8 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 16 oz. coffee w/ 1/2 c. whole milk & 2 Splenda Lunch: 6 thin slices of pepperoni, 1 cubic inch colby jack cheese & 1 slice of Louis Rich smoked turkey lunch meat Dinner: nothing Total Calories: 449 Total Fat: 20 grams - 39% Total Carbs: 24 grams - 21% Total Protein: 45 grams - 40%

Telly - we love you too! :love: I'm proud of your kids as well. I'm glad to see that you're back and will be participating in some threads. I'm going to be doing pretty much the same thing.

I'm up for another challenge!!

Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz

3 miles on recumbant bike - 10mph, 130 pulse rate

Please visit the thread below for explanations of various acronyms. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7959

I haven't seen her logged into Yahoo Messenger either so I think she's just not around.

I'm originally from Oregon and thought this might of interest to those living in the Pacific Northwest. I found this website while researching something other than pricing, but wanted to share it with everyone. The self-pay price indicated below is the same as what I paid here in Louisiana. I'm not sure whether or not it covers a year of follow-up care and fills like mine does but it's worth looking into. Quoted directly from website: "Special Pricing for LAP-BAND! For self-pay patients, the Northwest Center for Weight Management is offering the most competitive packaged price for LAP-BAND surgery in the Pacific Northwest: $12,800.00 includes the hospital, surgeon, and anesthesiologist fees. For more information, call us at 1-800-823-6525." https://www.fhshealth.org/bariatric/paying.asp It looks as though they're based out of Tacoma, WA but will operate in partner hospitals in Enumclaw, University Place, Federal Way, Gig Harbor and Lakewood.

5/23/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 16 oz. coffee w/ non-dairy creamer & 2 Splenda Lunch: 1/4 c. ground beef, 1.5 slices american cheese, sour cream & 3 olives Dinner: 10 Tostitos chips w/ white queso dip Total Calories: 1111 Total Fat: 49 grams - 39% Total Carbs: 90 grams - 31% Total Protein: 83 grams - 30% 5/24/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 20 oz. iced latte made w/ whole milk & 3 Splenda Lunch: 3 hush puppies Dinner: 1/4 c. ground beef, 2 slices american cheese, sour cream & 5 olives Total Calories: 1000 Total Fat: 44 grams - 39% Total Carbs: 71 grams - 28% Total Protein: 83 grams - 33% 5/25/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 20 oz. iced latte made w/ whole milk & 3 Splenda Lunch: 1 oz. cashew nuts Snack: 3 c. kettle corn Dinner: 1/2 Lean Cuisine Cheese Ravioli Total Calories: 902 Total Fat: 37 grams - 36% Total Carbs: 79 grams - 32% Total Protein: 75 grams - 32% 5/26/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 16 oz. coffee w/ non-dairy creamer & 2 Splenda Lunch: 1/2 c. Starkist Sweet & Spicy Tuna made w/ mayo, 1 slice american cheese & 3 wheat crackers Snack: 6 c. kettle corn & 2 chocolate fudge cookie Dinner: nothing Total Calories: 973 Total Fat: 44 grams - 39% Total Carbs: 88 grams - 32% Total Protein: 75 grams - 29% 5/27/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 8 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 16 oz. coffee w/ non-dairy creamer & 2 Splenda, 1 oz. cashew nuts Lunch: 2 vienna sausages, 1 cubic inch colby jack cheese, 3 chicken fries Snack: 2 wheat crackers w/ hummus and crab salad Dinner: 1 oz. ground beef, 1 tomato slice, 3 french fries Total Calories: 798 Total Fat: 46 grams - 52% Total Carbs: 46 grams - 22% Total Protein: 53 grams - 27% 5/28/06 Food Intake Breakfast: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 16 oz. coffee w/ 1/2 c. whole milk & 2 Splenda Lunch: 3 vienna sausages, 1/2 cubic inch colby jack cheese Dinner: 1 c. mixed greens, 1/8 c. shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4 oz. bacon, 1.5 tbsp. ranch dressing, 1 tsp. McCormick Salad Toppings Snack: 2 c. kettle corn Total Calories: 876 Total Fat: 46 grams - 46% Total Carbs: 48 grams - 20% Total Protein: 74 grams - 33%

:biggrin1: They kill my calf musles but man they're looking good!

Here you go, Debby. P.S. You look fantastic!

You're not missing much. I don't like them at all. I can't understand the hype about them either.

I saved a pair of my largest pants (size 26) as well as my surgery day clothes (size 22/24). I occasionally take photos with them on to compare to the day of surgery. A few of them are located at www.triciakutz.com/surgery.html in the event anyone wishes to check them out.

Plans for 5/28: Abs of Steel video - levels 1 & 2 Buns of Steel video - section 1 (inner & outer thighs) 100 toe raises 100 bicep curls w/ 4lb. weight 100 tricep curls w/ 4lb. weight 100 lateral raises w/ 2lb. weight 50 butterfly curls w/ 2lb. weight

Skye - wonderful news!! Keep us posted. Amy - Awww....I hope you feel better very soon. *BIG HUGS*

Bravo, Susan! :clap2:

Health & Beauty LUSH Honey I Washed The Kids or Happy body soap LUSH Happy Pill bath bomb LUSH Buffy The Backside Slayer body moisturizing bar Redmond "Aussie" Moist Shampoo Nexxus Humectress Conditioner Kinerase facial moisturizing cream Hempz Herbal Moisturizer Tweezerman tweezers Bonne Bell lip gloss Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse foundation Maybelline Dream Mousse blush Max Factor 2000 Calorie mascara - waterproof Suave Naturals cucumber melon deoderant Viactiv Calcium Chews - caramel Flintstone's Children's chewable Vitamins - only grape and orange...cherry is icky Home Products Formula 409 Febreeze spray and plug ins Downy Yankee Candles - most fragrances as long as it's not floral Sharper Image Ionic Breeze

Dody, I concur. Below is the response I had typed up but was unable to post due to the thread being locked. I'll take dead horses for $1000, Alex. I've held my tongue for entirely too long on this subject. Not anymore. My God, DeLarla, haven't you done enough damage with your rhetoric? You spew the most ridiculous nonsense on this board. You start accusatory threads filled with malice and yet, you have the audacity to accuse others of exactly what YOU are doing. Do you ever take an honest look at yourself before you post something? I am inclined to think not. Furthermore, do you honestly think that people are following YOU around? Are you that narcissistic to think that the general population of this message board cares that much about you? Guess what? They don't. What I find comical is that you attempt to control what other people do and say on this board as though you're some God to be obeyed. Again, how narcissistic. I'm a cheerleader for no one but I do appreciate and respect several people on this message board. You are not one of them. Instead, I have pity for you because you don't know the true meaning of caring nor do you know how to let go of your pride. I hope that some day soon you look deep inside yourself and see exactly what it is that you're doing.

Dody, I concur. Below is the response I had typed up but was unable to post due to the thread being locked. I'll take dead horses for $1000, Alex. I've held my tongue for entirely too long on this subject. Not anymore. My God, DeLarla, haven't you done enough damage with your rhetoric? You spew the most ridiculous nonsense on this board. You start accusatory threads filled with malice and yet, you have the audacity to accuse others of exactly what YOU are doing. Do you ever take an honest look at yourself before you post something? I am inclined to think not. Furthermore, do you honestly think that people are following YOU around? Are you that narcissistic to think that the general population of this message board cares that much about you? Guess what? They don't. What I find comical is that you attempt to control what other people do and say on this board as though you're some God to be obeyed. Again, how narcissistic. I'm a cheerleader for no one but I do appreciate and respect several people on this message board. You are not one of them. Instead, I have pity for you because you don't know the true meaning of caring nor do you know how to let go of your pride. I hope that some day soon you look deep inside yourself and see exactly what it is that you're doing.

Great job, everyone! :love:

Plans for 5/24: 250 crunches 500 leg lifts 100 toe raises 100 bicep curls w/ 4lb. weight 100 tricep curls w/ 4lb. weight 100 lateral raises w/ 2lb. weight Plans for 5/25: 2.5 miles on recumbant bike - 10mph, 130 pulse rate Plans for 5/26: 250 crunches 500 leg lifts 100 toe raises 100 bicep curls w/ 4lb. weight 100 tricep curls w/ 4lb. weight 100 lateral raises w/ 2lb. weight Plans for 5/27: 1 hour of water aerobics 2.5 miles on recumbant bike - 10mph, 130 pulse rate

C 197 (- 77 total, - 3 this week)

You know, you have a very skewed sense of reality because my most recent post is the FIRST time I've contributed to this thread. And, Susan happens to be my friend and doesn't scare me in the least. I'm out of here.

What an ugly and classless thing to post. You should be ashamed of yourself.

EDIT - duplicate post For all of the preaching and "forum rules" reminders that have been going on around here, all I see is a bunch of hypocritical mods. I'm extremely disappointed and will most likely stop visiting this message board for a while.