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Hi Glouc! Sorry about the gain and DH is probably right! BUT how WAS your weekend! You didn't say! Or is it more like you don't really REMEMBER? LOL! Have a great day!

Poor DH! That is kinda funny in a sad way. I feel bad for him. Maybe if he can manage to stay off long enough he could quit! How's he feeling? Oh and hey! Do you remember when you were going to be getting out of school next June? Ebony suggested the last weekend in June for the meet up. Would that work for you? I'm not sure I'd be able to go now what with our finances but I'm still going to try. I'll have DH put in for the vacation and I'll just have to see what things look like when we get closer.

Kat, I'm glad DGD seems to be feeling okay today. I would seriously think about putting a maxi pad in her bathing suit next time she's going to be wearing a life vest! And I'm really NOT joking about that! It would stick to the suit so it would stay in place and it would pad her poor little private parts and keep them from getting raw and causing damage. As long as your DD knows what she's doing and is within her rights, I say go for it! She sounds like a smart cookie! I'm glad she's taking DD to the doc. That sunburn could get nasty. blistering is 3rd degree burns, if I'm not mistaken. And no carseat, is just WRONG! I don't know how I missed that but I was pretty wound up over your post so no wonder, I guess! :biggrin: Give your DGD a hug for me when you see her!

Thanks, Beth. I had some hot tea this AM and then about 9:30/10 had some hot cereal. It went down okay but I couldn't finish it. Unusual! I'll take it very slow today. I may try more substantial food later just to see how it might go... maybe. I have marinated portabella mushrooms and broccoli on the menu for tonight so we'll see if that's what I'm having or if it's soup again! What I don't understand the violent vomiting nearly 1/2 an hour later! That is what kinda scares me a little. :biggrin:

Oh Lu! She's ADORABLE!! I love her name too. How did that come about? If you hadn't taken her, I would have! Current DDog would just have to deal! LOL!

Thanks, Slim. I won't let it go too long. I promise! :blushing: I hope you have a FANTASTIC day all by yourself! As for mom, flat out tell her you need a day by yourself! BEing a mom, she should understand! My mom keeps telling me to find MORE!

Hi Lellow! I'm still here! So glad to hear you're doing so well! As for me, I'm a slow loser. At times I'm frustrated BUT then I remind myself of where I was a year ago and if I hadn't had surgery, I would still be there and in worse shape. I had been playing with the same 4lbs for nearly a year before surgery. My BP was nearly out of control, on meds, and I was going to have to move up to more meds if I didn't do something soon. I've got major heart history on BOTH sides of my family so talk about being behind the eight ball! My back hurt all the time. I had no energy. I didn't want to DO anything. My feet hurt. My asthma was getting worse. And in all honesty, I was EMBARRASSED! I hated meeting new people or doing new things. My life is SO much better now! My back doesn't hurt very often. My feet don't hurt all the time. My asthma is better. My BP is so much better! I WANT to do stuff all the time now (okay well not ALL of the time! LOL!). I'm walking my neighborhood (very hilly as I live in the mtns.). I've gone on hikes and want to do more of them. I want to go camping again. I want to get on a horse again (haven't done that in over 20 yrs!). With the limited amount of clothes I have in my closet right now, I'm wanting/trying to dress better. I'm putting powder on my face more often so I'm not so scary! LOL! I actually WANT to go shopping! I have always HATED shopping! Of course I don't really want to buy much, other than what I need b/c I'm still losing! I'm giving clothes away as they are falling off of me, instead of putting them in the dark recesses of my closet, just in case. And even more important is that I can easily play with my 3 year old! (((Hugs))) to everyone! Congratulations on our first year and many best wishes for our second year!

I'm so sorry you're having to go thru this! Have you talked to your SURGEON? He/she needs to be informed that this is going on. I'd also say you need to get looked at again. Don't let this go too long, it could kill you! Take care and best wishes!

Don't panic! As Jacqui said, ports can and do flip. IF yours happens to do so, it's actually a quick little in and out surgery where it is placed and re-stitched. I've heard that it's an easy recovery too. Mine at some point may have to be revised. It moves. Literally doc can move it around inside. It hasn't flipped and he's not worried about it til/if it does. As long as he can find it and access it. No problems. I will have to tell you that it's a strange feeling when you bend over and you can kinda feel it roll over some. Sometimes when I stand back up I have to rub "up" my stomach to kinda put it back in place. It's weird. Feels weird but as long as doc can get to it, I'm not worried about it either. I just figure at some point in my life, I'll have to have it fixed. Til then, no worries! As far as it sticking out. I've heard a lot of people say they have a bump. I do. No worries there either. I just need to get this fat off and if that means having a bump on the left side of my belly, then so be it! I'm 41 and at this point, it's probably NOT going to be my only bump! LOL! Best wishes to you!

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family! My nephew is 10 now after having been born nearly 3 months premature. He's a healthy/active kid! A good friend of ours gave birth to her daughter with exposed intestines. She had surgery and is fine now. She's 20 and getting married soon! There are amazing medical advances with the preemies every year! Don't lose hope. Keep you Faith strong and what will be, will be. I can't promise that everything will be okay but know that I'm praying for the best possible outcome! Keep us up to date! (((HUGS!)))

Oh my gosh! Some 14? posts while I was posting! No wonder I can't keep up with y'all! LOL! Holy hell, Kat! I would think about calling the police in for this one! THAT is blatant neglect!! If DD refuses to call the cops she should be on the phone to her social worker first thing tomorrow! I would also consider taking DGD to her doc and having it documented that way. She also needs treatment for the sunburn if she's blistering. This MUST be documented with pics and statements with dates and times before anyone forgets what happened. I do know that in CA visitation and CP are two different issues and the custodial parent can not refuse visitation if it's court ordered regardless if the non-custodial parent is paying or not. She's going to have to go back to court for the CP stuff. They can garnish his wages/bank accounts if needed. And if the BF can't be supportive then he needs to keep his trap shut! It's not helpful to be berating DD for ANYTHING!!!! This is just horrible! Poor baby! :wink2:

Slim, I'm so sorry. MIL is a bitch! Ebony, take your time and think things thru. Sounds like DH is trying to butter you up 'cause he knows he f'ed up! :wink2: Lu, puppy breath? What? You have a new addition to the house? Details please? Or did I completely miss your post? :huh2: Kat, that's just rude! MIL is somethin' else! Sorry about your weekend with, with/out DH. :ohmy: TPG, I was hoping to hear that you were feeling better. I'm sorry that you aren't. I hope you feel better soon! Fanny, great pics! Y'all look wonderful! :wink2: Hi to everyone! PJTP: Was tight this AM so I ended up not even drinking my shake before church. It didn't want to go down very well. We were in a hurry so I didn't have time to nurse my way thru it so just said forget it. LAter in the day we went to the lake for lunch. It was after 1 by this time and I was starving. Had a sip of DH's shake before the food came and it was a little slow going down but didn't think too much about it. Shoulda known better. Ate a few bites of lunch and got stuck. Went to the restroom... Still wasn't feeling great, everything hurt. Told DH we needed to go. He and DD were done anyway, so we left. Got home and within a few minutes was puking my GUTS up! WTH!!! Throat hurt so I had some hot tea w/honey and went to bed for an hour or so. I was exhausted anyway after another night of getting up and down with DD. Got up and am starving but afraid to do anything. Had some more hot tea/honey and then made some soup for dinner. Was able to get that down if I went REALLY slow. Still tight. I don't know what the heck is going on. I know I'm stressed but I was doing fine before the fill/unfill and was doing okay since then. A little tight in the AM but able to eat by lunchtime. I don't know if it's the lack of sleep, stress or what. Or maybe a combination of stuff. I have to go to the facility in the city on Thursday for a Depo shot so if I'm still having problems in the next day or so, I'll call and see if he can see me that day for another slight unfill. I totally HATE to do that but don't want to hurt myself either. And the idea of going out of town for 2 different trips being too tight scars me. Slider foods, here I come! :huh2: Esp this weekend. We're going to the Scottish Highland Games for the weekend and other than cooking (we're camping for the weekend so food prep/ease, is limited), you eat at the games. Fish and chips, sausages, bread/pasties, ect. Oh so easy to eat when you're too tight! :eek: The trip up north will be a lot easier food-wise. But I still don't want to be too tight! Just not a good idea! We'll see what happens.

Hope your tummy feels better soon! Best wishes with the new surgeon! Every time I don't listen to my gut, I end up regretting it! Say hi to our old friend for me! Friend is missed! SO glad Faith is home now!! May I ask what her surgery was for? I thought she was just sick and home after the ER thing but then it escalated, is she going to be alright? Poor little bug! Oh. Nice! Sorry about the folks! That's nuts. I'm sorry you had to start over but it was probably for the best. I'm also sorry I was no help! I can't even get thru the think myself, I'm the last person who should be trying to help with that one! Well, ya just KNOW your mom is going to fall apart over that one and it's going to be all YOUR fault! It's NEVER hers! :wub: Your mom needs to grow up! Sorry! About damn time! Sheesh! Sounds like you had a wonderful day! Enjoy sleeping in! 'Night y'all!

I'm getting excited again about the trip up your way! :frown:

G4E!!!! So glad you got to check in! What about those $9.99 internet places? Or do they not exist anymore? I am so clueless! Thanks for your updates. I'm sorry that BIL is still in ICU but I'm hoping he gets a room soon. That would be great. Good to hear you have a date for your surgery. Prayers that it all goes well and that it's NOT cancer! Take care and check in when you can!

Kristen especially but y'all have got to see this one! http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f263/off-topic-want-your-input-101212/#post1313392 Very un-natural and very scary, I think! Red flags going off all over the place the more I think about it! Now I MUST GET MY BUTT TO BED!!!!!!! It's nearly 1AM here! :frown:

At first I wasn't even going to post. I just was thinking, "how strange." But I got a few pages away and kept thinking about it and now I actually find this quite scary! This is NOT normal! I would definitely talk to other parents about this. BUT how many of them tho, really even know about this? You didn't! I would also be parking my butt in the principal's office to be getting some answers directly from him. If you can't get any satisfactory answers, and I'm not sure there are any, I would then be taking this to the next school board meeting and the district heads. If you can't get anywhere with this, I would seriously consider taking him out of school. You say, "no wonder he hates school." In all honesty, and I'm just asking, not judging, have you ever asked him specifically WHY he hates school so much? You might just get some surprising answers. I'm wondering if this is a rule for the classrooms too if they even restrict talking on certain areas of the playground. I understand the need for some control in the classroom but when teaching there is (should be?) interaction amongst the students and teacher. Right? I mean, maybe I'm way off base here but this just sounds so wrong on so many levels! Best wishes to you and your son. Let us know what you decide to do. Take care!

LOL! Not gonna tell you if I bring it! I'm not going to be going against your doctor's orders!! :frown: I think that's a great idea! Glad your doc mentioned it.

Oh my! :w00t: Is she flippin' for real?! And WTH is SRS surgery? Okay off to do more reading.

Kristen, my mom is doing the same thing. She barely eats 800 calories a day and is exercising like crazy and can't understand why she's not losing weight. I keep telling her that she needs to eat more and she just flips! If she eats what I think she should be eating, she thinks she's pigged out and shouldn't eat again for the day! Part of her problem is that she gained about 15lbs this last winter b/c she had plastic surgery and had to stop exercising and then she was sick a lot of the remaining winter and still couldn't exercise. So that has completely freaked her out. She insists if she just stops eating, she'll lose the weight. So NOT true! But between my step-dad and I, we can't seem to get her to see it. A lot of it is still head issues from being fat her whole life. She is so afraid of going back "there" that she tends to go overboard the other way. You know, Beth had a great idea a few weeks ago re: finding an eating disorder therapist. I'm thinking maybe it should be required to talk to one when you're going to the process for surgery. I know I need some help but it's a little out of reach for me right now. I don't know how to help you but I wanted you to know that this isn't unusual. You aren't the only one! Good for you for putting your scale away! I'm proud of you! I'm still contemplating taking mine up north with me! LOL! Hang in there!

Oh Beth, I have no idea. I think maybe do liquids for b-fast and then move onto day 3? I don't know if that even makes sense. Sorry no help! And I am trying to help! :w00t: LOL! I've never made it very far with the 5-day. :frown: That sucks about DH's own mom. I don't understand people either. Kudos to your mom! That is really great of her! What a nice mom you have! I know my mom would be dropping everything to come down to be with me and her DGD at the hospital. Shoot, we'd have the whole damn family there (both sides)! I'd be kickin' people out! ~~~~~ PJTP: Getting our propane tank switched out to a new company next week. Made the move on it today. The new company is .42 cents cheaper per gallon (market price, fluctuates like gas does) than our current company! :tt1: When you're getting a couple of hundred gallons with each fill of the tank, that adds up! It's a good $80+ difference just for one fill! And with our first fill we're actually going to save more than that. Current company - $1.63 per gallon New company - $1.21 per gallon First fill special - $1.14 per gallon!! We usually only fill the tank once a year b/c we mostly use wood to heat with. Other than the furnace the only thing on propane is the dryer and it doesn't use much. Someday I hope to get a gas stove/oven for my kitchen so then we'll use more but it's so much cheaper than electricity! Not much else going on. I like it that way! LOL! Hope y'all have a good night!

Oh Brandy! I'm so sorry Faith is in the hospital again! I knew she was sick but what's up with the surgery thing? I thought y'all were home? Prayers that she heals well and can get out of there soon. Your mother... well I've never understood her and probably never will, same as you. Just take a deep breath, call her on it next time she brings the "family" thing up again and try to ignore her when you can. I'm figuring that since you're at the hospital, there's no new news on the creepy-neighbor-dojo guy. Hang in there. Lots of (((HUGS))) and prayers! M

LOL!!! Not into shopping either, at least I wasn't. Now, I keep wanting to go buy stuff but I've got enough to last me for a bit with just buying a little here and there so nothing major til I MUST!! Hope you had a fab night!!! I was going to ask for details but really, ummm, don't want details! LOL!! ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Ebony, I am SO sorry! (((HUGS!!))) My only advice (while you're planning and putting together your funds) is to go to counseling. Whether he goes or not, YOU find someone you're comfortable with and get some help to work thru all of this. And if you find you need a vacation - I live in the mountains and there's lots to do here or you can go sit by the lake and do nothing! I even have a car right now you can borrow while you're here. Lots of hugs and prayers to you Ebony. I'm so sorry.

Thanks, Kristen! It's DH's engine. Good job, Claudine! Me, not doing so good. Stress eating this week. Trying to get a handle on it so this week wasn't as bad as it could have been. I was up to 181 at one point. I got back down to 177 to have a 1lb gain for the week.

WHOO HOO! Thanks, Slim! It's an actual pic of DH's fire engine at the lake during DD's b-day party! :frown: Better after than FINDING IT!!! Yumm! Fanny I SOOOOO want to go shopping with you! I love your style and your use of patterns, which scares me but I know you'd be able to help me get over that! I think I've told you this before but I'm repeating it. If I ever can get down your way, I want us to go shopping!! Forget the sightseeing! LOL! Two ends of the extreme! Amazing things, these kids! LOL! Tho I'm pretty sure you don't think it's funny til MUCH later! :thumbup: LOL!!