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maybe it is a texas thing! I have never seen it spelled ya'll. Maybe you are joining the words 'ya' and 'all' instead of 'you' and 'all'. In georgia, south carolina, north carolina, tennessee, and florida (the states we have family scattered throughout) it is joining 'you' and 'all' for y'all.

strawarts, that is an interesting article. the only problem is that there are things that happen when you do a liver or colon cleanse that proves what it is doing. When I have done liver and colon cleansing, my skin breaks out as toxins are being removed. for me, my skin is the exit for a lot of the toxins in my body. So for the first few days i breakout. then my skin clears up and has a very healthy glow all over. i have much much more energy, and i do not have a weighed down feeling, or drowsy feeling in my head all the time. my digestion is easier and quicker, and i have a lot less gas. and it takes me for me to get drunk. LOL my pcp, who is a medical doc, not a chiro or natropath, believes that it is good to do a cleanse at least once a year. hedoes believethat toxemia can cause many problems, as well as make it hard to lose weight sometimes. Now this being said...I do not believe those products that make you have "alien shits" and crap more than a bull. I think that is inflated fiber. ButI think some flax seed, a good liquid flush anda regular fiber intake is a good thing to keep you liver and colon healthy. It won't cure cancer, but it will help you feel lighter and stronger.

hey all. My name is Amy and I am from Tampa, Florida. I am 29, married to a wonderful guy, and we have two adorable children. Emily is 4 and Anderson is 3. Rob (dh) and I met...where???...Online!! lol We met when I was still in hs and he was in college. Just friends at that point, but he helped me get away from a guy who was making me fat. Yes...I was the skinny girl in school. And a guy I ran away from home for thought it would be fun to take that away from me. Without getting into details he made me fat from when i was 16 to 18. Then Rob came to my rescue. Who couldn't fall in love with that?? So I have struggled with losing the weight and holding on to past demons. It has been a form of punishment to myself. Which I am not ready to face head on. I have the money saved up to have the surgery in Mexico, but am going to go through the steps to see if insurance will approve me first. If they do that money will go towards buying dh an old BMW for him to restore. It is what he gave up as a gift to me to have the surgery this christmas. My highest weight was 372, and now I am somewhere around 340. It fluctuates between 340 and 335, and the scale at the house here only shows as high as 335. So until I am under that I have no idea how my progress is. Oh yeah, and Pnut and I are twins seperated at birth and a few years. Some strange coincedences there that have made us loser buddies. If I get nothing more from this site than my friendship with her, the time spent here will be considered time well spent. H - 372, C - 340, G - 120

oh yay!!! that is awesome!! I want that too!

here in the southeast we spell it y'all. i think the proper english rule would have it y'all as well since the apostrophe is in place of the missing letters. you all minus the ou and a space, and join the y and all with an apostrophe. but thats if we want to get really technical. lol

Jon that was so beautifullyl said!! thank you. And it is all y'all. :confused:

oh fabric softner is a secret weapon in our house. i have a spritz bottle that i fill with water, and a spoonful of fabric softner. it takes wrinkles out of hanging items, like curtains, or a light blouse. it is also great on the carpet and couch and other upholstered items o make the house smell fresh. i also put sheets of fabric softner between stacks of towels that maybe are not used that often. same for bed linens and clothes that are put away for the season. It keeps them smelling fresh, andnot needing that wash when they are pulled out again. Also, sheets of fabric softner are great to help frizz in your hair. Lightly run it over your hair after blowdrying. It takes the static out, and calms the fizz a bit. also good to wipe on tv screens and computer screens and anywhere else that gets really dusty from static.

i was told that you could not do a pill form of body cleanse with the band due to the inflation of certain fibers in the pills and that it might stretch out the pouch, and that you can not get enough water quick enough to keep you from choking. Just telling you what the nurse at the local bariatric clinic told me. I just did a body cleanse kit (pre band) and it did nothing. I feel ripped off honestly. but I also want to do a fast and a body cleanse. jack...sending you a pm on that info. lol sounds like something i need to do. body cleansing is such a smart thing to do on a regular basis. most of us eat junk, even when we are trying to eat right. there are so many toxic things we put into our bodies. and a buildup of those things can actually slow or even stall weight loss. it is so important to do a liver and colon cleansing at least once a year.

oh, for streaks on glass when using windex...use newspaper. trust me. takes care of the streaks.

oh, after cleaning the stainless steel sink you can also rub it with wax paper. it helps to keep the waterspots and stains from setting in. it also will shine ita bit, a more natural looking shine, without the buildup from oil.

Clothes do make a huge difference!!I had been wearing 5x. I went to work at Nordstrom, and my boss took me aside and said that I was not wearing the proper fit. She got me into some 4x and 3x clothes, and even DH said it looked like I had lost a ton of weight. Now I preach it to my customers. I work in Encore, so fit is key to making us look as good as possible. Sure we have more things to hide, but hiding does not need to mean wearing a tarp. We really have to try to camoflage thebad, and accentuate the good.

to brighten up those walls and baseboards and any other surface that you are not replacing or repainting.... get yourself a magic eraser!!! I SWEAR by them now. They are also great to remove any pet smell if you have a cat. scrub the floor and wall by the litter box and you would never know you had a cat.

open yourself up Kim. No reason to deny yourself the spoils of this war with fat. You are working really hard, and to nottakein, accept, enjoy, and respond to those cheers from your friendsand family and coworkers then you aremissing the greatest part of losing weight! Andall that praise will help you to continue to work hard on getting to goal. I challenge you to to tell him that you just realized thathe was serious, and thank him sincerely. :confused:

ohi love dethaw. that is a new one to me. and 'axe' vs 'asked' is a big petpeeve of mine too. this is a bit anal... but the correct usage of 'y'all' gets me too. y'all - singular all y'all - plural y'all's - possesive singular all y'all's - possesive plural jeez people!! get it right!!! ok...just kidding, but my MIL is serious about it. she gets upset when people use it all wrong.

wow!! from a 14 to a 10?!!? that is great! what an amazing transformation! I love pictures like this. it makes me wonder what I will look like when I am at goal and done with the total body lift. I keep wondering if I will be back to my original size and hottness lol

kim, you are almost to onederland, andyou are not focusing on all the great things you have accomplished up till this point. so i am going to do your post for you... Hey everybody!! Kim has lost 68 pounds!! Andshe is smaller and healthier and more beautiful than ever!!! And she is going to be in Onderland very soon!! Yay KIM!!!! :eek:

NYKEE!!!! YOU LOST TWO 4 YEAR OLDS!! LOL Congratz gurly! That is awesome! I am so happy for you. And this year you'll make it 85! LOL You are more and more beautiful every day! And not just on the outside. This makes you smile inside, and that is so precious. Keep it up. 80 pounds GONE FOR GOOD!!!

c'mon kim...you gotta have an NSV to share.

KAT that is awesome!! LOL Nice to be likened to a hot star! As for USF, we just moved here about 6 months ago, so we still would havemissed each other. But if you are ever back in the area, hit me up!!! We'll go clubbing! I love dancing, and karaoke, and just plain late night drunken fun. LOL Paula, I am with him. Once I lose I will be so proud to shout from the rooftops how much I once weighed. Until then, however, I think I will keep it a bit secret. LOL At least in a public area. Hell my momma doesn't even know. LOL

1977 ... "Car Wash" by Rose Royce LOL too funny. makes me wanna go out and get a pair of roller skates and go wash the car. WOOHOO!! Somebody find me my shorty shorts and a tight halter top. LOL

Oh, my new boss is full of bad terms and mispronouncing. Her biggest one that got me was when we were talking about not discussing religion or politics etc with customers. She was relating a specific example about a jewish woman ranting in the dressing room about "all you christians" and my boss spoke up and said "now wait mrs. (name) I'm NOMINATIONAL. so don't rant on me about it." Oh and she just kept saying the word. I didn't want to correct her because she is a new boss. But she kept saying it and by the time I got home I was close to pulling out my hair. She is a smart lady, really on top of her game, but this is one of her downfalls. I have heard her say other things that were wrong and they stand out sooo much in my mind. I can only imagine what the customer must have thought!! LOL Wewere going over the guidelines and helpful hints list for wworking there, and there was one line where she read "Be empathetic with your customers." She looked at me and said "This just means you need to watch them closely and be able to tell when someone needs a different size or color." um...no it doesn't. lol but thats ok. I know what it means, and I can do that. :eek:

done and done. :eek: good luck to hobbs!!!

something else that just kills me are people that mispronounce words nomatter how it is spelled. Example... Espresso vs. Expresso, Washington vs. Warshington, Explain vs. Exprain...etc. I think the expresso gets me the most. do you see and 'x' in that word anywhere??? it just makes me crazy. ok...i'm done now. [/rant]

BBK I am sorry you are struggling. You have done a lot so far. You should be proud of that! I am glad to hear that you are making such a strong stand to quit smoking. you ahould do it for yourself, not just the upcoming surgery. One thing I want tosay, because you have voiced consern about you PS, is that most PS I have talked to have said they would not even touch me until about at least 6 months to a year after I reached goal for any surgery. They do this for a number of reasons. One, if you lose more the surgery could have been better. If you gain weight because you are still unstable then it could be dangerous. And the skin starts shrinking at the 6months to a year mark. Why is your PS so willing to do a TT when you have not even completed your journey, and you haven't given your skin time to adjust? I am not trying to be argumenttive, but if the guy doesn't even know your blood type, and is not thinking of the long term results of this, maybe he is not the best surgeon. I know I am gonna get flack for ssaying this, but truly, it is all said in love. I want to see you successful, just like everyone here. And a TT is another major surgery. Just make sure it is done with as much time and preparation as the band surgery. (((hugs))) I hope this is taken in thelight that it is meant, and I really hope you succeed with the smoking.

yeah, disney is pretty cool about it. I used to work at disney. Good company. but i still have a fear. and i know that i will really enjoy the rides when i am smaller. everything is more enjoyable when you are skinny. here at busch gardens they have a deal that if you buy a one day pass and you are a florida resident then you get a year pass for free. it is a limited time offer they run each year. hopefully next year i can do that and feel comfortable enough to ride the rides. i used to be a serious roller coaster junkie.