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Hey there! It was so nice to meet you today. The meeting was so short! Our longest has been over three hours, but we almost ALWAYS go over an hour. Then again - we are usually inside... with music... and beverages. Have a great trip and see you in September.

Hey Caolin! I am usually kind of inactive on this thread because everyone seems to be in the Tacoma area these days. Welcome! I am in Bremerton, too! We have a cute little support group that meets once a month in Silverdale at the Old Town Bistro. PM (Private Message) me.

Patricia Piccinini She is responsible for these guys too. I think it was Paul that posted them a year or so ago. ...now this one is a closer match for "Momma" IMO... mactal.bmp

Sorry it is so off-topic, but then again, we could just call it another TK attempt. Die thread, DIE!

:love: Wow, thanks ladies for all the love! I am glowing over here Sorry about the reflux, it sounds horrible (and scary). It is one of those things everyone talks about; but is one of the things I have managed to avoid so far. Can you suck on a Tums - you'd pick up some Calcium at the same time. My grandparents (unbanded of course) kept them right next to the bed. ...anyone remember the mactal? I think I found it's cousin. I need to go looking for the code. I'll post it next time.

French Fries are pure evil! Both FF and their demonic cousins the potato chips. I am so lucky that I have zero ability to get them past "puckers". I swear, fried potatoes turn to joint compound in my pouch. I dance with glee at the thought of how may calories I am NOT consuming from potatoes. Green, I think you are probably the only person amused by my recent clip-art diversions. Thanks hon, for making me feel brilliant. BJean, not sure if this helps much, but I always start my self-sabotage when I hit a new low on the scale. I am thrilled, but there is a small part of me that gets seriously freaked. If I do some pampering, the food issues are more manageable. Try a mani/pedi or a soak with a great book/CD.

*laughing* I know, right? When I first saw it, it didn't really register and I thought the poor boy was melting. Then I was inspired with the idea of flight... flying squirrel style. Did you realize that if we wait to kill this thread for a page or so, some lucky bandster will have post #1000 on this train-wreck? I am reading a new book - "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver. Apparently you can make your own cheese! Mozzarella in 30 minutes! Cream cheese even faster? It might be worth a shot, at least a fun activity for an afternoon.

AND ON TO BRIGHTER THREAD KILLING SUBJECTS... let's let the cheese age awhile So this is probably a male version of what I will look like at goal. How is that for depressing? Mmm, actually it's still better than where I've been.

Sorry Princess Sophie. I had a written exclusion, too. I self paid in Mexico after completing all the pre-testing up here. They added my exclusion while I was waiting for the sleep-test... aargh! This probably means that if your insurance coverage remains unchanged future costs will be yours alone as well. If you have complications that may constitute a 'medical emergency' instead of 'obesity related services', you should have some grounds to expect coverage; even if it requires an appeal. Some people have had luck contacting Obesity Law and Advocacy Center Others have had luck appealing by proving medical necessity with BMI and medical history. This depends on the insurance, mine was run by soulless b*****ds. You'll get through! It is expensive, frustrating, and sometimes painful, but it works.

My "Thread Killer" attempt... Nothing kills a thread like masturbation or soft-core blasphemy! What if we mix 'em?

I know there are going to be some awfully stretched out tats in a decade or four! I've seen a couple already. The most interesting changes are soft tissue tattoos on breasts or bellies before getting pregnant. I've seen a Mickey Mouse whose left ear surpassed the size of his head. Color also doesn't age that well. White turns tan, green turns bluish, and red & yellow just disappears with time. Luckily, I got a chance to learn this before I had mine done. Black ink on bony areas. I expect to have my Celtic knots evolve into black smudges by the time I am 70. Mmm, sexy.

Abdominal scars and a protruding port will prevent you from modelling - even most print work. At your proposed goal weight there is no place that would conceal your port and the scars will be nasty for at least the first year. Most likely, indefinitely. Also, what Lucy said, me too.