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OMG, you have to let me know how they are! I can se myself walking around with a 'jalapeno butter' or smoked bacon spray in my purse, and takin' a hit now and then! LOL

Hey Lila, I did have a similar problem. I'd say the first 4 weeks was really bad. You're getting to that point, so hopefully it'll get better soon. Any chance that one of the Mexican band surgeon/clinics is anywhere nearby and you could go for a little unfill? I was MISERABLE for that month, and about to do whatever I had to to stop it! There was alot of cheese dipped in cucumber/dill dip (so much that I'm not a fan of cheese alone anymore :bananapartyhat: ).Luckily things soon got better. I worry that it may have done harm, so if you can see about going somewhere for a defill, really consider it. But yeah, if you can't eat, DRINK! Do whatever you can to get it in. If you have to, drink it hot (tea), and that might make it easier. I'm sure you're not feeling like hot drinks in Mexico, but do it! :eek: Take care, Mandi

So, I got a "Oh my god!" from friend #1, and a "where did the rest of you go!?" from her boyfriend. Then a "Oh my god, you look amazing!" from friend #2, whom I went out for coffee with. Guess WHAT! We ARE going out for a couple drinks tonight. I shall report if anything exciting happens!

Awesome, Loriely! and yeah, Merry Christmas, and Happy Boxing Day!

Just realized my ticker is NOT accurate! That's cause I weighed myself on an off day, I guess.. I won't be doing it again until I get back, so... guess I'll hold onto this one for a while. I was thinking I would be lucky if I didn't GAIN during this week, but I damn well better lose, for how much I'm not eating! Not stopping myself, just not really wanting to, all that much.

You're welcome! and congrats again!

interesting idea! People will just think you're super pretentious, eating your Kraft dinner with chopsticks! LOL

Poor green! We're having our Xmas dinner today, and I hope I can get some in! Yes... the Tim's cup in the car is important. You can almost look like you're taking a sip to someone who doesn't know any better. (that is, unless they've seen that same cup sitting in your car for days! I don't know about everyone else, but alot of the time, a pb for me isn't a HUGE emergency. I can casually hold it, until I get to somewhere or something to spit it out. Even sometimes just being able to spit into a napkin is good (ehh.. but then if it's too slimy, that could be dangerous, and some slipping out of the napkin! Yuck!)

Hi guys! Well.... my parents were pleasantly surprised, I think. Everytime my mom sees me in a new outfit she goes on and on about how skinny I am! Yesterday my grandparents came down for lunch, and were also surprised. My grandma thinks even if I didn't lose anymore weight, I'd be perfect, so that's nice. My best friend, or old bestfriend is coming over in an hour or so, to say hi. I haven't seen her in about a year. She knows I've lost 'some' weight (not about the surg). I'm hoping to get a good reaction outta her! And then there's another friend who's in town that I'm gonna see soon. She's the one I'd go to the bar with, IF we go to the bar. It doesn't sound too promising. Oh well... if nothing else, I'll just have more time to get looking even better and wow em' next time. Who know's if jerkface is even here this Chritsmas. My Christmas present from myparents was clothes. The day after they picked me up from the airport, we went out and did some shopping. I got a couple pair of pants, a few shirts, some pj pants, and a cool jacket. The pants were 14's and 16's! The 14's can definitely be grown into (or whatever I should call it when they're a tad too tight, but I can wear 'em for a while and have them look good until they just get too big!) I'll talk to ya all later! Mandi

weeeeeeeeee! I don't have to lie about saying I made it to 90 lbs!!! Today it said 192.8 :omg: I know it's just a fluke, and I'll be happy if I'm still under 200 by thetime I get back! See ya

Ok guys, saying my goodbye! I'm leavin' tomorrow morning. I'm sure I'll be on here off and on while I'm home... but probably not NEARLY as much as I want! I hope you all have a great Christmas, and an awesome New Year's in case I don't get the chance to say it before. See you guys, and thanks for everything! Mandi

Yeah... I didn't wanna even think about sitting in my own filth until I had no scabbies!

thanks guys, and guess what!?! I saw a 194.8 on the scale this morning!!! Close enough! Now, someone tell me... how the hell does liquid cause me pain? I made the mistake of trying a protein shake yesterday morning. That was a bad idea. It ruined my day, and everything was very difficult to eat. Then this morning, I decide that no protein shakes for me... but surely milk would be ok. NOPE. Then I thought my hot coffee would make it all better. NOPE. I drank maybe 1/4 of it. Ordered soup at lunch, managed to drink the liquid from it, and a couple bites of turkey (after hot tea also!) ... the spit up slime on the way back to the office! GRRRRR!

mmm... truffles. I like plain old Toffifee (sp?) ahhhh....

(or whisper to him that you know how MUCH he wants you, but you're married to his brother, so to please drop the act! :omg: )

haha... is that *the* same manager?? Tonight was the big night at the gym. Lauren and I both got congrats cards, stuffed with some moolah! I also found out that I WAS the REAL 1st place! She was 22.75 and I was 23.5 ... the 3rd place lady was 16. I don't know how they get those numbers... something with the weight and measurements. That gave me a little bit of a smirk (don't tell!)

you are SO lucky that you don't have your scale!! Stay away from 'em as long as you can

Oh... me too becca! So.... dagbnabbit (?)!!! I lose a pound for my weigh-in today. 195.4 . 194 would make me able to say I've lost 90. I'll weigh myself again on Friday before we leave town, but I won't count on it. Maybe I'll just fudge it a little and round up to 90 even if I don't make it.

Just wanna give you a heads up. I bought various berries to add to my Optifast. Adding a few berries to it is BARELY noticable. I ended up eating the berries by themselves Don't bother with them, you'll probably end up eating them alone like I did... adding ANY of the other suggestions (tea, coffee, flavours, crystal light) would be 100X better. and nope, no frozen fruits, becca. No nothin'. You're allowed a cup of veggies ('that grow above the ground' {except potatos, carrots, corn}) a day. I had them a couple times, but they just weren't enjoyable to me with no flavouring (cheese, sauces, butter)... so I stuck to JUST shakes. (mostly) After a while, I was so sick of them, I was lucky if I had more than 1 shake a day! haha... but I'm sure you'll love it!

Congrats, Loriely, that's awesome!

Oh yeah, by the way. I decided I didn't want that 27 mill. last week. I'm holding out for the 30 mill. this friday! Ahhh... what a nice Christmas present that would be. Doesn't it seem so unfair that I don't win? (hehe) I would give SO much away... I would do good things! I would even start a Canadian LBT Cruise Fund! Why is it always the 80 yr olds that win?!?!? I'd really be happy winning something like the "Set For Life" even. That would be cool.

yeah, I know... I looked 'em up, and the calories alone are 500! And Wheezy, LOL, no... I haven't. But I doubt that's it! She's got a few more pounds on me... so I dunno, maybe that's how she's able to eat them. I figure my odd honey cruller is not nearrrrly as bad as one of those sandwiches! She bought that "YOU on a diet" book, that she saw on Oprah, and is following something that's talked about in the book, I guess. Apparently she's not eating as much pasta, but I don't know where in the book it would say that something like that would be a good idea! Sausage, egg, cheese on a biscuit!? Maybe I'm jealous. Nah! I had bites of Dan's a couple times when they first came out, and now, just smelling them around the office every morning makes me sick! On that note... I should tell you guys about my new work place. After the Xmas break, we'll be coming back to a new studio. A whole new building to ourselves, that they've been renovating for the past few months. It was owned by 'the Legion', and now they're only occupying the basement, which includes a bar! Woo! THE coolest thing, I think, is.... there's a big kitchen in this place. It's going to be rented out to a catering company, who's going to do their thing in our kitchen, but also run what's pretty much like a little restaurant right in our office! We were able to give suggestions for foods we'd like them to have on the menu. It's pretty cool. I JUST hope, that there's not a ton of deep frying going on... I've worked in my share of greasy restaurants, and I don't wanna smell that again!

Thank you, becca, and neenagh! I'm ok with it. I'm glad that I won't have lost the most, so won't get questioned on how the heck I did it. I don't know how the heck SHE did it, having a Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich every morning!

Go back to the US where you belong, neenagh! I suppose you speak in miles too. haha :hug: you know I'm kiddin'.

she thinks she knows everything. My blender couldn't crush ice worth crap... but the magic bullet could. It's just nice, because you blend in the same cup that you drink from, so there's no transferring, and its small, if you have to bring it with you anywhere. You could try adding a bit of cold coffee, Chai (or whatever kind of tea you like), and single crystal light packages. I tried those, but liked the crystal light thing the best.