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You should have sent them to me to sniff!! LOL (in case that sounds creepy, it's because as of tonight, I'm 1 week smoke free)

I'll be waiting to hear on Thursday (or more like friday or later) how the fill is workin'! Hopefully you won't have to keep countin' those carbs :hug:

Oh, yes, yes... this was an anomaly! It's never like that. I feel normal now, but I'm not gonna try eating something real for a little while longer. I'm still craving chicken noodle (lipton), so I'm having that again for dinner! Don't worry guys, I KNOW I couldn't live eating that little (mentally as well)... the couple weeks after my fill was bad, but not even the same as this weekend. And I definitely wouldn't tell you about this specific time if it was something ordinary for me! I'm amazed I could function those days. And I am FOR SURE taking my vitamins now. I've brought them to work, so they're there sitting in front of me all day, so I have several opportunities to take them during the day. Yeah, I think mushrooms might not be a good idea anymore. I've eaten them before without any problems, and I know anything I would have eaten that night would have done the same. At least they were veggies, even if they were deep fried! :omg: Oh, and Wheezy... you've gotta have a resizing option in one of those programs. If you can't find it, try looking in the "help" in that program, and typing in 'resize'... see if that gives you anything. Do you have Photoshop? That, I would know how to resize things in. Mandi

Cloe, I think you did the right thing too... she'll come to her senses soon. And congrats! Now you have an excuse to do a bunch of shopping and spend money, and it's HIS fault!

Yeah... tell the people in Alberta who got it for free, that! Andree, IS there anyone in the Yukon doing the bypass? Or would you have to go somewhere such as Alberta? If there's no one in the Yukon, you'd be looking at a 5-7 yr wait for the bypass... if there is a dr. in the Yukon, his wait is probably almost as long! I'm not saying that you should get a bypass, but once you find out if there is a bypass Dr. in the Yukon (or anywhere up that north), you can then reply to the health minister, telling him that you don't want to drain their health system for 5-7 (or whatever) many more years, while you gain more and more weight, and develop more and more health problems.

awesome, Maria!! good for you

Thanks guys! I did have a good time. I didn't get to go to Peggy's Cove Not enough time. Maybe next time... and hopefully when it's warmer. I didn't get to go into the Lower Deck, but I walked past it, and peeked inside, and woulda took a picture if I'd had my stupid camera that time! We were supposed to go there, and planned to, but our guides had different plans for us, so we went to places like the Rogue's Roost, the Shoe Store (I think), Maxwell Plum's (so Lauren could watch the Rider's game). It was super nice, and I'd love to live there some day. It would have been 100% better if: - I didn't have a wisdom tooth gnawing away at my jaw - I didn't wreck my stomach somehow on the way to Halifax, which it turn made everyday hellish. Let me give you a breakdown, on the way there, we stopped at Tim's for brekkie. I got a coffee and some timbits. I drank most of my coffee, had 2 timbits, then slimed for an hour. (luckily Lauren was asleep in the back, and I did it pretty silently into my Tim's cup.) Got there, and were taken out for a late lunch at a place we just HAD to go to, I believe it was "Mexico Lindo's. Tried to play it safe and ordered nacho's. I'd had them a few night before, successfully. I ate maybe 6 chips, and was done. I wasn't feelin' bad, I just couldn't eat anymore. We walked around downtown, then started hitting pubs... anything I drank wasn't going down well, so I started drinking water. Later on, tried another Caesar, and was hoping that would enable me to share Dan's artichoke dip. It didn't. :grouphug: Next day, everyone went to Cora's for breakfast. I ordered tea. I soooo badly wanted to have some of Dan's raspberry/cream cheese crepe, but the tea wasn't liking me either. Went to the bathroom twice during their breakfast, and slimed tea. Later on that day, after some shopping, I stopped at Jugo Juice and decided to give a smoothie a try. I saw that they had protein ones, so I got the HIGH protein... like 50+ grams in it. It was grooooosss... but I choked it down, and it stayed down, so I was happy. For dinner that night, at a pub, during the rider game.... there was nothing on the menu that seemed safe, so I ordered some deep fried mushrooms.... Dan ate most, but I managed to eat about 5 or 6 tiny ones. I drank water that whole night, slimed it up a few times. Next day, hot smoothie from Tim's for breakfast, 2 mcnuggets for lunch, then slimed and pb'd during the drive home. That night (last night) I made some chicken noodle soup... and ate alot... at least I think so. And I drank probably half a litre of milk. (trying to soothe) Anyways, I considered finding that fill lady (in Nova Scotia)'s phone number, and doing an emergency defill... but I knew I'd regret it, and hoped this was all temporary... and it seems it is/was. I have some more chick. noodle soup for lunch, and I'm gonna stay as liquidy/mushy as I can for a few days. I told Dan that I BETTER have a good loss this week to make this hell a little more worth it. I peeked this morning, and I think it's gonna be GOOD tomorrow! VERY good! Stay tuned!

I bought this thing this weekend... even though I didn't absolutely love the colour (though, it'll probably look nice when the light hits it). If you can't tell from the pic, its a 'mobile' with those flat, iridescent-y shells. I have this idea that I'd like to make my own, with shells the colour *I* want them to be. But I have no idea what those shells are called, to look up somewhere online to buy them. I can't just say 'sea shells', cause I'm not getting the results I want. Anyone have any clue? (sorry it's sideways!)

Hey guys, just thought if you wanted to see some of my pictures, I uploaded a few... the better ones! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandim/ (easier/faster than putting them on here) Wheezy, I had to copy her picture, and do that with a program on my computer... do you have any kind of photo editing software on your computer?

LOL, not yet! Tomorrow! ... going to bed now, though. Have another one for me, Lila!

Thanks guys, I'll catch up with you all on Monday! And yes, Lila, that's a good point... I think I *would* share my little secret with the right person... but this lady, I'd really like to look like her when I'm in my 50's. She's got a FEW pounds to lose, but I'm not suggesting the lapband! I almost want to tell people, because I don't think alot of people know that they can get the lapband HERE in NB, and it's covered. (with the exception of a few thousand) There's some hoops to jump though, but if I'd lived somewhere that had that opportunity, and I saw WLS in my future I'd be doing things (like the required Dr. supervised diets) that would help me get funding down the road. anyways, off to bed.... a saturday, and I have to get up earlier that I do during the week! But how cool is that, 4 hours later, I'll be in Halifax! I can't wait. I have NO idea what it's like, but I hear good things! Goodnight Mandi

(just wanna say, I quit smoking 4 days ago.... it's hell. I'd like to eat... I'd moreso like to smoke. I don't know WHAT to do. AHH! Maybe I'll knit or crotchet....)

Oh boy... be careful!!! A friend of mine at work was just saying today that he wasn't allowed to have poppies until he was like 18, because his mom had heard of a kid falling on his, and it puncturing his heart! I don't know... maybe a little kid is softer? LOL

I mentioned it to Dan, and he says he knows where it is, so we'll do our best to get there, and if we do, pictures!! Just a few minutes ago, I went into the lunch room to make a phone call. Our receptionist ran in after me, and whispered "What are you doing to lose so much weight!?" I was surprised, so I said "WHY?!" She said she's noticed, and that I look great, and wanted to what I'm doing, cause she wants to lose some weight. I said I was going to the gym, eating less, and better. :omg: I feel bad, like I'm lying... but I guess I'm just not telling the WHOLE truth. Anyways, it makes my day. Cause if this lady of all people has noticed, other people MUST have too. There was that gal the other day... but she always seems kinda insincere... almost like its something she says for the sake of saying something. And of course the big girl would loooove to hear that it looks like she's lost weight. This lady, I believe. Yay! for NSV's!

Just for the sake of blabbing... I'm going to tell you of my plans for the long weekend. Saturday morning, Dan, our friend Lauren, and I are heading to Nova Scotia... Halifax, to be exact. Lauren's cousin has a house there, and her tenants are going to be away for the weekend, and I guess it's ok for us to stay there. We're gonna try to do a little shopping, see some stuff.... let Mandi try some of this rumoured AMAZING sushi (I'm scared... I don't wanna pb!)... maybe go to Peggy's Cove, cause I've heard so much about it, and I think I have to. We'll probably come back monday morning, I think. It should be fun. So... if I don't talk to you guys too much tomorrow, hope you all have a good weekend, and I shall talk to you next week! :hug: Mandi p.s. I'll try to get some supa-cool pictures!

Mandulins sound pretty. LOL (just kiddin')

Sorry... I meant to reply to this earlier! I have never, no! UGGGG!!!! I have never even seen them anywhere, except on tv, talking about them selling them at the Calgary Stampede. I just asked Dan, he's from Calgary... said he's never tried them or knows anyone who has! (he's lucky, cause he would not get any kisses, me knowing what he's had in HIS mouth! BLEH!!!!)

yes, yes... of course! LOL My boss, actually, calls me Mandilicious.... but never heard MandUlicious before!

Good luck Doriana!

intro, intro!

Thank you, thank you.... Ahh... smoking... or not smoking, I mean, is hard... I'd forgotten. I didn't think it was possible for me to be more of a bitch. Ha! Before surgery, I quit a few times, for maybe a week or so at a time... I recall getting to the 3rd day was the worst... and after that, not quite as bad. I should get the patch, maybe, in addition. That would have been smart... maybe tomorrow, I will. Today, a girl/lady at work said "Mandu*! Are you losing weight? You look like you've lost weight... what have you been doing?" I said "Oh, really? You think so? Well... I did join the gym!" That's kinda nice to FINALLY get, especially since this girl has seen me since I got here, which was about 45lbs ago. *In our apartment, at the front door, they have a list of names of the tenants and what apartment they're in... somehow when whoever typed it up, they decided my last name was Mandu. All it says is "____ & Mandu"... people at work found out, and some call me Mandu, now. Could be worse. A guy at school used to call me, "Manuel" and "Manhole". :omg:

That's a good idea. Do you know, then, if YOU hit someone in a parking lot, can you just drive away, without reporting anything!? (sounds like what happened, I just can't imagine that being LEGAL!)

Bleh!!! pictures, Yoda, pictures!!!!

haha, it's not much (in the head!)... I probably just didn't put the tape in the same place! But you know... your face gets thinner... I'm sure if I'd measured around my cheeks, for example, I would have lost even more!

I'm honestly not that hungry in the morning, and if I am, I have some mini wheats (like, 7 of 'em!)(oh yeah, and that attempt and toast and PB... ended up licking the peanut butter off). Usually if I try eating first thing in the AM, I'll get stuck, so it's more trouble than it's worth... ya know?