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Hi all. Happy Sunday : - ) Slept most of yesterday. Headache, nausea..... don't think it was band related, picked up bug or something. Feel a little better today! DSD and grandkids coming over after church. Not a good beach day, windy and chilly. I am cooking them some steaks for dinner. Eileen: I had my husband put your MIL on the prayer list at church. I hope you and DH are able to get some much needed rest. Cindy: good for you for doing something on your "always wanted to" list. Guns don't offend me, just what some do with them! I think everyone should learn how to handle them. My DH took my boys to a safety/shooting class when they were around 11 so that if they ever came across one they would know what to do. Diane: itching sucks! I didn't have that much, just some when I was healing. Hope it goes away fast. Patty: I love your positve attitude about buying the jeans. That means YOU WILL fit in them soon! When I moved I had so many different sizes in my closet. gave everything away to goodwill..... Now I am starting over. Sherry: what is the medical band thing? never heard of a banster getting a band... can you tell me about it? Beanie: IKEA... I love that store. In Connecticut my DH and I used to go and just walk around. That took about 3 hours. I miss it, but heard they are going to build one here in florida... yahhooo! Hey to everyone esle.....

Hang in there....you an do this. In the beginning is fighting the head hunger... it talked to me all the time. I didn't chew gum but took it up after surgery. Sometimes it helps to be chewing..... Good Luck....

I was just thinking of this today!!! I felt bad about giving up something like ice cream or candy since I'm not suppose to have it anyway. This is a dilema for me. II really liked everyone elses idea about not going the food route. More thought needed on my part. My present husband is protestant and I raised we two sons in the congregational church after starting them in the catholic church. DH gives something up for the 40 days and participates in Lent. He feels it is his way to show his faith to his God. Me, I'm still that Irish Catholic girl..... Thanks for starting this thread....

Thanks for the ((((hugs)))). I needed that.... Tried salad last night at restaurant... slimed in DH new car on the way home !!!!!! We are laughing about it today! He said at least it wasn't green like ghost busters...... LOL You guys are just what I needed today!

You are an inspiration.... Thank you!

Oh, don't I know how you are feeling! I can relate to your feelings. The food things, well that will be with me everyday.... It is how I deal with it. The smokes! oooHHHHHH!!!!! that one is such a hard one. Excersise! another hard one.... Food.... It is all so overwhelming when trying to tack them all at once. Smoking: I did it twice and I hope that is it for me. I am a cold turkey person. Get the pain over with all at once. The patch worked for my DH. What ever way works for you .... as long as it works. Excersise: try asking someone to walk with you. That way you have a commitment with someone and you'll have to do it! Food: well... we all struggle with that one. Have faith. Keep trying and you will succeed!:clap2:

I will K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid) Just for today. I will drink my water

Spoke to soon..... I went to dinner the DH and it went really well, AT FIRST! Yes, you can probably see where this is going. It was a salad and soup bar. I have had salad once and I didn't do very well. So I took some cucumber, beats, squash, zuchinni(?), carots and cut them all really small. Put ranch dressing on it and ate slow. It was real good and I was thrilled to eat salad. I then ate 1/2 cut of soup. At the end of the meal I started not to feel good. Took a walk while my husband payed the check. Well I barely made it to the car and I burped real hard and all this slime came up.... all over the DH new car! Oh yes, I was sooooo sick! It poored rain on the way home so I was getting sick in a portable coffee cup my DH had in the car.... Got sick for 1/2 hour! I kept telling him how sorry I was and he was just worried about me. (sweet man) So, here is the questions: 1) Since I am 6 weeks out and everyone says and I keep reading that I won't have restriction until until my first fill? How come I feel so much restriction and can't eat to much or I get sick? Which has been once a week! 2) I didn't think I ate to much. How do I know? I didn't feel sick until afterwards.:confused: I am doing ok with it, but a little frustrated. Thanks, I feel good I have somewhere to post this. I wouldn't do it out there in LBT land.... just here in jersey land :confused:

Congrats..... I fought for years to get out of heels! I now live in Floirda and sandles are my favorite.... I gave all my heels to goodwill!!! Enjoy them and show off those new legs!:biggrin1:

Sit down, relax! I can't say "we" all made the same mistakes, but I do know that I did. I had a couple of bad food choices early on. It is never to late to start over..... Make this the new moment! Decide to stop making bad choices and start again. Remember.. Just for today. If that is to much ... Just for the moment. You can do it!

Welcome Ms. Vickie.... For me, and I can only talk about my journey, it is great. I thought, and so did the DH, how are you going to stop binge eating. Well, I don't even crave 'most' of those foods. I couldn't even think of sitting down and eating a cheeseburger and two hotdogs... LOL Good luck. You will find support here if you want it.

Hi, Do a search. There have been a couple of posts in the past about them. I am planning on using one in Boynton Beach Florida, but I don't need it yet. Good Luck,

Morning all..... Just got back from the gym. Doing Water aerobics 4 times a week! Feeling good mentatlly and physcially. No food issues for a whole week yahoooo! Trish ... Good luck on your tests!!! NJchick: Ha, ha.... Everyone is irish on St. Patricks day! If they want of course! I have my Irish stuff out year round... I always tell my husband that I'm not Irish once a year... I'm Irish ALL YEAR so he has to put up with it!! LOL Pat: isn't it great being a grandma? I love it... I love spending time with them and then sending them home! My stepdaughter asks why we give the Cookies in the monring and we said... "because we can".... LOL dylansmom: I am sorry about all your stress! I will pray that everything works out. for me it usually works out, but not the way I planned it. Harlyhana: you sound mike my husband... good luck the the tax stuff. my husband does H&R block so I don't even pay attention to that stuff. He does the taxes for all 5 kids... envelopes arrive daily.... Betty... Good luck with the job? I missed it, what kind of job are you looking for? I am not looking but one knocked at my door last week. DARN. I haven't worked since moving to Florida, but I have to follow gods will, so if it works out I will be the new church administrator for a church in Boca Raton. We'll see how it plays out. ILOVEHARLEYS and MOUSECRZY... thank you for the warm welcome back! I do feel safe here. I was so stressed out on the big LBT BOARD. It is amazing. But, I have learned where to poke my nose in and where not to. This is the first board I have ever gone to so live and learn.... Ok, hate to say this but got to go work on my TAN. It is 83 and absolutely gorgeous out there.... See ya, love ya'll. d

:confused: WOW... that is wonderful! Keep up the good work!!!!!!

Ok... the set up. I have my period, stuck in traffic having a rather upsetting 'conversation' on my cellphone with my brother. When I hung up I went and bought plants/dirt and did all the containers for my balcony. IT DIDN'T EVEN OCCUR TO ME TO EAT ICE CREAM!!!!:clap2: God it works when you work it.....

OOHH... a wee touch of the irish !!!! Donna O'Connor here, Me mom is Mary Sheehan, me son is sheehan patrick O'Connor... St Patricks Day to me is better then Christms!!!!! No Irish Soda Bread for me this year, but on the positive side, There will be less of me LOL

Wow! I have no idea what I would do. It was hard enough to decide to get the band the first time. Do your research and trust you gut! It will lead you in the right decsion... (((((hugs)))))

OOOPs.... :couch2: sorry, thought this was the ladies room!

Don't you feel validated when you have an explanation for your feelings.... Glad to see you are in less termoil about your food .... (((hugs))))

You did it!!!!! Ditto to what everyone said. You are fine. If in doubt, call the doctor... that's why they get paid the big bucks!!!

woof..... woof. I am a "have"...LOL

We all walk together on this journey, but man you are on another road? Can you mapquest me there? LOL Congratulations........ Way to go!!!!!!!

I third that!!!!!!!

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S:clap2: Can you share some of "how you did it" for us newbees?