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Husband put the scale away...we laid down for a nap and I had a dream about the fill I just got....and my scale....I think it is going to be a tough week for my husband..he is such a softy for me he told me he would give it back if I wanted it..I told him NO...I cant have it until Monday morning. He just better not forget where he hid it..lol Sooo I am already going through withdrawal if I am dreaming about it...yikes.. Gail! you are doing awesome, you only have 21 pounds to go! I hope I am as successful as you are in the amount of time that you have been! You will be back on your feet in no time!!!!

So....here is my first week results... Drum roll please... 3 lbs down this week!! Current wt 263...down from 266! So....honey did not have the scale hidden by the time we got back from Doctors office... Me being the scale addict that I am......knowing that I would not get to step on it for another week ran right for the bathroom...he was hot on my trail....but I beat him and locked the door..lol So...I stepped on it 4 times..he was just laughing at me...then he picked it up and took it away from me...ooooh I feel such an emptiness.. its like one of my beagles has been taken away from me... So ladies!! We all did awesome! I can't wait until next week so we can stand on the scale again!!:wink2:

Traci!! I am still doing my happy dance for you girl!! I know you must be soooo relieved!!!! Now you just have to go through a small hurricane while you are visiting us! They should give you hazard pay! D~ you crazy rockstar!!! 6 lbs down and overweight!! That is awesome!! Have fun on your shopping spree!! You deserve it! KY~ Awesome job on the 4 lbs down!! That is wonderful for a weeks worth of weight to be gone forever!!! I got my second fill today, he added .5 cc so now I am at 3.7 cc. I could feel it when he released all of my fill then refilled me to the greater amount. Wow I feel tight, I am just now feeling normal again after he tested me.

First of all TRACI!!~~~ I am soooo happy and relieved! I am screaming YEAH YEAH YEAH for you and doing my version of a happy dance! (which would make you pee yourself if you every saw)! D~ 6 lbs this week...you are an animal....you go girl!!! Its good to shock the body every now and then..I can't believe you are only 21 lbs away from your goal!! WOOOT WOOOOT!! I got my second fill today...wow..I feel tight...they have me drink cold water fast..which of course sends my tummy into spasms b/c it soo cold. So he added a .5 cc to me today...and I am still trying to get the water down that I drank at the office. I slimed on the way home.. So clears for today and tomorrow then full liquids then back to regular food. Hopefully this will help me out this month.

Is anyone else having a problem uploading photo's to their albums or avatars?? I have been trying all weekend and I keep getting error messages stating that my upload has failed or that there is a security problem. I send the error message to the network administrator but he says there are no problems...or they have been fixed...yet I still cant add pictures :thumbup:

HP~ Orlando is usually worse b/c there is no sea breeze that we have living on the ocean...not that its still not hot and humid here. I went to college in Orlando and it was always hot and no breeze...yuck. However you will be getting a breeze here in the next day or two with the Hurricane! Of course we never know where that is going until it is knocking on your door! Hope you are having fun!

Congrats Juli You look beautiful and I love that dress!!!!!

Hubby is ready for monday to be here already..lol He can't wait to hide it from me! Sooooo...how did the scale look at the doctors office....I wish you had oceanfront property in Arizona..that would be something to take a pic of for the books of amazing tales. Soooo...we are preparing for a hurricane! Oh yeah!! Went to the store tonight...no Water (I was smart, I have been buying 2 gallons every time I went to the store since the beginning of the year), no canned goods, few peanut butters, and already running low on fuel! We Floridians know how to scramble and hoard! Our house is only 3 years old so it has the windows made to with stand 150 mph winds....so we dont have to worry about boarding up the house...just pulling in the pool furniture and anything that can become a flying object! So...these things have a crazy mind of their own....we will not know for sure if we will be hit until it's here....if for some reason you don't hear from me for a couple of days it will be because we will be without power! The governor has already declared a state of emergency for the entire state! To think...Traci left her safe home to come down to Florida to play in the hurricane! Do you know how long she was planning on staying down here? I am still going to the doctor on monday...and he will give me a fill or I am going to kick him....I dont care if it is windy..lol

D~ Did the dr look at the ultrasound pics? or were they sending them off to a radiologist? Sorry you didn't find any answers to your pain today. If you do have to go to the ER you should call your surgeon on your way there so he has a heads up and let him know what hospital you are headed too. Make sure you put his number in your cell phone if its not already there. I hope you feel better :thumbup: HP~ how long did you wait before you had a soda? Do you let it get flat before you drink it? They told me to avoid sodas and the nurse the day of my surgery who also was banded said she was 4 years out and can drink a flat one now...what's the point of that, I like them fresh! Im going to pray for everyone....we have all come too far to fall apart now. I am going to Sam's club and buying us the jumbo pack of super glue.

You have a beautiful positive attitude about this! You are truly a rock star! :thumbup:

All this whining is stemming from the fact my scale is still in my bathroom floor. omg...can you imagine what I am going to be like next week when my hubby hides it. All I can say now is....I'm sorry....I'm sooooo sorrrrrrrry. Nobody every said detox was easy... I have such a love/hate relationship with that little square thing on the floor of the bathroom....I'm going to punch BOB now to get myself under control.... sorry again...lol I need a sponsor.... oooh I had coffee tooo...sorry about that too....My family says I have diarrhea of the mouth when I drink that...but I have a lot of cleaning to do tonight... some how my house was nominated for a spur of the moment girls night tomorrow..

Gail..you are doing wonderful! I cant believe how much weight you have lost since Dec! Good job on your 2 lbs down this week! Hopefully when I weigh in officially on monday my scale will be nice. It hasn't been nice to me this week. Would everyone please give me a sample of what you all eat in a day...I am just getting frustrated with my scale..I know I have to be patient...but grrrrr. I have been eating healthy and exercising and I just dont get it. :thumbup: okay..i will stop whining now...lol

HP~ You are so strong girl. I would have been all over the place. I will continue to pray for you. I hope you have a safe trip down to my neck of the woods tomorrow! Today was a little cloudy but nice temp wise. The trip will help you take your mind off of everything...just relax...sit in the hotels hot tub and enjoy your child free self!

((Packing light bulbs in bubble wrap for Traci)) Have you heard anything yet??? I am squirming in my seat..I am going to have to go punch BOB to get some of my anxiety out. ~~~ I know you posted somewhere your screen name for yahoo...but I can't find it now....will you send it to me again pleaseeeeee 2B~ I think a lot of women who love a man... whether it be husbands, fathers, sons, cousins, grandfathers....would be glad to help you doop these guys on giving them "free tools". You would be surprised how many sour puss faced men come through our facility and when you ask them whats wrong...." my wife is making me do this" comes out of their mouths... I simply respond... "you are a very lucky man to have someone that loves you this much" Okay...I know I am on my detox process from my scale...and I have only weighed in once today...which is awesome for me! But I am getting a little discouraged....the darn thing has not moved...it still says the same weight as it said on monday.. I am going to dr this monday...i am going to tell him I need another fill no matter what he says..lol if he doesn't agree I will kick him. (must be getting ready for time of month...I just want to kick people) But I always have Water weight the week before ...my system is a mess......

Woooohoooo it's finally friday!!! This waking up at 0430 is for the birds....oh wait they are still sleeping when I am rolling out of bed! Juli~ Welcome back! Glad you had fun, Congrats on graduation...my sympathies on going back to school....I will be there with you on the 25th..blah. And congrats on your bragging rights!! A petite.. wooohooo D~ Did you go to the dr today about your gallbladder?? You need to kick them...trust me it helps with the pain...I kick dr's all day long...especially when they are acting like 7 year olds...

That gave me a round about on the amount of time I would need to leave before it gets dark...it is way to hot to ride early afternoon, we usually wait until about 7pm and that leaves us just about an hour and half before it is dark. So...I know you all will get a kick out of that...and I can handle being laughed at...but..here it is... I have a gear problem. There I said it....my secret is out... It all started when I was about 15 years old. My mom's friend attempted to teach me how to ride a motorcycle...well...I couldn't get the hang of changing gears... Then when I turned 16 my mom attempted to teach me to drive a stick shift car...yeah right.... Then when I graduated high school I went to buy a new car...trying to save money I wanted to get a stick....the sales lady was bound and determined to teach me how to drive a stick...my mom nearly pee'd her pants in the back seat while this lady was working with a lost cause....teaching me to drive a stick... Then, a few of my friends attempted... and even a few weeks ago...17 years later... my husband attempted to teach me to drive the truck...thank God he has the patience of a saint. But it didn't work either.... Then last night, my friend attempted to teach me how to change gears on my bike...but I am clueless... so... if you would like to try to give me the break down on what gear to use when and how to do it... I will attempt it on Sat when I go for a ride again..lmao May the force be with you my friend!

True that! Now the bigger challenge is getting our husbands to go to the doctor. Mine is a PIA when it comes to that. I told him I have to go through uncomfortable exams yearly to make sure that I am healthy so I don't get sick and die on him, and he has to do it too...what is a little blood work and a finger up the butt for a minute.....try having the cold device we get the pleasure of the doc using on us. uuuuuuuuhhhhggggggg men.....what babies lol

If your sister had ovarian cancer make sure that you are tested for it as well. It is a very silent, asymptomatic form of cancer that is often found way to late. Just make sure that you are an advocate in your health. As a nurse, I see so many people who are uneducated and have no idea what questions to ask their doctor....they rely and put so much faith in there doctors to do everything for them. Doctors are human too...and they overlook things and make mistakes.. You have already decreased your chances of cancer by getting the extra weight off, and you have done an awesome job with that! Just stay on top of your yearly exams so you can take care of things early if something does show up. Keep your chin up!

HP~ I can't believe they would let you go all the way down there for the results if they knew they didn't have them.. they should have called you and told you they didn't have them so you didn't have to waste a trip and miss work. I sure hope you find out tomorrow before you leave for Florida on Sat. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers..I know it can be nerve racking to play the hurry up and wait game. Did you find a lump? or did you just have them do a random biopsy since you have a family history? (((keeping fingers crossed for all clear))) Sending you long distance big hugs!

Okay...so I am slowly breaking away from my scale...its tough... I think I may need another fill...I think I can eat more than I should before I get full. I go back for another follow up on Monday.. hopefully he will agree with me and give me my second fill! I have been good with the eating healthy..that part hasn't been a problem and I have done really well with exercise this week..between biking, doing a little extra cardio and doing some light weight lifting, I am pretty proud of how much I have done this week! ((pats herself on the back)) I use to find every excuse in the book to avoid exercising and now I am working out between 1-2 hours a day! When you all go on these 20-30 mile long rides, how long does it usually take you to cover that ground? A lot of the girls at work are really supportive of my exercise efforts and have told me they would ride with me on the trail down the street from my house, my husband rides with me every time so it is nice to have more people be so supportive! D~ are you having your gallbladder check out tomorrow?? I hope it goes well, I have see a lot of people who have lost a lot of weight and then theirs goes bad.. HP~ What results are you waiting for?? I hope you get good news!

D~ I think you need a 12 step program for you posting like I need one to stop standing on the scale! Long2~Awesome job on hitting the 50 lb mark!! I am so excited for you! I'm glad you are feeling better and recovering!!! HP~ I hope you have blast in Orlando this next week!!! I have been biking everyday since Sat and doing a little workout with weights when I get home too. I decided that today and tomorrow would be my off days....and I will pick it back up on Sat again! I may take a dip in the pool and do some laps!

OMG.. I just read the post you listed here...that so nasty and so funny....gotta watch the karma bug...it will get you.:Banane37: