*slim*

I am ready for the PJTP get together! I can take really bad blackmail pictures of drunks, lushes, and sluts! Glou-how on earth did the one cookie equal that many calories? I can't imagine the calorie count for regular peanut butter and sugar!

Not so far. I just can't seem to make myself do it.

Hi Brandy! You should visit more often for us non-facebookers.

How are you? I posted the link to that blog in the share what you eat thread.

Congrats on the interview Beth! I think Kat gave a very good idea with water gun. I also don't blame you for deciding to call animal control if you are bitten. Hopefully it won't come to that.

My DH loves to do fireworks. He would spend lots of $$$ on fireworks. DH and DS would spend hours just going through the fireworks store looking to see what they want to buy. They love the big things that we have no business with (we live in a neighborhood FULL of trees).

Morning everyone! G4E-how are you this morning? Tap, Luluc-you are brave souls to go up in a balloon. I am terrified of heights. It has only gotten worse as I have gotten older. I have a hard time just climbing ladders at work (which I have to do on a daily basis). Dogs-I am sure I have mentioned on here before that I am terrified of most animals. I could not visit someone that allows their dogs to bite. I have to agree that the dog situation is a problem just waiting to happen. When it does, it probably won't be family, but instead it will be someone that is ready to take it to court. re: car repairs-I really feel for you Heartfire. Hopefully, it won't be as bad as you think.

Here is the link to the blog theworldaccordingtoeggface (I added both because there are a LOT of WLS friendly recipes on there), and here is the recipe. 1/2 yellow onion, diced 6 mushrooms, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon butter 25 thin slices pepperoni, diced 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped 1 teaspoon oregano a few twists of black pepper 5 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup tomato, drained & diced 1 cup shredded cheese, italian blend preheat over to 350 f. Saute onions in butter till golden, add mushrooms and garlic and saute 1 minute more. set aside to cool. mix all ingredients together. be sure veggie mixture has cooled slightly before adding to egg mixture. spoon into a lightly greased mini muffin tin. bake for 30 minutes until centers are firm. makes 24 mini muffins.

today- b-coffee w/splenda, 4 mini ham/cheese/spinach/egg muffins, toast w/jam :thumbup: l-ground beef, tbs sour cream, salsa, 12 corn chips :cursing: s-2 mini muffins from breakfast d-3 oz baked salmon, spoon baked beans

Exactly. I went to a luncheon for work. It was awful because everyone was talking. I was trying to look and act natural with my eating, but I struggled to pay close enough attention to my eating pace to not get stuck.:tongue2:

I don't get that either.:tongue2: You know that they are making a killing on the salads because even with all of the high prices around, lettuce is still pretty cheap! Yay! I hope you hear from the therapist soon.

That is exactly the reason I have avoided going out so much. I don't want to watch other people eating the food I can't eat nor do I want them to feel guilty eating in front of me (for the few that know I am banded). I don't want to be sitting in the middle of a crowded restaurant and get stuck or come close to having a PB and no where to go fast. I have eaten out twice since banding. I was scared both times. I went out with my family last week, but I left before they ordered food. There didn't appear to be anything band friendly on the menu.:tongue2:

Thank you so much! Those sound so good!

May I have the recipe? I made some pizza "muffins" that I got the recipe from eggface's blog. They were really good with pepperoni, tomato, mushrooms, italian seasonings, and an italian blend of cheeses.:tongue2:

I'm praying for you G4E!

They were so good. My son even ate them and he hates cheese!

Thanks for the breakfast idea! I have some in the oven now.

I am so sorry you are going through so much with the house. Hopefully it won't kill him, er you...:tongue2:

luluc-I am glad that you enjoyed your birthday. I am also glad that DH talked you out of doing the bungee jump.:tongue2:

It is a sad state of affairs when you can't get the company to care about someone's personal belongings. I guess until the person on the other end has experienced losing something of value (whether sentimental or otherwise), they won't get it.

Morning everyone. G4E-I am so sorry that you are in so much pain. I hope that you are able to get some relief from somewhere soon. Ebony, Beth, Kat, Fanny-you all are some very wise women. I am so happy that I wondered onto this thread so many months ago. I can no longer imagine my life without all of my PJTP friends (I won't list you all, but I do mean all of you).Thanks for being there.:tongue2::wub::cursing: Mac-I am so glad that you got your bag! I know that would have been very frustrating not to get it back.

I need another fill or for this one to kick in... today- b-coffee w/splenda, 3 strips of bacon l-3 slices deli turkey, 1 string cheese stick d-crumbled ground beef, salsa, sour cream, sprinkle cheese s-mint chocolate chip ice cream (it's all gone thank goodness!) s2-yoplait light blueberry yogurt

Sorry, the pity party part was to myself as to how I was feeling as I was writing.

Ebony/Beth-I agree with everything that has been said. I am right there with both of you with the insecurity. I finally made another appointment with my therapist. She deals primarily with eating disorders. I found her in October of last year. I went to the first appointment and never made a second. I finally made another appointment last week. She gave me some papers to bring home to look over concerning self esteem. We figured out fairly quickly that I truly have low self esteem. I am letting my past (including past with DH) color my future. I am tired of being that woman. Of course, we don't even want to get into the hormonal part of this.:rolleyes2: I allowed myself to be the fat friend/wife/etc. I no longer know my place, and neither does anyone else. I used food to dull the pain of disappointment, loneliness, etc that I don't know how to deal with the emotions that I am feeling. I have snuck back into emotional eating, but it doesn't help since I can't gorge myself. Right now, life sucks. Ok, pity party over (I'm talking to myself here). We can do this! None of us jumped into this weightloss thing lightly. There has to be some inner strength that finally made us wake up. We have just got to find that core of stregnth and nurture it back to good health along with our bodies. We are wonderful women (and men) that deserve healthy, happy lives. We have to shed the old insecurities along with the pounds (I know, easier said that done). We have to pick our own selves up by the boot straps (where did that saying come from anyway:confused:).

Ebony-so sorry that you are going through pain right now. To give him the benefit of the doubt, maybe he is changing what he says he likes to match where he sees you going? That way you won't feel like he doesn't like the "new" you? I know the feeling of betrayal is a b*tch. I hope that you are able to come to a conclusion that allows you to move beyond the bad feelings. Many ((((hugs)))).