Irishmist

Mandi you have worked just as hard at the exercising as your friend has,and also there are people who could lose just as much weight with out being banded as you have, your friend could be just one of those people. If you do win share some with her maybe like one hundred dollars or buy her a nice gift. Good luck too you, my opinion is that you deserve it just as much as anyone else does. Maria

Thanks a lot Wheezy. Maria

It sure is Yoda thank you, you are doing pretty good yourself.:clap2: :clap2: Maria

Congratulation Dame J on your decision to be banded, and yes you will look fabulous this time next year. Maria

Thanks Neenagh and Cloe you guys are the best. Maria

Look at that Neenagh!!! your ticker already moved since this morning, you are almost there girl :whoo: :whoo: :whoo: Maria

Neenagh deny them only until you get into onderland, then just have little nibbles. you are doing great. :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Maria

Is that you falling down drunk Cloe. "STAY AWAY FROM THE TEQUILA." :laugh :laugh Maria

It would be a bit far to travel Jack, but look at all the fun you would have meeting all of the Canuck lapbanders. :whoo: :whoo: Maria

:welcome: Peggysue, looking forward to hearing more from you. Maria

Neenagh you can do it you are so close now, fight the temptation. Just to see your ticker move into onderland, that will be so exciting. Choo Choo I THINK I CAN!!! I THINK I CAN!!! I KNOW I CAN!!!!. YOU CAN DO THIS NEENAGH. Maria

Green you are too funny. There is no bimbo like an old bimbo indeed, you are way too inteligent to be be called a bimbo. LOL. :hug: Congratulations on your retirement, i wish i could retire, but alas not for a few more years yet. Maria

I am so sorry for giving you sleepless nights Yoda LOL, now you can catch up :sleep ZZZZZZZZZ. Yay Cloe i moved 6 lbs since my fill :clap2: :clap2: . Maria

Hi guys i am back, or rather my computer is back :computer: I was able to read some messages at work, but i could not reply, they monitor are computer's so i ahve to be carefull. Yoda and Neenagh sorry to hear about your MIL and Mom, but glad that they are doing better now. Cloe my fill is working fine no complaints. So nice to be back Maria :eek:

Mandi and Yoda, you both described the way i feel and think, it is weird i know i have lost a lot of weight, but my eyes are not really seeing it when i look in the mirror. At the Dr's office on friday when i was having my fill, Sue opened my file and there was the before picture i had giving them. Sue looked at it and said she could really see the difference, my comment was i wish i could see it. Maybe this Christmas i will let my daughter take a picture of me, i always hide from the picture taking.( i hate having my picture taking). LOL Maria

Mandi you look great, your mom and dad will think a stranger has come to visit. they are not going to recognise you as their daughter, even Dan is looking good, how much weight has he lost?. Thank you for posting the pictures. Maria:)

Hello Loriha, glad your surgery went well for you, and welcome to bandland. You are on the road to whole new you, i wish you all the success in the world. Maria

All the best Nancy. Maria

Good luck tomorrow Khrissy, hope everything goes well for you. Maria

Thank you everyone, it sure does feel tighter. Now if i could just get this hip of mine working properly i would be feeling GREAT. The muscle relaxants are helping a little bit. Oh the joys of growing older. LOL Maria

Glad your surgery went well for you Taymac and welcome to BANDLAND. Like Yoda i also had the Delmonte sugar free popsicles, i loved them. You are now on your way to a thinner you. :clap2: :clap2: Maria

Thanks everyone my fill went well, Sue had started to do the fill but had to leave to take a phone call from her sister so Dr.Cobourn finished it. Neenagh i am happy with my weight loss, but this month has not been good, plus i was starting to need more food to satisfy me, so i knew it was time for a fill. The fill seems to be going well so far, i am back to feeling full on my smaller portions of food. :hungry: I think i had computer withdrawal this weekend, i did not know what to do with myself, so i got caught up on some housework that i had been putting off for a while. (i hate housework). Now i am reading and answering message's at my work computer. Lucky for me i sit by myself no one can see what i am doing LOL. Maria

Neenagh, i am so sorry you are having so much trouble. DO NOT BEAT YOUSELF UP over eating the Mc Flurry, and the chocolate's, it was one mistake, now just move on from it. YOU CAN DO THIS NEENAGH, you will soon be joining Mandi in onderland. Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again. Lots of hugs coming your way. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: Maria

Cloe, so sorry you were not feeling well, i thought you were just busy with Deputy Mayor Business, it scares you to go the hospital these days, they seem to do that a lot these days, mis-diagnosis. Glad you are feeling better, and happy to see you back with us. Take good care of yourself, and drink lots of water. Maria

Happy Birthday Mandi :happybday2: :happybday: Maria