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Thanks Lila, hope he tastes good:hungry: LOL. Maria:)

Go ahead and vent Yoda, you have sympathic ears here, you said you like to drink mint tea, (i think) does that not help you. My mom used to give me mint tea to drink for cramps. Anyway hope things won't be to bad for you. here is a friendly hug:girl_hug: hope it helps. Maria:)

Welcome DeltaDawn,:welcome: you have joined in with a great bunch of people here. Your weight loss is fantastic.:clap2: Maria:)

Thank you everyone.:high5: Maria:)

No you are not losing it Cloe, it moved but it didn't count toward my October challenge, that was my Monday weigh in. Maria:)

Thank you guys. Yes Cloe turned sixty (which i hated) married forty years, got banded, have lost weight, and soon to be a Canadian citizen. A pretty good year so far. Maria:)

Cloe maybe you should try eating like a sheep instead, oh wait a minute how much does a sheep eat anyway. LOL Maria:)

Going to my daughter Karen's for traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner,:hungry: Yum,Yum,Yum. Her Mother & Father-in-law will be there as well. Maria.

Thank you Mandi. I hope you get your 24" IMac.:typing: Maria:)

Your secret is safe with me Tommy, i won't tell a soul. LOL. Good luck on making it to your hundred pound loss:gluck: Maria:)

:canada: :canada: Well at last i am on my way to becoming a Canadian citizen, i have been trying for the last three years, and because of a mix up with the first name everything got held up. I had to go to Barry today to take the test for citizenship, except because of my age i did not have to take the test. So six weeks from now i will officially become a Canadian citizen. Hurray for me. Maria :canada: :canada:

Cloe i guess it would depend on how much mauling he did.:laugh :grouphug: Maria:)

Welcome to our Canadian site Yasmina, as everyone else has said we had to self pay, no help from anyone. For me it was money well spent. Maria:)

Welcome IamCanadian, i was banded by Dr. Cobourn May 26, 2006 and have lost 54 lbs.so far. I am very happy with my decision it was the best one i have made. How about you, give us some info on yourself. Maria:)

I am going to try of 8 lbs again this month, and also to increase my Water intake. Good luck to everyone on reaching your targets.:car: Maria

I loved your Yuk Yuk Yoda. Your's too Cloe, I guess that is why my husband is still GOOD at 63, I will have to tell him it is because he is bald on the top of his head.:confused: :eyebrows: Maria:D

Cloe sad that you only got to wear the coat once, but now you can go buy another one. That is a nice reward for losing all that weight. Maria:)

Maybe we need to whip your rabbit:whip: Neenagh, oh oh poor rabbit, okay zap him instead :confused: MOVE RABBIT MOVE. Maria:lol:

Okay Yoda I will give you a double zap.:confused: MOVE TURTLE MOVE :eek: MOVE TURTLE MOVE There you go Yoda hope it works. Maria:)

Mandi you had another weight loss,:clap2: did you post it? or did i just miss it. Anyway great job you doing great. How much is that for the month, you are going to reach your Christmas goal before Christmas. Well done Mandi:welldone2: Maria:)

Glad to be of service Cloe, here is one for you free of charge:laser: hope it works. Maria:)

Cloe i do i have from the beginning, it was Marie's suggesting that i check in every two weeks or once a month. I called the office on Tuesday to speak to Tammy, she sounds nice, we talked a little bit about my progress. I usually email the info to the office, but because she is new i called this time so i could introduce myself to her, next month i will email the stats to her. Maria:)

That is great Neenagh, now that he has started let's keep him moving.:clap2: :clap2: Maria:)

Thank you Cloe:girl_hug: Congratulation's Lila on reaching your September goal.:clap2: :clap2: Maria:)

Yes guys i had to tell them, you see they give out rewards for different levels of weight loss, and it would not have been fair to the other TOPS members that i am now losing weight every week, when i was so up and down before. Everyone is very supportive, and actually admire what i have done. We take turns at presenting topics for discussion each week, ie: weight loss tips, motivation tips, excersise tips. When it was my turn i did it on the lap band surgery, i brought my little hand book and the diagram of the lap band so they could see how it works. I explained to them that i still have to watch what i eat, that the band is just a tool to help me on my weight loss journey. If i do not eat properly i can still gain weight. I get lots of encourgement from everyone, we give each other lots of encourgement, it is really nice i like going there, they are all a great bunch of women. Maria:)