travelgirl

I agree, the radio transmitter things are about worthless. My next car will have an audio or usb jack.

Ok, I got in 45 minutes yesterday. I've been looking at Taebo videos, since I've never done it before, which one would you (SJ or BG) recommend for a beginner? And is it something I can do 30 minutes at a time?

YAY!!! Zannie, it sounds like you're on your way to a regular exercise routine! I'm off to do my last 30 minutes of the day... Will post my progress later!

Very classy, LJM!:thumbup:

Makes me think of that Hair plugs for men commercial. Funny!

You know, that's one of the reasons I didn't want RNY, because you can't undo it, and if it doesn't work, really, what are your other options? Not much else you can do, is there, besides dieting. And obviously THAT didn't work for me....

Silly girl, it's not all about YOU, it's always all about ME! LOL!

Thank heavens, no, I'm not stuck anymore. The longest I've ever had anything stuck was about 15 minutes. And those were 15 minutes of hell, I can't imagine having that go on for hours, or even longer...

Wow, I just read the WHOLE thread. Originally, I read the first page, and had to quit, because of the stupidity of it. FaithMD, if you're reading this, you're one of my mostest favoritest people today. So eloquent... LJM, Wasa, FaithMD, Susan....who am I forgetting? Anyway you all are angels on this board.

Yes, that's the one. There are a few people who posted with reason and sanity over there, and Faithmd is one of them.

I couldn't agree more.

I also noticed that most of the people telling her that it's ok are people who have had their band for like, five minutes. All OP said is that she's supposed to be on liquids for 10 days. For me, there were 4 days of clear liquids, then 2 weeks of FULL liquids, which did include creamy soups, but not CHILI, which was on my mushy diet after that, which lasted 2 weeks, and then on to solids "as tolerated". Instead of ppl saying that she should do whatever the hell she wants, they should be telling her to call her surgeon's office and talk with him/her about it. A few people are, and thanks be to God for them, I don't have the patience to post with manners on something like that. I guess the reason it pisses me off so much is because if your surgeon tells you to do something, and it doesn't work, or it causes you problems, it's the surgeon's fault. If your surgeon tells you to do something and you don't do it, it's your fault. If your surgeon tells you to do something and you ask a bunch of people that you don't even know for advice because you think your surgeon is wrong, and you get crappy advice from them, do what THEY say, and it causes problems, it's still YOUR OWN FAULT, but now you get the luxury of blaming "this website I was reading....":angry:

I still have a huge crush on Jason Castro. And now he goes and sings one of my favorite songs EVER with a cute little ukelele, and those killer baby blues, and I'm all a-quiver... I had it dvr'd, so I actually ended up fast forwarding through almost everyone else's performance. I wasn't really impressed by anyone else this week. And David C's give back ploy was totally cheesy. Blech.

OK, I need to vent. I just read yet ANOTHER new post from someone on their liquid post-op diet, asking if "WE" think it's ok for them to have some chili or potato soup. That in itself annoys me. But what REALLY chaps my ass is the 20 people who post back that it's perfectly fine to do that, THEY did it and they lived to tell about it. Just because every surgeon seems to have their own ideas about what's best for us post-op doesn't automatically give us permission to not follow our own surgeon's orders.

I'm staying on plan today because I DIDN'T lose any weight in the past week.

I LOVE playing volleyball. My team probably gets frustrated with me because I will not dive on the floor to go after a ball, because my kneecaps would probably shatter, pads or no, and I can't set the ball to save my live, but I screw up less than some do, so I don't feel so bad. It's a mixed league we play on, because the women's leagues are VICIOUS! Them girls are out for BLOOD, I swear! So we do play just for fun, but last night we played against a team that has a grudge against us because we beat them every time we play them despite their best efforts at cheating.

I got in 30 minutes (not the 45 I hoped for) and an hour and a half of competitive volleyball. SO, 2 hours total for me today! WOOT!

You couldn't pay me to have a Mac. You AREN'T alone on that one.

OK, I have another one... My best friend's now EX-dh had dirty blonde hair, right? Ok, so he decided it was getting too gray for his taste, and he decided to use that Grecian Formula for Men... Only he chose a VERY dark if not black shade. Before she had a chance to tell me what he did, so I'd have a little more composure when I saw him, I saw them in the grocery store, and I LITERALLY could not help but laugh right out loud TO HIS FACE. He had not only used it on his hair, but on his mustache and eyebrows, too. He looked like Groucho Marx! And my friend told me that she WARNED him not to do that, and he did it, anyway. Moron.

Yeah, I COULD, but that's totally empty calories, and honestly, as long as I HAVE to have something, it might as well multi-task for me. I have eaten several apples even with the skin before, and I've not had that problem until this time. I think in my haste to bring up my sugar level, I didn't chew well enough. Thank goodness that's over! Maybe next time I'll stick with yogurt or something.

OK, this isn't jalapenos, BUT I think you'll find this funny... My DFIL used to bowl, and he had developed a pretty good case of tennis elbow. One evening while watching TV, his elbow was bothering him, so he rubbed some Ben-Gay on it. He didn't, however, go WASH HIS HANDS after using it. After a little time had elapsed, he started scratching himself as men so often do, and mere seconds later, he was up and running like his tail was on fire towards the bathroom to get in the shower. DMIL thought it was quite funny, so she regaled us with the story the next day. DFIL didn't see the humor... HA!

That sucks. I'm so sorry that this happened to you. At least they decided not to risk your life by going ahead with the surgery.

YAY!!!!!!! Congrats, renewedhope!

I'm not seeing the Asian reference.... A little help, please?

Hi, Tamala!!!! I must confess, I am not wearing my BB right now, giving my arm a break, as I was getting a lovely BB indention in it. Any suggestions on how to prevent that from happening?