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Yeah Reggie - I'm excited! Actually, Tamra - not really flattered cuz I just know it must be a joke! If you could see me right now you'd understand LOL. So, PM me your work address. Donna - I just remembered you asked for some 16's and the answer is HECK NO! they would be way to big for you little lady!

Hey Tamra - I just realized you've already lost 14lbs - go girl!

Aw, thanks Riley. Now, about your rant - I'm feeling you! every pair of jeans I pull out my husband hates now - said they give me diaper butt. With the exception of the ones I still can't fit into. My fedex man just tried to pick up on me! Is he kidding - LOL - when I come to work it's with zero make up, flip flops & sweats or jeans & t-shirt - Nobody comes in my office so it's totally casual - I look like crap - so seriously, is he kidding? Tamra - you will be a 16 before you know it! Last may i was wearing 20's! I still drink coffee and lose - So does Riley Jane! So, Tamra - I'm going to pack up a pair of my seven jeans and give them to you asap - I find when I have a pair of jeans that i'm dying to get into - I work harder for it! Can you have people stop by your job? I can drop them to you monday - I'll be just on the other side of the Richmond bridge so when I'm passing thru the Rich on my way home I can pop in - or send them to you if you want to PM me your address - or give them to you at the Group on the 22nd - you let me know! Heather - I am so excited for you - isn't it fun fitting into things you couldn't before - I have a pair of jeans I'm dying to button - will be able to in about another 5lbs. They are the cutest apple bottoms with black velvet designs on them size 13 - again, they run big! Hey Nicole - you CAN wear tennis shoes with apple bottoms - you just cant with skinny jeans or your feel look huge! Not all apple bottoms are skinny jeans. I can't wait to see you in your little outfit - ladies, she looks hot in her tiny size 9's! Tina - so you had a little ice cream - big deal - you're still down! Have an unstressful day at work :sneaky: Maria - the group starts at 11. Hope to see you there!

Ok, ladies, gonna go do the dishes, bathe and hit the hay! TTL THANKS ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP - I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT YOU! FOR THE FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I "BELONG" AND AM WHERE I NEED TO BE!!! YOU LADIES ARE FANTASTIC!

Yes, Pammie - I would definately agree that this is a learning process!

Oh, Tamra - back away from the carbonation - Iwas so hungry after my appt today i almost got a diet coke with my chicken - I caught myself LOL

Ok, so now I know what I'm going to listen to so i can go to sleep when my husband is playing those damn war zone games in surround sound on the other side of my bedroom wall at midnight! so, Nicole, I guess the 4 hours of sleep our husbands need at night is Navy training! Oh, and those seven jeans I had on yesterday, my husband says I'm not alloud to wear them out with him again - they have a saggy butt. Heather & Tamra - I have two pair of seven jeans in size 16 - I will save them for you - don't get it twisted - I'm still a 16 or 18 but these are stretchy. Reggie, are you a 16 or 14?

haha Tina - I thought you were kidding, this woman really is talking bout slowing down my blood & putting my body parts back together. I guess it's not what you say sometimes, it's the tone of the voice. LMAO

Maria - email Dr. Baggs and let him know you hit goal so he can order your labs then call Sarah and make an appt with "Beth" as they called her today LOL

what a calming, relaxing voice this woman has

Listening to it now!!!! I see i will need to listen again right before i go to bed. The Sac group is the 4th Saturday - I think it's the 22nd this month so either Saturday works for me! Yeah, heather - don't do the program if you have bad knees! thanks Pam! Kinda hard to be flirty when your legs are in the stirrups - LOL Thanks Maria! I think it just depends on your doctor - Liz said it doesn't matter that my first set of labs will be over 30 days but the next set and pregnancy test need to be timed - Pregnancy test two weeks prior and labs within 30 days! I had done my initial labs before i met with liz because Dr. fisher ordered them first. She said this is a competely different set.

Reggie, the C25K is short for couch to 5k - it is a 9 week program to get your ass off the couch and up to running 5k in 9 weeks. Sadly, I'm to fat to run :ohmy:

OH NO! I just noticed on the paper they gave me for the pre-op class it says "roux-en-y" guess I better change that!

Thanks, Tina - will I get the CD at my class? That's on 9/3. I have a physical with Dr. Fisher on 8/31 - hmmmm! What more do they need to check out on me - so what can I expect from the physical?

forgot to mention too that she said no more C25K for me either - I'm too fat for that - once i get off another 30lbs she said i can restart it - she doesn't want me injuring my knees - LOL

Hey, Riely Jane - two things 1. Liz said she wants to do the walk in petaluma with us?? 2. where the heck are those pics of you in your new dress??

Ok, Ladies - Piece of cake! Jes, she didn't really ask me any questions. She looked over my test and where it asked about coconut I just put a question mark because I didnt see it in the binder - all she said was that I can't have it - she wanted to know what meds I was on and said I can't have excedrine anymore (which I already knew). told her I was part of this group and she said I was ready. she made two appts for me - ordered some labs and told me to get my depo shot on the 11th and scheduled my surgery date for: SEPTEMBER 14TH! Hey, did any of you have to take a pregnancy test first? I have to do that and this is the first I've heard of it Oh, and I weighed in at 201.4, then chugged a huge amount of water! On the way home I stopped at KFC and got a grilled chicken breast.

OH, 2:00 - off to see Liz by 2:30 - check back later

ok, so my cousing just emailed me a 5 min chocolate mug cake recipe you make in a coffee cup in the microwave - i could shoot her!

4:45, Tamra - what are you thinking? I'm having such a hard time holding out till 2:30 - grrr. Way to go on that Ice cream - that's a hard one for me!

Enjoy, Jes - I'm thirsty :tongue2: Hey, what's going on with nummi - I heard on the news a couple weeks back they might be shutting down???

Hey Jes, I get the Decaf Americano with splenda - somethimes I get a little cream (fat free milk) or soy milk. Tamra - congrats on getting the infamous Dr. Baggs LOL

Reggie - I can do either day! But If we do Friday I will probably hafta bring the hubby!

Congratulations Maria! Me you and Jes are all up for surgery dates - woo hoo! Tamra & Heather up next! Heather, how you doing? You surviving the plateau AND school LOL Tamra - I agree with Riley - it is doubtful that another surgeon would overide a surgeons decision. I had to lose 30lbs too. It will go fast if you stay on track - you have to be disciplined!! HARD. I KNOW!!! but the surgery is just a part of this - you will continue to have to work HARD! Just read these posts - sometimes these ladies are starving - even with the band - but have to stay on track to lose the weight! I still worry that I will be a lap band failure - I'm already a weight watchers and Jenny Craig drop out LOL Tina - hows it going? What happened with Jury duty?? Hang in here ladies - I know these layoffs and the economy are scary but we have noplace to go but up from here!!!!!!!!