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Hey Riley - it worked - did two separate posts & shortened it as much as I could. 18,000! WOW I'm gonna hafta check out Dr. Fisher....

lentils are great! I want that recipe too, Tina. Ok, I know you are a vegitarian but Pork rinds can be used in place of bread crumbs sometimes I use the spicy ones for chicken. Also, I put a recipe for some carb free rolls on the group site & I use those when I make dressing for Thanksgiving instead of bread. i just put them in the oven or when I'm really lazy the toaster to dry them out a bit. When they get overly dry they get really crumbly. I tried a new cawliflower recipe tonight for a sort of mock spanish rice (without the rice) Not as good as the real thing bu good enough - tried to put it in the recipe section but it's over 1000 characters so it wouldn't let me - if anybody's interested let me know & I'll email it to you.

Thanks, riley - I'll pop out & get latte. There's only fast food restaraunts around here so I think I'll wait to have lunch when I get home. There is a KFC - they have the new grilled chicken but i don't what it's marinated in - I think I'll google it. Although, still not sure if I trust myself to eat out LOL I thought about you this morning as I was walking up those flippin hills - I don't have any clue how you do those hikes!!

Good morning ladies - Any of you eat out while on the pre op diet? I made my breakfast & lunch to go this morning and wouldn't you know it I ran out the house without it! I won't ba anywhere near home till about 3:00. Since I didn't eat breakfast, I'm still not hungry & know I won't be till about 1:30 or so, I can wait till I get home to eat but I know I'm not suppose to skip meals. Any suggestions??

If you cook it right, Tina, it really tastes like pizza - mine was a little thick in the middle so the outter side was pizza for sure but the center was a little soft - LOL gotta be sure to spread it on the thinner side & evenly. Sometimes I use the finely chopped (so it looks like rice) cauliflower and put it in my stir fry like rice - it's a great substitute.

Hey Riley jane - It turned out good - would've been great if I could cook - I didn't quite spread it out even & made it a little to thick but good all the same! I posted the recipe in our group site recipe section - let me know how yours turns out Cauliflower is the low carb/low calorie bandsters best friend :party:

Good afternoon ladies... Happy early birthday, christine - you'll hit that goal in no time! Tina I'd love to get together for a fitness day - just hope I don't slow you down - we can even meet half way! maybe we should arrange a monthly fitness group Riley, I'd love to do a marathon but don't i'm quite there yet LOL. Not even close! a few more baby steps & maybe - I can't even jog yet at all hahaha i did get up and take my power walk alone today - I enjoyed just groovin to my ipod but I found myslef slacking - I had to keep reminding myself to pick up the pace! Gonna take some practice but at least I got in 5077 steps. I only did 1 of the 2 hills that I usually do - shhhh, don't tell my husband !!! Gonna try to make this cauliflower "pizza" crust today - I'll let you guys know how it turns out

Hey All - what's PB'ing?? Whatever it is I hope it doesn't happen to me if it make you vomit! No, Tina, I'm in vallejo - but you're welcome any time!!!

And Donna, I never realized I talked with my hands until you pointed it out at group - Now i keep trying not to do it - LOL LOL

Oh Donna, the hills are mountains & I just don't get why i have to walk up them! I am so not the energizer bunny - this morning we walked 5234 steps. My thighs & feet hurt along with my back (stupid boobs!) Riley, now i get what you're saying about enjoying YOUR time alone walking - this morning I had no energy & didn't want to walk, let alone be chatty along the way -would've been nice to slap on my Ipod cruised. Although, i know I don't have the motivation in me just yet to pull all this walking off on my own - Hopefully, when I can walk our route without feeling like I'm in Hell I will begin to enjoy it and look forward to it as you do! Regie, you've been losing so well you have to know that this lttle hick up is just your body adjusting to this foreign object that has just been inserted - It don't have time to burn calories just yet while it's trying to figure out how to get rid of this alien You'll be right back on track asap. congrats, insideout, on your 7lbs!

Great Pics, Tina! Stupid pre-bander question... What's the shoulder pain all about? Also, having a very hard time eating protein first - I like it mixed.. Omelets, stir fry, things like that - so how important is this to do?

No shame Heather!! Everybody has some addiction or quirk - some demon to deal with - ours just happens to be food/weight! You don't have to do it on your own!! It takes a village to raise a child - meaning we all need help & support. This is harder than being an alcoholic or drug addict, if you ask me. try giving a crack head 3 rocks or an alcoholic 3 drinks - 1 for breakfast, lunch & dinner & see if they can stop! They don't have to drink or do drugs to survive but we still gotta eat! We can't just forego it like they can!!!! You are well on your way, girlfriend!!

Good for you for addressing this once & for all. Who cares if he's blaming it on you - everybody knows the truth given his past. the compay has to transfer you or fire him if you choose to tell them the situation. Don't worry about your job becuase you sound really good at it. Give me his number, I'll call his wife - LOL. I'm sure he'll leave you alone now. hey, I've got an idea - you could borrow my hubby for a "lunch date" I'll have him come to your job - my old boss got intimidated by him - he's 6' & muscular. That would keep that old fart away. LMAO Time for my evening walk - Grrr! sometimes I'd like to just lock my husband in a closet and go on about my business!

you go Heather - I ain't mad at cha! So sorry, tina - that really puts you in a bad situation. wish i had some words of wisdom but when that happened to me at work many years ago it wasn't a supervisor & I just had him fired LOL. Don't let it ruin your success - it seems as if he'd be on you weather you were big or small! Any way you can go over his head?

I'm gonna print this out & show it to her!! SMART LADY. I truly hope she gets a grip on it before it gets way out of hand!! And ur right, her body has compensated - she can eat ANYTHING - even sweets & alcohol - no dumping symptoms. I'll find an RNY support group for her. And, Tina, you better get use to that male attention, girl - i don't see it going away any time soon - It must suck to be beautiful

Hey sheena, glad you're up & about! I will note the crystal light popsicles for future reference should I ever get my band date! good grief, jane, what an ordeal. I wonder how they determine who gets how many cc's at a fill - do they xray or something. I've walked 6700 steps today (purposeful ones - i took it off after each walk) i don't know how you do It, I feel like I've been walking all damn day. got one more route to do tonight - sticking to the regular 3500 step route because me legs hurt Gotta find a way to talk my husband out of the gigantor (the hill) Ok, tina - we need to get together to do some scale shopping! Looks like riley was able to unlock hers LOL. I downloaded the nike fit build your endurence workout mix so I can put it on my Ipod - its mostly hip hop & upbeat - nicole, there is a spanish section on it for you :wink: Anyway, if anybody wants a copy I can try to email it to you - maybe not cuz it's 45 minutes long so I don't know if it will go but I can certainly put it on cd's and send them to you or bring them to the next meeting. Christine, this would probably be perfect for you with your tread mill! Gonna see if i can find another one for the baby steppers :thumbup: I have a friend to had the RNY 6 years ago and with the pregnancy of her, now 18 month old son, she's gained about 45 lbs and is devistated. Any words of wisdom I may borrow to help her out? She just says i don't understand cuz I "haven't gone to the extreme of surgery just to fail" She's only a size 14 now but was a 9/10 - at sugery she was a size 28.

thanks Riley, when i grow up I'll get a big girl pedometer 900 seems to be working for me right now - I've only lost two pounds this week but at least I'm finally heading in the right direction - I still think Weight watchers rigged my scale to not work with any other diet - maybe it's time to get rid of the weight watchers scale & get a new one LOL Ooh, my legs are sore! a good sore, though! Have a great one, ya'll!!

Tina, tried to see your album but It's not visible. I will try to get some pics up - It was hard enough to get a profile pic up - LOL

Go Riley! 80 pounds is amazing!!!! You will be in onederland by the 21st, no doubt. So, my pedometer is a sportline and it does tell me the miles. wearing this thing really helps because I extended our walk this morning. our usual route is 3508 steps and we do it once in the morning & once in the evening. So we did 4500 steps this morning - I fugured It wouldn't kill me to do another 1000 steps! Its not as far as I thought it would be & it's about 2 miles total. I just wish I didn't have to walk up the two huge hills that my husband makes me walk up - ugh! So did I understand you correctly, you keep your pedometer on all day - even in between walks? Do the steps you take around the house & grocery store count? Also, when I was doing weight watchers they said I had to eat all my points every day or my metabolism would stall & I wouldn't lose any weight - so the last couple of days, since I've been logging my food, i average about 900 cals per day - do I need to be eating 1200 or is the 900 ok? Hope you feel better soon Tina! How's everybody else this morning?