TracyinKS

WHOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! It's almost time!

TracyK: ME TOO! I went home at lunch and spruced up my hair, makeup and put on solid colors... I HOPE this works. I emailed Gina and told her that I would be using a regular digi camera and she said OK... I'm going do it outside and hope for some decent light...... I guess if its meant to be it will...... maybe ONE or Both of us will make the cut! That would be COOL! OK... funny kid moment........... last night while driving in the car my son was rattling a mile a minute from the back seat. When I stopped responding to him he asked... Mom? Mom?! Why aren't you talking MOM? Do you need to puke or something? (I nodded my head) Do you have puke in your mouth right Now? (I nodded my head) and reached in the back seat to feel for SOMETHING to expel into... He said.. "there is NOTHING BACK here for you to puke into!.. then he thought about it for a second and kind of huffed at me and said...... WELL, Theres nothing I can do about it now, so your going to have to deal with it!" OMG I was trying not to crack up and have it come out my nose........

TracyK: I'm going to have to try and do the video by myself with my regular camera............... there is no way I have time to try and borrow one....

whooooooooooohoooooooooooooo!

I'm easy............. I'm with Kat on the Diet Dr. Pepper (I especially like it with coconut rum) I can't believe it's so close now

GOOD MORNING! Yes, Tracy I recieved a letter and a fedex package with questions. I need to borrow a video camera. I actually had a very good night................. Long story short.... I've been trying to track down my OLDEST friend in the world we lost touch long ago due to life crap.. but she was my sister growing up. One that stays in your heart............ I was even her lamas coach for her first born........... anyway...... I started doing searches for her kids on myspace (one 17 one 15) I found her son but he never answered for like a month (their computer was broke down) Anyway.... he said "mom there is this girl named Tracy on myspace that says she knows you and dad" Tammi was like "What, MY TRACY? Is her birthday xx-xx-1969????" So he logged on to my page and showed her my pics... she started screaming.. "Thats my Tracy! Get back on that thing and do whatever you got to do to get her number!!" LOL She called but I missed it. So anyway... after I put Robby to bed I went and fixed me a pop and went out on the back deck and called her........... we talked for 1.5 hours..... Her husband was yelling in the Background....... TRACCCCCCCCCCYYYY! (he is a rough and rowdy, and I've known him for 23 years) Apparently I'm somewhat famous in the house..... I was so uplifted and happy, because the first words out of her mouth were.. "Tracy, I've been clean for 2.5 years!" (this is where our lives separated) Both Roger and I are. We still drink but nothing else. This did my heart so good.... So anyway, Robby and I are going over to visit tonight while Charles and Cody are at Scouts. I'm so excited.

Work day is done............ I went to wally world at lunch and they had hanging baskets of impatients marked down to $6.00 (I bought three) a little water and some TLC and they will be once again beautiful! Did I mention I have LOTS and LOTS of shade in my yard! :wink2: OK... outtahere

Laura: The Gina person.... RE: Lapband video p.s. I loved your pic

He IS a maniac! and that hair......... he did it himself! He is SOOOOO funny... he wears out his grandparents because he is go go go go collapse get up and go go go some more! NSV: yesterday he and I played basketball.. I was teaching him how to shoot..... Later when Charles started talking about how spouses of bandsters needed their own support group.. I got defensive and said..... I don't see how it should affect you... I always find something to eat when at a restraunt while you order whatever you want.. and its just that I not longer live to eat.... and I'm sorry but giving up a piece of garlic bread is definately worth being able to get up and play basket ball with my son! Also... Laura or Tracy.. did you guys make it to phase two?

LOL Terry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Good morning! Had a great Mothers Day weekend........ I planted Saturday and then we had a bbq Sunday over at my sisters..... My bil marinated Carne Asada Meat for two weeks and grilled it! My mom made my sister and I her SPECIAL pork buritos... for us to take home. (its one of those things from my youth) I ate one and pd'd it for two hours............. so I'm TRYING to eat on SLOWLY like a little mouse right now........ so far I've gotten 1/4 of it to go down without a pb....... here are a couple pics from yesterday.... My sis, my mom, nieces, and Robby

HELLO V's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Michelle you crack me up!!!! I can very well picture your mickey keds! It was cool and overcast today and I spent $200.00 on perenials for my yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OHHHHLLALLLAA I love spring......... and they are all planted and watered! I worked on my front beds which are 100% shade due to the big ass tree that covers the front half of the yard....... (last week I actually climbed on my roof to trim branches) NSV NSV NSV.... I have to say that I'm quite pleased with my efforts....... Have any of you ever trained a wisteria vine into a tree??? We have THE most beautiful one on campus at work and I think it would look great..... Funny part is DH gave me 60 bucks for mothers day flowers and I spent $200! LOL he about keeled over... I talk flowers and he rolls over dead..... oh well....... I love the big goober! I was itchy and sweaty,, and I crammed a fairly large piece of sour cream angel food cake down my pie hole... and oh imagine that IT GOT STUCK! So I let hot water beat down on my chest until it dislodged....... and I have been bad bad bad...... primo sabatage at work ... girls this is EXACTLY why I've lost 80 lbs 3 freaking times PRE-BAND......... and Michelle I had a dream about your blueberry buckle!!!!!!!!!!! I'm an idiot...... Oh and can we say this now........ NO FOOD POLICE next weekend. Please... I know I'm going to be bad..... so just bite your tongue while I run out of the room to PB! (I'm laughing as I type this but its only because I'm such a dork!)

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOW 90 degrees!!!!! Good thing I went and bought two pair of capris from kmartsears just now!

Very good answers thus far!!!! Dad has to want it... and that it the main thing.... you can wish and talk and prod....... but until they want it for themselves it won't do a bit of good. (My mom and step dad are the same... they want it, BUT I've heard no less than 100 excuses) now they are saying 2009... but just roll their eyes and don't really listen when I talk specifics...

DH likes NO vegtables and I am TRYING at 38 too. DDS at 12 loves veggies, so I buy those frozen veggie combo's that you just cook in a skillet... they have large variety and most have butter, cheese or flavor chips in them.. makes it REALLY easy and most of them I've liked. Cottage Cheese is a good source of Protein and since it's getting to be garden season.... we like to add fresh tomatoes to ours. A sf Jello based fruity salad whole dill pickles I make a very good twice baked cauliflower dish that people love.. it is heavy... it IS LowCARB but NOT lowFat! it has become my signature dish to bring to family get togethers....... How about stuffed mushrooms..... Now I'm hungry...... :frown:

PB: productive burp, projectile burp..... it happens to me a lot because I continue to eat so fast..... it's not really puking.. but say you are chewing a piece of chicken and you swallow it before it is mush....... you fill up quick and it can not go through the band so it comes right back up and out...... (usualy in the same form you swallowed it in) Gross but true... Yes, I have no problems drinking diet dr pepper and parrot bay.... Carbonation DOES bother some people.... which is why you will read that some people let their soda go flat before drinking it... (I don't seem to have that problem) Beer because of carbonation does give people problems as well. I had surgery on Thursday and was back to work the following Monday, my boss still has no clue, since I just took two days of PTO. (I have a desk job) Is it worth it??????????? HELLLLLLLL YESSSSSSSSSS! The band is a great tool.. and it has helped me to lose the weight once again........... but the real trick is that it will help me MAINTAIN it!

Terry: hows mom?

or the matching scent in ANYTHING.........

Peeking in on your marchies!!!! Can you believe we've all made it through our first year banded!!!!!!! Everyone is doing great!

Ok.. MICHELLE that sounds soooooooooooo delish!!!!! and the fried twinkie was actually DELISH too! they insert a popsicle stick in it and deep fry it.. .kind of tastes like a funnel cake with warm filling, rolled in powdered sugar........ I ended up eating half and then giving Robby the other half........ then I tasted DH's funnel cake... Oh well, live and learn. We have one of those Mogolian grill's its called BD's... next time we go I'm ordering the 1 trip version instead of the unlimited. I laughed at the Judy/Michelle exchange!!!! LOVED the pics though. I just tried one of those bumblebee tuna sensations (sun dried tomatoes) BLECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! couldn't do it... so now I need to GO OUT for lunch... OH DARN :frown: It is cool and rainy here today........... but hopefully it will dry out for the weekend so I can get into my yard. Told DH that I wanted garden flowers for mothers day! NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK!

Terry: PRAYERS PRAYERS PRAYERS!!!!!! Jenn: I will take you up on the offer! I am a carryon girl! I tried to pack lightweight clothes.. capri pants and shorts.. I'm bringing ONE swimsuit, mainly because I can't find my other one..... lounging/sleep wear (i.e. big t-shirts and jammie pants) I actually plan to buy a touristy t-shirt or two.... All my wedding tan has long since faded.... I'm trying to decide it I can get roots touched up professionaly or if I just just do them at home..... One week from right now I will be boarding my plane!

Induction gone wrong confession: I now know what a fried twinkie tastes like....... that all g'night

Good afternoon! I THINK I made it safely through lunch with the nuns........ This is what I had: Very weak and pretty tasteless brocoli cheese Soup (not much cheese) 1/4 of a baked chicken breast covered in a spinach sauce 1/4 cup of cottage cheese Red Crystal Light......... I picked and pushed and sipped my way through it.... leaving a little bit of everything behind..... but thankfully NO PB on the chicken! I sent my story in to that producer......... Charles was NOT amused.. he's like ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?? Maybe He's ashamed ........ maybe he's afraid of being left behind... My sis emailed me and said... COOL WHERE ARE WE GOING NEXT???? LOL (cause she's going to Vegas with me)

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD MORNING!!!! Congrats Jenn! HIYA Ms_Jen!!!! Suzie: I haven't gotten our stimulus thing back yet, but we have mutually agreed that it will be paying for our summer trip to Sturgis. Judy: I would have the bobster sign up for it because they are doing focus groups like that all the time!!!!!!!!!! Give them my number! :frown: Remember its something similar in cirmcumstance that got me a free trip to VEGAS W/ a consulting fee!!!!!!! I have seen focus group applications on places like slick deals.net.... I've done focus groups on other things and been paid $20.-$100 in past years........ I've also done some mystery shopping..... GO FOR IT! OK............ Made it to Day 4! Today's weight 184.2 lbs!!!! Yesterday's menu: Pork Steak in a crock pot w/ 1 jar of ragu roasted garlic alfredo, and 1 jar of water 1 small can of sliced mushrooms.. cooked on low overnight.... B: Coffee w/sf creamer B: Pork Steak S: Pork Steak L: Pork Steak (I basically ate this 1-2 bites at a time for most of the day) D: OUT Subway, I had 3 scoops of their tuna salad over lettuce w/brown spicey mustard S: Carb Freedom ice cream bar: 2 net carbs S: 1 spoonful of Healthy Balance Omega blend peanut butter 60 oz's of water 1 fountain diet coke 1 glass of diet dr. pepper I know that the induction honeymoon is coming to a close... but at least I'm nearing the 90lbs lost mark... and wouldn't it be nice if I saw 179 on the scale before I hit the post induction stall! :tt2: Wish me luck today friends... I am attending a funeral and the lunch afterward! Trying to keep it strong... trying trying... its going to be hard because I KNOW DH will want to eat mexican tonight... and the attack of the chips and dip will haunt me! OK... gotta go!