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Ohh Stefani that sounds capital 'A' Annoying. There is some controversy on this board in regards to telling ppl about having the lapband done. Some folks feel like its lying if you choose to keep it private. But when I hear a story like your reunion I am glad only my husband and sister, who are both SWORN to secrecy, know about mine. lol at least by your next reunion you'll be supa-skinny and those ppl can just kiss ur butt. hmpff.. makes me mad thinking about um looking at you and judging you like that. LOL and you don't even care, and I wasn't even there, and Im over here mad about it! grrrrr. You must be a very confident self assured woman, good for you, im proud of you. Chris, I thought you were going to post a picture of yourself??? Who was that guy in the post??? JKKKK lol. YOu look great. Way to go! Its so cute you look like such a college studen sitting on a futon like that. Hang on to those pictures, someday you'll have a wife like stephanie who will scrap book your college days for you. I wish I had a wife like stephanie to scrap book stuff for me!! lol (Stephanie can you come live with me for awhile and make my pictures nice???) Ohh back to you chris, you should smile more! You definitely have something to be so happy and proud about. Well friends I have to report I've lost another pound :clap2: , I updated my ticker just cuz I was so happy about it hehe. Halloween one even. My toe is feeling better today so I plan to do treadmil 2x a day, 30 min. sessions, and see where that takes me. Hope everyone gets a chance to post soon. This is my fav. thread, you all are so important to me, I cant believe how much I think about all of you. Have a great day everyone!!

7:00 am Breakfast: Atkins + Unjury 3:30 pm Lunch: South Beach Bar 6:00 pm Supper: Chinese Food, a little bit of everything, but nothing fried or battered. Some pork, some meat out of a steamed dumpling, Some shrimp, Some broccoli and cauliflower, some chicken broth to start out with. Water: I didn't keep track but I drank a fair amount. Vitamins: Calcium, Multi, Biotin Exercise: I haven't been exercising, its really bumming me out, I have a toe issue, from stubbing my toe really hard and now the nail hurts. I think its getting better so hopefully in a couple days I can start exercising again. Goal: Exercise!! I have to meet with my new doctor again in a month to check my progress and see if I need a fill. I would be mortified if I don't lose a fair amount of weight!! lol:omg: Today Lucie, my 5 1/2 month old said ba ba and ma ma. She's a genius lol.

7:00 am Breakfast: Atkins + Unjury 3:30 pm Lunch: South Beach Bar 6:00 pm Supper: Chinese Food, a little bit of everything, but nothing fried or battered. Some pork, some meat out of a steamed dumpling, Some shrimp, Some broccoli and cauliflower, some chicken broth to start out with. Water: I didn't keep track but I drank a fair amount. Vitamins: Calcium, Multi, Biotin Exercise: I haven't been exercising, its really bumming me out, I have a toe issue, from stubbing my toe really hard and now the nail hurts. I think its getting better so hopefully in a couple days I can start exercising again. Goal: Exercise!! I have to meet with my new doctor again in a month to check my progress and see if I need a fill. I would be mortified if I don't lose a fair amount of weight!! lol:omg: Today Lucie, my 5 1/2 month old said ba ba and ma ma. She's a genius lol.

1200-1300 seems to be what works best for me. But as long as I stay under 1500 I seem to continue to lose.

Way to go Chris!! Ya post some new pics soon. The change must reallly be remarkable. Im so glad that you continue to post on this Julyster thread inspite of being outnumbered by us ladies. You just seem like such a nice young man and you always are so positive and doing so well. Good job!! Thanks for the inspiration.

Sherri, ya know I've found that ppl who like to use put downs and slam ya, they only do it for as long as you let it get to you. Ya know what drives ppl nuts??? Just act like you could care less about what they have to say whenever its soemthing negetive. And then work on how you feel on the inside. You are going to be fabulous. Who cares how you get to being fabulous. Your band is your tool and it was YOUR money you bought it with. Will it feel any less great to wear a size 16, 12, 10, 8 or 6??? YOu gotta remember you did this for you, and the heck with anyone who has a problem with it. Your husband is probably just scared right now that you're going to get sexier than him, and not want him anymore. But he'll come around when he sees that you still love him even when you are sexy as hell lol. For now just keep plugging away and look towards the goal. Take no prisoners and don't look back. When someone says something unsupportive of you, try really really hard to not let it hurt you, feel sorry for them that they are the ones with the problem.

OH my gosh Steph, it is just so scary these days. Thank goodness nothing happened. What did they do with the boy who had the air-gun? Is it zero tolerance? I hope so.

Well I had my fill last Wednesday, Im not noticing much differance. But I have been babying it a bit and not eating anything too solid. Tomorrow will be a more regular diet and we'll see how that sits with me. I haven't publicly journaled about this yet I don't believe. But something that Im currently experiencing in my life right now is that my husband is sick. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the beginning of this year. Its been such a hard thing to deal with. We recently learned that his tumor is not the kind they thought it was so the medication they have been giving him has not shrunk it like they had hoped. The neuro-surgeons don't want to operate at this point because there is a chance that it won't continue to grow, so we ahve to keep a close eye on it and my dh has to stay intune with his body in case he starts to feel differently. He started hormone replacement therapy today. It will be interesting to see how that affects him. Its supposed to make him feel better, and sure hope it works. My hubby is only 32 years old. Im sure he's going to be alright. He has to be, theres just no other option.

Well I had my fill last Wednesday, Im not noticing much differance. But I have been babying it a bit and not eating anything too solid. Tomorrow will be a more regular diet and we'll see how that sits with me. I haven't publicly journaled about this yet I don't believe. But something that Im currently experiencing in my life right now is that my husband is sick. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the beginning of this year. Its been such a hard thing to deal with. We recently learned that his tumor is not the kind they thought it was so the medication they have been giving him has not shrunk it like they had hoped. The neuro-surgeons don't want to operate at this point because there is a chance that it won't continue to grow, so we ahve to keep a close eye on it and my dh has to stay intune with his body in case he starts to feel differently. He started hormone replacement therapy today. It will be interesting to see how that affects him. Its supposed to make him feel better, and sure hope it works. My hubby is only 32 years old. Im sure he's going to be alright. He has to be, theres just no other option.

In history have we ever declared war on a group that does not have its own country? What country does Al Quaeda own? Im so confused how can we win this war? Have they even told us what winning means? We got Saddam out, still we didn't win. We got elections going.. still we didn't win. We will never win because we aren't fighting for anything for us.. we're fighting for Iraqies, so therefor the only winners will be either iraqies or al Quada. The only other possible winners are the people who have a vested interest and ownership in oil or in war itself. Hmm who has a vested interest in war and oil?? First name rymes with 'brick', last name rymes with 'rainy'.

You should also talk to your pharmacist and see if you can crush the pills into powder before taking them??? Just an idea. Or maybe they are available in liquid form? Wouldn't hurt to check.

Hey Tellie! Looking good, I like the hair! I can't wait until the after pics of your tummy tuck when you have it. You're going to have such a great result I think. What face products do you use? Like cleanser/moisturizer brand and make-up? Do you have oily or dry skin? Just curious. Your skin is just so beutiful.

Oh my gosh im so happy to have this journal back. I thought it was gone forever. I didnt even realize how much it was meaning to me until it was gone. OMFG yes! lol. Im just sitting here staring at the journal entry screen with the biggeset grin lol. Ok so back on track, gotta start journalling all my food again. I just got a fill on Wednesday so I've been on liquids. I can start eating more regular foods tomorrow. Tonight I blended up some soup with noodles in it, Im not sure if it was in my head or for real, but I seemed to get a full feeling quicker.. Or was it the soup?? or was it my band?? or was it.. lol. I'll find out tomorrow when Im eating regular food again. Exercise well Ive got a toe issue. I had an ingrown toe and it grew out now but my toe is still swollen on one side. Dangit. Im going to give it unti monday to feel better and then decide what the heck to do. I really want to exercise. Im taking this new way of life seriously. I wanna be hot soon! lol well sorta soon, I don't want to lose all my hair. I have a funky neck, I keep my hair long to hide it. I just think my neck is fat. Once I get down to about 170, it doesn't bother me though. I think if I end up having plastic surgery I'll have the surgeon look at my neck and see if he can do lipo on it. :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: Kissing my journal:kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2:

Oh my gosh im so happy to have this journal back. I thought it was gone forever. I didnt even realize how much it was meaning to me until it was gone. OMFG yes! lol. Im just sitting here staring at the journal entry screen with the biggeset grin lol. Ok so back on track, gotta start journalling all my food again. I just got a fill on Wednesday so I've been on liquids. I can start eating more regular foods tomorrow. Tonight I blended up some soup with noodles in it, Im not sure if it was in my head or for real, but I seemed to get a full feeling quicker.. Or was it the soup?? or was it my band?? or was it.. lol. I'll find out tomorrow when Im eating regular food again. Exercise well Ive got a toe issue. I had an ingrown toe and it grew out now but my toe is still swollen on one side. Dangit. Im going to give it unti monday to feel better and then decide what the heck to do. I really want to exercise. Im taking this new way of life seriously. I wanna be hot soon! lol well sorta soon, I don't want to lose all my hair. I have a funky neck, I keep my hair long to hide it. I just think my neck is fat. Once I get down to about 170, it doesn't bother me though. I think if I end up having plastic surgery I'll have the surgeon look at my neck and see if he can do lipo on it. :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: Kissing my journal:kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2:

Ya I just saw that on the news Old Man, what a super freak!

Yayy Teresita! WTG I just had my first fill on Wednesday, two days ago, so im hoping I start losing the pounds too!!

Hi friends, Hmm well I have a little problem, awhile back I stubbed my big toe really hard and I broke the nail off about half way down.. ouch! Well then I ended up with an ingrown nail, which has now grown out I think, I mean it looks normal, but the side of my toe is still swollen. It hurts to exercise on it...should I exercise through the pain or should I give it time to heal? I feel like everytime I exercise Im making it worse. What do you guys think?

Thats weird. Noone can really predict where you'll end up. My doctor actually told me I could get down to 130, when my expectation was 150?? go figure.

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Ya know Leona I don't know if its related but I've read a few threads where they say that our stored fat stores hormones, like excess estrogen. So often times when we are losing weight rapidly, our bodies have a hard time processing all the extra hormones. I wonder if that could be contributing to your GYN issue? Ive read also on threads that after a while the body adjusts to the hormone levels. So I hope you feel better soon!!

My band surgeon says no ab exercises for 3 months. You might want to just do cardio for another couple weeks beth?? Or at least take it easy on the machines that target the abs. LOL he also had rules about rough sex... so watch out for that too!!

Yayyy Sherrijo! Im in 18's right now too. They are bit droopy in the derierre area lol. I hold more weight in my middle though so for waist size they fit alright. I can't wait for sweet 16! lol I should throw myself a little party when I get there. Im on liquids for 2-3 days right now due to my fill yesterday. I can't tell any differance on how it feels to drink my atkins shakes. The real test will come when I have my first 'food'. Can't wait to see how it goes. I'll let you all know.

A lot of people who vote Republican truly believe it is the morally superior party. They think their moral influence is more important than any other issue. Thats why (in my oppinon) people whom it would be more financially advantageous to vote democratic vote republican. We all have differant oppinions about differant moral issues. Im not saying what I feel is right. I think as Americans we all have the right to our own oppinions. Im just saying I feel like the Democratic and Republican parties as they are now are too polar in moralaity issues. Maybe if there were choices more in middle ground, we could come together as a country. For instance.. hypothetically speaking.. say you are a morally conservative Republican and a morally Conservative Democrat wins the election.. well at least you can find comfort in the fact that you can agree with your current representation on moral issues. It just feels like its such an all or nothing situation right now. It just feels really polarized to me. But I feel like as people and individuals we are more alike than we are differant. I know that I personally enjoy knowing people who are differant than myself, I like cultural and other diversity. If everyone thought just like me, well I'd be bored to tears.

Welcome Brandy! Congratulations on your weight loss success! And its fantastic that you are now cane-free. Great going. Im glad you found this site and thread. Us julysters are really enjoying the fact that we are all on the same path at the same time. The more the merrier, we can all Rock! together .

I wish instead of Democrat/Republican/Independant, we had these parties: Morally Liberal Democrat, Morally Conservative Democrat, Morally Liberal Republican, Morally Conservative Republican, Independant. I wish people who are anti-abortion, didn't have to choose between fiscal responsibility and moral responsibility. It seems like whenever you want to debate which political party you support, neither party fits really. Republican and Democrat should be about how we spend our tax dollars, not about wether or not we support abortion or some other moral issue. Im sure a lot of people feel like they identify with the Democratic ideology of helping the working class and middle class to succeed and not be treated like worker-bees for the benefit of a handful of billionaires. But yet these same people are probably voting Republican in large part due to a belief that the Republican party is the more moral party that doesn't support abortion. Im not saying what my personal preferance here is, im just saying that I wish we had more than 2 choices when it comes to Democrat and Republican parties. For some reason I have a hard time voting for an independant because I want to know where they stand, I don't want a loose canon in charge.