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Or his mother raped him.

lol sometimes when I read your posts I actually do think about/ worry about you getting carpal tunnel! sheesh! please tell us you have voice recognition software! j/k, I always like reading your point of veiw too TOM.

Im at 200 lbs.! 10 Pounds lost during this challenge. Yahoooo!

Actually I don't think many ppl would go along with TOM's 10 commandments lol. I know I believe in the ones that God made! True the ones in my bible have been translated, but I can only hope that the translation is similar to the real Word. And considering that the wordage is somewhat similar to other translations, well I think it is more accurate than the TOM version lol.

okay so we have a huge epidemic of children in foster care, a war abroad, a deficit, rising health care costs and lack of health insurance, gangs, rapists, drugs, etc. and we're worried about a butt crack? lmao silly If we're gonna ban underwear, lets ban cleavage too, ohhhh and I think pimples are supa gross so lets make EVERYONE wear concealer so that I don't have to feel uncomfortable. Ya! (kidding about pimples, i have a few myself)

LOL no no no, give ME the Park Place and Boardwalk!! LOL

I start my day with a supa protein mix I made up lol. I take an Atkin's chocolate royal shake pre-mixed kind 11 oz. and add one scoop of chocolate unjury protien powder. It ends up being supa rich, kinda thick, chocolatey goo lol. I love it! I get 35 grams of protein in it. I really like it and I don't get hungry until about 1 o'clock. I usually have a south beach diet protein bar for lunch or a WW microwave meal or left overs from supper or tuna/mayo and avocado on kashi crackers. Those are kind of my staples for lunch quisine lol. Then for supper I have whatever I want, even pizza sometimes. I eat SLOW and chew well and stop when I get my stop sign. It took a while to figure out but now I know when I've had enough. Every day I get my 65g of protein in no problemo. I also take my vitamins and drink my water and am pretty religious about my biotin.. don't want to lose my hair if I can help it!! Ive been steadily losing. I also try to exercise daily.

Some commandments are more wordy than others, obviously, and take more verses to make clear what God's intention is. Do you propose that God should have used less wordage? LOL maybe instead of calling them the Ten Commandments they should be called the Ten Paragraphs? Would that make more sense to you? They aren't called the Ten Sentences or the Ten Paragraphs or the Ten Verses, they are called the Ten Commandments. I don't think there is a limit on how many sentences/verses can make up a commandment. Sorry don't mean to tease you but Im just not getting your logic on this post.

lol I don't travel, but my husband and I are very busy with work so we end up eating out a lot! I usually just order an appetiser or a cup of soup. Or if you go chinese you can order a pint of broccoli chicken. Mexican you can order one small hardshell taco with a small side of beans. American cuisine you can order cheese sticks, cup of soup, some places have a low cal plate like a chicken breast, cottage cheese, and a vegetable. Actually I find its easier to eat out than cook at home lol. Im not into cooking! Its more expensive but if you are used to eating out and traveling its not like you aren't already used to the expense. Some people avoid buffets because they feel like they don't get their monies worth after banding, but its been my experience that I enjoy them more so now. I get to put one bite of everything I like on my plate and feel totally satisfied! It makes me happy lol. Avoid scrambled eggs for breakfast though lol, they don't go down for me or a lot of other people after banding! Over easy is fine for some reason. Omelets work good too. I think its because they have a mixed texture so it goes down easy. You just have to chew chew chew every bite for about a minute, or until whatever you are eating is really mashed up good in your mouth. Good luck with your banding! I wouldn't even worry about eating out if I were you :cool:.

Well another thing to consider too is hormone levels. When you lose weight quickly, the amount of Estrogen in your system is greatly increased. Stored fat is loaded with estrogen in women. Increased estrogen means increased emotions!! Drink lots of water! Flush that excess out.

Yep Jachut has it right I think. Go back to the basics, eat the protein first and veggies. Drink the water. Take your vitamins. Exercise. It works every time lol.

Thanks for noticing Mary!:becky: :Banane34:Cheers to you on getting into those jeans!! :cool: Thumbs Up!

Money doesn't give you 'values', weight doesn't give you 'values' either. And even if I get as healthy as an American Olympian, I'll still associate with someone with obesity, CF, hepatitis, AIDS, or whatever other unhealthy disease they may have. Bill Gates spends a LOT of his money to help the sick. Enjoy wealth and health yes, but don't forget from whence we came. At least I hope I remember, and still relate to all people as best as I am able. I really like your posts Barbara, I really like you! I just disagree with this particular post a bit. Sorry, don't want to slam ya or anything.

Hell ya cook with the labled food! Why not? If he hits you over it well, then you can definitely get his sorry ass hauled to jail and permenanty out of the house. And if he says anything to you about using his labled food write down what he says to show the judge how he is trying to not let you feed your daughter.

Hey Teresita! Im glad you are having a good day!!! Hope you exercise soon. But stairs are exercise too lol, I have a flight of them up to my house and think if I didn't have them my butt would be way saggier lol. I wasn't ever a cheer leader in HS but If had been Id be saying a big cheer for ya! Keep up the great work and positive attitude. Together we will all beat this weight off!

LOL thanks Teresita!

Its rediculousness. Im so glad I have my band and im losing! No regrets here and no other addictions have popped up, other than lap band talk! LOL.

LOL I'll still watch to see what happens next! Good or bad im glued lmao. Now Jerry Springer, I've never watched more than 2 mins. of his shows.

Ya I think losing weight does affect your mood. Especially when you are losing fast, and especially if you are a woman because our fat stores Estrogen.. and increased estrogen means increased emotions! LOL I know all about wacked out hormones, I just had a baby 6 months ago. And just when I was getting back to normal I had to stop breast-feeding, so then there was another wave of hormone changes lol. Hope you feel better soon B2L! Just remember to drink WATER! It helps flush excess hormones out. There are lots of theories about water, that say that it affects mood, especially if you're dehydrated.

LOL Hello, I hear ya! I love oprah to peices but, she's more relatable to when she isn't feeling perfect. When she's skinny, she really does forget us fatties lol. Still love her anyways though lol. And omg I totally remember her scarfs too! Im always trying to figure out her eye-makeup, I love how her eyes are done. OMG and don't even get me started on her hair! LOVE IT! I wish I could get my hair to look like that, im sure we all could have hair like that though if we were worth a billion bucks lol.

LOL Teresita, you know whats so funny, Ive been wondering if Oprah has a lapband too! Have you noticed how she NEVER wants to ever eat anything on her show anymore? Im always thinking its because she's afraid of PBing lol. But then on her road trip with Gail, she ate ice cream which we all know you never PB on really. Kinda makes you go hmmm?? LOL I've been an Oprah show addict since she started.

Woooot woooo! Another 2 lbs. down today. Its amazing what exercise does for me. I have never in my life realized the impact a little bit of exercise has on my weight. LOL I know its common practice to say not to weight yourself daily but, my goodness how can I not? lol. The funny thing about me is that I always am encouraged by the scale. If it doesn't move downward or God forbid moves upward im like 'eh no biggie' but if it moved downward im over here doing cartwheels and ready to have a orgasm over it LOL. EXERCISE is key for me.:clap2:

Have a great day Stefanie! Congratulations on the sweater, you must have really looked pretty to get all those compliments! Yayyyyy!!!! :girl_hug:

Hm all I can say is, if my very best friend in the world, even if it was my sister, was found to be guilty of molesting a child, she better not let me near her because Id kill her myself. And if anyone did any of that sick stuff to my kids, I'd kill them slow and painful as possible. Id want to revive them so I could kill them again and again. I swear to God. I have a six month old so maybe my hormones are just on high level but I swear I could and would kill for my children. I understand that people have sicknesses and problems but when it comes to children there is just no room for tolerance.

Yeah I think some ppl just have addictive personalities. My cousin always has something she's addicted to, and takes the the EXTREME. For the last few years its been running, and she runs multiple hundred mile marathons. Previously it was Mary Kay, previous to that it was religion, previous to that it was alcohol, previous to that it was ...etc. Her knees are totally falling apart at this point but she keeps running, and her heart is having a hard time keeping up becasue the human body is not meant to run THAT much. My aunt is scared she will have a heart attack, her other daughter hopes one of her sister's knees will just totally blow out so that she can't run anymore. But then my aunt says she's scared what will her next addiction be?? I don't think im really a food addict. I don't have an addictive personality. Hmm maybe baby clothes though, I love buying clothes for my baby! Gymboree, Gap, Old Navy, Children's Place, lol you name it im there! HA.