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but you are blessed......... you know you can lose it you have done it before and YOU WILL GIVE YOURSELF A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY GIFT REMEBERING TO CONTROL WHAT WE EAT JUST FILL UP WITH HOT LIQUIDS and JUMP UP AND MOVE DA BOD AND SURPRISE THE TICKER COUNT IS down

Tracey- Good luck with finding a house....as everyone is making fun..lol...of my balls and team efforts..I guess if you should move by the golf course...:scared2::sneaky:where would the ball hit me?? OMG...I just came home, thank god my DH came to pick me up...I wanted to walk out, I had such a hard time decoding the language of what the question was saying???? THank god, again, there were students from India taking some medical credentials ... and thanked god again because they could help me when I had the big one lets be clean... I am talking about heart attack no joke,,,I had deep back pain and the last hour...I actually had palpitations OMG and I thought I had failed since nothing made sense..please it is the IRS... I read a publication and start to snore... so I answered the questions and was dying..froze...so I let my sense of humor...sit me thru and I really do not know how I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED the DH made copies and sent out the form to the IRS In 60 days .. I will be an Enrolled Agent It has taken me many years to pass so this is for me a real accomplishment Thanks for all the internet prayers Laura

I regretably, did not get the fill due to medical issues that arose. I now tell everyone to because of crisis in family...I have lost weight even though I am not exercising or doing my great walks. I should not have listened to a friend and DH who said...you do not need a fill ... you nver eat. THIS LAPBAND Is a TOOL and I have a letter written to all my doctors and after my weigh in, in Febuary I will send it out. I can not tell you how excited I am when the weight is coming off. As for the under 200 lb thing, that is for the kids, mature woman..do want the size off but we generally are thrilled with the pounds...becasue pounds equal that number that tells us we are getting better....BMI.

I was so bored that I wound up every week, having a chocolate ice pop (the thin one) and I could not finish it but you might be able ot have one every day...ask your nutritionist :0) To make the broths tastier, I added some aminos or you could use soy sauce. I sucked on straws because I missed just having something to chew on. I KNOW HOW BORED YOU ARE NOW..... before you eat... look at the Biggest Loser rerun from last night...it is all over the web and it WILL BE YOU!!!!!

:lol::lol: :rolleyes2::rolleyes2: :ohmy::thumbup::thumbup: but back up is painful so any help is wanted :w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t: :sneaky::sneaky: seriously. went on one of those crazy diets ...years ago with balls behind my ears....OMG...since then, I had to learn and the foolish doctor, just said take a laxative...well, it never worked.. so I had from crying so much...I AM NOW the BM Queen. So glad Lapbanded and not on crazy diets....but that other diet did ruin my body :thumbup:

My Trader Joes has low fat franks that are 80 calories, and 1 gram if any of fat..and have beef and soy in them for Protein...the brand is Hebrew National and if I had a package on hand I would give you the protein number. Trade Joes brand of fake meatballs and fake chicken nuggets are beyond delious. Do you use any shakes or other products from that store that you could recomend? The first month..i used their veggie broth, and I hated their whey shakes.

School was on a two hour delay, so DS is crazied.....and now it is raining. I am scared silly for the exam and told DH, I could retake it next week...if there is a time slot...and boy is our calendar booked. We even have a school appointment that was canceled due to MILs health. If it is SH@# I know it... Vitamin E pills every day or 2 stool softenors for a week but for quick results MIRALAX in water before bedtime and do that and the next day if it does not work one more day:scared2: In NY/NJ area some of the Doctors make you take half a bottle when you have the up the bottom down the top exam:laugh::thumbup: :eek:gotta go:lol::ohmy::lol:

I add Benifiber to my soups or food...I have a hard time with veggies...due to NO ROOM at the inn (lol...new banded stomach) BUT...if I eat veggies...then no room for protein GOTTA LOVE THE BAND

Tracey just took a break from studying and I am so scared that i WILL FAIL..told dh will take again next week if i do..always drama here when mommy needs time for herself..sounds familiar...but that is not why I jumped on the board Seriously.... I know from my older family members that they have a problem with getting themself stuck in things example...my MR FORMAN which I LOVE>..i let no one near it...because the top can fall on my guys because they are guys but an older person may not have the quickness needed or not realize that you have to use barbeque gloves ..so you never burn yourself... My waffle maker lid opens and it is great...cost 20 dollars in Walmart ... yet that also...you have to be careful and barbeque gloves again I know that if you googled ... her condition..there should be a blog or organization that lists the products that would be safe for her..maybe consumer reports??? As for my DMIL, she has to give up her pressure cooker becasue she can not lift more than 10 lbs, but I know she will use it again... found some items in her home that my DH and thought unsafe but she will not remove... HOW MANY TIMES >>I HAVE BURNt MYSELF BECAUSe AS i am at the stove one of my angels, just has to break my concentration......

please call him asap!!! I would call now let the service wake him up keep us posted good luck

How much peanut butter????????

On one of the threads ... about what products we like..... One girl mentioned that she loves the shake CHIKE purchase at chikenutrition.com well, I ordered the trial size and took it out now...to bring with me this weekend on the cover it says.......GLUTEN-FREE I pd s/h for these 5 shakes 6.95 and received it in less than three days Very Vanilla strawberry Burst Bananana Magic Orange Creme chocolate Bliss add 7 ozs of COLD Water and shake Calories 180 Protein 28 grams Now, when you start you just shake it and put in frig ... portion that you are not using These shakes can stay premade for at least 24 hour without loosing its protein When I started I put them in water bottles and left it in the frig..it makes it colder.... and when crazied..it was easier to grab the bottle then make the shake..because as you know never have time to take of ourselves but do more for others I personally still use... Andrew Lessmans shakes...you can read about it on Home Shopping Network website HSN dot com then you can email or call Lessman Direct...it is cheaper to order from him... and find out if it gluten free Good Luck you will do it!!! Laura

OMG I hope he does not do it to me I had the fill finally then the next visit 2 months later since I had lost weight he did not add more and I did not want any :w00t::scared2:will he do it next time I am seeing him in February around Valentines Day he wanted earlier but I can always reschedule OMG

GREAT// WEIGHT LOSS!!! Now the dumb ?????? How do they check the fluid????

Cheyrl DID you ask your surgeon with HE KNOWS others have said,,,I know someone who said...HERNIA OPERATION...which I like :w00t: Laura

VERY busy day... gotta study..thanks for all the good wishes but family first in my book DS did something so kind yesterday, that DH and I are beyond shock. SO it shows teenager still have some brains left..lol Jen.. My DH mentioned today how he loved the simple candles that were placed up here before people moved up here. He said he misses the fact that you knew a holiday was here by the homes NOT the store sales. BTW-MY DH is jewish also...he is a keeper...he even told me how the fire department was different before it become politically correct...we were in the volunteer dept... We had to do this and that not to insult people...so I lost it and said I hope you get a member and only eat nuts, and has a religious rule that (s)he does not allow showering (personal hygeine) and then you will be politically correct and be called the Smelly ONe with the rotten NUTS (dept)....lol ...

Tracey I am taking the Special Enrollments exam .... explanation look at irs.gov. PRAY that I pass this last section!!!! My problem .... is that I freak out taking the exam and OMG, the reading of the problems...need this last section for my license. And I waited to long to take the exam and need to pass...results go into cycles...long explanation..not important.. but I am persistant and now tooooooo scared to think...waited to long to sit for the exam.... that frightened :wink2: My stomach is twisted from MIL (not her fault) and I have been all day on the phone coordinating her release on Wednesday and my test it Thursday morning The power of being a woman.. regretably..family first :biggrin: BTW,,, I alway miss by ONE point....crazy but worth it to me...I will pass..one of these days Laura

As a child all the homes were decorated for Christmas and every one would go around in the cars. We even knew which home had the biggest displays. Here no one seems to light their lawns up. It is a shame and it has been like this for at least 15 years. They now list in the NEWSPAPER of the very rare lit homes. You know that I am Jewish and it is so strange, not to see the lit homes. It is something that we as kids always enjoyed (no matter their religion). We would always have friends over for hot cocoa and cookies, just to keep the magic going. My parents even told us about Santa Claus, as a child because they did not want us to tell the other kids. So we would look for him and if we would see him (which we did not, we were to wave). Sorry, I never missed not celebrating Christmas since we had Hanukah, and friends would come to us to extend the fun (remember, we celebrate for eight days....we play dreidels, eat potatoe latkes, etc...so like our non-jewish and jewish friends still say..you cooking...we come!!!! How about country homes that had the candle in each window..gorgeous...not anymore. Seriously, someone should capture the lights and let everyone view it on Youtube.

Instead of wishing us a great evening....you have a great evening .... married for 27 years is some accomplishment. Happy Anniversary!!!!!!

There are rice powders that you purchase thru a nutrionist that are thinner than the regular ones With the one they do come in flavors and they are GF I am not on a GF diet but would like to find that when do NOT have Gluten...shed pounds crazy I have a big licensing exam this month..I am 55 ... when I finish...I will post some links PLEASE call Columbia University in NYC...they have a celiac unit and thy will give you the names good luck laura

TRACEY KEEP THE SNOW DOWN BY YOU WHEN IT SNOWS UP HERE ... UGH SO FAR SO GOOD FOLKS- ALL THE joking aside....in a few years witht this global warming...new york will have the weather of the south and the south will have the weather of the north or god help us the boundaries will change due to rising of the rivers and oceans Hey Jen and China you two are further north than me has it started snowing there yet btw...my highschooler wore shorts yesterday to school he goes out every morning on the deck to check the weather swear.......world coming to an end Suzie I sent you an email prayers with you to all- one of my area groups is starting a secret santa... I am leaving 8 santa gifts at my door...picked eight because we have 8 days of gifts ... we have to take local replies......... just for the fun of it...we have 2000 members...it should be fun..yes two thousand members...there are no rules as to what to give..it is a recycle..save the earth group........I am so excited I am taking a licensing exam on THursday IF I PASS... I will run to Joanns or ACMoore and get loads of thick yarn (works quicker) and make some extra secret santas THIS IS SO EXCITING EVERYONE LIKES A SURPRISE Have a great day

:wink2::biggrin: and I am not on happy pills :wink2::lol:

How would you know if you have a leak?

I use plain yogart and make my own yogart cheese, cottage cheese ..do not know why gives me an aftertaste,,,always did. Reason I am writing.......is there something good about drinking tea before bed

Kate- You make CANDY....my DS gets carmel apples for any occasion..that boy loves carmel. If you have any EASY recipes please pass on. To all- Now that I am banded..they have a Ghiradelli site to purchase chocolates, and they make chocolate chip cookies...omg...but next year...I will get my son the carmel syrup. Also, Did you know that Walmart sells Ghiradelli and other baskets to send to others? (check out there website) Does anyone have a pattern for an afgan with a four leaf clover?