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Welcome aboard, Dame J.

I think that I tore my rotator cuff (my shoulder) when I was at the gym. Now I am in a lot of pain and it is taking forever and a lot of sessions of physio to heal but I really miss going to the gym. *sigh*

My husband doesn't like Hollywood type bodies, either. This works out well for me. But I got the band because my weight was driving me nuts. I felt embarrassed and humiliated by it.

My own mother suddenly died a year ago this past April. She died two months to the day after my brother, her youngest child, died not soon after he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. Both deaths had badly damaged our small family. Both deaths were unexpected, too. One thing that my mother had done before she died was keep her Will up to date. This made life much easier on my surviving brother and myself. It was in the nature of a gift from her to us. It also got me off my butt and into a lawyer's office after a lifetime of procrastination. Yep, thanks to my mum, my mate and I finally got around to drawing up our own Wills. When I say that this is probably one of the best gifts that you can give the next generation, I am speaking from experience. It turned out that I ended up with the executor's job for my mother's estate although it was previewed that my brother and I would share the job. This is a tough job and certainly one that I didn't want. The clarity of her Will and the fact that she had left her estate in good order has made it easier however.

Thanx for the kind words but I dunno.... I suspect I've hit a plateau and I can eat bread without trouble. I am feeling very confused at the moment to tell the truth.

At my last weigh-in I had lost 15 and a half pounds. :clap2: I now weigh 180 lbs, so yah, I am in onderland. TLBC has told me that my ideal weight is 150 lbs. I agree with them. I am in my late 50s after all. People my age look kinda scrawny and haggard if they get too skinny.:peep: I am still wearing 3X sweaters but I can now wear 16W jeans again. My arms and legs are thin but then I tend to gain almost all my weight on my torso - just like my mum. This is why Green can look exactly like a sausage.:hungry:

Shopping!!!! Yippee!!!

Yep, That were me. From the age of 25 until the morning of my lapband op I didn't know what I weighed.... That's like over 30 years! Now I get a weigh-in when I go to the TLBC for a fill and so far that has been twice.:rolleyes This means that I've been relying on NSVs to tell me the news. My clothes are definitely baggier and I can put them in the dryer now.:clap2: And I can get into a couple of pair of jeans that I had sort of outgrown. :biggrin1: My gut is smaller than it was but I have yet to see my waist. (Oh waist! Where are you??) :peep: The best thing is that my boobs now stick out farther than my gut!!:bananapowerslide: I don't know whether I have actually gone down in clothing size, though. I think my big waist and broad shoulders kinda interfere with that.:phanvan The other NSV is that everyone has noticed that I have lost weight. :clap2: I need to lose some more and I suspect that I have hit a plateau. *sigh*

Congratulations on your weight loss, Jimboss! Mmmm, melted cheddar.....:hungry:

I adore cheese and put it on everything I ate including salads. I spent a lot of money buying the good stuff: except for cheddar every cheese I ate was imported from Europe. Cheese was what made me fat!

If I were you I would submit a letter of appeal to Yukon. In it I would stress that New Brunswick does recognize and cover this procedure. But first I would get in touch with Dr Joffe at the TLBC about your problem. It seems that he is working hard to get the Province of Ontario to recognize the lapband. It would likely be in his interests to help you with your fight with the Yukon for if you are successful in getting the Yukon to recognize the validity of this surgery then that improves his chances with Ontario. He could provide you with all the medical data proving that this procedure is healthier and less invasive and yet just as effective as a weight loss method. You will need his technical data in order to back up your appeal. I would write him a letter that goes something like this: Dear Dr. Joffe, I am writing to you in the hope of receiving your assistance. I have heard that you are currently engaged in discussions to have the Ontario Health Insurance Plan recognise the validity of Lapband surgery. It is my understanding that as of this time only the Province of New Brunswick will cover the surgery. I live in the Yukon and I have been refused coverage but I am currently appealing this decision. It occurs to me that you might be able to provide me with medical data that would back up my claim that Lapband surgery is as effective as other weight loss surgery methods and yet less invasive and thus a healthier option for the patient. Of course, if my appeal is successful, you will be able to advise the Province of Ontario that another Canadian jurisdiction now recognises the validity of this procedure. Thank you for any assistance that you may be able to provide. Yours truly, Anyhow, that's just my suggestion.

From all that I have heard running a presidential campaign is very, very expensive and many of the major contributors are big business interests. This would imply that whoever has won the office has already mortgaged it out.

I need a scale first. :help: Todate the only times I've been weighed have been at the TLBC.:phanvan lol. My posts do look really boring, though. There's nothing on them except typing.:notagree By the way, congrats on your ticker, eh. I see that you are close to onederland.:clap2:

Thanx, Yoda. It is just that I feel no restriction and that I can eat bread with no aggravation that leaves me feeling freaked out!!

Lucky Lila. What an interesting country! I love Mexico. Where will you staying?

Congratulations, deputy first lady! This is so cool! And congratulations to your husband for his win.:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

I can eat everything! My third scheduled fill is coming up next week but the TLBC fill tech is being very conservative with my fills. Maybe this is because I had problems drinking water after my first fill and had to ask her for a defill. The rest of my graduating class received 5 cc for the first fill. I received four. At the time of the second fill I was topped up to 5 cc but the rest of the gang are cruising on 6 cc, I believe. One of the gang claims to eat a lot of subway sandwhiches, but it seems that she also PBs a lot. Perhaps I shouldn't be in a flap over this issue. I know that I have lost weight since I have been banded and that my appetite is not as out of control. I am eating more carefully but I would like to feel some sense of restriction. I am afraid that I will return to my old eating habits otherwise. I guess that I am in a flap....

Raspberry cheese crepe, eh. Mmmmmmmm. Green is in lurv! Speaking seriously, I am glad that you got to go to Halifax. I was there briefly last August for my nephew's wedding. What a pretty city! We were intending to spend a whole week but the folks at my mate's work got nasty with him. Still, we really liked what we did get to see of Halifax and the surrounding area. We actually did manage to see Peggy's Cove but it was pouring rain that day. It was worth the visit even though we were cold and wet. I loved seeing your photographs.

I have heard that the best way to successfully introduce change into an interpersonal dynamic is to change one's own actions and reactions. You are far too exhausted right now; what you need is peace and quiet and lots of rest. Maybe he could stay at a family member's house for the weekend in order that you can have a break? What you might want to do when you are feeling stronger is try analysing what your "hot buttons" are. If you can avoid reacting to him when he is pushing these, maybe he will start to change his behaviour. Oh yes, the two of you should probably go for some counselling sessions, both together and apart. You've been going through a very, very rough time lately! The kids will undoubtedly love you for giving it another shot. And sometimes the second chance does work out. My significant other and I got back together after taking a break from each other. We got involved with other people but discovered that no one else measured up. Good luck.

Big congratulations! That is terrific news.

Ugh! I can eat bread with no trouble.

Sometimes tough love is the right kind of love. I had a yuppy friend who always gave into her daughter. She grew up to be a real spoiled monster. The yuppy friend thought that she might have some kind of emotional disability, took her to a shrink for assessment, and the shrink said that she was just badly spoiled is all. I regret that we are no longer friends but I couldn't stand being around her daughter and she liked to bring her along. Ugh! Now, tell us about the events of yesterday. Did your hubby get elected? I sure hope he did! PS. Congrats on the weight loss!

Green is in the yellow zone. Maybe my band is leaking or something? I have 5 cc in a 10 cc band.

I still have no restriction. I ate a hamburger the other night with no problem. I wonder if my band is leaking.

Good luck on your weigh in!