Majj

I spent the day at home ironing watching Oprah....then I got dinner all prepared before going out for a ride, home to cook , cleaned up and watched Survivor...feeling tired now so am heading to bed to catch some zz`s I hope everyone is having a good week, I am glad its Hump day (Wednesday Middle of the week) for me tomorrow. We have got a busy weekend and the following week ahead of us , with distributors comeing downunder for a week of meetings we will be putting on a BBQ Sunday for some that arriving on Saturday (2 from USA, 1 from Denmark, and 2 from the U.K ) we have 2 coming from N.Z mid week for just a few days too , so it will be dinner out a couple of times as well.. I am going to be very tired at the end of it all...:thumbup: My daughter will be leaving for London at the end of the month also :thumbup: I will miss her , but by the time she comes home I hope there will be less of me for her to see...:w00t: Good night all...Wishing you all the Best with your new way of life , I am coping well no major problems ..fingers crossed it stays that way... Nite..:glare:

Of the beautiful Birds (Corella`s) we rode through this afternoon , they didn`t move the lake/bike /walking track through the park is so nice we had a wonderful afternoon, isn`t the weather just beautiful lately .. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend..I intend too.. Our overseas Distributors headed off to Sydney today to do a bit of sight seeing before they fly home to the USA and U.K tomorrow afternoon..We could not have asked for more loverly weather to show off our country.. Here is a photo of me with a beautiful flower display they gave me before they left .....I am hoping by next year when they come over again they will notice the new me..(half the size with a bit of luck).. Corella`s this afternoon ... close up a pair of Galah`s (Roe breasted Toos) A Crane... The bike track near the lake.. Here is a video clip of my son David riding slowly past the flock..

You sure are an insperation Sandi.... Well another Kilo Bites the dust for me...Yeah !!! Hi , I hope everyone is having a great week , the weather loverly downunder................... Just popping in quickly , this is the last day the overseas visitors are here they head down to Sydney for a day of sightseeing tomorrow ....I am exhausted......... Well I am so happy to have dropped another kilo ...15 all up whoo !!!! Its only been 2 months since my banding and I remember the last time I lost 10kilos was a few years ago after 12 months at curves and then my knees gave out and I piled it all back on and more.... I am soooooooooooooooooooooo HAPPY with my decision to get banded I want to say to all who are yet to be done , it will change your life..I wish I had done it years ago.... Have a wonderful day I can`t wait for the weekend to collapes and do NOTHING.....

Hi Tracy, Wow !! you will soon have a date you must be getting excited... I have been so busy this week with the oversea visitors phew !! last day today , they leave for Sydney tomorrow morning to see some sights before they fly home on Saturday... I think I will collaps and do NOTHING all weekend... I am off to the workshop again in a couple of hours to say goodbye , I am going to try to beg off dinner out tonight and let hubby (Joe) take them all out.... Must away hoping you and other members are doing well, the weight is gradually coming down and I feel GREAT......Byeeeeeeeee

Our BBQ today was GREATTTTttttttttttttttt...I am so tired ...I DID over eat a little and suffered for it for about 30mins ...spat up a little , I didn`t really eat much 1 lamb cutlet some bean salad, a spoon of potato bake so I am thinking it may have just been I didn`t chew enough.....later on I had a loverly slice of Passionfruit cheese cake some nice fruit from a fruit platter but no dinner , just not hungry...Watched the biggest looser and did a bit of clean up off to bed now I wish it was a holiday tomorrow I have work chores to do and I don`t feel like doing them ...lol... I hope everyone had a great weekend ....Hugs and Goodnight ....

Goodmorning this beautiful sunny Sunday.....I am so happy with the weather hope it remains that way ..off for a morning coffee and to let the birds out for a couple of hours before the guests arrive.. Have a wonderful Sunday all.... Marion..

Hi All.... Had a Busy Saturday shopped /cooked prepared for a BBQ with visitors/distributors tomorrow, 2 guys from the USA arrived this morning , 2 guys from U.K arrived Friday they got out before the eruption and the cancellation of the flights ..unfortunately the distributor from Denmark has beed delayed and will arrive 5am Tuesday morning UNLESS the Planes remain cancelled if so he won`t be with us this year....We also have 2 guys fromm NewZealand coming Tuesday just for 2 days the others will be with us till next Saturday... now to bed ...Got an early start ..make a fruit platter and some healthy salads as well as a rice dish... Bought a Yummy Passionfruit cheese cake ....Mmmmmmmmm I will resist all but ONE SMALL SLICE ...I promise.....:w00t::thumbup: How is everyones weekend going ...Good I hope..:laugh: Chat later.... Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Hi Great tips Thankyou..I don`t post here often as its so slow (not many posts) I do pop in and post in the sixties forum and I belong to an Australian forum... www.bandingtogether.com.au which seems to jhave a few more active members ..... I don`t seem to have any trouble with any particular food , I have rice /bread (Multi graine we never ate white bread anyway) ...and Yes I know about the NOT drinking with meals and this has been my biggest change..... Have a great weekend off to bed here .. Night.

Cool thats great Karen ....well done..NewGuinea... Congratulations and Good Luck with going ahead with your surgery.....

The only flavour I liked was the strawberry , I used to put ice and real strawberries in it and blend it up , it was yummie ..I had a bar for lunch as I felt like I wanted something to chew... :thumbup: I was lucky only to have to do it for 9 days.... Hang in you will do it....and you will kick start the weight loss too...

Hi and welcome to the SIXTIES forum...:confused: Just wanted to wish you luck with your Journey and say Hi !! Having a great weekend downunder ..wishing the same to you and all the Sixties Banders here....:thumbup: Marion aka Majj

Its a loverly autumn Friday day downunder sunny and a fresh breeze , I am off to take my parents shopping and to have lunch out with them, then home before Bike riding with my sister along the forshore (we have a beautiful lake with walking/bike track near by)... I hope everyone is doing well with their new life style change , I am a lot happier and the weight is slowly coming down ....... Chat later .. Marion ..

Thats really great Tracy , we don`t have anything like that , just a dietitian and the Doctor... I have had a wonderful Saturday ...our legs are pretty sore... after 2 days riding in a row so if we are still feeling it in our legs tomorrow we will probably opt for a walk instead of a ride ...we usually start at 4pm now its getting dark earlier and finish by 5.30pm..... Tonight I got home and warmed up a Quiche made a salad and it was yummie...after dinner we watched a DVD of my Brother and Sister in law (Alan and Pam ) the have been runninga orphanage in Tapachula Mexico for the past 9 years , they started with 7 kids and now have 54 ......The movie was made by some USA volunteers that stayed with them and were so impressed with them the made the documentry it has been showing around Australia now for months ....It made me so very proud of what they are doing the heartache and struggles they have had they are truely special people .... Anyone want to volunteer ?? heres the link..... http://www.lovelifehope.com/ Anyway then Joe went to bed and my sister (Julie) and I decided to watch a chic flick and put on MY SISTERS KEEPER....anyone seen it ?...a real tear jerker , just like The note Book.... anyway its really late so off to bed I go looking forward to my Sunday will visit the grandkids before I go riding or walking.... Hope everyones weekend is a great one .... Chat later ..

I had a wonderful day , and enjoyed riding my bike so much we did an hour with drink stops along the way the weather was glorious ... We rode through the park area and around the quite roads circling the Big kids Playground and around the Public Pool parking area...we will do that till we feel fitter and less wobbly on the bikes then we will attempt the loverly ride around the lake ..I don`t want to fall in the lake or send some kid flying ..lol..as it was today I was laughing every time I had to pass someone walking or kids riding and told them I was a learner ..(there wern`t too many people there just some families and kids ) and they were nice and laughed with us ... Hope the weather is nice tomorrow as we are planning on a ride in the afternoon once again.... attached a few older photo`s of the lake and park where we are able to walk/ride .....its a beautiful area...:smile2:

Have been cleaning house and am pooped ...nearly done .. :thumbup: David (youngest is 30 today) we are having a family dinner and then the boys are going to the premier of Clash of the Titans 9pm....(we are having a BBQ for both boys (Rick is 35yrs) on Sunday 4th and that will be fun the grandkids will be up and a friend of my daughters with her hubby and little 4 year old son fingers crossed for NO RAIN.... Looking forward to a quite Good Friday with Hubby cooking fish and prawns to nibble just us...Then to shop on Saturday get fresh stuff for Sunday cook a few Desserts .... All organised in my mind ...now if there are no glitches it should go off well.... Wishing you all a Wonderful Easter and Drive safe if you are travelling ..... Marion

Thanks Tracy.... you will do fine its the waiting thats hard , once its done you just want to get on with it and each step is a new learning curve to our new life.... Time for bed down under , glad its a short week Hump day tomorrow , will go for a ride in the afternoon with my sister (if its not raining , its drizzling now) we both bought new Bigger comfortable seats(more padding) for our big bums ...lol the little seat HURT..... Chat later ... Have a great day ... Marion...

Hi All ...Well he fill was a breeze .. I got 3.2 mls (in a 7ml limit band) so almost 50%... Had a yogurt when I got home and am off to have a coffee now before I start dinner.. I was advised to eat soft foods for 24 hours (soup/yogurts etc) can have my porridge in the morning and then by lunch can try whatever I wan`t they said this was just precautionary and each individual is different just go on how I feel.. another booking in a month... Weight loss slowed from 1 kilo a week to 1/2 kilo a week ....now lets see how the fill helps with that...I liked it better when I was loosing a kilo a week... Guess I am just impatient to get slim.... Hope everyone had a great Tuesday..... Back later....

Thats why I come to Both places ....but if all the aussies here start to post over on www.Bandingtogether.com.au it would get more interesting for sure.. Usually there is not much happening in this Australian section so I post in my age group sixties when here.... Hope everyone had a great Easter... I did now its off to bed ..Night all.. M.xx

Had a Wonderful Easter Sunday ... Well its past midnight and I am so glad that its a holiday tomorrow , we will just hang about eating left overs , the weather stayed dry and we all had a wonderful day ..Just a small family BBW with my 3 adult kids, 2 grand-daughters , sister and our folks....relaxing and nice ... I only ate a little lunch but I did have my long awaited for chocolate easter egg and a few extra marshmellow ones ..I do feel a little guilty but I am back on the wagon now and will behave again.. I have just uploaded some photo`s to my on line web page and will share a few here...Then I am off to bed to catch some zzzz`s... I hope everyone had a wonderful day and didn`t scoff too many Easter chockies...... Marion..xxx Madelyn and Genevieve... The Girls with their Daddy my eldest son Richard.. Joe cooking the BBQ.. Family Lunch... My Youngest son David with Niece Genevieve.. Me with the Boys on my head....

Well I have decided I might like riding instead of walking for excersize so me and my sister have bought Bikes ...there are many Bike tracks in the area....I am sure we will look a sight... and maybe we should invest in training wheels too , its been many years .. My cheeky son is charging up the video camera he reckons we could win on Funniest home Videos...Cheeky Brat ... Here is the Bike I have ordered.....should be here next week sometime.....:frown:

So I have been posting on the sixties forum (cause I am old :frown: ) and on the all aussie group I belong to ..... www.BandingTogether.com.au All is going well I have my first fill on 6th April after Easter...I am looking forward to a Easter Egg ..my first chocolate since February (2months now, pretty good for an addict....) I hope everyone is doing well.. Happy Easter all....

Well I had my FIRST painful experience tonight .... I was going to do curried chicken for dinner but decided to just cook up the chicken and cut up salad stuff and along with hommus and aoli spred flat bread and we had wraps ......YUM !!! everyone LOVED then my sister and my son came for dinner along with daughter and hubby ... I FORGOT that I should chew chew chew little mouthfuls .....like a RABBIT I was so hungry and looking forward to my first wrap since banding I must have swallowed an not so chewd up mouthful.. .At first I just sat quitely just waiting for the pain and the lump to go down...no such lucj took myself to the Loo and although I did not throw up I felt like I would feel better if I did ..I burped regurgitated a little and spat out , waited with sweat popping out on my face like I was in labor anyway I went and waited a bit and the pain went I continued VERY SLOWLY and CHEWED CHEWED CHEWED EVERY LITTLE mouthful and finished the wrap no problems ...I think it may have been a bit of tomato skin or a bit of unchewed flat bread that clogged me for a bit but from NOW ON I am NOT going to forget to eat like a rabbit ...no matter how hungry I am...... LESSON LEARNED.................

I am buying my Easter eggs today .....for the Big Kids Hubby and the Grandkids plus spares for nieces and nephews ......and ONE crunchie egg for me..... I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter Holiday... Here are my Boys ..I love playing in PSP.....

Anyone got any special plans..??? I haven`t had chocolate since 1st February...and I have promised myself a easter egg on Easter Sunday..:Banane20: can`t wait .. I just hope I don`t fall OFF the wagon BUT I don`t want never to be able to eat chocolate again ..just not like before LIKE a Family block at a time :Banane20:.... My Boys have their Birthdays on 1st and the 4th of April (big Boys 35 and 30) so we are having a Family BBQ here on Easter Sunday , I hope the weather will be fine ... Wishing you all a very Happy Easter... come share your plans ..anyone going away for the holiday period..??

Time for bed guys ..I hope everyone had a great weekend , I did ..... Went Bike riding Friday /Saturday and Sunday (afternoon)...I love it we (sister) and I had to cut todays a little short because we BOTH have sore Butts ....I think we may have to invest in a more comfortable bike seat ooooowwww ouch !!! Hubby Joe stayed home this afternoon and had dinner almost cooked when we got back, I had a quick shower while he finished off..tastes so much better when cooked by someone else.. :w00t: Feeling tired now and ready for a good sleep before Monday chores ...... Good luck to those about to have their operation and Welcome to any new members.... Take care Night from Me..... Marion ...