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Thankfully, I have the option of staying home with my beautiful little girls, 5 and 2. I did have to work with the oldest until the little one was born. i went back to work when she was 6 months. It worked out fine, my husband worked 2-11 and i worked 9-5, so a friend kept her for the 3 hour difference. Anyway, I didn't realize how much of her life I missed until I quit working. there were so many precious little things she did all day that I missed out on. I came home to the cranky toddler who was about ready for bed in 2 hours. For me, I think of it as this, My girls are only going to be children once, they are such precious gifts from God. It's my job to nurture them and teach them confidence and security. I don't want to look back when I'm old and regret all of the moments I gave up for a 9-5. All of the hours wasted on someone elses dream instead of my own children. I chose to have children and I choose to stay home with them. of course, I fully understand that some people have to work to make ends meet. I was there myself. I have to say that if we had made better choices financially with choice of cars ect. I could have stayed home easily. We made bad choices early on before getting pregnant. Now we have it all paid off so I can stay home. I firmly believe that if you can figure out a way to be able to stay home with your babies, then there will be great blessings for it. It is quite a personal sacrifice and not always easy, but it will be very worth it. their lives fly by, enjoy each and every moment. You won't remember all of those wasted hours working for someone else. No one loves your children like you do, no one. I always keep that in mind.

I too am military living in germany. I was a self pay and there is a great surgeon in Frankfurt who does all the tricare GBS, he charges 5000euro for the American Lapband and the fills under fluoro are free with no limit. Now, there are a few drawbacks to know going in. Such as the language barrier, the distance to Frankfurt, we are 2 hours. The lack of pain meds they gave me. And they pretty much didn't give me any info on the surgery or a post op diet or anything. If I hadn't been on this site I would have ruined my band. Know your stuff. I've been banded 8 months and it's working just fine. slower than I wanted but still going. Let me know if you need more info.

Brandi!! Oh my goodness. That is awsome about being the Hot sister! I remember those days back when i was 16, i was the hot older sister. lol. Have you pranced around them in your size 4's? That's like a young teenagers size girl! crazy. I'm super jealous. I just want to fit into my 13's! almost.

so now i have shin splints in both of my shins! it's very painful. so I couldn't jog yesterday, but i walked 2.5 miles up hills a lot. I introduced myself to this really sweet single german girl who lives downstairs in my house and asked her if she likes walking and she yeah so we went together and we had a great time. then we met these other big bunch of walkers who do 4 miles every night with nordic 'i[07um908-06=kwalking, which is walking with like ski poles. so they invited us to come tonight, so i'm gonna try it. Maybe i'll finally pick up a bit ofgerman?

I hope that this works out in the most positive way for you, especially since you said you've always had a connection. Which I can completely understand. I've been in the same situation, except i'm not single, so whole different ball game that I wouldn't dare mess with. From what I am reading, I think you are handling it very maturely. Which is exactly what I've come to know from you. =) I like how you said, " I should only do things that make my life better" that's a good way to put that. Gives some perspective. I always try to make a decision based upon what the positive outcome will be, if any Please don't take my last post as being judgmental or anything, I just was making sure you were watching out for yourself and not going to get hurt by this. Since you've been hurt so recently. YOu know I have a ton of respect for you!

hi, I can relate to you somewhat here. I only had 40lbs to lose until my hubby went on his remote to Korea and i gained 60 lbs in that year! so that bumped me to 100lbs to lose. I too have tricare. We are stationed in Europe so the surgery is much cheaper here, i took out a home equity loan on a home we own in the states. my surgery only cosst 5k, so not too bad and I made sure the dr. uses the american band and he was trained in the states as well.

wow, i play bunco completely different that that. We play with 12 people and switch partners and move to a different table after every round. Basically it's a dice game that takes zero brains or skill, so it's fun to socialize and laugh and have a good time. a way for housewives like me to get out without kids. lol. Wow Brandi! I'm speechless on your wednesday night! Just be careful, take care of you. I just hope that you don't lose respect for one another. It's easy in the moment to say you won't but as long as neither one of you compromised your integrity then you should be ok. He is obviously needing something and not fulfilled where he is now. What kind of relationship for 8 years is platonic? Unless it's a religious thing. I hope that this turns out in your favor and you don't lose your best friend. I'm optimistic for you. Oh and WAY 2 GO on the size 4!! crazy. I would be living in those pants with the tags on!

Va- i only have a sec. i'm off to bunco. I'm so sorry for the job loss! That really sucks. Hey, don't worry about being a downer in here. Everyone goes through rough patches and needs friends. This is your rough patch and I for one don't mind reading about it and sending prayers your way. What are computer friends for? So don't feel like that, write away. We are all here for your support. I'll be back later for an update!

i have a terrible cold today. uggh. so i didn't jog, but i'm so sore from yesterdays jog so i'm recovering. I did help a family from church clean their house today because they are moving and they have 7 kids so that was a workout! my back is killing me from all the scrubbing. the house is freaking huge. huge. huge. all the squatting and scrubbing made me sore. glad you guys like the under armour tip. I hope you liked the pic of me in them. j/k I wish that was me! someday. I'm 25 so it's my goal to be hot in my 20's. lol. Va-glad to hear that you are rid of that jerk. Try not to be bitter, it will only destroy you and not him

Under Armour Performance - Speed Boy Short that's the closest thing I could find. mine are a bit longer halfway down my thigh, so when i wear my soccer shorts, my fat fat thighs don't scare everyone off! so i jogged a whole mile without stopping last night! wow! and not just a regular mile. the hill i live on is huge huge huge and long about half a mile. so i jogged 1/2 down hill and 1/2 up hill. I usally have been doing 2 miles but maybe 1/4 of that jogging. but i have a pretty bad cold right now so i felt like crap. I have a bad headache. I'm going to help some people move and get their house cleaned today, they have 7 children! so I think I'm in for a workout. VA- seriously man, that guy is not your best friend, a best friend would never treat you like that. It sounds as if he likes being the "man" and having you on the side to toy with, "just in case" things don't work out iwth the other girl. He is so not worth your time. I would tell him that too. "look guy, I am sick of you toying with my emotions, and I'm not having it anymore. I deserve better than you. We are obviously not friends, friends don't treat each other this way. Please just leave me alone, stop calling me. Give your attention to your girlfriend, where it should be. Treat her right" have a great day today girlies!

I wear these awsome underarmour short things, like biking spandex under my pants and they keep the flapping under control. lol

my workouts are going good. I jogged 3x this week not including my 2 hour soccer practice. I also swam laps. I am actually liking jogging. weird. I hope you all had a great weekend!

I have taken up Soccer! Crazy, since I have never played a sport in my life. I grew up in Rhode Island, you don't meet many people from there I used to be in knitting club in middle school I went to an all black school for 2 years 9-10 grade. 100 black kids and me. weird that in this day and age that even exists, but it was quite the experience. I still have a few friends from there, but some hated me for being white. Now i can say I know how it feels to be a minority. I can bend my tongue completely in half, it's weird looking

workouts coming along good. but I am addicted to sugar right now! i was doing so well without it a few weeks ago and now i'm back on. yesterday i went to a bbq and they has schwank steaks on brochen, basically pork steak on a delicious hard roll. yum. i ate 2 bites and began to be full so i gave it away so i could eat an oreo dessert! then i had 2 cookies later on some cake at chili's, candy, and a cookie for breakfast earlier that day. i went to chili's for dinner and got fajita's I ate not even 1 quarter of my meal. I had one small fajita with one piece of steak in it, so i could eat the cake!!what the heck is wrong with me! I still need a fill. I just haven't had time to go all the way out there. steph good job on the 3-4 mile walks!!

have you guys seen hairspray yet? I went tonight with my girlfriends and it was so cute. I like corny movies like that. have a great weekend. my 1 year goal is -75lbs. not too bad for one year. i hope to reach 140 by 18 months.

ok, i just got back from my second soccer practice. The coach was even harder than last week! I am so so sore. but its good. I don't know that I love to play yet, since i've never played before. So i'm going to give it 6 months or so and see how I'm doing. These girls are dang good. Like professionals. Kirsten- i'm happy you had fun on your trip. If you like wineries and stuff, you'd love the area i live in Germany. Starting at the end of this month are all of the wine fests. I brought my sister home 6 bottles of different reds and whites and she said she has never had wine so yummy. It's mosel wine or something like that, i don't drink so i've never tasted it, but from what I hear, i'm missing out. It's so strong of you to just drop that guy and know that you deserve better. What kind of man is lovey dovey to a woman all the while seeing someone else and texting constantly? I feel bad for the other woman who has to put up with him, at least you were there just for the free trip! Brandi- what is your myspace? I don't think i have you as a friend.

that is so great!! good for you.

hey girlies, well the scale is stuck yet again! hopefully this soccer thing will help push it along. i still want to go in for another fill, but i haven't had a chance yet. long long drive to frankfurt to see dr. weiner. lol. anyway, have a great monday!!

guess what guys! I joined a soccer team! crazy huh? i had my first practice on wednesday and i'm still sore! I was the fattest and slowest but hopefully not for long.

hey girls, Long week with my husband and his knee. he has physical therepy almost every day and I've had a ton to do with church stuff. looks as if everyone is doing well here. boo boo- sorry about the cysts!! I have them too, but they don't hurt yet. I'm hoping they don't get that painful. poor thing!

wow!! congrats to you. I'm sure it wasn't easy.

no, i didn't remove them. I hope they are still there. brandi's pics are on the same page.

Hey guys, well my husband had knee surgery on Thursday so I was out of town for a few days with that. It went well though. Bman- i'm glad to hear the divorce is final. Now you have no ties to that horrible man. A new life. Live it up. Clau- Girl, i have had those days at work too. i know exactly how you are feeling. One write up doesn't mean you are a looser. Learn from whatever they think you did and don't let them get you down. It's when you are feeling like this, mind racing, running the meeting back over in your head over and over, thinking up all the things you should of said, that it's easier to make another error. Believe me, I know! Try to have a relaxing weekend and not think about work. This too shall pass. I'm going to call this week and see if he can give me another fill. Maybe just a drop wiill help with allthis hunger!

Baby Got Back, after my last fill long long ago, 3 months or so, that used to happen to me. It lasted about a month or so. I just had to take the tiniest bites ever and eat so slow until about 6 or 7 bites then I could eat whatever. I was loving it though, i felt as if i really had restriction. Now that I put anything pretty much in my mouth and it slides on down and i'm starving an hour later, I want another fill. Steph- You and I are on the slower track it seems! But We can do it. I like how you siad just 1lb at a time, 1lb at a time. I get so mad each friday when the scale doesn't move! Even if it took another year to be at goal, where would we have been without the band, probablly 20-30lbs heavier than where we started. I'm just so darn impatient and want it all now! have a great day today ladies! My hubby is having knee surgery later on today so i hope I can keep up with the no carbs while being out of town with mostly German food and fast food on the base. I bought some packs of tuna to take with me to eat if I get too hungry waiting around. Who knows what the hospital sells there. Oh' I was watching Oprah a few weeks ago and this soldier was on there and he almost died after having surgery on his neck because there was gauze still in his wound! He was watching oprah about a similiar thing while recovering and told the Dr. he thinks that he has something still in him after surgery and He did. Well... that happened at the same hospital as my husband is getting surgery! I'm sure it will be fine, mistakes happen everywhere.

well the day is coming to an end and I made it yet another day carb free! I went to a friends house and they had oreos out and chocolate chip cookies! Oreos are my biggest biggest weekness. I had zero!!! Hard day though. I ate leftover ground turkey meat with some salsa for bkfast , less than 2 hrs later when i was out and about I was so hungry i was shaking and that also happened after lunch and dinner. I hope I can get a fill because this eating every two hours is just not cool! It's a lot of work! all that chewing.