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I agree. For me lots of things have just lost their luster. Just like the other night when I was determined I had to buy 2 half gallons of ice cream because one wasn't going to be enough. In all reality when I got 1 cup of it and started eating a couple bites it just didn't taste very good. Not something I wanted to waste my calories on. Ok I think I have responded to everyone and if not I did not intentionally leave anyone out. You are all doing wonderful!!! Phyl and Kari so glad to see you both back. Now if we could just get some of the gang back we started this journey with. So I went shopping yesterday. First I went to the gym for 1 and 1/2 hours. (Have to update my hours for the moth yet) and then I went tanning. Man I was sweating like a fiend. After all that came home and showered and got ready to go. I needed some spring/summer clothes because NOTHING fits from last year. I bought 3 pair of capris at Kohls and listen to this..........2 were size 10. Now I know for a fact they are flukes because my jeans are still size 12 and every brand fits different but DAMN IT THEY ARE 10'S!!!! :blushing: I bought both pair and had to show my Aunt what size they were and called my mom on the way home to tell her. Had to tell hubby when I got home and tonight called my step mom in Missouri and while talking made sure I told her what size. LOL Besides the capri I bought myself a swim suit. Now this is a MAJOR NSV for me since we have a pool and I were a t shirt and shorts into it ONLY when hubby and no one is around. Now I will probably still were a t shirt over it but I really like the suit. WHen I got home my daughter said mom let me see that on you. I said no. She goes come on so I put it on and she goes you look really good in that. You wont need to cover it up at all. Show yourself off. Now that is a major compliment because as I have told you all before my daughter struggles with her weight and she is 16. I don't tell her my sizes because i don't want to hurt her. She was pretty bitter towards me at times in the beginning of all of this but she has watched and knows how hard I work for the weight loss. She understands the whole process of the band a lot better now. She still has her moments but I am very forgiving and try to understand her because I know what it is like to be so envious of someone else even when you want to be happy for them. Anyway, today I went and got my hair highlighted and done. I really like my hair and it was feeling really good about myself because it was nice outside so I done up my make up and hair and I wore a new pair of capri with a new size Medium shirt with my cool new summer shoes. Got lots of compliments and felt very confident about myself when I was out today but the best thing that happened today was when my son came home from school and I was standing at the kitchen sink and he was stairing at me and I asked him 'do I have something on me or something' and he said 'no but look how skinny you are getting!' My daughter came in the kitchen just on the tail end of the statement and said 'mom I didn't realize just how small you really are getting.' :thumbup::ohmy: That made me feel so good I could have started crying. I told them both thank you and how good that made me feel and said 'I done this for all of us. I plan to be here for a long time to keep you two in shape.' and hugged them both." Jackie.... I also wonder if the buying to much (refering to the icecream) will ever go away!?!? I struggle with this all the time, I think "wow i am really hungry i should get more then that just incase im still hungry" LoL and of course... the rest goes to waste! I try to tell myself before i order something "ok i only need this much" but then at the last minute i freak out and order more. AGH! Hopefully this will go away... just need to keep telling myself get less because if you need more you can always get more instead of wasting. I even struggle with this in cooking... my freezer is so full of frozen soups and stuff. LoL Maybe someday our brains will catch up with our stomachs! Congratulations on the size 10!!!!!!!! Woohoo!

WHEW you have all been busy since I was here last. Sorry in advance for this long post (probably a couple pages itself!:tt2:) I agree. For me lots of things have just lost their luster. Just like the other night when I was determined I had to buy 2 half gallons of ice cream because one wasn't going to be enough. In all reality when I got 1 cup of it and started eating a couple bites it just didn't taste very good. Not something I wanted to waste my calories on. Peaches I seen in our local paper the other day that one night next week they are doing a 'quit smoking'lose weight' hypnotisome (sp?) free one night next week. I have been doing pretty good lately (Please GOD don't let it stop now cuz I said it out loud! ) But I actually thought of going. I went 2 years ago but didn't really get anything out of it. I quit smoking shortly after that but I honestly think that was more on my own than anything. It is done in a group session that is why it is free. I have a friend who went and done an individual session and she lost 60 pounds. Maybe I should splurge and do that for the second half of my journey. I think if I get stuck again I will try it. Let us know how yours does for you. Good luck!!! Karri- I think we should all brush up with a nutritionist. I actually just talked to my doctor about this. I told him that I feel like I may have forgotten a lot of things that she suggested for protein because I have eaten mostly chicken for each meal because I know that it is a great source and I have fallen into the habit of chicken chicken chicken. Not that that is a bad thing but I am afraid that I will get sick of it. He suggests his patients to brush up 2 times a year. I haven't made an appointment yet. PI Day? Does that mean we get to eat PIE today and it doesn't count? Lindaa- It is probably water. I know it was very disappointing to see a gain but remember you did more the scale. Hang in there (((HUGS))) Karri- I am glad you are making the choice to get some fill removed so you can eat according to your doctors orders. That in itself is growth. Be proud of yourself. Brandy-Congrats on the suit. Bet you look great at a 144 lbs. Look out beaches cuz here she comes!!! Pris- I never figured out the glitter name either that is why I have never had one. Sorry!! I have a hard time with my ticker. Whenever I need to update it I have to make a whole new one. I used to be able to edit it but I don't know what happened there. :bored: Ok I think I have responded to everyone and if not I did not intentionally leave anyone out. You are all doing wonderful!!! Phyl and Kari so glad to see you both back. Now if we could just get some of the gang back we started this journey with. So I went shopping yesterday. First I went to the gym for 1 and 1/2 hours. (Have to update my hours for the moth yet) and then I went tanning. Man I was sweating like a fiend. After all that came home and showered and got ready to go. I needed some spring/summer clothes because NOTHING fits from last year. I bought 3 pair of capris at Kohls and listen to this..........2 were size 10. Now I know for a fact they are flukes because my jeans are still size 12 and every brand fits different but DAMN IT THEY ARE 10'S!!!! I bought both pair and had to show my Aunt what size they were and called my mom on the way home to tell her. Had to tell hubby when I got home and tonight called my step mom in Missouri and while talking made sure I told her what size. LOL Besides the capri I bought myself a swim suit. Now this is a MAJOR NSV for me since we have a pool and I were a t shirt and shorts into it ONLY when hubby and no one is around. Now I will probably still were a t shirt over it but I really like the suit. WHen I got home my daughter said mom let me see that on you. I said no. She goes come on so I put it on and she goes you look really good in that. You wont need to cover it up at all. Show yourself off. Now that is a major compliment because as I have told you all before my daughter struggles with her weight and she is 16. I don't tell her my sizes because i don't want to hurt her. She was pretty bitter towards me at times in the beginning of all of this but she has watched and knows how hard I work for the weight loss. She understands the whole process of the band a lot better now. She still has her moments but I am very forgiving and try to understand her because I know what it is like to be so envious of someone else even when you want to be happy for them. Anyway, today I went and got my hair highlighted and done. I really like my hair and it was feeling really good about myself because it was nice outside so I done up my make up and hair and I wore a new pair of capri with a new size Medium shirt with my cool new summer shoes. Got lots of compliments and felt very confident about myself when I was out today but the best thing that happened today was when my son came home from school and I was standing at the kitchen sink and he was stairing at me and I asked him 'do I have something on me or something' and he said 'no but look how skinny you are getting!' My daughter came in the kitchen just on the tail end of the statement and said 'mom I didn't realize just how small you really are getting.' :blushing::thumbup: That made me feel so good I could have started crying. I told them both thank you and how good that made me feel and said 'I done this for all of us. I plan to be here for a long time to keep you two in shape.' and hugged them both.

Well it took me about a year but I finally had a NSV or NFV or however it is spelled. I work in a hair salon so I see a lot of people every day. Most know what I had done, and they comment lightly on the subject. Well today Sue who works next to me had a client in who wanted to know who the new girl was! When she told her it was me she couldn't believe it!! Sue works mainly later at night so I don't always see her clients, so obviously I hadn't seen her in a while. It was nice and told her how special that made me feel. I know it sounds really silly, but people have been complimenting me on how much weight I have lost in the past few months, and I really haven't. So I wonder how sincere people are, and then that aggravates me. It is such a head game we play with ourselves, isn't it!! At work today we talked about the lady stuck on the toilet and we were all just howling!!! I know it is very very sad and I shouldn't be laughing, but the scenarios we came up with!?!? Oh well I think TOM is coming for a surprise visit! Jane

J: I had to say.. I was really touched by your post...... wow.. what an NSV for you. As for me.......... I am happier and because of that those I love are happier.... DH loved me no matter the size but he does love my butt and the way they look in my size 12 levis..... no I'm not small... but I do look good, and more importantly I FEEL good.... The sense of control I feel is priceless and that too has a way to shine through your soul......... I look nicer in my clothes and I walk with my head held high instead of deflated and pissed off at myself at what I had become......... I kind of worry that I'm getting to a complacent stage in my weight loss... (onederland) but thank goodness the band is here to remind me that I still can't eat that half a pizza! LOL I will not lie....... it was hard for DH to get used to me eating so little.... early in our journey.... I would get really p.o.'d because he DARED be offended that I only ate a cup of Soup, or when I took issue with paying full buffet price for so little food..... (yikes the arguments) Heck it was even hard for the boys to see me only eat 1 plate of food... they would be "THATS ALL????" I too would mourn the loss of quantity.. now I just think its sad...... I have grown.... now when at a buffet I look around for the skinny people and notice that they are NOT gorging themselves...... they are eating smaller portions and nobody is even paying attention........ so in that I am now the normal one...... THANK YOU TO MY BAND! DH is now used to me eating 1 taco or 1 bowl of chicken tortilla soup while he puts away an entire order of fajitas, a basket of chips and more than not....... desert later that night...... my meals are alacarte and cheaper.... he now notices those rare times when I am loser and can seemingly eat more than normal............. He jokes that he knows more about my bodily functions that he ever cared too... LOL but all in all we have grown as a couple, and he is not threatened that I will leave him behind.

Hey Jeanie and all of my fellow VVs, sounds like we are doing well! BTW, NSV is Non Scale Victory. :angry_smile: Yesterday was my one-month bandiversary. Weight loss halted when I started on real food, but that's OK, I go for my first fill next week. I can eat more, I feel hungry between meals, so it's time to get going. I'm doing pretty good on the protein (at least 60g a day) and calories (800-1100, depending) Now if I can just kick my butt into exercising, because surely that would help.

I despise that "fat girl store" feeling. I wear somewhat "normal" size (XL) on the bottom and have to go to the women's section for my tops. I have gotten the look by clerks and customers that maybe I'm lost when I am in the normal section. I omitted a NSV in my above post that I experienced this morning. I am somewhat of a clothes horse. Cleaned out all my clothes that have gotten to big for me and was able to drop off five large bags of close to our local Salvation Army store. It felt cleansing. Yahoo!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone. I'm 3 weeks out now and have lost 15 pounds, that is as of 3 days ago when i weighed. i eat a cup to 1.5 cups of food at a time (once or twice a day), then i have a protein drink and that is 230 calories so that is my breakfast. still on the mushies and i stay under 1000 calories a day. it slowed way down once i started on the mushies. what is the name of the GNC protein powder with no taste. it really doesn't taste? i do drink muscle milk now and then it has 22 or 27 protein in it. i eat no fat refried beans with salsa and some cheese or some smash avocado. i eat mashed potatoes with little cheese and no fat sour cream and once i put 3 smashed meat balls with it. yum! i feel like i'm eating so slow and yet i'm not feeling full till way after i eat. i have found if i eat too fast or too much i get a sharp pain in my shoulder and told that was a soft sign. darn thing doesn't happen till it's too late though. lol i have also experienced the runny nose and that tells me to quit now. i have not even had one little burp since my operation. I like that. I will probably get a fill at the end of the month. i want to lose more and feeling like i will be able to do this. :angry_smile: We are all doing great and we really are a bunch of big losers....and proud of it. :cursing: does any one know what NSV stand for? Jeanie

so.... today was a very nice NSV for me :angry_smile: After 3 weeks of going to gym everyday but weekends... I hit the 3 Mile mark at 42 1/2 min.... I'm one of those lazy bums that dont like to run or speed walk or even jog to place.... i'm more like... they can wait for me :cursing: So... I'm hoping in a week or so..that I will hit 3k mark at 35min :cursing:

MY DREAM IS TO WEAR JEANS AGAIN!!! I am an apple (thick waisted) and that's not going to happen for awhile. But, my NSV is that my yoga pants are loose and I am waiting for the day they fall down. For the last 7 years, the only slacks I can wear have elastic waists. I started this journey in Nov and wearing a 3x and heading soon for a 4x. I put on a 2x the other day and it hangs on me. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! Doing my six month pre-op diet and I get days where I am in a slump. What pulls me out is not so much the scale but the way clothes fit me.

I wrote this on the Peeved at Lane Bryant thread but I am so in love with it Im posting again: I am ecstatic that LB has gotten so expensive and boring. It is incentive to trudge on, to eat bandster portions, and to exercise daily. They've gone insane and I am happy. I love that I will never have to pay $40 for one of their cheaply made tee shirts again. I'm glad that they don't make 36 inseam Supreme jeans any more. I'm glad that they have converted to that new (nonsensical) sizing. I'm happy that their coupons are scams. I'm even happy that they never have my bra size in stock. I am overjoyed that they have become so inhospitable! I am so happy because I am leaving them behind! I am on my way to the Gap, BananaRep, JCrew, Regular stores! When I want to breakdown and buy something there, I come here. Seeing everyone's (many of you are on this thread) progress, NSVs, and before and afters makes it sweeter. For a long time all I could wear was LB, now I am almost at the point where if I do shop there it isn't out of necessity. Hurray! I love my band!

I wrote this on the Peeved at Lane Bryant thread but I am so in love with it Im posting again: I am ecstatic that LB has gotten so expensive and boring. It is incentive to trudge on, to eat bandster portions, and to exercise daily. They've gone insane and I am happy. I love that I will never have to pay $40 for one of their cheaply made tee shirts again. I'm glad that they don't make 36 inseam Supreme jeans any more. I'm glad that they have converted to that new (nonsensical) sizing. I'm happy that their coupons are scams. I'm even happy that they never have my bra size in stock. I am overjoyed that they have become so inhospitable! I am so happy because I am leaving them behind! I am on my way to the Gap, BananaRep, JCrew, Regular stores! When I want to breakdown and buy something there, I come here. Seeing everyone's (many of you are on this thread) progress, NSVs, and before and afters makes it sweeter. For a long time all I could wear was LB, now I am almost at the point where if I do shop there it isn't out of necessity. Hurray! I love my band!

Those are great tskelli! I finally had one myself today! My surgeon's office is two hours from my home and the town where it's located also happens to have my favorite restaurant IN THE WORLD. I have planned all my trips to my surgeon's around this restaurant. I was even upset when I found out my surgery was in the afternoon because that meant I wouldn't have an excuse to go and have my last meal there. Anyway, I was all the way IN TOWN today before I even thought about the restaurant. I realized that maybe food isn't the total center of my thoughts anymore like it used to be. That was a pretty huge NSV for me.

great job ...noticing all those NSV's.... but I thought there would be wayyyyy more NSV's by now for us February bandsters.......less than 7 days until my first fill...I am so excited...

Wow! WHat a great NSV. I can't wait to wear my engagement ring and wedding bands again. It has been quite a while. Thanks for the reminder. i am going to dig them out and keep trying.

Actually I am ecstatic that LB has gotten so expensive and boring. It is incentive to trudge on, to eat bandster portions, and to exercise daily. They've gone insane and I am happy. I love that I will never have to pay $40 for one of their cheaply made tee shirts again. I'm glad that they don't make 36 inseam Supreme jeans any more. I'm glad that they have converted to that new (nonsensical) sizing. I'm happy that their coupons are scams. I'm even happy that they never have my bra size in stock. I am overjoyed that they have become so inhospitable! I am so happy because I am leaving them behind! I am on my way to the Gap, BananaRep, JCrew, Regular stores! When I want to breakdown and buy something there, I come here. Seeing everyone's (many of you are on this thread) progress, NSVs, and before and afters makes it sweeter. For a long time all I could wear was LB, now I am almost at the point where if I do shop there it isn't out of necessity. Hurray! I love my band!

RKJ123; Congrats!! That's absolutely fantastic!!! I can hardly wait to have that type of NSV!! I've had small ones like better flexibility and endurance since I've finally started to exercise. Just ready to shop for something new in a smaller size!!!! Keep up the good work!!!

Jackie - Congrats on your NSV. That is a huge accomplishment. You should be really, really proud of yourself. Janet - YEAH!!!:grouphug: Nice Job. Weight lifting really is very good. I think a lot of people are worried about lifting because they think that they will gain weight. When I lived in Vegas my trainer told me that there is only a three pound differnence when you get to goal between fat and muscle. So while you can gain weight at first the difference at the end isn't that great. However the benefits from weight lifting is HUGE! Glad you are finding your trainer helpful. Kari - Welcome back. I was just thinking the other day that you should be coming back soon and here you are! Ruby - Glad you are feel better and more balanced:wink_smile: this morning. I second what Jackie says, pain is not good, and I would take the meds at least 1 more day if it was me. you may have to remind me of that when I have PS because I hate how the meds make me feel. I like being in control of all of my mental capacity (one reason I have never been drunk!) so it annoys me when I can't think clearly. Alright...here is my big announcement. I have decided to revise my goal. I have been resistant to this since my doctor told me I needed to stop losing weight. I felt like I would be a failure if I didn't get to my goal of 150. However after a lot of soul searching I have realized that when it comes to health, my doc probably does know more than I do and since he has had more experience with plastic surgery than I ever have that I am going to strive to get to the 160 and then get REALLY serious about maintenance. After all, once I have surgery I will most likely lose down to 150 so I will hit my goal. you all know that I am such a numbers/graph person and if I just left my ticker sitting with 10 pounds to go to get to goal it was going to bug me. So when I get home (can't get to my ticker from work) I am going to change the number. Weekly weigh in is on Saturday and I think I am going to be down a few pounds. I stepped on the scale last night (after eaing and drinking all day and I was down to 168 and I can be anywhere from 1-4 pounds heavier at night) Funny...I up my calories and off comes the weight. We will see what the final judgement is on Saturday, but I am pretty certain I will be happy. I think this is going to be a positive step. After all...I did this for health and I don't want to go too far the other way and become UNHEALTHY, which is what concerns my doctor.

Great NSV Husker! Kinda like when I get out of the swimming pool and the inside of my thighs don't stick together anymore! ...LOL Please, don't try and picture it!

YEAH FOR YOU!!! You are doing wonderful. I was thinking of doing a trainer a couple of times to. I may just have to get really serious about that. Janet you are 10 lbs away from goal!! You are so close!!! You have done excellent. You have pretty steadley (sp?) lost too. I am so proud of you. You will be to goal in another month probably. :ohmy::thumbup: Your getting to be a real skinny!!!! Ruby- so glad you are feeling pretty good today. I would take the meds 'just in case' to stay ahead of any pain that may come later. Rest and take it easy. Ok I have some NSV to tell. Yesterday when I was having such I bad crappy emotional day while in town I went to the grocery store to buy 'food'. Ok first off my deep freeze, fridge freezers, refridgerator and cupboards are all stuffed so I truly didn't need food. I had already started marinating boneless skinless chicken breast yesterday moring so I needed nothing for supper but I was in that stupor and thought I want junk!!! I went in and I went around that store for almost an hour because I just wanted food. I would pick something up and walk through the store and then think no you can't do that. Anyway, I picked up sugar free ice cream. At least it was sugar free but the 'old jackie' came back and I thought 1 half pint isn't enough so I bought 2. Then I went to McDonalds and I bought 2 large vanilla ice coffee and thought I don't care how many calories. I love these things and limit myself on them giving myself a 'treat' once in a while. I know I know I know NO LIQUID CALORIES but we have to have something in our lives. Anyway, on the way home I started crying and I called my mom and I said "I am about to binge." and told her what I had bought and what I was feeling and blah blah blah. Mom being a mom tried to soothe me and told me that once in awhile it wouldn't hurt. Anyway, not the answer I was looking for. Got off the phone and drove about 35 miles per hour along the road trying to take my time getting home. I thought to hell with this. I am not drinking that second coffee and I will not eat a bunch of ice cream. I 'pulled up my boot straps' as Janet says and thought 'get it together Jackie. You know how long it takes to burn off all those calories you are about to absorb and is it really worth the guilt you will feel after wards and all the hard work?' I came home dumped the half of coffee I had drank out of and offered my son the other and told him if he didn't want it I was dumping it. I gave one of the 1/2 gallon ice cream to my in laws 'to try' (didn't tell them why I bought 2. Just told them I thought they would like to try it since my mother in law really likes ice cream and she is watching what she eats) and I continued making my supper. I made my chicken breast with steamed broccoli and brown rice. I ate VERY little and was FULL. I had not eaten yesterday and only had a half cup of iced coffee for calories so I figured later I would eat my ice cream. I put a cup of ice cream in a dish took a couple of bites and said to hubby 'do you want this I don't.' and I gave the rest away. I was satisfied but more than that very proud of myself for recognizing what it all was. I was angry, upset and just feeling crappy and I was on a hunt for soothing and turned to food. 8 months ago I would have prob recognized that after the fact and all the calories but I recognize it for what it is immediately now. I felt really good about that. I made it through and you know what..........the sun still came up this morning and a new day has started. OK now that I have myself all teary eyed again it is time to get going so I can get to the gym and then tan before coming home to shower and go with my aunt this afternoon. I just want to thank each and every one of you for all the support. I truly don't know where I would be without all of you but I can tell you I think this journey would have been a very lonely HARDER journey without all of you. Thank you. I love you all and care very deeply for you. You are my other family. My family that REALLY knows how I am feeling about this and other situations with food. Ok enough of that. I am on my way to the gym. I will try to check back in tonight when I get home. (Aunt flo better get here soon I am a sobbing mess with these hormones :grouphug:)

Thanks luluc! My latest NSV is: MY HEAD HAS SHRUNK! At the gym I wear my MP3player around my neck. I also wear a small gold chain with a diamond pendant which I have been afraid of losing since I got it. I pulled the player over my head and set it down. A little while later I reached for the pendant and it wasnt there. OMG I was so scared! I searched the car and my clothes but nothing. I looked to where my mp3player was and there also was my necklace! I had pulled it off with my mp3 player! MY HEAD GOT SMALLER! I noticed recently that my necklace was hanging really low in to my cleavage. When I first bought it it was dang near a choker! :grouphug:

Becca that is so sweet and awesome! I can't think of a better anniversary present than smaller clothes!!!!! I also have an NSV to share! I can now fit into a size 20 jeans!!!! My 22's are starting to get too baggy so I put on the 20's and I could zip them up. They were a little tight at first, but after wearing them around the house for a bit they got to feeling just right! I can't wait to be able to wear the 18's I was wearing a couple of years ago during one of my prior weight loss attempts. I have a bunch of clothes in my closet that I haven't been able to fit in for a while and I getting more and more clothes that aren't fitting me now because they are too big! This is such a wonderful thing!!!!!

I have way too much to do today here at work, but I had to stop and share this NSV with you guys. I was outside just a minute ago and my back was to the sun. I looked at my shadow and there is light between my legs. I went inside and got the ruler from my desk and check that my feet were only 3 ½ inches apart. My legs used to touch from the knees up!! All I can say is holy crap!! Now back to work with another smile plastered on my face all day long.

Becca - that is just about the sweetest thing I've ever heard of! I cannot imagine my DH buying any clothing at all for me, unless of course, it was some sort of lingerie that he felt would ultimately benefit him...lol! Rhapsody - I have the same NSV today! I have a wrap that I wear with my engagement ring and over the last year, it had gotten tight. It was wearable, but sometimes my fingers would swell in warmer months and it would feel way too tight. I took it off about 2 months ago and started wearing my wedding band again instead. Well yesterday I decided to try the wrap again and it fit! Just perfect!

Hey Socalgal! Hang in there. I think you are doing great. Some of that weight gain is most likely fluid from your cycle. Keep doing the things that got you to your goal and you will be just fine. Pinky --sounds like things went well at your nutritionists appt. I hope that he/she is able to offer you the accountability that you need to reach your goals. I am treking along. I lost another pound, finally!!! But I have lost many inches. I have had several NSV that I have noticed. Last week I pulled out an old XL concert T-shirt thinking this should fit just fine. It is actually too big. I am also wearing a blouse I bought last year, only 10 pounds heavier, and not able to even button it. It is now fits with room to spare. I had a set back in my running as I kind of re-injured my ankle. Or I should say...the ankle is lettling me know what it will and will not let me do for right now. I have been trying to just walk several times a week and I hope by the end of march pick my running up again. Not that I was doing that much running. I hope everyone is doing well. I am off to my life on the highway. Have a great day! Melissa