Shrinkin' Violets- Part 2 Read Here

[TracyinKS 7]

Suzie!!!! LOVE THE Funny face pic!

I am off the crap eating...... and back to being in control. Last night I really wanted something sweet, but it was past 8 p.m. so I went into the living room and refused to go NEAR the kitchen for the rest of the night! This morning I had 1/2 a chicken burrito (made for me by my mom for my birthday) amazing that I can eat it!

I am also slowly training UNO the wonderdog how to be CALM inside the house! Very hard to do with boys who want to wrestle and play. I'm trying to get them to understand that he NEEDS to learn how to just lay down and be calm since winter is coming and we don't want him to be stuck in the kennel all day. Right now he has a huge fenced in yard to play in all day.

I did manage to drink 90 oz's of Water yesterday!~ Going for two days in a row. scale was back at 182 again.

[Kat817 19]

Up, dressed, and ready to drop Kinsey off with my Mom and go be poked, and scanned. Nerves are janglin'!!! Not sure why this day is always so anticlimactic it is ridiculous, I get all nervous, and nothing is ever said to me, they just send me on my way to wait.....

TracyK---what size of pants do you need for Macy? Let me know a size and color requirment....and let me look here. Many of the stores, order according to what sells best in the area. So finding clothes to fit Kinsey is almost impossible, we shop online or in Albq. for her. To go into our stores in Farmington, the vast majority of clothing from kids to plus size are petite/short length, and lots of what they refer to in Sears as Husky or whatever. They base what they order on what sells, and with our huge Navajo population who are shorter and heavier through the middle---that is what gets ordered. Worked fine for me when I was bigger, IF I could find something besides short length. The Navajos are built like me only short!!! Very barrel chested, and thick through the middle, but no butt and legs are skinny---just their skinny legs are short, and mine are long!

So I may have a totally different selection of clothing here than you do there. Give me an idea what to look for.

Well I am off! Wish me luck.........gonna indulge in a cheeseburger when I am done! I always have to eat high fat when I am done to help clear my system of all the radioactive isotopes they inject me with!!! Rick and I decided our favorite burger joint was on the menu. Ooops he just pulled up! See ya@

Kat

[Daisalana 33]

Morning V's!

You all have such fun pics :laugh:

Tracy, I liked the hair lighter, that's just my opinion...

I was on last night, I was trying to play catch up, then got tired half-way through.. ya'll posted like 6 pages while I was gone!!

I DID NOT SMOKE!! I barely miss it, except for when I feel like I should smoke because there's nothing else to do. Lots of smoking going on around me at the casinos, and some inconsiderate smokers. I always tried to be a considerate smoker, in casinos, if I was at a table game I would wait till they shuffled cards and stand up from the table to smoke.. or at slots, hold it up and away so it didn't blow into anyone's face.

Some people were jackasses, this one guy at a table game, he lights his smokes and just lets it sit in the ashtray... like an incense of..tobacco. He kept lighting them, leaving them to burn. I ended up leaving thee table cause of that guy. Then some other guy puts a burning cigar in an ashtray next to me at a slot machine, when he passed by. Didn't bother to try to snuff it out, just dropped it there for me to enjoy.

Anywho. I came home with $100 more than I left with. That's a win! I had a lot of fun..

I told you guys about my fill tomorrow, well this weekend mysteriously I am super tight. I could not get anything down and I kept PBing. Really irritated, what if I don't get my fill tomorrow and this was temporary from the excitement of vacation or something. Then I gotta drive 6 hours again to get it filled for real. Argh.

Just cancelled my appt. after typing that I realized I needed a logical solution. I have 3 more free fill visits, I don't want to waste one on a 6-hour 'check up'.

[TracyK 3]

Welcome back Laura! Way to go on the no smoking :laugh:

Thanks anyway Michelle!

Kat-6X or 7 that have lots of stretch (preferably elastic). I am not too worried about the length because I can always have them hemmed or roll them up. At school she can wear jeans or pants (just not jogging pants or leggings) in black, blue, tan, brown and I think grey. Jeans would be ideal if I could find elastic waist 6X I would be in heaven. Even if it is just the partial elastic waist, ya know? Let me know if you find anything! Thank you so much!

[tonya66 13]

My Gawd this is a busy thread. You shrinken Violets sure can chat.....lol, I LOVE IT! My January buddies have all faded, except me and SULA. So sad.

Anyhow, just swinging by to see if TracyinKS has had the PS consultation yet? Come on girl, tell me about it!

[Suziecat 379]

Welcome Sunshine, stay as long as you want. We welcome new people.

Doing great on eating today but sucky on my Water. I'm off to work so that will help out alot. I've only had about 30 ounces. I need to get some more in.

Laura, congrats on the not smoking. The one were people light up and than just lay it in a ashtray has always bugged me.

Hope Judy is having the time of her life. See ya tonight.

[mdrai 3]

Hey gals...

Another quick check-in... tomorrow night I am going w/the VP to my surgeon's orientation meeting!! I haven't been to the office in... yikes, since June! Remember, they wouldn't fill me, said I was maxed out & that I just had to eat better, blah dee blah... so I've TRIED that and am STILL the same weight!! -80. That's it. I am so frustrated!!! They said if I wanted another fill I had to go for it @ the hospital under flouroscope... & frankly, I don't want to do that! I don't know or trust them there. Maybe tomorrow night I'll talk w/the customer service gal about it... maybe one of them could meet me over there?? I don't know... what I *DO* know is that I'm not happy that I'm not at goal already!! Another 40 'til my original goal... ugh.

'Nuff whining... off to make pork chops for dinner...

[Kat817 19]

Home from my tests.....and as suspected know nothing. Have the mammogram next Monday-----til then, we play the waiting game. Was WELL hydrated to she could hit my veins easy!!! Learned my lesson!!!!

TracyK---will cruise through my usual stores and let you know if I find anything, and I will do my best!!!!

Off to get something figured out for dinner......had part of a cheeseburger for lunch, and I am not hungry, but DH will be!

BBL~~

Kat

[TracyK 3]

Hi everyone!

Thanks Kat!

Michelle-hang in there sista...I know it is frustrating but you *are* down 80 and kept it off! How fantastic is that?

Are we going to have to send the flying monkies for haydee?

Hi sunshine...stick around and chat with us!

[GR8 1]

Hey gals...

Another quick check-in... tomorrow night I am going w/the VP to my surgeon's orientation meeting!! I haven't been to the office in... yikes, since June! Remember, they wouldn't fill me, said I was maxed out & that I just had to eat better, blah dee blah... so I've TRIED that and am STILL the same weight!! -80. That's it. I am so frustrated!!! They said if I wanted another fill I had to go for it @ the hospital under flouroscope... & frankly, I don't want to do that! I don't know or trust them there. Maybe tomorrow night I'll talk w/the customer service gal about it... maybe one of them could meet me over there?? I don't know... what I *DO* know is that I'm not happy that I'm not at goal already!! Another 40 'til my original goal... ugh.

'Nuff whining... off to make pork chops for dinner...

Hi Michelle!

I have had all my fills under flouroscope - I think there is less chance of issues doing it this way - and they are able to get you close to perfect on fill. They find the port - so no guessing or unecessary pokes - numb me - stick the needle pull out the Fluid to measure - then fill me completely (full restriction) - they give me Water downed barium solution to drink then they back out the fluid till -just the right speed the solution drains from the pouch to the stomach. They are also able to see the exact position of the band and the size/position of the pouch.

I understand you don't know who will do it -- but maybe you can arrange for your normal doctor/pa do do the fill at the hospital.

My doctor does mine at the hospital - just a thought!

I feel you frustration -- I am down 70lbs but I have 70 lbs more to my first goal -- then most likely another 30.

I started exercising again -- today was day 6 -- and attempting to watch my eating ( that is hard as well).

Good night!

[Haydee 2]

hi girlies! i'm here. just been at conferences at work. I'm there till thursday of this week... let me catch up on posts and then i'll come back and post again...

[Haydee 2]

listenening to Leona Lewis - Better In Time - love love love that song right now...

[Haydee 2]

TracyK - I think I like your hair lighter. But you have to look at your hair everyday so whatever makes you happy!

Pammy - so glad you had a wonderful weekend with your dad. I barely got on facebook! I'm gonna go friend you... What's that game about? I just looked at it briefly online...

Terry - oh my, hero is such a handsome boy!! Ya'll look so happy!! I'm glad to hear he's doing good with his obedience training. My dogs are all drop outs! They didn't want them coming back after the third session because they disrupted the class!

I wish I was with Judy right now... Can you just imagine where she's at right now?? Warm sand, blue Water, pina colada in each hand?? Well everything except the pina coladas, LOL! Judyyyyyy, take me with you next time!!!

We've got a wedding this Saturday and this bride is being a little overbearing... I've met with her twice this week and I just got off the phone with her again... I'm ready for Saturday to come already... The best part of the whole thing is when the girls show up and they see how everything is ready, we've got everything under control and they can finally just exhale and relax and just enjoy their day.... I live for that moment, LOL.

I'll be back, I've got to go rustle up some dinner...

[kity 2]

Hey V's~

Quick check in! Got my too cute glasses today...lovelovelove 'em.

We went to get REAL Chinese take out today (not Panda Express). I have enough for lunch AND dinner tomorrow!

Off to do a thousand things...bbl

xoxo

[janiebug 0]

Hi, went to my meeting this morning, came home and took a little nap, went to work, then left and went to dermatologist to get things removed off my body, then went back to work, no manicure, will get it done tomorrow. I get to go to the oncologist tomorrow also, yearly check up, but this is more than a year behind. I was bad.

I feel so heavy right now. Oh well, nothing I can do. I notice my customers are looking at me kind of funny, I am sure it is my imagination though.

I hope this find everyone having a great evening!!!!!!!