I feel great!... I can get weak , if I don't take my vitamins on time, but I never felt better... The scars are going to take some time to heal, but I love it... I am planning on getting my arms and chest done in February.... My chest is from a 42DDD to a 32/34 b and that's a stretch...LOL I lost about 8 to 10 lbs I think, I think most of that was just a natural part of the bi pass loss, I think it was about 4 to 5 lbs skin... but honestly its hard to tell. I range now from 120 to 123... and my legs are still quite a saggy mess... I do have a location in mind for my store, its a very nice up scale plaza being built close to my husbands office... I have learned NEVER let my husband pick the location... and to trust my own instincts.. when I added fairies and mermaids he made fun of me , but I love them and they are great sellers... I plan on making the new store more like that with allot of the decoration to be (girly and alone the colors of faritopiea(sp)) I told him the location he picked was bad, and it was... I have a regular following of customers, but its a very depressed area and all the businesses are suffering. I have learned volumes though, and am very glad for the experience. So after I close I will spend more time with my web page... My wire wrap stuff is a big seller... How is you're things selling? are you still having parties?

You know what Ruthy i'm not sure you are right about a healthier planned lunch will help you not eat or make bad choices when you get home. I know that eating a healthy lunch is important but i Feel that i'm using the food when i get home to help me transition from employee to mommy! There is no down time for us "working mothers" what an oxymoron that is, every mother is a working mother. What I started doing last week (and it seems to work for me) is that I fill my water bottle (24 ounces) with diet/decaf iced tea or I make a hot decaf tea for the ride home and that helps me to unwind so i'm not crazy like in my search for food. When i walk through the door I have a slice of deli meat and cheese and i microwave that until it's gooey and i eat that with a slice of pickle, it's not a huge meal it's a snack and that helps hold me over. I think i need the comforts of home when i first get home because i've got so much going on over here it's a never ending job so it's not like i can rest! Hugs, ANDI

I've been wondering how you are feeling after your last surgery? Are you fully recovered now? How much weight did you lose from it in the end? Do you have a new location planned yet for the store after you move? This time you've got the benefit of hindsight wisdom.

this weekend I'm busy like a bumble bee! Friday went something like this: picked up a birthday gift, dropped princess at a friends birthday party for a sleep over. Boy b was at middle school and went home for a sleep over with my sister in law after a night of recreation at school (think carnival with sports theme). I dropped boy A at school for his night of recreation and then a friend of his was dropping him at my sister in laws house for a sleep over. My husband and I got ready and went to my companies holiday party, tough to stay focused on healthy eating when you're at a holiday party but I danced like I was on dance fever or hairspray and just kept going! Saturday: I went to the tailor's to take in some of the dresses I plan to wear to the bar mitzvah's that are coming up quickly and that took quite longer then I thought it would! I picked up my sons then I picked up my daughter and we drove down to my moms for HanuKwanzaMas which is a celebration of all December Holidays, it was lovely but of course my mom was trying to push food like a drug dealer! I got some very troubling news yesterday and I was really sad but i was thrilled that I didn't bury my emotions with food I allowed myself to feel them even though they didn't feel good! Sunday: I have to get all 3 kids to hebrew school, go down and cook for my in laws and then back up here because I've got to put a few hours in at work and then my oldest boy and I have a program at temple tonight for his bar mitzvah at some point i have to do laundry and food shopping so we can eat this week! ANDI

ok i'm back in the saddle and my saddle sores are healing nicely. Thursday and Friday were REALLY ugly and I cried at work, not from stress not from anything that happened there but from the carb addiction....my boss held me then told me to go get a hard boiled egg and meet her back for our meeting. Yesterday and today I feel a little less desperate for food and I'm doing well overall and I'll take that! I am getting in all of the fluids I just need to work on the supplements. This week i'm going to put them in individual baggies and shove them in my briefcase which i take to work every day this way i will have them! No excuse not to take them if they are with me! I also danced like I was on Dance Fever on Friday night and on Saturday i took the kids, my sister and my niece for a walk up hill and they were moaning and groaning but we all did it. How will you make this week easier on yourself? What one new thing will you add to your week to shake it up? This week i'm going to try a Zumba class, it's a new latin/african aerobics class and even if i make it through only 30 minutes instead of the full 60 i'll be pleased and consider myself a success. Small, incremental changes that propel us forward is what i'm looking for. ANDI