Just wanted to wish all you girls/guys a Happy Friday!!! YES! Anybody doing anything fun over the weekend for Halloween? We have been invited to 3 different parties! I am sure we will only go to one but it was nice to be included in the others! My costume is very sexy and gothic! I can't wait to get all dressed up! I LOVE Halloween! I will take lots of pics so I can show ya! I am wearing a black bustier, black vinyl pants, big tall black boots. My hair will be sprayed jet black and will be big and messy! I will use white face makeup to make my arms, chest, etc. very pale looking. I bought some blood red lipstick and black eye shadow! And I bought some "gothic" looking jewelry too. A choker with a cross on it, some long black beaded strands, and some of those rubber bracelets (the ones that come in a 10 pack or so) I am sooo darned excited!! Lori

I'm glad it's not just me. My hair is still falling out also

OK Donna, I'm with you! I've been so bad at everything lately, I'm scared I'm slipping back into all my bad habits. I have to change it around. So it's B2B for me! I'd love to join you in Vegas in February! I think gambling has become my transfer addiction! But it's just so much fun! Michele T

Lori Girl!! I loves ya! Wanna come meet me in Vegas in February? I will be there from 2/7 -13 thats a Wed to Tuesday deal. Your kids are probably in school around then- well if you wanna hangout that weekend its good too! I'll be staying at the Flamingo hotel- they redid it .. Anyway- did you notice I briefly mentioned butts in this posting too? Doesn't it suck that we know sugar is so venomous to us? Janean who has a lot in common with you ( she went from 250 to size 6.. Im always telling her how small she is..etc ) we all think the same way- its smething I did NOT want to know. I thought I woud dump 4ever and Janean says just because u got away with it- doesnt mean it will continue.. SO there is a thought.. You tried snickers? See that brazen Im not..I always pick things that have low gram count- but when you add up kisses - then hershey miniatures + mini reese cups.. its gotta have a lot of sugar gms..I also think I was PMSing- cuz I got TOM yesterday- and I didn't even realize it..last month I remember overeating a lot before TOM But here is something I would bet- if you ate a healthy dinner- then tried SOME of that vanilla pudding mix- you would be balanced by the protein & prob would not dump as much...I think when we try to eat these things as solo foods- that its like sugar being injected intravenuously, u know? There is nothing wrong with a splurge once a week- but not every day. I still feel "guilty" when I eat mini-bagels..they are less doughy and that is the only bread I miss.. I like them toasted with cream cheese or peanut butter. I kept having them every weekend- but I wasnt working out- and kept thinking..GOD Im going to gain weight- then the kisses- and thank god I have not ever gone over the 5lb rule. Yes I keep thinking like Alice in Wonderland- I will wake up and everything will be TOO small and I will be too BIG! I never want to return to being 325. You should see people's faces when I tell them thats what I used to be. I still cant believe I lost 46ins from OCT '05 to OCT '06! Anytime Sugar!! How can anyone as tiny as size 6 think they have 2 asses? LOL Reminds of that line in Erin Brokovich- when Julia Roberts says- she'll start wearing longer skirts when everyone else stops having 2 asses.. Hugs Donna

GOOD FOR YOU DONNA!!! I was actually thinking of coming in here and posting something similar to this. But your post was AWESOME! You pretty much said it all girl! I feel like I needed to re-evaluate my situation too. Although I have lost weight recently, I still feel like I have fallen off the wagon so to speak. I haven't exercised in weeks. I have been sneaking in some chocolate myself! And find that it doesn't effect me if I eat a little of it. I do still dump. Found that out when I tried to eat some snickers salad (vanilla pudding/apples/crushed up snicker bars) and had to throw it up because it made me so sick! And fried foods do a number on me still. SO my tool is still working it's magic! But I feel like I have been taking it for granted lately! I know we only have a period of time, or our "window of opportunity" or some people call it the "honeymoon" period and I want to make the most of that time. I know someone personally who had the RNY and in 3 years, has gained almost all of her 150+ lbs back. Scares the heck outta me! She admitted that she eats the wrong foods. She doesn't get sick anymore. And she tells me that her husband likes her heavier. An excuse I think. I also think she needs some therapy to deal with underlying issues. I NEVER want to go back to the person I was physically or emotionally at 281lbs. I will join your weekly challenge. I want to get this last 15lbs off by my 18 month check up. Oh by the way Donna, thanks for the ass kicking in my last post... You are soo sweet to do that for me!!! ya! Take care, Lori