Shell I was on lasix. My dr took me off of them. When he did I gained 10 pounds back. But I lost it within the month. Your better off being off those. They are not good for the kidneys either. Maybe you wont ever need to go back on them. Hugs Barb

Hi Donna, Yes, I'm glad it's over, too. Just the two days of driving and partying is exhausting for us. We left at 11am on Christmas Eve and drove the 1 1/2 hrs to my sister's house. Drove the same home and didn't get here until 10pm. Waited for the kids to get into a deep sleep and then did "Santa" stuff...I couldn't wait cause I was SO tired. Kids woke us up right a 7am on the dot and we went down and opened presents. Got ready and were out the door again at 11am to drive another 1 1/2 hrs each way to Bob's brother's house. Then we went to my nephew's home for a bit and weren't home until 11pm Christmas Night. At 5am the day after, Bob's work called and I answered...I couldn't read the caller id (without glasses and was in a deep sleep and didn't know what I was doing!) and he got called in for OT. It was a boat load of easy money, so, he went willingly. The kids and I stayed in our PJ's ALL day long! They just played and played and played....It was foggy like pea soup and we didn't leave the house. We were ready for bed early, but I ended up staying up till after 10 to watch a movie I already saw..Oh, well. I got up at 8am this morning and I felt better. The kids got some cash, and it was burning a hole in their pockets, so I took them to the store to buy some video games and stuff. We just got back and I'm tired again! Bob's at work this evening, so it's gonna be an easy dinner and jammies on, again. Oh, btw...forgot to mention that champagne goes down really easy and makes me feel SO nice! I brought a magnum of it to my sister's house (bob's brother owns two huge liquor stores, so I didn't need to take any there!) and had been craving it...it was SO tasty. New Year's Eve will be Bob's and my 11th wedding anniversary. Seems more like 21!!! We're in the best place in our relationship right now than we've ever been. We are SO happy, I'm floating. And it's just a bliss feeling. Not anything either of us has done (except lose 220 lbs between us) and I think we're both feeling really good about that, etc. So, we'll be celebrating by having my MIL come down with Bob's sister and her three kids and go downtown for the first night activities. We usually have them sit the kids and we go out alone, but we don't feel like doing that this year. Just give me some more champagne for an anniversary and new year toast and I'll be all set!!! If I'm up at midnight! Sorry that your little guy broke his arm. Bummer, at least he'll have something to show next week at school! Love, Paula

It was so sweet to find the posting about the baby shower. I love you girls and you are truly like family to me. So many Aunties and a special GranMa, This baby is so blessed already and don't even know it yet. Shel and baby bean

thank you for your post i have not reach my goal yet i have 7lb to go next month i get weight in at the doctori hope he will be happy and i hpoe that i lose a little more be before i go on the 25 i find it not wroth it to get off track as it has made me sick and alot of pain also i dont know if it was from all those cookies or what it took two day to my body back on track ILa

Hi Ila, I'm one of those folks who finds it helpful to weigh everyday. I find that my weight fluctuates by as much as 3 or 4 pounds on any given day. I think in your previous post you were concerned about a 3 pound gain. So many things can cause that. Are you at goal yet? Congratulations for being back on track. Courtney Lap RNY 9/28/05 298/165