Just wondered... ?

Ok so I know we do the QOTD but was sitting here wondering... ~ How are you all doing on your goals? ~ What is your next goal to reach? ~ How far are you from reaching it? ~ What keeps you motivated?? ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? ~ Do you work out? ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? ~ Do you chart your measurements? ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? ~ Do you have a house phone? ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? ~ Do you garden? ~ Do you have house plants? ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? Ok lol thats what I was wondering. Felicia =0)

Okay....I quit. YOU can do the QOTD. Your questions are WAY better than mine!!! This is going to be fun. It's nice to answer someone else's questions for a change. ~ How are you all doing on your goals? So far I'm doing only "OK" on my goals. I'd like to be losing a little more weight each week than I am currently. ~ What is your next goal to reach? 164 or less by my 6 month f/u appt. ~ How far are you from reaching it? 4 pounds. My appt is on 4/10 so I should be able to do it. *crossing EVERYTHING that I don't go into another stall* ~ What keeps you motivated?? The scale - I weigh every morning. ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? I hope so!!! ~ Do you work out? Not as much as I should, but I have committed myself to change that starting TODAY!!!! ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? YES ~ Do you chart your measurements? NO, but I do measure. The main places I check are my ribs and waist. ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? I have them in my brain. When I pass one, I do a mental check off and then start concentrating on my next goal. ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? I started a blog on OH at the beginning. Haven't updated it in AGES....really should.....but right now I'm not sure if I really want to remember everything. I am doomed to regret this later... ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? No other blogs... ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? Yes, and YES!! Have to return them today and buy BIGGER. UGH ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? Less. I need to lose 44 to get to my final goal. Still haven't decided if that goal is BEFORE the TT or AFTER....Will let you know as I get closer. ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? I like posting on the board. Emails are better for personal info/sensitive exchanges though.... ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! Actually, this format doesn't bother me all that much. And, since I've never posted to the main board, I don't know what I'm missing. ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? Well...I'm not a computer nerd by any means...but I'm a bit better than an "I don't know".... ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? Not as often as I should. I take pics mostly of my kids and dogs....and nature when I see something that really inspires me. ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? Currently using disposable cameras as my digital is on the blink. Dh has an actual REAL camera....but does not like for ANYONE to use it - including me!! LOL It was the first camera he bought when he started working and spent lots of $$$ on it. It's his baby. Not a big deal to me. It's too darn heavy, so I don't like using it anyway! ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? Sort of both. Every morning I give the kids their vitamins at breakfast and pull out the ones I need for the day. That way I know what I've taken and don't duplicate. But, I only do it a day at a time. Some days (weekends) I am an out of the bottle person. ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? Yup. Gotta have my coffee. I drink unleaded so I can count it towards my fluids. ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? Brown with a green tip? I kill most plants - except the hardiest ones that can survive when I forget to water. ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? I am on Yahoo. ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? July 29. I have no clue what I will do. We will probably go out to eat - tradition. BUT, I will not have any sweets to commemorate turning 40. Well, other than my citracal!! LOVE those things! They are my daily treat. ~ Do you have a house phone? Nope. And don't miss it at all! ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? Yup. It's my best bud. Goes with me everywhere and rarely lets me down as I charge it frequently. LOL We use Cingular, aka "the new AT&T" ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? I only get hungry if I go too long without eating. So, I try really hard to stay on schedule. If I go too long and actually get hungry, I tend to make bad choices and/or overeat. ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? I've only travelled in the US. Would love to see the world though... ~ Do you garden? Not very well....but am planning to do some massive flower gardening to up our curb appeal. ~ Do you have house plants? Yes. 4 of them. One that I have no clue what it is, but was given to me by my best friend when she moved from TX to CA. Two are ivy's - both given to me by my co-workers for my birthdays and a Christmas cactus that I bought this year. ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? Hmmmm... Not sure....Yesterday I took a break from being Susan, the SAHM, and was Susan, the former co-worker and friend to all, while I visited the Naval Hospital where I worked up till I had surgery. Went to lunch with friends and then came home to pick up kids and go see my older ones compete in band. Then, we came home, relaxed, had pizza (I only ate the topping off one slice) and spent some quality time with hubby. I guess if I had to pick something...I'd say I want to do better about exercise. I'm secure with myself as far as the person I am inside. I've come a long way to get here...and I can honestly say I like who I am. Now I need to work on some habits that will help me be secure with the physical aspects of me and just doing what I need to do (exercise) to get the most out of the surgery. I know it's something I need to make habit so I will not only be a success as far as making my goal - but in STAYING at goal for the rest of my life. GREAT ponderings Felicia. Thanks for *wondering*.

~ How are you all doing on your goals? I made my goal of 100 pounds in 4 months, now I just don't know what else to expect of myself; I know I have a ton more to go! ~ What is your next goal to reach? maybe 150 in 8 months? ~ How far are you from reaching it? Years! ~ What keeps you motivated?? People noticing a difference, their reactions to seeing me after not haven seen me in months ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? I may have already ~ Do you work out? Yes! ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? Ofcourse! ~ Do you chart your measurements? Most definitely - really helped me 'notice' a change when I couldn't visually ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? Yes! ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? I just keep a Word document and jot down the date, and whatever happened ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? No ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? Yes, not too challenging-easier than I imagined! ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? MORE ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? Both ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? Nerd! ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? All the time - my niece/nephew and family ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? Digital/Canon Powershot - LOVE IT! ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? In advance ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? Rarely ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? Brown ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? AIM, and sometimes Yahoo ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? March 11th - we had sugar free/lf cheesecake ~ Do you have a house phone? Yes ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? Yes, Nextel ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? Don't get hungry; hard to remember to eat on the weekends, when I'm not working, I fall off the wagon with my routine ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? Yes- Mexico ~ Do you garden? No ~ Do you have house plants? Yes ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? Smile more!

~ How are you all doing on your goals? Meeting them faster then I had thought I would. But it can always happen faster and I wouldn't complain lol. ~ What is your next goal to reach? To lose 100lbs since surgery day. That will also put me officially in the 250's for the first time in I don't know how many years. ~ How far are you from reaching it? 10lbs ~ What keeps you motivated?? Lots of things. I keep a blog, and a journal and charts and my broth cans and pictures and the scale and my goals and my milestones and my challenges... ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? I already met it when I reached 274. That put me 100lbs since preop diet or 1st WLS appt. ~ Do you work out? nope.. started walking but the weather turned crappy. Gazelle is sitting 5 feet from me and I just choose to ignore it. I am sure I should be but I dont wanna and hard to be motivated to do it when you are still losing 3lbs a week almost with out it. ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? YUP! ~ Do you chart your measurements? YUP! ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? YUP! ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? Both. I have a calendar journal that I keep everything in. Posts I printed off from here, journal entries, things I have done etc.. I also have a blog that I keep things online with. I hope to have a day when I don't think WLS 24/7 but I never want to forget where I was. ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? Yes and both WLS and General ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? Yes and OMG it sucked! Still trying to find a good fit. ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? 119lbs as of this morning still to go ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? Both but I do wish there was a place where there were more people to chat with my size and at my stage. Wouldn't care if it was a message board or an email group. ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! YES I HAVE wish more people would so they would hurry up. The main board format is so much better and easier then this crappy, take for ever, format. Don't understand why they can screw with the "friends" thing that didn't need to be changed and cant get these boards changed over!! ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I don't know" ? Complete Nerd! ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they usually of? Daily. I have been in the habit of it every since J was born. I have 1000's and 1000's of pictures... Never want to miss a moment. ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? We have a LOT of cameras. I have a Sony Mavica and a Canon Powershot. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Sony for Black and Whites ( its also cool cuz it uses cd's ) but the Powershot is my new love. It was cheap, small and WORKS!! Takes amazing pictures and awesome videos. We have a camcorder some where and Dale has a High Powdered Canon EOS 20D. Its a monster and I am way to lazy to learn it let alone use it. ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? I would NEVER remember to take them if I didn't have them ready to go. I have them sorted out for 2 weeks at a time. ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? Yes I drink coffee and both! I have usually 3 scoops of decaf with 1 scoop of regular (cuz its flavored lol). ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? BRIGHT GREEN! Aside from herbs there are few plants I cant grow. ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? Yahoo ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? March 9th and my Anniversary was March 24th. We didn't do much at all for either of them. Holidays have sure changed with out the pig out fest they used to be. ~ Do you have a house phone? Nope haven't had one in almost 7 years. Never plan to have one again in fact do not even have lines hooked to the house anymore. ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? Yup Only phone we use both hubby and I have one. Verizon sadly since its the only one we have here in Montana. ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? Never and always. If would never eat if I didn't "have" to. ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? Mexico ~ Do you garden? Used to a lot... haven't for years... look forward to getting back into it this year. Mostly roses... ~ Do you have house plants? My husband is sure we live in a jungle... ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? Get more done and sit on my ass less..

~ How are you all doing on your goals? ok, not as good as I had hoped ~ What is your next goal to reach? loose 100 pounds ~ How far are you from reaching it? 3-5 pounds depending on the day. ~ What keeps you motivated?? Knowing how much better I feel and look ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? I sure hope so ~ Do you work out? No...but I need to.. ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? NO ~ Do you chart your measurements? NO ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? NO ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? NO, I wish I would have ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? NO ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? Yes, It was a pin in the *ss ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? less... now , before surgery, more. ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? Emailing... ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? Kinda in the middle ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? All the time, family gatherings or my daughters soccer games ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? I own an old Nikon 35mm ....it is a nice camera, but would love to own a digital one. ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? Out of the bottle,,,when I remember... ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? no coffee for me, but I do drink leaded tea. ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? Brown ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? Yahoo ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? In October....and I plan to Shop!! ~ Do you have a house phone? NOPE! ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? Yes, I have Cingular, and they are HORRIBLE for service. I dont know why they keep advertising they are the best network and stuff.... ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? I get hungry and it scares me. ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? I have never traveled out of the USA. I have barely traveled out of CA! ~ Do you garden? No way, everything dies! ~ Do you have house plants? No cause everything dies. ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? Not drink!

How are you all doing on your goals? Doing well. Beginning to slow down a little, but was prepared for that. ~ What is your next goal to reach? 170 ~ How far are you from reaching it? 7 lbs. ~ What keeps you motivated?? My family and watching as my clothes get too big! ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? My appt. is April 12, I sure hope so! ~ Do you work out? Yes, 4-5 days a week at Curves and now that the weather is nice, we try to walk at least 5 miles every evening -- don't accomplish that every night though! ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? I don't, but Curves does! ~ Do you chart your measurements? I don't, but Curves does! ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? No, not really ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? No, I can always ask them at Curves ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? No ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? Yes. It was hard, I kept buying them too big and had to keep returning them. ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? I have 40 lbs to lose to reach my goal of 135 ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? Yes ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! No, but ok, I will!!! ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? Definitely a nerd! I taught computer classes at our local ISP for a few years! ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? Too many to count...usually of my gorgeous granddaughter, Raven! ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? I have a digital camera...HP...and I love it!!!! ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? Out of the bottles ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? NO...YUK! ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? It depends, sometimes its green and sometimes it brown....I love plants....especially spider plants, but I definitely have a brown thumb with them! ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? Yahoo and MSN ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? October 1....never been a cake person...not sure what we will do....hubby took me to Niagara Falls last year for my b-day and our 20th anniversary...wanted to be able to eat while we were there! ~ Do you have a house phone? yes ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use?yes, Sprint. ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? Sometimes I find it hard to eat....but I find myself hungry at dinner... ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? Canada.... ~ Do you garden? I have flower gardens and I love them! ~ Do you have house plants? Yes! ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? I would make sure I met my daily goal of fluid intake...yesterday wasn't a good day for that!

How are you all doing on your goals? I'm doing just fine, I think. ~ What is your next goal to reach? 199 By April 28th ~ How far are you from reaching it? 18lbs ~ What keeps you motivated?? My Boy and the fact that I wanna look GOOD in that wedding dress! ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? My 6 month is the week just prior to my wedding - so we pushed the appointment out to the day after the honeymoon. Before the engagement 199 was my 6 month goal, so if all goes well, then yes. ~ Do you work out? Yes, most people say I'm working out too much, I say phoey on them. ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? Yes, on fitday. ~ Do you chart your measurements? No ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? No, not really. ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? I blog a big, thats about it. ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? The jig is up. Yes I do, I've been a blogger for 4 years now on Livejournal.com. It is general, but occasionally there are wls quotes (including the one where I confessed to having had the surgery - 2 months after the fact). ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? Yes, I bought 2. It ws easy I guess..I just picked a couple sizes down from where I was and hoped for the best. They fit great. ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? I HAD more that 100 lbs to loose, I had 160 total, now I 110 down, so I guess that leaves me with 50 to go. ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? The messageboard. ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! Ha ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? I am computer savvy enough - but more on the applications side (Microsoft Office Certified) ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? I take them once a week maybe. Mostly of Cookie the dog, and of me. When the weather gets nicer I start taking outdoor pics. We just got a brand new digital camera as a shower gift, so I imagine I'll be taking more pictures now. ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? I own a really old (under 2 megapixal) digital camera that work was going to throw away, now I have a new Kodak Easy Share (7.1 megapixel I think), I also have a Richo 35mm with a few lenses, a point and shoot (not sure where that is), and another 35 mm with even more lenses (doesn't work and it was given to me - not sure waht is wrong with it). I love photography - so I love taking pictures. ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? out of the bottles and straight in the mouth. I even have the mv in the car (thank goodness for chewable) so I can chomp it while I drive to work. ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? Sometimes, either one now that I am far enough out from surgery that caffiene doesn't scare me. ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? Outdoor plants green thumb, indoor plants - no thumb at all - they die right away. ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? AIM mostly. Yahoo on occasion. ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? May 11th..I will be a VERY NEWLYWED...I'm sure we'll find someway to celebrate it. ~ Do you have a house phone? Yes ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? Yes, Sprint ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? I get hungry ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? I've been to Mexico and Canada - In a month I'm heading to Bermuda ~ Do you garden? No , put I like to. ~ Do you have house plants? One that is still alive for some reason. ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? I would get more actual work done.

~ How are you all doing on your goals? I seem to be meeting them. I am not sure how, LOL ~ What is your next goal to reach? To join the century club. My goal date is before April 30th (that has been revised) ~ How far are you from reaching it? I am 11 pounds from my next goal. ~ What keeps you motivated?? I really don't think I will make my original goal dat (april 19th) I am only losing 1-2 pounds a week. I am still very happy because I am losing. ~ 6 months is around the corner.. Will you make your goal 6 month goal by your 6 month appointment? I am not sure. I revised my goal date just in case. ~ Do you work out? I walk every day. And I have started working out with hand weights and an exercise ball. ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? Every week! ~ Do you chart your measurements? Every Month ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? YEP! ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? Nope I don't want anybody else reading it! LOL ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? NOPE ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? OMG yes!! I went from a 46DD to 40 G. I finally had a real fitting and wow the girls are where they are supposed to be, ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? I have about 50-55 pounds to lose. ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? I like the message board but I also like emal for more "private" things. ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! Don't know enough about changes or what to expect ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? I am a don't know. ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? I have before pic's and three month pics. I will do 6, 9 and 12 month pics ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? I have a digital that I got free with points ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? Nope , they are in the kitchen cupboard ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? Unleaded ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? BROWN! ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? MSN ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? June 20th. I love stawberries! ~ Do you have a house phone? Yep ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? Yep, Candian ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? Sometime I get the "munchies" when I am low in protein for the day ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? I grew up in a border town. Near Vanceboro Maine. Spent a lot of time there and I would do all of our back to school shopping in Bangor Maine. My mother lived in Bangor for about 5 years. I also went to Alaska for my honey moon! Love every min of that ~ Do you garden? NOPE ~ Do you have house plants? One shamrock plant. ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? I think it would be sleep. I am a terrible sleeper. I wake up many times a night. I take meds for it but nothing seems to help. Have a great day! Tara

Damn, you're a curious l'il thing, ain't ya? ~ How are you all doing on your goals? Hanging tough. ~ Do you work out? Yes. I've taken swimming lessons and can swim laps now. Huge pool, it takes me a few stops along the way, but, what the hey...I'm doing it. I can feel my leg muscles again and, for the first time ever, I can feel muscles in my upper arms. Sometimes I do water aerobics. I also use weight machines and free weights. Ride the exercise bike sometimes, looking forward to getting on a real bike. And I try to walk at least 40 minutes a day. ~ Do you chart your weight loss progress? Yes, every Tuesday, on an excel sheet. ~ Do you chart your measurements? Yes, monthly. ~ Do you keep track of goals or milestones? I have to be very careful about goals...not all goals are within my control, yet, if I don't meet one, I really beat myself up. ~ Do you have something that you keep track of your progress in that you can later look back on such a journal or blog? No. I should...I'll have to go back to various posts and emails when I want to compile it. ~ Do you have a blog outside OH? If yes is it for wls or just general? No. ~ Have you bought a new bra? Was it easy or challenging? I bought one, but it doesn't quite fit yet. I'm having a hard time finding a nice 44DD. Before surgery, I wore 48DDD and it was tight. I'm really curious to see what I end up in. I developed early and was a C cup in high school and was D before I got very heavy. ~ Do you have more then 100lbs to lose or less? I want to lose 70 more. ~ So you like posting on the message board better or emailing better? Emailing...posting to this message board is tedious! ~ Have you contacted OH on when we are changing to the new message board format ? And if no do it today! Maybe if we all email they will hurry up!! No...sorry. ~ Are you a computer nerd or are you computer "I dont know" ? Somewhere in between. ~ How often do you take pictures? And what are they ususally of? Not often. ~ What types of camera (s) do you own? Do you like them or hate them? I haven't owned one in ages. I use the throw aways. ~ Do you prepare your your vitamins/pills in advance or are you a out of the bottles kind of person? I prepare them weekly...and still don't take them as I should. I have a blood test Monday for vitamin levels for when I see my surgeon in a couple weeks. I'm gonna get my ass kicked...and I deserve it... ~ Do you drink coffee and if yes is it leaded or unleaded? Yes. Don't tell anyone, but it's got caffeine. I drink it very rarely though. ~ Are you a person with a green thumb or a brown thumb? Been getting greener over the last few years, since I learned to listen to my plants. ~Do you use Yahoo/MSN/AIM or any other instant messenger? I can't get the im to work for me! Grr! ~ When is your birthday? And in lue of cake this year what do you plan to do to celebrate it? February 2nd. It's come and gone. I don't remember what I did. ~ Do you have a house phone? Yes. ~ Do you have a cell phone? If yes what company do you use? No. I'll get a new one when I'm workign again. ~ Do you get hungry? Or find it hard to remember to eat? Both. ~ Have you ever traveled out of the USA? Or if you are already out of the USA have you ever been to the USA? Yes. I went to Ireland a number of times before living there for nearly 4 years. I went to Paris a couple times too. ~ Do you garden? No garden. ~ Do you have house plants? Yes. ~ If you could do one thing better today then you did yesterday what would it be? I don't know...everything, I guess.

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