Susan, I feel for you in your relationship issues with your daughter! I had some tough years with mine but now all is settled but we are not as close as I would like. We talk all the time but I never feel like we could share just about anything. Good luck! Also, be careful with those roller blades and wear your knee and elbow pads! I thought I wanted to do that once but trying on the skates was enough! I felt so far off the ground and out of control!! CeCe

I went to a New Year's Eve party and people didn't know who I was! Not even the people who invited me! I guess it's been awhile since I've seen them. It was so weird to have people that I've known for years come up and introduce themself to me as if we never met! Does that happen to you too? Wanda

UMMMM HELLO Well, tell us ....WHAT DID EVEYONE THINK OF THE NEW YOU?????????????? you are terrific losing .25 after eating SINFULLY WITH LITTLE EXERCISE you have been given a GIFT *run with it!* welcome back we have missed you Cece this holday season has been a struggle for me - I AM GLAD ITS OVER!!!!! hugs, Britt

(((Shawn))) I feel for you girl we (me, Paul and the girls) have been batteling this HORRID cold season ( Paul and I had pink eye - how romantic -lil Gabriella had bronchitis - Victoria and Sofia have had colds UGH!!!! - 24 hour virusus - fun fun fun here ) Beam me up Scottie! here's to a germ free 2008 feel better to you and your gang~ hugs and love, Britt

Hello, Gang, I'm back but not yet organized but wanted to join the weekly weigh in. We got back last night so I weighed in this morning. I can't begin to tell you how much I ate while I was gone! It was sinful. No one would have dared think I'd ever had WLS, that's for sure! And, I broke my cardinal rule of NO SUGAR! The first time or 2 I did it, I didn't get sick. Then, the next 2 times I got VERY SICK. I learned that if something isn't overly sweet, I might tolerate it but I'm going back to my game plan of no sugar! A family visit is stressful and my mother's memory/health isn't very good and things have to go her way or everyone is miserable. Poor thing, she wants her family around but she's so hard to deal with and just can't seem to go along with any one else's plan that she pushes everyone away. So, trying to deal with her and spend time with my sisters, brothers and daughter and son in law kept us spinning! I got very little exercise and feared I had gained 10 pounds but I actually lost .25 pound!!! SHOCKING! I've read a few posts on the board so I want to congratulate Kimberly! How wonderful! I can't believe you had to undergo another procedure Wanda! Shawn, I hope you are feeling better and never have another episode like that! Kim, I know the feeding tube is a pain but at least you have a fighting chance with that. Hope the actual eating goes better! I ate for us both the past 2 weeks! And, a big thank you to all who sent us Christmas cards! I got some before I left and some last night in all the mail my neighbor gathered for us! Stats: Beginning Weight 245.25 2 Weeks Ago: 130.75 This Week: 130.50 Loss: .25 Total Loss: 114.75 BMI: 22.4 CeCe