I'm going to post separately about my Mom in a minute but I wanted to at least post my weigh-in now. I've been doing okay food-wise, I guess. Actually, I haven't had much of an appetite for food but I've been having a few drinks just about every day. Don't worry though - I'm not letting it get out of control. I haven't been watching my protein intake or carb intake lately or exercising at all. I'm just wiped out. But once this is all over I plan on getting back on track. I am losing and gaining the same 3 lbs every week but I can tell I am losing muscle tone. One day soon I'll be back on my game. Here are my stats for this week. Not sure what they were last week - I think they were the same. Starting weight: 233+ Last week: 138? This week: 138.4 Gain: .4? Hugs to all, Susan

Wanda, I'm beginning to think your PS just likes playing with your breasts and wants to keep you coming back to him!!! Just teasing! I hope this latest little procedure makes you happy and you won't need another! Yuck, taking out an internal stitch. Oh, by the way, when I had x-rays at the chiropractor, he said I had a staple or internal stitch showing on the x-ray and pointed it out to me!!! I have more to say but we're headed out to dinner - our dinner "date" just called! CeCe

Oh CeCe...I'm so jealous of how you spend your days. I would love it! I still can't exercise because of my latest breast surgery. I saw the ps this week and he took out an internal stitch so that the breast would drop a little bit. If it helped at all, I can't tell it! So depressing. I agreed to let him do it, then remembered that the stitches are INTERNAL and that meant that I had to be opened up again. OK--it was just a tiny incision but I'm so sick of being cut! He says that he wants to do one more surgery o make them perfect. We will see about that. I may settle for less than perfect. I am starting to realize that I will never get over my anemia as long as my menstrual cycles are so heavy. It's insane. I must be entering menapause. My age just blows my mind, because I feel 25! I guess my body knows that I am NOT. Too bad. I will have to start taking hormones at some point in the near future. I'm sorry that you are having trouble with your back. I know that can make you miserable. My last vertebrae is broken and I have some paralysis because of it. It worries me sometimes of how I may be as I get older. The good news is Randy got to fly home this weekend! Yeah! We are still working on a goal of getting our house paid off so that we have more employment options. We're down to $47,239!! We're so close I can almost taste being debt-free! My kids and grandkids are coming today and will spend the night tonight. My daughter's husband left her on Mother's day. I hope this is the final time. Out of the ten years that they have been married, she knows of him cheating ten times! He's an alcholic and a terrible father. I'm so sick of putting up with him. He is living with his girlfriend now, but they are having problems because she caught him cheating on her! What did she expect? Duh. The sad thing is--I know that my daughter will take him back when he's ready to come home. This girl can't possible have my DNA! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend! Wanda

Shawn, Your Memorial Day weekend sounds so AMERICAN and nostalgic! How wonderful that your son is home on leave and participating in the 21 gun salute. However, I'm so sorry that you son has to be in Iraq at ALL. Take lots of pictures and videos of the 3 kids in the parade. You can torture them showing them in 10 years! And, happy birthday to Chloe! You have a wonderful family, Shawn! I have only one daughter so I cannot imagine raising SIX! I had a hard enough time raising ONE! Post when you can but I know how it is when you have family visiting! Have FUN and try not to worry about a thing! CeCe

I also am trying to get back into the groove. I am eating way too many sweets and am having a really hard time getting that under control. I did get in 30 minutes on the elliptical yesterday and I will do that again today at work. We're going to the lake for the weekend my Dad is back from Arizona and up there so it will be good to see him we haven't seen him since last fall. It's not suppose to be really warm but I hope to get my flowers planted at the lake. We usually have a get together with my family it's the big kick-off to summer. Everyone have a fabulous weekend. Deb