Roll Call!! What 'cha doing today?

Ok you guys, I've been watching and waiting and seems things are getting a little slow here. Time to stop lurking and start letting us know what's going on with you? What's everyone doing this Memorial Day? Did you do anything fun over the weekend?  Let's hear how whole WL is doing on a holiday weekend. Rhonda, are you feeling better? Angie, how are you at a couple of weeks out? Tammy, are the girls still tantalizing? And how about Mom? Jeannie, enjoying your vacation so far? I'll start Since I'm almost at goal I went to Barbara Graves and got fitted for three nice bras. Puts the girls almost to where they belong, still thinking about following in Tammy's footsteps and having them "done. Went to see the  Pirates  movie, little bit of a let down from the second, BIG let down from the first. Such is the way of movie sequels. Then we went to Dixie Cafe for dinner, had grilled catfish and black eyed pea salad. Yummy and lots of protein. DH has to work today so I'm doing laundry and hanging out with the dogs. I'm 8 lbs from goal. JoBeth is supposed to give me details on how to maintain now. For the time being she said I should be eating about 1500 cals a day......how in the heck do I do that Should be interesting. Alright....let's hear it!!!!

I guess I'll go next - I'm two weeks today and doing great.  I'm refusing to weigh until I go to my appointment with Dr. Gibbs but I know I've lost.  I'm feeling great and have managed to walk everyday since surgery.  I'm up to 30 minutes a day.   I left out Friday morning and took my middle son to stay with my sister in Alabama for a month.  It was a 6 hour trip and I drove.  I stayed there a day and then drove back.  I was tired but made it with no problem.  I was excited.  That has been the extent of my exciting Memorial Day weekend.   I admit I'm a little tired of the soft food diet - but I'm hanging in there.  There are times when it seems like I can eat more than others - but for the most part about 4 tablespoons will fill me up.  It's hard to complain when I'm not eating much anyway

My follow up appointment with Dr. Gibbs is June 6.  I'm sure you'll all hear from me on my progress at that point!

Hi Angie, Good for you for walking every day! Dr Gibbs will be very pleased. I didn't weigh until my check up, but then became obsessed to the point where DH hid my scale. Did you remember to measure yourself before surgery? If you didn't, do it now, those numbers are very important for the times the scales stop moving. Wow, one less kiddo around the house for a month. I'm sure you'll miss him. Don't think I'm up to doing a long drive like that right now. Best I'm able to do is drive to a few errands. Thinking I'll have to get a car with cruise control since driving is so different for me now. Oh well, such is life, huh? Take care

I did remember to measure - I wrote it in my food list so I wouldn't lose it.  I'm going to try and hold out and only weigh once a month.  It will be hard I know but truly I've never been a fan of the scales!   Yeah - my middle child is my home body child - he doesn't usually spend much time away from home.  But he was determined to stay with my sister this summer - she buys season tickets to a theme park that is only 5 minutes from their house - Alabama Adventure.  So that was much more appealing than "being bored at home with his mean big brother and whiny little brother" is I believe how he described it.  I just came home yesterday and he's already called 5 times.  We'll see if he actually makes it a full month. I made it through a true test tonight.  We went to Searcy to do some shopping and ended up having to eat out for dinner.  My first eating out experience - Ryans.  They had beans as one of their soups so I had some smushed up beans with a baked potato and a couple of bites of cantaloupe.  I was so proud - and my hubby was just glowing with pride.  He also felt miserable because he ate too much!  I would've had cottage cheese but I was pretty sure that it wasn't low fat.  But with all the food that is available at Ryan's I still managed to stay on my soft diet.  Yeah!

Hubby is working so I am spending the day studying for my comps.  If I plan it just right, I'll get four hours a day from now until fall and then maybe two hours a day during fall and then I'll take it in November and all that will be left will be my blasted disertation, which I'm in no hurry to write.  When hubby gets off work, we have to drive down to the valley and put a ho****er heater in the house.  We are renting it and we got a call this morning that the ho****er heater is leaking.  I figured that would happen, it's about fifteen years old.  So, we'll eat a bite on the way and hopefully this won't be an all night thing.   I am going to try on those pants you gave me.  I forgot about them although I've been wearing the shirts. 

Wow, somehow I lost two days!! Haven't been here much, trying to get all my equipment together to start back to work next Tuesday. Hope you got the water heater thing fixed quickly so you didn't have to spend too much time on it. Home repairs are the pits, even more so on a rental. We're going to start doing some things around here later in the summer. New flooring, getting rid of this horrible paint scheme the builder thought was "in", and adding some canned lights to the ceilings. Maybe it will make me like this house more....hope so. Take care, chat  again soon

blah. that sums it up. boobs fine, turned 37 on saturday, drank margaritas. not happy with much right now. kids are still kids....dog ate another pair of my flip flops and a belt. my mom doesnt really talk to me. she has yet to follow any rules, so I am not offering my help. i weigh 158....was 162 last week....retaining water. have a good day tammy

Hi yall! I feel lost on this site...I live in Mo and having surgery in Ark the MO board has mostly ignored my presence and this leaves me feeling weird about posting here.  I attend my support group meetings in Rogers. from where I am to there is the same distance to a group in Mo and none of them have Dr. Baker as a surgeon.  My consult with Dr. Baker is on THURSDAY! I am sooo excited about it. when I leave there I will have my liquid diet to start on Monday. my surgery date is on June 27th  BTW I am using Dr.Baker because he does surgery on peeps with my BMI I am a 72 this weekend we also went to see the Pirates...Im sorry Susie you didnt enjoy it. We did...maybe not as much as number 1 but its usually the first movie that is the better one in a series for sure. Loved the special effects.  other than that and going to my step-dads gravesite we stayed home and the husband and kid worked in the yard and I finished a miniature project. I look forward to working in my yard next yr.  its soo inspiring to me to see the photos and hear the stories that lets me know I will someday be able to leave my house and have a real life. nutti/Lynette

Well........Memorial Day  was spent at work . I guess I could have requested it off but want to save all my vacation and sick days so I will have plenty of paid time off for my WLS (if that day ever gets here.). I went to Dr.Gibbs seminar last Friday with my husband. I really like Dr.Gibbs and I think afterward my husband felt more at ease about the WLS. Now I have to get all my paper work to Carri from my Dr. so she can send it to my insurance. They may pay $4000 of it. I have to get information from two Dr. and it is like pulling teeth. Oh well. I really wish I could relax and learn how to let go of things I put in Gods hands. After all he can handel it way better than I can.   Sorry to hear Pirates was such a let down but its great to hear you are  only 8 lbs from goal. Thats Awsome!  Angie so glad to hear how great you are adjusting to the new life style. It gives hope and encouragement to hear your updates. Nuttiwebgirl welcme and I think you have come to the right place. This board is very helpfull and friendly.  I'm new also.

I worked Memorial Day- and spent the week getting ready to get back to school. Found out since I didn't take 2 more hours...... 20 years ago (college attempt #1) I am now in jeopardy of losing funding... Silly school... Silly Federal standards...  Saw the Pirates and LOVED it!!! Eagerly awaiting Oceans 13... (not very patiently mind you)

Walking has been hard- plantar Fasciitis sucks big time... Hoping to be pain free by Monday- second fill day!! Down 37 overall and feeling groovy!! Susan