Happy Thursday Morning!

And a good morning to all you Cali people from the desert!!!

Great WWW yesterday a lot of significant weight losses....most noteably....YES you JEAN who made it to the onderlands!!! That is the most exciting thing as far as I am conerned making it under 200 lbs!!! I am so happy for you Jean...you are doing great!

That is not to say that all the rest of you are not doing good...you guys are out there rockin that tool!! I could not be happier for you. I am anxious to have Stevo add up the weight loss for this week. It is so exciting and can you even imagine how it is going to be at the end of the year when you see the grand total of our WWW post laid out in black and white the pounds lost!! YIKES!!!

Monica W I was glad to see you back posting. I know what you mean about bringing sick kids around. Everytime Ava's cousins come around (Sandy's twin sisters kids) Ava has gotten a cold. Cole and Alena always have snifflin noses!! I hope that the both of you get better soon!

Chris R....I am so happy that you are back posting too!!!I am dying to see a new pic of you...you have to be pint size now!

Harriet...that pic....OMG is all I can say...you are doing great and NO you are not going to jinx yourself by saying the numbers!

Anyone hear from Jaime C lately????

Kristin like I said in the post...good on you for bringing back WDYET!!!

Vicki....so so happy that Mr. Mike is going to be home in a week. I know you are thrilled and you sure could use some extra tender lovin care girl!!! hehehehehehehehe

LisaB how is DianeC doing???? Are you going to see her today? I sure hope that we all can get together before I have to go back to work! You are doing super fantastic on your wl Lisa....doesn't it feel grand???

Paula glad you are home healing!

Lola...OMG you trying to set a record with the wl in a week? You go girl!

Maureen you always make me laugh with your stories....maybe you have come across something to make some extra bucks...market bra's as dog chews!

Jodi you know I was going to watch BB this season as I never have and guess what? I forgot to tape it! What a dork I am!

Speaking of shows....I am going to LA this weekend with my friend who is getting her final audition for Deal or No Deal...how cool is that?

SueBee I hope you are doing okay...I am very sorry to hear that your camping trip turned on a sour note. Thank God Gary and Celest were there to help you. I can imagine you are pretty sore and thankfully alive! Prayers and good vibes go out to you!

Rhonda....one more day now and good on you for quitting smoking...that is just awesome!!!!

Kim S....don't stress about the weight gain...I know it seems weird about why did I gain I am doing things right. Well you body is being bratty and do not worry. Keep up the routine....switch it up a bit and get more water in and a bit more exercise and I am sure you will see that scale move in no time whatsoever! Just DONT get discouraged!

Linda...you are doing great! Hope you are feeling good!

Julia...good to see you posting...and I you have done well this week also!

Kim you impress me with the knitting...something I was NEVER good at! Now you had better get tha****er in that bod of yours little Missy!

Pam I was a slow loser for sure...just do not get discouraged either. Just do what your surgeon tells you to do and the weight will come off. I also agree with the slower loser thing too....I also think it gives your body time to adjust!

Katt you are doing great with your wl in spite of being confined to a wheelchair. Just think about how the pounds are going to fly off once you can get around!

Catt and don't worry you will get yourself back on track and get those pants loose again!

Rachel how are you doing on your 5DPT thingie? I know you can rock it girl!

Janeene...6/10th of pd is good...you have to think...better than gaining it!

Little Michele don't ya just love getting those kuddo's from people when they see you! Inches are just as good as pounds, I think. I have had some compliments this week...one from a trainer who had not seen me for a long time and another guy in the shop where I get my pedi's....always feels good...so take them and enjoy them kuddo's and them lost pounds and inches!

Kelly you go girl!!! You really are doing great!

Carol you just have to get a mindset about going out and going to the gym regardless of what you are doing. I know I have had to push myself to exercise, but it is paying off big time!!! Want a bootie kick????LOL

Liz R if you are reading this...PM me your address!

LuLu...where are you??????

Well gang...I have blabbered enough...the fingers need a break! I hope you all have a great day...and remember to drink tha****er!!! Also just because I did not personally shout you out...doesn't mean I do not care!

 

PEACE OUT!!!!  

 

 

Good Morning Janine and Cali Crew,

I am going to enjoy and take advantage of this "honeymoon phase" before WLS I was happy to lose a pound.  I can't beleive I have lost this much already.  I am so excited.

Yay to Jean on making it to wonderland.  Weigh to go.

Julia, Hope you are feeling better.  I know it's gotta be hard to have to give yourself shots daily, but I hope you are feeling better now that you are home.  Take care

Katt, I saw your new pics.  Looks like you had a blast even in your wheelchair

Janine, once again you amaze me with your ability to remember everyone.  Your one of a kind

I hope everyone has a great Thursday

Linda

Yes, Linda, I am feeling better and better each day!    No more injections--the INR level is up into the "good" range--but I had to go to my PCP today and again tomorrow to recheck it, to make sure my coumoudin dose is just right.

Janine, I will.  OMG we got all of Lindsey's Sr. pics yesterday.  All I can say again is OMG.  I will have her show me how to add them here and resize them.  Well, the rest of the week is going to be flippin busy.  We are moving our office across the street so Joann and I have to get the office packed (finished) and moved.  The movers are coming on Saturday then we have to upack it all.  ugh.  There are other issues too that are quite stressful so it boils down no weekend off for me.  I am not sure when I will take the time off.  I am actually thinking that I will take some midweek time off.  Actually maybe a MOnday to take Lindsey to get a few items for school and that will be it.
HAve a great day you all.  and Janine.  I will pm you.
Liz

Good Morning Janine and crew

Well thanks for the compliments - I am pretty excited about this milestone and more determined than ever to get off the rest of the poundage.  I am going to a free Seminar on Sat in Anaheim/Garden Grove given by Dr. Katzen - just to get an idea of PS....

Now as for me...yesterday I cleaned out the closet again and am getting rid of lots of TO BIG things...in the process of doing the laundry to get all of these things clean...I slammed my toe into the wall (the toe next to the baby toe) and low and behold I do believe it is broken....It is all swollen and black and blue...and Hurts like a motha....oh well, I am a klutz for sure.  I know there is nothing to be done for a broken toe so I just deal with it....

Today I am making a costco run with my sis then going to try and get in some exercise as well.

Janine -  you are so the bomb with your shout outs in the am's...

Julia - hope all is going well - let us know how you are doing with the self injections....I know they can be a b**ch but hang in there girl.

Diane C - Hope you are on the mend.  Can't wait to meet up with you for lunch with Lisa B when you are up for it.

To all the rest of my cali buds - have a great day....

Jean, congrats on making it to Onderland!! How exciting. I can't wait to post that I've made it there. =) Sorry about your toe, but you're right. There is really nothing you can do about it. I broke my baby toe years ago and what the dr. did was take medical tape and wrap it with the toe next to it as a splint. Did this for 6 weeks and was good a new. Hope it gets better soon. love & hugs. =)

Happy Thursday everyone!

Know what that means, right??? Yeah, tomorrow is TGIF! WoooooWhoooo!!! I am truly looking forward to this weekend as I have nothing much on the agenda after over a month of anxiety, worry and stress. I have only now started processing what has happened to my family and I. It'll take time but we will find our peace with the situation. All in good time.

This morning D has a colonoscopy and we check in at 9 so I won't be heading in to wor****il I get him back home and settled in. I had to giggle some yesterday when I got home from work and watched him running back and forth to the bathroom. I remember the bowel prep all too well from my WL surgery! LOL I had to remind him no coffee this morning when he reached for a mug. Poor guy.... I hate that nothing to eat/drink thing before a proceedure.

Oh yeah, yesterdays WWW weight lost was a respectable - 45.6 pounds! You are right Janine... the total at the end of this year looks like it will be eye popping!

Wishing you and all the Cali Crew a Terrific Thursday Janine!
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Good morning Janine and Cali!

Yesterday was a long day for sure. Went to work a half hour early, went tothe dentist at lunch time (2.5hours) and worked 45 minutes late to try to make up the time. Man my mouth is still sore this morning and I get to go back next wed. Yikes.

This afternoon is chiropractor and tomorrow is my PCP to hopefully find out where this pain is coming from. I'm REALLY tired of all this S%^! and ready to feel good again.

Kudos to everyone on WWW yesterday. Weigh to go Cali!

Hope everyone has a great day and tomorrow is Friday!
Sue

Morning Janine & Everyone.
Well yesterday I had another interview, who knows, lol. I didnt sleep good that night so all I wanted to was take a nice nap. Then at 1200 the phone rings and it is Kaiser, "can you some in at 200 TODAY for your Pre Op? We are trying to clear Friday up a little." Ummm ok, so no nap for me. Ate lunch and went to my appt. The PA was really nice, we talked over the whole thing, looked at some pics, did some measurements and took pics. I got my antibiotic and Tylenol with Codiene prescriptions and boom good to go for Tuesday. The one thing I dont like about Kaiser is they can give me no idea what size I will be because they HAVE to take out like 450 grams, no matter what. Kaisers rules. Oh well. It took forever at the pharmacy!!! Then the traffic home, dang long day. Now all I have to do is wait for the surgery center to call and tell me what time to be there Tuesday!!! Not nervous at all, wonder if that will come. Today I am so happy to say I have NO plans, well check on resumes ect. 
Everyone is doing so good on their weight loss!! I want to lose about 10 more pounds, but even with the 5 day pouch test I still bounce between the same 4 pounds. Even with more exercising, so I guess my body is happy where it is.?.?
Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Be good to yourselves and those around you!!

Hey missy!
First off~ you dont need to lose another 10 lbs. (I know, you may THINK you do) but, you are GORGEOUS where you are.  PLUS, yes- your body is going to settle.  Besides, you ARE going to lose some weight after your tata's are whacked off, remember??  (yes, I am still jealous!)

Secondly- I sure hope that something comes up with the job situation for you soon. I know how that has to be stressing you out and you don't need that before your surgery.

Thirdly- I ran across a post on the main board yesterday (I was SO bored!!) that says that the 5day pouch test is no bueno because it screws with our metabolism.  I wish I had kept it and posted it on here to share, but I got caught up reading the crap over there.

FOURTHLY- LOL. Love and miss you.  Wish that I could be down there to come visit you in the hospital (are you even staying overnight, I cant remember) or at least help you out if you needed it.

HUGS!
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