Yes I am ALIVE and WELL!

Hello my lovely MS friends! I got chewed out AGAIN about never getting on the boards anymore. But truth be told, I have become a Canasta Addict on pogo.com. Anyway, I will get around to updating my profile soon. I was layed off (Fired) whatever you want to call it from my job as of 4/30/05. We got a 2 week notice that our store was being bought out and we had a choice to stay or leave. (New Company has no benefits and over 1/2 cut in pay) Anyway, I am now unemployeed! I have not REALLY been looking too hard. I have a field trip to Ship Island with my Step Daughter on the 13th and was scared I would not be able to go if I had just started a new job, but I am gonna start looking. I am so picky though! I have been down with a toothache for about a week now, pain comes and goes. Bummer. I hate dentists! Anyway, gonna have to do SOMETHING! I am doing poorly with my protein, jobloss to blame, I just stopped drinking it at all! I am taking my vitamins and b-1, prevacid, tums and EFFEXOR (my happy pill) But I have hit another plateau! I have to get motivated. I have worked all my life and this sitting at home is a real bummer, makes for BAD habits! Anyway, I will find something to my liking or die trying. I am down 109 lbs and from 24/26 clothes to 12/14 and 14/16. For those that know me personally, the larger of the size is because of height. But I am determined to get to my goal weight. It is just slow going right now! I am so very depressed that my shoe size has not changed AT ALL! And now that I want to wear cute clothes and SHOES, I cannot find them at all. I actually searched on line and thought I had hit pay dirt for some boots and shoes in my size (13ww) And would you believe it was a DRAG QUEEN SIGHT for MEN! And the shortest heel was like 2 1/2 inches. Heck I am already 6 ft tall, I don't want to be taller I just WANT cute girly FLAT shoes! I bought a bathing suit for the first time in probably DECADES! And it is just a plain ole LARGE! Go figure. I still find myself being pulled to plus sizes. I cannot convince my brain that I am actually getting to normal! Well folks, No major events in a while, other than I bought a bike and rode it and by butt (or lack thereof) felt like someone took a sledge hammer to my butt bone. You know I am 36 yo and never knew I had an actual BONE in there! I thought it was just all fluff! Amazing! Anyway, this time I will be back more often! I have NOTHING else to do! I love ya'll!!!! ** ARLIES! I miss seeing you at our monthly meeting!** Hugs and Kisses, Angie Sanford Meridian 325.8/216.?/ goal 165-175. -109 lbs

Angie!!!!! So good to hear that you are alive and kicking!!! Don't be hard on yourself, the job loss would have resulted in a weight GAIN before WLS, huh? So keep it in perspective! I am so proud of you! You must be so tiny!!! Now, I hate I missed the meeting last night, but it was a rough day...nothing and I mean NOTHING set well with me yesterday.....so I couldn't bear to go and hear the stories of being sick!! And then eating.....euuuuu!!!!!! But I am so please with you! Hopefully will see you next month or in Walmart or somewhere....Please step up to me and identify yourself, cause I may very well not recognize you!!!! Love ya to bits and back again! Smoochies Arlies

Hey girl... You need to change that picture cause you know it doesnt even look like you! Are you going to be able to come to the bash on June 5th? I hope so!

Angie, I am so glad that I got to see you last nite at the support group meeting. And Christine is so right, you need to change that pic ... it looks nothing like you. You have lost so much weight and changed so much in appearences. But you are still my HYPER ANGIE You always make me smile cause you are always the same. I sure hope that you get to go the 5th to H'burg for the picnic. Love ya girl!! Jo THIS IS FOR BECKY (hope she reads this post, lol) BECKY I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE SHIRTS WERE A $1 MORE WHEN I PAID YOU LAST NITE, I WILL GIVE YOU THE $2 THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU