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Hello Brenda....thanks for the reply.
Yes, I don't and wouldn't want to lead this guy on. I am talking with him tonight and doing just as you suggested. I hope he can be a friend. A male friend of mine, Dawayne, said he doesn't think Dick will go for that...the word is out that Dick is pretty interested in me and has been for asking around about me for awhile now. At least I will try to be his friend.
As for the trip.....the more I read everyones replies the more I feel I need to listen to that little voice inside. I will let you know.
Thank you again...you are a good friend and I am glad you took the time to give me your opinion.
Hugs....connie d
Yes, I don't and wouldn't want to lead this guy on. I am talking with him tonight and doing just as you suggested. I hope he can be a friend. A male friend of mine, Dawayne, said he doesn't think Dick will go for that...the word is out that Dick is pretty interested in me and has been for asking around about me for awhile now. At least I will try to be his friend.
As for the trip.....the more I read everyones replies the more I feel I need to listen to that little voice inside. I will let you know.
Thank you again...you are a good friend and I am glad you took the time to give me your opinion.
Hugs....connie d
Janet.....that is exactly the first thing my very dear friend, Dawayne told me today!! Dawayne said I am just too sweet and it scares the hell out of men!!
I have never been the *****maybe I need to think about changing my ways.....LOL!!! When you look around you see alot of *****y women!! Maybe they are on to something!!!!!!
Thanks for the reply ....you are a swetheart!!
Hugs......connie d
I have never been the *****maybe I need to think about changing my ways.....LOL!!! When you look around you see alot of *****y women!! Maybe they are on to something!!!!!!
Thanks for the reply ....you are a swetheart!!
Hugs......connie d
Laureen... Aloha and thanks for the thread start.
My dear girl... you ARE BEAUTIFUL!! I thought so 50 lbs. ago.......and you were then, but you are turning into an even more beautiful butterfly as you shrink before our eyes. It is so inspirational for the newcomers AND us old timers to see for ourselves one of us transform from large, clumsy, restricted bodies, into powerful, strong, free moving bodies that can LIVE without dragging around an extra person. My extra person weighed 167 lbs!! It boggles my mind when I think in those terms....carrying around a whole person. How did I ever get up stairs or even to my car? Thank you for reminding me how wonderful it feels to have others recognize your success. I got chicken skin reading about the words you heard at the party. Ahhhhhhhh, it is wonderful!
Yesterday was my day with the babies at Maui Memorial Hospital. Would you believe I had 10??? Ten little munchkins to bring to my office and have all to myself for the time it took to test their hearing. I actually love it when they are fussy and I get to do my "tutu thing" and pick them up and cuddle and coo. They come in all sizes and shapes, and colors. I had a little 5 lb. 1 oz. darling yesterday that was do delicate I worried about hurting her just putting the little plastic probe in her tiny ear. She passed the hearing test with flying colors!! What a little doll baby! It was nice that all the babies yesterday had happy parents, too...no drug babies, or babies being given up for adoption. That is very tricky from my perspective if the babies are still with the mothers in their rooms.. I cannot act all happy and bubbly with them....just matter of fact...."I am the newborn hearing screener, I am here to test your baby's hearing." No "Oh, what a gorgeous little munchkin!!" I know you know what I'm talking about. The four babies I had took me about 4 hours.........and I had a terrific backache when I came home. I laid on the floor with my feet up on the couch, and that helped a lot.
I thought for sure this morning I would have put on a couple of pounds because of all that I ate last night. Here's what I had: two tacos (meat, cheese, onions, tomatos, lettuce), two skinny cow ice cream sandwiches, two Zone bars (dark chocolate...yum), grapes, and a banana! (over about a five-hour period) But this morning I'm still at 154! I know some of you are asking "And this is a problem because.........?" Well, it worries me a bit that if I were to eat what I used to eat...maybe 1000 calories a day, I would keep on losing! I have to force myself to eat just to keep this weight on! I am pretty sure it has to do with malabsorbtion. My doctor in Honolulu did say that if I kept losing he would have to look into a malabsorbtion problem.
The sun just popped up over the ocean, and it's time for me to go read the Sunday paper and enjoy this gorgeous morning.
So many of you are doing wonderful things, and having such successes with your WLS. I could not be happier for you. Those of you struggling, please hang in there, and share your thoughts and feelings in here......this is a fabulous place to be heard, cared for and helped.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
My dear girl... you ARE BEAUTIFUL!! I thought so 50 lbs. ago.......and you were then, but you are turning into an even more beautiful butterfly as you shrink before our eyes. It is so inspirational for the newcomers AND us old timers to see for ourselves one of us transform from large, clumsy, restricted bodies, into powerful, strong, free moving bodies that can LIVE without dragging around an extra person. My extra person weighed 167 lbs!! It boggles my mind when I think in those terms....carrying around a whole person. How did I ever get up stairs or even to my car? Thank you for reminding me how wonderful it feels to have others recognize your success. I got chicken skin reading about the words you heard at the party. Ahhhhhhhh, it is wonderful!
Yesterday was my day with the babies at Maui Memorial Hospital. Would you believe I had 10??? Ten little munchkins to bring to my office and have all to myself for the time it took to test their hearing. I actually love it when they are fussy and I get to do my "tutu thing" and pick them up and cuddle and coo. They come in all sizes and shapes, and colors. I had a little 5 lb. 1 oz. darling yesterday that was do delicate I worried about hurting her just putting the little plastic probe in her tiny ear. She passed the hearing test with flying colors!! What a little doll baby! It was nice that all the babies yesterday had happy parents, too...no drug babies, or babies being given up for adoption. That is very tricky from my perspective if the babies are still with the mothers in their rooms.. I cannot act all happy and bubbly with them....just matter of fact...."I am the newborn hearing screener, I am here to test your baby's hearing." No "Oh, what a gorgeous little munchkin!!" I know you know what I'm talking about. The four babies I had took me about 4 hours.........and I had a terrific backache when I came home. I laid on the floor with my feet up on the couch, and that helped a lot.
I thought for sure this morning I would have put on a couple of pounds because of all that I ate last night. Here's what I had: two tacos (meat, cheese, onions, tomatos, lettuce), two skinny cow ice cream sandwiches, two Zone bars (dark chocolate...yum), grapes, and a banana! (over about a five-hour period) But this morning I'm still at 154! I know some of you are asking "And this is a problem because.........?" Well, it worries me a bit that if I were to eat what I used to eat...maybe 1000 calories a day, I would keep on losing! I have to force myself to eat just to keep this weight on! I am pretty sure it has to do with malabsorbtion. My doctor in Honolulu did say that if I kept losing he would have to look into a malabsorbtion problem.
The sun just popped up over the ocean, and it's time for me to go read the Sunday paper and enjoy this gorgeous morning.
So many of you are doing wonderful things, and having such successes with your WLS. I could not be happier for you. Those of you struggling, please hang in there, and share your thoughts and feelings in here......this is a fabulous place to be heard, cared for and helped.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
Karen,
It was so nice to read about your screening babies, they are so precious, blank slates with lots to fill up tablet after tablet of the lives they will one day lead. . .
Thanks, too, for your kind words, one of the things about yesterday which I did not go into, was how I used to be very intimidated by that sort of social event and would generally stay in the background watching everyone have a good time, wishing I could be like them and how I would leave as early as I could find a plausible excuse to do so. . . not so yesterday, I was on the dance floor having a great time, intermingling with the guests and stayed for the entire party and when I left it was a feeling inside of satisfaction with a new sense of confidence about myself, heaven knows I've been working on myself for many years now, but because I was fat, I somehow felt less valuable, it's changing and I do not mean it in an arrogant way, but in the way that I am coming into my own person and while I'm still a work in progress (aren't we all), I mostly like what I'm seeing and feeling. . . I'm sure you get what I'm talking about. . .
Anyway, I hope you had a good day, enjoyed reading your newspaper and whatever else it was you chose to do.
Hugs, L
It was so nice to read about your screening babies, they are so precious, blank slates with lots to fill up tablet after tablet of the lives they will one day lead. . .
Thanks, too, for your kind words, one of the things about yesterday which I did not go into, was how I used to be very intimidated by that sort of social event and would generally stay in the background watching everyone have a good time, wishing I could be like them and how I would leave as early as I could find a plausible excuse to do so. . . not so yesterday, I was on the dance floor having a great time, intermingling with the guests and stayed for the entire party and when I left it was a feeling inside of satisfaction with a new sense of confidence about myself, heaven knows I've been working on myself for many years now, but because I was fat, I somehow felt less valuable, it's changing and I do not mean it in an arrogant way, but in the way that I am coming into my own person and while I'm still a work in progress (aren't we all), I mostly like what I'm seeing and feeling. . . I'm sure you get what I'm talking about. . .
Anyway, I hope you had a good day, enjoyed reading your newspaper and whatever else it was you chose to do.
Hugs, L
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Hello to all my OFF family,
I got up and went to Sunday School. (I teach 2rd and 4th grade) I had 8 today and was by myself. They sure keep me on my toes. I try to have a project for them to take something home each Sunday. Sometimes we get to it and others we don't . They know that if they don't behave and let me get through the lesson with them then we don't do the project!! Works for me.
DH and I went and had Chinese for lunch. I ate no rice!! Had some chicken and broccoli and terryaki chicken on a stick. It is the first time I have tried to eat Chinese since surgery and it worked ok. Won't do it again for a long time though. LOL
Went to a family reunion yesterday and met cousins I never knew I had. The last one was in 1957!!!! Yeah 51 years. My mom is 80 and she met cousins that she had never seen. It was great!! We have another 200 or so relatives!!!! LOL
Well, enough about me. I hope this finds you all doing well and having a great Sunday!!!
I got up and went to Sunday School. (I teach 2rd and 4th grade) I had 8 today and was by myself. They sure keep me on my toes. I try to have a project for them to take something home each Sunday. Sometimes we get to it and others we don't . They know that if they don't behave and let me get through the lesson with them then we don't do the project!! Works for me.
DH and I went and had Chinese for lunch. I ate no rice!! Had some chicken and broccoli and terryaki chicken on a stick. It is the first time I have tried to eat Chinese since surgery and it worked ok. Won't do it again for a long time though. LOL
Went to a family reunion yesterday and met cousins I never knew I had. The last one was in 1957!!!! Yeah 51 years. My mom is 80 and she met cousins that she had never seen. It was great!! We have another 200 or so relatives!!!! LOL
Well, enough about me. I hope this finds you all doing well and having a great Sunday!!!
Vera LapBand 8/12/2008
Hi Laureen and my OFF family:
It is an overcast day here and kind of cool. My body is not liking it at all. I woke up with pain all down my right side. I tried to get through without taking a vicodin but that didn't last too long ... had to do it. Ah well. I tried the heat/massage pad, but it didn't work so well. Then I got up to make coffee after finishing my AchievOne and decided to get the vicodin too. The vicodin and the ice pack helped a bit more; then I went back to the massage pad and I feel a little bit better, just sleepy now despite four cups of Starbucks Anniversary Blend coffee (it's delicious ... even Diva likes it). Back and knees and shoulders still hurt though.
Talked to my mom today ... she didn't go to my brother's house for the combination birthday party for my sister-in-law and brother yesterday. She has been having problems with diarrhea lately. I hope she goes to the doctor soon for it and doesn't wait until she has to call the paramedics (she does that a little too often now).
I started putting up my Halloween decorations yesterday ... they look nice ... the cats had fun climbing in the boxes and Scooter loves chewing on the plastic bubble wrap. (don't know why, but Scooter likes plastic ... I have to scold him sometimes when he starts to munch on it.) I have a few more to put up so I can put away the rest of the boxes, but not much left. I can't put up the front windows stuff until Oct. 1 or the condo police will complain. But they can't do anything about the stuff in my living room, so I can enjoy it as long as I want.
Not much planned for today. I have a little bit of laundry I should do, but probably won't because I have no energy. Laureen, I just love your new photo ... you look great! Margo, I'm eager to hear of your new plans. Brenda, sorry you are not feeling well ... I hate getting a cold. Since I starting having to take iron, I have to take vitamin C too, and have had very few colds. I don't know if there's a correlation, but I'd like to think so.
Well, I need some lunch. Haven't decided what yet, but I'm hungry. I had thought about making the crockpot chicken parmesan but it's too late it ... I would be eating at midnight! Maybe next weekend.
Have a good day ... off to watch baseball/football.
It is an overcast day here and kind of cool. My body is not liking it at all. I woke up with pain all down my right side. I tried to get through without taking a vicodin but that didn't last too long ... had to do it. Ah well. I tried the heat/massage pad, but it didn't work so well. Then I got up to make coffee after finishing my AchievOne and decided to get the vicodin too. The vicodin and the ice pack helped a bit more; then I went back to the massage pad and I feel a little bit better, just sleepy now despite four cups of Starbucks Anniversary Blend coffee (it's delicious ... even Diva likes it). Back and knees and shoulders still hurt though.
Talked to my mom today ... she didn't go to my brother's house for the combination birthday party for my sister-in-law and brother yesterday. She has been having problems with diarrhea lately. I hope she goes to the doctor soon for it and doesn't wait until she has to call the paramedics (she does that a little too often now).
I started putting up my Halloween decorations yesterday ... they look nice ... the cats had fun climbing in the boxes and Scooter loves chewing on the plastic bubble wrap. (don't know why, but Scooter likes plastic ... I have to scold him sometimes when he starts to munch on it.) I have a few more to put up so I can put away the rest of the boxes, but not much left. I can't put up the front windows stuff until Oct. 1 or the condo police will complain. But they can't do anything about the stuff in my living room, so I can enjoy it as long as I want.
Not much planned for today. I have a little bit of laundry I should do, but probably won't because I have no energy. Laureen, I just love your new photo ... you look great! Margo, I'm eager to hear of your new plans. Brenda, sorry you are not feeling well ... I hate getting a cold. Since I starting having to take iron, I have to take vitamin C too, and have had very few colds. I don't know if there's a correlation, but I'd like to think so.
Well, I need some lunch. Haven't decided what yet, but I'm hungry. I had thought about making the crockpot chicken parmesan but it's too late it ... I would be eating at midnight! Maybe next weekend.
Have a good day ... off to watch baseball/football.
Hi All,
forgot to post on Linda's thread that while I stopped in Kmart yesterday, I noticed they have their Christmas displays up!!! Yes, Christmas trees all decorated and lit!!! In September!!
No one was in that area buying anything cuz it was 82 here yesterday and people up here don't usually shop till in the spirit with much cooler weather and a few snow flakes flying about. I usually buy gifts all year long to send at Christmas but as far as Christmas decorations this early...no way.
I don't really have time to address each person here today..have lots to do before I get back to work tomorrow...
Have a great day and great week everyone!!!!
Alice
forgot to post on Linda's thread that while I stopped in Kmart yesterday, I noticed they have their Christmas displays up!!! Yes, Christmas trees all decorated and lit!!! In September!!
No one was in that area buying anything cuz it was 82 here yesterday and people up here don't usually shop till in the spirit with much cooler weather and a few snow flakes flying about. I usually buy gifts all year long to send at Christmas but as far as Christmas decorations this early...no way.
I don't really have time to address each person here today..have lots to do before I get back to work tomorrow...
Have a great day and great week everyone!!!!
Alice
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I am like a bad penny because I am back again. I just had to post again.
It is such a joy to listen to all of my sisters and brothers sharing about their lives. It brings joy to my heart. I care so much about each and every one of you and I am so happy that we are all enjoying our wonderful lives.
I know that before wls I thought that I had a life and now that I know what a real life is I know that I was just existing. I know that there is so much out there waiting for all of us. All we have to do is reach out and grab it and live it to the fullest and know that they are all gifts to us from God. I am so happy that all of you have what you have. Life is truly a gift to us and we all must use it to the best of our ability.
Thanks for allowing me to be a special part of this family and know that I appreciate everything that you have given to me. God is great and so is my OFF family.
It is such a joy to listen to all of my sisters and brothers sharing about their lives. It brings joy to my heart. I care so much about each and every one of you and I am so happy that we are all enjoying our wonderful lives.
I know that before wls I thought that I had a life and now that I know what a real life is I know that I was just existing. I know that there is so much out there waiting for all of us. All we have to do is reach out and grab it and live it to the fullest and know that they are all gifts to us from God. I am so happy that all of you have what you have. Life is truly a gift to us and we all must use it to the best of our ability.
Thanks for allowing me to be a special part of this family and know that I appreciate everything that you have given to me. God is great and so is my OFF family.
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
Brenda,
We are all blessed by the journey and people WLS has brought into our lives and we are all enriched by your presence as well!
Hugs, L
We are all blessed by the journey and people WLS has brought into our lives and we are all enriched by your presence as well!
Hugs, L
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
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