Well....didja think I fell off the earth ?

Wow, sounds like it's working for you.  Do you stay on the 2 protein shakes/drinks a day and salad until you reach goal? I do find the more carbs I eat the more I want.  I need to stay with the complex carbs and not the white bad ones :-) Thanks for sharing I may give this puppy a try.  I too thought the dryer was shrinking my tops hehehe, not!!! You are doing great, keep it up!!!  I will come here more often as I need to get back on track as well. It's great to see you.... Take care, Kathy

Hi Surfer Girl, You bring back fond memories.  My surgery was 2/11/04.  2004 and 05 were great years on the board for me.  I miss all the people from back then.  Loved your posts and hope to see more of you now. Congrats on your upcoming 5 year anniversery. I know you'll get off those extra pounds with determination.  It's funny that I as many others was never warned that we would get to our lowest weight and then gain ~ 15 pounds as our final goal weight. Don't be a stranger, Paula

Hey Hey Paula......(sounds like a song title to me) Times on OH have certainly changed.  Its nothing like it used to be...but then nothing ever is....progress doncha know. I'll be around and I'll start posting again I'm sure.  I miss all my old friends too....like Lynda and Joann from Boston and Jane and Tek....well....thats another issue.  But I'll keep coming back and posting....

Hi, Charlie!!!  I HAVE missed you!  We always go to Ponce Inlet for a week in July and whenever I'd see your postings, I'd think about that area and dream!  LOL  Welcome back - I'm sorry you're struggling.  I guess we all have to go through it, huh?!?  Good luck and good golfing!!!!

Hey Connie....Ponce Inlet....thats just down the road.  I live in the Shores....which is just a few minutes from Ponce Inlet.  As I tell anyone coming this way...let me know when and I'll email my contact info and maybe we can get together for some steamed shrimpies at DJs..... I love meeting WLS friends and gabbing about it.....we learn so much and make new friends.....so let me know.  July is open for me.....

That sounds like fun, Charlie!!  We will have our two daughters w/us (24 and 22) so it'd be just for dinner probably but that would be great!  We will arrive late on Saturday, July 21 and leave early on Saturday, July 28.  They have Thursday planned for my early birthday celebration, but any other day that week would be great.  Just e-mail me your number and what day would be good for you.  (You can wait til closer to the time - I know this is too early to plan.)  Looking forward to it!! 

Charlie's back     Charlie's back    Charlie's back   I have missed you so very much!!!  It's strange your timing as I just put out a red alert to my support group that it's not cutting it.  I want to start one for just us WLS grads and deal with all our issues.  I was so focused when I was losing I couldn't imagine what anyone was talking about if they said they had gained.  Well, I too found myself putting on some pounds and had to ask myself the hard questions.  More importantly take ownership for those pounds and get back to basics.  You being here Charlie, we will do it together ok?  My anniversary is 8/30 and I want to be back down to 118-122 and my body fat  back to where it was before PS. I love you girl and you tell it like it is!!!!!! Take care, Kathy

Hey GF...did you get my email?  We gotta talk........

Let me wrap up a couple of things and I will call you in a few mins.....

I'm home....I walked over to Publix to get my yogurt.  Lynda M. 'introduced' me to Fage yogurt when I visited her in Fort Myers a couple of weeks ago.  It's 2% and only has 120 calories.  Like her, I add a tablespoon of sugar free strawberry jam and a packet of Splenda...and its to die for.  The best yogurt without all the additives...and the best part is...it keeps me from being hungry for a long time.  They order it special for me...so as soon as it comes in, I go buy it up....Dougie likes it too.   I'm looking forward to having it for breakfast tomorrow morning.... Maybe I'll just call you...since I'm home....