Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 , Thank you, this is beautiful and reflects what I know we are feeling here. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 Yes, , you have captured so well the ache we all feel in our hearts and souls. Sandy Re: yesterday , Thank you, this is beautiful and reflects what I know we are feeling here. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 Wow ! Your poem (Awakening.) is beautiful and oozes love. It so reflects I feel and Im sure how alot of ppl feel too. Thankyou so much for sharing.... SUE Ruby-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 In a message dated 7/1/2003 11:19:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lilmame@... writes: > I grabbed by > ankle.I was jazzed!!!!!Lillie Hi Lillie! What a wonderful milestone -- congratulations! Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 > Went to water arobics yesterday for the first time in a year.( Still waiting > for my insision to open but figured why not start anyway) And at the end > when we do some strecting we pull our foot up from the back and grab our > ankles. Well before I could get a hold of my shoe and pull up that way on my > right side but could even touch my left ankle. Well yeaterday I grabbed by > ankle.I was jazzed!!!!!Lillie > > > If you educate a man , you educate one person. But if you educate a woman, > you educate a family. > > DS 4/30 338 > 5/6 341 > 6/9 311 that is so great- congrats to you. i love hearing these success stories. my surgery is on sept 8th and i am so excited. i feel like an angel is looking over me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 > Went to water arobics yesterday for the first time in a year.( > Still waiting for my insision to open but figured why not start anyway) And at the end when we do some strecting we pull our foot up from the back and grab our ankles. Well before I could get a hold of my shoe and pull up that way on my right side but could even touch my left ankle. Well yeaterday I grabbed by > > ankle.I was jazzed!!!!!Lillie Huge congrats! Lillie You are doing so great. And remember to rejoice in these little milestones, as you did, because you will need these to remind you of the miracle when the dreaded plateau hits. Remember to measure yourself too, this kept me from hari-cari many of times. Keep up the good work, and the joy in the journey...this is just the begining! Sharon in onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 Hey Guys, I absolutely hate my hubbys old beat up Ford ranger pickup. Well he is making some " under the table cash by delivering Phone books this week. Anyway, I wasn't ever able to drive it much as I never able to fit behind the steering wheel. It was so small and my belly would rub so bad I could hardly steer. Anyway, I went with him and and drove the truck while they each took one side of the street delivering! My belly didn't even touch the wheel. I don't understand...I look at myself and I see so much fat left, but then something like this happens and I can't figure it out. Like last night left her jogging shorts in my room. They were a little baggy on her, and I thought... " I'm gonna try it " . Anyway they weren't baggy but they fit...LOL. She was seething!! Where I have belly she has hips! I think if I had a panni, My hips would be smaller than hers...(But don't tell her that!) in Bama http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html Pictures- http://f2.pg.photos./Melleedawn Surgery- RNY to DS revision on12/6 -377.5 12/17 - 346.5 ( minus 31lbs) 02/12-330.0 (minus 47.5 lbs) 05/12- 304.8 (minus 72.7 lbs)-BMI now 48 06/22- 290.8 (minus 86.7)BMI 46. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Congratulations, Lillie, on finding out what life is all about...being happy with our choices (and making informed choices in the first place)! LOL Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Ahhh, Pat, you have such a wonderful attitude! I'm glad the food was good and Ruthie reigns queen of the turkey and ham! LOL Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2003 Report Share Posted November 28, 2003 Nice to hear from you, Lillie! And your weight loss is GREAT! Yes, this surgery is truly a miracle. I never ever would have been a success with the RNY. Thank God for Dr. K! Tracey > Well I spent part of the day yesterday with 1 of the 2 RNY's in the family. She had her surgery in Aug and is very happy with her weight loss but couldn't believe what I can eat and she can't. A friend who was there and watched me eat said neither of the 2 girls can eat that kind of or amount of food. I was funny to me the first one with the RNY wanted me to have that surgery and have it lap. But I checked out all options before I made my choice and I KNOW I made the right choice. > > Lillie > DS 4/30/03 341 > 8/21/03 281 > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/03 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Hi Pat! I'm so glad you are cured, and I know of Whom you speak! Be faithful in taking your iron, so you build yourself back up. Thanks for the news on everybody, you are such a sweetie with the updates. Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Pat! I am so glad to hear all the news is good. You have been through so much. I sure was adding my prayers to the group! in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 > Well I don't have to go see dr.k for another 6 mths,how cool is that? Pat, that is WAY COOL, a six month reprieve..I am so happy to hear your good news, and look forward to seeing you next Tuesday at the meeting.. Take care, Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 > Well I don't have to go see dr.k for another 6 mths,how cool is that? Pat, that is WAY COOL, a six month reprieve..I am so happy to hear your good news, and look forward to seeing you next Tuesday at the meeting.. Take care, Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 > Well I don't have to go see dr.k for another 6 mths,how cool is that? > Of course if I get the black poop I have to head for Delano and get > scoped again. > Didn't get to see or Helen yesterday as they weren't back > yet,did hear that the docs took around 40lbs off Helen,can't wait to >************************ Pat- im glad to hear you are doing better. is this problem DS related or did it come from no where? i hope it is all fixed so you can move on and be healthy again. God Bless vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 > >************************ > > Pat- im glad to hear you are doing better. is this problem DS > related or did it come from no where? i hope it is all fixed so you > can move on and be healthy again. > > God Bless vicki ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` I really don't think this had anything to do with the ds,but I could have been wrong,I am sometimes...lol the healthy part is already here,I feel so much better,just have to take my time on the healing.Sometimes I almost forget that he opened me up again,but it isn't a long inccision,Thank God,but he did do his famous Q-tip thing..lol God bless, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 07:25:25 -0800 (PST), Meagan Kaufmann wrote: > I'll see you at the support group meeting on Tuesday night.... Sorry folks.. , , Steve, Eadie, and I won't be able to make this one either. But we'll be thinling about you while we're enjoying a nice relaxing trip between Key West and Cozemul. This is the week for the cruise we've been planning on since last March. We'll take lots of pictures and let you know how it goes. BTW.. Kinsey, wish we were around to lend you a hand. We'll be back in town the weekend of the 13th. If you need a ride back home, holler, and I'll come down in the van and get you. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 > Well I don't have to go see dr.k for another 6 mths,how cool is that? Very cool, Pat! I'm so glad! Hugs! Tracey > God bless all > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 > I sure hope painting a room burns some calories because that's> basically what I did *all* day yesterday. It sure does! Just imagine shouting directions at you - Now LIFT that arm up in the air and gently stroke down. Now BEND and push that roller in the pan, now STRETCH up as high as you can! No formal exercise in the> morning, but at least 4 hours of rolling, Just watch your neck if you have any back problems. One of the worst flare-ups of my neuritis occurred after I painted a small bedroom when we were preparing to sell our house when we moved to FL. The doc said it was all the looking upwards that pinched the nerve again. > I was so focused on painting, though, that I didn't journal my food> much. I didn't eat terribly, though, so I'm not going to beat myself> up. Just write an estimate, the best you remember. Nobody is grading you on this journal. And according to caloriesperhour.com, painting burns about 350> calories per hour for someone my age/size, etc... It's hard work! And probably burns even *more* calories if you have to go up and down a ladder. > 338/272/268 (mini-goal) I'm starting to catch up to you. This morning I was down to 276.5. I was last there last May. My long term goal is the same as it's been since 2000 when I started this journey - to get back to 250, my pre-pregnancy weight (even though the "baby" is now 22), and my mini-goal is to get back under 270, last seen in 2004. Sue in NJ I believe in reincarnation: I'm coming back rich and skinny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Re: yesterday > I sure hope painting a room burns some calories because that's> basically what I did *all* day yesterday. It sure does! Just imagine shouting directions at you - Now LIFT that arm up in the air and gently stroke down. Now BEND and push that roller in the pan, now STRETCH up as high as you can!After reading this I stood at my stove while cooking and was reaching my arms up in the air as far as I could reach. First the left then the right.This letter stuck in my head and I could actually see him saying that.LOL I got 100 stretches in there in just a short period of time.LOL > I was so focused on painting, though, that I didn't journal my food> much. I didn't eat terribly, though, so I'm not going to beat myself> up. I have missed a few days myself:( > 338/272/268 (mini-goal) I'm starting to catch up to you. This morning I was down to 276.5. I was last there last May. My long term goal is the same as it's been since 2000 when I started this journey - to get back to 250, my pre-pregnancy weight (even though the "baby" is now 22), and my mini-goal is to get back under 270, last seen in 2004. Sue in NJ I believe in reincarnation: I'm coming back rich and skinny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 > It sure does! Just imagine shouting directions at you - Now LIFT that arm up in the air and gently stroke down. Now BEND and push that roller in the pan, now STRETCH up as high as you can! *lol* If I had read this before repainting one wall in another room today, I would've been cracking up the entire time > Just watch your neck if you have any back problems. One of the worst flare-ups of my neuritis occurred after I painted a small bedroom when we were preparing to sell our house when we moved to FL. The doc said it was all the looking upwards that pinched the nerve again. Thankfully, no problems...yet. Well, I'm a teensy bit sore in the shoulders, but isn't that to be expected? > > 338/272/268 (mini-goal) > > I'm starting to catch up to you. This morning I was down to 276.5. I was last there last May. My long term goal is the same as it's been since 2000 when I started this journey - to get back to 250, my pre-pregnancy weight (even though the " baby " is now 22), and my mini-goal is to get back under 270, last seen in 2004. *grins* That's great, Sue! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that this jump start week is the beginning of something really good for you. :-) -Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 YEAH Bonnie! And PLEASE never, decide nto to do something because of your weight. For instance I know a lot of people won't do swim/water exercise because of their weight. I have to tell you people do not care if you are over weight or not. They are doing their own thing, and have too much in their own life going on to worry about you. Yet, you (as a whole, not personally), are letting them dictate what you will let yourself do. Abusing yourself in a way. Using it to hold you back. Once I said, who cares what others think. I rarely get any one say a word about or to me about it. And if they did, that's their problem, they are too stupid to mind their own business. I'm not going to let some stupid people hold me back from living my life. So you go girl! And it's a great form of exercise! You will be dropping pounds like a mad woman! lol >From: brgk44 <brgk44@...> >Date: Tue May 02 06:10:05 CDT 2006 >100-plus >Subject: Yesterday >Yay! Got through yesterday really well  Did a 40-minute step DVD >with Cathe F. and ate lots of fruits and veggies. Kept my calories on >the low side and wasn't hungry--but I did drink a lot of tea. The >fact that it has some flavor helps me to feel like I've had a treat. >Drank a lot of plain water, too...not sure if tea is as good for you >as water? Does anyone know? > >Anyway, I found out a few weeks ago that Connor's TDK instructor (who >is so awesome, I can't even describe him--retired elementary teacher >who also happens to be a something-degree black belt) that he also >teaches a class on Tues/Thurs for adults. Well, my first instinct was >to run and sign up, but then I started thinking that I really don't >want to be the only chubby chic in there, y'know? Then a week after I >spoke with him, the person who assisted him in Connor's class was a >larger lady--fit, but definitely not skinny. So then I spoke with >her, asked her how long she's been with it, etc...and now I'm going to >do it.  I pick up the schedule today and I'll be signing up pronto. > I can't wait! If all goes as planned, I'll start it around June 1. > >Okay, well, time to get ready for the day. > >-Bonnie > > > > > >100-Plus Files page 100-plus/files >100-Plus Links page 100-plus/links > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 > Yay! Got through yesterday really well Did a 40-minute step DVD > with Cathe F. and ate lots of fruits and veggies. Good for you! > Drank a lot of plain water, too...not sure if tea is as good for you > as water? Does anyone know? So many different schools of thought on this one, but the last I heard is that although tea, coffee, and other drinks with caffeine in them are dehydrating, the effect is so small that it doesn't matter, so if you prefer to drink tea instead of plain water, go right ahead, and you can count it towards your daily water allotment. > Well, my first instinct was > to run and sign up, but then I started thinking that I really don't > want to be the only chubby chic in there, y'know? When Henry took lessons back in the early elementary years (before the city required that all students wear protective devices if the class has any contact during practice punches) the husband/wife who taught the course were both big people, yet moved with ease. >I pick up the schedule today and I'll be signing up pronto. > I can't wait! If all goes as planned, I'll start it around June 1. Congrats! It should be a lot of fun! Sue in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 >And PLEASE never, decide nto to do something because of your weight. I know nothing ever held Ann back. I think the pics of her and her daughters roller blading are still in our Photo section, and she's always out there on her bike, at the pool, building furniture, etc. Sue in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 > >And PLEASE never, decide nto to do something because of your weight. > > I know nothing ever held Ann back. I think the pics of her and her > daughters roller blading are still in our Photo section, and she's always > out there on her bike, at the pool, building furniture, etc. I wrote that quickly and decided to not put in all the reasons. I don't usually let my weight/appearance keep me from anything (I've always gone swimming, even at my heaviest, at public pools). It wasn't *really* that, it was the fact that my knees are touchy. And with the extra weight, I'm not sure about high kicks and all that. I think in another 30-40 pounds, I'd have little to worry about...but right now, that's what really made me hesitate. I spoke with Master , though, and he tells me I have no worries...it's a move-at-your-own-pace kind of class. I'd love to get back into rollerblading. Last time I tried it, my ankles killed me for a week. I got rid of them, and now there's the cost factor of buying new ones. Have the cost factor with biking, too--but we're going to get bikes relatively soon, with any luck. The kids are set, it's just Bill and I that need them. And I'd like a trailer so when the kids just feel like doing that, I can get some real miles under my belt So the comment about me being the only chubby girl in there was like 5% of my hesitation...it's all the other factors that had me concerned. Anyway... -Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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