nne

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Hi nne

Boy, time sure does fly. I cannot handle the thought of her being a

Senior in the Fall. I scanned some of her Prom pictures onto the

computer last month and totally forgot to post some in our Files to show

everyone. So I guess I'll take a few minutes right now and do that. I

just got home from another birthday party. Boy, am I ever sick of cake

and ice cream!!

How's that little boy doing? I bet he's getting big. I'll have to pop

onto your blog page and see if you have posted any new pictures. My

granddaughter is turning two in August already. It seems like it was

just yesterday that she was born. I don't have any recent pictures on

the computer (bad Grammy) but there's one good way to describe

her.....Shirley Temple. Yup, she's got the curls all over her head.

What a little cutie. She's a real parrot now.....copies everything you

say so you have to be real careful with your choice of words if you know

what I mean.

OK, I'm going to go try to post some prom pictures in the group's files

if I can remember how.

Take care

RE: Jeanine & the group

Hi there, ! It's great to hear from you. I've been wondering how

you're

doing. Man, sounds like you are crazy-busy this summer!!! It seems like

the

moment when June arrives, everything gets *so* hectic all of the sudden.

I

guess that it's because of the beautiful weather and everyone wanting to

be

outside doing things! We have a lot of June, July, and August birthdays

and

anniversaries to celebrate, too. It's hard to believe that your daughter

is

graduating high school! Wow! Time flies! How's your other daughter doing

[and your cute grandbaby?]. The bath fizzy press sounds amazing. I'd

get

a lot of use out of it, I bet ... would love to also hear feedback on

it!

Bath fizzies are so much fun to use in the bath. Take care!

~nne in Columbia County

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/

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Your daughter looked beautiful at the prom, !!! Thanks for showing us

pictures! I loved her gown!

~nne in Columbia County

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/

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Hi nne

The pictures of my daughter didn't do justice to the dress at all. The

color in most of the pictures (except the close-ups) made it look like a

pale green. It was a lot prettier in person. I spent a fortune on her

jewelry and you can hardly see that in the pictures either. Maybe some

day I'll have an occasion to wear the necklace and earrings myself -

maybe a cruise?

RE: nne

Your daughter looked beautiful at the prom, !!! Thanks for showing

us

pictures! I loved her gown!

~nne in Columbia County

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/

[Guest guest]

For some reason I couldn't get your link to work to see the baby's

picture.

RE: News and Notes

Lizz, congratulations on your daughter's upcoming arrival! How exciting!

I'm

envious of your sewing talents. I tried making a pair of pajama pants

for my

husband once and accidentally sewed the legs together. LOL!!! Don't even

get

me *started* on the basket liner that I attempted to make. It was

horribly

awful! We have a nice sewing machine, but I can only *dream* about

being

able to use it the correct way! I'd love to take a beginner's sewing

class

of some sort.

As for me, I haven't made any soaps, bath salts, lip balms, etc. in a

LONG

time. I guess that I just feel a little nervous still about having my

soapmaking supplies sitting out with Lucas nearby. I wouldn't want him

to

accidentally get into hot, melted soap or essential oils. Plus, I've

just

been tired! Maybe I can get back into it sometime soon, though. I'd

intended

to make a bunch of bath salts for your goodie bags at the gathering, but

unfortunately I wasn't able to. I hope to create some bath and body

gifts

for Christmas presents this year ... I'd better start now, LOL! I've

actually been doing more scrapbooking than anything else lately.

I love being a mom ... SO very much! Lucas will be five months old on

the

22nd of this month, and I just can't believe how quickly 2005 has FLOWN

by!!! He's really getting a LOT more mobile [rolling over, trying to

crawl,

kicking his legs like crazy, etc.]. He prefers to be on his tummy,

playing!

We're giving him rice cereal now, and it's cute to watch him eat. His

sleeping pattern is SO much better than before ~ he's actually starting

to

sleep through the night. Well, last night he only woke up once! Here's a

current picture of our little guy [taken just the other day]:

http://bathtubjunkie.net/wp-images/scrapbooking.jpg.

Oh, I don't know if I mentioned this or not, but I just got a freelance

newspaper reporting and graphic design position! I'm THRILLED to have

it.

I've done one feature article so far and designed a few ads. It feels

great

to be getting back into what I love to do professionally! I'd love to

start

back up with doing feature profiles on our members for a " Member of the

Month " -type thing [like we used to].

That's it from here!

~nne in Columbia County

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/

[Guest guest]

It's probably because there's a period at the end of my sentence. Try this:

http://bathtubjunkie.net/wp-images/scrapbooking.jpg

~nne

[Guest guest]

LOOOL! Too cute!

" nne V. Jensen " <lvjensen@...> wrote:It's probably because

there's a period at the end of my sentence. Try this:

http://bathtubjunkie.net/wp-images/scrapbooking.jpg

~nne

[Guest guest]

LOL! That is just too funny!

Colleen

Handcrafted & Decorative Soaps

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nne

How cute he is!! Thanks for correcting the link so I could take a peek.

RE: nne

It's probably because there's a period at the end of my sentence. Try

this:

http://bathtubjunkie.net/wp-images/scrapbooking.jpg

~nne

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nne

I don't mind having " free reign " as far as making the basket and

deciding what to put in it. But I'd rather have some idea as to what

the person likes as far as scents. And I'd prefer to know how their

bathroom is decorated so I can try to match their bathroom colors.

A Goldwell representative is a sales rep for a company that sells top of

the line products to hair dressers (shampoos, conditioners, etc.) and

also makes hair dyes that they use in the shop. You can only buy their

products at a salon and not in stores.

RE: Thinking Christmas already!

, that basket sounds like it will be FUN to put together! Congrats!

The

one that I'm making for my friend is only selling for $20. But who knows

how

much she'll get out of it at this Christmas auction? Don't you just love

when you have " creative freedom " to do whatever you'd like for a gift

basket? What is a " Goldwell representative " ?

~nne

http://bathtubjunkie.net/

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Well, it definitely sounds like you enjoyed yourself for Thanksgiving.

Having kids really makes a difference for the Holidays.

I just started shopping myself this weekend but NOT the day after

Thanksgiving. I just can't bring myself to do that. I have the tree up

with the lights on it but the decorations are still in the attic. I'll

pick away at it during the week. Tonight was a night at Toys R Us for

employees of Remington Arms where my husband works. So I went with my

married daughter to shop for my granddaughter. Did I go overboard? Nah,

I just bought her a $300 battery operated pink corvette convertible to

drive once the snow goes away in the Spring. You know, those cars that

go 2-1/2 to 5 mph. I can't believe it...the car has a real FM radio in

it, a cup holder, the lights work, the turn signals work and it even has

an engine sound to it. And it's a two-seater so she can have her little

friend ride in it with her. My 17-yr old daughter wants to ride in it

but I told her " no way. " I would imagine there's a weight limit on it

in the paperwork some place. I can't wait for Christmas to a in it.

I'll have to post a picture to the group after Christmas.

nne, I enjoyed looking at your friend's Indian wedding

pictures.....very interesting. I can't believe how long you said that

ceremony was!! Did Lucas really sit through that whole thing? Wow,

that's amazing.

Well, gotta go switch laundry over.

RE: Random Ramblings

Shaye, I'm glad that you and your family had a nice Thanksgiving! And I

hope

that everyone else did, too! We all definitely have *so* much to be

grateful for this year. Jeff, Lucas, and I had Thanksgiving together

here at

home, and it was *really* nice. We had so much fun seeing Lucas

celebrate

Thanksgiving for the first time! We gave him some of our food [pureed

of

course, LOL!]. I wasn't sure if babies could have cranberries or not,

so

I gave him just the *tiniest* taste of the cranberry sauce that I made.

What

a face he gave us! We woke up to snow ... it was beautiful. Lucas

didn't

like it, though! He put his face down into it, looked up at us, and

started

crying! I know that we shouldn't have laughed, but it was SO funny!

Friday, I braved the crowds and went shopping at the mall/Target. I had

such

a good experience ~ there were hardly any lines, people were incredibly

friendly, I found exactly what I was looking for, Lucas did great and

was in

a super good mood the entire time, I found awesome parking spots, etc. I

guess that I just had a positive experience! And Lucas had his picture

taken

with Santa for the first time. Boy, he did NOT like it one bit! hehe

Here's the link to the picture if you'd like to see it:

http://bathtubjunkie.net/wp-images/lucassantasmall.jpg.

Yesterday, we put up our Christmas tree and decorations. And cleaned

while

we were at it. It snowed, too ~ how perfect and cozy! Today, I've

been

doing a crafting MARATHON ... OMG, I'm getting SO much done. I've made a

TON

of bath and body items for Christmas gifts! I made a friend of ours some

" chocolate-covered strawberry " fizzing bath salts [the FO was from Save

on

Scents ~ and I'm telling you, it's FANTASTIC!!!!!]. Then, I made some

pomegranate bath salts [not too sure how I like that fragrance ~ wasn't

quite what I was expecting], strawberry-vanilla fizzing bath salts [i

should

keep a tube of those for myself, LOL!], " harvest spice " body lotion [a

friend ordered five " harvest spice " sets to give as Christmas gifts],

and

some various glycerin soaps. I have a bag of raspberry leaf and plan to

make

bath teabags at some point, too. Now I just have to label and package

everything!

Hope you all are having an excellent weekend!

~nne

http://bathtubjunkie.net/

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In a message dated 11/28/2005 12:24:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

jmurray2@... writes:

Did I go overboard? Nah,

I just bought her a $300 battery operated pink corvette convertible to

drive once the snow goes away in the Spring.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LOL, that's too cool, . :-)

Beth

[Guest guest]

Nope, I don't have that on mine. I think a big problem with mine is

that there is a Service Pak that I haven't downloaded. I running Windows

XP Professional Version 6.0 Service Pak 2. There's a Service Pak 3 but 2

times when I tried to download it it failed in midstream.

RE: trouble with DPC

Are you all using some sort of program like Norton WinDoctor? Maybe try

running that and fixing the errors [it's easy and will prompt you for

what

to do]. You've probably done this already, but maybe it will help.

~nne in NY

Mom to Lucas , 3.22.05

Baby #2 on the way, 10.31.06!

My blog: http://bathtubjunkie.net/

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Congratulations are in order !!!!!!!

Bekka

In a message dated 6/2/2006 6:56:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

I just wanted to share our happy news! My husband and I found out yesterday

at our ultrasound that we're having a LITTLE GIRL!!! Lucas will have a

little sister! We feel *so* blessed to have one of each! Now, let the

planning and fun girly shopping begin ... LOL! I posted an ultrasound

picture and update on my blog yesterday afternoon.

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My insurance has a $500 deductible for the year, plus I have to pay 20% of any

procedure (not dr visits) up to a max of $3000 a year. Then it starts over

again. I'll trade ya (plans, but not knees).

Ann

nne

I guess the patial knee is called resurfacing. The medial aspect of my

right knee is bone one bone so that would be an option for that one.

But the left is the outer aspect and the knee cap is really bad as

well so he said that would have to be a TKR.

The brace he said since they are on different parts of the knee I

would only be able to use one on the right leg.

I do have insurance but it is a $250.00 deductable. Ouch!

I guess I might need to try it to see. The synvisc didn't really do

much but then I guess it was worth a shot.

Sounds like you have been through simular things. I use to run but I

would be happy to just be able to walk at this point with minimal pain.

Thank you for your opinion. JoAnn

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nne,

The Swedish band

holds 10cc’s if I am not mistaken. Dr. Aceves uses the Inamed Lapband,

which has different sizes. I have approx 3.2 or 3.3cc’s in a 4cc band. My

band is 10cm. There is a 9cm, and then there is the vanguard which I think is

11cm. It has been a while and I have forgotten some details. How much fill did

you say you had?

M

DOB 3/1/05

280/160/158 under goal!

122lbs GONE!

5ft 6in, Size 8

http://www.tracyslapband.com

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of nne

Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007

5:49 PM

Subject: Re:

Re: actually starting

I'm not

sure what bands Dr. A uses, I had a different surgeon.

jane moss

<mom_jane_moss > wrote:

Swedish band? Is that the same as Dr. A uses?

marianne_xo

<marianne_xo > wrote:

Dana-- I get fills

regularly, just had one and there is NO

restriction from early evening on. I understand about self control,

however, there has been no consistency from which to get a routine

that has successful results with all the fluctuations of the band.

Believe the 30 lbs, it's there

A friend of mine has lost $167 lbs in 2 yrs--RNY and she's still

losing. I've heard that it can stop working after 5 yrs and I get

that there are pros and cons to everything. There is no magical cure-

all, I know what I have to do, however MY band has been a moving

target so to speak.

I spoke with a bariatric assistant this evening and he said that he's

spoke with several other patients in my exact situtation with the

exact band (swedish). I've not given up hope, I know there is a way

for me, thanks for your support. nne

> >

> > Dawn

> >

> > After you know you got your money for sure you will mail a

deposit

> of

> > $500 to Nina or an address she gives you, to secure your date, she

> > will have probably all ready given you some dates depending on the

> > doctors sechudle.

> >

> > From what I was told, you will not need a passport until 2008

unless

> > you are directly flying into Mexico.

> >

> > I'm having my RNY Gastric By Pass on the 10th, we are flying into

> San

> > Diego on the 8th being picked up by a driver and driven either to

> the

> > hotel first or hospital first (this part I'm not sure about) at

the

> > hospital they will do some pre op work, then you go back to the

> hotel

> > and get your last supper, LOL, then the next morning go to

hospital

> > and get your surgery, then you get up from that bed and walk those

> > halls, the more you walk they say the better and faster you heal.

> >

> > Where do you live, in might even be possible if you are close

> enought

> > to just drive, it is my understand from looking at a map, that

> > Mexacalli is about 1 hour from Yuma

AZ.

> >

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Penny, it's definitely different for each person, thanks for sharing---it helps hearing other individual's daily experiences with the band instead of blind judgements, like; if you're not using the tool your not going to lose---there are more factors to consider when things aren't working and I pretty much know at this point a flora fill is going to be what gets my q's answered. Until I get that, (maybe next month, bandster bash--Dawnita told me about) I'll try other things and see if I can get some weight off. Congrats on your weight loss---that's such an accomplishment----I see myself there some day, hopefully sooner then later! :)Penny Manville <pmanvill@...> wrote: Hi nneI have a situation similar to yours. I definitely cannot eat anything until midafternoon and then I really could just wait until my evening meal (most of the time). I could even go without drinking anything until I start fixing dinner! I just am not hungry and I can't get a lot of water or liquid down comfortably until evening. I DO drink during the day. Warm liquids like herbal tea or nonchunky soups work the best but I do try to drink water during the day too. I find that if I get more water in during the day, the next day goes a lot better. Nina's suggestion to take a small sip every ten minutes does work pretty good if you are so restricted you can't drink. Anyway....By evening I am usually able to eat a more normal meal but

again, I am not that hungry. I do consciously have to use a small plate and put very small protions on my plate until I think it looks like a cupful or so. I know I COULD eat more but if I am thoughtful as I eat and think about how I feel after each bite, I know when I am satisfied and don't need anymore to eat. This is where I think my fill is right and maybe you still need some more. I do not wait 2 hours to drink because I would not be able to then. I try to wait 30 minutes to 1 hour and then start sipping again. I never eat after about 7 PM and I quit drinking water about 2 hours before going to bed or I will have reflux all night and that is miserable. I am NOT hungry until the next afternoon or evening even though I didn't wait the 2 hours after eating to drink. That part is different from you. Do not give up on your band--it will work for you if you learn how to work with it! How lucky for you that you found

this message board and have an open mind! I know you will be successful! Best wishes to you for a much more successful journey!Penny from ColoradoDOB 9/27/05230/155/1354 fills1 slight unfill5' 4"> >> > Dawn> > > > After you know you got your money for sure you will mail a deposit > of> > $500 to Nina or an address she gives you, to secure your date, she> > will have probably all ready given you some dates depending on the> > doctors

sechudle.> > > > From what I was told, you will not need a passport until 2008 unless> > you are directly flying into Mexico.> > > > I'm having my RNY Gastric By Pass on the 10th, we are flying into > San> > Diego on the 8th being picked up by a driver and driven either to > the> > ; hotel first or hospital first (this part I'm not sure about) at the> > hospital they will do some pre op work, then you go back to the > hotel> > and get your last supper, LOL, then the next morning go to hospital> > and get your surgery, then you get up from that bed and walk those> > halls, the more you walk they say the better and faster you heal.> > > > Where do you live, in might even be possible if you are close > enought> > to just drive, it is my understand from looking at a map, that> > Mexacalli

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Hey Karlie----fellow Oregonian! I'm in West Linn and I see Dr at her Milwaukie clinic, wish you lived closer girl! I feel that this last fill wasn't enough, and Dr. did say at the time of the fill, after hearing about the fluctuations and not being able to lose weight to call in 2 weeks and get in for another fill ($50 charge). She's at a conference so it'll have to be 4 weeks out which is after I get back from San Diego (family/business trip) I think I might take one of the days down there and head over to see Dr Verboonen in Tijuana he'll be able to do a flora and tell me what's going on with my band Thanks for your support and well wishes, I'm here for you too!StormsRyder@... wrote: Hello nne, I get my fills from Dr. Fitzpatrick also and have had the same problem you are having. I am wondering if it's how she does her fills? I was banded on March 27, 2006 and really didn't start losing weight until October 2006. I have had 4 fills now one by Dr. A and the last three with Dr. Fitzpatrick. I think that maybe if you tell her what your going through that maybe she can help you. The last time I went to see her (Nov 06) I told her that I wanted to make sure I got a "very good fill" and she made sure I got it. I still feel like I was just filled because I have a LOT of restriction. Dr. Fitzpatrick

knew how depressed I was becoming because I wasn't losing any weight and I think that's when she started giving me better fills. You might want to discuss that with her next time you see her. I find her to be a very caring person and she seems to really be concerned about her patience. I'm guessing if you open up to her the way I did she will do what she can to get you that "perfect fill" like she gave me. By the way, where in Oregon do you live? I live in Dallas (outside of Salem) and usually visit her Eugene office. Maybe sometime we can meet up with each other. I would love to meet a fellow bandster. Best of luck to you. If you need any thing let me know. You can email me directly at StormsRyderaol Take care,

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Hello All, I am going for my first fill with Dr. Fitzpatrick this Tuesday. Anyone have any pre-fill advice??? No food? No h2o? I have never been filled so I am kinda ---very new at this. I was thinking that maybe I should go to seattle and have Dr.A there when I get my first fil....hmmm kinda worried after hearing both of the ladies from Oregon talk about their fill experience.nne <marianne_xo@...> wrote: Hey Karlie----fellow Oregonian! I'm in West Linn and I see Dr at

her Milwaukie clinic, wish you lived closer girl! I feel that this last fill wasn't enough, and Dr. did say at the time of the fill, after hearing about the fluctuations and not being able to lose weight to call in 2 weeks and get in for another fill ($50 charge). She's at a conference so it'll have to be 4 weeks out which is after I get back from San Diego (family/business trip) I think I might take one of the days down there and head over to see Dr Verboonen in Tijuana he'll be able to do a flora and tell me what's going on with my band Thanks for your support and well wishes, I'm here for you too!StormsRyderaol wrote: Hello nne, I get my

fills from Dr. Fitzpatrick also and have had the same problem you are having. I am wondering if it's how she does her fills? I was banded on March 27, 2006 and really didn't start losing weight until October 2006. I have had 4 fills now one by Dr. A and the last three with Dr. Fitzpatrick. I think that maybe if you tell her what your going through that maybe she can help you. The last time I went to see her (Nov 06) I told her that I wanted to make sure I got a "very good fill" and she made sure I got it. I still feel like I was just filled because I have a LOT of restriction. Dr. Fitzpatrick knew how depressed I was becoming because I wasn't losing any weight and I think that's when she started giving me better fills. You might want to discuss that with her next time you see her. I find her to be a very caring person and she seems to really be concerned about her patience. I'm guessing if you open up to her the way I did she will do what she can to get you that

"perfect fill" like she gave me. By the way, where in Oregon do you live? I live in Dallas (outside of Salem) and usually visit her Eugene office. Maybe sometime we can meet up with each other. I would love to meet a fellow bandster. Best of luck to you. If you need any thing let me know. You can email me directly at StormsRyderaol Take care, Karlie We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. Get your own web address.Have a HUGE year through Small Business. Have a great day, Trina Antonopoulos

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Hi phine, My name is Kathy and I lived in the Salt Lake area, the only Doctor I know of is Dr Grene in Price he is good but it cost almost $525.00 for him and hospital. i found it cheaper to fly to Mexicali and stay a night and get your fills done by Dr A. If you have firther questions my email is kathyj@...phine Carioti <jvcarioti@...> wrote: I am looking for a fill doctor in the Salt Lake City area any suggestions? J phine V. Carioti There are only two ways to live your life; One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. From: nne <marianne_xo >Reply- To: Subject: Re: nneDate: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:36:46 -0800 (PST) Hey Karlie----fellow Oregonian! I'm in West Linn and I see Dr at her Milwaukie clinic, wish you lived closer girl! I feel that this last fill wasn't enough, and Dr. did say at the

time of the fill, after hearing about the fluctuations and not being able to lose weight to call in 2 weeks and get in for another fill ($50 charge). She's at a conference so it'll have to be 4 weeks out which is after I get back from San Diego (family/business trip) I think I might take one of the days down there and head over to see Dr Verboonen in Tijuana he'll be able to do a flora and tell me what's going on with my band Thanks for your support and well wishes, I'm here for you too!StormsRyderaol wrote: Hello nne, I get my fills from Dr. Fitzpatrick also and have had the same problem you are having. I am wondering if it's how she does her fills? I was banded on March 27, 2006

and really didn't start losing weight until October 2006. I have had 4 fills now one by Dr. A and the last three with Dr. Fitzpatrick. I think that maybe if you tell her what your going through that maybe she can help you. The last time I went to see her (Nov 06) I told her that I wanted to make sure I got a "very good fill" and she made sure I got it. I still feel like I was just filled because I have a LOT of restriction. Dr. Fitzpatrick knew how depressed I was becoming because I wasn't losing any weight and I think that's when she started giving me better fills. You might want to discuss that with her next time you see her. I find her to be a very caring person and she seems to really be concerned about her patience. I'm guessing if you open up to her the way I did she will do what she can to get you that "perfect fill" like she gave me. By the way, where in Oregon do you live? I live in Dallas

(outside of Salem) and usually visit her Eugene office. Maybe sometime we can meet up with each other. I would love to meet a fellow bandster. Best of luck to you. If you need any thing let me know. You can email me directly at StormsRyderaol Take care, Karlie We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. Get your own web address.Have a HUGE year through Small Business. Get FREE Web site and company branded e-mail from Microsoft Office Live

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Cheer up nne,

You will find the inner determination to get the weight sorted my

love. It has to be the right time to do it but dare I suggest

putting your most hated recent photo on the fridge and then a photo

of how you want to look next to it.

Purge your house of the nasty fattening rubbish and make a list each

day of what you plan to eat, making a contingency plan for if you

end up eating out. Never punish yourself for having a bad day where

you've been a bit weak and don't say, 'ah well, I'll do better

tomorrow' be good from that moment on.

Visualise yourself as slim and lovely and put in a cosmic order too.

That's what I plan to do.

Luv Bella

>

>

> Oh Gill thank you, what a lovely thing to say but I feel huge and

I have not

> lost anything at all - I am so desperate to lose weight and then I

go and

> eat something totally unhealthy and wonder why I have not lost

weight for that

> week again.

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Hi Lee,

First off I think you are a very pretty woman and the photo's of the

wedding day don't do you justice. I've just had friends tell me off

for putting myself down and I'll pass that on now, you are lovely

and don't go telling anyone any different.

Please tell us more about the anti-candida diet because I am trying

specifically to target candida. I am cutting out sugar but am not

sure about what else needs to go - I'm guessing bread, pasta and the

like?

Well done for getting back on the diet and please keep it up because

we sure need some success stories re. the dieting.

Luv Bella

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> When the first pictures of my sister-in-law's wedding came

through a couple of weeks ago, I cried. I mean, I really cried. I

just thought I looked like a giant . . . whatever giant you can be

in burgundy satin!

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> The most success I had was implementing an anti-Candida diet as

I was diagnosed with systemic candidiasis. I've been at it a week

now, twice a day for anything from 20 to 45 minutes (I have big

dogs!). So far, so good. My knees are sore, but they will be since

they're arthritic to begin with. But, I'm tolerating it, and that's

a good thing!

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[Guest guest]

What drives me mad Gill is the fact that I don't EVER drink alcohol, I don't like things like fresh cream and yet I still cannot lose weight. I do hope that you have a fantastic weekend for your 50th, and blow any diet you have a drink or 2 for the big ocassion, I remember mine well - went off to the USA for mine, no point in having a party when I am the only sober one around LOL.

I am also starting a new diet and will let you all know if anything happens over the next week - it will take a while to get into this diet but it is supposed to be exceptionally good for hypoT's.

I never appreciated the fact that I could eat anything and not gain did you?

Luv nne

Hi nne - I stand by what I said - you looked fine to me!! I really do know what you mean though - until about my early 40s I could eat what I liked and never

[Guest guest]

Oh Lee, I thought you looked lovely in your dress - you were a picture and Bella is absolutely right, you are pretty so stop this putting yourself down. I wonder what you thought of yourself when you were a size 2 (I don't understand these sizes as I was always a size 10 and thought that was small, I showed someone a photo of me at that size and she said I looked anorexic - now I would hate to ask her what I looked like today LOL).because you are still the same person on the inside, the outside is just the physical that others can see and I say about myself, who doesn't like the look of me, can turn away. So you have started the walking with your dogs and gone on a good diet - way to go Lee, I am looking forward to hearing how much weight has gone next week.

Luv nne

When the first pictures of my sister-in-law's wedding came through a couple of weeks ago, I cried. I mean, I really cried. I just thought I looked like a giant . . . whatever giant you can be in burgundy satin!

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I don't think any of us do, that is just human nature isn't it. However, as I went into a health food shop last week and at the check out was asked if I was entitled to the discount (for pensioners) I feel that something must be done as I am still 3 years away from that. Hubby told him off for being so rude and told me to take no notice and a very good friend said that I don't look my age and I dyed my hair (used a henna dye and left it on too long so not happy with the colour myself but friend/hubby/sister all said it suited me) and my sister said that it took years off - perhaps I should go back to this place next Wednesday to see if he asks again LOL.

That is going to be a great holiday Gill, my friend and neighbour is desperate to get herself a camper van and tour Europe, the world is your oyster when you have one - as for camping, forget it, I like my mod cons and a proper bed to sleep in. I am just not the camping sort although I would just about holiday in a caravan - due to having a bad experience camping at age 15.

Hubby had a big do for his 50th but I just didn't want to know, went for a meal with our daughter and then off for a nice holiday - went to Atlantic City for my 40th and dreaming about where to go for my 60th, although it will be our son's 40th that year as well so we may have to go to Oz for that and nothing left in the kitty for my 60th anyway .

Luv nne

Hi nne - No I never really appreciated that I never put on weight before - I look at pics of me then and think I looked good but I didnt really think so at the time. Anyway, I will console myself with people telling me I dont look my age now!! There will be no dieting next weekend and plenty of nice wine and champers!! I havent been able to get excited about doing something special but have been pushed by family to have a 'do' - so I am and then we may go off for a couple of days by ourselves and have a nice meal somewhere on my actual birthday. We will have a proper hol in october but really I think the treat will be buying a camper van/motorhome!! That will be a big treat as we love getting out and about but think I need a bit more comfort than a tent - now being 50 will be a good excuse to get one!!!

what sort of diet are you doing?

Gill

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Well what can I say Lilian, you have made me cry on a Monday morning - what an absolutely lovely thing to say, thank you so much seems a bit lame but all I can think of right now, I shall have a spring in my step when getting the kitchen sorted this morning, so again my very sincere thanks again.

Luv nne

PS - have had a rotten dry cough for weeks now (about 8 in total) antibiotics caused me horrors you would not believe but did nothing for the cough - told GPlast week if it did not go within a couple of weeks that I would come back to him but to see if it went on its own for now. I have been researching and discovered that apparently 50grams of dark chocolate gets rid of a dry cough, so breakfast this morning is a good organic 85% chocolate - it is soooo strong but I am determined to see if it works, will let you all know later.

I am a bit late - trying to do a bit of catch up as I am many messages behind. Have just come across the ones where both nne and Lee are feeling a bit bad about themselves.