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Questions
I thought it might be nice to have a thread where everyone can go to post questions and get them answered. If we have a separate thread it will be easier to find them. Pre-surgery or post-surgery, feel free to ask. Between all of us, somebody should have an answer or at the very least have an idea where you could find the…
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Wedding Pics
Just popping in real quick before the storms get here. I finally have the core wedding pictures labeled and organized. There's still a lot more of them but it's mainly pics of our church family (our wedding guests). Here's the link to the wedding pictures. I hope you enjoy them.…
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Still Alive and Kicking
Hello my friends. I hope all has been well with all of you. I feel so out of the loop and will have to go back and catch up on posts. I know Nora's wedding should be happening anytime now. And I see Karen's pic is of a most adorable baby....will have to get the scoop on that one. Last I heard Zac was getting ready for a…
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Sorry I've been MIA this week
My life has been a whirlwind this week.......a good one but definitely a whirlwind. Monday, after 6 years together, and 4 1/2 of that living together, Michael and I have decided to get married. We have set the date for February 14th (and yes that's 2 weeks from today). Now you understand the whirlwind. We're having a very…
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Question
What day is the official weigh-in day for our new challenge? Just wondering so I weigh in on the right day.
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January 4, 2015
Happy Sunday everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying this blessed day. It's windy, cold, and snowing (just flurries) here in St. Louis but it is a day that the Lord has made so it is beautiful regardless of the weather. So how is everyone doing on their goals? I'm doing pretty good, though it is early, lol. I did get…
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Thanksgiving is almost here
Just wondering if everyone has a food plan in mind for the upcoming holiday? The holidays can be so difficult - all the old comfort foods that we enjoy, family trying to get you to eat more or "try this." Because of all the challenges it is so important to have a plan going in. Dessert is always the hardest for me to get…
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NSV!!
I just had a huge non-scale victory and just had to share. A few minutes ago, I was in the bathroom changing clothes and we have a huge mirror in there. Normally, I try to avoid looking because I have major issues with my sagging skin. But today I looked and noticed that for the first time in a long time, maybe even the…
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Happy November!!
Hello everyone! How is everyone doing? Who's had surgery? Getting ready to have surgery? How did you get through Halloween? Good I hope. Thankfully we don't get trick or treaters in our apartment complex so I don't have to buy any and since my son is too old to go out, he doesn't bring any in. Win for me!! My life has been…
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Hmmmmm, where did everyone go?
Hello my dear friends. I am so sorry that I kinda dropped off the face of the earth on you. I've not been in a real good place and have been dealing with far too many things. Between medication changes, blood work, my therapist and a very good friend of mine, I think I have finally pulled myself out of that dark place and…
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NSV!!
The other day I had a major NSV. Normally when I'm changing clothes in the bathroom, I avoid looking in the mirror because I hate seeing all my sagging skin (working very hard on loving myself despite the sagging skin). The other day I caught a glimpse of myself and couldn't believe what I saw. I have the beginnings of a…
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September 15
Been awful quiet in here lately, even more than usual. Hope everyone is doing good. Things with me are going pretty good which always makes me worry. I tend to wait for "the other shoe to fall." The scale is moving down. Michael and Cody are doing good. The guy who robbed me has decided to plead guilty. I even turned down…
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September 15
Good morning friends!! How is everyone doing on this Monday morning? Did you do anything fun over the weekend? Things are good here. Staying on track nicely which is a real new concept for me. I even turned down a cookie at church yesterday. And I even cleaned this apartment. Other than that, didn't do too much. I need to…
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September 13
Hey gang, how's everyone doing today? Good I hope. Anything fun planned for today? Nothing here. I have some reading to catch up on, some reviews to write, catch up on my blog and maybe clean a little in this apartment. So hard to keep things clean with a 16 year old, a dog and 2 cats, not to mention a partner who doesn't…
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Daily Chit-Chat
Ok, I've been thinking a lot, lol. I thought that instead of crowding our introduction thread with daily gabbing, we could start a separate chat thread and leave the other for introducing ourselves. Today is a good one for me. I'm starting to feel better (I've had bronchitis and the antibiotics are starting to work). My…
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Sept 10
Hello all. Hope everyone's week is going great. Nancy, what beautiful pictures you posted yesterday. Yesterday was a busy, long day for me. Left early in the morning to go and give plasma, then ate lunch at the park (pre-packed), then therapy, then the bus/train ride back home, stopped by the pharmacy and store on the way…
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September 8
Good morning!!!! It is a beautiful day here in St. Louis. It's supposed to be a little bit warmer today but I think I can live with 83 as a high, lol. This cooler weather has been so beautiful. It's been so nice to go for wallks and playing outside with Daisy without feeling like someone has sucked all the air out of my…
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Day 41 - August 30
Good morning everyone. It sure has been really quiet in here lately. How long was Zac supposed to be on vacation? Hopefully he'll hop on soon and let us know how it went and maybe have a few pics for us. Also, worrying about Karen. I know she had said she wouldn't be able to check in for a bit but that seems like it has…
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Day 38: August 27
Good morning all.......I'm back!!! It's so nice to have my cable and internet back on. It makes for very long days when they are off especially since it's been too hot to go outside. The heat index has been hovering around 110. I've been getting my steps in but I've had to get creative, lol. I have been out and about a few…
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New here
Hi everyone, I'm new here and thought I should introduce myself. My name is Deanna (my friends just call me Dee). I live in the suburbs of St. Louis in a town called Maryland Heights. I live with my significant other, Michael, and my 16 year old son, Cody. With the exception of four years of college, I have lived in the…
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100 days of Happiness - Day 15
I've missed a couple of these but I''m back on track now. Today I am happy that the getaway driver has plead guilty and been sentenced to ten years and will be deported so I never have to worry about him again.
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Body Image
One of my friends from my gastric bypass support group posted this on our Facebook page. It's an article about body image and one woman's reaction to a picture of herself that she found on her phone. It really hit home with me and I thought I'd share it with all of you. You can find the article at:…
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July 22, 2014
Hello, my friends. Everyone must be super busy if I'm starting the day off, lol. Today looks to be a super hot one in St. Louis today. I'm going to have to come up with an alternate exercise plan since there is no way I'm walking between therapy and the metro station in this humidity. I've got my morning started with a…
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July 7, 2014
Good morning everyone!! I'm sitting here this morning, on what looks like is going to be a very hot day, drinking my coffee and watching the hummingbirds fight over the feeder. I love watching the hummingbirds. They are amazing little creatures. I hope everyone had a great weekend. I'm sure there are several that, like me,…
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Holy cow!!!
Just for fun, I went over to fitbit and added up all the distances that they say I have walked over the last thirty days. According to them, not counting today (which so far is 2.49 miles) I have walked........drum roll please.........99.34 miles in the last 30 days. If you add what I've walked so far today, that makes it…
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Huge victory today!
Guess what happened to me today? I was at the Metro station waiting on the next train when some guy waves at me. I'm polite so I tell him hi. He walks over to me telling me how beautiful I am and how much he loves red heads. I come back with, "So does my husband." He tells me he's sorry and have a wonderful day. I actually…
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Friends
I just added a bunch of fellow members as friends. If I didn't get you and you would like to be friends, please send me a request. You can never have too many friends
