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Well the weather is bright and looking up! I Am excited about all the things going in my life right now, but for the moment I am so busy I can't even sleep at night. I have never been a night worrier and now I have so many meetings and things going on I can't even function. Its pretty crazy! I  have however found an evening walking buddy! 
So  two nights  a week for right now we are going to meet up and walk for 1 hour. It doesn't sound like a lot, but we have got to get our schedules changed a little so that we can fit in more days. So right now Thursdays and Fridays together and the rest of the days are "if we can make it" for now! I think we will be able to fit saturdays in. We will just have to adjust our path so we can take the kids with us! 

AS Kidd Kraddick would say "keep looking up, because that's where it all is."

HEy Peoples, 

It has been another week of staying on track and I have lost another two lbs. Yeah........ I am really happy about this. Thanks Kidd Kraddick in the morning for giving me my motivation!

Well you guys I am not sure how many of you are familiar with the syndicated radio morning show Kidd Kraddick in the morning, but it is truly my morning coffee. I love that show. Recently one of  the main character;s in the show Kelly Rasberry had a baaby and that prompted a 10000lb weightloss challenge. Well I have been accepted as a participate in the challenge and I am thrilled. Yes I was honest about my weightloss surgery and the fact that I have a band, I know that is a small advantage, but after two years I really don't feel like it is anymore of an advantage than someone who is taking strong appetite surpressants. I got accepted last week but I didn't find out until this wek because they called me back at work adn I was sick,and out of the office for like five days it was horrible. Any who, I am excited. I have lost 4lbs so far and I am really excited. I am doing Judo on Saturdays and being very concious of the food that goes in my mouth. I am going to really try and be in the top group, becasue I wasnt the results but I really wan to talk onthe radio! hehehehe..... We all have to find our motivation and for the next four weeks this is mine, 

Don't have anything great to talk about just wanted to say hello.

Well ladies I have to say that 2007 is really looking up for me. I told you in an earlier post that I was challenging a wage garnishment. I have retained an attorney and I think I have a good chance of winning, but even if I don't win, I still feel good about the fact that I tried. I have always been a talker and if someone else was in my situation the first  thing out of my mouth would be "I would fight that," and I would really mean it. However It has been six months since these sharks attacked me and I am finally attacking back and that makes me feel like me! 

I have also just jumped the 1st hurdle in my new position. The Contiuning Education Schedule. It will go out in the paper this weekend and that is exciting. Now I am working on several other major projects and as of today they are all going well. 

OBESITY BATTLE: 

Well I am still battleing this obesity issue. Because of all of the new changes in my life since June, I was unable to return to the Dr, for a fill and I ended up waiting 6 months, which is really horrible in the life of a band patient. I would have normally went at least twice, possiblly three times ina six month period and well my punishment for that is having a compeltely open band. I hate it. It is back to the will power issue and the emotional eating issue. I finally made it to the Dr. January 11, 2007 and I had gained, yes I said gained, 3lbs. So in the big sceme of things I am O.K. I didn't go to crazy and I am definately proud of myself for that reason and now I am filled again, but it is like starting all over again and this sucks. I have been able to eat so much more for so long that I am now battling head hunger again and that was definately the worst part of this entire journey.  So anyway, keep me in your prayers while I start this journey over again. I feel like I must state that even though the band didn;t have the correct saline amount in it becasue of my lack of visits to the Dr. I could not eat like I use to before surgery, just more than I was use to eating after surgery.  Pre SUrgery I would have probably gained about 20lbs in 6 months, so even when I wasn't working my band, It was working me.... I love this band. 

It's the little things...

Yesterday had all of the potential of a horrible day. I couldn't get an assignment coordinated. I had to go meet my attorney and go pick up paperwork for my husband and so much other crap- it all just seemed like a bunch of crap.... Then we get to the Driving reinstatement office and the women is just a total B. I mean I knew before I went in that she was totally going to ruin my day! I mean even my husband was really frustrated and he hardly ever gets frustrated with people in authoratative positions. Well I had totally prepared myself to be in a pissed off bad mood all day long and I was going to sit in my office and just be quite for the rest of the day. Well GOD had other plans for my mood. I come storming back into my office and just as I am about to tell everyone how horrible that women is, and how horrible she treats people, I see a big blue bag on my desk. I open it up and inside is a card, a candle and a beautiful plaque that is congratulating me on my new posiiton. It came from a student at the college that i had worked with in my old position. It totally caught me off guard and almost made me cry. It was so sweet and the candle was not an ordinary candle, but a candle made of soy and the palgue matched the colors of my house and the card was simple and sweet! I was thrilled. It changed my mood and I forgot that I was in a bad mood while I showed it off to everybody and talked about how thoughtful it was. The fact that someone had thought of me and cared enough to acknowledge my new position ( outside of my immediate family) just meant so much. I was very happy and then I rememberd that somwtimes its just the little things that matter.

While checking out some of my friends comments and profiles, I ran across someone who made the comment " was I invisible before'? 

Well, I know the feeling of invisibility. I think its amazing how when you loose weight people start to notice you, like your brand new! My husband was concerned about the attention I was getting, so I had to let him know.... No other man on the face of this earth, loved me the way you did when I weighed over 300lbs. And now no other man on the face of this earth will ever get the chance. H stuck it out with me when I hated myself and now he doesn;t have anything to worry about ever. He gets to reap all of the benefits of the weightloss and when people look at us funny, they just get to keep on looking, becasue I move closer to him. 

Boy today was a busy one! I got a lot done and I finally went to court to challenge this stupid wage garnishment that has been harrassing me for months. I really hope that th law is on my side, if not the law the lord..... I really feel like they are asking for too much money and that they should reduce it to what is on my credit report, so pray for me on that one! Tuesday my first C.E. Schedule is sent to print and all I can ask for is Gods grace in making sure everything is correct. I brought a ton of stuff home with me so that I can go over it all again and make sure that all classes that are supposed to be are in there and if they are not supposed to be that htey are not, dates orrect, locations correct, times and descriptions correct, can you say what a mess...I think I did a great job for my first attempt but I have to make sure it is perfect.  I have a new appointment for a fill in Louisvillle and I am so happy! I haven't had one since August ;-) I have had to rescheule twice... I willl not be rescheduling this time around. I have been at this same weight since June 8, 2006 SO for over six months I haven't changed, not one lb, I am very discouraged but I also know that I have needed a fill for awhile and now I am finally going to get it.  They are so sweet to me at that office. I have ben going there for over 2 years now and I am very greatful for all they have done. I am 102lbs down in 2 years so I can definately say the band has done its job, but I am really looking for that 165-175 range. I know how healthy I would be there. I wear a size 14 jeans and size 12 skirts and dresses so I know that 35lbs would take me where I really want to be. My goal Is to reach 175 before summer which gives me 6 months to loose 25lbs I think I cn do that no problem once this fill is working.  I am also going to take a martial arts class this semester at school that will help me out a lot so that I can make sure I am getting my excercise in....I have totally slacked on that after 2 years..I should be ashamed. I really should...I am not but I should be!  BUt anyway, I have set my new goal for me and my band and I wil keep you posted on my progress my failures and my succeses..I promise to hold nothing back for what... This site and all of you on here are my lapband buddies.

Happy New Year Everyone! 

I am so looking forward to this year! My mother says that the number 7 is the number of  completion. So I am looking forward to taking care of all of my old debt. I am paying off creditors and really taking my finances into my own hands. My husband and I have started looking at new homes and price ranges and thinking about what it is that we really want out of our first home. It is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be to make small decisions. Hopefully We will be ready by the end of this year to try for bank financing if everything goes as planned. My husband took me out for New Years Eve the night before so we could beat the crowds and have a goodtime. We did have a nice time. I told him I felt like a school girl and he was trying to get me drunk! LOL THat isn't hard to do since I only drink 4x's a year! LOL 

My children had a  great Christmas. THey got new Jordan Tennis shoes and I think for my oldest son that was his number one! I just look at those white tennis shoes and think, Poor shoes... they just don't know! lol I got everything I wanted as well so All and All I have to say Christmas 2006 couldn't ahve been better!  

Looking back on 2006 there was a lot of change, some good, some bad and some sad. There was a lot of Death, more births and/or conceptions and I got a wonderful, marvelous, Fantastic promotion. 

This year is going to be a great year for my entire family, I can feel it. Towards the end of 2006, my mother was given a promotion and raise at work, I recieved a promotion and raise and my Sister changed positions completely with a brand new company and she is very happy! so I am thrilled to death to see what this year holds.. Did I mention both of my children are doing absloutely wonderful in school and their behavior is just blooming, which continues to show that they are learning.  

I welcome 2007 and say bring it on!

Oh my is all I can think when think about my new positon at work. It is a very big step adn I am so excited. I really wasn't even looking for a new position. I was just applying so that people would know I was open for discussion...when it came to advancement or transfering departments. The job  paid a lot of money and I thought maybe..... When I got the call for the interview my heart was pounding. I was so excited and scared at the same time, then came the second interview within a matter of days and then the announcement that I was hte new Coordinator of Continuing Education. I was like WOW! Me@! Whoo Hooo! I Am so thrilled. My husband is glowing and my surpervisor at Versailles was very impressed. She was excited. I have had all kinds of people call me with congrats.  I even had a Dean email me with a double congrats so that just explains the seriousness of the switch. I mean I have  a budget and staff  How exciting is that. I am still thanking the lord, MY world has completely flipped and i am so greatful. The lord can work it out and his name is all over this promotion. What a great Christmas it;s going to be this year.

Oh yeah, We have one more wedding down. My friend Taboithas wedding finally arrived and exited Saturday October 21, 2006. She was so crazy all morning but it turned out well I swear she had the best reception ever. The reception all lies in the hands of the D.J.  My D.J., sucked big ones. I could have used a tape player for what he did. But Tabitha's D.J. rocked. 4-real. She looked beautiful, the guys looked handsome, the bridesmaids looked good it all turned out well. I can't wait to see the pics. Well COngrats Tabitha and I guess... MAressa your next!