I'm struggling today due to frustrations with my house. I have water in my basement again!!! I spent $700 last month to rebuild a window well and now I find that it's not the window well at all. It's an abandoned sprinkler system that's causing me trouble or so they think!!! I'm fighting my self... Of course, being the emotional eater that I am, I want carbs and want them now! So far, I haven't given in. I don't have a real plan except to stay away from sugar and white flour based carbs! Thanks for listening to me whine. Denise

WHAT, dare I ask, are porcupine meatballs? It's not REALLY porcupine, is it?

I did pretty good yesterday. I ate about 1600 calories, which may be a little high, but I DID actually exercise. Baby steps, right? Talked to the doctor's office today. The nurse said that according to the diagram that the doc drew, the thing I have definitely extends into the cavity but should be easy to remove. She also said that unless the doc changes his mind, there should be no reason why I can't try for the baby in August. I've got my fingers crossed! Today's menu has already changed (as I am posting this after lunch) from what I originally wrote in my meal tracker. Here's what I've had and PLAN to for the remainder of the day. B: english muffin L: 1 slice pizza, 1/4 c noodles, salad, 1/2 a small piece of garlic toast, 1/2 a cookie (Pizza Hut buffet...I think I did pretty darned good!) D: chicken wrap, cottage cheese, apple S: yogurt, a couple of bites of cake, string cheese Exercise: planning to walk, hopefully outside if it stops raining Vitamins are in, and I'm working on my water. Pamela

I'm still here! With my 2 year anniversary, I thought I'd stop in and say hi. The baby is almost 6 months old....and just perfect in every way. A real cutie. He's a good eater, and sleeps through the night. He's strong, and starting to belly crawl. He rolls back and forth, all the way over whenever he wants almost effortlessly. Life here is good. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to exercise like I used to. I'm trying to walk when I can, but sports are temporarily reduced to 1 night a week for now. My PS went well, and the scars are shrinking. I wore a tank top for the first time. I am not embarrassed for people to see my scars, or my tiny tummy for that matter. I still have lumpy thighs and junk in my trunk (I'm a size 16), but I'm pleased. I go for my 2 year follow up next week, and I had my blood drawn today. On the other hand, I've had some tremendous stress in my life. My mother had a nervous breakdown, and is living with me and hubby right now. She attempted suicide, and was serious about it. It is a miracle that she lived. Throughout the ordeal, I lost ten pounds, and now weigh 199. Instead of eating with stress, I stopped eating. It has been 1 month since all of this began, and life is improving for all of us, but it is slow. I still have trouble eating because of all of the stress, but I am strong (and so is my mom) and we will all pull through. The best thing in all of this has been the baby--he's been amazing. I miss my OH family, and will try not to wait so long before popping in again, but I know you'll all understand with my current crazy life. What a wild ride..... Deeno

I know I"m too late, but still wanted to wish you bon voyage! And have FUN!!! Michelle