Electric hedge trimmers and fingers are not a good combination. We just spent several hours in the emergency room trying to put me back together. It will take up to 3 months to know what kind of permanent damage was done I was doing soooo great with my weight training. Now I'm out of commission for several weeks again! I'm so depressed. Wanda

Thanks, CeCe! Sounds like you have your own WOW moment in the making! You need to try on your wedding dress. It's probably going to be too big for you now, you look so good. Yes, we were stationed in Norfolk from 1989 until I got out i***** I liked the area a lot but I either had to find a new job or move to Charleston so I moved. I like it here also - it puts me a lot closer to my Mom (she lives in Myrtle Beach). Have a great week and let us know what happens with the dress!!!! Susan

2470.2 + 151 __________ 2621.2 Im at goal. Made it on Fri!

Oh, Kim! You are looking good but I'll be glad when you are completely recovered, eating on your own without pain and either the gall bladder is long gone or fully recovered. Keep taking good care of yourself! CeCe

Britt, Here's hoping that all the viruses are banned from your house!!! You've been through it, haven't you?! YUCK! I want to ask if anyone else is having the midwinter blahs?! I don't feel depressed - Lord knows I've got enough experience in that to know - but I'm just feeling blah, detached, not very passionate about anything. I'm just passing the days. I'm doing my normal stuff, just not very enthusiastically. Anyone else feeling that? Part of it may be my returning aches and pains. I had wrist surgery just a month before WLS and releasing the tendon helped for a while but the pain is back and is fierce. I'm going to an orthopedic doc this afternoon and I'll be begging for a cortisone shot. I saw him in November and he offered one then but the pain was gone during my plastic surgery recovery. I know that lifting heavy weights irritates it. Maybe due to the wrist problem, my darned shoulder pain is back too. I wonder if my hand specialist will shoot my shoulder full of cortisone too? I've already mentioned I'm in Physical Therapy because of my tight hips (after being there last fall for my SI joint!). I'm being stretched to death in there so I'm always sore!!! And, last but not least, all this inflammation seems to be bringing back my plantar fasciitis in my left foot. So, today I taught class being protective of my wrist and shoulder and then got on the treadmill to walk. My heart rate wouldn't come up so after walking 1/2 mile, I ran for 2 miles and it felt SO good! I then walked another 1/2 mile. I love running so I hope I can get back into it without hurting my back or feet! Ok, stats for the week! I'm back to 130.25. That's my lowest weight and I'm proud to be there but, just once, I'd like to see the 120s. I remember weighing 130 yet I cannot recall having a weight in the 120s on my license or being there for any length of time. So, I'd like to see that on my scale even if just for a short time!!! Starting Weight: 245.25 (Wanda, count your high weight! I should too!) Last Week: Was it 132? Can't remember! This week: 130.25 Total Loss: 115 BMI: 22.4 CeCe