Good Morning. Around the clock support
What a great thing--we have a person close to London who's probably just about to take her lunch break as we are getting up on the east coast USA and a person is Alaska who is probably just getting into her REM phase of sleep at 2 AM...and everything in between. We have folks who work graveyard shift and folks like me that get up at 4 AM EST every morning. We have support nearly 24/7 here, if we will just use it.
Y'all have a great Friday and stay away from that cliff that's threatening to pull us all over the edge. Be safe.
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
Hurray for the LWs. We are the best board on OH. 
I'm heading mid day to Aiken, SC with pony in tow. We are going down to a weekend celebration of driving, Salute to Driving, which is a fund raiser for our international competitors. Halley and I are staying with friends. It will be cool to be out all day but at least warmer than it is here. Protein packed. See ya'll Sunday night.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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It is a wonderful feeling to know that I have people around me all the time to lean on...this board is my specific support system. While my family wholeheartedly supports me...this board..meaning all you wonderful people...are my strength. You understand my needs as I am learning to understand my own needs. You KNOW what I feel when I say I am so happy to get into a smaller size, or when I say I am so excited to be able to exercise again...or I am unable to eat something specific for whatever the reason...
I am humbled by ALL your participation in my journey...this is a volunteer site and I love all of you for giving of your time and valuable information.
That being said....YEAH...it is Friday....and I exceeded my goal for exercising this week...and I am proud.
~~ Lucy
I LOVE this site ! You guys are a wealth of non-judgemental, but honest knowledge !
Mandy
HW-298 SW-251 Loss/Month post RNY(1)-23.5,(2)-23.3,(3)-9.9,(4)-10.6,(5)-8.9,(6)-7.7,(7)-4.2,(8)-7.5,(9)-1.7,(10)-10.8*first goal reached*,(11)-6,(12)-1.3,(13)-0.3,(14)+2.9-*changed scales that weigh 2lbs heavier*,(15)-0.3(16)-4.7(17),+5.8(18)-1.5,(19)+4.4,(20)-+4,(21)-1.2,(22)+3.5,(23)
It is wonderful to know you can come to this site and get great advise. I know I would not have been nearly as successful if I had not had all of you!!!
I'm off today. Cake decorating DGD#2's birthday cake for tomorrow. This has been the cake that is going to drive me crazy. Party was suppose to be last weekend, but she got sick. I had everything ready had to freeze the cakes. I thawed them out yesterday and started working on them last night. My top layers almost slid off the cake so I had to try to get them back on the bottom layers and put dowels in them to hold them in place. The icing seemed to want to run off the cake. Finally got it iced and smoothed last night before I went to bed. Now it just looks like the top layers are going to slide right off the back of the cake - even though they are not going anywhere. I'm almost finished with the decorating and putting it together and it actually looks pretty good. Almost 200 little flowers on it. I hope it warms up a little for her party tomorrow, but I think it is going to be pretty cold.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Linda
I wish everyone got up as early as you Gina!! On the weekends this place is quiet in the AM in my time zone!! ;-)
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If you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you John C Maxwell 
Sleeve 2010 Dr López Corvala, Mexico. DS 2012 Dr Himpens, Belgium
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This board is a wonderful place to share. It doesn't matter where we are in the world, we can all come together here for support, encouragement, and friendship. I appreciate all of you who post here. Have a super day (or night) everyone.
high weight 230 start of journey weight 217 surgery weight 191 current weight 138
