Dunno how to close & start a new thread or I would. Sorry.
Regarding the green/blue thing, there are a couple of different brands of quarter scales in the truckstop restrooms. The green is the one I prefer because it seems the most consistantly accurate. The blue is iffy. Usually. But here at the Love's in Richmond Kentucky I think their BLUE scale is Wonderful. It just weighed me in at 280.1 - If I took off my sweater and donated another quarter, I bet it would tell me two-seventy-something.
Some lies we can live with.
Garnet, Some families are weird about death, like my mom's. She (in FLorida) kept whining that she wanted to see her brother (in CAlif.) while he was dying, but when offered free airfare on my sisters "air miles" she suddenly shut up. She e-mailed a week after his death. Her own parents were treated with similar coldness. Makes me wonder what she expects for herself, but they've bought spots in a tomb somewhere in Florida, where neither of them has a single family member. Go figure. It makes me feel lonely just to think of.
Lilion,
TWELVE minutes on the I.M.! Keep it up woman!!
to DH as well for cooking and keeping you from going astray!!
Lesley, Yeah, the embaressment factor. I totally understand. I was at a point where I had to choose either blushing or bleeding, and now I've gotten a lot more comfortable with it, but I certainly understand not everyone is. I'll have to follow up on a colon cleanse, too. Just haven't been pushed to that point yet, although I know I shouldn't wait that long. *** As for bigger and better in the U.S., don't believe it. It's been a while since I was in Europe, but the public transportation in Germany & Austria was incredible compared to the U.S. when I was there. Over there there were beautiful walking trails like I'd never seen before... and come on - YOU'VE got CASTLES! I never got tired of old churches, etc. that had been around for hundreds of years. Here we have disposable housing. And let's not even talk about health care...
Xenigal/Karen - I loved that article you posted by Victoria Moran!! "...Adept at bouncing back, the irrespressible don't see the surface of their lives as solid rock, harsh and unforgiving.
Instead, it's more like a trampoline. Sure, they go down; everybody does. But they don't stay there. Rather their low moments propel them to greater heights...." That was great! Thanks for sharing!
BJF -
HAPPY Belated BIRTHDAY! 
I hope it was fun, and your year is a healthier one!! ***
on the really sad rate of successful happy surgery patients! I've never had anything other than oral surgery, and that was scary enough. The choice to have any operation is a very personal one, but I would always hope for the best results for every person!! WLS is a thing that definately requires like long commitment, every bit the same as those who lose without it.
2Cute - Good to see you back!
Well, I've actually spent a bunch of time studying over night. However the sun is up and it's time to start thinking about a trip to Curves... it's just a couple miles away. I wonder if I could walk back to the Truckstop afterwards...? Ta-Ta for now. Will check in as I can!
. He lives with it but doesn't let it affect our kids or his work, he says that me making him think positive is better than therapy 
I'll now be able to tell him I'm just irrespressible!
Good for you for being OP thru your big day...I'm pretty bad about celebrating with food. In fact, DH and I will be celebrating two things in the next two weeks, my son's 11th birthday and our wedding anniversary. DS want's to go out for fettucini alfredo - his favorite food. Thankfully, his birthday is on a Wed. or we'd be going to Olive Garden where I'd pig out on breadsticks...the restaurant he picked is almost as bad though but DH and I will be splitting a pasta and salad...smaller than last time we went there. Not sure what's up for the anniversary yet.
I agree with the "What doesn't kill you" philosophy!
Hope she has good news.
) and then we had some reasonably good food without a ton of fat. 
