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Happy Birthday Jen!!!! I hope everything is going as planned with the purchase of your new home and that your Mom is getting better with each passing day! Have a very Happy Day and thank you so much for bringing me to this site! Darcy

Somewhere, there is an insurance claims "decider" who this week will decide to approve or disapprove my request for the band. I am a nervous wreck! Please send telepathic "approve" thoughts to whoever this person is!

just kidding i 'endulged'!!! this saturday a friend of mine called me up and invited me to come make cake weenies with her. being the good friend i am i happily obliged. we made little chocolate cake weenies with chocolate frosting and pink ones with white frosting. :cool: :lick they were yummy...well actually i had a weird experience...on the chocolate one i could only eat about 2-3 bites before it became WAY to sweet. i even let it sit for 2 hours while we watched a movie thinking i could finish it later. STILL to sweet. :speechles weird in a good way!! have you had your cake weenies today?:smoke

Hi, Today was my birthday and I am feeling a little down. I was hoping to get under 200 pounds by today and I missed a goal. Plus I ate way too much this weekend and I know I will gain weight. Also I have been on a plateau for 2 1/2 weeks and gained two pounds from my all time low of 208. So this is my new resolution to get below 200: I will up my exercise from 2-3 hours a week I will drink more Water No cheating or making bad food choices My desire is to get below 200 by August 23rd 2004. Babs in TX 334/208/170 -126

Hi, I was wondering if those of you out there who are married felt that your spouse was less than supportive of your decision to get banded. My husband states he is supportive but his actions don't necessairly show that. I know he wants the best for my health but his comments are more geared towards that I will fail, or will want to give up if it gets too hard. This is discouraging for me, I really don't think he even knows he's doing it. He hasn't done any research with me and has asked few questions. Also, my mom is less than supportive and thinks I'm crazy. I feel the people closest to me aren't being supportive. My friends have been supportive, those I've tol…

i am just so happy with myself .i am down 77lbs so far and loving it. :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana today i went in to my closets and cleaned them out again second time this year .got rid of the last big ones they are just to big and sloppy looking . and i wasnt really wearing them any ways . and then went over too another closet with some old things in it and brought out stuff i havnt worn in so long . and could put most of thenm on again it bend years but i allways kept my old jeans because jeans never go out of style . and they fit i was so surprised i jsut couldnt believe it i had the biggest smile on my face . so proud of myself . I LOVE MY BAND…

Some of you might remember that I wrote asking if any of you could find "Crystal Light On The Go" in your local grocery stores. ( These are the individial size packets that are for bottled water) Well I have learned that they are not sold in grocery stores but I have located them on this site: http://www.discountcoffee.com/CrystalLightLemonade.htm Now I wish we lived closer to each other... free shipping with a $50.00 order! I'd like some of all the flavors:) Maybe some of you that use Dr. Speigel in Pt. Neches Texas might be interested in group buying?:guess They are also on eBay, but not as cheap as this site.

In a different thread, Penni made reference to naming her band "Betsy". I'm wondering if anyone else has named their band? I'm thinking I'll call mine "Portia" !

You still there, Girl? Meet me in the chat room, 'eh?

Move over, people. I'm wearing a pair of jeans that haven't seen my ass since the 90's! And I'm sitting down and breathing all at once. These were my favorites back then, and they're so old and worn that the cuffs are frayed and they had a hole near my coochie that I patched years back... but I'm wearing them to work today because try to stop me! Meanwhile, I'm having a hard time while shopping because my brain keeps taking me back to the 26/28 huge tent-shirts that I lived in to cover everything. Last night I bought an 18/20 tank top that fits without looking like a sausage. Watch out, world! Now keep in mind The Avenue, where I buy most my clothes, is a plus-…

Hi, I am getting banded August 26th and was wondering about port placement. I've read about it placed in the lower part of the abdomen, in the sternam area etc... I've also read about it being sutured and other doctors don't suture. Where is the best place to have it placed and should it be sutured? Is it possible to request where the port is placed? Also are there statistics regarding port placements and fewer problems? Thanks, Debbie

This is totally unrelated to the band but I am hoping for wisdom... Prior to my current marriage, I was engaged to a poop head. I was totally in love with a man that was unable to love anyone other than himself. He was 19 years older than I and his credit history was a disaster. He was in the process of a divorce and the only way he would be able to keep his (our) home was to get a loan to pay off his ex-wife. Yup... I cosigned... idiot. I finally came to my senses one month prior to our wedding date and left the relationship. It was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life as I still loved him very much... idiot. I had to start all over again as all of my res…

Hey guys I found this pic on the Community Memorial Hospital website of Dr. Billy. IT really doesn't do him justice but you get the picture. Dr. Billy, who has done more than 400 bariatric operations on patients ranging in age from 17 to 70.

OK, so maybe I'm a sucker but I just shelled out $20.00 for the PC version of Fitday. Even though I don't log my food or activities religiously, once in a while I think it helps a lot to focus me. But Fitday on the web had some shortcomings that really frustrated me, specifically the inability to create a custom food item using ingredients. So every time I had a deli sandwich for lunch, I'd have to enter the bread, the meat, the cheese, and the spread all separately. The PC version allows you to create a custom food called, say, "turkey sandwich lunch" and enter that all at once. It also has much more detailed and flexible reporting, and a host of other features I'm ju…

I am feeling very discouraged i am filled at 1.5cc and am due for a fill next week but I am afraid I have gained back some of what I had lost I am able to eat as much as I want and the is freaking me out. Is that normal did anyone else experience tis I need some suggestions.

Hi all!! I was banded in Mar 04, started at 305 down to 245. I have had some problem with food coming back up when I eat to fast up until now I havent been hungry between meal but now I am starting to feel hungry. I have had 1 fill. Anyone exp the same feeling?

I want to show you guys my inspiration. I'm sitting in my home office with my tube sticking out of my incision, one more day of misery before I see the doctor, and attached are the reasons I continue to smile. Kitty Milo is right under my feet on his skanky-blankie. Voodoo is at my feet on his skanky-blankie, and Sachi has her head laying on my knee. They know Mamma is hurting, but they are here taking care of me.

Michelle, meet me in the chat room! Sorry I'm late!

We're home, and we had a GREAT time!!! The weather was absolutely sparkling, and I have a whole new respect for the New Jersey Shore. It's not all boardwalk and tacky arcades, nuh-uh. We were staying in a friend's house in the wonderfully named Surf City on Long Beach Island. Now I'm all jealous and coveting even the tiniest shack somewhere within walking distance of the ocean. Oh well, probably not in this lifetime. But it was fun, and I think I only gained a coupla ounces. That would be from the ice cream.

Greetings - I have a freind who is interested in getting banded. I was banded June 17th at Hackensack Hospital but she lives in Momouth County. Does anyone have a surgeon they can recommend near Momouth County that is in the Blue Cross-POS Insurance plan? If so I would love to help my freind get on the band wagon with the rest of us. Thank you in advance for any suggestions! Gina

Ok, guys...I need a recommendation. I have these new slightly skinnier arms that I want to show off in a new sleeveless shirt I got at Target (size 2X, by the way woo ooh). But I'm a gardener and I have a terrible farmer tan!!! Do any of you use a self tanner, and if so, what kind? Have any of you had any disasters with them? And what do you guys think about that mist tan they spray on you? I mean, that just sounds like spots could get missed and then where are you? ANyone tried that? I hate to go to the skin cancer tanning booth...but I really love this shirt! Any suggestions would be much appreciated....I glow in the dark!!!! Help!! Megan

Hey how is everyone. I have been trying to catch up on the post. Oh my what a busy place this is these days. I am home and glad to be. I hated leaving that new grandaughter but I tried to put her in my suitcase but they noticed. Glad to be back, missed you all. Kathy May 21st 2004 285/249 -36

...but I'm going to be away until Sunday evening. I'm actually going to the BEACH!! It's nice to have friends with beach houses, I must say. Have a great weekend, everyone! See ya on the flip side. :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

How many co-morbidities do you think I need to have to "please BXBS? I only have one--my letter was to the point and attached to it were all my reports, etc. Passed the psych test (amazingly!!) Had the sleep study--never so disappointed to learn I DON"T have sleep apnea...... So, there I am, hanging in the wind with my one co-morbidity. what do you guys think? Kimber-lilly PS, Hi Lisa--glad you are back safe and sound. I was wondering about you, too....

...several days ago, and it's now getting so sore and swollen I'm getting worried. I first noticed it last Sunday and thought it was a mosquito bite, of which I always have several at the end of the weekend. I hadn't noticed getting bitten at all. Two or three days later, I realized it wasn't going away but getting larger. The skin doesn't itch, and the central area is now about the size of a quarter. Yesterday I called my health insurance carrier's 24-hour nurse line, to see if they thought I needed to go to the doctor. I mean, if my doc would just look at it and say wow that looks bad but it's going to go away on its own, I figured I should save the $20. The nurse an…

i am so happy i had my second fill on 6/18 /04 and i am going down really good it is about a lb every two days as of today 13 lbs sinece then so as of today i am down 71 lbs and loving it . i am so happy i did this lapband . :D :D :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

For those of you who swim.. How long was it after your op you started swimming again? Thanks.

I am so confused about clothing sizes. I've been wearing Avenue clothes mostly, so those are the sizes I use in my sig. I'm wearing size 18/20 tops, 20 jeans, and 18 in the "denim lite" shorts. All of the 22 pants I had are too large now. So recently I went on Avenue's website, and looked at their fit charts. Using my measurements, those charts say I should be fitting comfortably into their size 22/24 on top and 26/28 on the bottom! Now, I can understand making the size numbers lower to flatter customers, but why not have size charts that accurately reflect the size of the clothes?!? Of course people are shaped differently, but I'd think one person's 44 waist is the sam…

Yesterday I was driving to work listening to public radio, when without preamble they did an extraordinary thing. They read the Declaration of Independence, with different radio personalities taking different paragraphs; the voice was always changing. It was mesmerizing! I don't know that I've ever heard the whole thing read aloud. By the time it was over I was moved to tears. We have a lot to be thankful for but most of all is this amazing country we live in. I hope everyone (well, the Americans among us, at least ) takes a minute or two this holiday weekend to think of our brave founders and marvel at their lasting achievement. Have a wonderful holiday, everyone…

I need some personal advice ,it could get long to get a history. Would anyone mind?It has to do with my marriage and i would rather 'talk' with people who don't know my husband and i. Please let me know honestly.I am realy upset right now... Chantal

I have updated my journal - use the drop down link and go to page 16 for the most recent entry. I have also added a picture to my photo gallery. I would welcome your comments. http://www.webspawner.com/users/juliesjournal Best wishes Julie B

I love these!!! Literary Insults A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults." - Louis Nizer "I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here." - Stephen Bishop "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." - Winston Churchill "A modest little person, with much to be modest about." - Winston Churchill "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" -…

Hey everybody, just wanted to say that I'm leaving tomorrow morning to start a 2 week vacation. I'm real excited, we're driving to Pueblo for a hot rod show in our '48 Chevy streetrod. It's not a maiden voyage, but the first time we're driving so far. I'll miss checking in to see how everyone is doing. I'll keep you guys who are having trouble in my prayers. I'll check in in a couple of weeks! Bye for now, Take care all. Denise

I discovered something today for when you just NEED to have something to munch and crunch! They're the "finger foods" from Gerber (!) I tried the veggie puffs - sweet potato - YUMMY! They're crunchy, they go down fine - no sticking - and really satisfy the munchies. And at 150 calories for the whole container! (I could only eat half)

Ok i am totally paranoid and freaked out. I corresponded w a guy from one of thoses online dating sites I was looking for a 'friends only'deal but then things got out of hand quick before i could think of the consequences of doing this from work. Ok so i reeled it in and unsubcribed but now this is my problem: I have microsoft outlook.we were not chatting through the datind site. I deleted the e-mails but if i go to tools i can 'recover'the permanatley deleted stuff. Is there a way to erase my messages so there is no record? Or do i have to live with the fact that my employer could at any time open this stuff and see these messages if they choose? Lesson SOOOOO l…

I've been thinking about getting lap-band for a year now, i have a friend that had it done and she looks wonderful. but im scared that i wont qualify, mentally, i feel like i weigh 800lbs, but im only 210, i've always been heavy, and i feel like i need to make a change, soon, my body hurts, so does my mind. can anyone give me some information on qualifications or appeals if i have to go that route? thanks

hi all its been along time since i've been on and it looks like you are all doing so well im proud of you all. I had my first fill just over aweek ago and have felt no restriction (had 1 ml fill) my Dr said if im not happy to go back i am going to but just wondering how much do you normally have injected when you have a fill. Would it be too much to ask for another 2 ml do you think.

I don't need a fill right now. Last one done in March and it is still going strong, but, my doctor has put a halt to all adjustments this month do to pollen. He said that is has been causing to much fluctuation with tightness. WOW anyone elses doctor doing the same thing?? Just curious?

I've read (somewhere) that our bodies can only absorb 30 gms. of protein at a time. Does anyone else know about protein absorption? I'm 3 months out and trying to get my allotted 60 gms a day - and finding the protein powders are the easiest way for me to get it in. I bought some at GNC today and it is 40 gms per serving (per 3 scoops, I could knock that down if needed) I hate to waste it, if I'm not absorping it. What do ya'all know about this? Thanks :cool:

hi im learnig how to use this site and im not that computer literate so if u read this message twice bear with me.im having my band done 6/25/04 and im very nervous.my dr. put me on a liquid diet for two weeks pre-op.it started yesterday and i couldnt do it.So ive decided to put myself on a low calorie diet for two weeks.Does everyone go on a liquid diet pre-op?

I had a Bailies with coffee and whipped cream this evening. Then I felt like I had a price to pay, so I drank an extra liter of water afterwards. Well, now it's bed time. I'll be up all night going tinkle. I need to hire a life-manager to follow me around and do my thinking. What possessed me to drink a bucket of water before bed, let alone a thousand calorie drink?

Just thought I would start a thread for having a little fun! I know there are lot's of creative minds here... help me come up with ways to pass the time until my surgery! :cool: #1. Frequent all of the "skinny butt" clothing stores... ask for things in size 5 and for a dressing room.

Wow, Donali! I love your new hair style! :D I went to your website to get a better look and I must say... you look so sophisticated. It really suites you and will be so great for this upcoming summer heat! Looking good... no, correction... Looking GREAT!

Usually what is the time from surgery to your first fill. Some have said 6 weeks others say 6 months. can you guys/gals, help me out.

It's that time again... :cool: Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and values. Stu said, "I didn't sleep with my wife before we got married, did you?" Leroy replied, "I'm not sure, What was her maiden name?" -------------------------------------------------------- A little boy went up to his father and asked: "Dad, where did all of my intelligence come from?" The father replied. "Well son, you must have got it from your mother, cause I still have mine." -------------------------------------------------------- "Mr. Clark, I have reviewed this case very carefully," the divorce court Judge said, "And I've decided to give your wi…

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I finally got approved for my surgery. I meet with the surgeon on Tuesday. Hoping to have my surgery at the end of June. Wish me luck..

Yes dalarla is a funny in person, she is great! I just ate dinner, 1/4 cup mashed pototes and 1 fish stick. I wont do that again. I will stick to my liquid diet from now on 2 more weeks. I wish I didn't eat that fish stick. also my back is killing me, is this nornal?

The one in her avatar (whatever THAT means) is of a woman who weighs MUCH more than she does. The photo is lovely, of course, but donali is lovlier. Sue

Well I went to the Dr. today for my first fill I was kinda freaked out but everything was cool. I was afraid that i had gained some of my weight back since it seems that I can rreally eat but all wa sgood I have lost a total of 22 pds since surgery 4/19 I was so relieved anyway I now have 1.2 cc is that pretty normal for a first fill? Thanks for your comments Ginny 299/277/130 Dr. Spiegel