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I know they were flaky at times, but they were nice to have. Where did they go? Can we have them back?

How about an exercise board Alex? A place where people can post questions about different activities / exercise / dvd's / etc?

How do I go about changing my name that is printed on each of my posts. When I registered, I didn't realize that my full name would always be posted. I'd prefer to remove that.

My birthday is June 28 not june 27 howdo i fix this?

Is there an exercise forum? Maybe I am not looking hard enough? -Melanie

I do not like this at all! Sometime over the last few days the LBT display changed from linear to threaded. Threaded mode makes it much more difficult for me to read a thread. I discovered today that I could change the display back to linear, but everytime I click on something, it goes back to threaded mode. Does anyone know why? Or how to fix it permanently? Thanks! Lizzie

Hello All, My name is Cheryl and I was Banded on May.22,2006. I have been on Clear liquids since and on Monday I am told to start regular foods. I am real nervous about this. I have been steadily losing 1 pound a day since day one and I am nervous that when I start eating again I will gain weight. I don't no about anyone else but it always was that once I start eating it is very easy for it to get out of control. Any how I just weighed in at 199.5 and feel that maybe I should stay on clear fluids until I am a little futher away from the 200 mark. Does that sound twisted?? It has been so long since I have gotten down this far I am scared about losing control. Wel…

Is there a way to subscibe to a thread without first posting to it? I keep getting e-mail announcements of new posts in subscription threads. I have gone to the Control Panel, Edit Options, and clicked on "No email notification," but still I keep getting emails. Suggestions?

I'm far from a fill because I was just banded on the 25th, but am curious about the fills .... :confused: How do they feel?:cry How do you feel after?:phanvan How is it done?:nervous Are you sick or in pain like right after surgery? :sick What is your diet after your fill? liquid for days? Mushies? :hungry: Thanks everyone.

I don't know if it is me that is doing something wrong ....but i cant see some pictures that are on the Before and After Thread. For instance someone will say here are my new pics and there arent any there....was just wondering if its my problem or is everyone not seeing them.

HI MY NAME IS ERYNN AND IM NEW :clap2: . I DO NOT HAVE THE SURGERY BUT I AM EXTEMELY INTERESTED IN GETTING IT DONE. I WAS WONDERING IF ANY ONE COULD HELP ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS I HAVE. I WOULD GREATLY GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. 1: NOT THAT I 'M A BIG LUSH OR ANY THING BUT I'M ONLY 23 AND I DO LIKE TO GO OUT EVERY NOW AND THEN (MEANING EVERY WEEKEND OR SO ) BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU CAN DRINK AND HOW IT EFFECTS YOUR STOMACH. 2: IS THE SCARING FROM THE SURGERY VERY VISIBLE???? 3: HOW DO YOU EMOTIONALLY PREPARE YOUR SELF FOR SURGERY AND FACING THE FACT THAT YOU CANT JUST EAT ANYTHING YOU WANT ANYMORE???? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME

OK, I know this might sound stupid but I just want to know how to upload a ticker and have it show on all of my messages? I'm new to this so please have patients with me... Thanks, Steve:help:

I can't seem to figure out how to search for something. I haven't seen a bar or button or anything. I have a feeling it's somewhere very obvious.

We are looking into the surgery for my husband. He is a good candidate for the surgery. (5'10" 305lbs) Our friend had it done and he is very interested in it now. We are going to try and go with her to Mexico next time and meet her doctor. I'm curious if I should think about it for myself though. I am 5'1" and 170-175lbs. I have stuggled with my weight for years. We have two year old twins ... by the grace of God. We both want to be healthier for them. I guess that I am just looking for testimonials and input into the procedure. Thanks!

Can someone tell me how to make a weight chart. My surgery date is May 17 and I want to be ready to go...lol Thanks:help:

I was wondering if anyone had the same problem as I am having? I was just banded on April 11th 2006 for the first 21/2 wks I couldn't eat anything at all, in that time I lost 21pds. Now that I am able to eat very little I have gained back 4pds!! :help: I haven't been eating anything bad for me basically solid foods. General day is::hungry: 1 egg (if I can eat the whole thing) for Breakfast 4 peices of deli turkey breast for lunch with 2 peices of am cheese 4oz of chicken breast with a small salad for dinner About 50oz of Water through out the day I know I am supose to drink 64oz but I can't seem to get it all in right now. Oh ya and not to been having trouble …

can you excersize after six weeks? some one please tell me because i went running today after 6 weeks and 4 days and now everytime i take a bite I burp and everytime i take a drink i burp and have a weird back draft up my throat Im freeking out this didnt happen till i went running do you think i made my band slip ?

Have we lost the ability to Edit our own posts? Where have the Edit buttons gone? Only some of my posts have them. Is it just me or is everyone seeing this? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok, when I posted this, it has an Edit button, but it doesn't have the option to delete my post. Any ideas what's going on?

Hi everyone, The moderators and site owner have determined that it makes sense for users to have the ability to edit their own posts indefinitely, so that ability has been restored. From here on out, though, users do not have the ability to delete entire threads--even threads they start themselves--so if you've ever been prone to doing so keep this in mind. Thanks for your patience while we worked out the details!

Is there a way to attach photos in a private mail?

I have created a Word document with a table in it. I want to copy that into a post here so I can keep the columns/table. I can't seem to get it to work. Does anyone know that trick?

edit edit : I have a question - can't find the answer in the search and no other post refer to this. Somehow I am sure the answer is here and simple, but I'm just not seeing it. Is there anyway to save your favorite posts? Like I am trying to find my post about my daily diet plan etc but searching through all of my personal posts is a pain. How do you find something if you have say 1000 posts? Do you save them somehow?:help:

Hi everybody, it might sound stupid but I need a help here:-) Dont know how to load a pic to a reply on a thread. Any suggestions? Thank you all

I'm just dreaming now, but I'd LOVE to see a "Mark all thread read" button! I never manage to touch all the threads... so I end up ignoring the flashing lights & bold that signifies unread. But if I could mark everything read & come back anew... I MIGHT read some more, heh. Don't know how hard it is to setup... but it would be a blessing, no matter at what level: all forums or each forum individually. Thanks!

I'm not finding an option to download and attach pics in the journals anymore. I've done it before - have pics in my journal still - but it looks like the icon is missing. Has this changed or am I just being a numpty? Thanks

Hello all,,,,,, My question...I know everyone is different when it comes to the "sweet spot" fill....butttttttt.....here is my dilema.....I went for another fill back in March and Dr. fill me another .5 cc's ....so that put me at 2.5 total...well for a week or so I literally couldnt do anything more than liquids...so that worried me....well went back for a slight unfill and they brought me down to 2.3cc.......well I feel like i can basically eat anything if i chew properly....is that mean I found my "sweet spot" ?????? what is your thinking on this????

Can I please make a suggestion..... Could a board be set up titled "Adult Topics" Not everyone can get into this board, you must request access from Alex. The board can be kept invisible from new folks and the folks that do not wish to have access, but the ones who have access can see it. Or, it can be visible but you would need a password to get in...something along those lines. All adult threads and conversations can be moved to that board...yes, kinda like an anything goes board. I have been getting some pm's and emails from new/old posters saying that they are posting alot less b/c of these types of threads. This is a wonderful place and I'd hate to see i…

All I get is a blank page. Is it just me, or is something screwy going on?

Does anyone have a suggestion for losing more weight without having PBs? It's been about a month, and I haven't lost any weight. I'm afraid to go in for a fill because it will cause me to "get sick", and I don't like that feeling. I wonder if I'm sabbotaging my own weight loss. Also I had surgery 12/30/04 and I've only lost 65 pounds. As I've been reading other people's entries, I see they've lost this much in only six months, or those who had surgery when I did and have lost about or over 100 pounds. Your help and gudance and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. drj

I'd like to see a forum for those of us who have lost our bands to be able to discuss things. I don't think such conversations need to clutter up the other boards, nor do I want to scare prospective bansters on a daily basis, through casual conversation. However, those of us who have lost our bands need to work extra hard to maintain and perpetuate our weight loss, and I think it would be nice to have a section for us to discuss such matters. I think it would be important to let people know, nicely, that it's NOT a forum for anyone unbanded, but specifically for those who have been banded and are no longer (or, someone who's lost a port, even if they're still banded,…

Am I just missing this? Is there a board/forum here dedictated to exercise? Thanks for any info.

Just joined and can't figure out how to subscribe to certain Forums where I will get their posts first or however that works etc. Alasse:behindsofa:

Can we save threads we are interested in so we don't have to keep looking for them? If so how?

Hello all! I guess I must be having a brain fart or something. I figured out how to attach a picture as an attachment, but can't figure out how to post them directly into the body of the e-mail. I've tried right clicking on the image, clicking on copy, but then when I go back to the body of the e-mail it will not allow me to paste it there. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I am not in the chatroom, although it says I am. I have completely closed out LBT two or three times now, and it won't clear me out. *shrugs* Just didn't want anyone to think I'm in there but not talking to ya.

After reading all about PBs, I was under the impression that this meant that your food comes back up because of overeating. But then I found out what PB stands for "productive burp". So I do burp a lot after eating. I know this is because I eat too fast. But if it is said that PBs are bad for you, does this count? Or are they just talking about your food coming all the way back up? Can burping too much cause damage, as well? I'm not new, so I should know this by now, I know:faint:. But my surgeon just cautioned me about vomiting and the damage that could cause, nothing about burping...

I am looking :eek:for a doctor and hospital to perform my surgery in the Washington, DC area. Do anybody know of any? Please help. Thank you!

What kind of information should I ask my doctor prior to the surgery? what type of band, size of band ect....any suggestions, also if he does not use fluoro to make the fill does this mean that I need to find another doctor becuse he is might not be any good?

You know what..... I come here to share and to reach out for help, to offer support to others that are hurting, to learn from those who have been through what I have been through. I am new, emotional and need of some undertanding and TLC. I don't appreciate having anyone tare my posts apart and laugh at what I say. This isn't supportive .... I need help, not sarcasm which doesn't seem possible here. I am sooo tired of this back and forth bullshit. Thanks to those who have offered help. I wish you all the best. Donna

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I went to a lap band support meeting tonight and one of the women there said that she has a 10cc band and it is full and she can't lose any weight:confused: and she can eat allot! She says that her doctor won't put and more in her band because it is full!!!! I told her to get another opinion. Any feed back on this?

This is for everyone and anyone. I think that everything is falling into place as far as getting ready for the scheduling of the surgery and I am falling to pieces. I am worried if I will be able to accomplish what I have set out to do, that is succeeding in losing weight with the help of the band. My worries are will I be able to follow all the rules,what to eat,when to eat,how much to eat.will I over eat, how will I know if I do. If there are problems how will I know? I know that at one time or another you all have went through all the newness of the band and we have to start somewhere, but in reading all that I have read in this forum there seem to be problems…

I use Firefox routinely at home, and IE at work. On IE I have no problem getting and senting pager messages, but they don't work with Firefox. It's not a popup-window problem, since I don't block them. But they don't show up at all. Any ideas? Anyone? Dawg? :help:

SOMEONE plesae help.. this may sound stupid but how do i put my picture by my username so it shows up and all you can see it ?:help:

how do I go back to registered user and not my name listed a second time?

<p>It's kind of fun finding things. The replies have the smilies to the side...and I love the Top 5 on the front page. What else have you all found?</p> And smilies all across the edit page and 20 pages of new posts?? Geez, I'll be here all day! Oh, that's not new...

In DeLarla's 3 Month Challenge for Prizes things are screwballs. I can't get to page 18. When I click on page 18, it takes me to a completely different thread that has nothing to do with me. When I posted a reply, it posted it to that same thread. 10 minutes ago I was able to get to page 18, but now when I click on page 19 it takes me to a completly OTHER thread. I even tried going to "last page" from the title of the post where it says. I clicked on "last page" and it brought me to this thread: Hi New here I'm Malcolm and banded 4 years last may Who is Malcolm, and why is his thread coming up in my thread? I started that challenge and don't want to miss upda…

I've noticed some people's signatures growing, with a lot of white space in there. I think that's happening because when you update your tickers and paste the new code into your signature, you're not deleting the old code. It just multiplies every time you do it. So people, when you update your tickers and paste new code into your signature boxes, please try to delete ALL the old ticker codes. Some signatures are getting really long. Let me know if you need help editing your signatures. Thanks!!

Is there any easy way to clear or delete new posts, without having to go into each one so that it is no longer considered a new post? I'm not always able to clear out posts daily, so they are really stacking up. I like to see the new stuff posted on a day to day basis when I can, when I can't I'd like to be able to clear them out with a click or select or something, so I can keep up better. Currently unless I open each one individually, it seems to stay so my new posts are numbering in the high 400's... at this rate they'll hit the thousands soon...is there an easier way?

Is there any way that you could fix the editing feature? When you go to edit a post it comes up with a bunch of smilies, if you click on the advanced button and then fix your post it posts with a bunch of weird symbols. Could we get some more smilies.... just wondering lol THANKS SO MUCH ALEX !!! I like the changes here :cheeky