Alex Brecher

Because tomorrow is Cinco de mayo, I thought this "band friendly" recipe would be quite appropriate to share:

Cheesy chicken Enchiladas
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 Min
Cook Time: 30 Min
Serving size: 1
Recipe makes: 10
Ingredients:
4 large cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 4 cups)
1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
1 (10 ¾ ounce) can low-fat cream of chicken condensed Soup
10 ounces (about 2 cups) reduced-fat 2% shredded cheddar cheese
1 (4 ounce) can mild green chopped chilies, drained
about 10 low-carb flour tortillas
Cheesy Topping:
1 (10 ¾ ounce) can low-fat cream of chicken condensed Soup
8 ounces light or fat free sour cream
1 ½ cups 2% reduced fat shredded Mexican shredded cheese blend
¼ cup sliced green onions (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray;
set aside.
2. Mix together the chicken, yogurt, condensed soup, shredded cheddar cheese, and green
chilies. Stuff each tortilla with ½ cup of chicken mixture, and roll up. Place each rolled up tortilla
seam side down in the baking dish. Set aside.
3. Mix together all ingredients for the topping, except the green onions. Spread the cheesy topping
evenly over the enchiladas.
4. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, until toasty and bubbly.
5. Sprinkle chopped green onions over enchiladas and serve

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When they say Water, they mean water. If u r going to cut corners, u may as well give up, 'cause u r not ready to take losing weight seriously.

Ok look when I joined this site in October I felt that the individuals on this site would be able to relate to my struggle to lose weight and become a healthy person. I also felt this was a great place to get the truth about the lapband. I never expected the truth to be rosy in fact I wanted a realistic view of how things were going from everyone who has had the band. The band does not work for everyone but it does work for some. And it’s both the good and the bad that helps newvbies decide to do this.
What I don’t understand is why the need to be rude and disrespectful. Why can’t we agree to disagree about things without having to get indignant?
We have all come from the same place in regards to our weight and our reasons for being here. Can’t speak for everyone but my weight has caused me to get ridiculed, disrespected, and treated unfairly. As obese and morbidly obese individuals we have been kicked and wounded by the verbal abuse from outsiders who don’t know our struggle. Granted everyone has been though different experiences and until you have walked in some else’s shoes you can’t know what they have been though but people can’t we at least agree to respect each other agree to disagree and keep it moving. We are not in High school and a rude or disrespectful comments because you disagree with some else’s post or feel it has been posted in the wrong thread, truly doesn’t belong here. Are we here to start fights or are we here to encourage others. Lets support each other because at the end of the day we all want to be healthier people and mental health and just as important as psychical health. Good Luck.

Yup, should be good to go.

I recently read this question on our forum that I wanted to share: I’ve seen a few ads on TV lately about the LAP BAND and I wondered if anyone out there knew where I might get a copy? Many of our members have seen them as well and if we had a place to go see them again that would be great. Thanks!
Please see attached for the 4 LAP-BAND commercials currently running.
Straight Talk - Absolution.wmv
Straight Talk - Band vs Bypass.wmv
Straight Talk - Cost.wmv
Straight Talk - Health.wmv

Hey there,
I'm the Site Administrator for LapBandTalk.com.
I've just reviewed the "New Content" - and it's on par with the actual new content. As far as the content being updated every 5 minutes, it appears to be working just as it should. I also verified that the new content appears properly under your specific account.
With regards to "Your Content " or "My Content", this also appears to be working as it should. It will show a list of Topics that you've posted to, which deems that as your content.
You showed us the content from the Home Page - but we know that's working fine. It would be helpful if you could show me the content from your My Content page and the New Content page, since that's what you're asking about.
We look forward to helping you.
Thanks,
Ken

Please see http://www.lapbandtalk.com/index.php?app=core&module=help .

Rep doesn't serve a specific purpose other than, well, rep. So if it's meaningless/pointless to you, the good news is that it's just one line and easy enough to ignore. There are some boards that are fanatic about rep. Their reasoning is -- the higher someone's rep, the more likely they know their stuff, and if newbies come and see higher rep, they're more likely to really pay attention to that person (as opposed to someone with lower rep, who may be more likely to lead them astray).

For me, everything has changed...for the better.
1. I can actually PLAY with my son.
2. I have more confidence.
3. I'm physically stronger.
4. I take more pride in my appearance.
5. I LOVE shopping for clothes now!
6. I'm more aggressive with my husband. (wink, wink)
7. I don't focus my life around my next meal. I enjoy my time.
There are others....just getting started.
Good luck on your journey.

confidence has soared
i had been applying for internal jobs at my company for a good 7-8 months, would get an interview, but no second / offer.. the first job i applied for after i lost about 60 pounds, not only did i get the second interview, i was hired...
i can play with my DD
i RUN!!!!
i can do just about anything without getting winded (sex included)
sex is amazing now (was ok before - now amazing)
my life has completely changed for the better.

Clearing Cache on Firefox

Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Advanced icon and click the Network tab.
Click Clear Now under the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

GREAT Idea! I was wondering why I only had the option for positive feedback. Didn't have anything negative to say but didn't know why the option wasn't there. But now that you explain it I think that has got to be probably one of the best ideas I've ever heard of.

Question though.
I see my "Rep Power" and when I clicked on the scales below my last post it stated that comment had not received any "reputation" as well as how many reputations points I currently have.
OK why is my Rep Power different between my Reputation Points
AND how do I find which posts received reputation comments without backtracking and hunting down all of my old posts? Is there one place I can go to look for all my reputation responses?

Rep Power was enabled by mistake today. I was about to disable it when I came up with a great idea. I want LBT to be a positive place and we really need to stop any negativity that pops up every once in a while. With that spirit in mind, members can now only leave positive reputation:thumbup:

Rep Power was enabled by mistake today. I was about to disable it when I came up with a great idea. I want LBT to be a positive place and we really need to stop any negativity that pops up every once in a while. With that spirit in mind, members can now only leave positive reputation:thumbup:

Try: Internet Explorer 6: How and Why to Clear Your Cache

Rep Power was enabled by mistake today. I was about to disable it when I came up with a great idea. I want LBT to be a positive place and we really need to stop any negativity that pops up every once in a while. With that spirit in mind, members can now only leave positive reputation:thumbup:

Rep Power was enabled by mistake today. I was about to disable it when I came up with a great idea. I want LBT to be a positive place and we really need to stop any negativity that pops up every once in a while. With that spirit in mind, members can now only leave positive reputation:thumbup:

Rep Power was enabled by mistake today. I was about to disable it when I came up with a great idea. I want LBT to be a positive place and we really need to stop any negativity that pops up every once in a while. With that spirit in mind, members can now only leave positive reputation:thumbup:

Journals are back! :clap2:

I've added a few features that will allow us to combat spam:
1) When users sign up they must enter a "captcha" code that's embedded into an image. This way the spammers can't use bots to sign up for accounts and post to the forums.
2) After a user signs up they must verify that their email is valid by clicking on a link we send in an email right after they sign up.
3) I've deleted 150 user accounts that were signed up by spammers
4) I've added a list of IP addresses from the spammers that signed up with us that will block them from seeing the forum. I'll continue to add their IPs until they give up.
5) We've added a reporting feature that notifies all moderators as soon as it's reported and creates a post in the moderator only section with all the spam details which can be used to combat these bastards
I think this should definitely slow down the spam to a trickle and hopefully get rid of it for good.

LOL
You're very welcome.
I started this site while I was recovering from my LB surgery. I was searcing the internet for a community of other bandsters but I found most of the sites difficult to use. I'm really really glad that so many people have gotten encouragement, support and ideas from LBT.
You guys and gals should thank the moderators since they're the ones doing all the hard work!