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Jennye Many prayers for your Mom and you. Times like this are difficult, hang in there. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Bright You look great! Just yesterday I was going to post "Where's Bright" Great pics I still tell your wasabi (on everything) story when people ask me how I'm loosing. Happy Anniversary and Congrats.

Mine does too. I copied this from NFOLDS, I found this interresting

Kathy I was also Banded in (Monterrey) Mexico, and went by myself. It sounds like your bags are packed and your ready. My thoughts are with you. Keep us posted

Soul Mates:D I like to say "You love each other equally"

No Gummy bears! I agree Think Water.. I try different ways to spice it up, lemonaid, gatoraid..catch that drift, water down anything. Delarla I want to go to your weddings! I'll drive

DANG Girl... Whos lookin at U. FAB back at cha. Congrats !!! Thats 10 lbs avrg per mo. WOW Your going to pass me right up.

Butt-bones Butt-bones...them damm bones. No cush on your tush

Not a touch of make-up, not even dipstick...So not me:rolleyes: Thanks Jennye for re-sizing, Girl we're at same current stat. Debra, I could be an inspiration? Thanks Donali, I was looking for that hat? Darcy Your day will come, U be on Skates! if I was a poet? My kids rock..We fly kites Too cool Leo PS Jennye those 16 pants you got last month, are too big!.

cool dude:cool:

Sorry they're so big. Maybe someone could re-size them??

Yesterdays beach pic

The first Pic was taken about 2 yrs ago at my Heaviest, 270 lbs. Since I wouldn't let people take pics of me this is the only one I could find and at the time I hated him for taking it. So now I thought it would be fun to take a similar pic to see the difference. Yesterday we went to the beach.

Ok I apologize..... It wasn't really a diss. A person claimed it was better on there site. I'm not one to gossip and won't disclose where I read it. It just seems to me a support forum shouldn't be judgmental.

I was just lurking around another so called support group site and am appalled that someone just diss-ed lapbandtalk and they call themselves support. I have flames shooting off my head I'm so angry. Just had to cool off...Thanks for letting me vent and thanks for the Support.

I think I see your new picture evolving :laugh :bandit

Get it together girl, don't go postal on me now. Have your BF look for Zum Sussen as well. I believe its a brand name for Huxol. Hey, I have my addictions, don't get me started. Never tell the FDA

I do understand your frustration and yes right after my first fill which was done under fluoroscopy I went to drink water and I knew right then I could have had a bigger fill. Most doctors want to fill slowly so your body and brain can gradually accept change. I personally disagree, there are surgeons in Europe that put saline in the band during placement and you feel restriction at the get go. I was self paid, went to Mexico to have my band placed and had to find my own fill doctor. After that first fill I decided to find another doctor. This new doctor listens to us (I've referred him to others in my area), I tell him how much I would like to have of-course with health in mind and he works for/with us. Perhaps you could look for another doctor, maybe get a second opinion.

Thanks Again Donali Your information is always priceless!

Just want to say Congratulations, take it easy and Welcome to the other side. Glad everything went well last week, good to know your back and banded.

Congratulation Chantel:D Its great melting down, keep up the good food choices. Enjoy the smaller and then smaller clothes. Soon you may notice no weight dropping but your body will compact. Its a wonderful feeling to start getting your body back, to wear the clothes you wore 7 years ago...

Thats me! I was the biggest Prilosec/Tums consumer I know. Since being Banded I've have a Tums maybe twice a month, usually cause I ate too close to bedtime, go to lye down and feel the need to burp. Sorry to hear of your complications. Wishing you the best.

I'm not as successful as others but I am to myself. My basic food is cottage cheese in the mornings and a salad at lunch with chicken. I don't always have the same thing everyday sometimes for lunch a bowl of soup and sushi, or a bowl of chili, or tuna salad. I always think protein first and something that's gonna stay in the stomach for awhile. Its become a habit of having tea before each meal. Dinners are small, whatever I cook for the family but on a salad plate. Exersize whenever possible even if its walking, hikeing or chaseing kids.:cool:

Michelle You are truly beautiful! Thanks for sharing your pics! Your looking Great so does Steve and the kids. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations Joyce DeLarla...Sending best wishes on your trip south to get banded! Reading all your post has made me feel like I've known you for a long time. Thanks for all the great laughs, I'm still pictureing you driving/singing down the road with the windows down, flapping in the wind.... I'll be thinking bout U girl! Be safe Take new pics now and don't let your sister touch them.