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Hi Lauren, That is wonderful news. I am an Aunty to my sister's nine year old twins and it is lovely. I get all the fun and none of the responsibility! Susannah

Hey, Blythe, Go ahead and have a few naughty things before you get banded. I found Optifast ok. maybe I am a freak!:biggrin1: Rava, Well done on the 7kg weight loss. Be careful when you go back on to solids with 5mls in your band. I had 4.5 mls and had vomitting and pain and had to get unfilled to 2mls. Susannah

Hi Everyone, Rava and Lisa, The liquid stage can be hard in terms of being hungry. I stuck with pure liquids, but I have heard people say that they liquidized spaghettii bolognaise etc for more substance. I tried to drink Water also and keep myself busy. It will not be long until you can go for a fill. Hang in there. Blythe, 29 days!:clap2: Yay! You will be joining us all soon in these shananingans.:biggrin1: Anna, What job are you going for? Don't worry about the weight gain, just get them to give you a small fill and you will be back on track again. Everybody else I hope you are all well. I am feeling really well and happy these days.:clap2: A friend of mine has been asking me to think about going to Israel for a holiday to see if I would like to live there for a while. I think it could be good, although my Hebrew is very limited, and I would have to learn the language completely. Another consideration is the fact that my surgeon is here, and my follow up care is here. I am sure they have the medical staff over there to treat me, but I feel very happy with my care here. Maybe I will consider it in a few years time when I have lost all my weight and I only have to have follow ups every six months etc. Hugs to all Susannah

Hi Julie, I really feel for you. I had an unfill yesterday as I was not keeping solid food down, and I was getting extreme pain everytime I tried to eat. Sweet relief! I had 4mls in my band, and now I have 2mls. I don't know what that is in cc's. Hope you feel better soon. Susannah

Hi Everybody, How are you all? I hope you are all well. Lisa I would agree with the other girls regarding staying on schedule with what you are allowed to eat. It is always best to follow it to the letter. You have done well with your weight loss for just 12 days.:clap2::biggrin1: Hi Anna. How is life down in Aspendale? It must be nice living near the beach. Tara, has Amy heard anything re the waiting list? Hopefully she won't have a two year wait. Yesterday I had to go in for an emergency unfill as I have not been able to keep solid food down, and everything had been giving me extreme pain after I ate it. I am back down to 2mls. Apparently there was more in the band than the previous Doc who put it in told me there was. It had been filled to 4.5 mls and not 4mls. I think my band is very sensitive, so I will only have very small fills from now on. I don't want to go through that again. Susannah

Hi Tara, As you know because you have met me, I am not a malicious person who excludes others ever. A public invitation was given to everybody to that meet, and it was up to to individuals to make their way there. It was a very long way for me to go but I wanted to meet other bandsters and extend the hand of friendship and support. Susannah

I guess I am not ignoring Bronnie here. But whatever. Susannah

The child porn spam post was reported to the moderators who removed it also. Susannah

Hi All, Well this has all come out of left field. Fee ,most of your anger seems directed towards me, so I will try to address some of the issues that you raised. Firstly the new thread was started last week when I logged on only to discover that the lastest spam post was advertising child porn. I was horrified, and I realized that the Melbourne thread had too many replies and was attracting this kind of horrible spam. That was the last straw. Starting a new thread was not done to slight anybody. It was a necessity. I also wanted to make others outside of Melbourne feel that they could dive on in and post. I had wondered where you had gone Fee, but I just assumed you were busy with your kids and work, and would post again when you were able. I had been hoping you would post again. I had actually hoped we would meet up at some stage because we are both child care workers and I am sure we could swap some very funny horror stories. Regarding meet ups, Tarajane put posts on all the banding sites for anybody who wanted to meet up. Everybody was invited and they needed to make their own way to the meet. No PMs regarding meet ups have ever been sent between myself or others. If they have pmd me it was usually about personal issues not related to banding or meet ups. I do have a very balanced life. I was out last night having dinner with friends, and I was out most of today catching up with other friends. The computer is not my life, but I do enjoy logging on and having a few laughs with people. That is who I am and I won't be changing that because other people perceive I am speaking Whatever. As for other people feeling the same way, Fee I feel that they should come forward and speak for themselves. Like you Fee I am also have number of personal issues not related to banding that I am dealing with on a day to day basis. Being able to come here and have a few laughs is a real tonic for me. Anyway I am at a loss to understand this sudden aggression towards me. Be Well Susannah

Gday Flax, You are most welcome to post here. We never exclude anyone. I love Kiwis. Chickie thanks re the weight loss. Slow and steady wins the race for me. Meredith how are you? Susannah

Hey All, Good morning. Well I am down another kilo. Happy about that.:clap2: I am happy for it to come off slowly but surely. It is a two year process for me. Can't wait to get under the magical 100 kilo mark. Well Big Brother is back tonight, and there is a hopeful trying to be voted into the house by the name of Susannah! Great name. I would vote for her. I wish I was as pretty as she is, But hey I am hella funny. Susannah

Hey Big Thunder, Sorry to hear this. On what grounds did they reject your application? Safety issues related to your current weight or another reason? Don't give up Thunder. Susannah

Hey Babygrl, Is your son drinking enough water? He should have a water bottle that he can sip pn throughout the day. Lack of fluids can also cause constipation in children. Don't worry, he won't walk down the aisle in a diaper! Susannah

Hi, Thanks for that. I find that I don't like the layout/format of Ozband. it is all over the place and confusing. I think they need to make it more user friendly/easier to read. Sorry. Susannah

Hey Chickie, Your killing me mate! Daily exercise? I do 5 times a week. Aren't you scared to go running in the dark at 4am in the morning? If I have to do daily exercise I will though. I really want to succeed. Susie

Hey, I think they meant Western Australia and not Washington State. Oopsy!:biggrin1: I have been to Seattle. It is gorgeous. Susannah

Hey Chickie, I looked at your journal. You and your hubby look so cute together. I am blown away by your success. Do you have any important points/rules to follow if you want to ramp up and increase your weight loss/chance of success with the band? Would love to hear any kind of advice.What are your golden rules? Susannah

Hey, Glad you are on the mend 396.:clap2: It is cool that your wife will also be banded. Susannah

Very cute!:biggrin1: Susannah

Yeah it is choice. It is funny. Susannah

Hey, Oh Man Wheetsin I love pineapple upside down cake! Yumbo.:hungry: Can you post a pic of it? I will just proceed to lick my screen.:biggrin1: Susannah

Hey, I want to be the LBT Homecoming Queen and I want Jack to be my king! Sorry Mrs Jack, but you don't mind sharing him do you?:biggrin1: Susannah

Hey, Are we gonna vote for Homecoming King and Queen next here on LBT?!!!!:biggrin1: I wanna be the Queen, and I will do whatever it takes. Susannah

Chickie, You guys are all welcome to move down here anytime you like! If you like crap weather and rising house prices Melbourne is your place. Susie

Hey Chickie, I have heard Premier Peter Beattie is telling southerners not to come to QLD unless they are skilled workers. Sounds fair enough if people are slowly destroying the little Utopia you have got going there. I am Melbourne girl through and through and can't imaging living elsewhere. But having said that I might meet Mr Right and find myself in like ,Humpy Doo NT for all I know!:biggrin1: Susannah