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Hey, It is interesting, I am not a Christian but my notion of Christianity is that Jesus was a caring and benevolent figure who wanted to embrace people from all walks of life and bring them into the fold. It is funny that some people who profess to be Christians are the most hate filled ,nasty people, that try to dictate to others how they must live their lives. It is irrelevant, but I am actually a heterosexual female. I am sorry but I don't buy this whole notion of sinning. People are born into this life to be who they are, and live to their full potential. In 2007 I would have hoped we had evolved a little bit more. Susannah

Hey Laurend, I saw that there was snow on the tulips in the Whitehouse garden! :biggrin1: You should try living here in melbourne. We regularly have four seasons in one day. You have to pack sunsceen and an umbrella often! Susannah

Hi, I hate it when people twist the words in the bible to marginalize and discriminate against others. Religion should be about embracing people and lifting people up, and not putting others down. Susannah

Hi, All of the above, another possibility is if the surgeon does not place the band correctly. Susannah

Gday Big Thunder, Good on ya mate! Go you good thing! You can do it. It is so worth it. You will get your life back. :clap2: Susannah

Hi Tara, My next appointment for a fill is on Tuesday the 17th of april @ The Avenue @ noon. Would love to catch up with anybody if they happen to be there on that day. How is Bobbie going? It must be a great support network for you both being banded. Has Amy heard anymore news re the waiting list? I am sick today. I have been sneezing my head off for hours. I still exercised though. Susannah

Hi Meredith, I saw a huge, giant sized easter egg in Myer's department store. It cost over two hundred dollars! I would like to see somebody eat their way through that one!:biggrin1: I have a cold. Woke up this morning feeling unwell. Well I am down 14 kgs now since I was banded.:biggrin1: Happy with that. I am really tight at the moment, due to it being that time of the month. It is so bizarre really how it can tighten up like that. Last night the saliva was pooling in my mouth which was not pleasant at all. First time ever. Somebody explained it that the band tightens due to the tissue in the body swelling when you have your period. TMI, but we are mostly all girls so I am sure we can take it. Here is a group hug for everybody! :biggrin1: Susannah

Hi, I live in the state of Victoria in Australia and I can assure you homicides with firearms have not gone up dramatically. It happens here and there but not often. Australia on the whole is an anti gun nation which I believe is a good thing. My brother is a gun fan and he lives in a rural area and goes shooting. When he gets his rifles out to clean them it turns my stomach and I feel very uncomfortable. Susannah

Hey, Gun hater here. Susannah

Hey Carlene, I adore rhubarb!:hungry: It is interesting that something so yummy can have poisonous leaves that are not for consumption. Susannah

Hi Karen, Methyl Predisolone is horrible. It gives me chronic insomnia, nervousness, depression etc. I have not had it since last year when they gave it to me in the IV. I am lucky in that my MS is really stable at the moment. You would not even know I have this condition to look at me. I realize it will relapse again at some stage but I am enjoying being in remission. You are so right about Diet plate girl! I even have a mind to email A Current Affair and set them straight about this bogus story, but hey I am not the Grinch, she will get caught out. In my thirties I really could care less what other people think of me. I would have in my twenties, but I see so much disfunction and unhappiness out there in so called normal and perfect looking peoples lives, that I know they are in no position to judge me. They don't pay my bills or do anything for me so they can go jump basically if they wish to judge. Today is sushi day.:biggrin1: I always eat sushi once a week on Saturdays. I really look forward to it. I was telling my sister that my idea of a treat now is sushi or saladas with vegemite on them. No cake, no ice cream etc. Susannah

Hi, Wow you like fantastic! Congratulations. You have worked hard for this, so enjoy it. Bet your hubby is estatic!:biggrin1: Susannah

Hey All, Meredith great stuff!:clap2: I am doing a happy dance for you! Hey Bronnie do you deal with a lot of elderly ladies in your job? They are not the most tactful people at times, not that it is meant in a malicious way, they just are used to speaking their mind re weight etc. My own Grandmother used to give me a really hard time about my weight constantly when she was alive. Dionne, did you hire that treadmill? I don't reckon I would like to be confronted by a snake on a walk outdoors either! Tarajane, how is your little dolly? May you have many more grandchildren to spoil. Well I have been enjoying myself today not having to go to work! I have been reclining on the couch like Cleopatra. :biggrin1: I have no money to go away this weekend. Story of my life. Susannah

Hi, I think that it is never ok to hit a child. The act of striking a child is an act of violence. We teach children that it is not alright to be rough with or hit another child, then we smack them? I think Parents need to develop skills that allow them to negotiate difficult behaviour management issues with their children without resorting to physical means of punishment. Smacking is never ok. Susannah

Hi, I understand that you are upset about this person, as they should not write inapropriate posts. At the same time people who don't have a band are allowed to post on this board though. Susannah

Hi, Do people who get banned just come back with a new screen name anyway? I think Wheetsin is right, there has to be a serious breach of the rules etc for a person to be banned. You couldn't just ban a person because you alone don't like them. Susannah

Hi Karen, I understand what you are saying, but like I said ,I understand if people want to keep it a secret. This lady decided to take her story to the press, and she did not give a complete and honest explanation for her weight loss. This is not ethically sound. I just think she needs to be honest. If she wanted to keep it a secret don't go to A Current Affair and Women's Day! As for other people's opinion I don't care less to be honest. People are always going to have opinions, I just block out what they are saying. I had this surgery for my own health, and if people have a million opinions about it ,tough luck to be honest. They probably have other areas in their life where they are struggling so they don't have any right to judge me. By the way how are you coping with the MS? At least it is not so hot any more.:clap2: That is music to an MS patients ears. Good on ya K. Susannah

Hi All, Paulie what is it with nurses and getting banded? I think there were a few nurses that came to the bandster meet up that I went to. How is nursing as a career? Bronnie I thought you had gone AWOL! Are you glad to be back at work? I was reading one of the women's magazines at work today and I read an article about a lady who lost over a hundred kilos by only eating around the inner circle of her dinner plate. She was recently on A Current Affair. When I saw her on A Current Affair I was a bit sus about it all. Anyway It turns out she was banded. She never once mentioned this in the TV interview, she just waved the plate around and said it was because she was eating less. I understand if people want to keep the fact they are banded a secret, but this lady went to the media with this story and she omitted the fact she has a band. Does she have band shame? I think she was being dishonest, and she was not doing a service to any obese people watching the show. The article is in this weeks Womans Day, or New Idea can't remember which. Anyway she also said in the magazine article that she has a band but that she put on 46 kgs from sucking up chocolate. She reckons she has now lost the 100 kgs from diet and eating off the small plate she carries around. What crapola! She probably has just started following the banding rules instead of breaking them. Once again she is dismissing the band and trying to pretend it doesn't exist. Whatever. Susannah

Hi Blythe, I do several different workout dvd's at home. I like the fact I can do them in private and when it suits my schedule. I would like to join a gym bit they are so expensive. I reckon if the government wants to reduce the annual cost of obesity medical care they should subsidize the cost of gym to make it more affordable for people. I think more people would use a gym of they could afford to. I also power walk and use light weights. Today is the last day of the working week!:clap2: Bludge city here I come.:biggrin1: Susannah

Hi All, Meredith you poor girl. You need some steaming hot chicken soup. Feel better. Blythe, thanks mate, any updates on your banding situation? I am going to bed early tonight. I exercised hard tonight to work off the last two nights meals.:clap2: Susannah

Hi Everybody, I am so tired. The last two nights I have not been to bed before 1am due to Passover. I was only able to eat a small amount last night and then the trap door closed!I was not able to eat the main meal. In a way I feel liberated, like I have been set free from this desperate need to eat. I actually felt happy that I couldn't stuff myself like I have in previous years. I have now lost 12 kilos post surgery and the exercising is also going well. I feel like I am on track to succeed in this journey. Some people are so funny, when I tell them I have a band around my stomach they think it is around the outside of it, and they ask to see it!:biggrin1: Hope you are all well and happy. What is everybody doing for Easter? I plan on taking the two days off work to just really rest and relax. Susannah

Hi All, I went to the bandster meet up today. It was fantastic and I met some wonderful people. I hope there will be many more meetups in the future. Maybe I will come over to the west for one and meet you too Bronnie. Hope to travel up to see Meredith soon too. Love to meet you all actually. Susannah

Hey, Why don't you ask Dr C if it is necessary? Susannah

Hi, I didn't know there was any steel/metal in the band. I have MS and have to have MRI scans and I have been cleared to do so based on there being no kind of metal in the band. I have a medic alert card for the MS instead of a bracelet which I personally prefer. Susannah

Gday, Not everybody who has lost weight was banded. Some people do it the good old fashioned way. I was never successful at keeping my weight loss off after dieting. I wish her all the best though because she has had a hard trot in life. Susannah