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WTG Slim! Great Inaugural Speech by Obama. The content is not only something that we as a Nation should embrace, but also as individuals. If we can strive every day to treat each and every person we meet with that level of respect, imagine what kind of a world this could be.

Belated Happy Birthday Steph!

:Dancing_wub::w00t::Dancing_wub: OMG! WTH? Karma will get them! Very mysterious and you have me very intrigued. I hope once it all happens, you let us know. Sending positive vibes your way. She should have replied "Don't let the door hit you on your ass on the way out!" *sigh* It's hard to believe these people made it to adulthood.

Pattygreen, while I disagree with you on many, many issues and don't particularly like your style, I have to admit I admire your tenacity.

You are way sick! That's the best way to zap a craving for anything.

shrinknme - what the heck is that in your profile pic? For the longest time I thought it was a sheep but now I can't figure out what it is.

Off Topic Alert: Things seem to be getting pretty bad all over. I hate it when the evening news feels compelled to list all the companies laying off thousands of employees across the country. How is that helpful? It only makes people panic even more.

From everything I've heard, Michican is hellish -- it only seems fitting it froze over.

I do! I do! I love it. There's an Idol thread on here. There's also a Biggest Loser Thread.

OMG - when my 8 year old has even 2 friends over, it's pure hell. Little girls are so loud and squealy! 2 girls can make the noise of 10 boys!

I believe heaven and hell are a state of mind. I know many Christians who live a hellish life right here on Planet Earth and many non-Christians who feel their lives are heavenly. Live with a glad heart and let the afterlife take care of itself.

Today's my 6 month anniversary and I've lost 32 lbs. I would have been dismayed at the beginning of my journey if someone had told me I'd only lose 32 lbs in 6 months but surprisingly, I'm OK with it. Not to say that I wouldn't have wanted to lose more, but I've never lost consistently for 6 months in the past so this is a good thing. I'm 1/3 to my goal and I just have a really good feeling about 2009. I'm positive I'll be at goal by my 1 year anniversary.

It's been 6 months since I've been banded and I have to say, I have been extremely happy with the aftercare I've received from Dr. Spivak's office. My vote is Dr. Spivak every time.

See? Plain IS smart, bless his heart.

LJM - Congrats on the date. Your son is going to be an Acquarius! I think they have the most charismatic personalities. Some of my favorite people have been Acquarians. Plain's so smart, bless his heart.

Slim - what does that say about your neck of the woods? Brandy - Did your Mom and Grandma think you were a tad bid on the slow side? he he

Boos - I know it's hard and sometimes downright discouraging, especially when you're on a long plateau. You are right though, you do have to make the right food choices. High cal, low nutrition slider foods will defeat the band. I know this may be difficult, but if you would go on a less than 5 gram carb diet for a few days, it might help you kick the craving for the high carb foods with the added bonus that most low carb foods are not slider foods so it will also help with satiety. You may also want to try the 5 Day Pouch Test (avoid the high carb options) to help you break the weight loss plateau: Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test Click on the link above and it will take you to the website with the menus, recipes, etc. I've done it a couple of times and have lost approx. 3 lbs each time but the real bonus was that it helped me get back on track. I would also suggest exercise. I myself have not gotten back into the exercise habit since my knee injury late last Fall, but I've been promising myself that I will do it and you know what, starting next Monday, I will. How about you join me and report on here how many minutes you exercised and what you did? I'll do the same.

Good to hear they caught the infeciton early. I appreciate the heads up on the port pain issue, but being slightly paranoid and obsessive, I'm probably going to think every time I have a bit of a twinge that I have an infection. I'm telling myself right now to take deep breaths and chill out....

Jubjub, even though I don't condone your choices, I love your sense of humor.

No triangles. I have an 8cc AP Allergan band so does that mean I have nonstandard Allergan band? The AP Allergan band info may be a bit outdated.

So far, noone especially stood out as a potential favorite for me.

OK, I asked my Dr. about the differene between brand and size of bands. He says the size is dependent upon the person's size but that the brand is simply that, a brand. He primiarly uses Allergan but not because there's anything wrong with the Realize band. Reading between the lines, I took that to mean that he probably has a better negotiated rate with Allergan than Realize.

Tap - Bless You is a good thing and not considered an insult anywhere as far as I know. I can only assume Texas is not considered Southern because Texans don't consider themselves Southern regardless of actual geography. I've only been in Texas for 8 years now so I'm probably not the best authority on why Texans aren't Southerners.

Think of it like the Bionic Woman except in our case, our boobs and abs will be even better than when we were at our fittest because with the help of the scalpel and silicone, we can build our perfect bodies. :sneaky:

I thought I was the only one on this thread who couldn't understand Mike -- figured it was some sort of 420 fan talk (you know that special language you learn after 1/2 your brain cells are fried, shriveled and die).