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I am tired of Rosie....Please just go away quietly. As for Paris Hilton....just throw away the key! Tell us who you wouldn't care if you never saw in the news again!

Congratulations on your date!! I am day 4 since banding so just starting to feel better. One of my last meals was a burger with all the fixings but I was also on my pre-op diet so I did it a couple of weeks before surgery. Good Luck! Maureen

Whooo Hoooo good for you!!!

Hey losingjusme.....we need to know how it went??? I hope it went well for you!

I like the GNC whey Protein powder, and I mix it with skim milk. The Cookies and cream is my favorite. Sometimes I mix a little (sugar free)Carnation instant Breakfast in too to give it a little sweeter taste. I also mix a scoop of chocolate whey Protein in with sf choc pudding. Good Luck...I am day 3 and still having trouble getting in enough protein, but I am sure it will get easier.

And we both had Dr. Schneider!!!! I must be his trademark! Your weightloss is so encouraging to me!! Keep up the good work. I am on day three of bandland and just trying to get in some water and protein shake. I hiccup with every sip!

I have 7!!! They are in a big circle with a bruise in the middle!

I was banded two days ago and the gurgling/growling is so loud. I have started to talk to it like the Seinfeld episode when his girl friends stomach growls and he says Heelllooooo! It just makes me laugh every time. I do need to name it.....what a good idea. P.S. Edie I have been following your progress and you look great, what and inspiration for us newbies! Maureen

Yes.. it is okay to be scared....I had mine yesterday and I am just a little sore today but I was still nervous going in! It is very natural to be afraid, but you are doing the right thing. Don't listen to anyone except yourself. It is a life long journey into Good Health not a landslide into heath problems due to obesity!!! Your friend will get over it if she is really a friend! Good luck on you journey, Keep us posted with how it goes, Peace, Maureen

Good Luck....you can do this, Just think "One Day at a Time" We can do it in baby steps. Just get through today!!! Maureen

Do not get me started!!! I feel really bad for the people who come to this country legally, and love to be here. They have watch all of these people come here illegally and abuse the system. It is a huge problem and in the end there will be no winners. This (or any) country cannot survive an infiltration like this! I am all for immigrants coming for a better life...just go through the process like everyone else. Love this land the way we do, do not come here and think that the laws do not apply. Sorry, I could go on and on...... I think the bill is horrible!

Hello fellow Mass Bandstahs, I am going in for surgery with Dr. Schneider tomorrow at 10:30. I am so anxious I could scream!!! It is so great to read all of your posts. It confirms that I am making the right decision. It is so easy to overindulge now. I have been drinking the protein shakes for 1 or 2 meals a day and have lost 10 lbs since I have started, I wish it was more but at least the scale is moving in the right direction!!!! Thanks for listening and wish me luck!!!! Tomorrow I will be in bandland! Maureen

When she says its the easy way.....just say I am trying to avoid an early death. You want me to live longer right??? If you put in in those terms how can she disagree. Good luck and PRESS ON....

I have only told my husband and kids. I feel like we are judged all the time on everything we do. I do not want to be judged on my decision to get banded. It is my decision and I do not want to have to explain it to anyone. I have a long road ahead. I am sure that people would not understand. If I had to justify it to people it would make the journey harder. My family is very supportive and happy for me. That is all I need (and this site of course)!!!

My skinny dream is to shop with my daughter, and maybe be able to share clothes. Not all clothes because I hate the look of the old Mom wearing things that look way too young for them.Ughh! We also snowboard together and I would like to fit into the cool clothes instead of the only ugly jacket that I can find to fit!!! It would be nice to have a selection for a change. Good luck all....I enter bandland on Monday!!!

Hey Judy, Good Luck to my band buddy!!! I am getting so excited as I am sure you are!!!! Have a safe trip, See you on the other side of the fence. I will be thinking of you on Monday. Maureen

You took the words right out of my mouth!!! I will be banded on Monday and the idea that you were in bandland and want to go back is very encouraging to me!! Good luck and us newbies really appreciate the advice and wisdom of the veterans like yourself on here. I hope that someday ( when I am a veteran) I will be able to give back to the newbies!!!! Peace, Maureen

There are worse ways to drive people nuts....they should be grateful! =)

I am glad to hear that it all went well, even though it took longer than expected!! I am so excited, I can't wait to be on the other side! 8 days left but somehow I already feel better like I am finally on the right track!!!!

If it were only possible to LMAO I would not need the band!!! I am sure it will all go well but you really have to let us know what, if anything, they say! Keep up the good work, you look great!

Thanks Lucy!!!!

Just say....I have lost about the equivalent of one of you and I am trying to lose the other one oh wait did I say that outloud....sorry!

Love the song!!!

The meanest things that have been said to me have been by ME!

Sherry, I have Dr. Schneider. I didn't have any problems with my gall bladder either, he just said it had to go....so since I was in "whatever it takes, just band me mode" I agreed. It really wasn't that bad, I am a little sore. I will be banded on the 21st and I cannot wait. I am a little less nervous now that I have had my pre-game surgery. Peace, Maureen