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I know it is a distance but Dr. Helmuth Billy in Ventura will take on Mexico patients. He is wonderful and caring.

JBoy it seems that you are taking on a lot to "investigate" someones accusations. Do you have a vested interest in finding out if her story is in fact false? It does appear that way to me. Which makes me question why a lawyer would take his own time (which we all know lawyers charge for) to investigate a story from someone they don't even know. HMMM!!? Makes me wonder your motives. And, that just seems a little creepy that you would investigate a story posted on a message board of one persons interpretation of her OWN experiences. Just what do you intend on doing with the results of your investigation? Also, do you plan on investigating all stories posted here? If so then would you like to know my story? If not then this also makes me question your motives. Maybe you would want to reconsider the actions of your post. No one wants to come here to be investigated. We are coming here for support and encouragement.

Bumpity Bump for newbies

Just finished reading "Do I Look Fat In This" by Rhonda Britten. Fabulous book on self awareness and self acceptance. Now I am reading "Fearless Loving" by Rhonda Britten. Next will be "Fearless Living" also by Rhonda Britten. For fun reading, I love the ",...in Death" series by J.D.Robb also known as Nora Roberts. I love her books. Kristen Hannah is one of my faves as well. I love a murder mystery that has twists and turns.

Thank you Alex. Now let's talk about that ice cream and those 5 scoops, oh hell just give me the darn carton. Geezer yeah send them thar books my way. PM me and I will give you my addy.

Ice cream did someone mention ICE CREAM?!!!! I am in withdrawals I haven't had any for over a month. GIMME SOME!!!!!

Thanks guys. It is nice to know that at least some of you appreciate our hard work. LOL!!! HUGS TO ALL!!

Susan I think this is a spamer. Thanks for your input. If you see this again please report it to the Moderators. Advertising of any kind is not permitted in this forum.

First of all Moderators can only see if the IP addresses are the same for usernames. We have no power to look further and actually it just might be illegal except for the OWNER of this forum to do any further investigation. Secondly, do you guys really want the moderators to question every username to see if the IP addresses are showing up twice? Personally I don't have the time to check every single account. DO YOU? Thirdly, and I hope this gets through to all of you guys LOUD and clear, MODERATORS only have so much power. IF you suspect that a particular person MIGHT and I stress MIGHT be using two names then report that to the OWNER. Stop complaining about it and report to the owner Alex. His user name is easy to find. Here let me give you a hint. It's ALEX. Sorry guys but come on, enough is enough.

Haven't we beat this horse enough? IT must be glue by now.

Thank you so much. I used this forum to be able to just vent my own thoughts but even here I have to be careful. LOL!!!

Thank you Elisabeth: It has been a trying last couple of weeks. There are just not enough hours in the day for all the moderators to deal with as much as has been going on. I was on the computer dealing with PM's, posts, threads, emails, phone calls, etc for three solid days when the first round of chit hit the fan. Then I spent almost equal time when the second round hit. By the way, Dody we cannot be on here 24/7 to deal with everything that pops up here. We do the best we can when we are checking in. It would help us do our jobs if the membership used some self-discipline when responding to certain threads. Just because someone says something you or I don't like doesn't mean you ALWAYS have to respond. RIGHT?? Hugs to all.

Hey Amy what was the pain med you took? You could have had a slight allergic reaction to the pain pills and that was how your body reacted. Fevers are nothing to fudge around with. If it goes back up then take more tylenol. Check your temp every 4 hours and take the tylenol if it is over 100.5 If it goes over 101.5 call or go to the ER.

One member has stated that they think Moderators are playing favorites. Well all I can say is if they think this is an easy job then they can have it.

One member has stated that they think Moderators are playing favorites. Well all I can say is if they think this is an easy job then they can have it.

GREAT NON SCALE VICTORY!!!! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

As a moderator and a member of this wonderful forum, I find those two roles are challenging to separate at times. Over the last week and a half now I have been putting out fires the best way I know how being a moderator. On the other hand I see somethings that I would like to just scream out and say "Get over it, they are just words, they can't kill you, they only hinder your weight loss journey!" But I keep those words to myself. I have to remain impartial. SIGH!! Makes me rethink why I became a moderator to begin with. LOL!!!

As a moderator and a member of this wonderful forum, I find those two roles are challenging to separate at times. Over the last week and a half now I have been putting out fires the best way I know how being a moderator. On the other hand I see somethings that I would like to just scream out and say "Get over it, they are just words, they can't kill you, they only hinder your weight loss journey!" But I keep those words to myself. I have to remain impartial. SIGH!! Makes me rethink why I became a moderator to begin with. LOL!!!

Alex is the owner's screen name.

Dawg your statements above implied there were no actions taken other than a thread being locked. Again how do you know there wasn't action taken? The action of locking the thread is in fact a public rebukement for all parties involved in the exchange. It is like smacking the hand of a child when they attempt to touch a hot pan. My bigger question is when does the issues DIE so that LBT gets back to support and encouragement and holding people up? If you are looking for apologies from the person making crash statements then you might as well wait for the world to end. Your and my time is better spent fighting the good battle of weight loss and self-acceptance for the things we have control over. If you want further clarification on when a thread should be deleted then ask Alex the owner. As Moderators we cannot and should not delete a thread unless the originator of that thread asks us to delete it. The owner is the only one that has a right to delete without reason or excuse any thread or post. See POSTING GUIDELINE NO 5

Today's plan accomplishment: I will follow my Nutrisystem meal plans. (I am just waiting for my shipment of foods. In the meantime I am committing to eating healthier and making better food choices.) I will exercise for a minimum of 20 min a day 4 days a week. (Walked on treadmill for 10, ab lounger for 5, recumbent bike for 10) I will lose at least 1 lb a week. (Not even gonna stress over this one for a long long time. Just gonna walk the walk for now and whatever I get is gravy.) I will drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. (Getting in the water is easy.) Positive reinforcement mantras: I will continue to eat healthy and hope to lose weight. I will continue to exercise and hope to lose weight. I will continue to be proud of myself with all the accomplishments to date. This has been a long hard struggle being without the band. I have fought back and lost ground so many times I can't even begin to tell you. I recently read a GREAT and highly recommended book by Rhonda Britten called, "Do I look Fat In This?" WOW!! Eye opener can we say. First of all I love Rhonda. She is one of the life coaches on Starting Over. She is just a doll and so sincere. And let me just add what a life she has had. What obstacles she has had to overcome. She is my hero. She watched her father shoot and kill her mother then he turned the gun on himself. She was only 15 when this happened. She is one strong lady let me tell you. Anyway, this book enlightens us to our attributes and how we should be thankful for what we have and not wish our lives away on what we don't. That is an over-simplification of the books message but you get the drift. Anyway, I loved it. Here is my RE-COMMITTMENT to gaining self instead of losing pounds. If those lost pounds are an end result then HOORAY!! If I never lose another pound I will be happy in who I am. I love all you guys. Can you feel the love? BUST---47 WAIST---43 HIPS---53 THIGH---27 CALVES---20 ARMS---20

Today's plan accomplishment: I will follow my Nutrisystem meal plans. (I am just waiting for my shipment of foods. In the meantime I am committing to eating healthier and making better food choices.) I will exercise for a minimum of 20 min a day 4 days a week. (Walked on treadmill for 10, ab lounger for 5, recumbent bike for 10) I will lose at least 1 lb a week. (Not even gonna stress over this one for a long long time. Just gonna walk the walk for now and whatever I get is gravy.) I will drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. (Getting in the water is easy.) Positive reinforcement mantras: I will continue to eat healthy and hope to lose weight. I will continue to exercise and hope to lose weight. I will continue to be proud of myself with all the accomplishments to date. This has been a long hard struggle being without the band. I have fought back and lost ground so many times I can't even begin to tell you. I recently read a GREAT and highly recommended book by Rhonda Britten called, "Do I look Fat In This?" WOW!! Eye opener can we say. First of all I love Rhonda. She is one of the life coaches on Starting Over. She is just a doll and so sincere. And let me just add what a life she has had. What obstacles she has had to overcome. She is my hero. She watched her father shoot and kill her mother then he turned the gun on himself. She was only 15 when this happened. She is one strong lady let me tell you. Anyway, this book enlightens us to our attributes and how we should be thankful for what we have and not wish our lives away on what we don't. That is an over-simplification of the books message but you get the drift. Anyway, I loved it. Here is my RE-COMMITTMENT to gaining self instead of losing pounds. If those lost pounds are an end result then HOORAY!! If I never lose another pound I will be happy in who I am. I love all you guys. Can you feel the love? BUST---47 WAIST---43 HIPS---53 THIGH---27 CALVES---20 ARMS---20

Funny you should mention posting the before pic on the fridge because I was just thinking about doing that. Thanks for the reminder. I felt like a million bucks in that black outfit. I didn't like the way I looked in the blue outfit at all from a year ago. Weird huh?

Excuse me but how precisely do you know that the person wasn't rebuked for the name calling? There are some things that moderators think should be handled in private with the actual person in question. We chose to handle our issues with the actual person instead of airing it publicly. Are you suggesting Moderators should apologize for someone else's transgressions? Are you suggesting Moderators play favorites? If so then contact Alex the owner of this board and let him know and he can take the appropriate actions. Just what do you want from Moderators? That is the better question. We are only here to keep things calm as much as the members allows us to do that. We cannot tell you what to write or what to say all we can do it moderate based on the guidelines set up. If you want the Moderators to have more power then contact the owner Alex. Enough said.

Here are my current pics. Old one was preband = 298 lbs New one is 5 months after band removal = 265 lbs