Mr. Yoda

It is a salem occation today as it is the final day of people food for me ! I must start the Pre op diet as of tomorrow.:violin: I have had pretty much all the foods I like in the last 3 days. I had a lunch at eastside marios, I had fish and chips at a local Joeys, H&D rocky road ice cream, m&ms, and a nice peanut butter sandwich. :high5: Tomorrow I feast on Yogurt and Cottage cheese (bacteria filled milk and it's by-products) for the next ten days!:faint: This also means that in 10 days I will be turned to the banded side. I may have to change my name to something like "Darth Bandito" :bandit or "Chewawacca" :hungry: or "Luke soothimaker" or how about "Band Solo" Knaw... I'll just stick with Mr. Yoda... 3 more sleeps till the M rs :clap2: is back!!!

hi all Today is my last day of people food! I am going to enjoy myself for tomorrow I begin a regime of bacteria laced milk and their by products (Yogurt and Cottage cheese):heh: It will be tough :faint: (since I will have daily access to some yummy food (pasta, sauces, Brocettes, chicken kiev, steak, stew, Clubs, Burritos, fries, various other potato dishes, vegy galore, pastry, sweets, :blah: ) SIGH!:decision: Oh well, it is for the greater good... I will just enjoy what I can have, miss what I can't, eat slow, eat often and muddle my way through...:pray: Viva the resistance! ps. Olny 3 more sleeps to my sweetheart comes back :high5: (don't tell the mrs!:pound: )

It is sad that the spiteful nature of the human race far out weighs (no pun here) the understanding of the select few that either know what a banded person has gone through to get here, and sympathize with their plight. I know of both sides of the coin; my wife and I have said nothing (she has been banded a year and I will be in a few days) and everyone is amazed and proud of her effort and results. And we know of another bandster that has told everyone about getting it and they are happy for her losses to her face and as soon as she has turned away they are venomous and mean towards her losses believing it is the Band and not her efforts that are doing it. They also watch her every move to see if she will fail, and I think they secretly hope she does so they have more to talk about. It is truly up to the individual to tell or not. There is no shame in getting the band; it is just a tool to help with the weight loss. Are people ashamed of using Nicorette gum or the patch when they are quitting smoking? The band is the same, as we are trying to curb our eating and change our habits. The only difference is that Obesity is not a socially accepted problem. Where other addictions and illnesses are conceived a communal responsibility, being fat is no ones fault but that of the fat person, for people that are lazy and/or gluttons. Some people realise that it can come from other sources the vast majority only see the tunnel view of ‘it is our own fault.’ That is why it is an individual’s personal choice to tell or not. If the person is strong enough to endure the eyes and tongues of people around them, by all means tell! Or does the person believe the journey will be hard enough without the people watching every move, then silence is golden. All this to say, it’s really up to you…

:whoo:HAPPY 1 YEAR TO MRS. YODA:whoo: Today is exactly one year since she got her band... As Samuel Johnson said "Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings." Mrs. Yada must have self-confidence to spare because her great undertaking has not only changed her life, but mine as well. That is one of the many reasons I love her so. :love:

I am booked for that date... however it is looking like I cannot change my shift at work... I will try again tomorrow but it is looking grim... On a brighter side... there is not much I can learn there as Mrs. Yoda had the surgery one year ago and I have lived (Vicariously) with the band all that time... You can take my spot maybe and let me copy your notes... (God... I'm back in high school...

I just realized that I have only 3 more days of people food left... I guess I should be off looking for the nirvana of my pre-band existance so I can have the perfect meal (for me) before I am bannished to the land of Pre-OP feasting! But what can the Nirvana meal be...? Ribs... (too much work for too little gain) Chinese food... (But I will want more in a couple hours) Burgers... (McD's, Harveys, BK, licks... too many choices) Tofu... ( :laugh I can't even say that with a straight face :pound: ) Pizza...( :pizza: MMMMMmmMmm Piiizzzzzzzzaaaaa! )<droool!> French Fries... (Sadly ... my favourite place changed their menuand the fries are gone) I can't try them all.... (not enough time left) I shall have to sus this out myself... since Mrs Yoda will not return in time (5 sleeps to go)

SS... You can always go to the 23 seminar... I'm sure they will let you in... (after all those seminar givers LOVE an audience!) :0)

A little off topic... But Another good way of 'jumpstarting' your self is to see what you ARE eating... to do this write down EVERYTHING... and I do mean EVERYTHING that passes those lips. From the regular meals to the single green bean you tasted to see if they were ready to serve, it is surprising what you can gloss over or dismiss whan you aren't paying attention. I have even heard of wearing one of those white surgical masks while making supper (for instance) to see if you absently nibble as you cook... it is kinda scary the habits we have running without our knowledge... 5 more sleeps till Yoda's return... 13 days till I am turned to the banded side!!! 3 more days of real food! (now that is scary!!!)

in a different time zone maybe... 6 more sleeps :pout: till she comes home....

I thought of a couple more... - I too would like to be on top and not worry that Mrs. Yoda will be flattened like she was run over by a cartoon steamroller... - I'd like to be able to lay on a beach without Greanpeace running up and trying to push me back into the Water... - I'd like to go on a plane without asking for the seatbelt extender so I can do it up... - I'd like to get into shape... other than a pear with an elastic around the middle... -I want to be able to get out of a hot tub and not have the water level drop significantly... 6 more sleeps :pout: till my Sweetheart returns

She arrived safe and sound... only 7 more sleeps till she is home...

Sorry... I was trying to show our LOVE... Bad example I guess... She is away for a week now and I am going it alone... EEP! Hope I can last that long with out her...:hurt

I haven't seen too many (or any) guys chime in so here I go... - I'd like to not have my belly make slappy noises when I run up a flight of stairs... - I'd like to not worry what other think when they see me in a speedo...:nervous - I'd like to hug Mrs. Yoda and have her hands touch behind me... - I'd like to hug Mrs. Yoda and have her to be able to grab my bum as she does... (she would need gorilla arms right now) - I'd like to play my guitar holding it properly without my belly in the way... - I'd like to see friends I've not seen in awhile and have them not recognise me because I am smaller... and finaly... - I'd like to see my penis again... it's been so long since I have seen it that I could legally have it declared dead... and I'd like to know if it has grown since I was 12 YOA! :eyebrows:

Yoda, Yoda, wherefore art thou, Yoda? :drama:

I guess I belong here too, as My banding date is May 4th at TLBC Toronto. My wife ( :sleep Mrs. Yoda :hug: ) will have her band one year as of Saturday coming, so I have in effect live with the band for a year. I don't have many concerns about getting it, it's the afterwards that I am focusing on. I am also a Chef and have availability to copious amounts of food that is BAD for me:decision:. But with her help and a little (OK... A LOT) of will power I will be Fine. PreOP yoplay diet comencing on the 24 of April... not that makes me nervous!!!!:faint:

:bump2: Quiet day

:funnypost: :eyebrows: I wish!!!! :eyebrows: But sadly :cry ... It really means Ice cream... :tired

I picked Cher because her mustache is bigger...(Mmrraa hahahahaha :evil: Evil laugh) at least S&C aren't as bad as some that could have been offered.. Mutt & Jeff Ren & Stimpy Lewis & Martin George & Gracy Lewis & Clark Hans & Chewie Frodo & Sam Ethel & Lusy Rebo & Zooty Just to name a few. Boy the battle over whos who there would be epic!!!

I get to be CHER!!!!

This is one I can answer as I am in the hospitality feild!!! You can think of it this way as well... "how much are they making from your App and Wine? is it more than if you didn't order anything? or if you didn't go? YES it is! So it is you who are doing them the service of visiting their establishment. And if they give you a hard time about your order, you can come here and tell ALL of us! and look at ALL the patron they WON"T be getting! You are going to enjoy yourself, don't let some SNOOTY :huytsao server ruin it for you!

GIGGIDEE GIGGIDEE !!

:) :) :rant: Somethings just burn my cookies and the Holiday Inn on Bloor st. has done it this time. Yoda called on Saturday about the price for staying and was quoted $119 for the "medical rate" for the day of my Banding. Then today when she calls back to book the room, she is told the price is $139! :rant: :rant: :rant: When called on it with the Saturday rate, the reservation guy wants the name of the Saturday guy (which we don't have because we were fishing) and flatly refuses to honour the quoted rate.:rant::rant::rant: So now I have to call, to see if I can get them to give the rate they quoted. Why can't business treat people like customers like we are instead of the bad guys? :rant::rant::rant: It's like the game has become who can screw whom first. It just sucks that when a loved one is going under the knife, their family still has to worry about this CRAP on top of everything else!:rant::rant::rant: That is my rant:rant::rant::rant: PHeW!

I thought it was what you were called when you ruined a nice walk in a beautiful feild... "You sure Golfballed that hike!" or when you feel like you were wacked around the course with tools ill equipted for the job..."After last night's party, I felt Golfballed this morning!" But alas I am not yet Banded and I am sure that when I am I will learn what "the 'flaming golf ball from hell' scenario":second: (as JACk says) truely means...:fear: Heaven Forbid!!! :pray:

I would have gone through the proceedure when my wife did and be a new man by now... :doh: instead of just starting the journey...

Correction!!!! I was mistaken about the date of my Banding! it is the 4th of May (Not the 5th) so sorry, there is proof of that nervous thingy... Susansilver: The hotel was the Delta Chelsy right downtown. The yoplay diet for me :hungry: (yes, yogurt and Cot. cheese). I am booked for a seminar but I fear my work schedual may be a conflict, but I am planning to go if I can, tho the mrs. has been banded for almost a year so there won't be a lot of new info for me. We live in the Barrie area. Irishmist: Love your whiskey !! We will surely save $$$ on the groceries and dinners out!