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mommalee, Yes! It must be the hydration, I have not been drinking enough water! Thanks! It is one of those "I can't believe I didn't figure it out" moments!! (embarassed).

Yeah!!! Thanks for adding me!

My Mayflower friends! I am on my second day of low carb/high protien pre-op diet and it has been tough but I have done it...2 days! I had to pass up choclate cupcakes and Goodtimes (burgers and fries), AND pizza! Grrrrr! I hope I can make it?! And what is up with the headaches??? I have had a headache all day!

:Banane43: We all want the best for you!

Sheesha, I just sent you a private message. I would like to offer some help with your flipped port. wishing you the best!

I like to drink a few beers every now and then too. I tried to drink wine and I just don't like the taste. Once I get banded I will not drink beer anymore. What about something like vodka and cranberry juice?

Spot, sorry to hear the disapointing news. Why can they tell you what to spend the money on? You should be able to use the money for whatever you want. What about Dr. K? Does he have a financial group that offers loans/payments? I thought I heard somewhere that he did?? I hope things work out for you. Please let us know what "dad" says. I wish you the best!

Anita~ Good luck with the root canal. I know those are not fun, I have had my share! My dentist calls me the root canal queen (I know, not funny), but it seems like everytime I see him, I need a root canal. I have terrible dental genes (yeah, I'll blame it on the genetics).LOL I do plan on going to the meeting. So far no reason why I won't be there. Things change so rapidly around my house, I never know what is going to happen?? Dynamo~I would love get a group picture! I am a picture lover, just not me in them, I am usually the one taking the pictures...but yeah maybe I'll bring my camera too. My first day on the "Atkins" diet, not too bad, but I usually don't have a problem during the day...it's the after 5:00 that gets me. Someone brought chocolate cupcakes today and I didn't have one. My problems start at 5:00 until I go to sleep (usually around 10:00), I eat everything in sight. If I do eat during the day, its like a race, big bites and a few chews and I am done. Then the weekends are always tough. Paula said that I would have a challenge with making myself eat more often during the day and the small bites and chewing well, are very important. I guess everything will be totally opposite for me, I am trying to use a baby spoon to eat with and chew really well and it is REALLY hard to do for me.

Hi Anita! You are so awesome, how you remember everyone, Thanks! I didn't hear about the snow, but then again I never watch TV or listen to the news during the day. I was going to get a pool for the kiddo's this weekend..Ha! I agree with you, this is my favorite place to post. I guess I am going to take my before picture today (yuck), since today is the first day of pre-op diet. Well, have a great day!

Hi Mike, Welcome and congrats on your Surgery date! I wish you the best!

Skyblu79, I sure hope things get worked out for you. I'm sure the evil Dr. doesn't want to have to deal with problems, I am hoping he will do whatever you suggest. I am so sorry to hear all that you have been through. Things will work out! Thanks for the positive feedback. The check is gone and there is no turning back now. :nervous

Thanks Michelle! I transfered the $$ (shivers from the thought of $10,000.00)...I am such a tight wad! I wrote the check and the check is sitting in my mailbox (whew, that was very difficult...mentally not physically since my mailbox is just a few feet from my door...LOL). Promise I won't run out and snatch it out before the mailman comes. I am going to try to make it to the next meeting. I have it on my calendar. I am one of those "everything has to be written down" kinda people! I don't think I could function without my desk calendar?? I should not have a problem with getting my protien in for the pre-op diet, I love my steaks and meat and eggs. I worry about the carb part and then the occational sweets part. I found my Atkins book, I will make a good list of what I can eat and take it to the store tonight...yes, I waited until the last minute to prepare for the diet, I have to start tomorrow. Thanks again!!

Amy, I Say the same thing to myself "will this be yet another failure?", I feel as if this is my last chance, the last opportunity and if I fail at it, then there is NOTHING that will help me. However, I try to tell to myself that this IS going to work and I CAN make it happen. If we follow the rules (probably the hardest thing EVER), but if we do, we will succeed! We have done it MANY times before, we have followed many diets and we have lost weight before, the LB will help us where we failed before! I wish you well and hope to hear about your successes!!! How 'bout them Stillers!

Well, I did it!:omg: $$$$$ I wrote my check out to Dr. K, now I just need to get in the mailbox...what a feeling???!!!??? I start my pre-op diet TOMORROW!!!! Any helpful advice? I have done the Atkins before, not for along time. High protien (is it 30 grams a day?), low carb (or no carb, I think is what Paula told me). I wish I was on the other side of the band already! This is going to be SOOOO HARD!!! Good day to all!!!

pghmomof3! Cheers to Pittsburgh! I lived in Crafton for a little while. My husband born and raised there (Scott Township)...Anyway...We can do this!! I love this site. My date is May 18th, I am supposed to start my pre-op diet on Friday, not looking foward to that, but I will do my best. I can't wait to get the surgery over with and start my new life. One breath I am so excited and the next breath I am second guessing. I just log on here and read away and maybe post here or there. I wish you the best! Hope to hear from you soon!

ljf911, Welcome! I wish you a good day tomorrow! Let us know how things go. The support here is FANTABULOUS! (I enjoy making up words)

Lucy, I LOVE my Dyson. I would vacum every day if didn't have to admit it to anyone...LOL. I do vacum about three times a week and the Dyson so far has been able to handle it very well! I have been through sooooo many vacumes, sometimes every other month. I became soooo frustrated that I purchashed my Dyson out of anger because I was tired of replacing vacumes. My Dyson has stood strong. It was deffinatly worth the $$, I would have spent three times the cost of it by now replacing it with others. Love it, love it!! I would deffinatly reccomend them!

<p>Hey Lap Dancer,</p> <p>Sorry to hear your not feeling well today. I wonder what factors in about our LB size??</p> <p> </p> <p>Have a better day!</p>:target:

I just LOVE my Dyson and my lap top!

Hey Connie, How was the concert? much droolage? What a hottie!!

Dynamomini, Thanks for the support! I know that I am going to go through with the surgery, I just have that doubtful part of me...and I know with the support from everyone here, I will find the spirit I need and be successful with the band. You are so right on about months and sometimes years before pulling myself together, but the older I get the harder it is. I know this is what I need to do, there is no question about it. Lap Dancer, we could be the Dynamic Duo of scent investigations!!

Hey everyone, I just spent such a long time writing a nice note to each of you...and...some how I lost it!!! grrrrrr!! Dynamomini~great attitude (please send some this way!!!), keep up the excellent work. Spot~I am sooo with you on the bieng in the "funk", I have been reading the posts lot too, but haven't had time to post. I am supposed to send my check to Dr. K today (written on my calender), but I am waiting until the last minute...I am buying the book by Jessie Ahroni (Paula told me about it), I am hoping that will lift my spirits and get me excited about the surgery again. Lap Dancer~ I am with you in the sensitive sense of smell. I already have that and I hope it doesn't get worse after surgery. Everyone who knows me, knows that I have super hero powers of smell and it drives me insane...here's the kicker, my husband has no sense of smell, so I REALLY drive him nuts!!! I am going to try and make it to the meeting..hope to see you all there! Have a great day and thanks for inspiring!!!

Hi everyone! I am still hanging around, reading alot of posts, still trying to pump myself up for the surgery. I am thinking of sending the payment in any day now....must be sure!! No turning back once the $$ is sent out. I am so proud of all of you. I am not looking foward to starting the pre-op diet. So where does Dr. K do the fills? Parker or at his office? I am going to try my best to make it to the May meeting. Thanks for all the support!

Welcome tj74, This is deffinatly the place to find support, all the peoiple here are wonderful and offer great advice and support. I am 5 ft 2 too. I am carrying around an extra 100 pounds and I have decided to get the LB. I scheduled for May 18th. I too have tried many. many diets and have been successful only to regain what I lost and extra pounds too. I was even a Phen-fen patient, I lost 100 pounds and found it again. I have tried the Atkins, Weight Watchers, over the counter pills, prescription pills, grapefruit diet, oh soo many others. I am looking at this chance to help me curb my appetite, they say use it as a tool and follow the LB rules (gosh, I hope I can). If you llook around this site you will find many stories that match ours. I wish I would have made this decision when I was your age! Keep in touch. I wish you all the best!

Hey all! I have been so busy doing a bunch of nothing...I have been thinking alot about everyone. I hope all is well. I have been going back and forth for the bazillionth time. I am running out of time...May 18th! Hang in there my friends!