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Oh, and hear this one...a gal I go to school with says her dad had the bypass a little over a year ago and he slimes too!! Not only that but he gets stuck on foods. What the hell is that about???? I have never heard of any of this, has anyone else?????

Oh, and JC, glad to see you still have time for us ladies here. You know, WE did know you first!!!! B, where are you at????? BG, you are so awesome. I am so wanting to go running again. Too cold outside and I hope I can get the treadmill on Thursday. I just hope all the cute young college boys can keep their hands off of me.....LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't I wish that was my problem!!

I agree with J on the bitch part. We had snow today. Wind chills to 20 degrees. Wind blowing 30 miles an hour. No outside riding for me. BUT............ after classes today I detoured to the gym and rode the recumbent bike for 3.5 miles. I am definitely going back and doing it again. I loved it. I wanted to run on the treadmill, BUT, there was only one available, the other two were broke. What a piece of shit, I thought.....the university and only one freakin treadmill.....well, I am not going to let that stop me....I am going back on Thursday after class and then going skating again Thursday night. That is going to be an every Thursday night thing this winter. Nine bucks for the three of us to skate anywhere from 5-9.....VERy good exercise..... Jen, congrats on the band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was just telling hubby last night as I was trying not to choke on the slime bubbling forth from my mouth that I was not thinking this whole thing was worth it. I had just ate two small, size of silver dollars, rice cakes, and then drank some juice. WRONG MOVE!!!!!!!! Slime attack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate the slime and burping more than the pain and stuckness.

Spritz, post this in the general threads or in the complications thread. You will get more response. I know nothing about gout.

I so wanted to be under 200 for the new year. I really really thought I would be too. Shit. That sucks. For me......ok....I still want to be in a size 12 by my year anniversary.....

I am here too. Had to go do some Christmas shopping for hubby this morning. I am back at it folks. I bowflexed this morning and after school tomorrow I am going to the University's gym and using the treadmill. No more cold weather exuses for me. These size 18's have me wanting 12's!!! I am so very proud of all of you. We rock!!!!

HP, good job on the pound. You go girl. Where is JC?????

Hey J, I don't have a BB so I don't know about it, but did you try tracking on your own too just to see what the difference was on paper compared to the bug????? Sorry you're having a crappy day. We are going to church. Yeah, me, going to church. I don't think a little religion hurts anyone. So, we are going. Will tell you if the building falls in on us. I love my new 18 jeans.....heart heart heart them!!

Oh, and peeps, I am up for losing 10 pounds in a month. I am so ready. I think I am so close to my sweet spot. I am not thinking about food since Monday. I am not eating all the time. I hope this is it. I hope. I hope.

Happy Thanks peeps..... I had a great day and even with the food. I had a little bit of everything I wanted and I did not over eat. I had some pumpkin pie, just the inside and I am having some more now before bed. Just the inside....I love it. I love whip topping. I love life. I love you all. HP, you rock girl. I cant' even say how happy I am for you. There is NOTHING like fitting into pants you could not before.

BG, you are too funny for your own good.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve everyone. Everyone is doing awesome....Good job B!!!! I loved the part about the dog...I thought I was gonna fall off my chair.... I am thankful for a very supportive and encouraging husband. I am thankful for two wonderful kids. I am thankful that I have a life again. I am thankful that I don't hurt all the time. I am thankful that I am actually happy. I am thankful for all of you peeps here at LBT and all that we share togethere, there is nothing quite like it.

ZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at you and your goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good job girl!!!!!!!!!!! I love when you set out a goal and then reach it......good job!!!!! J, you know me and the picture thing but I will try!!

God I just want a certain someone that I know who said to me..." I would NEVER refinance MY house for that surgery!!!!!" to eat her heart out....I am a size 18.... Sorry people, I just can't get over this shit.....I am easily amused too.

Okay, so when should we send off the SS presents?????? I think no one should open them until everyone gets their present. Thanks for the kudos people. It really made my day yesterday. I went to fill place and I had only lost 2 and half pounds since the 7th of October. That totally sucked ass. BUT they gave me another small fill of 1 cc so now I have 6.5 all together and they said probably one more fill til my sweet spot. They said they have found most people with this VG band have between 6 and 8 before they are at their sweet spot. I don't know, I don't really care....all I know is that I am in size fucking 18 pants and I am so fucking happy. Good thing I am not single or I would of been out fucking anyone and everyone who gave me the time of day last night. I do know that this few pounds is for the birds. I want to get back to 10 pounds a month and get this shit done.

Can't sleep. Was asleep, now here at computer. I bought size 18 pants tonight. Button up. Non elastic waist. I am so effing happy with myself tonight. What, did someone say there is a one in front on the front of that number....A FUCKING ONE....AS IN 1 AND THEN AN 8. Holy shit....people its been years....in fact let me tell you how many years...Right around 17 years....yes folks...17 years ago I could wear this size and now, I am doing it again....fuck. I rock! Yah me!!

You know, I was thinking about that this morning HP. I was thinking about how was just going to be content with how fat I was and how big I was and try to live like I was happy no matter what. I have no doubt in my mind that if I had not come across the lap band I would of been up to 400 pounds in the next few years. I was content to just keep gaining. Well, maybe not content but I was willing to accept the fact that I was just a fat person and I was always gonna be a fat person. Thank god for this band. I hate it at times, but mostly love it. I love what it has done for my self esteem. I hate that I can't get my mind to understand that I have to ALWAYS take small bites and chew good. Oh, by the way, I have come up with a new system for eating my meals which so far is working out fabulous. I take the meal and divide it up into four portions. I then get five minutes to eat each portion. It then takes me 20 minutes to get through the meal instead of the 5 seconds that it usually does to scarf down enough food to get stuck. Sometimes I don't ever even finish the whole meal. Now, they are very small portions anyways, I would say 1/2 cup, sometime a little more. So, I am getting about 1 1/2 - 2 cups food. Thats what my dietitian wants me eating. Now, if I could just figure out how to NOT snack......

oh HP, I see another pound is gone from your body!! WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today is my seven month bandiversary.....hmmmm...wonder what I'll get.... J, aren't you coming up on your year???? J, thanks for dragging up that quote. The reason for no exercise for me is sickness. I am back on it today. I thought I would just give it a rest until I felt all the way better so that I didn't drag out the sickness. Or at least that is what I am telling myself....back at it today though. I did do yard work yesterday and I hear that that counts...so yah me!!!

It's officially been one week and one day since my last offical exercise regimen. WTF?????

I think we all need to get rid of our houses. LOL....that is where I do my most damage too. Be fine all day and then come home from school and bam....license to binge.... Glad to see ya back TB, sorry the commute sucks....

Well, I did it. I consumed an entire Taco Bell Naco Grande platter. By.My.Fucking.Self. No, I did not need it. No I did not need it. No I did not need it. Although, before banding I would of consumed mine plus hubbys and then some of DD and then maybe some tacos on top of that....with mexi fries and a huge ass drink. So, I guess I am still up and up from before banding. One NSV I had the other day at grocery store. I ran into an old friend and haven't seen her in about a year. She says, "looks like you lost some weight".....hell, I was happy that someone noticed.... I could of kissed her...on the mouth....with some tongue....(just kidding, just had to throw that in for you J!!, and the guys)

Hair free balls are the best!!!!! Peanut butter or otherwise..... God, I think we are all going through this together. It is the time of year, time changes, weather, holidays, school for some and work for others. It is the reality of life here people and we are going to have to band togther (no pun) and kick this wieghts ass. We know what we want. We know what we need. Shit, if someone could come up with the answer to this, they would be fucking rich. We need to stick together on here. I wish we all lived in the same area so we could do real time support groups. We have two months of this insanity people. We CAN get through it with weight lose. Let's have our own little challenge here on the bicycle thread!! Short goals that we can all accomplish to get our spirits back up and our confidence back up. We are worth it people. We are LOSERS in a great sense of the word. We are really winners. We have all morphed into someone that is thinner and healthier and I for one feel soooo much better. J, are you still going to Vegas this winter??? Ok, people....lets do this shit!!! I go to doctor on Monday. I am going to see what my weight is then. I am also PMSing so the weight will be up some....but this is a new day, a new beginning...we all rock!!

We are ALWAYS here for you Stacy!!

Oh, BG, hugs and hugs and hugs. I really think it is happening to everyone. I think the excitement has worn off and now it is just us and the band. I don't know what to tell you, as I feel the exact same way. If this were just another diet, it would have been shot. I would of had all the weight back on plus some. I guess that is the best part of it. There is no weight gain for you. Love ya dearly....I hope you can see some light at the end of the tunnel......and then share some with me.

My family is very very small. My mom has one sister. My dad has one sister. My dad has passed away. I have two brothers. My aunt on my moms side has one son. My aunt on my dads side has no kids. SOOOOO, I have a very very small family.