dylansmom

:happybday: I hope that you have a wonderful day doing whatever your little heart desires!

Congratulations to you! How exciting to be one of the first ones who can help establish this doctor!

Happy Birthday Angie! I hope that you are having the best birthday ever!

Congratulations to you!!! I still think you look too young to be a grandma. *hugs*

I hear you. I had one person say to me the other day, "I'll just lose mine the old fashion way." I just smile and say, "Good luck with that." I agree, if anyone thinks it's taking the easy way out, then oh well. I know what I have to do to lose weight, especially without a fill.

My surgeon said that it is ok to have a small glass of 3 ounces of Water with my dinner. She said that it's enough to wet the mouth, but not enough to push the food through the pouch. I agree, it's a great trade off.

Congratulations & glad to hear that you are doing well. Just give a holler if you need any of us. We're all pretty open to helping anyone in need.

Congratulations! I love hearing about all of the babies that are due around here. Lots of LapBand babies on the way!

Happy Birthday to you my Princess Jenna! Huggies, ~Kelly

So I take it that soy tuna is the fake version of tuna for vegetarians? I've heard of Tuno before, but was told that it is pretty gross.

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Many MANY hugs to you. :hug:

There is a thread on this food board called "LapBand Food Stages Lists". It is a sticky thread and at the top of the board (I think it's the 3rd from the top) That should give you a good idea of what your doctor might suggest for you to eat after your surgery. Hopefully that helps, and good luck with your surgery!

Kimilicious you are hiliarious. I actually LOL. This thread is hilarious. I need these laughs so much right now.

Sorry sweetie - but the only way to stop the stretch marks is to lose the weight. I have had the same issues. I have stretch marks all over my body, including my upper arms too. I hate them! To help reduce the appearance of the ones that you already have though, cocoa butter is awesome. It will help fade them away to just little silvery lines that are barely noticeable. You'll have to use it for a while to notice a difference, but it's well worth it in the end. I've been overweight for so long now, and have stretch marks in so many places, that I just gave up trying a long time ago.

Amen to what you said Diva! I am into the groove of loving every human being, regardless of their color. If you treat me good, you'll get the same respect back from me and then some.

Smash that freekin scale oh baby!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!

I agree with Anwyn. It's a very personal choice and there's no folly in making it a case by case decision. If you feel that you can help someone by possibly saving their lives with the LapBand info., then I say go for it. When we can reach outside of our own turmoil within, and share a ray of hope and kindness with another human, that indeed shines about loves' pure light.

A Happy one to you too and everyone else here on LBT! If nothing else, MLK showed us how important it is to have dreams, then set goals and decide how to make them happen!

I notice that this happens to me in the wintertime too. I believe that for me it's a lack of sunlight or (SAD). It seems like if I exercise a little more, and try getting out in the direct sunlight (even if just to run some errands) this helps me out tremendously. I sure hope that you get to feeling better soon. I know that feeling frumpy isn't fun at all.

I have to have at least one good fitting pair of jeans. There is just something about the comfort they give on a relaxing weekend.

I used that on my son when he was a newborn and agree. It is pretty great stuff.

The single most useful thing I had when Dylan was a baby was my sling. I cannot say enough about it. As everyone knows, a baby will cry and cry when you put them down in their bassinet/cradle, etc. to leave the room and go do something else. They want to be close to their momma! So what better thing to have than a sling to put them in and keep them close to their momma! You can find these on Ebay for a very reasonable price, or order them from different places online (but that will cost you more). The maya wrap is one version which costs more. I just had a friend make mine in exchange for some web work I did for her. If you do decide to purchase a sling for your friend, please make sure that you get one with solid welded steel rings (to ensure sturdiness & that they won't break). Usually ones made of cotton material are the best bet, and ones that are unpadded work the best as well. Both will ensure that baby doesn't get too warm snuggling up with momma. Any other info you need feel free to PM me anytime. I honestly can say that having the sling was the best thing ever for us.

You look fantastic! Keep up the great work!

I am going to be getting some Stevia sweetners for my Water here shortly. Sweet Leaf makes them, and they come in a variety of different flavors. Here is a little blurb from their site: SteviaClear™ Flavors We've taken our best selling SteviaClear and added delicious natural flavors to create the world's most amazing and versatile zero calorie, zero carb dietary supplement. Add nutritious SteviaClear flavors to coffee, tea, milk, sparkling water, club soda, herbal infusions, Protein shakes, smoothies or plain water. Try it also in ice cubes, yogurt, whipped cream or your favorite desert recipes. Hey, we said it was versatile and amazing! And here is the link to their site: http://www.sweetleaf.com