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thanks for the pix, and your new avatar is darling!

I know Paula. But of course, I thought I was gi-normous when that pix was taken because I weighed about 180. I am pretty sure I was about a size 12-14 in that pix, but I might have been as "big" as a size 16. I always thought I was huge in high school because at 5'5" and 150 pound is huge, but looking through old year book photos.. I looked the same as everyone else I have to remind and remind and remind myself that I am not built like anyone else. And by that extention, no one is built like anyone else either. A size 14 looks differently on me than it looks on other people. I just know that I have to change my head picture. I have to accept that I'm not ugly, that at best I'm not plain looking. I'm laughing because I don't think I could find glasses that big. And yes, my hair cut is what you think it is... I can't atually bring myslef to type the word...

Could a moderator please make this pix a little more managable?

I thought Varuca Salt was the one who sang "I want it NOW!" She wanted the goose who laid the golden egg. Was later determined that she was a bad egg....

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Margaritas to the same thing. I expect that dacquiries will have the same effect.

sounds like the nutritionist is giving you the RNY information. Or at least what I've heard is the RNY information. they have to loose as much as possible as fast as possible before their procedure stops working.

Like Kelly said! Welcome back and congrats!

Mayra, why shouldnt you have already had 400-ish calories? 1200-1500 is the general target range for caloric intake.

Okay, I'm finally in the same place with my scanner and my old photos. That and I finally found the printer cable. This is the picture I'm using to rebuild my self immage. This pix was taken in ... 1988. Just so you know, Spudboy doesn't look like this anymore, but he is just as sweet... Take down those "fat" pix, because you are keeping that fat image in your head... So again, what pictures in *your* mind are you using?

Sonnie I'm so glad to hear that you got a real answer, and I'm even happier that you were able to get it taken care of right away. Sorry about the band, but I'm more concerned with your health. I know you know this, but I just wanted to say this, no matter what, you still make sure you come back here for support as you need it. You are still a bandster

I don't think that we know for sure why some people are tighter in the mornings than the evenings. One theory that sounds reasonable to me is that if we eat a lot at night, then it affects our stomache by slightly irritating the stoma. So we are tight in the morning. A different theory that also makes sense is that when we lie down, the band can achieve some sort of equalibriam in the band.

What great news! Keep us posted on your new size!

very exciting! Well done!

still no change for me. This is frustrating. But i'm still down a size.

My buddy is doing great! His procedure was actually on Tuesday but he was home Friday, and called me on Saturday. I don'thave all the particulars yet, but he's really doiing great. They did most of the RNY via LAP, but apperently they "dropped" something and had to open him up. He figures that he will have a 6 week recovery. Thank-you everyone for your kind thoughts and words. I have to continue to hope that he keeps doing well!

what a seeming contradiction in behaviours. One the one hand, you have this friend who is increadibly supportive of you. You do understand how rare it is to have someone who calls every day "just to make sure you don't need anything.." On the otherhand, you needed her to be your confidant, your secret keeper. I think we all need someone like this at different times in our lives. It's just that we tend to choose humans as our secret keepers. And humans are flawed creatures. We sometimes have really big mouths and don't know when to keep it shut. My sister told everyone in the family, and my friend told everyone at work, so there you go. I had only wanted to tell a fw people, and I wanted to be the one to tell. But my friend and sister had been worried about my health for a long time. and they were so happy that I was finally getting the band, finally going to get better Your firend sounds so excited for you, it sounds like she is very proud of what you have done for yourself. Sometimes we forget to use good judgement when we are really happy for onesome. feeling betrade is an emotion. You cannot reason with emotions, they just are. I think that perhaps you should let your anger go. It isn't healthy to let it fester. I think you should probably tell her how hurt you feel, but use "I felt hurt" statements, not "you hurt me" statements.

oh yeah, sore four days out? Of course you will be sore! I just had unrelated girl surgery, and stiff and sore my four days out. You are the only one who knows when you are full or not. And yes, you can get full in this period of time. But really, your most important concern right now is to get better and not to worry about weight loos. Good luck and Welcome to the Banded Gentry!

I'll be your angel too, but It will be in spirit only, since the physical distance is too great to overcome right now. You will do just fine, and you wil be just fine!

One of the othr things to keep in mind is your beginning health. If you have some serious co-morbid things, or develop some new issues, it is possible that you will have a much slower weight loss. I am frustrated with my progross. The scale says I've had a net loss of 1 pound this month. Sure, I've lost a whole size, but I can't help but focus on that one pound loss. I don't want to focus on the scale, but I do. I wish I never had to step on anthother scale again. I wish I could just focus on the size of cothes I wear, but I have to deal with the damn scale.

tomorrow is his big day. I'm so worried about him! As you go about your daily activities, please send a warm thought his way. He has some special difficulties that will make this procedure all the more difficult for him. Thanks everyone.

well, it might be true for you. It might be that your band doesn't like it/won't tollarate it. What is true for one bandster doesn't automatically make it true for all bandsters.

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I believe Mari means a tablet PC and not the wacom digitizer http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/default.mspx I loved my tablet before DH broke her. I still haven't gotten her replaced, but them's the breaks of being a full time student. I can't aford new toys all the time... Luckily, as part of my scholarship I get a new notebook, and my program is using Tablets. Today, I did something really nice just for myself. I bought myself a new set of expensive drawing pencils and watercolor pencils. I can hardly wait to try them out.

well, I've been very good about getting my protien in, and I dunno about my hair, but my nails have never been better. Before I went back to school I always had exotic length acrylic nails, loved loved loved my long nails. My nails never grew well -- very thin and britle. Now, while they aren't exotic length, are the longest they've been in 2 years. LOVE IT!