dori b

There will be a group of lapbanders from the OH forum meeting at the Bronx Zoo on August 6. We'll be gathering at the Bronx River entrance at 9:30. Our plan is to set meet up times/locations for various times during the day and wander the Zoo freely in between. So far there are about 11 of us and we're bringing along kids and spouses. Let me know if you are interested and I'll keep updating over here as well!!!

I was so GLAD to see this post. I love ice cream, but it seems to me that since I've been banded, there's an ice cream or a Pringles dealer lingering around every freakin corner I turn. I SWEAR I've probably eaten MORE (in smaller quantities with more frequency) of both post op than I EVER did pre-op. I could go literally months and months without thinking of either...and now....oh HELL no....there they are AGAIN. "hey baby, I got what you need....just a taste sugar, take a lil lick, who's it gonna hurt darlin?" BOOM - next thing you know I'm turned out on corner working for bowls or cones. I could be a freakin after school special "The Downfall of Dori: How a lick and a crunch led to life on the streets"

I wrote this as a pre-op back in Feb 2004. It goes out to all of you with love!! Sung to "American Pie" by Don Mclean New version by Dori Mc-LEAN A long long time ago We can still remember How a twinkie used to make us smile And we knew if we had our chance That we'd soon outgrow our pants And maybe we'd be happy for a while But the weight gain made us shiver with every step our chins would quiver Good news found on a website We weren't alone in the fight We all shared how we'd cried Over failed diets that we'd tried Then we were banded deep inside And one day, the hunger died So.. Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs We were heavy, like a Chevy, so the band we did try Us good ole banders stick together, no lie Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Did you write the post above? About your clothes fittin' like a glove? Does your mirror tell you so? Now do you believe fat takes it's toll? And bandin' might save your mortal soul? And can you teach yourself how to eat real slow? Well, I know that you'll be getting' thin Insurance approval will come in You'll kick off your blues Once you start to lose I was a lonely overweight eatin fool Any kinda food would make me drool But I knew I'd found some luck The day the hunger died. I started singing Bye, bye to the fat on my thighs I was heavy, like a Chevy, so the band we did try Us good ole banders stick together, no lie Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Now, for ten years I was on my own And fat grew thick upon my bones But that's not how has to be With banding you can be so lean Wear smaller clothes than you've ever seen As the pounds fall off of you and me And as our weight is going down We might PB all over town Our food it will return Til proper chewing we have learned Some think this option is a lark But we'll do laps around the park And chat online until it's dark On how one day our hunger died We'll be singing Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs We were heavy, like a Chevy, so the band we did try Us good ole banders stick together, no lie Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Helter skelter in the summer swelter pounds fly off with our fat melter Eight pounds down and falling fast I think came off of my ass A handsome man made a pass Perhaps celibacy will be in my past? Now half way to goal we'll start to bloom And turn heads when we enter a room We'll all get up to dance Not afraid to take the chance As the fat began to yield Our hipbones were revealed Do you recall with glee we squealed? The day our hunger died We started singing Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs We were heavy, like a Chevy, so the band we did try Us good ole banders stick together, no lie Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Oh, and now we eat at a slower pace We no longer stuff our face With no room left to binge again So now we're nimble and we're quick And our waists are not so thick Cause the band is our true friend And as we lost our flabby cage Life's journey turned another page No pound cake made in hell Could break our losing spell And as the pounds went out of sight We knew our decision was right You'll see our post of sheer delight T he day our hunger died We were singing Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs We were heavy, like a Chevy, so the band we did try Us good ole banders stick together, no lie Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy I met a girl who sang the blues Because she had some pounds to lose But she got banded yesterday!!! Now she knows just what's in store As she starts losing pounds galore I n the future, it surely seems She'll achieve her weight loss dreams On food no longer choken Her plateaus all were broken And the fellow banders I admire most I can't wait to read their posts Of all of us, they've lost the most One day their hunger died And they were singing Bye, bye to the fat on our thighs We were heavy, like a Chevy, so the band we did try Us good ole banders stick together, no lie Singing, tomorrow smaller pants I will buy Tomorrow smaller pants I will buy

just print it and take it with you to karioki night-I'm sure they would have the song!!!

:banana thanks. I figured it out on my own the other day-just forgot to post to let people know......

how do I change the weight on my ticker? thanks in advance.

change your ticker you skinny thing!!!! You are looking FLAB-YOU-LESS!!!! You go girl!

I use the frosted mini wheats as a snack too. I also like to stir some lowfat peanut butter up with raisins and slowly eat that....I figure it the raisins will help keep me moving and the peanut butter is protein..and mixing it together keeps me from eating too much of either. I just discovered string cheese....I like pulling it apart!! extra calcium there but I won't go too crazy eating lots of it. I also like tuna or egg salad made with lite mayo, I use low fat wheat thins as chips and the salad as my 'dip'.....actually, I have that more as a meal than a snack...but you could do either.

brilliant post. I hope you don't mind but I copied most of it and posted it on another forum cause I thought it was SOOOO insightful. I have a tendency to compare myself to others and I shouldn't because everyone IS different. Hugs/Cheers to you!

how's that? I think I'm loving this site!!!!

maybe it worked this time???? YES!!!!