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Doddie, I think that people need to get the anger out and vent... don't get me wrong about that... but what I don't get is the need to go on and on and on... let it go and get on with living life and doing it better stronger faster slimmer... when you spend your time focusing on the negative over the positives that you are doing to improve your life... you hold the negative and never get over it, so it tends to feed how you live your life. We have all met the people who on the surface have it all on the outside but on the inside they are bitter and angry... that is what reading posts from people who harp about the issues forever seems like to me. But I think people need to post the good bad and ugly... I think people need to know this is not always the easiest thing in the world to do, to change who you are... how you life and form better habits. I think a lot of people don't do the research and go into banding like it is a magic bullet and will do it all for you... it won't and it isn't... and people need to know that... they need to know this is real work for the rest of your life! People need to know about complications and how they are solved and the challenges. I really don't care though if people hate other people, or love other people.. hate the clinic staff or love the clinic staff... my experiences have been great with Slimband and that is what I judge them on my experiences not yours, not someone elses, just mine... and as long as they continue to be great they work for me. And I think people need to post that just not dwell on it... same with good experiences post but don't dwell... live your best life as Oprah would say. Heather

See that is funny to me because I spend a lot of time in CO at 7000 feet and I have been up Pikes Peak and spent some time at 14000 feet and I find I can get tighter much easier at altitude over looser... Heather

I have flown probably over 100 times since i was banded no issues ever doesn't even set the security alarms off... the old old ones would once in a while but not the ones installed since 02. Heather

Doddie, No problems... as I said to Mary different strokes for different folks... I loved yahoo for ages.. I understood it when I first came on LBT I hated it!!! Now I get it.. and it is ok... Slimband was easy for me I am an IT geek so it made more sense... just to my geeky mind. I am sure like LBT it gets easier with time. Heather

Mary, See I love it over there and I don't have a lot of use for lapbandtalk... different strokes for different folks. It is located under the thread title though...Who wants ideas on how to get started on getting fit and into shape??!! I find the people more realistic and positive... which personally helps me more... I understand talking about the good and bad but some people here just seem to love the bad more than the good... they seem to forget they are changing their lives for the better and focus on whatever they can scream the loudest about. I find that the people posting on myslimband aren't always happy, are challenged but they are moving forward not dwelling on the negative... and as I said for me that helps me. But I like to read it all Heather

It was on the same thread that I said I was interested in forming the group, one of the staff mentioned they were planning on doing this type of group with distance meetings etc. I think it was the fitness group. And I wouldn't say it was announced it was a response to a post that they were planning on doing something much like I proposed... so that would tell me it is in the planning vs the actual out there stages. Heather

Cool bones.... Slimband is going to a distance bootcamp they posted it on the myslimband site... so that takes care of me having to organize one I like it when great minds look alike! Heather

I didn't get one on my removed post either I think it is more a hit and miss thing. Heather

Jorja, The weight will come off too as long as the clothes are looser you are on the right track. And congrats on the progress. We switched over to the slimband thread since this one was so long. So you might want to repost this over there. Heather

Mary, I wasn't the one who posted the info about TLBC, I don't have any issues with them... I think it was Sandy who posted.. just so you can give credit where credit is due. I don't know Jill at all or anything about her other than what I have read on here from people... good and bad and frankly the whole thing just screams DRAMA to me. My theory about the whole thing is there was no one who was actually there to witness it, everything is second hand stories... so there are two sides to every story and somewhere down the middle is the truth. And I am not in the middle or on either side so I refrain from commenting on this one... I only mentioned that Slimband can't remove posts only LBT can do that. Heather

I don't see the popup.... but I am curious why my post saying congrats to Sandy was deleted ... all I said was congrats and before you go you might want to make sure that you have your post op care covered.... Not sure what was editable in that post but... apparently something was! Heather

Slimband can't remove your posts no one can do that except the lapbandtalk moderators and I would guess that is a paid position with strict rules. You can edit your own posts... but someone can complain and have a post removed. Since you mentioned someone's full name and associated them with a business it could be considered libel (I always mix up slander and libel one is written and one is spoken) This is an american site so I would imagine they are even more afraid of lawsuits. This is a commercial site that makes a lot of money and they have to protect themselves.

OK this is just my idea nothing to do with Slimband so do not hold them accountable... but I posted on the myslimband site and since it is locked down to slimband/TLBC patients it would be nice to host it on there because it will be our own small group that is manageable. Here were my thoughts so far... and I already posted this on myslimband.com I was thinking more along the lines of a thread that is ours, where we make our commitments for group and additional commitments as we go.. I was thinking something along the lines of choosing a theme for the month or a theme for the week. We could start with a focus on eating, working out anything we want as a group we would choose the theme of the week or month... So we would make the commitment to the group for the duration of the group, then another to the theme of the week or month. In addition there are dozens of free podcasts that we could suggest to each other a webcast or podcast or article to read that ties into our theme as an individual weigh in for the comments on the webcast, article or podcast. In addition we can add a weigh in for those who are in the weight loss phase and want that accountability added. We can also set up a chat room if that would help people there are several free rooms or if we are on msn or yahoo you can do a linked IM chat on there too. Thoughts comments etc?

OK this is just my idea nothing to do with Slimband so do not hold them accountable... but I posted on the myslimband site and since it is locked down to slimband/TLBC patients it would be nice to host it on there because it will be our own small group that is manageable. Here were my thoughts so far... and I already posted this on myslimband.com I was thinking more along the lines of a thread that is ours, where we make our commitments for group and additional commitments as we go.. I was thinking something along the lines of choosing a theme for the month or a theme for the week. We could start with a focus on eating, working out anything we want as a group we would choose the theme of the week or month... So we would make the commitment to the group for the duration of the group, then another to the theme of the week or month. In addition there are dozens of free podcasts that we could suggest to each other a webcast or podcast or article to read that ties into our theme as an individual weigh in for the comments on the webcast, article or podcast. In addition we can add a weigh in for those who are in the weight loss phase and want that accountability added. We can also set up a chat room if that would help people there are several free rooms or if we are on msn or yahoo you can do a linked IM chat on there too. Thoughts comments etc? Heather :confused:

Is anyone interested in an ongoing fitness challenge? So it would be the individual assessing themselves obviously and posting a challenge for the week. That challenge can be anything you want, walking 3 times, running for 5 mins, adding weight to your weight routine, using free weights... what ever... ?? Any interest? Heather

Doddie, You can order it online from APEX.com, I got it as part of my personal training at the gym.. so sign up for so many sessions and the body bug is your reward... woohoo. I dont have it yet it was in transit and so am I, but when I get back to CO it should be waiting for me... so I will start wearing it and experiencing the joy of something strapped to my arm all the time. I have to say the personal training has helped make a huge difference for me.. I will show up when I am paying a man to make me sweat and I am hitting the gym while in CO a lot more. Home is harder since I haven't joined a gym here and I don't want to since I am only home two weeks out of 10 or so. Between that and my schedule of seeing people it has interfered tonight I will conquer the gym again. I figure worst case scenario I can use the local fitness centre done by parks and rec people. H

I will post and ask the mods about doing a distance thing.. i think there might be enough of us. I am guessing it would only run at myslimband and it would be virtual but if they can do the lectures for people who are close why not distance? It is just a podcast or something like that.. I just ordered the body bug program and you wear it all day and it measures all the calories you burn resting and working out etc... and they have a food program you log into that will give you all the details plus you log your work outs and it gives you how much you have to move to reach goals etc. So once I get it I will let you know if I like it! Heather

Has anyone tried the bootcamps (the new ones) I am it would be interesting if we could do an online style bootcamp and report in on the same regularity, weigh in, and do the lectures web style. But I am not sure if they would translate over for the distance for those of us not local. Anyone A) Interested :wink: have any input on whether it would work or fail from a distance standpoint? Let me know and if there are some people interested I will post and ask if we can do an online version of the bootcamp on my slimband but it would be interesting to see who else would be willing to try it. Heather

I can understand how it does make things easier for some people to have a prepped meal... the same people who love jenny craig etc and just easy to buy their meals.. me I am with you guys I would rather make my own! My trainer has lately wanted me to start on the shakes and bars again and I will say this I have had a really really hard time finding a Protein bar I like, I have never liked the shakes and bars preferring real food. I have a few additional requirements like no almonds and soy... which makes it harder and I want something high in protein and low in calories much harder to find. One trick I have found that makes all of them better for the bars at least that I have tried is freezing them... changes the texture and makes me happy. Heather

Alex, I prefer real food too... some people find it easier to have shakes since they don't have to think just drink... Why Slimband went to them only they may know. I know a couple of people who wanted to have a shake before they got them and were prescribed another one so there might have been enough demand to start selling them. I am sure if prebandsters asked they would always been given a choice.. I know I don't eat yogurt or cottage cheese so I was told if I had ever needed it I would be put on a grilled chicken etc preop diet and I am sure that option would exist. I can't imagine living off shakes these days I am having a hard enough time getting a Protein Bar that makes me and my trainer happy because they all seem to taste like sawdust and have 300 calories... But I am making the effort to protein up about an hour before my work out for many reasons. Hope Jodi's email helped and your welcome! Heather

Love, That is awesome... enjoy it Celebrate it and revel it.. now you have reached the easy part maintaining... and it is a good land to reach! Heather

i posted to Jodi on the slimband site here you go jodi@slimband.com

Holty, Did you make out ok? Heather

Dr Yau, will tell you to go to the local emergency if you can't swallow or keep anything down. Usually slips allow you to still drink and eat unless your band slips up and closes things off. If you are close to Scarborough Grace head there since that is his local hospital and you have a very slim chance of him being on call. If you can't swallow do not mess around with this get yourself to any hospital quickly dehydration can become very serious very quickly do not wait to talk to Dr Yau. If you want to call me I can tell you about my experience with slips 424 558 1814 I am heading into the mountains for the day so I am not sure if I will have cell reception. Good luck and I hope you are ok Heather

Hanabe ,this might make your life easier slimband set up a fills email where you can email your preference for a time for a fill. I know for a tech geek like me it makes it so much easier... i will always send an email over picking up the phone since I loath the phone. the email address was fills@slimband.com, and hopefully for those who mentioned they didn't want to suffer through phone tag this will help out. Heather