CandySmooch

My lovely DeLarla - I too loved soda - long before I got my band my boyfriend was constantly bitching about me getting one soda everyday - we would fight about it constantly because he gave up soda and would brag about how he only drinks water now and blah blah blah blah freakidy blah blah! It used to piss me off like no other. "we need to get healthy yada yada yada" every single freakin day I had to hear it from him when I NEVER agreed to give up pop in the first place ever! More kudos to him for doing it for himself but why the hell was he riding my ass everyday!! I just craved that sweet liquid and the bubbles tingling down my throat - yumm! BUT, I too had to give it up cold turkey after surgery. At first it was ok, but then it got worse, and eventually I was ok. Now I must confess that I do have 1 or 2 a month - I grant it as my splooge when I'm angry, upset, sad - I know its not good, but I've given up every damn other thing including cutting back smoking to only 1 pack a week! But I'm sooo worried about stretchin my pouch that I keep the soda to only 1 or 2 a month and that's wonderful considering I'd drink a 32oz from QT everyday before banding! and if I splooge - forget the diet crap. I do have to say that soda is my weakness before junk food - and when I do splooge it's always at work and never around my boyfriend so I don't have to hear it from him. Anyway just wanted to share my additction - as you see you are not alone and F*CK that bit*ch Erin - Karma baby - just remember Karma - she's going to die very young and sadly and you will live long after. YOU MUST SHAKE THOSE CANS!! AND I DO MEAN SODA CANS!!!!!! I wish I were there to help you!! Every break we had I'd be in there shakin with ya - please let us know-------I want a mental pic of big fatty mcpatty Erin drenched in her Coke!!!

BigBellyKelly and Finiky - welcome from CandySmooch and Bambi - what a fitting name Finicky! I also like Fickles!

thanks for the great website - I will go check it out As far as colonics being painful - I've never had one but my parents are doing them. I asked my mom to be honest and she said it didn't hurt at all. The first time it was a little uncomfortable but you got used to it and all sessions after that were a breeze. I'm still reading the book - anyone care to compare notes? How much was the book running at costco?

I will keep you posted - my check is in the mail to DeLarla! About the cock sleeve & bullet - how does that work? we were looking at it, but since I couldn't figure it out from the pics we passed on it. Actually it was the double bullet w/ cock ring and we looked at the single one also - but seriously when you position it where do the double bullets rest at? And the single bullet - I guess it is something we'd just have to experiment with - but I was trying to figure out which part of my giblets would be getting bumped by it?

oh this is great everybody! keep em comin - nice to meet you all and your lifetime partners. My Bambi says welcome !

Hi everybody - I would like to share something that I do becaues I firmly believe in the power of positive thinking. Every few days or so I spend a few minutes rubbing my belly and affirming that everything is going to go as well as can be. No erosion, no slipping, and satsifactory weight loss along with my skin will not sag. Yesterday I was doing this and kept calling my band - Band - I know you will work - we can do this together etc etc. I realize it all sounds a bit silly, but here we are back to the power of positive thinking and I need all the motivation I can get. It also helps me to feel connected to it. Well all of a sudden it came to me - I've been doing this for several months but instead of just calling it band - I decided to name it so I could actually have a personal relationship with it since we are now partners for life. Sooooo I have named my band BAMBI - LOL - that's the name that came to me and popped in my head yesterday - I felt it was saying we're in it for the long haul and just calling it Band wasn't doing it. I want to encourage everyone to take your personal band a bit farther by nameing it - now lets see what kind of silly names we can come up with here! From now on I'll be referring my band as Bambi Silly I know but lets go with it!!! Who's with me?

I think you look hot!! I would say got for another 10 possibly but nooooo more than that - forget the 29 for vanity - you look great - maybe another 10 if that's what you want - then I'd say your done with weight loss! Congrats!

For me my first fill did nothing - my second fill did too much - had a partial unfill and now just a little better than after my first fill. Its not an exact science so you may not feel anything and will need to schedule your 2nd fill in a month.

Which one is the "Just Like Me"?

I was the one who calls my junk Giblets - thats my own personal name for mine but one of my girlfriends and I always call it our "Chachee" - pronounced like Joanie loves Chachee - I don't know how to spell it because I wasn't old enough when the show was around. So if anyone knows the correct spelling please feel free to correct me. Boyfriend calls my twins "Big Boob MaGoo" - I still laugh every single time he says it! He calls his "member" Stanley - how original right??? Sample sentence with girlfriend "Oh the ol CHACHEE wasn't agreeing with what was going on last night" Or "I'm pissed off at the CHACHEE, Aunt Flo came early and CHACHEE missed some lovin" sometimes we shorten it to just "CHACH" example - "So I was shavin the ol' CHACH last night when........" I have another girlfriend who calls here boobs - BUPPITS and her southern region NOONOOS - she always says BUPPITS AND NOONOOS. She also calls her tampons the OL' ROLY CANNOLI'S. I've always just referred to oral sex as "Going Downtown" or "Went Downtowm for a ride last night" What a great thread to bring smiles and laughter - come now spill the nicknames!

Good to know about the "Like a virgin" - I don't have a problem with it right now but later on in life that might change - so good info to keep

Wow that's great. I also was looking at the "dolphin" but I decided against it because I just wasn't sure that small dolphin would be able to handle the job - but apparently it does??? I went ahead and ordered the X-Scream in Buttercream and Finger Fantasy....I'm only interested in giblet toys as I feel like the internal stuff is completley unnatural to me, that's why I also considered the dolphin and since you recommeneded it I might try it next time. So does the tiny dolphin dance like a mad hatter or what? I need some major ooomph in my toys! Thanks for sharing

I'm still contemplating on whether or not to schedule another fill. I think I've lost a pound or 2 - but just when I'm ready to make an apointment for another fill then something will happen where I'm like well there's no way I could get more when I feel like this now..........so it does happen and I'm in the same boat - to fill or not? Maybe I could just get a small one. Maybe that would help.

I am a large frame or big boned. The smallest in my adult life at age 18 was 230lbs and I looked hot - I still was big - but I was very muscular but I still had a tummy althought that was it - now at 285 where I am now - I have a tummy, thighs, saggy boobs, and flabby arms. If I can only make it down to 230lbs which was the smallest I ever was - then this surgery would be worth it to me. I think the perfect weight for me would be 180-190 although I'm shooting for 165 I think that I would look silly at that weight - but who knows? I have my father's frame and he was very heavy and so is his entire side of the family - but I did carry it well until the last 2 years probably when I've gained so much. Now you've got me re-thinking my goal weight. The only doctor who never made me feel bad about being overweight was the only one honest to enough to tell me with my frame and height that 200lb would be about right for me. All the other doctors said "according to their charts" I should be 150 at my heaviest - I have not doubt at 150 I'd look anorexic. I think I'm going to re-consider my goal weight - I only chose 165 so I'd have room to play with - but maybe I'll change it to 175 - that seems a bit better for me for a goal. I was mentally thinking 175 is too close to 200 ---- ok let's go for 170. that's only changing 5 lbs but mentally I think it will movitivate me more.

Robyn, please keep us updated on how your doing. Hope all is well and each day gets easier for you!

This is soooo true - I feel sorry for the ones being calcium deprived from no Ben & Jerry's once in awhile. This is such a funny thread! I will ponder on this for awhile and report back in when I can think of some more to add!

Best of luck! Keep us updated - we're here for you!

Donali - thank you for sharing with us - I know it is not easy for you to post about it. What causes erosion?

My surgeon gave me a receipt and a letter stating what I had paid because they did tell me I would need it at tax time as a write-off. My mom paid for my surgery so I will give her the receipt and letter for her to file at tax time.

Kare you crack me up - hell yea I'd be the first to boot out a rabbit! But we'll be here waiting if you run out of steam. VINES - thank you so much for being so honest with not only us but also with yourself. Stop countin those calories girl and get off the scales!! I don't count and I don't own scales maybe that could contribute to my slow weight loss, but I refuse to become obsessed by my diet. I try to make healthy choices most of the time and practice moderation. I too have pb'd on Peanut Butter...........ahh the one true love of my life makes me soooo sad and I miss him soooooo. I can usually eat a teaspoon of it plain - but on toast or a loving PB & Jelly???? FORGET IT! It just ends up wasted. You are not alone and here we are all together squishy arms and big butts to boot UNITE! HEAR US ROAR! We're going to do this all together everyone!

i am Schindlers List and Mother Theresa

Take a deep breath .........here I'll do it with you ........ready???? Innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn andddd ouuuuuuuuuuuuttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt. Relax - you are doing this to be a better mother to your son. To be active in his life. I will pray for your safe journey. Best of luck! I went to MX too - everything was wonderful. You'll be back before you know it!

it will be in 2 weeks I'll keep everyone updated

Regarding other men other than the one's we're committed too. I would never cheat on my man.........but let me tell you there is a what if fantasy I like to keep alive with a firefighter here at work. I am a 911 Dispatcher and this man is so so fine! We've been flirting for 6 years now and back when I was single we had actually talked in depth about hooking up but it never happened. I will tell you it brings me such joy when I run into him though. He's usually affectiionate but not overly so. He'll hug me goodbye, or touch my arm, and we flirt with out words, but that's as far as it goes, but boyyyy do I like to share my encounters with my girlfriends of him. But that's as far as it goes and I like to keep that fantasy alive wheras if I acted upon it - it would be over eventually. This strong strapping young firefighter with dark hair and blue eyes - makes you melt everytime and he's always been interested in me ever since I was with one of his friends for a moment in time back in the day. But I do lust over him........I can't keep from saying it but he is FINE FINE FINE FINE FINNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! He's the type to make you thank God your a woman! And I'm sure he'd be a wonderful lay, but not much more than that. I still cherish the encounters because it makes me feel like the sexy woman I am - sometimes you lose a little of that in relationships - not that my man don't think I'm sexy - but receiving that from a different man knowing your taken by someone else and its not causing any real harmful temptations..........more power to it........his name is Mark and maybe I'll start posting our little encounters - they only happen hit an miss but boy do I think about him for a long time afterwards. As long as you excercise control when it actually comes to cheating and you know the boundries - I think it just makes us feel young and sexy and there's nothing to be ashamed of - I just wouldn't go home telling your significant other about it!

colonics are like an extreme professional enema - i don't know but i think enema's are only used to clean out whats down the canal area where the colonics actually go up into your colon area - I could be wrong - that was just my impression - like enemas are only temporary cleans - dunno