Lisa*in*NJ

screamed that if she couldn't have jack, no one could!! And then she....

Good Luck Steve, welcome to LBF!

Good mornin to ya Hot here in this part of Jersey also - but that's what air is for. Congrats Eileen for getting on that treadmill!! I have one but I am afraid to get on it because I am over the weight limit by 20lbs. Excuses, excuses, but I would be mortified if the damn thing started smoking because of my big a$$. School is starting tomorrow for my oldest dd - 3rd grade and then my youngest dd starts preschool on thursday :Bunny I can't believe I am actually going to have 5 hours per week to myself!!Whoo-hoo! Well thats it for today enjoy your day everyone!

Eileen, why are they saying you may have problems with your insurance?? And what insurance do you have?

Nothing new here, just counting the days until Sept 16th-my consultation with the surgeon - can't wait!! Took my two dd's to the movies to see Madagascar ~ hmm it was ok, some funny parts, a little too much adult humor for my 7yr old - lots of questions if you know what I mean. Nothing else shaking around here.

Sorry I have been MIA, Busy, busy, busy!! Getting ready for back to school so I haven't been on lately. We just found out that school will be delayed until the 14th because of a mold problem in dd's school-eww. Sounds like everyone is doing GREAT! It's going to take forever for me to catch up on these posts and I am going to start right now!! Until next time!

One of my favorite memories were of me and my mom every Saturday for lunch would make Tuna fish sandwiches with a glass of milk and sit down to watch CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE. Man I loved those times. Also, My favorite toy was my BABY ALIVE, the doll you can feed this goopy stuff to and then she would wet her diaper. She ended up getting maggots in her because of the goopy stuff.....how traumatizing! Do we see a pattern of eating here?? No wonder I need the band.

Oh my Goodness! You look wonderful!! What an inspiration!!

Great job!! Cant wait til I am in your postition!

another stay at home mom here - as well as: Brownie leader PTO member taxi driver maid chef craft organizer boo-boo kisser hairstylist (2 girls) singer pet caretaker and professional hugger. I love every minute of it.........well almost every minute, but I would never change it!

good luck to you!!

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not but here it goes. Does everyone have stitches that need to be removed? I have read of some people going to have their stitches out, but others have never mentioned it. just wondering

sure...if your sure I will pass:confused: :nervous :alien :laugh

by the way, we are hopefully getting a pool next spring too and I can fit an awful lot of people in my back yard..5 acres ...if you don't mind the cows, goats and corn fields next door.

sounds good to me!!

I am really not sure about stretching out the band - I am still in the early stages before surgery, but I do know you are not supposed to ever drink while eating. After eating solids - Protein, veggies, carbs, you are supposed to wait 60-90 minutes before drinking anything. It washes the food through too quickly and you end up hungry too soon. Hope this helps, also I have heard on this board that with good restiction it is very hard to over eat-but of course I don't know this for sure. hope this helped, even a litttle

LOL, just read about your EKG, darn those boobs!!LOL

Rebecca is 7 and Sarah is 3 - you know Ivan, we are going to have to hold Eileen to this!!

yeahhhh! congrats and good luck!!

sounds good to me! How about you Eileen?

Hi Carrie, I am sorry to hear you are so down. If it helps-you are an inspiration to me - 15 pounds down - think that's GREAT! I am counting the days until I can get my band. You are only 1 week post op, I think everything you are feeling is normal, but try to remember how you felt that made you want the band in the first place. You can do this!!

lol I don't mind sharing my name game.:banana

Congrats on the great weightloss! Where did you have your surgery done?

Glad to hear everything went so well! Good luck in Bandland.

sorry it took me so long, I have been out all weekend. Anyways.... I went to my seminar yesterday and it was everything I had hoped. Dr. Onopchenko was very, VERY informative. He didn't sugar coat anything, but at the same time he gave us such hope. He does lap band and bypass but did not try to sway people either way, he gave us the information and now it's up to us to make an educated, well informed decision. I knew that I wanted the Lap Band before the seminar but know I am totally sure this is for me...yayyyyy!!! It was really comforting to know that I had already learned so much on my own from this forum and other research. Although Dr.O clarified some things, most, but not all of what he had to say about the band I had seen posted from people here. All I can say about the bypass is NO WAY! It is way too scary and drastic for me. Thanks for asking Eileen!! Lisa