divaliciousdee

Haven't been on this site in a long while but I was banded August 29,2005. I have Lost a total of 138lbs. I feel great! This was one of the Better decisions I have made in my life!

I recently had the same problem. A slight unfill did the trick. I didn't have to have a total unfill. DO NOT EAT SO CLOSE TO YOUR BEDTIME!!! I had gotten back into doing that and that is not good. Wisegrl I hear ya about the cup at your bedside that was me all night long, the slight unfill did the trick and I am doing okay so far...it has been about a week now.

You look Great! I am glad you are pleased with the outcome. I did hear that lipo is very painful. Keep up the good work.

Any Georgia future or current Banders on this site. I live in southeast Ga and wanted to see if there were any people from the Ga on here! Dee Dee

HA! HA! HA! Oh My Goodness this was too funny! LOL

OH yeah I almost forgot about my boys Outkast! Had the pleasure of meeting BIG BOI in Savannah he was visiting his mama and family. He is too cool. Gave the big gurl much love!!

What a great feeling huh? I know how you feel. To be in the two hundreds is great! Keep up the good work.

OKay Posting in from the dirty. I love Ying yang twins(sorry grandma), right now I am into Young Joc..meet me in the club it's goin' down ..lol Any music from the dirty I have it.. Often imitated but never duplicated, ya heard me, glad to post youngun".. LOL Oh yeah That Shakira is nice too Hips Don't lie with Wyclef..

Hello all! I am DeeDee and I live in Georgia. I am 37 years old , single , with no kids. I have a bulldog named Tramp and a cocker spaniel named Lady. I am really loving my band. I also love this sight. I am grateful to all of you who motivate and share your struggles. I have recently got off of my butt and started to exercise( Thank you Telly). Looking forward to chatting with everyone. I am a medical laboratory technician working on my bachelors in biology. I eventually want to get a masters degree in public health. PEACE AND BLESSINGS!!

Just saw this but Telly, girlfriend you are the BOMB!!! I love your determination! I say you can do it! With all that working out you will do it. Work this band girlfriend!! You have encouraged me to do the same. You were just what I needed this morning! I am with you 100%, say goodbye to those Haters cause you are brushing that dirt off of your shoulders!! Like my signature says"

Okay before and after head shots of me. I am really proud of the way that my birth defect is finally shrinking!! I have to have one more surgery to fix the lip but hey I am lovin' this band! Thanks photonut for the side by side! The before on the left is me at 350lbs(5/26/05) the one on the right is me Friday(6/02/06) at 283lbs.

:clap2: Happy Birthday to Ya! Happy Birthday to Ya! Happy Birthday!!! Stevie Wonder Style!!!!!!

:clap2: This is a wonderful place. The mods are all great! Thanks Alex and HIS Angels for making this site a great place to visit.:peace:

Yeah, what Morsaille said!!! Exactly

I have had all kinds of scales. The most expensive one was $120.00 The one I bought from Wal-Mart was $19.99 and it came with the Denise Austin work out CD. It is VERY accurate. In fact it is digital like the one in my Doctor's office and it matches his every time! It even matches the digital scale they use on the cardiac floor at the hospital where I work. Oh and it also measures body fat percentage and water hydration.

The Best Me( Kathy). I knew that it was in Proverbs but I couldn't remember the chapter. Thank you for that. Dody, I am with TommyO . Remember who you"work" for. Name calling is cruel and uneccesary calling someone a troll is just not nice. We are all adults here and know how to control ourselves. Sometimes you have to realize that people are reading everything you say and the respect that they have in you fades day by day. Don't respond to the negatives. I read one of the members profiles and it was interesting what her hobby was, and if that is what she enjoys doing then you all are making her day! I had been gone for a while because I saw so much tragedy in the past few months. Life is to precious to waste arguing with people who just wants to argue. Might I suggest when someone posts something you don't like and it infuriates you to no end, step away from your Pc/laptop and hug your babies. If you don't have children go and play with your pets. Go make soup for someone who is sick, call an old friend you haven't heard from in a while. Heck, take a walk around the neighborhood. What I am trying to say is that life is too short for bickering. You probably will never meet these people. Enjoy your family, friends and LIVE life to the fullest. To sum it up something I learned in kindergarten say it with me please, " Sticks and Stones may Break My Bones But Names Will Never Harm Me".

I will tell you from experience I have slowed down with all of the eating out. I used to eat out with friends every Friday. I do not know what my band will allow from day to day. The first 6 months I could not eat rice(which I absolutely love) now that rice is not a big problem bread is now DEADLY:duh: the first 6 months bread was a breeze. I have had an "episode' where I could not move or talk until whatever I ate went down or PB'd itself back up. Just use caution. Start with a soup as an appetizer when you get to the stage of regular foods. Not only will the warmth open you up a bit and relax your band, PB episodes will be lest likely considering you chew, chew, chew. Hope this helps.

I am a medical lab tech but here is my two cents. I think that it is the fever. Pain from you neck to your ankles in waves is it like an ache? Your whole body fights off infection so your white cells are attacking any bacteria in your body. The antibiotics that you are taking is not only fighting infection but unfortunately it also kills off some of the good bacteria or normal flora that your body functions with day by day. The aching pains that your are having will go away when you get the antibiotic or whatever they gave you in your system good. I have lupus and I ache sometimes really bad. I find that rubbing tea tree oil on the spot where it aches helps a whole lot. Hope I have provided some insight or help.