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TO one of the Baddest Mega diva's I know!!! I bow to you Girlfriend!!! You are an inspiration keep on fighting and winning!!! Have a HAppy happy Birthday!!! You deserve it.

Whippledaddy...What can I say? Beautifully written. I miss my dear Max( 3/01) and I know he is playing with Mr. WHipple he loved other dogs. I too agree with your sentiment..I want to be a good dog too. Amazing the love they give to you unconditionally. I need another kleenex. Thank you for sharing your loss. My prayers are with you and your wife as she faces another surgery. Take care

No Debbi unfortunately I don't participate in the exercise thing. We pay about 15 dollars a month to join and we use the same equipment they use. It is cardiac rehab. Treadmills , an elliptical machine and a bike or two. I need to have more options so I have to figure out if I am going to the Ywca or a private gym. Great Kristi I pray this is it!

Jennifer After you read my post click on the link above my ticker that says 3 fat chicks. It will take you directly to the ticker page where you can select your ticker. I found that this was easier for me. Hope this helps.

Well I think he is the one! I have talked to him everyday since we met on last thursday! I feel all giddy inside when he talks to me. I am from the south but he has this southern drawl and it is sexy!!!! He calls me sugah all the time and I used to think that stuff was sappy but when he says it I grin like a chessy cat! LOL I really think I love him! I have never felt this way before! Man!!!

This thread is deep!! Ain't it grand to live in a country where we can agree to disagree! In high school I was in accelerated classes. There were alot of really smart kids I mean SMART that chose to be non-conformists. I asked one of the braniacs what exactly did that mean( I was 14 years old). I will never forget what he said it has stuck with me all of this time. He said I will not be what society says I should be. I will not look like what society has said I should look like. I will not be conformed to any identity that society deems acceptable. I thanked him for the insight and posed this question, what society was he speaking of. He never answered me. To each his own. I care about my appearance and I like to be clean, neat and well groomed. If you choose to be the exact opposite then that is your choice. At least we live in a country where we have that...choices!!!

Thanks you guys!! I am really emotional. I came to this site seeking help with lapband issues and I received so much more. I finally felt acceptance through each and every post. I mean everybody has some issue that they have to deal with. Some of us only have the weight issues but there are others of us that have so many other things that are hidden behind the weight issue. I realize that my weight was only the tip of the iceberg. Now I have tackled the next self acceptance. Guess what when I took those pictures that very day I met a great man! He told me I was and angel, lol. I mean I met the man I will probably marry! He and I have alot in common and he said that he already loves me cause it hit him hard. LOL This stuff only happens in the movies and only to Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts. He asked did I believe in love at first sight and I said No, his response while he was looking directly into my eyes was, well maybe because you don't see what I see because I see love when I look at you. He is so sweet! Man things are looking up.

I am still getting used to accepting me for who I am. I finally dusted off the digital camera and took my own close -ups. I have sturgy weber's oslo rondeau a conginital birth defect. The doctor's say that because my mom took some kind of nausea medicine for 6 months of her pregnancy it may have had something to do with it. The medicine I don't know the name is the same that caused some children to be born with no arms and legs. I am so blessed that I came out fully functioning it could have been worse. So I realize now that this is what people see everyday when they see me so why not share with all the great people on this sight. To know me is to love me! Oh yeah I never stop smiling even when I was dealing with all of my esteem issues I kept on smiling! LOL. Here it goes.

Hey Debbi! I work in the hospital lab in Brunswick so needles are my living. I still don't like being stuck with one though, lol. I know I enjoy going to the Doctor's office they are so wonderful the staff is great and very helpful. You have done a great job Debbi keep it up girlfriend!!!

I for one was conditioned by my mother. I was heavy all of my life always the fat girl. I also had a birth defect that had one side of my face with a port wine stain and slightly larger than the other. My mother dressed me to the nines. I always had 3 weeks worth of new school clothes before I repeated an outfit. I think in her young mind she was taking attention away from the ' problem areas' and trying to replace them with positive things. I was always known as a great dresser, had shoes for days( still do). I started wearing make-up to camoflauge the birthmark at age 15. The discovery that boys were no longer stupid but cute increased the effort to look flawless. I have a problem with overweight people not taking care of themselves. I mean in appearance. I know that most of the time it is low self esteem, I mean some think why dress up mess. YOu have to understand that you are not what you see in the mirror, you are so much more. I see the before and after pictures where some people look like they just threw on anything that they had in the closet. They didn't wear make-up and didn't even iron the clothes or had stains on them even. Food stains more that likely lol( Just joking). Then the after shot shows them smiling, with make-up nice outfit. Yes your after picture looks great, of course you lost weight but then again you are smiling, dressed nicely and either the hair or make-up has been done. I think all of you on this sight are beautiful people. I put my picture up because I feel great about myself for the first time in my life. I have a weight problem yes but I had more of a self esteem problem because of my birth defect. I don't anymore. I tell all of my family that my lapband family is a God send to me. Yes we are Fat( but not for long), but we have done something about it. We are all beautiful, and loved by somebody. Trish You are beautiful I saw the before pic with your husband. If I were in Colorado girlfriend we would be shopping right now. Getting the hair done and all. We would have a ball. I make shopping fun! I am a true big gurl though I shop at the food court too. LOL

Hey Kristi! Good luck! I go for my fill on Tomorrow. Dr. Kent is my doctor. The staff there is wonderful! Laura and Kelly are so sweet!!

GOD Bless Baby Sam and his Grandma Penni whom he will love lots. Grandma's Rock believe me I know because I love my grandmama!!

Jessie by the way what size is you band I have a 4cc and I am currently filled to 1.9ccs. I think I need about a little more then I will be there.

GIrlfriend you look good!! You are Hot!! I am so glad that you are back posting on board. Motivate!!! I am going walking now!! LOL

Hey Jessie I sure hope that he hit your sweet spot! Hey Kristi I go in for a fill nextweek too with Dr. Kent on Thursday at 1030. WHen is your day?

I love shoes period. I have gone down a shoe size and a half. I am back to what I wore in high school. I still have a big foot though. LOL I have about 150 pair of shoes. When I was 336lbs the only thing I could fit was shoes so I bought them. Luckily for me my mom wears my old shoe size so she is stylin' in her cute shoes as she calls them. Oh yeah I am also into the cute tops that show a little cleavage. Ha Ha but I know I am gonna have to get them puppies worked on in about 6 months because I am getting a little droopy. LOL

SHrimp Fried RIce with RIbs!!!! Hot wings, Hot wings, Hot wings NOW-- hot wings, chips and dip oh my gosh Paula I do this too. LOL sometimes it is my meal. How weird is that, lol and yep it is bad:faint:

Glad you are getting the hang of it! I had a piece of steak that I thought I chewed last night but it did not agree with me. This was the second time I have tried steak so I am gonna leave it alone and go back to my good ole chicken, lol. There were 2 foods that I never thought I could live without and they are the two foods that I can't tolerate anymore Steak and Rice. I am a southern country gurl and this is hard. I know you will suceed at this and this site is so great with the support! Peace and Blessings!! DeeDee:hippie:

I am saying a prayer for you! You will do great! With your husband's support you are on your way!! See ya in Bandland!!!:gluck:

I have tried the Diet Green Tea. It really keeps me going to the Bathroom alot. I try and drink it at least once a month. I have friends who drink it everyday that are not banded. It works with me as a laxative. I don't really like it that much but it helps to detoxify and my skin looks better.

Hey It will get better and you will definitley feel better!!

my smilies won't pop up for me when I go advanced. BooHoo.

I did the go advanced thing but I still only get the post icon smileys at the bottom? I don't see a link that says more. Help!!!

How do you put all the great smilies in the posts. The birthday one I saw on Margo's birthday page was cute. Help for the challenged? LOL

GO Margo it's ya birthday Go Margo it's ya birthday So party hard cause it's ya birthday! Have a Very Great Day!!!!