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My sister in law has a place in Stewart Florida that does that. Her and her husband went for smoking a few years ago and had such great success that they opened a place. I will get the name of it and the website address and let you all know. I wish I lived closer to her. I know that she has some WLS patients.

I'M excited! I know you all have heard me talk about Debbie, my friend, and right hand,WLS person. She had the gastro stapling band thingy I don't know the true name for it, but she had it back in 97. She is doing fantastic. I invited her to join us on the 28th and she said yes. She is the one who did my phyc eval, and has offerend to do a group with a few people. I spoke with Dr. V about her and he said she would be a great fit with the band people because of the restriction issues. I'm 2 cc's now. I have my curves weigh in and measure on Monday. I"m looking forward to that. Gotta run to Columbia. Kim and Karen I can make lunch on MOnday as long as I"m back in my neck of the woods by 2:45.

I have not fallen off the face of the earth just the face of FOOOOD!!!! Kim and Loretta can tell you I'M STARVING!!! Friday B-protien shake Lunch- protien shake Dinner- protien shake with banana, and FF pudding Can you see why I haven't posted how boring can you get! B-protien shake L-cup of Soup, 1/4 hamburger (mushie soft burger) Snack Protien shake...check this out sometime...1TBLS PP,dash of vanilla, choc protien, ice. Not bad for a differen't taste. D-3/4 crab cake(mostly crab, 1/8 of a bite of bread, 1 bite of chicken, 3 bites of creme brulee, 2 hersey kisses. Water water and more water.. Since this is food I can ask you good bandies, HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY LIVE A DAY WITHOUT SWEETS!!!!

I hope you all don't mind that I don't do the personal stuff all the time. I do read everyones posts. It's just my brain, maybe the radon from living in High Bridge so many years..lol...It would take me an hour and a half to do it! I'm old and slow what can I say. Patty-I would get the knief out and rip open that box if I were you!!! I went for my fill on Thursday. How many days do you have to wait to eat? I am on liquids for 48 hours then mushies for 48 hours. How can you tell a differece when your just drinking? I now have 2cc I go back in 3 weeks for more if I need it. Well we are off to Columbia SC to see the in-laws it's an hour and a half ride there, we say hi have a drink and then go eat, come back to the house talk for 10 minutes and drive home. 3 hours in the car and 2 hours with them. It's wonderful having them closer than Florida, but 90 miles away is a drag. Have a good day. di

Ok so here it goes. Our NC food Dairy..no Yodels allowed! 1-5-06 Not much from me today A GREAT casserole. 2 eggs, feta cheese, spinach, olives 1 bite of potato egg drop Soup Water Water with lemon and more water Doesn't that sound WONDERFUL!!!

I've heard that to about the snow storm. Wasn't there a thunderstorm last week when I was in NJ? I'll start that food thread! I hope it doesn't take away from this one though. I'm 2 cc's now and 2 pounds more than I was 2 weeks ago...HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!...... Time for bed! Night night. di

Hi Gang, I got my fill today! The yodels are gone!!! Yippie. I'm 2 cc's now. Zan and Renebean I know that there is a train station in Suffern NY near Mahwah. Not sure if that helps. Time to hit the sack. night night.

This is so much fun! I also have an email from the Ballantyne girl. I will have to dig it up she goes just about right past my house to go to work we were going to try together. OH biggest losser is on I never saw that. I got DDR today haven't opened it but tomorrow I will have Kelly shpw me. I'm not sure of the game in it. If it is nopt the same as yours Melissa I'de love to borrow yours. Well the Yodel box is gone..lol...last night Garry wanted something so I suggested he eat a packet. Then he wanted more, It was the last pack..so guess who helped! I'll start that food link later tonight or tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is our fill day Kim!! I can't wait!! Karen I always think I can handle not being on my Anti's. I would run out and my girl friend would know in a day. One time she even picked them up for me. I have come to the conclusion that I have to take them. It took a while but I think I have it now (((. Hugs))) ok hubby time I'll be back later...........

Words of WISDON..DON'T BUY ANY YODELS!!!! Thankfully DH and I just finished the last of the yodels and they only sell them in NJ! I won't be there again until March and if I get a Yodel urge, I'll buy a pack of 3 not 23!!! OK I need a kick in the butt..Fill on Thursday so that will help. Yodels are gone. Some Cookies I wanted to open I put in the car to give to a customer tomorrow instead of me! Sounds like you all are really trying hard to get back on track. WTG gang! keep it up. I did 60 crunches this morning. Tomorrow morning curves by 7:30 and then making smart choices not stupid ones. Have a good night ya'll, di

I just read about Jamie. Isn't it wonderful how God puts the right people in our lives when we need them!

Maybe we should tell each other what we eat everyday as a check list/ support/kick in the A$$ when needed thingy. OK I need the kick! Dwn here they have hoho's in NJ they have Yodels. Yodels are 10 times better than hoho's Instead of buying 1 package while I was in NJ I brought a box..... So this morning I had protien shake, chickfila cutlet no bread maybe 4 fries. Then a YODEL!! a pickel (someone on this site said that if you want something sweet have a pickel. Piece of brie cheese. mini applesause cup/sugar free, about 20 peanut m&m's, piece of garlic bread, less that 1 cup spagetti, mostly meat sause, glass of milk (the only time I drink when I eat is with milk and spag-gets) Then guess what I had another yodel!! (GAve Garry 2 so there are only 2 left TGodness) I feel like a jerk for eating such garbage! Melissa, your MIL sounds lovely!!! I would have offered to put up the SH if I were you. It sure sounds like you made the best decision not to tell them! I'm going to look for DDR tomorrow hopefully. Sometime I'll have you all over and we can have a DDR Party, or just a party. Anything new Karen? Kathy, My house is a desaster!!! And part of me really doesn't care. Sherrie, I am getting my winter erge to paint. You are over 2 hours away from me though. Kim, I'll see you Thursday. I can't wait for a fill! By then the Yodels will be gone..yippie.. Angie just think how good your going to feel in 2006! Let me know if you guys want to do a food list on a separate thread or if you think it's a good or bad idea. Tomorrow I'm going to take 2 customers out to lunch at a local resturant. My goal is to have DS finish the Yodels tonight when he gets home so that there is nothing in my way to distract me. Have a good night,,,di

Oh I know it hurts. I'm so so sorry.

How exciting nana! I went on a 9 day cruise not even 3 weeks after my band. I was so afraid that I would have food problems. I recommend everyone who gets the band goes on a cruise right away! It was a fantatic way to try differen't foods that I don't noramlly want to oder or buy. I had my protien shake in the morning because I am really not a breakfast person. Then for lunch I'd have a little of fish or chicken and some veggies. LOTS OF WATER, and for dinner I had a roll or 2 with butter (Royal Carribean has hese wonderful seeded very small rolls yummm they were good) I would order soup, and a main dish and of course desert. I consentrated on the protien, after my roll..lol...then veggies and a few bites of desert. The midnight buffets I was never awake for so they didin't bother me. I ordered fish which I would have never ordered at home. I even had a few bites of prime rib one night. Anyway I did not feel deprived and I ost 5 1/2 pounds on the trip. So enjoy yourself and don't be afraid to try things. Good luck with the new little one tonight.

Hi everyone, Long time no talk to. I've been in New Jersey. Wow what a trip! We went from Monroe to Cranford, Denville, Oakland, Ringwood, High Bridge.Stewartsville, Hackettstown to home in Charlotte NC. The car ride lsted 12 hours today. It was great to go back "home" but it is wonderful to be back in 58 degree weather. Even though I have to pump my own gas here, I love it here. I ate like a pig, at l.east it felt that way. I go to the Dr. for a fill onThursday so I'm looking forward to that! love what you said Eileen about getting closer to the Lord this year! My whole lapband journey has been his idea not mine. My goal this year is also to get closer to the Lord and to write in my journal at least a few times a week, not a month. I also want to praise the Lord and give him the credit for my weight loss. It is after all through him that ALL things are possible. I just need to be reminded of that more often than I like to admit. Well I'm off to bed have a wonderful night. God Bless and HNY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! I have been in New Jersey for a week and away from the board for a LONG time. I miss ya'll. Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years. I ate like a pig! And a fool. I've been eating even when I'm full. Not much past the full point but still...a big no no! I'm glad to be home and start back in my new normal regular life. I even had McDonalds today!!! But I had about a 3/4 of a burger a few fries. So I guess I shouldn't beat myself up to much. It's just this eating when I'm not hungry, like Im afraid I'm gonna miss something. Like the cookies or candy will never be around again! AHH I guess it's time to call Debbie and check in. Kim, I see V on the 5th also. 3:00 what time is your appointment? Also where is the picture everyone is talking about of you. I want to see it. OK so now that I feel fat and full I do need to tell you all the exciting news for me. The day after Christmas I went to the store and brought a size 16 jeans!!! I totally skipped size 18. 2 weeks ago I brought a size 20 jeans and now a 16. I don't dae try on anything new for a few weeks now cause I feel like I will be back in 26's, but I sure am excited about my week old jeans! So tomorrow I'm back to my breakfast protien shake and making good healthy choices. Wednesday curves and if I get a chance I'm going to go by DDR..I got the kids (really me) Xbox for Christmas (not the new one). I'm looking forward to a fill on Thursday. Have a great night everyone. This is our year!!!! God Bless:nervous

Hi, and Welcome! We have a great group of people here in NC. I hope you will join us at our next meeting I think it's around the 18th in the University area.

Bashing yourself and pointing out all the "BAD THINGS" we do isn't the way to win with anything. You are doing a great thing for yourself and should give yourself a pad on the back for coming here and asking for help. Like with all things help has to come from ourselves, but we sure do need others input! You will feel better after you have your fill. I just got mine a few weeks ago. I had my first real band experience last Wednesday night. My daughter had a party and there were chips and dip and Cookies and candy. I just ate and ate. I couldn't sleep until after 2am and in the morning I still felt like crap. I have been sick since a few days before the fill and hadn't really eaten anything much until that night. My CHIOCES were really bad...and I did learn that a few is one thing a lot is another!! Yesterday I cooked and ate ALL DAY, you know you have to taste the stuffing at least 75 times! And then the cookies and other stuff. I started beating myself up and then STOPPED because I made those choices yesterday. It wasn't a demon it was me. It isn't once a day it's once in a while. My suggestion to you is to get a fill, and be kind to yourself. Remember everything that you put in your mouth is a choice. It takes patients and love of yourself, and friends and family to help lift you up. Today be kind to yourself. Start fresh this morning. and just keep thinking to yourself, I'm an adult, I can make differen't choices.

WOW There is so much going on with everyone! I had a lump on my wrist also and it hurt like heck. It was a ganglion(SP)cyst. I had it removed and at the same time had carpal tunel surgery. I'm fine now, but I could do the dishes for 3 weeks.....OH NO....... I have been on the predisone since Tuesday but I have not been able to take all 3 tabs every day, so that will extend my use. I am to tired right now to take it I really want to sleep tonight more than 4 hours! So tomorrow AM I will take it and runnnnnnnnn.........to get everything done. It it so wierd though I am coughing again!!! Well I think I'm going to bed I'll just get up early and take the meds and finish everything. Hang in there everyone. Loretta called yesterday to say Merry Christmas. She sounds good. Got another fill, everything went perfect. She says she'll be meeting with us next time. HOHOHO Love you guys, I am blessed to have each and everyone of you in my life...another God thing HUH.... Merry Christmas

Oh I'm so glad he can do it for you. Be careful what what you eat between now and then.

Congrats and Welcome to Bandland!

OH CRAP!! I just told all of you a whole bunch of stuff. I was telling you all basically my life story! I'm exhausted and will probably write more tomorrow. Have a good night, I'm feeling better and I sure do need to pedisone!

I LOVE the pickle idea! I'm going to get some today!!!

My is to write in my journal at least 3 times a week...I think I'll start this week not next! To continue to do curves 3 times a week To do crunches 5 days a week! Good luck everyone.

Well I'm sucking it up and taking it. It is only for 5 days so by saturday I'm done! Hopefully it won't be to bad. I did wake up at 5am and I feel very energetic, I'm ready to clean shop and runnnnnnnnn. Thanks for all of you advise.