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Thanks, I have such a bad cold right now that I'm just having my protien shakes.

I sound like I smoke! Thanks, hope you all are feeling better soon. This stinks! Is there anything that we should not take with the band?

I'm so excited for you! That is awesome! WTG!

OH I'm sad I missed you all! And I'm sorry that I haven't gotten Kim the group picture yet I will this week I PROMISE! Lunch this week would be good downtown, but I really only like nice days maybe Thursday?

I bet you'll get it! It's good you don't have to use a machine. I haven't used mine for a while I need to get a new mask. It is a real drag.

I have a real bad cough and a cold. The cough is the worst! Is there anything cough/cold meds you can recommend?

My therapist had her stomach stapled and a band around her stomach back in 97. She is just wonderful. She said she'd be willing to start a group if I could find 4-5 people. She really is helpful since she took the slow weight loss route also. If you are interested let me know. This is something I think would be a great support. We all support each other which is wonderful but to have a counselor lead a group who has gone through all the same stages we are going through! How great would that be!

Hi and welcome! Hope to meet you soon. Dianne

Hi Dbanner, I like your name itls a cute one. I had my surgery on 9/26. less than 3 weeks after we went on a 9 day cruise! I have a therapist who I see now about once a month. She is wonderful ! She has been there done that! She had WLS, stomach stapled back in 97. So she has helped me tremendously before my band and now after. I like everyone else has failed the "scale" over and over agian. I have an eating disorder and have over the past 20plus years tried every diet out there, nutritionist, and therapists. I even went in patient for 6 weeks back in 91. It was there that my self exceptance began, I learned to except myself the way I was. That was the begining of the end of being "good or bad" with food. Now thats not to say that I don't think it or feel it once in a while, but I accept myself easier now. I also learned during that time that the scale is NOT MY FRIEND! So many people like I did, have there day go according to the scale, your either going to feel god or bad today depending on what that # says. I have litterly thrown out 3 scales from the 3rd floor of my house. After the 3rd I have not brought any more. I just know how it effects me. I am tired of the emotional feelings from the scale. I had to learn to accept myself today for me not for what the scale says. Oh are there days that I REALLY want to go on, you bet, but for me it is a step into a dangerous obsessive life which I have worked to hard to stay away from. I now only go on the doctors scale. Once a month is good for me. But remember, that is me and it is from years of therapy and self acceptance. I don't know how often you go on it. That is up to you. I'm just hoping that if those #'s effect your day, perhaps it's time to not look so often at them. Judging yourself by that # is not what you are all about. Yesterday when I went to my therapist, we talked about the freedom! We now have freedom to make choices. I really hadn't thought about the band as freedom, but she made so much sense to me. We all have to freedom to have a bite of cake or a cookie, we have the freedom to choice healthy or not. We do not have to restrict ourselves from goodies, we are all adults, we need to deside what is right for us. Sometimes it will be the salad sometimes it will be the cookie. What ever the choice, we are not bad, we have not failed. Today I went to costco starving! I did have a brownie, just 1, not great to do but I did. They had ham and I went back twice for that because of the proitien. So have I flunked today? I don't think so, I made a choice. Will I gain from the brownie, I dought it. But I do know that 2 months ago I would have gone back and had 2 more brownies. You can start over. Everyday is a new day. I strongly encourage you to eat Breakfast, if it;s a protien shake or a bowl of Cereal eat it. Time yourself. Try to make it last AT LEAST 20-30 minutes. If your still hungry drink some Water. Whatever you chose, taste, you know when you think about food and how fast we eat it, we really don't taste it. But when you chew slowly and really taste it you enjoy it a lot more! You are not a failure!!! You have made a huge desision to change your life. Everyday and every step is a learning experience. Today is the first day of the rest of your life! God Bless

It is really something you have to think about! I NEVER thought about it before! When I was on liquids my nutritionist told me it should take at least a half an hour to have a whole can! I was in shock. In the early days that ws no problem, but now! I have P shake every morning for Breakfast. I try to take at least 20 minutes though. Good luck! The second hand on my watch has become a good frined of mine now too!

YOu know we are all going through a process, and if we don't feel these emotions, how can we succed? Our lives have changed, but we now have freedom to make choices! Choices that in the past would have messed us up. We don't have to deprive ourselves from things, we have a helper to help us with our choices. I have depression also, sometimes, like last week. Hang in there it will pass, your not alone and with support and trust in yourself, you will get through this.

Let God take care of it. I'm sure it will be fine. As my son once told me, God would have never given us the vision if it wasn't the right thing for us to do. This had to do with moving here, however I believe it in all things. I'm excited for you!

Ok this slow eating thing is interesting! Last week I was starving and went to a chinese resturant by myself for lunch. Ordered chicken and veggies like a GG. I started scaffin..Then I was like duh slow down you fool! So I put my fork down and wathced my watch! I waited a full minute before taking the next bite. So now I'm on the slow down kick with everyone in my house. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THEY EAT! I don't always make it a full 1/2 hour, but I make it at least 20 minutes and then wait 1/2 hour to drink. How about you?

Happy birthday. Keep smilin

So glad you made it all the way down...GL with the fill...I have a while to wait but I really don't feel I need one at this time. Let me know about painting...my work schedual is a little better to work with the next few weeks. January will be nuts. I had fun on Saturday!

Sure I'm up for it sound like fun!! I would just need to know how to get there from 485. My email is down so I'm not able to forward out beautiful picture..Oh are we hot!! It really is a nice picture. Is there a way to put last months next to this months? Angie, I am so excited for you! how exciting! You must be gleaming!!! Starr is just a bit under the weather. She felt bad that she wasn't able to come. I told her we were worried about her fading away from us. She promised she wouldn't.

Feel better...Oh I have to tell you an exciting thing that happened this morning. I went for my 7AM walk and saw a friend of mine who knows I have the band. I called her and said hi. She didn't answer, then when I got closer she screamed and said I didn't recognize you thats why I didn't answer. What a great way to start a day! You better believe I'm going for another walk tomorrow morning!

Welcome. I had surgery on 9-26 less than 3 weeks later I went on a 9 day cruise. When we were at the differen't ports we ran around a lot. I have been feeling wonderful! Represent a magazine but am basically self imployed so I took 2 weeks because I could. I was pretty tired and emjoyed the time. I'm sure you'll be fine. I am so thrilled I can't see straight. Hope to see you Saturday.

You may want to call Dr. Voellenger. He is staying at Presbyterian Hospital but leaving Charlotte Surgical. You may be able to get in alot sooner due to the fact he has been on hold with the switch. He is a wonderful Dr. I am thrilled with him. Email me if you want more info about him. Good luck.

I'm in, the inlaws can take a nap!

The scale can really effect your success and attitude. Think about going on once a week instead of everyday. I've wiened myself to every dr visit. My next one isn't until Nov 28th.

Hang in there! I know this waiting part is SOO hard. Just remember it is Gods plan when you have it. So whenever your date is, it will be the perfect one for you!

Venting is good! Do it any time! Were here for you! He'll be bouncing back in no time and axiously looking for Santa and feeling great! And you will too! Prayers are with you guys.

Well I went to the store today to get an outfit for a business meeting tomorrow because just about everything is way to big. I was strongly pushing a 26. I could still get on 24's but they we not easy. 22 is fitting good, but the outfit I got was a 20!!! My eyes filled up and I started to cry in the dressing room. I felt such joy!! I'm so excited about my band! Tomorrow I'm off to curves in the early morning, then business meeting. Today I did have 2 bite size candies. A few bites of my sons pizza and about 8 bites of chicken parm. I feel like I could have done better because then I came home and had one of those 100 calorie cookie bags. I'm not having a fill until December. I guess I just need to stay away from pizza!! My girl friend who is hoping for the band was with me and kind of scared me by saying take it easy you don't want to blow it, I always blow it when I feel good about how I'm doing. Then I remembered I do too! So I guess I should just go to sleep and start over agian tomorrow. However the truth is I really don't think I even reached 1000 calories today. Sorry forblabbing I just got a bit shook up.

Congrats!!! That is so wonderful and exciting! Tell us what did you eat and do? Go buy yourself and outfit!!!