"with the band"

Your welcome Anne - You can find more on a thread I started the other day on the Lap Band Talk Lounge - nancy

I hope he is doing fine and I will stop right now and pray for him to recover completely. Take care - nancy

I have some other poems listed on a thread called - some of my poetry for you to check out - it is in the lap band talk lounge area. Thanks, Nancy

Thanks - I used to perform these (in fact I wrote them to perform) and the audience would always love them..... It took guts - but you guys know - that inside I still wished I wasn't fighting the fat fairy in the first place. You know how it is.....

great job - congrats on the loss and Celebrate your victory....... Good for you....Nancy

With Me The Fat Fairie tricked me she told me she'd be My friend My family My love so sweet.... The Fat Fairie she left me with all of her lies... Wear black, Wear heels, Wear no stripes to the side. The Fat Fairie she's sly... She's living rent free. She built an addition... She's living with me. Don't Feel Sorry For Me Don't feel sorry for me. Don't look my way and think to yourself "She's so pretty...if only she could lose some weight". I know it's a touchy subject but I don't care. I am full of life and love to share. Maybe it's my private shield, usually people don't enter who are not for real. Sometimes it can give me the ede. I'm friends with some who might have been intimidated instead. I've been up and I've been down. It has been a merry-go-round. I've felt the sting of judging eyes. I've been embarrassed I have cried. But I've also found that I can be. All that matters all I need. I can star in passion's play, I am free... I'm not afraid. Can any of you relate????? I am so glad to have Hope with this Band...... Nancy

Bump for kim....

you look good and the confidence you exude is priceless. Keep up the good work and let us know when you feel weak so that we can bolster up your spirits. Take care Lisa - you are truly beautiful - inside and OUT!!! Nancy

great victory on the jean sizes.....what a change. Good for you on the job and all too. Nancy

No problem - I wanted to come meet you anyways and I will be there in LA also on April 8th.....at the Sheraton at the LA Airport for 1 afternoon and night before DH and I go on our cruise to Hawaii. I am so excited - I will know within a week if I am chosen and tomorrow around 4:00 the producers should be viewing my interview tape and we'll see what happens after that. I actually slept last night - miracle. nancy

no - hardly - i have just been in such a whirlwind of stuff happenning that I haven't had time to come back and post. All I know is that I did an interview on video for Hollywood Producers from ABC to be on a show that they are doing. If I get it I will know in less than a week. If I don't get it there is still a great chance they will pick up the show proposal I sent to them and I may then be appearing in that show - I just don't know what yet but as soon as I get the word - I will let you all have the word. Last night was the first time I slept right in over a week..... This has been a very good year. And I would never forget my LBT family - I wouldn't be OK without all of your help over the past 7 months. I will write back more - I have to run to the Post Office to mail some stuff off to these producers. God - I truly can't believe all of this. Nancy

Oh my goodness....oh my goodness..... I just completed a hour long taped interview with a Hollywood Producer to be on a new show. If I get the part I will be leaving in a two weeks to go to Hollywood for 5 weeks. Can you believe this.....first the cruise job and now this......I am about to pass out. Pray for me to get it you guys - I really want this. Nancy

I am off to attend our monthly lab band meeting and I was wondering if any of you also attend these type of meetings held by your Dr.'s offices. I love this group but let me tell you if it wasn't for this site - I don't know what I would do. I need much more than just a monthly meeting. Just wondering if any of you go to these meetings also? Nancy

like Lisa said (DeLarla) - I don't know how I would have survived without the comfort of my LBT family being right there at any time night or day to help me with the thousand questions, fears, and thoughts I have had since starting this journey with the band. Stick around and count yourself among the lucky to have found such great support. Nancy

great news - i am currently in a 19 size jean - and hoping to be in my 18's soon. Keep on doing good. Nancy

Well - what I know it to be is a dice game that is called Left Center Right. It is played with a group of people - takes little paying attention - and you can win after you have been losing all night in a hot minute. It is fun - easy - and great for passing time in a non-thinking type of activity for everyone. Nancy

Penni - how goes your decision?

did your doc suggest getting it removed to combat these problems. Or is this just something you decided in frustration. Please let us know how you do and know that we wish you well and that you find resolution to your distress. Take care - nancy

so happy for you. So glad for you. Thank goodness you are back on the road to your success. Take care - nancy

yep - my family loves it.

You will be great. Everyone can tell you they were afraid. Cause we wouldn't be human if we weren't. And the fears we felt were on many many levels. Please feel peace and know that your instincts are your best resource. And your instincts led you to this journey for a reason. Take care - nancy

You will be great. Everyone can tell you they were afraid. Cause we wouldn't be human if we weren't. And the fears we felt were on many many levels. Please feel peace and know that your instincts are your best resource. And your instincts led you to this journey for a reason. Take care - nancy

Why do we overeat.....do we think we may not be getting our share - do we think we need it - do we just have un-ending emotional needs that need to be quieted with food. These are the demons we must face and we all realized that when we took on the Lap Band as our choice of weight loss assistance. I tend to drink juice when I shouldn't (thinking because I have a cold - I need it). Today I vowed to only drink 4 oz. at Breakfast and the rest of the day only drink Water and ice tea with no sugar. I know when I eat a cookie here and there through out the day that - I shouldn't be doing that. Sure I might have ate a dozen or more Cookies previously - but now in my attempt to lose - do I really need to waste my prescious time delaying my goals. We all struggle with this food thing....and knowing that we all do somehow comforts me....I know I am not alone. I know I can get up again and try again.....I have the band and I need to appreciate it and use it to the fullest of our combined abilities. The band is like an old type push mower - it will do the job - but only if you use it correctly. It's like the old ethic - 1 + 1 = 2. The band + your efforts = SUCCESS!!! Take care - talking about it strangely helps to encourage me to conquer this - Thanks. nancy

Good for you - now just start seeing yourself in that bikini and soon - someday you will be. Good for you!!!! Nancy

Whatever you take - make it soooo good that you will be satisfied with it. When I was on mushies - I liked a little Shrimp salad made with chopped up (minced up) shrimp with a little mayo and a dash of chili sauce. I would have it on mini Breton crackers. Other goodies I liked were Hummos, tabouli salad and Lobster Bisque Soup. Having great things tended to help the mushy stage go by easier. Good luck and have a great time.....I used to love Bunco...... Take care - nancy