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congratulations! i wish to follow soon it's my next goal :D

again vote to Robert De Niro, Ralph Fiennes, Pierce Brosnan, Anthony Hopkins

yes one more vote from me for Sir Anthony Hopkins! yes yes even at his age is still soo glamorous!

i have fantasies only with alive people Robert De Niro for example .. in every role he played i liked him .. Ralph Fiennes (yes that one too) and nowadays i adore thinking of musicians...

1st of all Congratulations for your surgery on 2nd November! i must confess that your post touched me so much ... i'm not furtive person but i do not like talking about private things to people arround me! This summer i avoided almost all my friends cause i needed time for myself to think about the surgery.. when i did the surgery i decided not to talk about it ..except if somebody ask me about the band and the other wl surgeries...NO i do not want to talk about it! it's very very personal issue! to answer your questions: 1. no i do not regret 2. i just said that i'm on diet!! 3. i did not have any pb in public yet.. (if i would have i would go immediately to ladies room 4. Liquid phase .. i .. enjoyed cause i felt like my body detoxified! 5. They ask.. why the hell you eat soo little?? ( i say i ate tons at home ) ..yes im good liar sometimes.. sorry not my fault but i guess you do not eat with friends aaall of the time.. so not big deal i will NOT say .. i will NOT say.. i can't stand ignorant people.. i hate being subject for gossip!! sooo i'm sorry dear friends you will never learn about it! if people were nice i would say it.. but world unfortunately is not ..angelic creature...

Diva-Li-Cious relaax i understand that being so long in some types of food is not that easy to decline them that easy.. it's not easy... i wouldn't try a steak .. no way.. i'm such a ..chicken lol... i would not! but why don't ya try some protein shakes? they give ya a feel of fullness and energy for hours! you would want 2 steaks to feel that energy! try soft eggs, tuna with 1 spoon light mayo, add slowly to your diet many many vegetables, legumes, etc. before the surgery i did not know they were excist so many foods in life! try to explore them one by one Good Luck!! the thing that you worry means that you care about your diet and you will accomplish your goals!!

Ms Tiffany i understand completely about the fear of failing.. i think i was afraid that more than the selfsame operation! i have done (like everybody) thousand diets, i had spend million to institutes to lose weight and the results were only GUILTIES for myself that i could not control my weight.. so when i did this operation i thought that maybe will be one more failed try... so far i have lost 18 kgr. and day by day i feel that this time it will not happen again.. i guess is a psychological fermentation... Good Luck on your surgery at 10 of Octomber! i start to believe that even if you try hard to fail in this one you just can't lovz

msn msn msn ...go home! go home!

hahhahahahahaha i just read this!!! sooo funny!!! Andy you made my day!!!

1. have regular periods 2. be pregnant 3. wearing tighted jeans 4. wearing sexy underwear 5. making sex with lights 6. wearing belts 7. Get a tattoo on my weist below 8. wearing sexy dresses and high heels 9. have a job that i will love

i do not want to .."advertise" my surgeon but im speechless about the price of the surgery in States & Mexico! OMG thats astronomical prices! my band and the surgery costed to me 3.500 euro .. almost 3.500 $ (hospital, surgeon, anaesthiologist + tests + free fills for life!) and i still believe i paid too much...

im -38 lbr! i had only 1 pb, and one fainting episode cause i had not eat that day at all :S i eat everything in small amounts except of bread, rice, pasta, sweets and alchol. i do not exercise much though Good Luck to all July Bandsters :)

same here being married 8 years congratulations for hittin the 1 number!! i can't wait to be there lovz

ah i wish i could .. i want so much to quit smoking .. its not that easy right now

good luck Vanessa!! everythin will be fine! and tomorrow you will be an official ..loser! Good Luck!

I'm a little late getting started too! may i join the Fall Challenge too? i wanna lose 12 lbr for the challenge :-) i start at 229

Welcome i think i might need also Pennis help to upload a photo of me too

ah i just saw this tread! yes i would like too to keep contact will July Bandsters i did a thread on support room about it! lets work together lets lose together! and stay always on track :) lots of lovz :)

Im 2 months out and i confess that i diet. I do not eat sweets, i do not eat bread, pastas, rices and i try to avoid high carb foods. I quited fruit juices also. i want or lets say i need, to be on my goal in one year! i don't wanna be miserable anymore.. i did a surgery for weight loss and i took a risk, i spend money for the band so i think i must do something too.. this is how i feel and its only my opinion.. i must work also with the band .. not let only the band work for me.

anyone from Europe?

Andrea, everybody has other surgeon so everybody follows their doctors line, my opinion is to follow your doctors orders because everyone is different. He only knows your needs! As about the shoulder pains is normal after surgery because of the gas they used for the operation! it will fade in a week or sooner if you start walking Hang in there! everything will be fine! p.s. My doctor also had me on Clear Liquids for 15 days but i confess that i did this diet only one week.. after a week i started eating cremes, and yogurts, but slowly and i just waited for signals from my band.. about PB i had one before a week, its like vommiting.. not exactly ..i think i had.. i'm new too to this journey, i would not like to say something thats not correct! Do not worry so much! if you follow the rules of Band you will not experience this.. Lovz

i took this photo 2 days after my surgery

Congratulations for your surgery! everyday will be better and better! Welcome to the Losing Side!

Congratulations for your surgery Anrilea! how do you feel as 1 week post op?

Nice photos! Congratulations on your weight loss!! you did excellent job!! aaaand finally 12 points going to Cyprus for its turquoise sea :)