HunnyBun

Well, unless you're sexually active, I say be happy I'd call your doc though.

I started gaining weight when I was 12 years old. I didn't really gain a lot until I got pregnant though. After havign a baby, I lost and gained several times until I finally decided I want the band.

I am hoping it wont take longer than a week to heal. My guy likes it often, and I don't want to know how he's going to behave when he's starting to get anxious.

A few months ago when I went on a binge I would eat: Bowl of Cereal with whole milk Two sandwiches with ham and mayo A large slice of chocolate cake with frosting A big cup of mocha with whipped cream Half a package of chocolate chip Cookies A hot dog In that order, took no more than an hour to consume all of this too! Plus, wash it all down with two large glasses of coca cola. A slice of pizza or a sunday and fish filet isn't bad.

Apply it all over your face with the brush, then if your pores become visible, smear it in with your finger a little. The minerals don't clog the pores and that why they become visible, not covered. If you rub a little bit, you'll cover the pores as well.

Vera, when you apply it on your nose, rub it in with your fingers... the holes will dissapear.

The Best Me, Have you tried using face scrubs for your dry skin? The skin on my nose and forehead actually starts to peel in the winter, it looks horrible. What I do is get a good face scrub, like 'Clinique Exfoliating Scrub' (not the 7 day scrub) and I apply it to wet skin in a warm shower, rub rub rub for 2-3 minutes, then let it sit while I shave my legs. It feels funny on my face when I let it sit, like my face is cold, but not a bad feeling. When I rinse it off, my skin is pink and smoothe! I apply a lot of moisturizer and go to bed. In the morning my face looks like I had a professional peel. Maggie

I love bare escentuals! The secret to using this makeup is that you have to wait for your moisturizer to be completely absorbed and your skin can't feel wet/sticky when you put it on. Give it a good 15 minutes after you moisturize before you put it on. Also, don't overdo it. I cover up my cheeks well because they are very red, then I gently apply a little to the forehead, nose and chin. I also apply some on my neck. I use the thick 'full coverage' brush, so I am already getting more than necessary. Since this makeup covers very well, your skin might look too even toned... so I always use a little blush to make it look more natural. I apply blush to my cheeks, gently a little under my eye brows, and a little bit under my chin (to hide the double chin). With makeup, a good rule to follow is that less is more. I love bare escentuals! Better than my $50 chanel foundation! Now I pay the $25 and smile to myself... I'm paying 50% less and getting 100% great coverage. And it lasts all day!

Wow, you guys have fun with your words! My current man and I don't really have any funny ways to communicate in bed. Sometimes I make fun and say I want some Polish sausage (he is Polish). My breasts are mostly boobies, my butt is a booty, my thing down there is a vagina - so unoriginal! I have many nicknames though, kitten, kitty, kicia, baby, sunshine, sweetheart etc. He rarely calls me by my real name! It's usually just 'kitten' And I call him kitty. People make fun of us about it.

lol those are funny, someone I know calls it 'cooter' (the coochie) I call it Punani - and when I was 14 years old I named my dog Punani and my mom never figured it out. The dog was a pickaneese and very small and ugly faced and funny looking, the name suited her well.

Tim McGraw for being so sweet. His voice is yummy. Vin Diesel for being so damn hot and strong and tough. John Corbett for having the perfect cutie face. I would pick my man over any one of the guys above, and I'm not just saying that because he'll read this. (I'll see if I can post his pic for you ladies - he is a cutie!) Maggie

What is the difference between a colonic and an enema? When I researched enemas I kept reading about filling the bottom with some warm Water, holding it in and releasing... same as you described Jack. I'm a bit confused! Maggie

I am new too but I think it stands for 'productive burp' and that's when you throw up a little bit? Google 'productive burp' and it will give you soem links about it and WLS.

I started out excited about the band and told a few people. I told my mom, my boyfriend, and two of my best friends. Last week I was visiting one of my clients and I told her that I am considering having weight loss surgery. She critisized it and asked me why not just eat right and excercise. This is the same person that said she has been strugling to lose 40 lbs for the past 8 years (since she hed her son). Yet, she isn't understanding of my situation, where I need to lose over a hundred pounds. I felt so upset when she said what she said, and even when I made a point that I had lost weight before and gained it all back, she said 'see, you can do it the NORMAL way'. So yeah, I'm done telling people. I'm glad I found this thread!

Oh My! This is a great thread! You guys inspired me to wear some sexy undies today. Right now I am wearing some XL cotton undies from Victorias Secret, so not sexy. The only XL they sell are the ugly cotton briefs, and I got like 10 of them. They aren't ripped or worn out, I get 5 pairs for $20 so I get new ones often. I'm about to go to the mall and I decided to dig through my 'too small undies drawer' and wear my old thong. I have only one and I only wore it once when I went to get a tattoo on my butt cheek. I am gonna wear it today, and if I can't find it, I'm not wearign any at all Thanks girls, this thread is great! Maggie

I haven't been banded yet but from all my research it seems like everyone must go on a liquid diet before the surgery. I would definately do what the doc said. If it gives you headaches, remember that you should stop taking pain meds a day before your surgery. Maggie