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Boobs, people. BOOBS!!

Since it's a buy-out, all of the areas that Wadley was accredited for that St. Mike's was not (stuff like the bariatric center of excellence, vascular and echo, breast center, etc) will remain accredited. Probably Hekier will continue to do the surgeries at Wadley (whatever it will be called) while Keilin will use the surgery center.....but nothing is set in stone yet.

congrats kc! Start reading through threads. There is a lot of good info that might start a dialog between you and your doc. Welcome aboard!

Hi there pheobe! Glad to have you on board. There's a lot of good info to sort through here and a lot of good people to support you. Welcome!

Hi blondie. First, congrats on losing the 23 lbs. Now is the time to re-focus and redouble your efforts. Watch your food choices and get exercise. Ok, I'll post what I usually eat. Keep in mind I'm a big dude and I work out moderately hard. I have a high metabolism, so (depending on yours) I probably burn more calories than you....therefore I probably take in more calories than you. Oh, and I work nights, so that screws things up a lot. Breakfast (actually when I get off work, around 630 - 7 AM) - scramble 2 eggs, munch on some lean lunchmeat - trying to get in that Protein. lunch (actually when I'm waking up from my sleep, around 3 PM) - 1 chicken breast diced up pretty small mixed in a bowl with some veg, with a small amount of "stir fry sauce" mixed in. Probably 2 cups worth. dinner (actually around 10 PM) Tonight, I have a slimfast, a pear, and some lunchmeat. I also brought another slimfast that I'll probably drink around 3 AM as a snack of sorts. I drink quite a bit of Water, and throughout the day I have some V8's. One more thing (sorry about the length of this post). It is important to retrain your body and mind on the concept of "feeling full". For a lot of us bandsters, in our old life we had confused "feeling full" with "feeling stuffed to capacity". Now that you are banded, try not to eat until you are "full". Instead, try to eat until you are "not hungry". It's a subtle difference, but an important point. Good luck blondie!!

Are we talking degrees, or boobs? I'd rather talk boobs.

Nancy, just admit that the whip is really for you and hubby.

Fantastic job boner!

Tina, I've followed this on your other thread. Since you brought it to the men's room, I'll give you my $.02: I understand that the knee-jerk reaction is to leave your husband. However, as you know, things are hardly ever that black & white. If you think there is even a small chance of working things out, I think it'd be better for the boys to give it a shot. However, I do find it a little troubling that your husband's affair went beyond the sexual. Sharing emotional secrets with "the other woman" is....well, words escape me. I can't think of any reason why he would go there, unless he had convinced himself that he was in love. Having said that, women can be extremely manipulative. I've had friends (really friends....not that old "I have a friend" when I'm referring to myself, lol) fall into an affair with trashy ladies simply because those women were able to make my friends feel young and desirable. So in the end, I think only you are in the position to make the call here. Forgiving an affair is undoubtably a huge uphill battle. You shouldn't stay just because you're afraid of being alone (because you wouldn't be for very long....as the others here have stated, you're hot) and you shouldn't leave just because you're angry. I realize that I have given you a wealth of contradictory opinion here, lol. Good luck!

Still gaining and losing that pound. Holding at 303....although I would swear that I'm losing inches. I think the scale will catch up pretty soon.

What Mike said! I've put on a lot more lean muscle since being banded (much easier to move, lol). Go for it!

That is too funny. "McCain says rise up and revolt!!" Eh, give the secret service a little more credit. They're very, very good at what they do. Politics and religion are the two biggest relationship enders there are. Hells Yeah!! On this we agree. I think there should be government oversight / regulation over this (Like in Texas. I just got my concealed carry permit), but if everybody (uh, sane people, I mean) were armed, crime would go way down.

Hahahahaha....Boy, they start out younger and younger, don't they? I didn't get my first sex whip until I was 17......

Thanks. That's the explanation I was looking for. Whaaaaa?? *Mind blown* Maybe he does? Although I guess the power endorsement would be from Fidel's little brother....

Riiiiiiight. It's a nice wish, Susan, but IDK...... Me either. I'll give it a try. Maybe I'll like as much as multiquote....

I agree 1000%. There is no reason to be hateful. That's unprofessional. Dr. H knows better. Malteselover, if you have that figured out, you're ahead of the game. I've never had a fill from her. However, the last two office visits I went to ended up being 2 hr waits. I think they do great work at PS.....but I think they need a better office manager to budget their time / appointments.

I'm still confused. The term gender in human sexuality generally refers to to which sex a person identifies with, no? So even taking into account transsexuals and hermaphrodites, there's really only two genders (unless a person was totally asexual....and if they were asexual, they probably wouldn't be interested in any kind of a relationship). In the widespread sociological community, pansexuality is used as a synonym for bisexuality; due to the lack of physical or neurological proof for genders outside the gender binary. So.....if the sociologists use the terms pansexual / bisexual synonymously, what group of people favor the term "pansexual"?

I'm sure your surgical team will fill you in when you make that consult. Congrats on the approval! Post Op is not so bad. You'll be back to 100% sooner than you think. I'm excited for you!!

Come on in, JEP! Welcome to the boards!! Sounds like you are doing fantastic!

Welcome aboard harley girl! There is a ton of info to go through!!

Fantastic! You're already on your way to kicking ass with your band!

Uh, go in to the forum in which you've posted. There's a chart for both "views" and "replies" in which your thread is located. I hope that helped?

Hi AuntieGG. Welcome and come on in! You're right, this is a great source of information. Pull up a chair and look around!

Hi there, Diva. There's not really a secret to losing. Mostly, you have to exercise and make good food choices. Where do you seem to having the most trouble? Portion sizes, length between meals, activity level, etc.?

Try upping your protein a little (within the doc's constraints). It helped me a lot!