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Last weekend we went to the store and there they were. Those innocent looking girls in green uniforms. We successfully dodged them and made it out without having to have a box of temptation stuffed under our noses.. but....! Today I'm sitting at the Dr. office (as mentioned in prior post) and the receptionist suddenly says to the waiting room full of people, "Would anyone like a Girl Scout cookie? I have the thin mint ones.." My mouth dropped open and my eyes went wide, then I busted up laughing and told them about LBT. The lady sitting next to me was diabetic so she was acting like the woman had just asked her to worship Satan! One of the nurses offered to chew them up and suck all of the fat and sugar out of them for us, but noone seemed interested in that idea. Not one person in there took any! *laughs* So guess who I was thinking about the rest of the visit? DianeChef?? Did you put a curse on me or something? LOL

Jamoorse - To update your ticker, go back to tickerfactory.com. If it remembers you, it will bring up your last numbers when you click on "Weight Loss". Then all you have to do is update your numbers, click Next and copy the text inside the bbCode. Delete the current one from your siggy line and paste in the updated one. (Only copy from [ img] through to [ /img]. Leave off the [ url=http:www.etc...] and the [ /url]. Then they won't show up in your siggy line.)

*sigh of relief* I've been holding that breath for days! Look how blue I am! Great news Alex, you'll be in our prayers for quick and complete healing so you can keep right on with your progress. *hugs*

Hiya Wavydaby! I'll let the folks in your local area answer your specific questions.. but I just wanted to say Hello! and welcome to LBT.

I will walk a minimum of 1/2 mile every day. (I was going to.. but good intentions and all that ) I will drink 64 oz. of water every day. (So far so good.) I will write down every bite I put in my mouth - quantity, calories, protein. (Yup, keeping up on this.) I will take on one achievable project in my house per day. (Spent three hours at the wound care Dr and went shopping for work out pants. I'm counting it.)

Welcome to the GFG Kimbo, and grats on your excellent weightloss! I'll get your stats added to the Members' Page asap. Mystjin - No no.. dont take your ticker off. All we are doing it unchecking the "Show your signature" box just below the text box when you post. Anytime you don't want your signature line to show, just uncheck this box and it wont. But it doesn't remove it for good. See? We are just trying to make it easier to read through all of the posts on this thread because its going to get very big soon. Sorry that was misleading. *hugs* Rhonda - Someone else will have to help you out with the Dr thing. I don't have a clue. About the walking and Curves.. my Dr appt ended up taking THREE hours! I waited in the waiting room for over an hour and a half, and in the exam room for another fricking hour and a half, and saw the doctor all of 10 minutes! *growls* By the way, this was nothing to do with the band. Anyway, I had to go shopping for some pants to work out in at the gym (had to buy 18-20s.. everybody saw Awwww) and by the time I got home I was tired and starving. I doubt I will walk tonight, but I will tomorrow by golly!

w00t! Great news Dodster! Hey, how about adopting me.. I need a new car. *grins*

Donna, In the thread that Wheetsin actually started for the super sized bandsters, she lists a starting BMI of 50 or over. And I'm part of a couple of groups within LBT and it doesn't isolate you from anyone else on the boards, it just creates a thread with a more focused subject matter I guess. Specific support for specific issues. Here is the link to the thread she started for the super sized bandsters: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16168

I know those burgers. I'm from the south where they have Crystal burgers, much the same. *wags a finger at Rhonda* You stop that. Remember, nothing tastes as good as being thin feels! Every bite will take you in the opposite direction. Get a grip now and you'll be ok. Everyone slips, just don't stay down! I haven't been drinking my water either and I didn't walk yesterday. Tell you what, Rhonda.. check in tonight and we'll confirm that we did what we should today. Drink your 64oz of water and get your bum to Curves! Don't even stop to argue, just grab your stuff and go without thinking about it. It will be over before you know it, and you'll feel so good about it! I have a Dr appt in about 30 mins but when I get home, I will walk my 1/2 mile on the dreadmill before I allow myself to get back on here. Then, tonight.. I'm coming looking for you. Dont you let me find out that I did this for you and you didnt do your part! *peers at Rhonda with a grin*

Nope not related. I met him and his wife when our kids were little. We've been friends for years but lose touch now and then. Destiny keeps bringing us back into each other's lives though. I walked into the local support group last Tuesday night and there he was, so I drug him to LBT. I think he's addicted already. hehe

*chuckles* Ok Dog.. want your stats up there too? Check out page one and see what the others have done. You don't have to, you can put as much or as little as you want. Some report their weightloss each Wednesday and we update it. Its all up to you.. just let me know. And how about a brief bio on ya Dog? *grins* (pssst.. I know this guy, you all will love him)

This is so neat. Hmm.. why not just pay for it and not tell her how much it costs? Tell her that you'd like to do this not as a gift for her, but as a gift for you and the rest of the family, so you can keep her around longer. Instruct the surgeon and others not to inform her of the cost, and play it down.. tell her its not really that much. Good luck with this. My mom paid for mine and I wasn't offended in the least.

Hey Doug, Welcome to the club. I'll add your name to the member's list (on page 1) and if you want me to add your stats to that, just let me know.

Hmm.. the carb free icecream. I would suggest looking carefully at the fat and calories in that. Icecream is one of the danger foods for a bandster because it can get through that band so easily. If you think you can have just a bit, and you count the calories in your daily intake, I guess you could. But for me, I'd rather "spend" my calories on food that's going to stick with me and not leave me hungry or craving more. I'm not a big sweet eater, so this isn't much of a problem for me. I know many here buy fat free, sugar free jellos, puddings and ice creams. I read an idea the other day.. dip fresh fruit in fat free sugar free Hershey's chocolate syrup. There are 100 calorie packs of Snacks you can buy, but for me, this would be a killer to my weightloss. Why? Because I wouldn't eat just one pack! LOL There are several foods which I have just resolved to keep out of my life, even if I can find the FF/SF versions because I know they trigger more cravings which I just don't want to face. If you check out the food forum, I'm sure you'll find many good suggestions.

They are the work of Satan, Suz. Sold door to door and at super market entrances by innocent looking little girls in green uniforms. You've never seen them? *grins*

Doug, I responded on the other thread you started about your reflux. In that thread, what you described sounded more like gas pains from the surgery than reflux.

Reflux is when the fluids from your stomach comes up in your throat. It's almost like regurgitating. Is that what you are experiencing? It's possible that what your feeling is residual pain from the gas used in surgery. It pushes against the diaphram and the pain radiates into the chest, neck and shoulder. And grats on your banding!

Back in December, I could no longer fit in my size 24 jeans. Umm.. today.. I'm wearing my size 20 jeans! :ermm......:faint:

I've thought about this thread for a couple of months now. And just when I finally had it all right in my head, and was ready to post, Georgie Porgie and Tilly stole my lines! Read theirs and you'll have my reasons - to the T.

*waves hello* Hiyas, I'll start this thread for us bigguns. I started at 307, with a BMI of 51. Goal weight 130lbs. That is a loss of an overweight person my height (177lbs). I'm only 3 pounds from the -50 mark and that's great, but when I look at my body I get so down! I'm still so big! In my head, I've never been this big! But when I see myself in a mirror or window reflection, I just want to crawl into a hole. I have to admit, looking at 260 pounds of me is much easier than it was to look at 307 pounds of me. What have I done to myself and will I ever be normal again? Is 130 a reality? It seems so surreal. I'm not young anymore. Will I be old and wrinkly and saggy? The list of fears and worries is endless. *sighs* I'll hush now. Thanks for starting this thread Wheetsin.

Hi Jacqie! Welcome to LBT! I'm in Boise too. Were you at the support group meeting last Tuesday night? Did we meet? I'm going to enjoy the supersized thread. My starting BMI was 51 and now its 43.2 wow.. not too shabby Teresa - You crack me up! :pound:

HarleyNana? You are evil!! :faint:LOL

I started on Clear liquids for a few days - Water, juice, Jello, any liquid you can see through. Then I went on to full liquids - milk, tomato Soup, Protein shakes, yogurts, etc, anything liquid you can't see through. Not sugar'd or fatty liquids though. Use sugar free, fat free stuff. Wheetsin is right. Your Dr should have given you a list of permissible liquids. Mine gave me a list but said I was free to add things to it that fit the descriptions of clear and full liquids. After checking with your doctor, you might have a look at this list for some more ideas - IF your doctor is giving you freedom to select from a variety of liquids. http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=3995&highlight=post+op+diet

Because you're both weird? *laughs* Seriously, I've had this happen in the past and even to this day I get very very tired right after I eat. Like I could fall asleep. I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone has an answer.

Hiya Kat, welcome home and welcome to Bandland! Happy to hear you're doing so well. I've only had Slim Fast drinks, but I hear that Atkin's protein drinks are good. I've also heard that Zero Carb isopure whey protein drinks are good. More like fruit drinks.