gone 4 ever

my favorite snack is blueberries in milk with artificial sweetner

for many years I have worked at convienence stores. my rant is the people who are parked at the pumps and there is a garbage can right beside your car....but you can't put the trash in it..you put it on the ground...and smoking while pumping gas! gas itself is not flamable...it is the FUMES.....you pump gas you have fumes...duhhhh. ok rant over.

Yes go for it. I will pray that they don't charge you an outragous fee. It can take more than 1 or 2 fills to hit your sweet spot (restriction). Just stick with it. I am so glad you found us. We are a very supportive group of people. Any questions, someone will try to answer. Good luck. Oh and by the way your children are so cute!

Tell them a partial truth...you are eating healthier. You don't have to tell everyone if you don't want to. Your not lieying by telling them you are eating healthier. Not all people understand the LB.Some people have a negative image about it. Others understand completly and will support you. The thing is only you can decide whom to tell or not to tell. Good luck with it.

they want you to shrink your liver. My Dr. had me do low carb for the week before. Some Dr.s have their patients do liquid diet. Call your Dr. and ask what he recomends. You don't want to go in and wake up to find out that you couldn't have surgery because your liver is to fatty. Good luck

If the pinapple juice doesn't work try hot tea. good luck

everybody is different. Best thing is talk to your Dr. about it. good luck

be upfront with your manager and see if you can't work something out. If not then postpone it for a little while. Good luck. Hopefully you won't have to postpone it.

:thumbup::confused2: O.K. here I go...I don't think I have seen either of these questions posted before...first of all let me tell ya I had no problem getting the surgery. I was all gungho for it.... now for my questions. #1.) I have been fat all my life....I can't picture myself thin. I can't picture myself below 225. That was my lowest weight that I can remember since about the age of 13. I stayed with that weight until after my 2nd child was born. BUT...... I am all of the sudden scared out of my wits to be thin...anyone else have that problem? #1.) When I do get to my goal weight and have to have ps to get rid of the lap (and my wings and thighs and whatever else I can aford) the pictures scares me of the surgery. The pain people talk about after.. anyone else. Or am I just a big baby? I know I will eventually have to get some sort of counsiling for my demons. I am self pay so I did'nt have to go thru everything insured people go thru. Thanks for any input

my Dr. does'nt tell either. He say's it's because we all loose differently and we might compare how much I have verses so&so and why I am not loosing the same as them. Which I can actually see his point. It is kinda like people who say well I was banded when you were and I have the same size band, but how come you lost 40lbs when I have only lost 15.

Awsome! You look wonderful. Congrats!

Thank you for asking NeverB4 I haven't heard anything so apparently not well. She said she would call the one she choose on Mon.-or Tues. Well I haven't heard anything. I am going to a job fair today. Lots of different employers looking. So maybe I will get blessed today.

I'm not from Birmingham, but from your neighbor from the north, Huntsville. Good luck. If you need help you can post me.

Hey I am in Alabama origanally from Mansfield,OhioYes Arbys has there sale on here also.. Today is the first time since before post-op that I have had Arbys. Took the meat off the bun tho.. I don't like bread anymore. Good to have you

Thank you Brenda

to expand on what I already posted..... I think parents should watch a childs eating habits early on. I don't think a parent should put a child on a diet... never say diet to a child.... change their eating habits and everyones in the family. when I was 9 my parents put me on weight watchers and would buy me cute small clothes. I rebelled and just put on more weight. Here they were eating all the stuff I was'nt allowed. It was in the house all the time. I would sneak and eat. But if parents can nip it early on then a teen possably wouldn'tneed the LB

I personally think if the teen is 16 or older and have a therapist and is mature, have been obese all their life, with the support of their parents I don't really see why not. I would of loved to have this done when I was a teen.

You look so wonderful! awesome weight lose.! Congrats:thumbup:

I am sorry to hear about how your sister treats you. I would distance myself some. It sounds to me like she is bi-polar. My oldest brothe was like that and a freind of mine was also like that. She definatly has a problem and I think it is mental. Maybe one of your other siblings can talk her into getting checked. I would approch my other siblings with a question of "has sis ever treated you like garbage"? You might find out they have gone thru the same things. I know my family was ashamed to talk about a lot of things to each other. Then One of us got brave and asked the others. Well it has opened us up and we are a closer family for it. Good luck with everything in your life. Just know that you are a wonderful person and you know the truth about your life, not your sister. Hold your head up proud

My family Dr. had checked my thyroid out a couple of months before my surgury. I lost the first 15 really fast and just kept loosing and gaining the same weight (4 lbs) the rest of the time. I guess for some reason I was already at a platue. Now I feel like it will come off fairly fast. Don't know why I feel that way, but I do. :wink2: Thanks for your replies

I would greatly appreciate any prayers. I need a job asap! I have an interview today. Please pray that God leads me to a job I will love and enjoy going to.Please pray that it happens fast as I am down to only having money to pay the utilities and 1 more gas fill up. Thank you all, and God bless you.

My Dr. said I could drive after a week. Congrats on your surgury. good luck on your journey

Yeah! I finally broke a milestone for me. I have been strugilng since surgury in May to loose 20 lbs. I have finally done it! I feel so much better. I was starting to get despondant. It was just comming off so slowly. I know everyone looses differently, but my word I was slow! LOL. I have kept a food diary..ect... I would come here and read daily and be thrilled for other people all the while thinking what the heck am I doing wrong? I guess I am just going to loose sloooowly. Have a good day eveyone!:wink2:

Praise God! Tell Joan hello please. Thank you for keeping us posted. You are a good friend to Joan.:biggrin:

I have decided not to low carb it anymore. Every time I go off for a day I gain back 2/3 lbs. I usaully weigh once a week unless i go off low carb. I have decided I am tired of loosing the same lbs. As long as I eat healthy I will loose the same as if I was low carbing.