Josette

Ok so I had two PB's yesterday. Breakfast and dinner. I guess I'm a lot more restricted then I thought. ick!!! I'm so sorry about what you're dealing with pebbles. Hang in there. We're all here for ya! Same for you Robin! *hug*

This is us in Lexington Michigan after I got my fill on Tuesday. We went for a walk on a pier there.

so I had my first PB today ladies. Icky poo! I hope to not do that again anytime soon!

Name...............Christmas…...To Go A1ikou...............240...............XX Aza.....................299..............XX BPM..................230...............XX candy444..........299................23 Elisabeth...........275................22 Ericsmom.........250.................XX Indianlight........280.................22 Josette...............340................31 JulieNYC..........235................32 LapBandit.........250.................28 Libra.................270................23.8 Mariguita..........290................XX NatesMommy...275................XX Waterlily1072...275................24

WOO HOO BRANDY!!!! Did you distract the Spartans and thats why we lost??? You're doing great and i'm so proud of you!!!

I'm addicted to my scale also. It's horrible! Atleast I'm now only weighing first thing in the morning instead of all day long. hehehe. I had my first PB this morning and it was awful!!! two bites of corned beef hash and I felt it stuck...then I started slimming and ran to the bathroom where I had to spit into the toilet several times before the food finally came up. Ahhhhhhhh..sweet relief. Now I'm eating oatmeal and I'm having Soup for lunch. The fill seems to be working! Libra..you're going to look AWESOME by June. I love that dress. I don't have an occasion to dress for but kind of wish I did.

So I had my first fill yesterday. 1mm in a 4mm band (or whatever the metric is) and I'm not sure yet how much restriction it's giving me since I'm still on liquids. I was able to eat anything I wanted before so this should be interesting. Oh...and my weight went back to 373 so only 20 pounds down. This morning it was at 371 so it's bounching all over. I want to get back to the 360's again though.

I'm not sure if I hit goal last month. I'm thinking not. I'm making a goal of 10 pounds for October. It's going to be a hard month with the 1 year anniversary of my mom's death on the 14th but I can do it and I'll do it for her. I have my first fill tomorrow afternoon. I can hardly wait!!!!!

is there any restriction before you go like you shouldn't eat for 4 hours prior or anything??

hahaha Jamie. I've had that happen before too. I'm stuck at around 25 pounds. I keep going between the same three pounds still so I'm having a fill on Oct 3rd for sure. I can hardly wait. People at work are going nuts though about how much weight I've lost. I'm trying to kill my scale addiction though. It's HARD! hahaha. I'm thinking about having hubby steal the batterys and only put them in once a month or something. How often do you all weigh yourself?

Faybie... beautiful!!!! I haven't taken any after pictures yet because I plan to do it on my 2 month (oct 3rd) 4 month (dec 3rd) 6 month, etc. It'll be interesting. Do we have any men in our ABC Crew??

1 msbrookins - Dr. Sanchez, Monterray, Mexico Kiana38 - Dr. Oh, Federal Way, WA kmwwmk -NY Boo Boo Kitty- Hurley Bariatric Center, Flint, Michigan, Dr. Farhan foodstampchamp - Dr. Watson, Reno Drifter - Dr. Montgomery, Everett Washington lisag77 - 2 Clarityseeker - 1st Fill 9/11/06 - 1.2 in 4 cc band; minimal restriction; 15 lbs down. Bandster16 Rlittman - Dr. Spivak, Houston, TX Anne W Caroline - Dr. Ashley Vernon, Boston sillynilly 3 Meme - Houston, TX Josette - Dr. Boutt, Michigan - Scheduled for first fill Oct. 3rd. down 25 #'s sandee 77 Jadedlady1 - Dr. Rumbaut, Mexico BANDSTER45 4 Rid - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana NewDay Diva unclmdtrsure - Dr. Nirmal Jayaseelan, Dallas TX Sweet Caroline - Dr. Haag, Western MA kutia~Dr. Jay, Dallas, TX:) ~1st fill 5 6 7 babyjessica - Dr Richard Carter, Arlington TX Koala - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana smalldreams - Dr. Carlos Allessandrini, Tijuana GE Mom - Chicago diana2798 - Dr. Richard Carter, Arlington, TX jekbird - Dr. Spivak, Houston, TX 8 Texas Princess - Dr. James Davidson, Dallas TX CateyP PattiU - Atlantic City NJ Justy - Dr. Rumbaut, Monterray, Mexico - 1.2 cc fill in a 5 cc band on 9/18 9 Scribby - Dr. Robert Pinnar, Reston, VA SeaBreeze - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana pebbles 10 Endocollector - Dr. Jayaseelan, Dallas bmorgaine - Dr. Joya, PV Mexico kelliw - Dr. Rumbaut, Mexico badmadmama - Dr. Myers Chicago TerryB - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana 11 dovie6523 - Dr Richard Carter, Arlington TX Allie C 12 13 14 GotGlock21 - Dr. Kelly Frances Losin' it - Dr. Krishnaraj/Dr. Grossbard - Florida - Down 28 lbs - First fill scheduled for 10/3 Cathy231 Timjgordo17 Micmadd LapBand - Dr Scott, Rome, GA ronrwilson 15 Bug - Dr. Heydari, Crystal Lake IL wavydaby - Dr Bauman, Concord NC libra - Dr. Nusbaum Livingston, NJ (going for 2nd fill 9-29, down 19.5 lbs) Wheezy - Dr Mumford, Mississauga, Ont 16 LittleBird - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana Diva Girl - Dr. Alan Bradshaw, Asheville, NC Joliesmom - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana Ladysman - Dr Kwon, Port Jervis,NY Kirsten117 - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana 17 pbrown - Dr. Robert Pinnar, Reston, VA Andy Liz - Dr. Rumbaut, Mexico Kate27 - Dr. Wood in Detroit, MI natashiki LynnC - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana TheQueen - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana henderson925 - Langhorne,Pa Diver Jewel starting over - Dr. Robert, Texas 18 reaganm04 domino032002 19 20 21 Jewels - Dr. Foster, Burlingame, CAlifornia Denise Hsquiggle floridakate ladydi - Dr Spivak, Houston TX 904cathe 22 Kendadto3 - Dr. Woodman, Memphis TN TX_Quilter - Dr. St. Laurent, Cypress TX Serendipity4124 - Dr. Stanish, Merrillvile IN~Down 32 lbs 1st fill scheduled for 10/02 23 abbysbug belle75067 Kiarnold 24 chrissie Surby sabrina joanne 25 Trizzy - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana 26 27 28 Loriely's DH mstrish - Dr. Mark Fusco, Melbourne, FL WhimsicalClay jillian jahair - Dr. Spivak, Houston 29 nochoice - Dr. Singh 30 jgandg - Dr. Allan Geiss, NY faybie - Dr. Spivak, Houston TX Ilovablelisa Happy2BMe - Dr Warden, Slidell LA Booda 31 Lisah25 - Dr. Montgomery, Everett Waneenagh - Dr. Mumford, Mississauga Canada mferra - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana PeloRojo - Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana

Kellie... the qoute on the bottom if your msg is SO true!!! During times of stress, troubles and trials a thing good to remember is to take one day at a time. We don't need to worry about the past. It's already done. We don't need to worry about the future, it's not here yet. JUST TODAY. If we can learn to make the best of each day and in really difficult times just make it through this day.. one day at a time.. we will make it. Molly, Hang in there girl! I've been very depressed lately too. With hubby losing his job with Ford we are struggling financially already and the anniversary of mom's death is coming up. I'm eating so much stuff that's not good for me and I tell myself "atleast I'm not eating as much as I used too and I'll only do it until after the anniversary" BLAH! I'm in denial huh? Can I come over and we'll hang out in our Jammies??? Hang in there girl... it'll get better!

ohhh... Good one! Safety Dog or Cat

congrats Kel. It snowed on my day and it was outside and it was perfect

I have really dry flaky skin right now also. My face is horrible. I went to my marykay friend and she wants me to use the microderm abrasion on my face but I think that might make it more dry. Hmmmmmm

I loveeeeeeeeeeee Veggie Tales!!!!! I got a veggietales CD from my nephew a few years ago and have every song on it memories. "My little cheeseburgerrrrr... my little cheeseburgerrrrr" hahaha Silly songs with Larry! I need to go home and find that cd now. I can't wait to have kids and get them singing that cd. "Everybody's got a waterbuffalooooo...your's is fast and mine is slow!" hahahaha

I wouldn't tell him until much later because you don't want him saying things to you like "I would have thought you'd have lost more then you have by now!" next time you see him. If they think you're doing it on your own with no tool then they're less likely to make negative comments to you about things they don't understand.

Mary.. it depends on your pain tolerence and what kind of work you do. I had my surgery on a thursday morning at 8:30..went home Friday at 2pm....went back to work Monday morning at 8:45 and I did fine. I was a little tired that first week but had no problems.

The ice cream truck in the neighborhood I grew up in is scary!!! hahaha. I remember back when I was a child we'd go to mcdonalds like once a month and it was a big deal! Me and my brother would walk around the block to the corner store and buy a case of pepsi that was 8 glass bottles and we'd take turns carrying it because the cardboard handle would cut into our hands and when we got home our mom would let us split a bottle during dinner and we'd take turns taking a swig out of the bottle till it was gone. Those were the days!!!

I'm down 25 pounds as of today and very happy with the band. I too am eating things I shouldn't be. Like a vanilla frosty from wendys! It was a SMALL! hahaha. I want a fill for sure though. My next appt is Oct 3rd so that'll be the 2 month anniversary of having the band. I can eat anything I want right now. Bread, pasta, rice. Anything! I do find it harder to eat anything but mushies in the morning. I still haven't PB'd but I have had the tight feeling in my throat and chest. Do NOT like that. You're all doing great!!!

You look great Molly. A few weeks ago I also colored my hair the same shade of blonde that yours is. I look so much happier. hahaha

I don't think you'll find many people here that a) enjoyed the liquid diets and loved it so much they canceled the surgery. There's some sites though with people doing optifast diets, etc. You might wanna check those out. I found it helpful when I tried the liquid diet alone for 2 months last year. Good luck and let us know how it's going!

When 9/11 happened I worked for an executive office of the Dept of State in the Michigan Historical Center. We had a radio on in our lobby area so as I was working I heard the DJ between songs say "there's a weird development coming out of New York. It appears one of the World Trade Center towers were struck by a plane. We'll keep you posted on this as news comes in" So we were talking about it and thinking it was like a small plane or traffic helicopter. A while later the DJ comes on sounding paniced and says the other tower was hit and it appears there's an attack on New York underway. We all got pretty upset and turned the radio up. Then a while later they said the pentagon was hit and at that time our building was put on shut down and we had to escort any visitors out of the building. We had no access to TV so all we could get was what the radio said plus the internet sites like CNN was sloooooow and we couldn't get them to update. Then the DJ came on saying that there were reports of 5 planes highjacked and heading to chicago and 3 planes down in Pennsylvania. We were all upset. My mom was having her last chemo treatment so I called and talked to her and she was worried about me because I was so close to the Capital building. We got several emails about buildings downtown being evacuwaited and there were military planes flying overhead. At lunchtime we went to the auditorium and they had live feed from a New York station playing on the HUGE movie theater screen and that was the first I got to see the planes hit and the towers fall and it was unbelievable. Dozens of us were just standing there in shock. No matter how many times they kept replaying it you just couldn't get it to sink in. They had a guy walk in to the studio that had escaped the towers and was covered in the white dust and it was crying saying that there were so many people still in there that have to be dead now. After work all the gas stations had atleast an 8 block long line for Gas and the American Red Cross was jam packed with cars all over the lawns in the area parking to go donate. That night I laid in bed with the TV on. I usually can't sleep with any light or sound on but I was terrified to go to sleep without the TV on. I woke up several times in the night to make sure nothing else had happened.

Just wanted to honor the people that died 5 years ago today and the families that continue to struggle with living without them. May God continue to watch over each and every one of us.