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I'm pretty sure that your pre-op diet is ALL the yogourt and cottage cheese you need in a day. I had my surgery by Dr. Cobourn which is a different pre-op diet, but I have listen to lots of TLBC patients, and that is what they eat. All the cottage cheese and yogourt (probably low fat) you want. Jump on in here TLBC patients, back me up!! If your still not sure PM Yoda, she'll tell ya for sure.

Canadasunshine your doing really, really awesome!!!

Hey, be nice to Mr. Loriely, I can totally relate. If I were to be on a deserted island and could only take one thing, it would be pizza. I loooooove pizza!! Whoops, did I just pick pizza over my husband.:nervous .

Ha, Ha, Yeah, I started scrapbooking this year as a new hobbie, ya know TO RELAX. Now it has become another obsession. I'm working on a book right now that has a Christmas theme and I'm obessed with getting it done before Christmas. It's pointless, I'm hopelessly nuerotic!! lol I think I have to concentrate on the alcohol and drugs solution....lol:wacko: lol.

Bandiva, have a wonderful trip, your surgery will be fine, soooo exciting!! And it also sounds like you have a wonderful guy on your hands, mines the same, you don't think there listening, then bam, they come through!! Thoughts are with you!!

WTG Pam!!!

I'm sorry Dame J, I can't help you with that one.

Thanks guys, I do feel good!! BTW....I'M Not the one that is ticker-challenged, it's Yoda and Mandi!!!!!! lol

Nah, can't be too bad for us. Especially Yoda. See, she hasnt even responded, she working off the half pound now!!!!

HIP HIP HORRAY FOR NEENAUGH ONDERLAND !!!!

Ya, it would be horrible if we had to talk to you with a bad haircut!!!

No, No Yoda, he dosent want ideas.............he just wants IT !!!!! Do it for us Yoda, for us. A half a pound, c'mon, I can't bear to look at your ticker one more day!!!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

uhhhhhh, exactly who are you calling a fogie!!!!!!!! Just because you are ONLY 26, no wrinkles and perky boobs!!!!!! Sorry, did I say too much:speechles . We love ya Mandi, perky and all!! Oh, and Yoda, I will admit I was drinking a little at 15, but fall down drunk!!! Hey, we had names for girls like you......lol Boy, I'm in a dueling mood today. :) :D :D :D :D :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

:tape: .....uh huh....thank-you.:rolleyes lol

Yikes, Wheezy. I believe that my stress is due to my perfectism(?), dumb eh?? I don't know why I let is bother me, I dont want to let it bother me. Ya, rye&ginger, lots of ice, sounds good!!!

Question... I have almost all my Christmas shopping done. My house has been cleaned, you know in all those little spots you want done before people come over. I have my menu and grocery list made out for Christmas. My decorations inside and out are done. Ive worked my butt off to be ready this year, and I'm still starting to feel the anxiety creeping up. I need tips to help me squash these feelings, I just want to relax and enjoy these holidays. Aside from alcohol (which I may resort too), any ideas out there??

Hey Saturday is 4 days ago......keep Lovin Mr. Yoda, I think he's feeling down..........that should work.

Alright Yoda, me and you gotta talk. Remove your hair scrunchie, take out your contact lenses, remove you toe-nail polish, whatever you gotta do to rid a 1/2 pound. I can't take it!!!!!! 1/2 pound away from HALF WAY!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Loriely!! I think Mandi and Yoda were just over-thinking. (see, I'm nice) And thank you Wheezy, I think it will slow up now, just went threw a drop phase.

!!! 15 !!!

Hey Bandiva My dad is exactly the same, although I know he loves me very much, he cannot show his emotions. I remember when I was a teenager around 15 I went off to camp for 2 weeks. My mother was all over me when they dropped me off, and shes like c'mon Fred give her a kiss goodbye. He likes taps me a few times on the head and says 'okay, see ya in a couple of weeks'. LOL. So now, cause I know he gets soooooo embarrassed, I like grab him and kiss him all over his face 1,000 times, it drives him crazy, but deep down I know he loves it. He can't change, so I did. Hang in there, 1 week to go, and emotions are high!!

Khrissy, go to ticker website, click on weightloss, click on next and keep going until you come to where you type in your numbers, then retype in the box where it says current weight, then resave and go to user cp, delete old ticker then control 'v' it back onto your signature.

Khrissy, after about a week of fluids I started to get hungry too. I started to thicken up my fluids a bit to ease on into the mushie stage. Remember though that you need to heal up well. Glad you feeling well, come back more often to visit us!!!

Deltadawn dont be to hard on yourself. Just step back and take a good look at your ticker. Everytime I see it it makes my jaw drop. You have done amazing!!!!