Florida Pete

We're thinking about you today Mike! Best of luck with your surgery. I'll catch you on the "post-op" side of things!

I posted a new logo under the Holiday Hotties and December Diamonds Logos thread :cursing: Go grab it Joann!

Good luck to you Mike. It is great that your Doc is pleased with the success that you have had on your pre-op diet. That I have seen so many times on the forums is one huge key to making sure you have a successful surgery and fast recovery! Do let us know how your doing. Unfortunately I will be away from the computer until the 8th after tomorrow but I will be sure to be checking in on your and others around here as soon as I am back and of course letting everyone know how things went for me too! Viva la Mexico! Oh and your most welcome on the signature. Glad people like it :cursing:

I am sure you will do well Mike! Best of luck to you and let us know how it goes. :cursing:

Thanks for the best wishes. Just a few more days for myself but best of luck really goes out to those whom had theirs yesterday and those whom are having theirs today! I wonder what a Christmas Ham Dinner pureed in the blender will taste like. LOL

It's hard for me to relate to people who want to keep this very private. I have been very open and upfront with everyone about this surgery. Sure there has been some negative reactions but that's par for the course. Those are the same people who critize you for being fat in the first place. Really if you want to use a white lie about where your going simply tell people your having your appendix removed. That's a good one if you have never had it removed.

It's great to hear your doing so well Trina! Congrats on finally getting your band and paving the way for the rest of us. Keep us up to date on your progress. :cursing:

yeah I think the 25 lbs and maybe some 3D art.

I am having my surgery done this Friday. I plan on being back to work by Tuesday next week. I also have a desk job so there will be no lifting or any strenuous physical activity that I would have to do. So for me it's simply going back to work to sit at my desk and do my work. Of course I plan on taking as many breaks as I need but everyone understands that need right after surgery.

Hey All! I am getting banded on Friday. If you haven't already go down to the monthly support forums and check out the December 2008 forum. There are tons of people in there all having their surgeries this month. Lot's of great support for our month!

Hi there China! I'll join in too! I am Peter and I will be banded this Friday, Dec. 5th. My goal for Jan 1 is 20 lbs weight loss. *it's going to be very interesting to see what kind of loss I will have after the band - I see some lose tons of weight really fast while others trickle it off.

Don't thank me. Thank LapBandTalk.com for the calendar. This is a great place for us all to share our experience together! Now let's see if we can fill that calendar up with everyones dates!!!

A big congrats on getting your date! It is an exciting time!

I've seen this talked about many times over. I think this really comes down to a personal choice. For me I tell anyone that is interested. Family, Friends, Co-Workers, etc etc. To me it's a big event in my life that will help me in my journey to be healthy and fit. At the same time my close aunt who had this surgery done 3 years ago by the same surgeon has hardly told anyone. She didn't even tell the few of us in our family that she had it done until 2 years after the surgeon was done and she had lost most of her weight. Beyond the family and I think some extremely close friends she hasn't told another sole. So really to me it's a personal choice one in which you have to decide for yourself if your willing to share this event of your life with others or not.

Here is an animated one too. Hope you enjoy! :biggrin:

I had a request to make the December Diamonds logo a little smaller so I resized it down. Here it is for anyone else that might want to use it!

Hey Look at this.... Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum - Calendar Looks like we can all add our dates right here!

This would be really cool to have a calender with everyones dates on it. I wonder if there is an online application that could allow us the use of something like this.

Oh Wow! So sorry to hear about this happening! I hope you have a very quick recovery and will be able to get your lapband on schedule! Keep us up to date!

What are you keys to success to losing this much weight? Starting at 485 lbs I have a total of 290 lbs to lose to get to my target weight. I have not been banded yet but will be in just over a week. Since January I have lost 33 lbs and am currently at 447 lbs. Yes that has been great to lose the 33 lbs but I know it would be nothing to gain it right back. So I have started asking myself what will be the keys to my success? Now I ask the same question to you. What are the keys to your success of losing weight and especially those like me who have over 200 lbs?

Thanks all for sharing your stories to your success! This is all really encouraging and will be very helpful!

Heya Firedad! First off welcome to the thirty-somethings! Great to see another guy around here. Don't let the gaining weight get you down. You have already accomplished over half your goal and are doing great. Even with the band we're all going to experience steps forward and a couple back. We just have to push onward! It is hard work but you came to the right place to get some encouragement to get back on track! Keep working it and make the band work for you!

Months then days soon to be just hours It's a journey like no other It's a journey that no other can take for me One step closer to being alright I can see We take this path with each other We share with one another In this time and place We all prepare for that one big day In a year from now We all will share how we have achieved Those goals that we once could not believe Be strong in the last few days Know now that you will change