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Hi Kat, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the heart-felt words you wrote to Julie. I don't know why the difference, but I love this forum (website) so much more than my local one (thinnertimes). You just seem so positive and up-beat and happy and encouraging here! {{HUG TIME!}} haha I find it incredibly wonderful you and Julie are doing so well - already! My gosh! 20# already, in a month?! wooHOO! I have kinda bad knees -too many years hefting too many really heavy things, climbing scaffolding, crawling around to get at tight spaces, etc as a construction worker. So all this weight on the old knee ligaments is torture. I can't wait for the pounds to start coming off so I can walk like you are doing! I guess my question is, is this what you do - walk? No callesthentics, no free weights? 'Just' walking? I'm not belittling, just saying 'I could do that!' I suffer from pretty severe depression* - some of this has to be due to my weight- so I don't get out and actually do much of anything. We have a huge heated pool and a wonderful HOT Jacuzzi spa, a free weight room with other machines, but do I get myself out and use any of it? Nooooo Problem is, Dr. Callery (Poway Ca), wants me to lose 20 pounds before he will do my LapBand. So, *I made myself get out and go shopping. I went to Target and bought myself a bag of balls and a Serena and Venus tennis racquet. Last time I played tennis was 1974. LOL But I found some handball courts where I could hit some balls, and was doing pretty good, going every other day - until this horrendous heat wave hit. I haven't had a Dr Pepper or a Reese's Peanutbutter Cup in over two months now... a record for me, for sure! I read and re-read your wonderful post, and thought to myself, if I could do that, make myself just get out and walk around our beautiful mobile home park where we live, I could lose weight! This news just seems too good to be true. I guess I was thinking that after surgery, I would have to do what Julie was mentioning... turn into a super jock or nothing will come off. Fearing the worst, I guess... Like I said earlier, I need to not hang out at thinnertimes (all gastric patients) any more, and just stay right here! Positive attitudes like yours, and encouraging, realistic people like you and Julie are who I need to be with! Thank you SO MUCH for your upbeat attitude and your wonderfully encouraging words. Big hugs, Nanette <>< Pre-Op :scared: 270/258/145 (I'm 5'4", 50 yrs old)

Hi Julie, I see you're only a month out, and doing great so far! I am still waiting for my surgery date. :cry Have you heard or been told in any seminars (education or dietary) anything about not eating bread, or rice, when one gets banded? Also I just read on thinnertimes about someone's dad's co-worker having to have his band deflated every time he flies, then re-inflated and he has to go back on a liquid diet afterward. I can't figure out why... if he doesn't eat in flight (cabin under pressure) why it would matter? Anyone reading this have any thoughts or ideas? Rumors being the annoying creatures they are, I thought I'd ask you fine folks here, that have actually been banded, to see what you think or have been told. Thanks, good luck, Julie, you'll do fine! :clap2: Hugs, Nanette <>< Pre-Op :confused: 270/258/145 ^

Forgot to ask: what is PBs? Thanks!

Hi Kathy, I'm Nanette, I'm new to this board, and am still pre-band. May I have your egg-drop soup recipe, please? is it like hot-sour soup? (YUM) I'd like to know your reasons for the aloe-vera too, if this is OK with you. Is the kind you take slimey-gooey thick? Thank you, Nanette <><

Wow! Karen, WHAT an inspiration you are to me!!! I loved every word you wrote. More more! Please keep us posted, OK? Nanette (soon-to-be-banded) <><