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Thanks!! I'm getting banded on March 2 if all goes well. I never have had a problem losing weight. I have even less problem putting it back on and that is what I am hoping the band will prevent. The lapband is just another tool that will fit in with the others already in place: Bodybugg Pride (ego if you will) Support Will to live

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If there's a monkey on my back should I let him stay or beat him off? I've got a barrel of monkeys and I don't think any of them are going anywhere. The smoking and gambling far outweigh any food obsession. I know I will they will always be there and I have to work to keep them in check but they also serve as reminders and keep me from getting complacent.

You look great. Do you plan on having a tummy tuck or have you already? That is 5 - 10 pounds more loss. *oops, just noticed your comment on waiting. That's what I get for speed reading.

And replaced with an "Ask and tell policy that was in place prior?" I have mixed feelings on the matter. The no gay rule is wrong in my opinion but it is a rule. If you are gay, you are not going to be legally able to join the military. If you are more patriotic than gay, then join and don't be flamboyant. I spent more than 5 years in the military and have known plenty of gay soldiers. They did what would get them kicked out far away from the base and nobody bothered them. The military serves an important function. To protect what is left of our freedom in this country. It is not a good place for social experiments. If the ban is lifted immediately. A bunch of flamboyant sissies will join the military just because they can and they want to piss off the intolerant people. What they will do is piss off everybody including the gay soldiers that joined out of patriotism. Many "real" soldiers will quit. Then they will start asking for more and more from the military because they are special. After a while the sissies will realize that the military is not a game and quit as well. What will be left is a mere memory of a once great military. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with flamboyant sissies. I just don't think they belong in the military.

Our economy is in the crapper. Companies are sending our jobs to third world countries. Unemployment is skyrocketing. Generations of welfare scum are living the good life for free. Our prisons are overcrowded and we are letting criminals free because we have nowhere to put them. Murderous scum isn't being put to death fast enough. Every issue is important to somebody but I think a couple of dudes kissing in a foxhole is nowhere near the top of the list.

Optifast only for 3 weeks. I am afraid to taste it. Have heard so many horror stories of it having the consistency of chalk. My room mate knows how much I appreciate him. I let him live in my house cheap. :thumbup: Him leaving is bitter sweet though. He likes to eat and with him gone, I won't have to watch someone fill their face all day long and not gain a pound.

You can do it!! It's a few days of discomfort in exchange for a lifetime of health. And every day you don't cheat makes you psychologically that much stronger as well. Good luck! I start my 3 week liquid only diet on Monday.

Here's a list of Dr Wellborn's patients on this site. At least those that put who their doctor was in their profile: LapBandTalk.com - Bandster Search

Modified my lifestyle on September 18, 2009 and I am down about 75 pounds. I am getting banded on March 2, 2010 and have about 120 pounds to go.

Splurge on a Bodybugg or GoWear fit. They will tell you approximately how many calories you are burning at any given time of day. You upload the data to the website and you can also enter everything you have eaten on the site. They do the math for you. I burn approximately 3,400 calories a day and consume approximately 1,700. I am losing 3-4 pounds a week. I was burning over 4,000 calories a day when I started at over 360. So, if you choose to do the painful calcutaion manually you will have to do it often because it changes every time you lose a pound.

It will be closer to 90 pounds by the time I have surgery. I basically just cut my portions by 1/4 to 1/3 and have been walking at least 150 minutes a week. I am not a big sweets eater. I just over-ate a lot and sat on my ass even more. I use a Bodybugg to count how many calories I am burning and log everything I eat to know how many calories I am consuming. This way I know what I can eat or how much I have to exercise to lose 3 pounds a week. I am not working too hard and haven't gone to bed hungry yet. * This is not the first time I have lost a ton of weight. The band is going to be my safety net. I am not getting banded to lose weight. I am doing it to keep it off.

Weight in pounds times 703; then divide this by height squared. 238 x 703 = 167314 64.5 x 64.5 = 4160.25 167314 / 4160.25 = 40.217294633... Your BMI is 40.22

I start my 3 weeks of Opti-fast on Monday. Just bought $300 worth. I hope it isn't that bad.

It's as unimportant as gay marriage or abortion. Obama's plan is to get the bible thumpers and lefties fighting loudly so he can sneak other legislation through without being noticed.

I finally got my date! February 30th. Well, it would have been if the damn Catholics didn't invent a month with only 28 days in it. But they did and I guess my surgery date appears as March 2nd on the modern calendar. Good luck to those going under the knife today and tomorrow!!!

It's actually worse. It is cheating an insurance company and making rates go up for the rest of us.

Broccoli It taste like dirty feet!

Clap Isn't wikipedia a wonderful tool?

I finally have a date!! February 30th (March 2nd) I start my 3 week Opti-crap diet on Monday. It won't be a breeze but if anyone catches me whining about it online, please feel free to lambaste me like I want to do every time I see somebody whine here. A lifetime of health is worth a few weeks of inconvenience or discomfort. My roommate is going to stick around an extra week so I don't have to bum a ride from anyone else. Hopefully he won't change his mind because I am not cooking for him for the next 3 weeks. He'll have to live on stir-fry and tuna sandwiches.

I finally have a date!! February 30th (March 2nd) I start my 3 week Opti-crap diet on Monday. It won't be a breeze but if anyone catches me whining about it online, please feel free to lambaste me like I want to do every time I see somebody whine here. A lifetime of health is worth a few weeks of inconvenience or discomfort. My roommate is going to stick around an extra week so I don't have to bum a ride from anyone else. Hopefully he won't change his mind because I am not cooking for him for the next 3 weeks. He'll have to live on stir-fry and tuna sandwiches.

My dogs 140 and 165 pounds. They're pretty much safe no matter how hungry I get. The cat is a different story

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