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Yes, you can, but also keep in mind that alcohol will affect you much more instensely post op. My surgeon said one glass will hit you as much as 3-4 glasses. Heck, I got tipsy on a dose of Nyquil post op. Good times.

I don't assume all skinny people are anything, just as I don't assume all obese people are anything. My best friend is a 20 year old blonde with a size 2 body. Know what I've found? Even those with what many consider "ideal" bodies are unhappy about something within themselves. She is jealous of my big boobies (which are rapidly diminishing) because even though she has a hot body, she thinks she's flat chested. I've met others who don't like their skin (they break out), their nose (too big), their eyes (too small), etc. Being skinny doesn't automatically make them happier with themselves.

I think it's an insult to my intelligence when non-believes say they KNOW there is no god, as if believers are delusional.

Banded March 15, 2010 I try to do low carb/high protein, but sometimes eat Chick-fil-a My exercise is mainly the yardowrk- mowing several acres with a push mower, pulling weeds, pulling up bark and laying sod (we're redoing our front yard) As of last week (1 week short of 4 months) I've lost 64lbs I would do it over again in a heartbeat. I LOVELOVELOVE my results.

I'm trying not to be obsessed with food and weight(hers or mine), becauseI know she will learn to do that from me. I don't want to tell her anything is off limits, because by doing that, it makes the food seem "special". My dad did that, and whenever he wasnt around, I would gorge on those off limit foods.

I was treated like a moron. I'm not sure when weight = intelligence, but people assumed because I was obese I was an idiot. Most were very surprised when they hear me speak in intelligent, well thought out sentences and found out I have a graduate degree. This is a great NSV for me: I was at a garage sale last weekend, looking for furniture or toys, and the woman who lived there said "we have a ton of clothes in your size". Surprised because it's so rare to find plus sized clothing at garage sales, I went to investigate. Either she is really bad at estimating sizes or I look a lot slimmer that I thought, because all the clothes were a regular large, no X's added to it.

I'm juts curious if any parents are afraid their child will have a weight problem, and what you're doing. I'm terrified my daughter (she's only 2.5) will have to struggle and know the pain of growing p heavy. Im not restricting any foods, but everything in moderation. I also make sure she has plenty of outside time, running around, climbing, etc.

I had similar pain after my first *real* workout last week, and I'm almost 4 months post op. I've been doing heavy yardwork and walking lot, but last Thursday, I went to a Zumba class. All the focus on ab work made my port area a bit sore for a day or so.

What could anyone possibly say about the color red that has anything to do with politics?? (then again, I shouldn't be surprised to hear what some people get offended by)

Weird- my doctor has never given me any restrictions for fills. I've never been told not to eat X amount of hours before a fill and never been told to be on liquids or mushies X amount of time after a fill.

Let me state first and foremost that I am a Christian. This is my problem with a lot of Christians, and not just born agains. Sundays they get all fancied up, go to church, pray, sing, tithe and go home, patting themselves on the back about what fabulous Christ-like people they are. Yet, if someone were to come in dirty, dressed raggedly, these same "christ-like" people would turn up their nose at them, or give them dirty looks. It's sad that so many Christians feel this way about anyone who is not exactly like them. Save for times like Christmas and Thanksgiving, how many of these "christ-like" people do you see going to homeless shelters, soup kitchens, etc? How many of them go into the homes of the poor, the broken and hurting? Instead, they cross the street to avoid them, not wanting to make eye contact for fear of that person talking to them. Am I saying I am a perfect Christian? Not even close, not even a little. I'm just sick of Christians professing to live a Christ-like life, and in reality really do very little if anything Christ like.

My first fill was 3.5 CC (10cc band), and I had to have a complete unfill 3 days later, because I couldn't even swallow my own saliva and had become dehydrated. I went backseveral weeks later and got a refill of 2.8 cc, which was perfect at the time almost 2 months later, my band suddenly got too tight and they had to take .3cc out. Moral of my (overly long) story? Everyone is different. Some people can handle big fills and it never affects them, whereas others have to have more "gentle" fills and several unfills.

Do you only eat the three meals a day as recommended by a lot of doctors?

I have Tricare and was approved right away (after the testing, psych eval, etc), without needing a 3 or 6 month diet.

Way to go! 129 is amazing! I think I was in the sixth grade the last time I weighed 129. Then again, I'm almost a foot taller than you, lol. But still, 129 is an incredible accomplishment!

I don't think it's a matter of "blaming" god for everything. As a believer, I believe that God, as creator of everything, has a plan for my life. Yes, I have free will and can choose to do my own willfull things that are not part of his plan. I also don't believe that just because I live a good and faithful life that everything will be peachy keen. If everything is perfect in my life, how will I ever appreciate it? I've gone through trials and tribulations and when I have come out of them, I appreciate where I am so much more because of what I've gone through. How can you enjoy and appreciate the sun if you've never experienced the rain? And as for God making us in his image. God didn't physically make us in his image, but spiritually. Adam and Eve were perfect, free from sin, and had eternal life as does God. Because Eve chose to eat the apple and Adam followed her in eating it, thye sinned and thus were not wholly in God's image any more. How does having WLS mean you don't believe in God? So having any type of life saving surgery, any medical attention, heck, even going to the dentist means I don't believe in God? It means I'm a sinner because I choose to go to someone instead of praying my cavaties away? I no I am not ok. I am not near ok enough to be accpeted by God. But through the salvation of Jesus, I have been washed of my sins and made whole again. What kind of class is this that you're going to?

I was banded 3/15 and have only had one fill, if you count the complete unfill after my first fill, and then subsequent fill. Am I at complete restriction? No. I only have 2.5CC in a 10CC band. When you're not at restriction, that's when YOU have to do some of the work. I could easily eat more than I should, but always stop before that. Is there any reason the doctor hasn't done a fill since the first one?

Sorry, I lost my job 2 weeks before my liquid diet. I'm glad, though, because for the first few days, I was weak and had a terrible headache (I didn't wean myself off caffeine before and went cold turkey).

I think I'm one of those people who are very sensitive to fills. I only have 2.5 in a 10cc band, and regurgitate probably once a day (but not every day, sometimes every day, sometimes, every few days). I had my first fill of 3.5 cc, and three days later was dangerously dehydrated because I couldn't even keep down saliva, so I had a complete unfill. The first week of May, I went back in, and this time he only put in 2.8 CC. I was great for a while until a week and a half ago (almost 2 months post fill), when things were getting painful. They took out .3CC and the pain went away, but I'm still PB more than I should. The Dr told em it's not uncommon for people to come in more than a year since their last fill and the band suddenly be tight.

Hey everyone! I would love to have any buddies! I was banded 3/15, and have had a few minor problems, like over fill, being completely unfilled, being refilled, having to have another (slight) unfill. But all in all, it's going great!

Congrats on your baby! I didn't have any problems with approval, but I have tricare. I didn't have any "official" comorbidities, but made sure to emphasize any family history of weight related problems (my father is diabetic, high blood pressure and high cholesterol).

I haven't hit the 100lb mark yet, but I'm more than half way there. I started off with 144lbs to lose. I never even considered bypass. I have a friend who was in a coma for two weeks after a problem with her bypass. She has huge scars over her chest from tubes and needles. She lost about 50lbs. A year later, she had lapband.

And another article: The question isn’t whether President Barack Obama’s decision to file a lawsuit to block Arizona’s new immigration law is a political risk. There’s little doubt of that. What’s unclear is whether taking on public opinion on this emotionally charged issue will cost him more votes among the overall electorate than he will gain among the vocal minority who find the law abhorrent. The American people like what Arizona has done to combat illegal immigration, polls show. They are comfortable with the law-enforcement-only approach that the president disdains. The political unknown about the Arizona lawsuit – the state’s law has become the symbol of the fight over illegal immigration — and its electoral repercussions involves the question of comparative salience: Your third-grade social studies teacher may have told you that majority opinion rules in the U.S., but that is not always the case. The majority doesn’t always prevail on political issues. Clearly, based on the polling data, the American people were opposed to the health care overhaul that Congress passed and the president signed in March. We’ll see in November whether that issue will have electoral repercussions for the president and his party. Often a well-organized and dedicated minority can overcome a majority that is less committed to a cause. That is what the White House hopes will happen politically with immigration. The Big Question The key political question on the lawsuit is this: Will the goodwill that the Obama administration gains among Hispanics and other immigrant-rights supporters be worth the loss among the much larger group of voters who disagree with him on Arizona? The Justice Department on Tuesday asked the U.S. District Court in Arizona to block implementation of the law scheduled for July 29. The law would allow police to ask people stopped in connection with a non-immigration crime to prove they are in the U.S. legally. It is expected that U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, appointed to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 2000, will handle the case. She is already handling other lawsuits challenging the Arizona law, and just last week ruled that Mexico can file a legal brief opposing the law. The federal suit, which challenges Arizona’s ability to pre-empt Congress’s role in setting immigration policy, becomes one of six challenges to the new law. But by filing its own lawsuit, rather than joining or endorsing one of the others, the White House is making a political statement. Despite condemnation of the law by the Obama administration – the president labeled it “misdirected” — and calls from some Democrats for an economic boycott of Arizona, polls show the country sees things differently. Wishing for a Similar Law These polls show voters generally support the Arizona law and want a similar statute in their own state. Three of five Democratic members of Congress from Arizona, worried about their prospects in November, asked the White House not to file the suit. And it is not just in the states close to the Mexican border where this sentiment is strong. A Quinnipiac University poll of Florida voters released last month found that they approve of the Arizona law 59%-29%. In Ohio, another Quinnipiac poll released last month found support by 48%-28%. Asked whether they would want their own state to pass a similar law, the answer was yes, 55%-34% in Florida and 45%-35% in Ohio. The White House position is that criminal sanctions and law enforcement are not by themselves the way to deal with illegal immigration. The president favors a solution that would lead to making the estimated 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants legal residents and eventual U.S. citizens. Getty Images Will Obama’s decision to file a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s immigration law cost him more votes among the overall electorate than he will gain among the vocal minority who find the law abhorrent? But voters have a different view. A Quinnipiac University national poll last month found that by 66%-26% voters thought any overhaul in immigration law should be in the direction of stricter enforcement rather than integrating illegal immigrants into American society. Although voters disagree with the president on illegal immigration, and it is the kind of hot-button issue that can get voters to the polls, the unknown is how that will translate at the ballot box this November. Obama’s Political Capital In general, President Obama’s job approval rating has been in the mid-to-high 40s — not bad, but not terrific. A few points lower would be a political problem; a few points higher would give him the political capital to pursue his agenda without worrying about a backlash. A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released last month asked voters what attributes and positions a congressional candidate had that make them feel enthusiastic or comfortable about him or her. Favoring the Arizona law ranked sixth on the list of 18, ahead of an endorsement from Mr. Obama but behind supporting a cut in federal spending, being a woman and being a first-time candidate. A Washington Post/ABC News poll in June found that Americans disapprove of the president’s handing of immigration 51%-39%, a lower rating than he gets overall and on most issues. There is very little doubt that in filing the lawsuit Mr. Obama is taking on public opinion. The unknown is whether his party will pay the price for it come November and in his own re-election in 2012.

Mexico on Tuesday asked a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional, arguing that the country's own interests and its citizens' rights are at stake. Lawyers for Mexico on Tuesday submitted a legal brief in support of one of five lawsuits challenging the law. The law will take effect July 29 unless implementation is blocked by a court. The law generally requires police investigating another incident or crime to ask people about their immigration status if there's a "reasonable suspicion" they're in the country illegally. It also makes being in Arizona illegally a misdemeanor, and it prohibits seeking day-labor work along the state's streets. Until recently, Mexican law made illegal immigration a criminal offense -- anyone arrested for the violation could be fined, imprisoned for up to two years and deported. Mexican lawmakers changed that in 2008 to make illegal immigration a civil violation like it is in the United States, but their law still reads an awful lot like Arizona's. Arizona's policy, which President Felipe Calderon derided during a recent U.S. trip as "discriminatory," states police can't randomly stop people and demand papers, and the law prohibits racial profiling. Mexican law, however, requires law enforcement officials "to demand that foreigners prove their legal presence in the country before attending to any issues." Amnesty International recently issued a report claiming illegal immigrants in Mexico -- typically from Central America -- face abuse, rape and kidnappings, and that Mexican police do little to stop it. When illegal immigration was a criminal offense in Mexico, officials were known to seek bribes from suspects to keep them out of jail. But Mexico said it has a legitimate interest in defending its citizens' rights and that Arizona's law would lead to racial profiling, hinder trade and tourism, and strain the countries' work on combating drug trafficking and related violence. Citing "grave concerns," Mexico said its interest in having predictable, consistent relations with the United States shouldn't be frustrated by one state. "Mexican citizens will be afraid to visit Arizona for work or pleasure out of concern that they will be subject to unlawful police scrutiny and detention," the brief said. It will be up to a U.S. District Court judge to decide whether to accept the brief along with similar ones submitted by various U.S. organizations. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the law on April 23 and changes to it on April 30, has lawyers defending it in court. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Brewer said she was "very disappointed" to learn of Mexico's filing and reiterated that "Arizona's immigration enforcement laws are both reasonable and constitutional." "I believe that Arizona will ultimately prevail and that our laws will be found constitutional," Brewer added. Brewer and other supporters of the bill say the law is intended to pressure illegal immigrants to leave the United States. They contend it is a needed response to federal inaction over what they say is a porous border and social problems caused by illegal immigration. They also argue that it has protections against racial profiling. Mexican officials previously had voiced opposition to the Arizona law, with Calderon saying June 8 that the law "opens a Pandora's box of the worst abuses in the history of humanity" by promoting racial profiling and potentially leading to an authoritarian society U.S. officials have said the Obama administration has serious concerns about the law and may challenge it in court. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton recently went further by saying a lawsuit is planned.