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Way to go JJB! Wow! All in one calender year. What a great gift to yourself. Congrats.

Audree, I think it is great that you are thinking of your daughters. We live in such a weight obsessed society, that if they have a home that is not weight obsessed it should really help them.

I don't have daughters, but my sister does and dhe has mentioned that she thinks her low confidenceabout her appearance has had a negative effect on her daughters. Ironically, she looks fine, but the tapes in her head keep telling her she is ugly. It is really sad. I guess it is a good lesson in changing the way we think as well as the way we look.

Hope you are all doing well. It is encouraging to read about your journey.

Hi Everyone! Glad to hear there are a few more Dec bandsters. You all help me so much by just sharing your feelings. It helps me to know that what I am feeling is 'normal' and that everything is going to be just fine.

Thanks for your support!

Brwn Eyd Grl 82- I am getting banded by Dr Ortiz Dec 18th, I am so excited. I bet your skin will bounce back just fine. I am an esthetican, and I see a lot of skin! You are young, so you will have great elasticity. Just remember moisturizer, Water and sunscreen are your best friends! Congrats on your decision.

I ate a bit too much today. I have some veggies for Breakfast, ckicken calad for lunch and spinach salad for supper....then I had popcorn and chicken wings. Oops.

Tomorrow is another day.... I will do better.

Nathalie, you are so great. I lol about the herd of cows. I know what you mean. Won't it be great to be able to walk into a regular store and buy something cute and on sale instead of having to go to the back corner of the store where they keep the fat old lady polyester clothes with huge purple flower print?

Keep visualizing, you are doing great. What is that saying...If you can dream it, and believe it, you can achieve it. I have no doubt that you will achieve your goals.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Victoria

Hello again...feeling a little hungry and like I would like to hurt something but other than that I am doing great.lol.

gonaloseweight- hang in there and don't let other peoples negativity effect you. Experiences are directly inflenced by attitute - so if you have a great attitude you will have a great experience. The best part is, you are in control of you attitude. Other times when I have lost weight I have let other peoples attitudes rub off on me and sabotoge my success....no more! This is for me and only me, and if someone is not positive about it I am no longer listening to negativity! Everything is going to go great for you!

Baby got back....looking forward to hearing if your funding goes through. Thanks for the message! Bye for now!

Hello! I am being banded on Dec 18 with Dr Ortiz! I am so excited!

Hello Everyone. I am going to start my pre-op diet today to give me a few days wiggle room in case I need to make some little adjustments! Dr. Ortiz's office suggests, protien shake for Breakfast, protien shake and green veggies for lunch, and lean cuisine for dinner. Well, here goes...

Congrats to everyone on their dates. I can relate to the difficulty telling family. I am not telling mine until after. I told my kids, one is happy, one is very unhappy. I will just try to reassure him as best I can.

Have a great day everyone.

Hi! I am new here. I just sent in my deposit and booked my flights for my Dec 18 lap band surgery with Dr. Ortiz. I am not really scared, more excited than anything...i am sure that will fluctuate. I live on Vancouver Island. I am so excited to be a part of this thread! I really learned a lot from this webiste...thanks to you all! Good luck everyone! I am sure it will be a very worthwhile journey.

Victoria