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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

Today is dec 1. Day 2 of watching what I eat. I have PMS, cramps and a headache. Not to mention I am quite hungry. I will try more water today to see if I am less hungry. I opened a bag of cookies last night and smelled them....didn't eat one! I put them in my son's room and I am sure he will take care of that temptation for me. I just have to go well for one day and that is today.

Today is dec 1. Day 2 of watching what I eat. I have PMS, cramps and a headache. Not to mention I am quite hungry. I will try more water today to see if I am less hungry. I opened a bag of cookies last night and smelled them....didn't eat one! I put them in my son's room and I am sure he will take care of that temptation for me. I just have to go well for one day and that is today.

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.

Booked and deposit paid, flights paid. I am committed now! I need to start dieting soon (for real) to prepare for the surgery. Need to get my head around the fact that I can't cheat. It will all be good.

Booked and deposit paid, flights paid. I am committed now! I need to start dieting soon (for real) to prepare for the surgery. Need to get my head around the fact that I can't cheat. It will all be good.

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

After 25 years of yo yo dieting I have decided I cant lose it and gain it back anymore. I have decided to go to Dr. Ortiz in TJ and my surgery date is Dec 18, 2006. I think my strongest emotions now are excitement and shame. It will be a long journey, but this seems like a great place to record it. Thank you to fellow members who have posted about your experience, it made my decision a lot easier. I felt like I was the only person in Canada who was going to go to Mexico to have this done!

After 25 years of yo yo dieting I have decided I cant lose it and gain it back anymore. I have decided to go to Dr. Ortiz in TJ and my surgery date is Dec 18, 2006. I think my strongest emotions now are excitement and shame. It will be a long journey, but this seems like a great place to record it. Thank you to fellow members who have posted about your experience, it made my decision a lot easier. I felt like I was the only person in Canada who was going to go to Mexico to have this done!