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Well good luck Rachael, hopefully things will settle down for you in the new year. Becca

Well said Green and Poodles.

Happy New Year guys!! All the best for 2007, I am so excited to begin my journey in Feb. Thanks for being here. Becca

Okay, so here's my question. What exactly is the definition of the "sweet spot"? I understand it can take some time to get to that point. Are there people here that are at their sweet spot and if so can you share with us? Thanks guys, Becca

Wow Jerry, thats amazing, way to go.

Welcome Sean, you're getting banded on my B-Day! Good luck, and stay in touch, I'll be needing all the info I can get!

Welcome Tammy, I have decided not to tell my best friend for that exact reason, I didn't want to hear those words. My surgery is Feb 14. Your husband sounds like he's in the same mind frame as mine, supportive but worried about me. I'm confident that it will all come together.

Rachael, can I ask you how much you have lost? I'm just wondering as a future bandster, what to expect when life gets hectic and sometimes rules are hard to follow. Welcome o the site, the people here are amazing.

Ahem, Iraq was not the only dictatorship led by a horrible leader that did harm to it's people. There were and are a lot of other countries as well. But nobody goes around executing their leaders. What gives anybody the right to pick and choose? It has been proven without a doubt that he did not "cause" 9-11. As for Osama, are you really telling me with all the satellite technology we have today that we really can't locate him? We seemed to have found Sadaam with minimal problems. If I can google "earth" on my computer and have a live satellite picture of my house with my vehicle in front of it, somebody else must have better technology to be able to see into my house. Sounds weird to me.

I can't fathom being "satisfied with just a taste". Is that really going to happen???

Good advice! Gaffer, my appt with Dr.Cobourn is at 3pm on the 13th so I will just make it straight from Pearson airport. My surgery is scheduled for 9am ish on the 14th but it says to be there at 8:20am. I hope I do make it to the falls, my husband really wants to go and I'm sure my daughter will love it, but I would also settle for shopping at square one to get my walking in!

Wow Wheezy, sounds like you're having a blast! All the best for the New Yeat!

Awesome Bandiva, I hope I can get to that stage (of not wanting to kill something when I'm deprived) I am horrible on diets usually, very moody. So I hope this will be different for me too.

I looooove dim sum, it can also be quite healthy if you order carefully (steamed) and lots of veggies. Definately easy to control your portions as you pay for only what you want, and it is fairly cheap. Argon chow mein to me is definately with noodle, not bean sprout. That one if I'm not mistaken is lo mein. Becca

How is it determined what size your band will be??

For me it is just the wait time getting an appt for surgery. At this time lap band surgery is not performed widely in Canada, hence the longer wait time.

Wow Feb 1!!! Thats awesome. 2 weeks before me, I'll be looking to you for support when my turn comes.:bananapartyhat: Becca

Ohhhhh Guacamole, salsa, refried beans, margaritas.........leave some for me Lila, I'll be there on vacation next week, What am I saying!!! You're hardly eating anything, poor thing, but at least enjoy the beaches and sand, and think about the bikini bod you're working toward it, I suppose nothing tastes as good as that??? maybe.

Yoda I love your in-laws story, I was sooooo LMAO! I have had it in the past where a few people have not said anything about my weight loss when it was sooooo obvious, I think its jealousy maybe. But I love the b-in law story! Becca

Thanks for the ideas guys! I have recently learned to knit and I am terrible at it but it definately keeps my hands occupied!! Roxanne, what is Aikido? Sounds interesting. And I love the belly dancing idea, good for you for doing it!!

I so have the "last supper" syndrome!! I'm gald to hear I'm not the only one. I've been feeling kinda guilty about it. I'm trying really hard now to practice healthy eating habits but I definately will be going to the Keg for my last meal!! Thanks for the idea Mookie!

Awesome last meal Mookie!!! The Keg is my fave, good choice.

Wow, great to know, thanks!

Thanks Jaqui for that, I'm with you. The more I tell myself I can't have something the more insanely I want it. I go into major deprivation mode and it really works against me. I end up putting on more weight. Thats why "diets" have never worked for me. Sure I would lose the weight, sometimes 50-60lbs. But as soon as I went back to regular food it's like I wanted to make up for all that I missed, and I would end up putting it back on +5, even if it took a whole year to put it back on. I'm a firm believer in everything in moderation. If you feel you really have to have it, then have it, or you'll end up "eating around it" consuming more calories anyways. But I guess this is why we have chose the band, so as not to do this.

Wow Gayle, congratulations on your loss so far, you're half way there!! I'm so impressed!