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Hi Everyone!

I live & work in Orange. I was banded on 7/24/09 and can really use some support, information and would love to meet as well. I hope to meet you all.

Alicia

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This meeting has been changed to Wednesday August 26th @ 7pm. Same location, just different day.

If you are still interested, email me directly at mamabutercup@yahoo.com.

Tiffeny

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Hi Tiffeny

I issed the last meeting but I will def be at the nnext one if you let me know when?

Hugs

Myra

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Hi all,

I will be banded the 25th of Nov...pre op diet is tough, I live in Fullerton and would REALLY love to be part of a group, let me know if there is a group meeting in the OC, I would really enjoy being a part of it.

:tongue_smilie:

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Hi I live in Dana Point but travel through San Diego to Long Beach during the week. My surgery in 4 days,,,, yayy. Excited and would love to chat with others on the path.:wink2: Support group sounds great! liquid diet tips anyone?:tongue2:

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Hi Betty, Are you doing the liquid diet right now, or are you talking about the two weeks after surgery? I never did liquids before surgery, but after I lived off the slim fast drinks. I have friends that loved the tortilla Soup from El Pollo Loco, but they only drank the broth. That was a great treat for them. Where are you having your surgery at?

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Hi I live in OC- My surgery in 3 days~ yipee, anyone want to start an exercise program in Orange County with me , let me know!:tt2::biggrin:

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Hi Mamma, I am not sure if I am posting to you correctly, but thanks for your response. I am so excited about my surgery.... Just want to be super active again and feel better about myself AGAIN! Still on liquid diet as I was told week1 is all liquids too. Thanks for your response hope to hear from you soon--- overall loss goal 70 lbs. How do I make one of those measurement tools with a loss meter on it- so cool:lol:

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Hi everyone! I live in Fullerton and would love to find a walking buddy. I can't afford a gym membership, but I need to find some sort of motivation to get out of my apartment and exercise. If anyone would like to get together, please send me a PM. I am coming up on my one year (Jan 16th) and have only lost about 48lbs. I need a jump start. Thanks!

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Hi where in Fullerton do live, I work in Fullerton and live in Lakewood. I been banded since 01/2005 and I also have to restart.

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Hi Esmerelda,

I also live in Lakewood, I was just banded on 12/11/09 but am looking for any support I can get. I would love a work out buddy. email me, maybe we can chat buckbiz14@yahoo.com.

Tamara

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Hello all!!!! I am getting ready to be banded on Feb 18th. My surgeon is Dr. Mir Ali at Orange Memorial in Fountain Valley. I am really excited to begin my journey to and through "BandLand". I live in Irvine and would love to be a part of a support group as well as a walking group. I look forward to getting to know everyone and enjoying the "Band" wagon!!!:thumbup:

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Hi fellow bandsters, I had my surgery March 20th. My first fill April 24th. Both were done in Mexico. I am looking for a local doctor to do a fill. Does anyone know of one who will do fills with a floroscope? Also, willing to do it for someone who had the surgery in Mexico? Any help is appreciated. I live in Newport Beach.

I do not have insurance, that is why I went to Mexico.

My weight loss is only 31 pounds so far. My last fill did nothing, the weight loss is all me. I need another fill and I can't go back to Mexico as they only do fills on Saturday and I work all weekends.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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