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My favorite thread by far.....thanks for the laughs!!!

If you have a dream you were banded and showing people scars you don't even have yet, you may be a pre-bandster!!

Actually had that dream last night!! :notagree

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If you have ever spent 30 minutes explaining what a "LAP band" is.....

You might be a bandster.

If you have ever eaten flinstone Vitamins and are old enough to drink alcohol.....

You might be a bandster.

If you have ever gone to Subway and just asked for a side of meat.....

You might be a bandster.

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OK, I just had to jump in on this. However, I don't know if it's already been said.

When you look forward to getting a needle in your stomach, you must be a bandster.

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If you say you need a fill and it is not your nails....you might be a bandster.

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If you pass gas and say "Thank you, Lord" instead of "Excuse me" . . . youuuuuu might be a bandster.

ILMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hi folks i am new and new to computer's so not sure doing this ok. I got my band feb. 10 2006 and have had my 2nd fill. Truly enjoyed all the might be a bandster

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Hi JucyC! :puke: If you want more personal responses, click here & then click on the "New Thread" button. That way folks will see your post! :eek: Glad you liked our fun! :puke: And welcome to LBT!

If you went out to Easter lunch with your family & they got appetizers & meals & dessert & are STILL done before you've had your chicken breast & you have to get a "to go" box because they're tired of waiting for you & you stare at your chicken wishing you could just will it into your stomach, lol... you just might be a bandster! (Nah, that's not a run-on sentence! :))

If you're at a restaurant & everyone's ordering drinks & you seriously can't figure out what to say that will get her to quit asking you for your drink order... you might be a bandster! :der:

If your sister-in-law leans over & says, "Wow, you sure worked a lot during this meal, but you didn't eat ANYTHING!"... you just might be a bandster! (And oh how sweet those words were!)

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You might be a bandster if Easter dinner is at 1:30 and you don't show up until 3pm.:nervous

You might be a bandster if you take flowers to the Easter dinner host instead of candy for the kids. :clap2:

You might be a bandster if you desperately want fried shrimp and you finally get it and the order comes with fries but you know you can't eat the fries. Finally, you eat 2 shimp and upset that you can't eat the rest so you friend helps you out by eating the fries and I LET him have 1 shrimp :angry because I know before the night is over I WILL eat the other 5 shrimp.:hungry:

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If your having a hard time deciding which appetizer to order for your dinner main course you might be a banster!

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If brushing your teeth is your tastebuds highlight of the day, you might be a banster.

If flossing your teeth with berry flavored floss is a close second, you might be a banster.

If your stomach growels loud enough for the kids in the back of your van can hear it and your not experiencing hunger, you might be a banster.

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If fashions comming out of your closet for the first time in two years excites you, you might be a banster.

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if you have replaced the gum in your purse with Gas X you might be a bandster!!

If Burping is your new favorite thing to do, you might be a bandster!!

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If you spend WAY MORE TIME on this website during the workday than you have any right to, you my friend, are a Bandster!!!

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If you ever made up a story about having hernial surgery so you didn't have to explain Lap Band surgery....

You might be a bandster!

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