Hello to all!

I'm with the Band! (Cute, huh?!?) :bandit (Get it?..."Bandit" similes?!?)

Ok, obviously, I am a witty wannabe. (Some would say dim witty!)

I am a 52 year old dead beat Mom, (and wife!)

We have one perfect daughter who is a senior at an excellent Christian University in Southern CA. She is majoring in Computer Science (because it is so easy!) And has just completed a summer session, taking 8 credits so she can get her minor in Math! She is beautiful, kind, and has strong moral values, and ideals.

My husband is also brilliant. At work he is a senior project engineer for a huge security company. For the past 10 years he has been researching and developing every kind of security device (from personal to industrial) this company can imagine.

At home he spoils our daughter and me rotten! (Actually I’m the only rotten one!) LOL. He is a great cook. This has been part of my developing weight problem throughout our 26 year marriage and 30 year relationship! (Not his fault, mind you, just part of my problem.) He has done virtually all of the shopping and most of the cooking during that time. The most common thing he says to me (besides “I love you”) is, “What sounds good to you for dinner?” (or Breakfast, or lunch). He has always been skinny, but he has developed a little belly within the last 5 years or so.

I am an unemployed (over a year, now) sales, customer service, computer trainer. I have dreams of being a writer, but I haven’t had the discipline or courage to make it happen yet. I have done more writing, posting about Lapband surgery, (which I started in February) then I have in several years, when I began a biography. (I’m planning one for each personality, [or age group].) My friends would say, (few and far between as they may be!) that I am crazy, fun, intense, and up until now, morbidly obese.

I'll keep you posted as my journey progresses!

Love,

Lucky

Congrats I hope everything goes smoothly for you.

Myra

Congratulations Lucky! We have the same bandiversary; I too was banded on June 5th.

Thank you for responding.

How do I get one of the cool line graphics to show how much I have lost?

Lucky :bandit

Lucky,

I'm 55 and banded on 6/9. I too have had some struggles in the employement area. I was a successful piano teacher in Michigan. Forty students some years. Since our move to Texas, I've struggled to gather five students. I've not tried too hard. My income is secondary to my husband's and I've enjoyed the extra time off. Time to work at "getting out there".

Energy is an important by-product of my hoped for weight loss. I could do so much more if I didn't enjoy "taking it easy" quite so much!

Good luck in the future. May the band help us all be more of what we should be.

This is a test to see if I can make the weight loss sticker work.

Do I need to cut & paste it in each time I post?

Which one do I use?

Can it be a part of my signature?

Thanks for your help.

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http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16218__________________

Look at this thread for help with the ticker.

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