Yup....the public (especially the Canuck public) want to know!!!

*shoves mike in Argon's mug (face!)*

So, Mandi....tell us....we want to know, how is NB life compared to SK life? Details please!

- job info

- living arrangement info

- people info

- shopping info

- town info (where the heck are ya livin' in NB anyways?)

- boyfriend info (most important!)

Any regrets? Happy? Content? Satisfied? DETAILS DETAILS!!!!

Sadly yes, we are a nosy bunch. (to be completely honest though, Cloe and CanadaSunshine put me up to this!). I'm merely the one who chose the short stick!!!

:scared: :)

I love the second dress. You look fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Mandi

My vote is for the second. I think once you have your hair done and makeup it will be a classy look.

I think the red thing on the first dress may look best snipped but It looks like its sewn into the back. I suggest a loose bow in the back. It shouldn't be a focal point. YOU ARE. Otherwise the first dress looks good too. Sorry it isn't much help, but you are just too cute.

Thanks guys! I looked around and there is a seamstress nearby, so I think I will bring it to her and get that belt removed. (it IS attached at the back!) It's really awkward... way too floppy and long if just tied at the back, can't go around more than once... ugg.

The brown (polka dot one), I will keep in mind the suggestions... killer-cleavage producing bra, coming up! I'm more set on doing the black and white one. I'll get the seamstress lady to put a little button on it and show you guys how that looks. Maybe I could even colour in the dots on those shoes and make 'em solid black.

What's with the new lapbandtalk!? I do NOT think I like it... but we'll see.

Yeah, what's with the new look with lapband? Looks like it's for just to add some ads.

Hi Mandi,

Love both dresses and I agree Lose the belt. You'll have lots of fun and get lots of compliments. congrats on moving the ticker! YOU ROCK!

Smart choice... I loved the 1st dress and the red belt has to go.

Have a great time at the party.

consider the belt lost! Just dropped it off at the seamstress! Stupidly though, I forgot that I wanted to bring it with me this weekend when I go try on some super-sucker body garments.... i'll bring the other one, I guess. Actually.... they said it wouldn't be done until Monday or Tues. Maybe I could go get it and bring it with me. That weird pattern shows bumps really good... and it's a little tighter than the brown one.

As much as I said I'd never diet again.... I'm thinking about it. Maybe I'll tough out the cottage cheese/yogurt diet with one of you TLBC-ers! I just need the scale to move... I'm getting desperate. I did really well the several times I did the cabbage soup diet. I bet it would be fairly easy for a bandster.... ugg... I don't know what to do.

Hey Mandi, what about doing just small portions of a balanced diet. I am doing the dreaded cc&y diet now and if I were not going to be banded, I am sure that I would gain it all back in a very short time - and not by overeating. I guess if you want to do a dramtic lose in a few days it would work, but be careful of any bounce back.

Susan

Hey Mandi, what about doing just small portions of a balanced diet.

that's what I'm trying to do now, and have been doing the last year. It's not working anymore. If I wasn't banded, and did any diet, I know I'd gain it all back and more, like I've always done, but *I* think now, anything I lost on a diet would stay lost.

Am I so stupid to think that we actually STILL have to diet after the band. Yeah, yeah I know about making good choices, no grazing but holy sh*#, when you can only eat 3/4 of a cup what the hell!!!!!

that's what I'm trying to do now, and have been doing the last year. It's not working anymore. If I wasn't banded, and did any diet, I know I'd gain it all back and more, like I've always done, but *I* think now, anything I lost on a diet would stay lost.

You would definitely know better than I....maybe cc&Y would kick start you losing again. but OMG - look at your losses in a year! That is amazing and are you surprised that you have hit a plateau?

I am surprised... and I don't think this would have happened if I hadn't needed that defill. That is what wrecked the awesome stride I was on. My fault though. Learn from me: get some Gravol suppositories!

Ahhh...I see what you mean. When is your next fill?

No idea. I hate it, cause as you know it's so finicky, some days I think there's no way I want to be tighter, but then the next day I could eat a horse! I have to drive 4 hours to get to my fill-lady, so... it's definitely a weekend event. I'll give it at least a couple more weeks (cause I just can't get down there any sooner than that anyways). Oh, woe is me! :eek:

Hang in there Mandi. I wish I could offer more advice and comfort but I am true newbie and learn way more from you than you could ever hear from me!!