Come join us. We are bandsters without a local support group, and we're going to meet, say hi, and chat about possibly starting our own group.

We are meeting this Wednesday December 13 at 6:30 PM at Humble City Cafe near the SE corner of the intersection of 1960 and 59, on Main Street.

Let me know if you're coming and I'll make a reservation in the name of Bandsters.

Please think seriously about coming! I really want to hear what happened with your Dr.....

I'm mostly over my cold, so I'm going to come and not hug anybody.

Just crank up that A/C in the car and head on!

Sorry ladies I am unable to make dinner tonight. :cry I will try to be there on the next monday get together.

Had a great time tonight!

ditto. good to see ya again. Panera's a good place to meet too. We'll add it to our list of places we can go.

Again Betsy, love your hair!!!!

Hey listen to this!!!!! I just got my bone density test today. I also got one 1 year ago. Without being on any of the osteoporosis meds, my bone density has improved to the point that there is only one area where I am even in the cautionary area. Last year I was in the cautionary or badly osteoporotic range in my spine and both hips! I haven't changed my calcium intake....the two things that have changed are my weight and doing weight bearing exercises. Thank you oh magic lap band.....

Hello Ladies I have a Challenge for You.

If you go to the Search Box and Type: HOUSTON

Name of the Thread Is: CALLING ALL HOUSTON BANDSTERS

CHECK IT OUT AND HOPEFULLY I WILL BE TALKING TO SOME OF YOU LATER

THANKS:)

Southeast Texas Record | Couple sues doctor after daughter's obesity surgery

Hmmm. When was it that Dr. S started mandating visits and support group with him?

Do you guys know anyone who had the Lifestyle Lift? Now that my poor old face is getting more droop and more jowls, and some crepe skin where I used to have 3 chins, I was wondering if that procedure could tuck me back up. Haven't done any research yet......

Hey Barbara....Did you read about bandsters who are sensitive to .05 fills? Thought about you...

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/overcome-food-no-band-restriction-39924/#post544886

Did you post the wrong link? This one is a newbie that didn't know you had to wait to get restriction with fills. I don't see anything about be sensitive to the amount of the fill.

Are we meeting on Monday? I'm not doing Tai Chi anymore so we can meet earlier if you want. I do want to do Curves so 5:30 or 5:45 works for me.

Go back to that thread and read the entry by Wendell.

Thanks Betsy. That was good information. For me, I have never been able to tolerate big fills. I don't think its because I don't have any fat pads left for the band to rest on. Although, I do believe that a .2 fill is the max for me. I also think I can't go over 2.1. I have tried about 3 or 4 times and definitely have issues when I do. I need to schedule the test on the esphogus and go from there. I am definitely able to eat way too much and find myself really hungry. Maybe its head hunger or boredom, but old habits are emerging.

Old habits are emerging for me too and for a bunch of the November bandsters.... I'm pretty sure for me it's not a fill issue. It's just a matter of having to tackle them one at a time. It's funny. I remember in my old psych days that I used to give people a graph of how new habits are formed, and even with great progress, there are almost always HUGE drops as old habits try one more time to assert themselves. The falling off the wagon stuff makes change a real challenge. But if we persist, we eventually get those new habits to stick. Now where DID I leave my persistence........

You know, reading that link, I wonder if for you, Barbara, it's about getting a teeny fill, not even .1 up or down..... 'course we won't know UNTIL YOU GET THAT TEST, GIRL!!!!!!!

How about if we set a monthly time to meet for sure, and then we'll get together in between whenever we arrange it last minute. Our group is fading.....maybe we'd do better if we know one specific to shoot for.