Hi everyone,

I thought it was time for me to introduce myself. I joined this site early July and I have been checking it out for a few weeks. I was banded on June 17th, 2004 and to date I have lost 33 pounds.

I am embarrassed to say that I really have not participated much.

I really wanted to take this opportunity to say "thank you" to all of you guys who keep this web site going. Your questions, answers and advice has helped me so, so much. I found more information from your forums than I ever did from the doctors.

Aside from feeling like a stalker, sitting back and reading all your conversations, I have to say I am so glad I found all of you. I never knew this many people were banded!

Good luck to everyone and Thanks again!

Gina

June 17, 2004

Dr. Ballantyne, HMC

294/261/God only knows

No fills

When you say Capital Theater I think of home! Are you familiar with Wallington? Do you know Tommy's Diner there and the park down the dirt hill by the Wallington bowling alley? That's where my whacko mom lives.

Jersey girls talk funny:laugh :laugh But Texas gurls don't...

Ohh wait, I should have said, Jooisye goils tak funny,

Taxes gurls don't. lol.....

"We'll carry ya' all to the Walmart. Git some bacon and aggs and fix ya' all a mighty fine little spread. But we can't drink sodas any more."

My town just got a Walmart!! I know it's not PC to be happy about that, but I am anyway.

And this Joisey goil doesn't have an accent. It's a myth perpetrated by those Lawn Gislanders, really.

Gina,

Welcome, welcome....I am so jel I had my band put in 3 days before you and I have only lost 30...No seriously congrats...your doing great and I think we all stalked this site a few days at least before we really joind in. I just happen to be a chatty kathy so I post a lot.