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oh lordy, drunken nights! I do that most nights outta the week lol! College is amazing! As far as the calories go, I dont eat that much, so I can handle the calories in the drinks....I love this things my special (and I do mean special) bartender puts together called illusions......trust me, you know its for me, its about 3 times stronger than a normal one! lol and its about 3 dollars cheaper too! Yay for me and flirting!

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I'm 18 and I'm banded..

got the surgery in July, and have lost 52 pounds, I'll tell you what, I'm a freshman in college, and it's hard sometimes..

especially because you cant drink beer, and thats something that sets you apart from all the others..

but overall, i love my band, and cant wait to reach my goal weight!

if you have any questions.. aim-punkeyb88 myspace-kristen barnes

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Punkey! Dude if you can learn to shoot a certain kind of Liquor you will be everyone's hero! Mine is Rum, used to be Vodka or Malibu, but I ended up getting tired of it! Trust me, if you can get your tolerance up, ur everyone's hero! lol! I kno I am! I drink 3 times as much as everyone else i go out with, I impress the bartenders and thats sayin something

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Punkey! Dude if you can learn to shoot a certain kind of Liquor you will be everyone's hero! Mine is Rum, used to be Vodka or Malibu, but I ended up getting tired of it! Trust me, if you can get your tolerance up, ur everyone's hero! lol! I kno I am! I drink 3 times as much as everyone else i go out with, I impress the bartenders and thats sayin something

I agree.. once you get used to it its a breeze. But ya get tired of the same thing all the time. Rum is easy...of its good rum. I recommend Brugal. yum. My favorite drinks are Rum and Cokes and GreyGoose Screwdrivers or anything with GG in it. I cant afford the GG all the time being a poor college student. When I get baned I wont miss beer, cuz I dont drink it . What can I say Im a Top Shelf girl. Shot wise its Yager or yes GreyGoose! Im a graduating senior so this semester Im being good but I barely remember Spring06. I was out 4 times a week Open Mic night, thirsty thursdays, fri, sat. Plus on the off days we drank my roomate's mom's homemade stuff. needless to say my GPA suffered

A true Hero can drink you under the table and never throws up. Im earing my cape this weekend. As for now I have a chem test then a 15pg paper to finish:help:. All nighters suck. Those are the only things I wont miss about college.

My school's unoffical motto is: Geneseo. Out Drinking and Out Thinking Since 1867. sad really.

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yea, usually i drink vodka, or rum, or yegarmiester..:D

my friends are amazed at how much i can drink, when there smashed, im buzzed, so i keep drinking and it all works out..!

my suggestions---

Cranberry Vodka, Yegar and OJ (i know it sounds gross, so good!), Parrot Bay and Peach Cranberry, or just regular shots..!

good luck girls!

:Banane20:

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Anyone struggling to find time to exercise, go to school and hold down a job? When do you all find the time to be a good bandster? Oh and still find time to sleep... :notagree

Also thanks for the insight about all the drinks you can still have post banding. It seems like a stupid concern but drinking is such a big part of college weekends. :D

You guys are such an inspiration. Thanks for fielding all of my questions.

Sheila

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Thats Very Refreshing To Here Thank You My Mother For Some Reason - Well I Guess I Understand But She Is Trying To Talk Me Out Of It. All She Says Is Cant You Just Exercise And Diet But Obivously The Diets Arent Working Out And No I Cant Exercise I Weight 267 And My Knees N Ankles Hurt And Wit Hher And My Sister Being Size 4's They Just Dont Get It And Boy Do They Make Me Mad But I Had To Ask Others Their Opinion! Thanks

People can be really ugly about the topic . I had mine sugery on june 6, 2006 and used to weight 196lbs on frame 5'3 i weight now 149lbs. what i did i didnt tell nobody about the surgery just the people that knew that was going to support me . lossing weight is not easy i used eat when i was sad and food was my best friend . now that i have the band is easy cuz i cant eat alot . by the way iam 27 years old and if i had the chance to doing at 21 i will do it without a doubt. best wishes :clap2:

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Hi guys! I am in my first week of banding. I wish I couldve done this earlier!! It so nice to see the scale go DOWN for once, and stay there. I go to a HUGE party school in Texas and havent really felt like Ive missed out. I have a friend who was banded and she recomended getting a tap beer and let teh foam go down, and drink slow if you want a beer. Theres a bar in San Marcos that has like 100 diff beers and I found one that was really thin and sweet. Of course, I probally wont be drinking that much anyways, I've kinda think Ive grown out of the whole party thing a lil bit. I still do it every now and then, but not often..Who has time? b/t school and my exercise buddies (Kip is 3 and Petris still a puppy) and sleep I can only zone out for a couple hours a week in front of the TV with Grays Anatomy and or CSI. Plus, I think itll be good for me to only drink a little and be designated jane for the ride home! Besides..I figure once Im thin, Ill have some fun at the beach, and Ill look so good, I wont need to drink!!!!:faint:

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the reason why you cant drink beer is the carbanation, my doctor says no soda or beer, thats why, but i still drink it sometimes and I've had no problems..

I'm in college, and beer is the most readily available..

:D good luck!

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the reason why you cant drink beer is the carbanation, my doctor says no soda or beer, thats why, but i still drink it sometimes and I've had no problems..

I'm in college, and beer is the most readily available..

:) good luck!

what about Corona? its not really carbonated?!?!

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Not To Say That Anyone Here Is Old But I Am 21 And I Dont Find That Many People Here My Age - Does This Say That I Am Giving Up To Early? Anyone Here In The 20's Or Younger?

Being Banded On Feb. 7th 2007

Hi Marissa,

I'm 24, and I was banded on the 13th. I don't think we gave up anything, in fact I think of it quite the opposite. I think we're gaining a new lease on life. That we can be such an example to others, older, and younger, that it's important the we take care of the bodies that we have.

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Hey Marissa,

Im 22, and was banded last yr @ 21, I actually wanted the sx alot younger but that was before my surgeon started the lap-band and my bmi didnt fit for a bypass. I know about 20ppl personally, not even through here, who've had their sx's ranging from 18-23, so I dont think you've given up to soon, and as my surgeon said, I did something good before all the negatives (ie: diabetes, HTN, and high cholesterol) could begin.

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