I've been spending a lot of time in Rants & Raves since I joined LBT, partly because it's fun, but also because for the most part it's very GLBT friendly. Unless I haven't looked in the right place, I don't think there's a support thread for us, so I decided to start one!

A little about me. I'm Eddie & I'm a 42-year-old Gay man. I have a partner of just over nine years (henceforth referred to as DH), a 17-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter. DH and I are stupid. Don't believe me, just ask our kids. DH has hypothyroidism and had not been able to lose any weight after his thyroid "went nuts" several years ago. I've just been overweight all my life. He was banded on 2/21/07 and I'm getting mine next Wednesday (5/16). I can't wait!

Anyway, I would love to hear from all the GLBT folks out there. Hopefully this can be a place for us to freely discuss our unique issues and get support we may not be able to get elsewhere.

Hi people

It's been a minute since I've stopped in.

The GF and I are getting together this weekend at my house, not hers, which is a nice change.

We've got a busy weekend planned...school and the kid and the biking are all going very well.

Peace.

Hi everyone.

Just got home from my first fill. He put 4.8cc into my 10cc band.

The doc was amazing, just used his fingers to find the port & made me drink Water while he filled it.Thank God it only took one go. Have to go back in a month for my 2nd fill. Ready to start back on the weight loss road. Was a weird feeling when he pulled the needle out.

Mark, That sounds great, but I am confused about the whole band size thing. I had mine and she only put in 1cc. in my 10cc band and she said the MAX. amt. it holds is only 4cc.??? I was asking her because some say that they have it removed and it never all adds up. The dr. said because the needle gets clogged and not all is actually removed. but how does it get 4.8? we may never know! I go back Aug. 13 for my 2ed.:biggrin1:

got to say that I am really having a craving for coconut!

On my card the doc put that he had injected 4.8mb....i thought that must of meant cc on a 10cc band. But who knows..... i have real good restriction now. My next fill is the day after you on the 14th.

got to say that I am really having a craving for coconut!

Um, any chance that's my fault??

Morning Family~

Just wanted to pop on and say hello. We have been doing many many projects around the house, painting etc...I am pooped out. Susanne is vaccuuming now, I don't know where she gets the energy. Hope everyone is doing well.

Juli, have a great weekend w/ GF.

Everyone else, have a great day/weekend too!

xoxo

Everyone must be having a great weekend! it sure is quiet around here!! that's a good thing. Just checking in. no coconut......yet. I think maybe my fill is starting to work a little, hadn't noticed much difference till now but something is feeling strange today. A little uneasy on the stomach if I eat too much. I guess this is a good thing too! :mmph:

:youcandothis:I just love these little guys! you can tell I'm :bored , maybe bed early???:kiss

Well. Just got home from my first restaurant (post first fill).

Can't eat chicken satay skewers. This weekend has been interesting learning what I can eat & what I can't. I had the smallest amount of chicken - chewed it & chewed it - still didn't stay put. It did take me as long to eat my "starter" as it did my partner (Des) to eat his starter & main meal. Since the fill (wednesday) the pounds have been just melting away. Sine I began this whole process I have lost about 35 pounds, which is not too shabby.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend.

Take care everyone.

Hugs !

Had a fun filled weekend of riding the bike. The GF and I put 80 miles on our bikes between Friday, Saturday and today. We fianlly got to ride with the lesbian group and they were amazing and so great! I'm so happy to have found them.

The bad part about being with my honey is that we are bad influences on each other. Though yesterday we went to a Rib and Jazz festival and she got a funnel cake and ate it before coming back to the chairs so as not to tempt me. But no bother, I'd had more than a half of bottle of wine by then. So I didn't much care. That was the 2nd night in a row with wine. Oi! I'll probably come back from vacation 5 pounds heavier!

That's only two weeks away!!!! Pamela, it will be awesome to meet you and your honey.

Hope you all are well.

Hi all,

Had a very busy reading weekend - Sean and I stood in line at Borders for about 3 hours Saturday night waiting for the Harry Potter book. Pretty much all of yesterday was spent reading until I finished it late yesterday afternoon. No spoilers coming, but I will say that it was really good. The action starts very early on and doesn't let up until the very end. I will have to say though, that it was not the ending I was expecting. I've spent so many years coming up with ideas and theories and for the most part I was way off base.

Hey all, well got my puter back, it was so full of spy-ware that it cost me to lose my operating system, thank goodness we found someone that could restore it back and I did not lose any of my files.

Real quite weekend here, yard sale on Saturday and lay ed around much of Sunday, Well I did have to take a battery out of one of the trucks and ended up taking out the neg. lines it was corroded on the battery and I stripped out the bolt, so I got real creative of getting the line off. A hammer is a mighty tool. lol

Hope everyone is having a good week. Juli I see you are heading up the Vegas get togeather, I will have to see if the wife wants to go, I will let you know.

:help: So I give up! I need a smart person. I would love to post a picture but I can't figure it out. :embarassed: I got into the user pc above and it says to up load it from your computer, BUT, it doesn't say how! I have kodak easy share but how to get it from there to here is a mystery to me!! :) Anyone??

Eddie, I am truely impressed that you were able to get through Harry Potter that quick! I love Harry but I got to admit I have to wait for the movie, I can only read about 10 pages before I'm asleep on any book, but I can do any movie even the Titanic and be okay till the end. go figure. PS, craving is gone, (was good though!) No fault, I love coconut and has been a craving in the past with no mention from anyone. I don't dare mention my other one, not the usual, not sweet, found mostly on the cape! not good for the band! oh well, that was a past life :rip:.

Hi Everyone~

Just wanted to pop in and say "What up?" I am home getting a new door, and some new lights. Then tomorrow is new carpet in one room (the closet) and acoustic removal in the master (paint latter this week). Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying their week. I've lost 3 or 4 pounds since my fill (love it). Now if I could just make better choices, that would be great!

TTFN

xoxox

Wow, everyone must be on vacation or really busy, this thread has been quiet.

Well hope all is well with everyone.

really busy! this time of night is my only time, My sweetie is trying to sleep and this is quiet. I'm a night owl anyway. It has been quiet here, maybe everyone actually has more of a life than me and thus no time. That would be a good thing! My life is all work, no play.....:violin:nice to have you here!

Kity, that's great on the wt. loss:clap2: . my 2ed fill is not for 3 weeks, I am really making an effort on the better choice front, it ain't easy !!!

I've just not got a lot to report. I'm on a plateau, again. Work, school, getting my kid ready for kindergarten, getting ready for vacation and the new hobby of riding my road bike is keeping me BUSY.

But I do check in to see how everyone is doing.

:car: