I just found out my surgery will be in July (granted my pre-op testing goes okay) SOOOOOOOOO

Here's a thread for everyone getting banded in July 07!

Does anyone have any good ideas for a neat name we could call ourselves?

Momma and Sunny,

my day just got so much better, i got an email off one of the guys in the programme 'Miami Ink'

he said its gonna be no problem what so ever to do the tattoo that i want. ahhhhh yeah............

so i'm off to Miami in Nov, ANYONE WANNA JOIN ME??

that email was my silver lining!!!

Yay!!! That is too cool!

Everyone is talking about these Protein shots. They come in a bullet shaped tube, right? I have some here at the house. They are called New-Whey and are 3 oz tubes of pure protein, sodium and potassium. Sugar free and fat free. They are awsome. I get mine here from Smoothie King. Only the most awsome "smoothie" store on planet earth. They are 3.49 per tube and I get the 42 gram ones and sip on them throughout the day. Smoothie King, for those who don't have one nearby, is a Nutrition Smoothie place where you can get your low carb low fat protein shakes already made up. And they are truely scrumptious. Better than a chocolate shake. They really are. In fact they are meal replacement shakes :hungry: in they are packed full of vitamins and minerals. They also sell the protein powder they use which is also packed full of the vitamins and minerals. It truely is a whole meal in itself. My surgeon loves them. Their protein powder is called The Gladiator and tasts wonderful, at least the chocolate does. That is what I am using and so far everything I have mixed it with has tasted wonderful and that is without having to add any type of sweetener. I would like to get some plain vanilla but will wait a bit as it only comes in a large container that is about $40.

Both are WELL worth the price.

Cate, glad to hear your post-op visit went well! Keep on taking care of yourself and your healing will continue to speed along.

Frustrated, congrats on your wt loss!!! We're all on our way to becoming Hottie Jalotties!!!!

Sunny, yes, I've been sleeping more, too. I've been taking naps and I'm not a nap taker at all. I'm sure it's just our bodies saying, 'Hey, I'm working here on repairing/recovering.' I say we just give in to it and sleep and get as much rest as we need. It can only speed our recovery.

chimboee how you doing sweety?

do you live anywhere near miami??

Chim how was the first day back at work? Any discomfort? I hear ya on the naps. I figure I am going to take full advanatge of it while I can.LOL I am supposed to be napping now but I got caught up looking/talking about these protein shots and haven't taken my nap. LOL I am really tired though so I shoudl sleep well (and early) tonight. Won't have time for my nap now. DH will be home shortly and I am making them spagetti (made with whole wheat noodles) for supper. Wish I could have some too. :hungry:

chimboee how you doing sweety?

do you live anywhere near miami??

Hey Dini! Doing great. This is my first day back at work. I'm doing fine. I live in Maryland (MD). Miami, FL is about a 15 hr drive away. On an airplane, I could be there in a couple of hours.

Maybe I should come down there w/you!

Chim how was the first day back at work? Any discomfort? I hear ya on the naps. I figure I am going to take full advanatge of it while I can.LOL I am supposed to be napping now but I got caught up looking/talking about these protein shots and haven't taken my nap. LOL I am really tired though so I shoudl sleep well (and early) tonight. Won't have time for my nap now. DH will be home shortly and I am making them spagetti (made with whole wheat noodles) for supper. Wish I could have some too. :hungry:

I'm here at work now. I work from 3pm - 11pm. I'm doing okay. I have a desk job, so no lifting, etc. And everyone here (my immediate coworkers - if that makes sense) knows about my surgery and are super supportive! It is so great. They are like, "You've lost wt already. We can tell." LOL. That works for me. I can't really tell, yet, but I'm sure I will soon and very soon.

That spaghetti sounds soooo good!

I know I didn't exactly have a whole lot to get here, but this morning I dropped under 300, weighing in at 299!!! I just pray I will never see the 300's again now that I am out. My next exciting milestone will be 285, which was my weight right after both of my pregnancies. Even better will be when I hit 250 again, my pre-babies weight! I know I need to lay off of the scale obsession, but I am so happy I weighed this morning!

That's some exciting news!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Keep up the great work!:clap2:

Onmyway, congrats on getting under 300. What a big milestone.

Good luck on your surgery tomorrow, Chris. I think its great your whole family wants to go with you. Support is important.

I went to the movies today with friends to see Harry Potter. Big mistake. Movie was good but sitting up that long was very tiring and it hurt. I have been relaxing since I got home and took some pain meds. Because I feel pretty good I think I overdid it. I'll take it easy for the next few days. The pain meds make me sleepy so I imagine I will go to bed early tonight.

Kartrina, I got me a Smoothie King Protein smoothie for the movie and they had those tubes things. I bought the fruit punch one just to get an idea of the taste.

Dini that is exciting about the Miami Ink guys answering and saying they can do the tatoo. Who knows what I am doing in Nov. Maybe Miami would be possible. I sure won't rule it out.

Hi, Chim, Lynette, Kathy, Ruby and anyone else I may have missed.

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I went to the movies today with friends to see Harry Potter. Big mistake. Movie was good but sitting up that long was very tiring and it hurt. I have been relaxing since I got home and took some pain meds. Because I feel pretty good I think I overdid it. I'll take it easy for the next few days. The pain meds make me sleepy so I imagine I will go to bed early tonight.

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Hi, Chim, Lynette, Kathy, Ruby and anyone else I may have missed.

Hey Sunny! I hear you about the sitting up for extended periods of time. I'm hear at work and I'm about to lean my chair back a bit.

I told Dini I may go to Miami w/her in November. I told her to let me know the details and I'll see. I certainly wouldn't mind!

Hello all......well, tomorrow is my big day!!!! Can I just say that I've asked myself over and over, "Am I doing the right thing?" I'm pretty sure it's my head telling me I'm scared.......yet excited!! I'm heading out to my sister's in Everett, which is near the surgery center I have to be at the following morning.

It's nice to come here and read all the encouraging posts, whether they are to me or not, because I see all the successes and want to be a success too!! Thanks a lot!! You are all my daily resource for information "Lapband"

Hello all......well, tomorrow is my big day!!!! Can I just say that I've asked myself over and over, "Am I doing the right thing?" I'm pretty sure it's my head telling me I'm scared.......yet excited!! I'm heading out to my sister's in Everett, which is near the surgery center I have to be at the following morning.

It's nice to come here and read all the encouraging posts, whether they are to me or not, because I see all the successes and want to be a success too!! Thanks a lot!! You are all my daily resource for information "Lapband"

Caolin congratulations and good luck tomorrow. Everything will be great. Hurry back and let us know how you are doing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you!!!

Thanks Jackie....I'm taking my laptop, so I will check in as soon as I feel up to it!!! I'm excited to be on the bench with the rest of the July group!!! Nothing like bringing up the rear....huh? lol......

Well, it's closing in on the last day of the month, so good luck to those being banded tomorrow to end out our month.

Trish2U, Caolin, Chunkybuddy, luciamaria, and chris45.

You'll be in out thoughts and prayers. Have a safe and fast recovery.

After tomorrow, EVERYONE here will finally be in BANDLAND!!! EXCITING!!!

Momma and Sunny,

my day just got so much better, i got an email off one of the guys in the programme 'Miami Ink'

he said its gonna be no problem what so ever to do the tattoo that i want. ahhhhh yeah............

so i'm off to Miami in Nov, ANYONE WANNA JOIN ME??

that email was my silver lining!!!

Congratulations, Honey!!!! That is fabulous!!! We will need to see pictures!!! LOL