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?

I think it worked. You can't tell how excited he is, can you!!!!

Lynette- Hunter is so cute! And yes, we would be able to tell his excitment from a mile away. Thanks for sharing!

Phyl- OMG of course we can see a difference. On your tummy and legs especially. You are looking great, and I bet you feel that way too. Keep it up!

Indio- looking good!!!!!!!! You are one hot grandma!

Dini- thanks for the compliments. I am 32 years-old, getting wiser every day hahaha....

Lynette- Hunter is so cute! And yes, we would be able to tell his excitment from a mile away. Thanks for sharing!

Phyl- OMG of course we can see a difference. On your tummy and legs especially. You are looking great, and I bet you feel that way too. Keep it up!

Indio- looking good!!!!!!!! You are one hot grandma!

Dini- thanks for the compliments. I am 32 years-old, getting wiser every day hahaha....

Thanks CC - do you know he (GS) is the only one who hasn't commmented on my weight loss :omg: - but he loves me i guess fat & just a little less fat - plus he's a boy 16 - it's all about him...

Lynette= Cute pic - I remember my son's 1st day...

Well off to the gym - talk to ya'll later

Everyone the pictures look fantastic. Everyone is changing!!!!

My son deleted my picture on the day before surgery, but they took one at the docs. I guess I could get a copy.

Phyl - I can see a difference. You look smaller all over.

Distant - When I saw your picture, my first thought was

Hey Who brought the skinny chick?

I'm leaving to go camping now. I'm taking off work tomorrow.

It has been raining all day. Pouring, on and off. I hope it clears by the time we get there, or I guess we sleep in the new truck.

Lynette - He's adorable!!!!!

TTFN

I think it worked. You can't tell how excited he is, can you!!!!

He is SOOO cute!! What a sweetie!

Thanks for your compliments, Lynette.

Ms. Phyl, I can see a difference. I know people tell me they can tell. I see some difference but not that much. As we lose more it will be more noticeable. Keep up the good work. You look fabulous. Everyone who has posted pictures looks great.

I can still remember those days and my oldest is now 21. I can remember him getting on the school bus for his first day of Kindergarten and I was at home with a 6 week old baby. Now that baby is a freshman in high school and studying for his driving permit. They grow up fast and time flies. Cherish these moments for the times when being a parent isn't easy.

Hi all

I've been gone all week, off playing with the grandbabies. Oh yeah, and no excersize since I have a knee that needs to be replaced. So tomorrow it is back to the excersize bike. I am catching up tonite. Loved all the pictures here. Everyone looks just great. I've lost 41 lbs so far but I sure can't see the difference. Maybe some day. I had my second fill last week and still no restriction, but I have to admit that I had a bite of a bread stick get stuck. Next fill, Nov. 9. Can't wait.

Kari

banded 7-16-07 Dr. Ortiz, TJ

lost 41 lbs so far....approx. 100 more to go.

This is dedicated to everyone who ever attempted to get into a regular workout

routine.

Dear Diary: For my birthday this year, my daughter (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me.

Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try. I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named Belinda, who identified herself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear.

My daughter seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

MONDAY: Started my day at 6:00 a.m. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Belinda waiting

for me. She is something of a Greek goddess - with blond hair,dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!! Belinda gave me a tour and showed me the machines. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she conducted her aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring! Belinda was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time she was around. This is going to be a

FANTASTIC week-!! TUESDAY: I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door. Belinda made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air then she put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Belinda's rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel

GREAT-!! It's a whole new life for me.

WEDNESDAY: The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot. Belinda was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. Her voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying. My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Belinda put me on the stair monster. Why the h*** would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Belinda told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other s*** too. THURSDAY :Belinda was waiting for me with her vampire-like teeth exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late, it took me that long to tie my shoes. Belinda took me to work out with dumbbells. When she was not looking, I ran and

hid in the restroom. She sent another skinny b**** to find me. Then, as punishment, she put me on the rowing machine -- which I sank.

FRIDAY :I hate that b**** Belinda more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic, anorexic little cheerleader. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it. Belinda wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the D***

barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher.

Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?

SATURDAY :Belinda left a message on my answering machine in her grating, shrilly voice

wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing her made me want to smash

the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Discovery Channel.

SUNDAY :I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my daughter (the little s***) will choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a

hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with m & m’s.

Everyone the pictures look fantastic. Everyone is changing!!!!

My son deleted my picture on the day before surgery, but they took one at the docs. I guess I could get a copy.

Phyl - I can see a difference. You look smaller all over.

Distant - When I saw your picture, my first thought was

Hey Who brought the skinny chick?

I'm leaving to go camping now. I'm taking off work tomorrow.

It has been raining all day. Pouring, on and off. I hope it clears by the time we get there, or I guess we sleep in the new truck.

Lynette - He's adorable!!!!!

TTFN

You called me skinny (Blushing) :whoo:

This is dedicated to everyone who ever attempted to get into a regular workout

routine.

THIS IS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to print it (I hope you don't mind) to show it to my husband (because I won't let him read it on lap band talk.) LOL

That was funny distant.

And sadly a little too close to the truth. :heh:

Glad you enjoyed it Jackie.

Believe it or not, I am going to the gym tonight. My DH has agreed to go with me. I will start at 2 nights a week, when that gets easy move on to 3...I CAN DO THIS!!!

Toooo funny!!!

Phyl: I completely see it in your face! Other places too. I think sometimes it is hard to see it on yourself since you are looking everyday. I imagine your clothes are looser. CC