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?

Good Morning Gang !!!

Hope you all are doing well today..

I am so happy to read - that there is a lot of head work going on here amongst us #7's - IMHO - I think that this is the KEY to being successful in our endeavor to get healthy (and cute too:))

Well - just droping in to say Hi - I got tons of work - Will try and get on tonite.

Talk to you all then...

xoxo

J

:happybday2: CHIM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHI IM HAPPY BIRTHDYA TO YOU...........AND MANY MOOOOOOORREE

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Distant0098

Phyllser/Phyl 282/272

IndioGirl/Janet 210/200

forgve70x7/Nichole

cazulay/Cece

lindaa

frustrated/Ruby 205/195

marcyinak/Marcy

Brandy 166/156

jackie506

Stacymak 236/226

Mango24

SHAND

Chimboree

Kirajh/Kari

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ribearty

Phyl my weight for the start of the Thansgiving challenge is 218 hoping to be 208 by Thansgiving. Good luck everyone!!!

:happybday2:LINDAA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LINDAA A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. AND MANY MOOOORRREEE

Janet you are so right about the will power and closet eaters. I admit here that I was a closet eater. I would buy things or make them and while the kids were at school and hubby was at work or during the night even, I would eat them and then when they would go to get some and it was gone or almost gone I would say 'I ate one or 2 but dropped some on the floor so I had to throw it away.' Isn't that awful!!!!!!!!!! I actually just told my daughter this the other night while we were talking. I would go to Taco John's drive through because I would order a value meal and wanted an extra super burrito and didn't want them to see me eat that much so I would go park in an empty park and eat. It was awful. I have always have problems with food though. When I was a teen I would not eat for 3-4 days in a row for fear of gaining any weight. I was very thin throughout high school and was afraid of eating. It was after I had my kids that I gained. Then about 6-7 years ago I lost 74 lbs and was very thin and felt great. Then I kept thinking like you said oh 1 cookie isn't going to make me gain 74 lbs and gradually everything started becoming more quantities and bigger protions and even when I would step on the scale I would think 'I lost it before I will start dieting again tomorrow.' THe problem was tomorrow never came for me because when it did I was ready for my next meal or snack. Now it is 2007 and I had gained all of the 74 lbs back and another 53 lbs to go with it. Not anymore. I am very true to myself thanks to my band and to all of you. I have come along ways. I would have never shared this information with anyone before. Here I am comfortable and can tell all. Thank you all for being here. I would be lost without you guys and the band.

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Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Linday and Chim!!!!!!

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Phyl - 202/192

Ruby - This is how a fat girl hides her tracks on an unbelievablly delicious, OMG, I can't stop, King Cake.

King Cakes come in a circle like a large donut. Everytime

I would eat a piece, I would shove the circle together to make it smaller. A large King Cake becomes a small King Cake.

Linda sorry about the extra y. I was trying to get the art right, I didn't focus on the spelling. OOPs

Janet you are so right about the will power and closet eaters. I admit here that I was a closet eater. I would buy things or make them and while the kids were at school and hubby was at work or during the night even, I would eat them and then when they would go to get some and it was gone or almost gone I would say 'I ate one or 2 but dropped some on the floor so I had to throw it away.' Isn't that awful!!!!!!!!!! I actually just told my daughter this the other night while we were talking. I would go to Taco John's drive through because I would order a value meal and wanted an extra super burrito and didn't want them to see me eat that much so I would go park in an empty park and eat. It was awful. I have always have problems with food though. When I was a teen I would not eat for 3-4 days in a row for fear of gaining any weight. I was very thin throughout high school and was afraid of eating. It was after I had my kids that I gained. Then about 6-7 years ago I lost 74 lbs and was very thin and felt great. Then I kept thinking like you said oh 1 cookie isn't going to make me gain 74 lbs and gradually everything started becoming more quantities and bigger protions and even when I would step on the scale I would think 'I lost it before I will start dieting again tomorrow.' THe problem was tomorrow never came for me because when it did I was ready for my next meal or snack. Now it is 2007 and I had gained all of the 74 lbs back and another 53 lbs to go with it. Not anymore. I am very true to myself thanks to my band and to all of you. I have come along ways. I would have never shared this information with anyone before. Here I am comfortable and can tell all. Thank you all for being here. I would be lost without you guys and the band.

Jackie - Like I have said a million times before only a fat person can understand another fat person - We don't judge those dirty little secerts cuz we all have them. We are all the same in so many way - I'm just not afaird to put it out there cuz i know that the majority here can relate to my story or issues about food..

Some have health issues for their weight problems - but most of us are fat cuz we ate too much and didn't exercise.

I love all of you here - I love my band - and love the new found energy that i have..

Well, gotta get back to work -

xoxo

Janet

Happy Birthday Linda & Chim

:love::happybday::happybday2::happybday::love:

Yeah... from me, too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHIM AND LINDAA!!

Happy Birthday Linda & Chim

:love::happybday::happybday2::happybday::love:

Yeah... from me, too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHIM AND LINDAA!!

Distant0098

Phyllser/Phyl 282/272

IndioGirl/Janet 210/200

forgve70x7/Nichole

cazulay/Cece

lindaa

frustrated/Ruby 205/195

marcyinak/Marcy

Brandy 166/156

jackie506 218/208

Stacymak 236/226

Mango24 202/192

SHAND

Chimboree

Kirajh/Kari

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ribearty

Happy Birthday Linday and Chim!!!

Have a GREAT one!!!!

Jackie - Like I have said a million times before only a fat person can understand another fat person - We don't judge those dirty little secerts cuz we all have them. We are all the same in so many way - I'm just not afaird to put it out there cuz i know that the majority here can relate to my story or issues about food..

Some have health issues for their weight problems - but most of us are fat cuz we ate too much and didn't exercise.

I love all of you here - I love my band - and love the new found energy that i have..

Well, gotta get back to work -

xoxo

Janet

All shucks, Indio...I love you tooo!!!