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Doh...

Wait - sorry - I was talking about the Big Mac thread.

I hate it when people post just to post in the wrong thread....

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OMG grow up and put on some big girl panties!

Ahhhhhhh.....I see it now. It's a popular phrase, I 'spose.

How can you not love it? It has the word panties. Growing up fat and poor I always wore UNDERWEAR - the big granny kind. Other girls had panties - it was alll very dainty. I was jealous.

Now that I'm older and have my own undergarment budget...I have panties.

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I say very sheepishly.... I have had 3 jr. whoopers since I have been banded. ( all several months apart)

But you didn't have them 3 DAYS after being banded. How can someone go through the process of having the band and not realize that's not okay? I don't get it.

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I say very sheepishly.... I have had 3 jr. whoopers since I have been banded. ( all several months apart) I throw most of the bread away. I eat half of it, and shop in Walmart and come out and eat the rest of it. The crows enjoy my bread.

i dont see anything wrong with eating fast food every once in awhile (i ate a Sonic Breakfast sandwich this morning!!!! :lol:). but like MacMadame said, it wasnt just days after being banded...

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I do agree, really, I do...but that thread seemed a little odd to me.

Emotionally unstable, maybe? I felt bad for that poster, rather than angry at it.

It didn't have the same vibe as the "Hey - I just ate a whole pizza, is that okay?"

I think more psych evals would have done this one wonders.

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I don't know, it ticked me off. I am tired of all the people coming here looking for and getting the validation to cheat. I find it hard to believe people do not know what they are getting into prior to being banded. Then, when a long time bandster such as LJM speaks up, she gets slammed for caring. I am so over it. And, LJM, because I pointed out that thread, I did go in there and post because I felt bad about the slamming you were taking in there.

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I agree Susan. People openly admit they are not following rules and ask for help, then get offended when people don't pamper and baby them. It get's really old...

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Posting because when it rains it pours ....

Started off realizing the kids never told me we were out of dog food.

THen the youngest decided to dunk the last roll of toilet paper in the toilet ...

and finally the final straw ..

One of my back molars waiting to be fixed shattered while eating my morning breakfast. A lousy bowl of oatmeal and the molar shattered *sigh* With no dentist with appointments or walk ins this morning. :thumbup:

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I don't know, it ticked me off. I am tired of all the people coming here looking for and getting the validation to cheat. I find it hard to believe people do not know what they are getting into prior to being banded. Then, when a long time bandster such as LJM speaks up, she gets slammed for caring. I am so over it. And, LJM, because I pointed out that thread, I did go in there and post because I felt bad about the slamming you were taking in there.

i really appreciate that post, Susan.

thank you.

i know it was harsh, you're right - i didnt do it to make her cry, but she needs to see reality. and sometimes reality smacks you 'upside your head' :thumbup:

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Okay I honestly didn't think it was that harsh. Maybe it is the drugs talking. I REFUSE to condone STUPID behavior. I teach high school...I see stupid behavior EVERY FREAKIN DAY...but it doesn't mean that I am going to condone it!

I am too tired to post to those sites right now. Give me a couple of weeks and LJM and I can start up our own thread "Bash Salsa and LJM for good...but not wanted advice!" Now that could be interesting!

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Salsa - I agree....LJM's post wasn't harsh at all. That's why I didn't get the tears.

I get tired of the validation stuff, too. I just think in *this* case there are some deeper issues that the band is not going to fix - whether or not it slips before she can actually reap benefits from it or not!

Either that, or I've been completely conned. :thumbup: Wouldn't be the first time.

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LMJ~ I didn't think it was that harsh either. If it hadn't been for your post, it probably would have continued being a pampering party, thus condoning what was going on. IMO, that is not helpful to anyone.

Susan~ Good post. You made some great points and hopefully people will think before they tell someone it's okay to cheat because they did it.

I can honestly say that I don't always make the best food choices now, but I followed my post-op diet to a T. I'm amazed at how people show no concern for the damage they could do to their bands.....beyond amazed!

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I am OCD paranoid about messing up my band. I don't want to take any chances of it coming out. I cut my food up impossibly small and still make sure I chew it to a slurry consistency.

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Why am I still trying to get those people to understand? Apparently, when one trys and states the facts and what kind of damage they may do long-term to their band, that is rude. I refuse to be an enabler. My goal in life is to stop people from eating waffles, Cereal and big macs 4 days post-op. Yes, that is my new personal mission. Or should I say, "mission impossible."

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I don't have cankles anymore. :thumbup:

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