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i know what you mean about the husband and kids we went out shopping last sunday but i came home with nothing and he can home with pants shirts coat and kids also got something but i think he could see the disappointment on my face which has finally made him realise slighlty how serious i am about this, i have been fighting with my weight since i was about 14 so i think 12 years of yoyo dieting is enough now i have just come off the lipotrim diet which in 6 weeks i lost 33lb i felt great but i came off it for whatever reason and have managed to put on 15lb in 7 weeks so my bmi now is 40 so i just cant wait now to be me agian i dont want to be stick thin just a size 14 would be great i remember being so happy when i was that size and i was that size when i met my patner :) oh the good old days

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Size 14, that would be great, walking into a shop and you know the clothes will fit you :) Hi gillian, av u ad email from bridget? she sent me 1 earlier 2day bwt pre and post op diet mmm cant wait lol, the things we do 2 get slim... 7 wks 2moro we will b there and 7wks fri we will b banded, OMG its giong so quick x

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Well done tanya on your weight loss, u done really well and at least u avnt put it all back on, i calculated my bmi as 40 and got between 5 and 6 stone 2 shift, i no i cant do it on my own and been yo yo dieting for 20 yrs, who ever invented lap bands deserves a medal...2 think how many people av got and will get there lives back. id go 2moro if i could im so excited x

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i now they do need a medal, i cant wait to walk in a shop and buy anything normal and something sexy lol xx

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Size 14, that would be great, walking into a shop and you know the clothes will fit you :) Hi gillian, av u ad email from bridget? she sent me 1 earlier 2day bwt pre and post op diet mmm cant wait lol, the things we do 2 get slim... 7 wks 2moro we will b there and 7wks fri we will b banded, OMG its giong so quick x

Hi Wishfull.no, Ive not got email from Bridget yet..Ill look later, Ooh yes!! 7 weeks today well be arriving..im so excited now, let alone then...and it will be a hard job for him getting band on me cos my stomach will be doing backflips and it will be full of butterflies too!..I have just been out and bought some medicine Vitamins for after cos imagine the horse size tablet ones i have now wont go down very well? either that or crush em and mix em into some jam!? x

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i know what you mean about the husband and kids we went out shopping last sunday but i came home with nothing and he can home with pants shirts coat and kids also got something but i think he could see the disappointment on my face which has finally made him realise slighlty how serious i am about this, i have been fighting with my weight since i was about 14 so i think 12 years of yoyo dieting is enough now i have just come off the lipotrim diet which in 6 weeks i lost 33lb i felt great but i came off it for whatever reason and have managed to put on 15lb in 7 weeks so my bmi now is 40 so i just cant wait now to be me agian i dont want to be stick thin just a size 14 would be great i remember being so happy when i was that size and i was that size when i met my patner :) oh the good old days

Yes we did the same shopping trip sunday too!..I cant wait to go to normal shops. Im not going to spend that much at first, just get some cheap stuff cos you never know how long thats gonna fit for as your weight hopefully drops off!..I think its primark here i come!!.(when I even get down to an 18!) hopefully ill be able to buy some posh stuff by next xmas! It WILL happen! x

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Hi gillian, thanx 4 email, what Vitamins av u got? cos mine r only small.. urs sound like horse tablets... iv got app wiv dr 2moro 2 change my pain killers 2 the tablets i can put in juice, i wont b able 2 take the cocodamol once iv been BANDED x

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Hi gillian, thanx 4 email, what Vitamins av u got? cos mine r only small.. urs sound like horse tablets... iv got app wiv dr 2moro 2 change my pain killers 2 the tablets i can put in juice, i wont b able 2 take the cocodamol once iv been BANDED x

Hi Wishfull..Superdrugs own Vitamin horse tablets by the looks of it!! Gail is bit worried cos she has co codomol all the time..are they just really big or something?..or has your doctor said not to have em? Gillian x

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Hi gillian, my dr has prescribed co-codamol i can put in juice also the nurse at the dr's is going 2 give me my injections, dave wont b able 2 do them, he is scared ov hurting me... looks like ur going 2 av 2 do mine in belgium, i can do urs im good at darts, i'll just close my eyes and throw lol x

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Hi gillian, my dr has prescribed co-codamol i can put in juice also the nurse at the dr's is going 2 give me my injections, dave wont b able 2 do them, he is scared ov hurting me... looks like ur going 2 av 2 do mine in belgium, i can do urs im good at darts, i'll just close my eyes and throw lol x

OMG, that is funny! Looks like you guys will have a good time together!!

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Hi, yeh i reckon we will, gillian does make me laugh, we seem 2 av hit it off and i hope we will keep in touch after being banded,(7wks 2moro) 2 help eachother wen and if it gets difficult, i dont think its all going 2 b plain sailing ... god help the staff at the hospital when we arrive x

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lol i think the staff will love having 2 people there who can at least have a good laugh, wish i was being banded at the same time to be honest haha at least your together and like you said you can compare notes on the good and bad but make sure you both keep in touch and let me know how you get on xx

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Hi tanya, av u any idea when ur going 2 b banded? me and gillian can give u all the info bwt it when we get back the good and the bad... all the lovely food we will b eating 4 the 1st few wks mmm i cant wait, x

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Hi im hoping for around april next year all being well just depends on how quick i can save the rest of the money hahaha but yeh def keep me informed on how you get on my home email add is tanya_s70@hotmail.com do you have to have the low fat diet for a few weeks before you go to. then all the lovely mushed up food after. Do you ever watch the ops on tv there usually on sky im addicted to them (just want to make sure i know everything that happens during the op) but they are so good with all the good and bad about it as well.

Tanya xxx

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Hi, yes i watch them all.. im sure i could do the op iv seen that many,ha. you have 2 av low fat meal 2 wks b4 op, after the op u av 2 av slimfast and Soup 4 10days then fish and veg 4 a few wks then just normal meals but smaller,thats the instructions iv been given from belgium, iv been told 2day my old school year is having a school reunion next july... i should b a couple ov stone lighter by then,fingers crossed x

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