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Love this thread!!! I'm not banded yet, but I tried to explain these to my wife and she just gave me a funny look. Especially about the tongs!

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You know you're a bandster when your laptop actually fits on your lap.

You know you're a bandster when you can actually just get up from a couch without all kinds of exaggerated motions.

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You know you're a bandster when your laptop actually fits on your lap.

You know you're a bandster when you can actually just get up from a couch without all kinds of exaggerated motions.

You mean that they are SUPPOSED to fit on your lap!547.gif:thumbup: ;)

Joe, I know what you mean. I can get up off the couch and my chairs so much easier!12_5_11.gif 12_5_4.gif

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I also love this thread! Here are a few from my experience.

You know you are a bandster when you only eat half of your Soup, because you are tired of reheating it more than once.

When you don't enjoy grocery shopping anymore. Ever.

When you pants can slide on and off without unbuttoning! YAY!!

When you want to tell all the people you see struggling with weight about the band

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You go to Las Vegas on vacation and the only souvenirs you come back with are the barf bags from the plane.;)
Yep, I have 2 in my purse right now!

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You borrowed your dinner plate from Barbie's Malibu beach house.

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You borrowed your dinner plate from Barbie's Malibu beach house.

What a visual!:blink: You borrow the dinner plate from Barbie and still can't finish it all!:thumbup:

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When

. . . every time the waiter comes to the table you rave about the food so that they won't ask (again. .) if anything is wrong with your meal!

. . . you can't find anything to wear because all of your clothes are too big!

. . . you have to go shopping to figure out what size you are!

. . . you update your signature on LBT every time you drop 1/10th of a pound! (But don't update it if it goes up a wee bit before you lose again. . . Or is that just me?) :rolleyes: :wink2:

. . . you are no longer terrified that you'll get stuck sitting in the middle seat on a flight (and all the seats are much more comfortable).

. . . you get hungry, you are REALLY REALLY hungry, but get satisfied with just a few bites. (I've learned to stop myself from telling people who don't know about the band that "I am so hungry!" when we sit at the table because then they think it's really weird that I hardly touch my meal.)

. . . abbreviations like PB, WLS and NSV need no explanation! (Productive burp, weight loss surgery and non-scale victory for any newbies!)

. . . you lose weight over Christmas and Easter . . whereas you always used to gain!

. . . you read all 24 pages of this thread because it's just so true and feels so good to see that other people are going through the same things you are!

Things I've learned reading this post:

I'm not the only person who occasionally slimes directly into the trash! (Sorry . . gross!)

And, I'm not the only person who wants to tell other people I see who are very overweight about the band b/c it's totally changed my life.

This was the best thread ever!

Catherine

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. . . you update your signature on LBT every time you drop 1/10th of a pound! (But don't update it if it goes up a wee bit before you lose again. . . Or is that just me?) :wink2: :sad:

. .

SO not just you!!!! I do that all the time LOL :rolleyes:

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Your finger tips no longer have that permanent orange stain from all the Cheetos.

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How is everybody doing on there New Year's Goal's?

For the last 2 years I have been able to loose the weight and keep it off. So Iam off to a good start for a change.

Chris

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After being morbidly obese for most of your adult life the Dr tells you that you are 3kg under weight!!!

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