I am interested in finding out about my fellow August All-Stars! I'll start.

I am a stay at home mom to 5 awesome, rambunctious, talkative kids. My oldest is 9 and she is going into the 4th grade. My next daughter is 6. She was adopted from China at 10 months. She'll be in first grade this year. My only son is 4 and is starting preschool this fall:thumbup:. My next daughter is four also. She was adopted from China at 20 months of age. She's going to preschool too:thumbup:. My baby is 3 this year. While her brother and sister are at preschool, she is going to learn how to behave in public. At least that is the plan...don't tell her:eek:!

I used to teach 8th grade English. Now I take care of the kids. I love to read. I make and sell girls' hair bows for fun.

I am married to one awesome man (but don't tell him I said so:wink2:)

I decided to have this surgery because nothing else was working for me. My hubby and kids are all thin and fit and I just can't keep up with them anymore!! I want to see my kids grow up! My cholesterol is through the roof and I have a family history of heart disease.

Okay, who is next????

In less thn 24 hours this will all be over with.....or should I say just beginning..I CANT WAIT!!!!!

I am nervous, anxious, happy, scared...thrilled excited!!! Just need this to happen already...

Hi, my name is Christee, I am 29 years old, and married to a wonderful man which is a Deputy for Pasco County, FL. I work full-time for Department of Corrections, Probation and Parole (10 years) and am a licensed Esthetician (Skin Care Specialist). I do it to family and frinds until I can find a job doing it in the evenings after my full-time job. I notice that it is really hard to get a job in a spa helping people with their skin and telling them to drink water and eat healthy when you are over weight. I was practically offered a job over the phone as an esthetician in a spa right near my house, but when I showed up to give her my resume, she gave me excuses as to why she couldn't hire me on the spot before even looking at my resume. I know it was because I was overweight. So I plan to open my own spa and hire people who are not snooty and think their shit doesn't stink.

Anyway, I do not have any kids currently but have tried for about 3 years. I was told that I have PCOS but that this surgery would help and I would someday be able to get pregnant. I pray to God that I can. I love kids and would have 10 if I could afford it. What is sad, my husband is the same way, he wants lots of kids also.

Sorry, I went off about the spa incident but it just frustrates me that people can be rude and judge a person by their looks. I am a wonderful person with a heart of gold.

Thanks for listening.

Edited August 25, 200817 yr by ilovecops79

Hi Just thought I would quit lurking and join in the fun. My named is Angela. I am a 35 yr old wife and mother of 3 boys. I am also an ER nurse that needs to lose some weight....I have been steadily gaining weight since I was 18 and just can't seem to ever keep it off. I was banded AUG 18th, so far so good. I want to shop in the regular area of a store for once in my adult life (I think i will cry when it actually happens.) My family and I are huge sports fans and often can be found on a ball field or in the Grandstands of a NASCAR race.. (GO GORDON #24). I look forward to making this journey with all of you from all over the world. GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS!

Welcome Angela! I got banded today and have to stay overnight (apnea monitoring) but that's not keeping me from watching the NFL Preseason game tonight. Good thing it's a private room...or my yelling at the tv would probably get me in trouble!

Congratulations Lanakila!

You have been such a source of support for everyone in this group. It is just so cool that you now have your very own band:thumbup:

Lanakila congrats! to you and all August allstars.

I'm getting my band (2nd try) tomorrow! My surgeon was very very pleased with my weight loss and is sure my liver will be small enough now.

Way to go, everyone!

yay...angela...you've come out of lurkdom! sometimes it's fun to be there too...but yay for you!

and a big yay to lanakila! you're banded now!

and good luck to restless! make sure to let us know how you're doing!

good job everyone!!!! and thanks so much for being here for me!! it's so wonderful!! and yes...God bless!

I realized I have never reall introduced myself here so here I go...

hello all...My name is Patty and I am a wife/ mom and teacher. I have a beautiful 13 year old girl who is a competitive figure skater...a husband who works in the automotive paint industry at the corporate level and I am a Chemistry /Forensic Science teacher at our local high school in NJ.

I started dieting when I was 18 years old...5 ft 7 and weighed a HORRIBLE 139......(I only WISH I weighed that now...lol).I went down to 132 and than went back up to 145..down to 137..back to 153 and ate myself up and down the scale for years...I evened out at about 170 and than went onto steroids for 10 months due to Lyme disease mimicking MS...gained about 80 lbs from that and never quite took all that weight off.

So I am now banded....I am on a clear liquid diet...and I am doing the Sip/Growl/ Burp thing...lol My stomach hasnt stopped growling for the least 48 hours...lol

So that is me...I look foward to doing this journey with you all now that I am calmer than I was before the surgery...

I also had my surgery on the 18th of August.... and I am happy to say I am feeling great!

Good Luck and keep in touch..

Jo Ann

the Sip/Growl/ Burp thing...lol

Yes I sip my clear liquids...my stomach growls (loud enough so my dog growls back) and than I burp....I am such fun to be around...

and might I add that this morning...well lets just say I could add the word fluff to it...

thus the sip growl burp thing...lol which has advanced to sip/growl/burp/fluff (fluff is that thing women do that men pull each others fingers for...hehehe)

Hello all! I was banded last Tuesday and am feeling good! I'm looking so forward to this next year and the weight loss journey.

I am married with 27 and 20 yr. old daughters and a 19 yr. old son. The two youngest are now in college and so am I. I will be applying for the nursing program this December and am so very excited about it.

I am looking forward to all the support from everyone on this forum and will offer my support wherever it is needed.

We can do this!

I'm home from being banded!! YAY Liver was small enought this time. I guess I get to change my ticker! No pain meds but liquid tylenol and it's all under control. To be honest? I've felt better but I've also felt a LOT worse! My problem? I can drink water in swallows not sips. No pain. I wait between swallows....I thought it was supposed to hurt and feel bad and I could only sip? but it feels groovy. They did a GI and every is where it's supposed to be and going where it's supposed to be so I guess I'll just consider myself lucky and go with the flow :biggrin:

good for you!!!

Congratulations!! Glad everything is going so well for you.