I am glad this room got started. There are things I need to ask and have absolutely nobody in my life that I can ask these kinds of personal questions.

The band has given me back my life in a way that has made me extremely happy. I know I wouldn't have the wonderful health conscience bf that I have now if I hadn't lost all the weight. My life for several years before I lost the weight was empty and lonely. I just wanted to say I am glad that we have a place that we can come and feel comfortable sharing things that we can't share with people we know in real life.

Glad you like it...some don't obviously though.

Edited August 18, 200817 yr by Froggi

I agree Denise. I don't necessarily come in this forum everyday, but it's really nice to read that other women go through the same stuff I do. I like to come in here, especially if I'm having a bad day and need some girl talk time, lol.

I'm glad this forum isn't 'just about the band'! The band is important, but so is all the other stuff.

After two threads recently being closed, I was concerned that other threads in the powder room would be closed too. Alex said it is an off topic room, but we can't be too graphic in there. I guess we will have to use our good judgement as to what is too graphic.

I have discussed some very personal issues in here, and I am not comfortable talking face to face with anyone about these issues so I am glad we have the powder room to discuss things with our lbt friends.

I think we need to keep in mind that it's okay to talk about sexual issues, etc, in here but to just post random items about sex is not appropriate. Specific concerns or questions that you'd like addressed are certainly okay to post about.

I understand moderation...to some degree. But, it's hard to be polite society here and then look at R&R where everything goes. Here at least, we can get good (?) advice from other women.

I love reading the powder room...and I love being graphic. I can't discuss this kind of stuff with anyone because I get too red in the face. Online, it's easy.

I've tried the exercise ball...maybe I'm not doing it right...?

I also *almost* bought some plain yogurt to "apply directly to source" but thought about it way too much. I ended up putting it back without buying it. But I stood in the grocery store for a good 2 minutes thinking about the things I've read in this thread.

LBT is great because you can read about your issues with the band and other "real-life" things. For me, gaining weight wasn't all about food. There is a lot of emotion behind it and the Powder Room makes me feel that I have girlfriends to talk to.

IRL I don't have that many. I have work friends and family members, but not many friends my age, in the same boat as me.

From what I read here, a lot of women have the same questions and concerns that I do. And, the potty mouth that I do! Which, is a relief to me.

Anyway...that's my 2 cents.

Someone PM me and tell me which threads were closed...???? I've been out on vacation and had limited internet access....I've been jones'n man for my LBT - BIG TIME.

I agree. It's really nice to have friends in here and having a place to feel comfortable enough to discuss things with friends we are comfortable with. I too have nobody else I would share the things I have shared in the powder room. It's embarrassing in here too, but at least I don't have to see anyone face to face.

You can just look on the powder room page and see where it says '

thread closed"

I like this room the way it is. It is nice to have a place where people just talk openly about whatever :0). I would be very dissapointed if this room closed for any reason.

I don't think it's going to close. I am pretty sure everything is okay now.

Well I enjoy having this forum here. I discuss stuff with you guys that I would never discuss with anyone face to face. You guys aren't judgmental, and for those who are, I just ignore. The fact is, this is a great learning space too.

I agree. We need a place to ask questions and not have to see the person all the time if we feel embarrassed after talking about something.

It's bad enough that I chat with people in the chat room at LBT and I wonder if they have read any of my powder room posts. But at least these people can't see how red my face is when I get the guts up to ask some of this stuff.

I like the open discussion, but the random articles get old.

I like the open discussion, but the random articles get old.

Don't like them don't open them. Simple as that.

Don't like them don't open them. Simple as that.

Didn't say I did. I just said they get old. No reason to get snippy.

I like the open discussion, but the random articles get old.

yeah, a lot of things get real old real quick on the net...

I posted the rules in the one thread called Ahem., very personal, that tends to be more graphic and said that things need to be said in a tasteful manor and that the rules must be followed whether it's the powder room, rants and raves, etc.

I hope that tones down the very graphic posts which have generated some complaints sent into the moderators.