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LapBand Surgeon Chat Original Post by Theresa C at 2:26 PM PST on 12/29/2003 ME - RNY (07/15/2003) Hello Members, tonight, December 29th at 6:00p.m PST we will be hosting a surgeon chat with a Lap Band Surgeon. This will be a one hour question and answer session about the procedure, pre op and post op care as well as various other issues. The chat will be held in the surgeon chat room and you can find that room by going to the main chat room or click on this link http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/chatroom.phtml Once you are there, click on the announcement banner that will be at the top of the page and this will take you to the Surgeon Chat room. The room will open 30 mins prior to the start of the chat, so before that time, you will not be able to click on the banner and get in the room. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at Theresa@obesityhelp.com We hope to see you there! Theresa Client/Member Services Obesityhelp.com

WOOOHOOOO!!! that also means you dropped a category! my bmi was 51.7 'super morbidly obese' and now it is 42.8 'morbidly obese'. i cant wait to be just flat out OBESE!! i am sure your looking forward to being obese to! congrats on your loss so far!!!

ask your surgeon. some cover all fills some dont! congrats on your upcoming banding!

Welcome Fiona! congrats on your weight loss! you are doing great!

Alexis!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU LOOK GREAT!!!! i think i'd rather have boobs than have the 'sock boobs' so many people refer to getting when they lose weight! 106 POUNDS in almost 11 months!!!! WOW!!! i am in awe! Congratulations! are you exercising? eating healthy? whats your secret!!

wow kelly i better quite complaining!!!! i dont have any kiddos yet! you might ought to get you a sports drink to help keep you hydrated through the weekend! michelle

i know what you mean!!! last night i baked from 6:00 - 10:30. with no break. i made homeade chocolate chip Cookies, homeade bacon and cheese rolls, and homeade pretzels. today i was only able to eat 2 cookies, 1/2 a roll and 1 pig in a blanket. seemed like a lot of work!!!

this is my boyfriend and our doggies...bear, star, and steve. I love them!!!!!

maybe you do have something stuck? take it especially easy over this holiday weekend. i will be thinking of you! i hope it is stress too! i glad its finally christmas eve! it'll all be over tommorrow!

hey kelly! how are you feeling? did the liquids help?

sounds like a fish sandwich has better qualities than this guy!!! they are both flaky though~ i think i'd take my dogs over him anyday. i agree with what donali said. be thankful your not waisting anytime on this guy. hang in there! and when your need a hug you know your pooch will oblige! :D

my stomach is no longer bigger than my boobs!!! i guess that could be considered a non scale victory!

thanks quakergirl.... i posted this pic but it got deleted???

hey donali how could you post your 232 pics on your webpage and not tell anyone!!! i just checked your 'page' and saw you! WOW you are very pretty!!!! what a difference in your face!!!!

Even though they blurry you can still tell a difference!!!! i cant wait till you post a full body pic!!!

and this is bear supporting out team- GO TITANS!!!!!

wow kelly! i hope you loosen up a little after some liquids you too bebbly and have a wonderful cruise. i pb'd 3 times this weekend after a month or without doing once. unfortunalty i think mine was from not listening to my body and continuing to eat. i'll be measuring my food for a while. it scares me when i golfball/PB it feels like i should be choking even though i can breath. i think i just simply 'wanted to eat more'

hey seanmamma~ you can get gel seatcovers for bikes although mine never helped!!! i always felt like i needed a pillow to sit on! i love walking outside. there is a trail right by my house but it has been FREEZING outside (ok any northerners i know its REALLY freezing up there but since losing weight i can get warm!) michelle

i know what you mean about your body declining!!! i once hiked 30 miles throught the smoky mountains!!! now i can walk a mile but cant wait to start FEELING the difference from working out!!! i am going to start out doing 4 times a week with the minimum amount of time i can do and gradually climbing my way up to 'real workout'!!!

hi all! i got my hair whacked off! 11 inches! i donated to locks of love. i love my new hair cut it was donated by a trendy hair salon in nashville. in talking with the hairdresser about weight loss i got really irritated with her when she (super skinny like maybe a size 4) commented that while people can be predispostioned to be overweight it is a personnal chioce to be overweight!! it is calories taken in and what you burn. she runs 20 miles a week to be able to eat what she wants, and she has never had a weight problem. well if she had dealt with a weight problem i might have taken what she said to heart! Thanks for the haircut though! i'll post a pic tommorrow!

thanks donali! that was the second time i donated. i dont have the money to BUY presents so i was trying to be giving. i also gave away all my clothes that are now to big. i even had some good will spread unto me from- Goodwill (go figure). this is posted under the exercise thread but... i found a stairstepper and cardioglide for $2 EACH!!!! (thats great since i am broke!!!)

Carmen!!!! i have been looking on ebay and in the papers for used exercise equipment but didnt want/couldnt afford to pay for equipment i went to the Goodwill Outlet in nashville and they had about 30 pieces of equipment. i bought a stairstepper (not that pretty but very sturdy) a cardioglide that was in great condition plus a pair of brown corderouys for the whopping price of $6.06!!!!!!!!! all exercise equip is $2 a peice!!!!!! i took my brother who is anti-goodwill and a serious exerciser and even he was in shock at my STEAL!!! thanks for reminding me to check the goodwill!

ditto! i'll probably nibble all day though in order to get all of my tastes in!!! my parents are cooking hot wings potatoe salad, and deviled eggs and we are bringing pea salad, mac and cheese, my sinful Cookies, brownies, homead bread, and our forecast is for 60 degrees!!!! so the 'picnic' type foods will seem fitting. dizzy- i take it your going to be somewhere with a lot of people!!! luckily my immediate family is the only one in out state so we wont have any 'skinny ones'. Dont tell anyone your not comfortable with telling. if your restricted eat what you want and let the band tell you when to quit. if your not restricted yet and trying not to gain the only way to aviod the high calorie foods is to suffer. i know i wouldnt be able to do that. most holiday foods are high calorie, high fat luckily its only once a year! dont think i was any help...

Thanks!!!!! Jennye- i cant wait to see your pic too! i love the curls!!! Bright- i love your new hair do! i love the digital camera too. i borrow one from my work and LOVE IT!!!! Sue- every time i have lost i get my hair whacked off and as i gain i tend to let it grow.... i think this also stems from not wanting or liking to 'fix' my hair and being gun shy when it comes to hairdressers i have had a truly bad cut before. so i enjoy it short and while its growing into long then i only have to get a couple trims. vera- i do feel lighter! my head feels bouncy. i have to make a conscious effort not to use a GLOB of shampoo!!! Donali- thanks for reposting the pic. can you grant anymore wishes????lol!

here we go again....