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I get the "Michelle" salad from Quiznos. It's my own creation. The "children" that work there have seen me from day one losing weight and they are seriously great motivation. Even if I haven't lost weight they say it looks like I have anyway. A new guy bought the restaurant and they were telling him today that I've lost quite a bit of weight and he wanted to know how many pounds. It's so many it is embarrassing at this point. I finally said, 110. I really do give them some of the credit, they make salads just for me. Something not on their menu. They have been a fantastic support system. The "children" even like my piercing (even if they DID say they wished their Moms were that cool... gahhh). The new owner asked me for before, during, and after photos as he would love to post them, kinda like Jared from Subway. Not gonna happen, not in this lifetime or any other but it was nice that he asked. Kinda. Okay, not really but I get his intent and that was very nice.

DAMN Lindata! You look mighty fine! How the heck did you do it?????

What is a son to his father? A little squirt. Gahhhh....

Mom... It's been my personal experience that the more someone has to tell me they are xtian, typically that means they are not showing it in their behaviors. My favorite type of xtian is the type that just PMed me earlier today or maybe yesterday. I LOL'ed in real time. There is a PITA (pain in the ass) atheist here that is making all atheists look bad. She laughed and teased me that the PITA is one of mine vs. one of hers. Okay, I'm not sure if that came out right, but it was as though she accepts me for who and what I am. She doesn't push her beliefs on me. She understands that after all is done and over we are all people doing our thing in this world. I wouldn't dream of insulting her for her beliefs and she wouldn't dream of insulting me for my lack of belief. We may not understand and relate to one another but that's okay. We don't need to. We are just two people plugging away in this world doing what we think is right. Who the heck can't respect that? When someone has to tell me they are xtian that usually means I can't tell by their behaviors alone. I don't care if people believe in the tooth fairy. Don't harm others, live your beliefs, and leave me the hell alone. I don't understand why beliefs or lack of beliefs separate us. We are all in this world together and we should be helping and supporting one another. Period.

I usually agree with K a majority of the time. Actually, it is rare that I disagree with her. But this time we just couldn't possibly disagree more. I will not stand by and allow newbies to think that if they don't tell the whole bloody world they are banded that this is somehow a cop out. It is NOT. It is a personal decision and one that needs to be made individually. I've been saying it since the day I was banded, if you tell someone about being banded you can never take it back. If you do not tell them you can always do so later. Newbies should never forget that. Being banded and telling others, it is no different from sharing your favorite sexual positions. Quite frankly, some people just don't care and they'd rather not know. Other times they don't understand how the band works (thinking of bandster hell now) and they make our lives miserable. Sometimes they are quite supportive and attempt to educate themselves how this works. But that isn't the majority. We are NOT dieting, we are adopting a lifestyle change. We don't need to be perfect all the time. Skinny people are not typically perfect all the time. They were born understanding and comprehending moderation. For whatever reason we were not. So we learn and we continue. No biggie.

Started to have a binge night a few days ago. Got a HUGE Dove chocolate bar and a huge container of Whoppers. Ate one square of the candy bar and 3 whoppers and took the rest to my neighbor. She's about 18 and a size zero. I hope she eats it all. Nobody has a right to be a size zero without a band.

I have a dog that died a few years ago. Just last week he got a pre approved credit card application in the mail. All he has to do is sign it and he has a $10K line of credit. Do paw prints count?

Hey, you said if we caught you in a lie you would log off and leave forever. We caught you in more than one. I guess leaving was just another lie. Need a link to your posts pointing out your slip up?

I hope nobody takes my previous post about shooting salad out my nose too seriously. I eat salad all the time, love the stuff. However, I do admit cutting wayyyy back since the "nose" incident. I guess I'm a little gun shy, or nose shy? Sometimes you don't chew as well as others and you pay the price. I paid the price, doesn't mean salad doesn't work other times or for other people.

Do you know what goes HA HA HA *THUMP*? A man laughing his head off.

No, not a cop out. That's just a bunch of hooey. I don't know about you but I failed at every other stupid diet, I didn't expect this one to be any different. I'm thrilled for you that you didn't feel the same but just because you don't have the same issue as others does not mean it is not quite real for them. I told people previously that I was on a diet and to kick my butt if I was screwing up. It didn't help then, it just made it worse. To spend $8K and have it happen all over again, no. I did not trust the band nor myself to make this one work. I think your post is unfair to those that don't share the same opinions. I'm not making excuses for not losing weight, I'm at goal so I did lose it. But just because it isn't something YOU personally feel does NOT mean it is a cop out. I think that is a wrong impression to give to newbies. If they don't tell the whole bloody world they are somehow trying to find a reason to fail. That's simply not true.

Projection my butt! You might want to do a quick check of her recent posts and not just on this thread. She's spreading her joy to many other threads and people are complaining there as well. She slipped up yesterday, got caught making claims of a rape that didn't happen. In trying to pass judgment on those of us that had surgery in Mexico and an attempt to scare the newbies away she lied about rape. Is that okay in your book? Or is just bitterness and treating others poorly okay? So perhaps sitting in judgment of us, you might want to do a bit of research. However, she does need someone on her side, thus far you are it. So tell you what, you watch your side of the street, I'll watch mine. I was her target yesterday until she slipped up and made a butt of herself. That's when things changed. It's easy to sit and point fingers at others, perhaps while you are watching your side of the street you check out the rest of her posts from the last few days. And yesssss, we know we know that byron katie is your buddy. But the real question is ... do you have any opinions of your own? One that doesn't come from byron katie? I mean honestly, one might wonder if byron katie is the only reason you post here.

HAHAHAHA~!~ Better you than meeeeeeeee! I haven't had to do that stuff in over 20 years. Don't miss it either.

Not 100% sure but I believe you are referring to Hawaii? I have a friend that lives there and that is what she claims it's like. I have a question for you. When you go outside in the morning and you start laughing, do your lips break? When your nose runs does the snot freeze on your upper lip? If you lick a padlock, would your tongue stick to the padlock? Have you ever had to dig your car out of a parking space? Driveway? Ditch? Jus' wondering. :eek:

Snow... isn't that white stuff that falls from the sky? I thought only bird doo was white and fell from the sky. Should I mention that I have my windows open and I'm airing out the house? No no no, pro'lly not.

HA! Such a newbie.... I'm not making fun of you, I just think the above comment is adorable. Hot weather, cold weather, stress, PMS, dehydration, hot foods/drinks, cold foods/drinks... anything can affect your stoma. I swear, THINKING about your stoma can affect your stoma on some days.

Who wrote the above? Oh yeah, I did. :omg: :whoo: :eek: (going somewhere to tell myself I was correct)

She's anti-Mexico but went there this morning for a consult, had the consult, was raped, and yet she's been on line all day. She doesn't know anything about WLS and that is why she is here absorbing info yet she knows 50 people in real time that had complications and she's held their hand while they suffered through band removal. Do any of us even KNOW 50 people in real time with a band let alone suffered less than 3% complications requiring band removal? If 50 is 3% of "X", what is "X"? That's a whole lotta banded folks Tit's knows. I'm a nurse, I've been in medicine for many years (but in all fairness, not bariatrics however, I have logged some hours in an ER) and I know one person in real time that lost their band due to complications. Yet she doesn't work for a doc but she's held the hands of 50 people who did lose their band. She claims I have promoted the safety of Tijuana but not a single post defending her claims even though I have posted that TJ is not my favorite place. She claims I'm a coordinator for ALL Mexican docs when in reality, I have been very clear there are some dangerous docs. She claims I'm nothing less than evil for not pointing out the bad side of surgery in Mexico but when I do point out the bad side of surgery in Mexico I just don't work for THOSE docs. Yet I work for all of them. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sooooooo confused~ What do I *really* think? I thought I knew but I was wrong. All I have to do is read her posts and I can finally discover what my own opinions are.

Yet... earlier you wrote: Soooo, you were raped this morning. I'm so sorry to hear that. To be honest, I think yer blow'en yer cover here. Shall I continue?

You did promise you would leave, right? http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f80/next-time-im-goin-mexico-42632/index2.html#post602196 http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/help-cant-decide-37503/#post506651 http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/help-cant-decide-37503/#post507405

Show me ONE post where I ever claimed TJ is a safe city. Just one. It is me that is writing that TJ is one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico according to the Mexican gov't. Show me this post where I claim TJ is safe or here you have your lie. Now run along, as you promised.

You know, people like you make the rest of us non believers look bad. I do believe you explained earlier that nobody has a problem with your bitter, nasty, attitude. Does this thread demonstrate otherwise? Since you *claim* to be here to absorb information, why aren't you asking questions about banding vs. slinging insults to everyone around you? The attitude I see is like a little monkey that escaped from a cage after being poked with a pointy thing on the end of a stick too many times. However, one would think you'd have the info you are supposedly "absorbing" considering you also claim to have sat with 50 people holding their hands due to slips and erosion. You claim you have been researching banding for 5 or more years. You come off as though you know everything anyway so really, why are you here? Did you run out of people in real time to listen to you and be your targets of bitterness, cranky attitudes, hate, slams, and assorted insults? Do you ever get the feeling that you haven't gotten off to a great start this time around LBT?

See above post, Tits. Anyone can go through your posts and see what kind of attitude you have and the various responses you have received from others. Thus, I stand behind my post to you wishing you well. Cheers. To everyone else I am still going to push research as I have from the beginning. Dig up the information, no excuse not to.

It's the idea that even spending $8K didn't help us. What a huge waste of money on another fad. That was my thinking in the beginning. Today I know WLS is a reality for me, that's what I needed. But in the beginning I was sure people would just roll their eyes and laugh because I was going to that extreme vs. just refraining from stuffing my face with more food.

Isn't it funny the impression we get of people on line? See, now I would have bet money you haven't had a seriously good belly laugh in the last 47 years of your life. And not one that sounds like "cackle cackle" either. That's not a belly laugh, that's a stressed laugh. But I am rambling. I can see laughing at concepts, I can see laughing at bizarre thinking, I can see having a little fun. I can certainly see frustration with outdated thinking, myths, intentional ignorance. But laughing at people because they have a common belief... I don't know. I don't think it is funny.