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Fanny, are you home or back on the jobsite? How goes it with the hunk?

Congrats Barb and welcome to ONEderland!

Thanks for the words of encouragement. At this rate, it's going to be a long, long time before I'm ready to post any "cheesecake photos"

Congrats! Is this your first son? Daughters are awesome but sons are simply darling!

I didn't have a pre-op diet requirement. I did lose 7-10 lbs the first week post op (probably because of luquids/mushy stage). Now I'm depressed because that means in the 4 months since then I've only lost 13 lbs which averages 3.25 lbs per month! Arg!

Not a lot info -- are you peri menopausal? It sounds like pre-band you were irregular and once banded became more regular. Now you've added in some exercises so that could maybe affect it as well. Bottom line, if there is a significant change in our bodies (e.g., weight, illness, nutrition) it can affect your period. I'm very regular and always have been my entire life, but last year for no apparent reason my period became very irregular for a few months and my gyno said as long as you are having at least one period every 3 months or so and you have no other symptoms, it's not really a cause for concern.

Welcome Denise. Slow and steady wins the race... or so they say. It's been very slow for me and not all that steady but the weight is on a decline and not an incline so I'm grateful for that. May I make a suggestion? Your registered username "Ready2diet" might be playing pyschological games with you. I know it is with me. Remember, we got the lapband so we could LIVE, not DIEt. We have to make LIFEstyle changes for the rest of our LIVES. DIEts don't work, that's why we're here. OK, I'm stepping off my soapbox now and sorry for lecture at your first meet and greet.

Beth, just 4 more days!

Hi Daisy. It's nice to see you again. Your avator always brought me a smile so it's nice to have it back again too!

Well, hopefully he likes YOU big or small. After the banding, the intent is for you to get smaller.

I did not feel any restriction until my 4th fill. When you feel restriction is as individual as you.

I tried poached eggs for the first time yesterday and did not fall in love.

Phyl, hit him upside the head with a frying pan. A big, nice cast iron one. Honestly, if my DH said ONE WORD to me about what I eat, it wouldn't be me leaving the house. It doesn't sound like your DH's actions are coming across as supportive but rather more submersive. That kind of stress in making you feel like you have to hide your eating from him may trigger some old bad habits. Tell him to just STFU. Anyway, that's my 2 cents and probably worth a lot less.

Gorgeous! My daughter has never played in snow and my son doesn't remember. We are going to try to schedule a winter vacation so we can be around snow.

Too funny.

Same here.

What's Jackie's story?

Howdy, neighbor!

I voted for 2. but I think Band_Groupie's suggestion is great.

Gibson, what a great idea!

Congrats Stacy!

I think all of us who were self-pay would have jumped through those hoops if we could have but in my case, my emloyer had a WLS exclusion on our insurance plan so even if I offered to jump through hoops of fire, it would have done me absolutely no good.

I'm sorry you're feeling grumpy. Hang in there, you know when this passes you'll have perky boobs (excuse the crudeness) and that will make it all better.

What's a plenty of fish forum?

Lovegrapes, I totally understand. I'd feel the same way.