Donna113

This is for all my July Butterflies: Are you tired of those sissy 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship. You will see no cutesy little smiley faces on this card- Just the stone cold truth of our great friendship. 1. When you are sad -- I will jump on the person who made you sad like a spider monkey jacked up on Mountain Dew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you. 3. When you smile -- I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in. 4. When you're scared -- we will high tail it out of here. 5. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining, ya big baby!!!! 6. When you are confused -- I will use little words. 7. When you are sick -- Stay away from me until you are well again. I don't want whatever you have. 8. When you fall -- I'll pick you up and dust you off -- After I laugh my butt off!! 9. This is my oath ... I pledge it to the end. 'Why?' you may ask -- because you are my FRIEND! Friendship is like peeing in your pants everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth. Send this to 10 of your closest friends, Then get depressed because you can only think of 4

Why such long waits in between? Is this your doctor's requirement? I had to wait 4 weeks for my first fill and then there were no time restrictions. I just self enforced 2-3 weeks between fills because from everything I'd read, it sometimes takes that long for the fill to "settle". I got banded a couple of weeks before you but I got my 4th fill last Tuesday. Have you talked to your doctor's office and told them the problems you are experiencing? If necessary, call them EVERY day. I'm starting to get a little concerned for you Orea as I'm beginning to detect a note of desperation/disgust with the band. Please don't give up. If you want, I will call your doctor's office and gtive them hell.

It really pisses me off that they want to mess with the Constitution to enforce their personal beliefs on others. I wish we would add an amendment to the Federal Constitution to make it unconstitutional to amend the Federal Constitution or the Constitution of any state which infringes upon personal choice issues INCLUDING abortion. As long as you marry who you want and abort your babies on your time and on your dime, it's none of my freakin' business. That's why I DON'T want liberals to make our government more touchy/feely or the conservatives to take us back to Victorian prudishness. Just leave people alone!!!!!

Thanks Georgia Girl. Good luck on your 5K training. I see the race is just around the corner.

Renewed, I've been thinking of you all day. Your b/a pics are amazing. You've done such a great job. You should be VERY proud.

Orea, how many fills have you had? Is your doctor being too conserative with the fills?

Orea, how many fills have you had? Is your doctor being too conserative with the fills?

What classes?

I did not keep my WLS a secret. I didn't send out a broadcast but if anyone asked, I told them. One of the reasons I told was that I want people to find out through me, not through gossip and speculation. The truth will out... All that aside, people can be incredibly obtuse.

Hi shrinknme. My weight loss has been on a similar path as yours. Keep the faith with me. I'm sure once we get adjusted and the right amount of fill, the weight will start to come off.

Thanks for your post LIL and I agree Oprah always looks lovely. I mean who wouldn't with an unlimited wardrobe, makeup artist, hair stylist, etc.? The question wasn't do you think Oprah is lovely? The question was do you think she's given up on weight loss? I decided to have WLS when I finally admitted to myself that I needed medical intervention.

As long as you stay young at heart you will always be young.

Then it's B/A pics time!

Brandy, being the "bigger person" here isn't necessarilu the best thing. How about "better person"?

Is it just me or has the LBT site been EXTREMELY slow the last couple of days regardless of the time of day? It's getting to a point where it's so frustrating that I just log out altogether.

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Off Topic - I think bodily functions are gross, too. EXCEPTION - I never thought my children's secretions were gross or stinky when they were infants. Moms just think their kids sh*t don't stink.

Isn't that cool! You can go here to make one: http://www.meez.com/main.dm

Snowbird, you are no longer obese, hell you are no longer overweight! You are in the "normal" BMI! Yay you!

Oh God.... I said I wouldn't be dragged back into this but here I am... Watcher, I thought you were intelligent enough not to believe every soundbite taken out of context. My recollection of that town hall meeting was that while he didn't disagree with her comments, he believed an all volunteer military was superior and had no plans to implement a draft. Many liberals on the other hand have been calling for the implementation of a draft because they believe the only way to end an unpopular war is to scare people into taking action. They may have a point, but McCain did not support implementing a draft and has no plans to do so.

Who thinks those who lost weight on the BL will be able to keep it off long term?

You have got to figure out how to get post lap band care. They need to monitor your fill level, check to see if you've had a slipped band and help you with proper diet and nutrition. At a minimum, you should be taking some sort of multi-vitamin.

Some people are just totally crass!

I REFUSE to feel sorry for you Slim, YOU got a month off from work after this surgery. I got my surgery on a Wednesday and was back at work the following Monday. Granted, I have a desk job but STILL! Typing this from home.. I telecommute on Fridays.