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I had/have and Angel... it is wonderful to have her support and good advice pre-banding and post-banding. I was lucky to have someone nearby but I think even having a contact person for support and information per email or phone would be helpful! I'm in... would be a good way for me to give back what was given to me. Darcy

I'm just glad that Alexandra has a bit of help! I can't think of two better helpers! BTW... who is Tangerine? Just curious. Congrats to Miss Penni and Miss Marie! Darcy

Awww Penni... when it rains it pours... I am so sorry about your Aunt. (((HUgs))) Darcy

AMEN... never... never too much fun! That bear doesn't look so tough... yup... definitely... I could take him! Congratulations on hitting the 50 lb mark Penni! THat totally rocks! WTG!!!! Darcy

I can't find the Houston Bash thread???? Paula... where would I find it?

Awww... thanks Tall Guy! If Lisa doesn't wear her tiara all of the time... she should... she looks fabulous! Oh man... now I am going to be thinking of Lisa's port site wearing a tiara... great.

Hiya Betty... So glad that your surgery is all over with! You have a lot of folks here that are here for you if you need us during your recovery. One big happy banded family we are! Darcy

Sorry Tall Guy... I'm a newlywed.... so... not sick of my fella yet. Besides... I'm a little nuts myself! Now... if I were a fella... which I happen not to be... I'd be falling all over myself for Miss Megan... she's sweet... adorable and she probably lives someplace warm! Dang... I have a sudden urge to buy a Harley... hmmm?????

Welcome back Joanne and congrats on being banded! I found walking to be the best medicine for the shoulder pain... gas build-up. Like Miss Michelle said... everyday will get better and better! Darcy

Tanise... thanks so much for sharing your success and welcome to the forum! I hope that I will be able to look back in a year and see a change like yours! Darcy

Beautiful Carmen! What a great avatar! Darcy

Noooooo Lisa... I'm picturing your port site... picturing YOU while my hubby and I do the fandangle would just be wrong. You know how an open wound makes me shiver... Do I get a tiara or a banner... or somethin for being the good looking broad in Wisconsin? I'm going to skip the swimsuit competition... iffin y'all don't mind! Gross Darcy AKA Miss Good Looking Wisconsin USA

WOO HOO Becky and ZOE!!!!! I am saying this from my chair... the one that I can barely get out of without assistance now. Seriously... I'm a hurting unit. Welcome Jeanie! Lisa... I am glad that there isn't a chocolate pie here... it definitely would have done an triple pike down my throat! Anybody having difficulty shakin your bum???? It feels good once you get yourself into it... AND... building up muscle tissue will help you be a better fat burner! It is also a great way to squash quilt feelings over chocolate pie that has pole vaulted down ones throat or icecream that somehow gets past the Lap Band Detector. Darcy

*sigh* I awoke this morning and trudged barefoot into the bathroom... dragged the scale out... thought skinny thoughts... held my breath... and stepped on. It's been a week of indulgence... unfilled and no stomach pain... what a combo. I haven't been eating like I used to eat pre-banding... but still... much more than I should. It showed... a pound and a half UP. OMIGOD... I wondered how I would feel if the scale ever went UP again... and now I know. It sucks quite frankly. So... I hope I can be kind to myself this week... make better choices... and behave! GAWD... I am telling myself it is not that big of a deal... but honestly... it was devastating to see the numbers go up. Darcy

Well... I guess gaining weight did something for my exercise motivation... I had a huge bowl of icecream this afternoon and was feeling pretty darn guilty and downright ashamed of myself... So... I FORCED myself on the treadmill. I just kept walking until I didn't feel terrible anymore... for a grand total of 4 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes... and burned 520 cals. Now... the icecream goes in the garbage and I will knock my husband in the head if he partners up with me to buy naughty stuff! My muscles are crying out for mercy and I think I had a small cardiac infarction... but at least I don't feel guilty anymore. :dead Darcy

As I sit here remembering the bowl of icecream I had for lunch... WHAT the HEDOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS is the matter with me?????? It's funny... from the beginning... I have felt fear everytime I started to get dressed... fear that suddenly my clothes would be too tight again. If I don't stop myself... they will be too tight again! Okay ladies... I am going to get on the treadmill and walk until I drop... do you think that will erase a huge bowl of rocky road icecream... with whipped cream? :nervous I know what you're thinking... Darcy... why do you have ice-cream and whipped cream in the house????? Well... my hubby was a partner in crime last week when we went to the store and bought M&M's... Snickers Bars and the dreaded Ice Cream. He said this morning... "Well... I had to do something... you're almost down to what I weight!" *sigh* He thinks I should be mad at him... but I'm not... I was his partner in crime. So... tonight... whatever ice cream they don't eat is going in the trash... I already sent the candy with my hubby (he threw it away once and dug it out of the trash later...lol) Thank you again ladies... I'm gonna be good... I promise... Darcy

IF... you come home from the store... run up to the computer... and check for NEW POSTS... IF... you are doing the horizontal boogie and find yourself thinking... hmmm... I wonder if Lisa's port site will ever heal?... IF... you feel hesitant to take your vacation due to the inability to post on LBT... OR... if you take your laptop with you and post anyway (Penni ) ... IF... you are thinking of taking out a second mortgage just to be able to afford to attend the next LBT get-together bash... IF... you find yourself worrying about other LBT members just as if they were your family... IF... you find that there is no substitute for the intelligent, loving and insightful words from the members here... then you are definitely and addict just like me! P.S. I am going to pretent I am the good looking one from Wisconsin as long as nobody else claims the tiltle!

Michelle...Teresa... Buttkicking losses! Congrats! Me...1.5lbs UP... bummer... on with a new week. Darcy

THanks guys... I am trying not to fret. I think the reason it is such a bummer is that I had half convinced myself that I could do this even in an unfilled status. I am scared to get filled again... scared that the stomach pain I was having will return if I get filled. I so wanted to think that I had learned to control myself... that I had learned a different way of eating. The harsh reality is that I still love food... still love shoving as much as will fit in... and finally... I still need restriction to lose weight. My brain knows the the stomach problems were not due to the fill... it was due to iritation of the stomach lining for whatever reason.... still... the thought of being filled again nearly throws me into a panic attack. Part of it is knowing that my port is difficult to access... I guess it is somewhat at an angle. I wasn't even going to get on the scale this morning because I knew it was going to show a gain... it probably should have been more of a gain quite honestly. I am going to try to get back to those bandster eating guidelines until my appointment next week... going to stick with the exercise... and going to remember that I can't undo 3 and a half months of losses in a 3 week period of time. What the heck would I do without you guys... yikes... hope I never find out! Darcy

Sending tons of healing vibes! Wishing you a safe journey! Come back and let us know how you are doing. ((((hugs)))) Darcy

Whiskey farts... VEEEERY dangerous indeed!

Michelle... Everybody's experience with the band is different. I have always been able to eat rice and pasta... I do have a problem with bread especially in the morning... unless it is thin and toasted. I was very restricted post-op until I hit the 7 week mark... but some have no restriction at all until their first fill. I think that the important thing is to take it slow and chew everything really well. I was very careful with each new thing I added to my diet. I also have a problem with chicken unless it is combined with a sauce of some sort... others have no problem at all with chicken... your banding experience will be a learning journey... but it is really worth it.

Hmmmm... a whiskey bath... now that sounds like the makings of a country song! Not to mention that other people would likely stay clear of you due to the fumes! :lick

Partay at Betty's!!!! Seriously... I could even drive which would save me the total nervous breakdown that would come with flying! Betty... I doubt I will ever actually get a tattoo... but I feel like a bad a$$ talking like I would. :cool: If I showed up at a class reuion with a tattoo... (I would gouge my eyes out before attending a class reuion) all of my classmates would drop dead of shock. Sometimes I think it would be nice to be a rebel... but I don't think I have what it takes! Did I mention how excited I am for you???? Don't forget to come and post how you are doing so that I won't worry like an old mother hen! Darcy

OH dear... looks like there is going to be more bonking of heads! Did my 2.5 mile walk lastnight... going to go play with the the weights in a little bit. Tis cloudy and chilly today... if it rains the walk is out... but at least I'll be pumped up thanks to Weider. I used to work for Betty Weider's brother Will... lemme tell ya... they airbrush the hell out of her pics in the Muscle and Fitness magazine. Her body may look great... but in the end age gets us all even if we are married to a fitness guru! Getting older sucks... period. On that positive note... I think I'll go put my teeth in and Ben Gay myself from head to toe and workout. :cool: Darcy