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Congratulations.....that is a great amount of weight for pre-op!!! Good Luck and keep us posted on your progress.

Its a dirty mens room.......that is utterly disgusting!!!

I was just conned into losing 43 lbs in 3 months!!! I feel great but......I can't believe I was duped!!! Just kidding....you really need to re-evaluate because if you get the band with that negative thinking.....it will not work nor will anything else. Good Luck to you!

Well said Laura!!!

It makes sense to me because we have all been down this road before except now the road feels very different!!!!! Its like I have been wanting this for so long that I cannot wrap my brain around the fact that its actually happening!!!

You crack me up.....I know everyone say LOL but I actually did! Thanks, I needed a good laugh! You are so unselfish making me laugh in your condition!

Wasa.......damn you are good!

Welcome Barb! Margie....I went overboard during labor day too but we have to realize that even thin people overeat sometimes.....just not all the time! So do not be too hard on yourself....its what we do the next day that counts! Good luck with you band.....it is a process that takes work but is very rewarding!

I am tired of perverted people in bathrooms especially those who are on the public payroll!!!! I do not care if you are gay or straight, male or female, white black or purple, republican or democrat..... just have a little bit of dignity!!!! And now we are forced to hear about it at every news cast.....

At least you will look good for the viewing!!!! Nice and thin, do you think your sister will still be jealous????

I am so proud of all of us as I read these posts!!! I remember when it was nothing but bansdster HELL and now its nothing but NSV"S!!!! I love my new elliptical......doing about 12 minutes at a time and I really start to sweat immediately!!! My latest NSV is I have a pair of board shorts (nice way of saying fat lady shorts) that I wear over my bathing suit. They velcro instead of zipping and last year they used to rip apart when I sat down.......this weekend I could get them on without undoing the velcro.....they went straight on. I know it does not sound that exciting but when I thought of how tight they used to be I just sat down and had a moment!! Does anyone ever do that? Every once in a while I think....Oh my god this is really happening, I might actually be thin after all! After so many failed attempts and yo yo diets.....this could actually work!!!!

I never do all that I am supposed to do. I do not drink enough Water, half the time I forget to take my Vitamins (because I hate them) and I do not exercise enough....so today I ate right and exercised but no vitamins or water! Tomorrow I will be completely on plan!!!!

I was not that good this weekend either! It was my birthday and we went to dinner, had cake and ice cream etc....but I know that even thin people do that sometimes! We can not be perfect, its just what we do after a weekend or a day like that. My son went off tho college this weekend and all I did was cry, before I would have cried and eaten and eaten and eaten! I got an elliptical for my birthday and I love it! I hope it will kick up the weight loss! Thanks for listening! Back on the bandwagon today!

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Reminder......use the last post for cut and paste!!!! The last couple aren't updated!

It is easy from rte 2 or the Mass Pike. Parking right in the building.....rush hour takes longer but I have not had a problem. They said the parking garages get full during a home Red Sox game even though its hospital parking only. Cheers, Maureen

I cannot imagine the empty nest!!! I am missing him already and he leaves tomorrow!

Welcome Mich! I did not involve my primary at all really. I did have failed weight loss attempts because I had tried Meridia but also I wrote down (which was true) WW and Jenny Craig. I think your seeing a nutritionist will help. I think February is reasonable. It all depends how many tests you need....sleep study, psych eval etc. Double check your insurance, if yours is like mine where the doc has to be in network..... make sure the hospital is also, my son broke his thumb, I took him to a doc that was in network but the hospital was out of network and I had no idea.....it cost me $1200 out of pocket!!! My insurance would only cover lapband on an outpatient basis....BIDMC will only do in patient. I stayed overnight but had to be discharged in under 23 hours to get my insurance to pay. The hospital will send info to insurance etc. I went to my first info session before making seeing the doctor. Good Luck.....keep us posted!

Thanks for the tip Losing.....I had a Dunkins ice coffee with milk and splenda yesterday but I do not want to head down that path again!! I gave up coffee before banding because of all the cream, sugar and things I would eat with my coffee. I do need to have some type of shake for breakfast because I do not want all my calories to be at night. Unfortunately I think I am going to be too tight in the morning to eat. It is that TOM and I have heard that could make a difference. The good part is that I have not updated yet but I was down another lb this morning and when my friend Tom leaves....I may be close to this Labor Day challenge. Thanks for starting it and thanks for being such an inspiration!!!!

Hey NoahsMom, I had 3 c-sections and it is nothing like it. I was lucky and did not have gas pains with my lapband. My port area hurt for awhile longer than most people. I had a bad stitch the doc said but even at its worst still only 10% of the pain of a c-section. Pain meds for a couple of days....do not wait until you feel pain, take them every 4 hours to keep it at bay. Good Luck and congrats on the new baby, my oldest is packing for college right now and I would give anything to turn the clock back and have him be a 7 month old. I know it sound like a cliche' but it does go by way to fast! Enjoy every minute because before you know it you will be in my shoes!

I couldn't agree more!!! Well said......I want people to come to this country and love and respect it the way our ancestors did. The land of opportunity, not "everything free in America" !!! If you do not want to learn the language and culture.....stay home! How abiding by a law or two also! Don't even get me started!

Welcome Margie!

We were on the same page about fills on another thread.....well I stopped losing weight and will power so I got my first fill (banded 5-21-07) and have spent 2 mornings this week barfing up eggbeaters....something I could eat before my first fill!!!! I am losing but I really like to eat breakfast and I guess I will have to drink breakfast from now on! I admire you for keeping it part you and part band!!! I did have salad for lunch today which I am happy that I can still eat! The slime/barf thing is horrible, glad I was home and not at a business lunch! Keep up the good work.....I am going to be very close to making this challenge.....I might be there when TOM leaves!

Sandra I have such bad cramps right now....I would be grateful for a missed period once in a while!!! JK....If I were you, I would probably ask my ob/gyn what they think. I doesn't hurt to ask, it may be normal. I had another bad morning with trying to eat breakfast and sliming and barfing!!! I guess its protein shakes or nothing for me in the am! My band gets up wrong side of the bed everyday! I wish I had the restriction at night instead....oh well! Good Luck and Have a nice long weekend to all my bandmates!

I do not want to backslide into my old/bad habits!