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Welcome to LBT! Congrats on the great weight loss and the new boyfriend too!:mad:

A big LBT welcome to both of you!:biggrin1:

Welcome to LBT! You have done really good with your band, and you are so close to your goal. Good luck reaching it!:biggrin1:

Great NSV! Don't you just love those kind?:biggrin1:

That's beautiful Vines, and how special to do something so cool for yourself!:biggrin1:

I just want to say that in my opinion most people are talking about newbies that didn't do their research, and they don't know exactly what the rules are and are still giving advice. I remember one saying she ate a chicken finger at a few days out, and did just fine. I read where some start eating right away and think nothing of it. So, when people are griping about newbies giving advice, I don't think them mean all of the newbies. Heck some of the new people know a heck of a lot and give very good advice. So, please don't think all newbies need to stop giving advice, just make sure when you do give someone advice you actually know what you are saying. We sure don't want someone to hurt their band by getting the wrong information. I know most of the older bandsters will tell them right up front that they should follow their doctors orders even though they are different from theirs.

Good Afternoon Y'all! I have been a busy beaver today getting all my work (typing) done. Gosh, I am getting a numb butt!:biggrin1: A couple of great gals that use to be members here came back today and I am happy about that! Give them a warm welcome if you would, they are Rebecca and Darcy! You couldn't ask for two nicer people. :Banane20: Dianne - I am happy your surgery is over and you are doing good! I sent you a big group hug, hope ya got it!:biggrin1: Eileen - Sorry to hear about your Uncle, sending my thoughts and prayers to you and your family. Cindy - I saw your post, it was a good one! Hopefully things will be back to normal soon and all the fighting will stop again for a long time. Kelly - Welcome! I still laugh when most people here is from another state! We just all got drawn in by Miss Sweet Eileen!:clap2: Sherry - Hope your first day back isn't too bad! Take it a little easy too! Ann - How's it going today? Tammy - Hope you are doing better today! Pat - I wish we lived closer, I sure come for that visit to your place! Of course your town would probably never be the same afterwards!:huggie: Patty - How is the job going? Well, going to run, I want to finish up this job and take it to get turned in. Later!

Becky too! How great is that?:biggrin1:

Welcome back Darcy! You have been missed my many of us!:biggrin1:

Thanks for letting us know! Give her a big "group" hug from LBT!:biggrin1:

Everyone has made very good points. I have to add one more to the list. A lot of people are leaving or afraid to post their true feelings because they get put down, jumped on and feel bad just because they posted to a thread. The one thing I hear a lot is I wouldn't touch that thread with a 10 foot pole! What a shame it is that people feel like they can't post to a thread on this board for fear of being humilated! We have had good people leave this board, people that helped others in so many ways. They didn't announce they were leaving for sympathy, or attention. So many of us has become family on here and we say goodbye to our close friends by letting them know we are leaving and most of the time why we are leaving. If people would take the time to read some of the reasons why, then we wouldn't need to voice it here! We have always supported someone in sickness, problems, moving, etc. I don't ahve a problem with any of those here on LBT, they are support problems. But some of the posts have just gotten way out of hand and has nothing to do with supporting or helping someone. If you have problems with someone, take it to pm's or email, or even the chat room! Why make everyone on this board miserable and upset over problems a few of you are having? It usually ends up with you hurting some of the people that aren't even involved with your argument to start with.

I was one of the lucky ones that got to meet Leatha in person. She has also been a great help to me in my journey with my band. She has helped a great many people on LBT! What a great loss to this board to lose her. Leatha has experienced so much with her band that she could help people who had the symptoms/problems that she had went through. She has been a great inspiration to many of us here on LBT. I for one will miss her deeply. Everyone comes here to LBT and talks about how great this board is, then a few think they have to change it, rule it, and people get hurt so they leave. I can't say I blame them, I come here too for support and to try and help others, but when everyone is fighting, all it does is make me want to eat! We are losing a great many of our bansters due to a few people on here that will go to any links to rule the board. Leatha I am very sorry to see you go. I honestly understand why though. Please keep in touch with me from time to time, I think you still have my information. Hugs to you my friend!

Hello Y'all! I don't think I have thawed out yet!:biggrin1: I just can't seem to get warm! I was staying out of all the postings but this morning I just had to say something. I just couldn't sit back and have someone tell another person to leave, it just isn't right. I am getting sick of all the arguing going on here lately. Everyone has a right to their own opinions regardless if it is sex, religion, politics, food, or money, but they don't have the right to ask people to leave. I don't care what religion any one is, I don't care what church they go to, or how many times a day they pray or if they don't pray at all. I don't judge a person on anything except how that person treats me. I don't care if they never have sex or they have sex 100 times a day! I don't care if they are divorced, blind, fat, bald, skinny, toothless or anything else, as long as they are real. Enough said! Cindy - Your hair sounds beautiful, now we need an updated picture of that new bob! Eileen - How did the meeting go? Hope you didn't sleep though them. Tammy - Welcome! You really need to get something beside Water into you. Drink some chicken broth/beef broth, do some Jello or popcicles. Heck even milk has some Protein in it. I used carnation instant Breakfast for my protein and it was pretty good. Well, I ranted enough, guess I'll get back to work now!

Awwww, sweetie, it's only natural for you to be scared and nervous. Any time we have to go through surgery it is a scary time for us. Just try to get your mind on something else today, go shopping, watch a movie, read a good book. We always have second thoughts, could we do this without the surgery, maybe there is another way etc. I can only say the surgery was the best thing I ever did for myself and I would do it again in a heart beat! My thoughts are with you, let us know what you decide to do and how you are doing. Hugs!

Well, I am not into Jesus stuff that way, my "angles among us" is my Mom and Dad that I lost 10 days apart from each other. I do believe in God, but I am not a freak about it. As far as sex, heck I like it as much as the other person does, if not more!:biggrin1: The sex talk don't bother me either! But people telling other people to leave, now that bothers me! Oh, yeah, and as far as me telling someone off, well, you haven't even seen that side of me yet!:biggrin1:

I wasn't pointing fingers at anyone, just saying it is wrong to tell a person to leave this board. A lot of our members have been here for a long time and for someone to tell them to leave is just plain wrong. I haven't said anything about any of the rest of the postings, everyone has a right to their opinions, but this is an open board and nobody should be told to leave!

Word for word from your post said "if you don't like this place, move on." I am only quoting what you actually said!

I have a problem with people telling other people they just need to leave. It is not right to tell someone to leave this board! I especially find it hard to take when a new person tells one of the older members to leave. People need to start thinking about what they are saying!

Jeff Gordon Crying Yup, he got his a$$ kicked this week! Pat you are too funny!

I don't have any problems eating hamburger. I fix it up just like I would with the bun, only use lettuce leaves for the bun. It takes my cravings away for the regular burger.

Congrats and welcome to LBT!:biggrin1:

Congrats! Little girls are so neat!

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great one!:biggrin1:

Hello Y'all! It's a yucky day, started out at 24 degrees with freezing rain here! Yup, it got my flowers too! %#@*&%$@ My fault for not going out and covering them all up again! Ivan - Sorry to hear about your fill! I have heard of some evaporating, but not the whole fill. I'm glad you got a new one! Eileen - I think we all eat things we shouldn't eat at times. That is just a part of life. If we want to live like regular people, we eat like them at times. I don't want to live the rest of my life not eating somethings that I dearly love. I don't eat them all the time, just once in a while. I guess you are just human!:confused: :cake: :cake: Sherry - Sorry to hear you are hurting a little bit. I could be a stitch that is pulling a little bit. Hope it feels better soon! Cindy - You are too funny! Love you girl! Beanie - I am getting worried about you, what is it you are doing or am I not supposed to ask?:biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: Where's the rest of you girls at today? Hello to each of you!:biggrin1: We went to the neighbors for dinner last night, it felt good not to have to cook and clean up for a change. We had some steak, potatoes, asparagus, and a nice salad that had pink grapefruit in it. It was yummy! Also fresh bread, blackberry pie with ice cream. (Yup, I ate the crust off the bread and I ate a small piece of pie w/ice cream. )mmmmmmm! I only had a bite of the potatoes though!:biggrin1: Today is the Nascar race at Datona! YeaH!!!!!!!! I hope my guy, Jeff Gordon, wins! I have a pot of fresh green Beans cooking and they smell so good right now! I am going to put a roast in the oven too. My other neighbor is fixing some Mexican Soup today and he is supposed to bring some to us too! I hope he brings it for lunch not supper! :biggrin1: He is a good cook, and I'll eat it at either meal! Later!

Wow! That sure looks painful! I too think you need to see your doctor. Let us know how you are doing!