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Try some jello and popcicles, they saved me! Welcome to bandland! Please keep us posted on your progress.

Welcome Kathy! You are doing an amazing job! I am looking forward to having you join us!

Congrats on your date! Please keep us posted!

I was going to post something about headaches, but I can't top that one!

With all the exercise you do, your calorie intake is very low. I too would suggest eating more. You might gain right at first, but as soon as your body realizes you aren't starving it anymore, you will start to lose again. By the way, could you send some of your energy for exercising my way? Good Luck!

A doctor once told me if I drink a can of V8 every day I wouldn't have a problem. I do it, and so far I haven't had any problem (unless I forget to drink it for a few days).

He wouldn't know what to do with the likes of all of us standing around him!

Whooo Hoooo You are on your way!

Each doctor is different in what they have you do. I only had to do liquids the day before and nothing after midnight. I would follow exactly what my doctor told me to do. Good luck and keep us posted on your banding.

Wow now that sounds painful. I hope you get better soon. Thanks for the information!

You look beautiful! Now you need to post one for your avatar!

What a nice bubbly letter! I had to smile the whole time I was reading it. I am glad you found the love of your life, and that you are enjoying the same life style he does. We love hearing from you, and will look forward to the time you can post again with us. In the meantime, enjoy your new life and your new love.

That is great news Blossom! Maybe now you will get things done.

IS UNDERWEAR IMPORTANT?! Always wear clean underwear in public, especially when working under your vehicle. From the Northwest Florida Daily News comes this story of a Crestview couple who drove their car to Wal Mart only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The man told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the car in the lot. The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car. On closer inspection, she saw pair of male legs protruding from under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of underpants turned private parts into glaringly public ones. Unable to stand the embarrassment, she dutifully stepped forward, quickly put her hand UP his shorts, and tucked everything back into place. On regaining her feet, she looked across the hood and found herself staring at her husband who was standing idly by. The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his forehead.

Great NSV's y'all! Isn't it nice that just a simple thing can make us feel so good? My nephew stopped by the office yesterday and said I just saw you Christmas Eve, you have lost more since then. I said no I haven't, I am at a standstill. He said your face is a lot smaller. I actually think it was because I had my hair pulled up, but it still made me feel good.

My only regret is not having it done sooner. I love my band!

I agree Leatha, I ask that question along with tons of others. My doctor didn't hesitate to tell me an answer to any of the questions I ask, and believe me, I had two full pages of questions. In fact he answered half of them before I had to ask. You are going through major surgery people, please check your doctor out well before going in, know exactly what is going to happen to you. I was in my first meeting with my doctor and his staff for 2 1/2 hours and if I had any more questions I would have been in there longer. Don't rush into anything before you know the facts. Do tons of research, don't just take someones word for it, look it up. The internet has so much valuable information on it, and well worth the time spent doing it. This is your life, I can't stress enough to know everything about the surgery and the doctor before you go into it.

Welcome to bandland! By now your surgery is over and you are wondering what you have done! lol It gets better every day! Please post and let us know how you did when you can.

ROFLMAO! My DH cooks very little, and I always cook. I honestly don't like him in the kitchen that much, he really makes a mess. He doesn't know what low heat is, and I have grease everywhere. It is just a little easier all around for me to do it. I don't always like cooking all the time, but at least I know what is cooked is healthy and cooked properly. lol When I get sick and tired of cooking, I tell him we are going out to eat. I don't think I know many women down here in Texas that cook at home, but I know a lot of men that do the cooking. It is quite the opposite up north, most of the women do the cooking. These southern women know how to raise a man now I'll tell you!

Zoe - I can't have anything to drink sitting near me while I eat. I have always drank with my meals, if it is there, I drink it without even thinking. Now I put my glass far away from me for an hour.

Pat I use the Viactiv chewables too. I feel like I am getting a treat twice a day! They have several different flavors and I change to a different one each time so that I don't get tired of the same ones.

Thanks Leatha and Paula! I too would like to know the details on what actually caused these deaths. I think it is very important to everyone to have any kind of information and share what they know. I certainly don't want to start any rumors either, but when it is the truth, we need to let people know.

You look great! Thanks for posting!

Michelle she named him in another post.

Too Late, we all have seen it already!