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so on another note, do any of you guys have to battle the meal plan issue. I have the biggest problem finding things that are healthy and don't lead to pbing on my meal plan. any ideas?

I cant eat anything in the morning until I have a pot of hot tea. The worst thing so far are these really good pigs in a blanket that my mom makes, both times i ate them i felt sick for days. The second worst is when i forget to eat, then remember that i am hungry and try to scarf something down, arg. Or if i cook dinner and snack while i am cooking, then try to sit down and eat with the family.

i too thought that i was going crazy with this. glad to know im not the only one.

hi, i just turned 20, had my band in at 19. i too was looking for some younger bandsters. are you still in school. because that has been something that has been super hard for me. balancing school and wls. and still having to eat my meals in the dinning hall.

I decided to stop lurking. I am 19(So I guess I am still young, even though it feels like sometimes I am much older, ‘cause I carry around a whole other person with me, and even though I am college student) I am getting banded this Friday (June 22). I am so excited. Congrats for all the wls. You guys are doing awesome. I hope to share my amazing wls soon.

hI all i finally decided to stop lurking :peep:and join the thread. :wave: I am all set for my procedure on June 22. I am so excited to hear all of your successes. I was not nervous at all until i went in to the hospital yesterday to do the pre-op blood work, and get "pre-registered" and all that, and one of the nurses asked me if i had a living will, and if i was an organ donor.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I know it is procedure, but for some reason a person wearing scrubs asking me questions like that make me nervous. <o:p></o:p> And then one of the nurses (who was at most a size 8) said "I don't understand why you are doing this, you have such a pretty face.":angry<o:p></o:p> I some how managed to remain calm. That is why i am doing it so no one ever again feels the need to qualify what about me is pretty. <o:p></o:p> wow...this turned into a rant....sry, and a little smilie crazy i guess what i meant to say is good luck to all, and thanks posting, it really helps that other people know what you are going through. :huggie: <o:p></o:p>

Were a tiny white bikini on a first date:flypig:...with that guy who plays Kyle xy...(I am dreaming big(or very small) here)

I love target they have all kinds of plus sized clothes, plus i can usually find long dress/shirt like things and leggins ect. there for almost nothing, and they almost always have xxl and xxxl

I have my second pre-op appointment next week, and will be having surgery on the 22 of June. I guess I should confess my history with being overweight. I tried weight watchers for the first time when I was eight years old, and have been trying every diet known to man since. My mother has gastric bypass a few years ago and is now thin for the first time in her life. My mother and I decide, after a 30 pound weight gain after my first year at college, that I should go ahead and do something that we know works. I am so excited about lap-band, because I am so young (only 19) I was concerned about the side effects of gastric, but this seems like a much better alternative. My only concern with the band is it failing, like all of these other diets I have tried have, but I am trying to have faith.