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Awww Im jealous! I would have loved to have met the BOTH of u! U r both wonderful sweet people! Arnt girlfriends the best?! ((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))) I hope getting to have lunch together helped brighton Penni's day with all the stress she has been going threw. Look how much u touch people. We all love u!

Uhhh Yah. Sure looks that way to me. I used to live in a state where there were lots and lots of bears. They would suckle the humming bird feeders like baby bottles. Pull em right off the roof ledge lay on their backs and suckle like little babies! Ive seen lots of bears right in my window and plenty of paw prints just like that. But I wouldnt worry too much. The bears never came threw the window! Just dont leave your slider open with the screen shut. I have heard of them comming threw those screen doors.

OK here is mine. When I was like 3 I noticed a brown solid birthmark. I thought that this was how people became african american and that it would just keep growing untill I turned compleatly black. I asked my mom how old I would be when I would finish my trasformation into a beautiful black woman and she thought it was so cute that she played along and told me I should be done by the time I was in highschool. I believed this untill kindergarden when I told a little black girl at my school that I was going to be black too and she was lucky it happend so fast for her. She kinda set me strait and I went home furious at my mother.

Youll do great!! I did that receintly and the first week was the hardest. I havnt had a craving in a while. I cut out ALL carbs for now. Basically Atkins induction untill I feel strong enough to eat some fruit without getting cravings. I havnt really lost too much weight but I havnt gained any either. By the way those sugar substitutes make me crave sugar even worse too so I dont go near them either.

Jenna you look great. All the weight you lose from here is going to show a lot. I can really really see a difference in your shape. Nice bra and panties! r u starting to break out the old lengerie for hubby?

WOW What a difference! U look beautifull really! Who did your surgery? What did u have done? I can see the rinoplasti but did you have lipo under the neck? Its hard to tell exactly what was done it looks so natural. U LOOK HOT MAMA!

How about a humidifier? Thats how I helped my daughter. She got pnemonia when she was less than a week old and almost died. Also breathing treatments would help. Sometimes they will give u a machine to take home if your insurance is good.

OK so even though she doesnt post here anymore I thought I could still say happy birthday.........Hope u read this!! Happy birthday to u Happy birthday to u Happy birthday dear jenna Happy birthday tooooooooo uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! (((HUGS)))

Great post margo! I feel the same way! I just love this place! And there is so much information here and people give the best advice. Thank god for LBT! And Im happy u have made your decision and feel confidant. I too feel sorry for people getting such a major surgery such as Gastric Bypass who just dont have the info or think that the lap band isnt a tool for someone with a very high BMI. There are so many people here who had very high BMI's and much success with their band. Look at all the famous people who had the Gastric Bypass and have gained so much back already just a few years later and are only headed up. Its sad really.

lol! Hey Cherie! Welcome! Its funny you asked about wine in your first post! I did the same thing in my first post here!!!! Dont stress! ITS OK! We can still have a drink! And we can do it for cheaper because the band lowers our tollorence! Whoo hooo! I have a child and I think I would die if I couldnt have a drink when its been "one of those days!" anyways Im sure youll get a lot of responce here. Ull find everyone here loves their band. There are also a lot of threads here that deal with band vrs gastric bypass. Im sure everyone here agrees that the band is the best choice for them. Research the boards and Im sure ull come to the decision thats right for you.

Whoo Hooo!

Did you both have the surgery? You both look awsome!

WOW how strange was it to see this at this site?? hehe well I know my husband used to eat chicken and potatoes and bananas when he was working out and trying to bulk up. He had a protien sorce with EVERY meal. I try to do this as well, but he also did the potatoes. Hope that helps. Unfotunately I didnt gain my weight with chicken and potatoes so the way I did it wouldnt be helpful for you. I supose you came to the right place though. lol Every one here could tell you their worst fat culprit. Mine is probably pasta! If you dont care if your gaining fat or muscle just eat fetichini alfraido everynight for a few weeks..................mmmmmmmmmmm fetichini **sighs**

GOOD LUCK! Im so happy for you. Ur on your way!

Awwww darn! I would LOVE to see some pictures of you. Get one of the moniters like Alexandra to help you.

Well im not banded yet so this is what Ive been doing since Im trying my "practice diet" of protiens first veggies second and fruits and healthy carbs last. eggs chicken Cottage cheese Almands and other nuts with protiens Lamb some pork (not my favorite but at least it adds voriety I have exchanged ground beef for ground turkey although some people just get the really lean ground beef I also still eat dairy for Snacks like lowfat yogart Hope this helps, as far as lubes I cant really help you but here is something I like to put on my chicken salads for dressing and I think this could be used as a lube(?) 1 small cucumber 1 half white onion 1 small container of plain lowfat yogart two table spoons of lowfat sour cream and 1 table spoon of mayo Put this all in your food processors or magic bullets and blend the hell out of it till its liquid. It may sound gross but OMG its so good over chicken with spinach, romain, ceaser lettus and a little shredded lowfat chedder. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Ohh yah and ull have lots of dressing probably enough for 4 BIG salads

Just bump one of the "chat?" threads and let people know your in there. Wait a few min and someone will more than likely join you.

U did the right thing! I just receintly did the same thing!

LMAO ................. hehe way to make em join in Kathy! I just looked and this was Heather's first post! It was a different Heather I was seeing. Kathy should be our official LBT cheer leader! So happy to have u posting Heather Let us know how ur feeling with ur new band. U should put ur doc and a ticker under ur signiture so we can all follow your progress. Also go to the intro thread and give us your life story with all the juicy stuff! j/k but let us know a little bit about urself. Wasnt it less than a week ago u got ur band?

Awww prclin, Im so sorry to hear ur not feeling well...... Sending good thoughts your way (but u probably already know that since ur pychic) If anyone ever wants their palms read go see porclin!

HHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM............................Lets all take a guess!! I guess Delarla is on a tropical island with lots of half nakid sexy men drinking margaritas and riding her motercycle up the beautifu senic valcano road to watch the most amazing sunsets over the ocean.

In my x's case it would stand for Di*# head.

Whatever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So anyways Yah she did Im pretty sure. The next night around the same time a new user with the name heather in it responded to a few threads and Im pretty sure it was her. Come say hi to Kathy! She is from the south u know and needs her formal introduction to make things all proper like

So I have been on a diet for the last like 3 weeks. Eating healthy and protiens first veggies second and only healthy carbs last. Cut out all sugar and starchy carbs. I am practicing for my band as I thought I would have it by now. I have done sooooo good! I really convinced myself that this was a life change I had made. That I was gonna do great with my band and eat the right way! Then it happend. A sugar craving.........I tried everything. I went to the fidge and ate a half chicken breast. That way if I was hungry the craving would go away. But no. So I waited 15 min and had carrot sticks. They r kinda sweet so maybe that would do it. No. Finally I tried a sugar free cookie. NO! It was still there. Then I did it..........I pulled out the poptarts, put them in the toaster oven and ate them both. I was mad even as I was doing it. I took the first bite hoping it wouldnt be that good so maybe I would throw it away. OMG! It was soooooooooooooooooo good. The frosting, the filling, the startchy dough. I ate them both. Then I looked at what I had done. 70 carbs, 450 calories. That is like almost half my calories for tomarro and 3 days of carbs...........**sighs** I mean I might as well had not dieted at all this week. I blew a week of dieting for one stupid sugar craving. It was stronger than me. I did every behavior modification I could think of before I caved and all it did was make me eat that much more (chicken and carrots and sugar free cookie) PLUSS the pop tart. I really feel like a failure. Like I will never be stronger than my urges no matter what stupid behavior changes I try to make. They didnt work.

U guys kick ass.... Ur all great. I got right back on track after my slip. Im still a little disapointed, but I have been doing better than I ever had before, so I really know I need to take it easy on my critisizm twords myself. I have a tendency to be too hard on myself. But the support was great and helped me get back on track, instead of giving up. So its been two days since then and Im going strong. Thanks again everyone.