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EVENT : PAMPERED CHEF PARTY WHERE: MY HOUSE CAN YOU COME? I know how busy you all are and that you probably hate being invited to any home parties, but I assure you this is no ordinary home party. And to be honest, I haven't had a party like this in ages, and I need to update my kitchen gadgets. Pampered Chef has come out with new consultants and products that are fabulous. I have attached samples of the new home party products...

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO WAY!!! I hate shopping on a normal day, so to go then would be pure Hell for me!!

Last one but. OOO LA LA!

Here is another one I REALLY NEED in my kitchen!

Here is another great one!

Hio Diane, Welcome to LBT!!

Whooooooooo Whooooooooooo Congratulations!!

I woke up in recovery MAD AS H*LL! I kept thinking I wish they would just get this over with already!!! Then the nurse said "Terri, you are all done." Wow no pain for me just very thursty. I did have pain when I would try to lay flat though. When they took me to get a x-ray they had to lay me flat and it hurt then (port area) But other than that no real pain. Everyone is different thought. Like Mrshudson, I couldn't pee after surgery. I went 20 hours before they figured it out that I needed a cath. YUCK!!!!!!!! I had to stay a little longer in hospital because they wanted me to be able to pee on my own before I could leave. 8 hours later it happened and home I went! Went back to work the next week! Like everyone said everybody is different, but don't stress too much. you will be fine. Good luck

Congratulations on your surgery! Good luck! You will be on real food before you know it!

Desiree, I can see a big difference! You are doing great! Keep up the great work!

Hi Jill, Welcome to LBT!!

Oh Tammy, How terrible! Hope you are feeling better today. Take care of yourself!

Hi Andrea and Welcome to LBT!! I was banded a year ago in Flagstaff. I use to live in Chandler and am a proud graduate of Chandler High!! I have lived all over in the valley, Chandler Hgts, Chandler, Queen Creek, Mesa and Gilbert. Oh well all over that end of the Valley anyway! LOL I now live in Pinedale which is about 15 miles from Show Low. It is soooooo cold here right now! It's going to be in the teens again tonight. Good luck on your surgery. And when you are finally banded you may want to tell everyone about it. I sure did. Keep us posted!!

OMG, 28 is way to young to go. They say they don't know the official cause of her death yet, but it appears her heart just couldn't take anymore. If you want to get an address, go to obesityhelp.com and go to the Minnesota forum and e-mail Doodlebug. My prayers are with her family. Good night sweet Jessica.

Loves and Hugs and special prayers coming at ya Francesca!!

This is a Poem I found on another wls site! So many nights, I whimpered and cried, Thought that my prayers had all been denied. Stuffing my feelings, ashamed of my plight, Trying to stop, with all of my might. Shoving in cold spaghetti, at three in the morning, Frying shrimps by the time the daylight was dawning. Drinking gallons of soda, my heart wildly beating, Hating myself, 'cause I couldn't stop eating. The monster in me would come out to play, And as much as I begged him, he wouldn't go 'way. Morning would come, and that is when, The whole vicious cycle would start once again. Tears would be streaming, I felt like a cow, I wanted to stop, but I didn't know how. Boarding a plane, and seeing the fear In the eyes of the others..." Don't let her sit here!" Walking a block, and feeling such pain, That I went right back home to start eating again. " Your face is so pretty! Start using your head!" "Just eat smaller portions, " my family said. " Put down the fork! Push back from the table!" That's what my friends said...But I wasn't able. " Willpower's the secret! We'll help you get through it!" " TRY HARDER, " they urged...But I couldn't do it. I tried every diet to get back on track, I'd lose weight and then just gain twice as much back! Every morning I'd pray, " God let me be good..." Then I'd fail once again...and no one understood. Each new day would bring another attempt, Each evening would bring still more self-contempt. Filled with self-loathing, such awful remorse, Simply unable to get back on course. Overwhelmed with this state of awful depression, Giving in to this dark, paralyzing obsession. I thought to myself, " You'll always be fat. Accept it, move on! Learn to live with that fact! " Questioning God and wondering why, Positive that I was destined to die. Yet something inside me was whispering, "No.. There MUST be a way. It HAS to be so." I felt a new person was waiting inside me, And it was her voice, I permitted to guide me. I knew I could no longer go on this way, Desperate and dying, bit by bit, day by day. So I got on my knees, and prayed for relief, Then God sent a miracle to lessen my grief. A way to stop eating, so crazy I thought, Went against everything I had been taught. This was my last option, I felt like a jerk If this didn't do it, then NOTHING would work! So I trusted the doctors, wholly and blindly, And my God smiled down, completely and kindly. An unorthodox treatment, but working so well, To help lift me OUT of this ongoing hell. A surgical wonder, that acts as a tool To battle the fat, which has made life so cruel. So as scared as I was, I knew I'd get through it... Since I was so much more afraid not to do it. And it went very smoothly, and I'm convinced that That pain was less than the pain of this fat. Nothing could hurt more than being this size, While seeing the pity in everyone's eyes. That part of my life is over and done, But I'll never forget the place I come from. I'll always be grateful, I'll always be driven To bestow upon others the support I've been given. The obsession has lifted, I'm whole and I'm free, God and my surgeon gave my life back to me. I've learned to eat slowly, I've learned how to chew Enjoying my food, as normal folks do. I eat when I'm hungry, I stop when I'm not, Being fat, in this life, will not be my lot. I eat not for sport, but just to survive, My whole life is changing...I'm glad I'm alive! I will reach the goal that I'm aiming toward, I've truly been blessed...Thank You, Dear Lord. The peace that I feel is calming and true, And for those who still suffer...I wish it for you.

Like Jenna (princess n thep) said, Inamed.com is probably the best place to start.

Hi Deena and Welcome! Yeah this is a great place for great advice! Wow great weight loss so far! Keep it up.

Tortillas are hard for me unless I make it real crisp! Soft tortillas are just like bread and don't do well with me!

Bruce, Welcome to LBT. I myself would NOT gain the 20lbs. Keep trying with local surgeons. Do you have any other health problems? like high bp, joint pain, sleep apnea. ect... Sometimes those help in getting the go ahead. as for going to MX. There are lots of bandsters here at LBT that have gone there with great success! Keep working at it and do a search here about MX. Dr.'s. there is lots of great advice here at LBT! Good luck! Cloeymn, I am not going to crack you one, BUT There are lots of bandsters here on LBT that have had their surgerys done in MX. With Very good care.Some BETTER than Here in the U.S.! I am not a MX. Bandster but have lots of Friends that are!

WOW, so many options, Who knew?? You guys are great with all the help BUT, Boots with a heel????? Don't I wish!! I can't even walk in my bare feet without falling on my face.LOL I have to wear flats or Tennis shoes because of my disability (Walk with crutches) I have tried every kind of shoe out there but flats are the only kind! Again thanks for all the info. I wore the brown jeans today with a cream sweater. I also have a tourquoise shirt I will try sometime. Crystal are you compairing me to a tree? I wish I could be compared to one and not a big fat rock next to the tree. But I am blooming into that tree as I type. Give me another year and I WILL BE THAT TREE!!

Ok, I have the fashion sense of a ant. I have worn blue jeans for so many years and everything goes with blue jeans(well almost). Someone just gave me some brown jeans and they fit great (size 18 down from a 26). I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COLORS GO WITH BROWN JEANS!! Can someone help me? I have shirts in these colors... red, green, blue, black, purple, pink and of course blue jean shirts. HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!

Thanks a million everyone!! Now maybe I can wear them without looking like a dweeb?

Last Thanksgiving I was only a couple of days post op so I was on liquids. It was very hard to watch my family eat and I couldn't! My family kept saying "I'm so sorry". But I made it through it and by Christmas I could eat some of the good food I missed at Thanksgiving! This year I will be a year out and can eat most foods. I am not a big turkey eater so that is not a problem. But I can't wait for the corn bread stuffing and mashed taters!!! I am not really sure about the stuffing though, because breads are very hard on my friend, The Band. I will just take it easy and enjoy the foods I can eat and then start being a good bandster once the left overs are gone! LOL Good luck and happy eatting to all!!! :)

I'm not a 2005 Nov bandster but a 2004. I just wanted to say congratulations to all who have had the band and Good luck to those who will get it this month!! GO NOVEMBER BANDSTERS!!! Next Saturday the 19th is my 1 year Bandiversary!! I wish I was a little farther along than I am but am glad to have the 70lbs gone forever!!!