princess_n_thep

Okies, once again.... BUMP BUMP BUMP Come and chat! 3/17/05 618pm arizona time

isn't penni good at nominating other people? ha ha ha

GOOD LUCK CORGI! Hope to see you posting soon!

If you aren't allowed, neither should they. But PM me about what is a Watkins? I am curious now.

test of my ticker

I knew that deep walk in closet would cause me grief! I have an entire SIDE dedicated to "too small" clothes. Yes.... my name is Jenna and I am a shopaholic. ((sad face grimly looking at the ground)) DH gets a chest of drawers and a very small space in the closet. I have an extra wide/deep walk in and have it all to myself! Heck, the shoes alone take up a ton of space! I figure I won't have to buy new clothes until I lose 100 pounds or so.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=5233&highlight=exercise+suggestions This thread had generated a ton of suggestions for me! hope it helps!

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Okay okay, I now have actually looked and organized the closet. I have come to the conclusion that either I am a pack rat or living in a dream world for YEARSSSS. I have about 1/2 my closet that does not fit! (by A LOT) Other than my littlest size in the closet, I have A LOT of size 11/12 pants and A BUNCH of size 13 pants. I think I counted 15 pairs in all under size 14. Good GRIEF! I also have 28 shirts, 12 dresses, 2 pant suits, 14 pairs of shorts, and even 2 pairs of shoes that DON'T FIT AND HAVEN'T FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS!! Geez. Ahhhh, but hopefully..... I have not saved them for nothing. At least I can maybe look forward to a full wardrobe of always something to wear? And I figure I can try each and every one of them on every single night... in my dreams. ((sigh))

Can you PB on liquids? Are you still on liquids? Congrats on your band Dianna and way to go on those 9 pounds!

Welp, there goes my advice about making him beg for it! ah well, neither did i. I gave it up within a week and he is still around! WAY TO GO GIRL!

Many blessings! Congrats! Mine is in a week! Tell us your experience puhhhlease!!! What went well? how did it feel? etc etc etc!

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Megan, I also met my hubby on an online matchmaker site (married 3 years as of 3/8)! Matter of fact, it was match.com also! He is the BEST, KINDEST, MOST GENTLE, LOVING, WONDERFUL man ever! I don't care what people say about internet dating services.... this was the best thing I ever did in my life. Of course, I had to kiss a lot of frogs before getting to my prince but he was worth it! P.S. About your shirt, make him work for it girl!

Christina, SOOOOOOO sorry to hear about the denial! I know you were really counting on it and all the "signs" were going so well! Just know that everything happens for a reason and what doesn't kill ya makes you STRONGERRRRRR! Fight them! I am also a "cusp BMI" at 5'8 1/2" and 221 with a 35 BMI (and rising also). I went throught the process but was denied quickly and swiftly and told to re submit when I gain 40 more pounds or so. HUHHHHH??? I was like... heck with it, I am going to Mexico, paying myself (about the cost of a used car) and be done with it. no more headaches, no more worries, no more stress. For me it was worth it. But I would LOVEEEEEE to see someone fight and win against the insurance companies that are constantly screwing us over anyways! So, YOU GO GIRL... FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! (but just in case, is paying yourself an option? if so, you may want to start doing your research on self pay docs now!) GOOD LUCK GIRLIE! I know everything will come out well for you! Maybe is this a "sign" to go with the TV show??? Jenna

Wow, you are having major facial cosmetic surgery AND the lap band at the same time? WOW! you are one brave girl! Good luck and we are all pulling for ya here!

Well, I am all for free speech but I am also thinking this post is causing some newbies to have wide spread panic about ANY doctor in Mexico or Monterrey. My second point is that LBT does not want anyone discussing prices nor advocating any doctors, although they do come up in conversation, and as I understand talk about doctors should be done in a private forum. Third point is that although he has made his point, he is now "hushed" by the new evidence. Therefore, based on the information given, I think the post should be removed. Just my 2 cents. EDIT: OOPS, I wanted to clarify that I don't think that the thread should be "removed" but I DO think it should be "locked". I apologize to anyone if you thought I was suggesting deletion of the thread. And Dwayne, I am very sorry for all the pain and trouble you have encountered with your band. I hope you have better things to come in the future!

Whoaaaaaaaaa nellie! Wow, the enthusiasm is great but most of us have spent MONTHS if not at least a year in research phase. I spent about 6 months just finding out everything I wanted to know, and some things I didn't want to know ha ha ha. Even when I decided to band I scheduled for 3 months later just to make sure (I now have a week left to wait and the time FLEW by!) Good luck in your journey and your Quest for knowledge, this is a GREAT place to start! The site that really has some good info and links for newbies is http://www.geocities.com/michellojackson/NOT_AT_SWEET-SPOT.html check out all the links and stuff! Another good one is http://www.inamed.com/products/obesity/us/patient/lapband/faq.html A site that gives the entire surgery on video is http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/roberta-surg/part-4.htm and yet another good one I went to was http://www.sbnsurg.com/lap_band_surgery.htm The important thing to remember (and something I had to grasp within the first month of research) was that the band is NOT gastric bypass and is not a cure but a TOOL to help you keep the weight off that YOU lose by healthy eating, exercise and discipline. GOOD LUCK! Jenna

Crystal!!! Check in soon girl! Hope all is going well! Mine is in a week so let us know how you are doing!!!!!

Well, I am still falling off the "cigarette wagon" a bit but I am down to what I call "halfsies". I smoke a half (3-4 puffs) then put it out. I do this about 2-3 times a day. It starves the headaches off. So all in all I would say it is maybe one cigarette a day equivalent? I still need to put them down all together though. AAAAAARRRRRGH, why can't I just not smoke!! I know this is so important to banding so why can't I do it? I suppose it is good that I have gone from almost a pack a day down to a few puffs a day but geeeeeez, I can't seem to walk away! Dog update: He is still doing well. He is eating more these days now but he is still very sluggish. He has a hard time with the stairs but he wants to sleep in our bedroom at night. He can't get up on the bed at all now though and just sleeps on the floor on his bed.

Wow, that is one cute ass! But it is such a big ass too. I never knew asses were so big. Lisa, do you pet asses often? Do the asses ever bite? I suppose you have to watch those wild asses. And if you feed the ass the wrong thing I suppose it could get even bigger! So glad you shared the picture of you and your ass Lisa. hee hee hee I crack myself up sometimes! Jenna

Son's birthday today. hot dogs and chips.

Noveau means "new" I guess. It is just where I fall on one book's classification list. It is also called Pollo Vegetarian or Semi Vegitarian.

HA HA HA, I told my hubby tonight that I ordered the "magic bullet" online and you wanna know what his response was?????......... u all ready for this?............................ He said, "well we can try it honey, but I didn't think you were into that kind of stuff, is it for me or for you? " OMGGGGG!!! I just looked at him thinking he was kidding! Then he said, "will it hurt?" Then I laughed so hard I think I lost 2 lbs!

For me it is Trading Spaces... Not only does my Living Room need a facelift but my neighbor's spare bedroom needs to be done. Or maybe even While you were Out. I would loveeeeee a chance to gawk at Andrew while using power tools. YUMMMMY!