JASON R

the reason we are told not to use a straw is because you drink to fast when drinking with it. which we all know is bad for you.

yes please do come. we would love to have you there! just bring what you would like to. i have a list started already. i guess i will have more on that when it gets closer to time for it. by the way, where do you live? and who done your surgery? you arer welcome to join us in the dr.miles section if you would like to. we have people from differnet dr's in there. jason r

i don't know about being a spokesperson, but i would like to do something in that line of work. im going to look into it more about trying to help out more. are you still able to eat? are you doing better? i know i didn't need to but i just got done eatting some pizza.

im sorry to seee you having this problem. but please dont think all the surgeons are this way. for instance my surgron will see anyone thqat has had the lap band done. i talked and listen to 10 surgrons before deciding on the one for me. and i believe i have one of the best if not the best one in the state of alabama. he is dr. miles. he has seat and listen to all my question when he really didnt have time. and after my surgery he personal called me at home to check on me. i hope you get everything fixed and soon be back on tract of your new life of weight loss. jason r

now thats not right! im just an 9 motnhs newbie. but i feel like i been banded for years. i get about 20 emails and pms weekly about the lapband. i love helping out. when you get there just go in the main door. in the front building. then turn left and get on the elevator and go to the 2nd floor. then when you get off on the second floor turn right and go to classroom2 i believe it is. its the second door on the right when you start down the hall. you will see everyone going in and out. by the way im going to pass out the flyer for the meet and greet then also.

thats one thing that we got to get over don't we! i didn't either but now its not that bad. with weight loss its just not lossing weight, we also need to start doing new things in life. we have to get over those fears that we once have. we have to stop hiding behind other people and let the world now that we are here to be seen as well! so to everone that comes to the meetings before its over you WILL get up and tell everyone there your story. have a nice day jason r

welcome to this little family of freinds. im happy kanina got a new member to join. she is learning lol. and you might want to be there at least by 945am. and if you dont know where to go there let me know and i dont mine helping out. yes i am proud. but its just been 12 hours since you was reminded of it lol. and by the way be there about 945. dont be late. and get ready to talk this time. because one of the rules is when you get someone new to come to the meeting you have to show them how we do it. :lol: im hoping to get 2 more to join soon. i passed the info to a guy at work for one of his kids. she just had lap band done at st. vincents also. and her husband is hoping to get it soon.:smile2:

you mean 10 am! not 1030!

thats great! try and get them to come. i love meeting new people that has had the band done. and also make sure you tell them about the meet and greet coming up. im going to pass out the flyer at this next meeting also. and i think its time for you to get up and talk this time. lol:thumbup::cursing::frown::sad::wink:

kaninag who is this bander? do i know them?

debbut, old habbits are very hard to break. im 9 months out and i still have problems with old habbits. im sure i will always have them to worry about. i mean for 32 years i done nothing but eat what i wanted to and now im down to eatting what i need to. so dont worry your not the only one having the problems like that. and on the gas. some people have gas problems for a little time out from surgery. so dont worry to much about it. if it stays that way just ask your doctor next time your in the office. ok everyone. veronica emailed me and told me she still haven't heard anything from the doctors. but is still trying to see if they would like to help out. she is also working with thr fittness center there to see about having a class. she asked me about have the group doing a walk around the hospital before or after the meetings once a month to boost everyone up some. let me know what ya'll think about it and i will email her back.

for me i have more energy then i have had since i was in high school. and i do dtill drink my protein drinks in the morning. thats what i have for breakfast most of the time. and i also have my protein shots also.

i hear ya. i dropped one more pound myself. i need and want to drop anothe 12 pounds before we go to the beach. im sure you can do it. good luck!:thumbup:

i know i can't wait until july. the beach and the food. looks like you have lost another pound congrats. theres days where i dont eat much of anything. but im not hungry either.

ok kaninag dont get that way. you dont want to take it out. you know like the rest of us if you took it out you would gain the weight back. you can do it. theres somedays where i can eat to. but i just take it easy and eat something very small. like last night i was able to eat half a of a grill chicken tender. and i didnt eat anything that day before either.

congrtas on the new tat ford! my wife is wanting to add to her leg and im wanting to start my full sleeve on my leg. ok i posted a starter list fo rthe meeting, so please stop by there and look and add to it if yo uwant to. i would say try to keep it simple. but thats me. lol

well lets just get some dogs and chips like you was talking about and that should be good. and let everyone bring what they would like to drink except Water i will bring that. i can also get some of the chicken tenders and cook them. so heres a start for a list 1. hot dogs 2.buns 3.chicken tenders 4.water 5. ketchup 6. mustard 7. plates 8. forks,spoons 9. chips 10. napkins if theres anything else please let me know and i will add it.

i will have to say that is the best challenge i have seen yet. i am down 107 pounds and im going to do the same as you. i will take a pick and add it also. im going to also bring this up at the next support group meeting here. i thank you very much for this idea. and good luck with your new life. maybe we can get this going and get it to a sticky.

down 2pounds. good start for me.

hello everyone. i been so busy this last few days. the past weekend was so nice we went to little river, and enjoyed it alot. and then went to kaninag house and had a great time sunday. and the kids are still talking about swimming alday long. natalie loved your dogs also. venswife, i hope everything goes well, and please let us now how you are doing.

ok everyone. does anyone want to cook anything at this event. they have a place there where you can buy food. but me and kaninag was talking and was wondering if anyone would want to cook anything. i was thinking some of us cant eat but a few things. so please let me know this asap for we can get everything ready. im going to bring a cooler with Water.

because it dosent start until june the 1st. most of us came over from another challenge and it dosent end until end of may.

im so sorry for you. but do what venzwife said. and dont give up, please dont give up. i will try my best to help you if theres anyway i can. also did you send in pics with your letter in. if not make sure you do that this next time. and the bad think about it. its not a dr or a med person that even looks at the stuff they send in. so if they think you dont need it then you want get it. im hooing the best for you. keeo your head up please! +1 on what she said! i did between 1-2 weeks. just to get my liver smaller. well that makes me feel better that it happen to someone else to. i feel better today, but my side hurts alittle. im going to try and eat something for the first time since then.

had something new happen to me just now. i cooked some hambugers on the grill. and i tried to eat one. and this would be the first itme since my last fill doing so. before i could eat one but real sslow and chew it very good. so i took one bit and it was fine. then i took another bit and then it hit me. it was stuck. and this was small bit also. well went to the bathrom because i was going to see it again. so i went in there and it came back up, but this time i t went a liitle more. i threw up for real. i guess when the meat that was stuck came up it made me throw up from my stomach this time to. didnt taste good. before it would be nothing because it would taste like what i just eatten. lol just wondering if this happen to any of you.

ok everyone. veronica sent me a email back about the boot cap. she is going to talk to the fittness center there and see what she can work on. and she also forward the email to the docotrs at the office to see what they can do. so keep your fingers cross and maybe we can get something done. on a side note hows everyone doing? im fine i guess. not losing any here latey but still at it. can't stop now.