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The thentix doesn't smell bad. It's hard to describe though, it has honey in it and it just has a "natural" smell I guess, if that makes any sense at all. lol. It's not like a perfume smell or anything and after you put it on, it goes away - so even if you don't like it, you aren't walking around smelling like it. I put it on everyday after I get out of the shower from head to toe. It makes your make-up go on easier too. I also put it on my face at night after I wash my face. This time of year, the backs of my thighs itch, more so when I wear certain jeans, I guess dry skin and just gets irritated - the thetaderm has worked wonders. I use it on my 4 year old too. He wears the goodnights underwear to bed at night and sometimes gets like a little heat rash on his bottom, I put a little bit of the lotion on him and it is gone overnight. It also works really well on razor burn. Anyway, I think that you will like it. The woman my mom works with that told us about it uses it constantly and her mom has used it for years. Now my mom, sister, godmother, aunt, and my father/mother in law are all using it and love it too. I have also noticed a big difference when I get a pimple,instead of it lasting forever and getting nasty - the thetaderm clears it up. My husband laughs at me cause anytime something comes up on any of our skin I tell him to put some of the lotion on it, something had bit him on his ankle and it started looking a little gross where he had scratched the skin off and looked like it was getting infected, I made him put the thentix on it for a few days and it cleared it up completely. Sorry I am rambling on, I do think that you or anyone else that tries it will be glad you did though. I didn't believe all the things that my mom's friend was saying until I tried it. Can't see myself using any other kind of lotion again. Let me know if you get some and what you think.

As far as lotions/skin conditioners go. Check out www.thetaderm.com, thentix lotion is the best! A woman that my mom works with swore by it so we decided to give it a try. I have been using it for a couple of months now and notice a huge difference with my skin. My mom is using it and loves it, and my godmother has a skin condition and it is really helping her also. I use it daily head to toe after I shower. My mom even gave some to my father-in-law because his hands and feet split very bad, and it has cleared that up for him also! Love it, you have to get use to the smell - I don't think it really smells bad though, and it doesn't linger on you. It's a little pricey but it works and you don't have to use a lot at one time either like normal lotions.

I also had a choice to go with the realize band or the lap band. After doing some research I chose to go with the lap band. If you look at the realize band and then look back at the lap band when it first came out, it is the same. Lap band has came out with different bands over the years, making improvements. The realize band is the same as the first lap band. I liked the fact that the Lap Band Ap has the "pillows" so it won't crease like the realize band when inflated. The Lap Band AP also comes with a low profile port now, which is what I liked about the realize band but ended up getting with my Lap Band. My doctor uses both, and did not recommend one over the other. In the end it has to be your choice cause it is your body.

I have been drinking the Advanced 24/7 brand Power Maxx Protein in the chocolate flavor. I really like it, doesn't leave a weird after taste or anything and you can mix it with skim milk, water, yogurt, or juice. I got it from GNC, think that it also comes in vanilla, will try that next and see how it is. The guy at my local GNC says that everything there is guaranteed, so if you get something and do not like it, you can take the unused portion back and get something else or get your money back so you aren't stuck with a lot of things that you can't drink. I also like the low carb slim fast, I have been drinking them some also. Hope this helps. 10 more days til my surgery!! YAY :bolt:

Hi everyone. Just got my surgery date yesterday. OCTOBER 7th!! 26 days and counting. Still in shock, can't believe it is finally going to happen. Seems like everything has taken forever up to this point. It is all going to be worth it. Can't wait! Good luck to all of you.

Hi Jamie - You are not alone. When I was reading your post, it was almost like you took the words and thoughts right out of my head. I am 28 yrs old and have always been small my entire life also until 6 years ago. I was put on an antidepressant when my grandmother passed away in 2002 and I gained 50 lbs just from that, when I realized that was the problem and changed doctors/meds, I then became pregnant with my son and gained another 50 lbs. My son is getting ready to turn 5 yrs old this Nov and I went from 125 lbs to 250 lbs. I have finally finished all of my pre-op testing and evaluations, all of my info should be submitted to ins sometime this week or next week and hopefully I will be getting my surgery date! I have lost 16 lbs since I started my pre-op and am currently at 230 lbs. Anyway, I cannot wait until my surgery. I am like you, I can always lose weight on whatever fad diet I try but I always end up gaining it all back plus more. Good luck with everything, I truly think that this band is going to be my key to getting "myself" back, that is all I want. Hope this just lets you know that you are not alone. :thumbdown:

u may also want to try the slim fast low carb - it has about 20g protein and only 2 carbs i think. not so bad.