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Rose, your "I have a dream" is beautiful. When I first came to this site, I didn't know how to find things so I would just go to "new Posts" everyday. I was just shocked and hurt at the amount of nastiness and left the site for awhile. Then after a couple weeks I came back and found that most of the nastiness was in "rants and raves" and I didn't have to go there. But this last thread has the hate right in the title and that is just unacceptable. I think your response said it all. If they won't take it off the site, I think we should just try to ignore it from here on out. Travel girl, I also visit the other site where everyone seems so supportive and loving. I only wish this could be like that because this one is more active and more informative.

My goodness, if anyone was new to this and just read the Oct 07 posts, they would never get a band! I guess we are all together in bandster hell. I goit my 2nd fill yesterday and I don't feel any different. To make matters worse, I had gained 5 pounds! I've been angry with my Dr for making me wait so long between fills. Blaming it all on him. But in all honesty, he didn't force me to eat so much pizza, ice cream, xmas cookies and candy and those 2 big bismarks. Now I hate myself but I resolve not to try to eat away the anger. I'm going to try and eat as if I do have restriction, not challange the band to see how much I could eat.

So far I can eat anything. My third fill will be next week and I'm hoping I will have good restriction then.

You found us! Nice to have you here. Yes, this whole process stretches our patience to the limit!

Will you guys please move over to the new site for sixty and older? It's so much easier to find. If you haven't seen it's on the home page where he has all the groups organized nicely and all divided into age groups etc. I really want us all together.

OK, I believe very strongly and I don't enjoy being called names because of my beliefs.

I agree. Enjoy it now because you will probably be real hungry in a couple weeks and won't be ready for a fill.

I'm saying on plan today because I would like to look and feel better for my class reunion in May

You are sooo normal! In a couple days you will wonder why you were nervous!

Love the cartoon! Does anyone live in the south and have room for me (and my dog?) It's just a bit above zero here and snowing and snowing...I'm really sick of winter in Wi.

Hi Rose, Yes there are lots of us golden agers and we are all here to support you so welcome Post often so we get to know you.

Flintstone chewables and protien bullets for me............

Oh, ya..St Vinnies got a carfull.

I don't like the fever part. Call your Dr if it persists. The rest is normal.

How much you lose is up to you. Thetre are lots of rules abd if you follow them and get fills when need them, there is no reason you can't be slim someday.

You are looking so good Phyl~!

I think some people do to a certain extent. It's hard because there are some things we don't tolerate well like chix breast and bread. Also there is the extra expense. I have some nuta-system food I'm trying to finish up. My daughter is on WW (no band) and eats lots of lettuce and raw veggies and they don't set well with me. It's easy to just buy pre made meals like South beach, ww etc.

I believe you need a certain amt of carbs and lots of water to break it down . Just remember there are calories in protien too so too much will just make you fat. Some Drs recomend 80 so don't worry about anything between 50 and 80

No, I sure wouldn't have interupted him on the treadmill. I agree they were rude. I also think you over reacted a bit. It didn't seem to have bothered the crush. Maybe he really likes you a lot asnd was happy to meet the parents. If you keep going on and on about it, he may think you're too critical of other people.

Indigo, I thought you were joking but I goggled it and found it. How does it compare to spanx

I think I would wait as long as possible and figure out about how much you lose in an average month. That might give you a better idea of what size to order.

I know I could do it.Have lost a lot several times but it comes back with many more . I too want to see them in 5 years.

All the mentioned ones plus be able to get together with my sisters and not get a bunch of diet advice from 5 of the 6 (one other is fat too) and I don't know why no one else mentions this big I want to be able to wipe my butt with doing acrobatics. ESp hard on small toilets like in the camper, on plains etc. Am I the only one withthat problem?

I think you over re-acted a bit and apologizing for your parents wasn't necessary since he seemed to think it was fine and wasn't upset about it. I think mom is being short with you because she doesn't want to get into it again with you. Being a Mom, I know that some times you just can't win with your kids. If you aren't real involved in their life they think you are ignoring them, or care more for little sister or whatever. And if you are involved you're meddleing. It all gets straightened out when you become parents yourself. If you keep making a big deal out of it you will drive them all away. So loosen up and make nice.

My only regret is that I didn't know about is and have it a few years earlier. Even though I haven't lost a lot of weight do to no restriction yet, I'm confident that eventually I will.