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Thanks...I still have a long way to go, but I love the band, really. I've never thrown up at the table, but I did have to hurry to the restroom once or twice. It's more like a big gag feeling with food coming out. Not really throw up like you're sick with the flu. salad was difficult the first time I ate it, which may have been too soon. But, now I eat salads with no difficulty. Actually, I was a big salad fan before, and eating it again now is much better. After taking a couple months break, I now no longer need all that dressing. So, now I can just enjoy the salad with a lower calorie dressing, or none at all, if it's a good salad. Nose...yeah, that was gross. That was shrimp for me. I forgot that I couldn't have it (on my doctor's list of no-nos.) Now I know why, and I stay away from shrimp. :eek: Bandsters physics: If it doesn't go down, it must come up.

I am sick of being fat, too! (How could you not be, when summer comes and at the beach you're the whale???) There are so many things I want to do when I reach goal, that 'NORMAL SIZED' people do every day without thinking about it. Since being banded I've been rejuvenated! It's not a cure-all, and I can still eat more than I thought I'd be able to. But, the fact that it's HELPED so much keeps me going. I've lost 46 pounds so far, since Sept, and that's keeps me going. Other diet plans were so slow that I'd get discouraged. This has been THE BEST THING ever! I love it. Don't listen to people who tell you it's stupid. IMO, it's stupid to continue fighting a losing battle. That's what I did for 20 years, until I was up to 300 pounds. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Atkins, SB, you name it I was on it. This is the first time I understand healthy choices and portion control, because my body is helping me. Now, with the band, my body says stop! NOW. Before I didn't have that trigger and could eat and eat and eat and eat....and eat dessert after. :eek: Talk to your doctor, not friends. Sometimes they're not the right source of unbiased answers. And, good luck!

I did a search for this and found: Calculate Your BMI Just for kicks, I was marking off when Morbid Obesity becomes Severe Obesity to Obesity to Healthy...then on to what they consider underweight. At a mere 80 pounds, I'd just be Under Weight. How come there isn't a scale for that labeled Morbidly or Severely? <sigh> just bitter grapes...sorry, folks!

I had a girl in high school threaten me EVERY DAY for almost the whole year. She'd get in my face and call me every name in the book. I usually just laughed at her and walked away, but secretly was very scared of her. One day I said, "what the hell??? Why are you angry at me?" She said I was the girl who'd called her best friend a name. I said no, I didn't even know that girl...turns out it was another Rhonda in our school, and after that the girl left me alone. If I'd gotten my mother involved, I'd have been laughed out of class. Now, as a parent, I'd want to be involved, but I'm sure my daughter would feel the same way as I did back then. It's a tough call, but I think your daughter did the right thing, and I'm not sure there is much you can do. Do you know the girl, or her parents? That may make a difference...

...because when I weighed this morning I had dipped below the 250 mark, in the 240's!!!!! It's been 10 years since I was this weight, and I'm not done yet! Goal weight, here I come!

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When I dated a techie, he was able to exclude from my emails any sent from my aunt that had FW: in the subject. It was great... I fell for an email sent for coupons for Whataburger. I printed them for my mom, and she went to claim one and they said it was a fake. I shoulda snopes'd it!

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I told my 10 year old daughter. She's now my food police! "Mom - you can't drink from a straw!!!" I am usually very open with her, so it was a no-brainer for me to tell her. She needs to lose 30, so we're dieting together. When I stop, she stops and it's helped her to have someone there helping her, and vice versa.

Ever get that rough patch on your index finger because zipping your jeans is too tough? That's gone! I can take my jeans straight from the dryer and put them on with ease. Goodbye rough patch - I don't miss you at all!

The only pair that I can pull off w/out unzipping is hanging on my closet door, behind a pair of size 12 jeans that I want to be able to wear. I have them on the same hangar, and the size 24 jeans are so big they overhang the closet door!! - - Hm. Perhaps I should move them to the kitchen!

I had pcs of the blooming onion the other day for my mother's b-day dinner. Not really blech, but I didn't eat 1/2 of it like I used to. I had about 2 slices, and then ate 1/2 the fish. My friend ordered a soda the other day, and I got water. He asked if I missed it, and I looked at his and said no. And I meant it! I love my weight loss more than any food I've ever eaten...and eaten...then gone back for 3rds....and then gotten dessert, and then went home and had snacky salty food to balance out the sweet stuff...etc.

The only other diet I've been on that was remotely successful was the Atkins. It was working until my birthday and my mother bought me a cake. I told her not to, no candy, no cake - did she listen, no! I think she was sabatoging me because we've always been fat together. But, I also think she did it out of love. For most of my life, food made me happy and it was the only way she knew how to make me happy. We'd leave the dentist - and go to McD's for a milk shake. So, the dynamics of our relationship has to change, and I know it will take time. I've been struggling with her and my daughter. She's given up tempting me, and now feeds junk to my daughter whenever she can...Now my daughter needs to lose 30 pounds. It's a never-ending battle, but we have to hang in there. My best friend, my mother, and people at work seem to be against me. But, I am not doing this for them, and that's all that keeps me going. I'm sorry that you're going through this, and wish I could be more help. But, all I got is a "hang in there" and "it'll get better". You got good friends here, and we're not going to feed you candy...Promise.

By the way, I hate "African American" too. Most of the black people I know have never even been to Africa, let alone are they from there. They're no more "African Americans" than I'm a "Greek American." I hate taking a subject off road, but to Wheetsin (whose pm box is full) - Your picture looks very familiar to me, and you're greek... Are you by any chance from the Northern VA area? Sorry to intrude if not! I'm just too curious to ignore it any more.

Hey! Cookie Monster was my fav so he made me fat, too. Damn PBS....damn them and their cookie puppets...damn them to hell. Ooops. I mean, Darn them to Heck. (That's better, right? Would they say that on Sesame Street 2007?)

Okay, I was thinking charity...travel...then I read "better boobs" and I want that at the top of my list!

I know...that's why I'm 1/2 and 1/2. Time out never worked for my daughter. I've spanked her probably twice in her life (she's 10). For the most part, taking away something she loved was the best thing, and for the really bad times, a swat worked wonders. Kind of like, "Huh?! What was that???" But, again, how do you protect kids of parents who think spanking is with a belt? or worse? Perhaps if the law disallowed anyone hitting their child with something...? I don't know. I don't have the answer. I know it's just sad when some people go to far, and then it's too late. But, then again the ones who don't care enough about their kids aren't going to care about the law that protects them. (see? half and half!!! I can't decide)

I like thick men....not so much obese, but definitely someone who won't "break". I'm not sure how I'll feel when I reach goal...although, current bf is overweight by doctor standards, but very muscular and thick, with a belly and wide shoulders. I think I'll still be very attracted to that kind of build.

I'm 1/2 and 1/2 on this...I'm reading in my newspaper about Baby Grace, found nearby to where I live. Her mother and step-father beat her with belt, then shoved her head under Water, then threw her to the tile floor before stuffing her face into the sofa pillows. Their claim? They were disciplining her. She was 2 years old. Some people are too stupid, and children are too vulnerable to assholes like that. Unfortunately, people don't know the difference between a swat on the bottom (which I have done, and feel okay about because I was in control of my emotions at the time) and outright abuse. But, who draws the line? The decent folks don't need a law....it's the jerks that do. And, I think ultimately I'm okay with a law that protects kids from people like that.

I had my second fill yesterday - ugg! I had 2 ccs before, and yesterday he put in 1 1/2 ccs. I KNEW I shouldn't have left the office, but I did anyway. I was literally foaming at the mouth and couldn't swallow my spit. I called back, very embarassed, and asked for an unfill. He took a full cc out. Wow. What a difference!!! Now I know what too tight and just right are!

At the one rodeo I've been to here in TX and at the state fair (again here in TX) they fried everything. (And, it was GOOD!) -oreos -twinkies -snickers -twix -frapaccino -cheesecake - didn't try it, wish I did You name it...some little stand had it fried.

<insert scream and head bashing here> All I can think of is: Poor baby. Both of them.

ooops! understoon s/b understood.

Isn't there a thread on this board making fun of newbie banders? That's not really so funny to me...but I've only skimmed it, and then I moved on. I'm a newbie and you're making fun of me. A lot of members post daily on how stupid people like me are....Would that be accepted in normal conversation if you met me face to face? I think people need to lighten up and not take things as insults. If we learned to laugh more at ourselves, the world would be much better. You can tell people not to hurt other people, but you can't make them think something isn't funny when they feel it is. I laugh when people fall down. I try hard not to because I don't want to laugh if they are really hurt...but it's a reflex and it's hard not to laugh. My high school bf HATED that about me. I also laugh at America's Funniest Video, I LOVE the Darwin awards because stupid people make my day. Laughing AT other people is the base of all good jokes. Think about that the next time your receive a "joke" email. Someone is being made fun of, whether it's religion or race or whatever. A joke told on Rants and Raves shouldn't be taken seriously. If you don't like it, then you can move on. It's not as if you're in a professional environment, or some other forum where many jokes of any kind would be inappropriate. It's a recreation forum, with a combination of different people. Not everyone is going to be happy with comments or jokes made. Just like not everyone understoon Sam Kinison, or gets Carlos Mencia. People like that cross the line and make society think about what should be taken seriously or not.

thanks a lot! Actually, I had my "one last frappacino" before surgery, except it wasn't really the last one. I've had one tall, fat free since. I couldnt' drink it all. I love Starbucks and that's been the best habit to kick. Both financially and health wise.