Oh 2 Be Free

You have a beautiful family... and you are looking great.. Keep it up!!

How adorable!!! Congrats Gramma!

Geez !! Can't we just put this thread to rest? It is giving me a headache! Dr. Joya is my Doctor and I think he is great, so there. Who cares about all the trivial "he said she saids"? Get over it!

Way to Go!!! Keep it going!

When your boyfriend doesn't want to "69" because he can't hear the stereo. lol

Congratulations!!! You soooooo deserve this!!!! Let us know how you did!

:::shaking head::: Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.... what ever are we going to do with you?

That really sucks... I wish the best for you my friend, truly. Don't give up.

Glad to hear you are doing better! You make us proud passing that puppy! You are a stronger woman than me. Be well...

Looks like they pulled an all-nighter!

Happy Birthday!!! Eat cake!

Well, I have officially survived my initiation into Bandland! We got home yesterday. I wanted to leave a post to say thanks to everyone who wished me well! I am 3 days out and I am getting around pretty good. Still a little tricky sleeping though, since I am a belly sleeper. My start weight was 261lbs, by their scale. I guess I put on some weight with that all inclusive thing. I haven't weighed in yet. I am going to try to only weigh in once a week. Which reminds me, I need a new ticker. I guess it all went well. But the worst part for me was waking up from anesthesia. I woke up feeling like I couldn't breathe and with a raw pain in my chest. The first thing I said when I woke up was " Yo voy a vomitar!" (translation: I am going to throw up!) When I woke up again after a double dose of " knock her out quick" I was in my room with my partner by my side. Later that night i had an episode of dry heaving that hurt like you know what, luckily there was a shot for that too! I have never been happier to be home. I feel like I have a secret weapon now, since I haven't told anyone yet. I can't wait to heal a little better so that I can start putting my band to use. I am not going to lie, that first night after surgery I couldn't believe I had chosen to do this to myself and I regretted it with everything in me. I mean I was cussing myself. But now, only 3 days out, I have a whole new outlook on my life and what lies ahead. And a brand new excitement for my new band. Well, I will post some pictures soon ( you gotta see the 8'5 foot sailfish we caught!). My broth is boiling over!!

Well I have done the dirty deed!! The scale tells me I am 11lbs down one week out. More than I thought. Kinda makes the liquid diet not seem so bad.. maybe I will stay on it forever! I get to start full liquids today... yay! Hope everyone is doing well.

Okay.. I wanna be in on this! Does day 6 liquids in Liquids out count?? lol Okay I will say Ice cream, it has always been my biggest downfall! I will start today (although it has been at least a week already) DAY 1: No Ice Cream

Aww.. you guys are so sweet.. thank you! I am healing well and feeling better everyday. I can't wait til I can start working out. What do they say 6 weeks? I have been trying to stay busy but I have to be careful, still a little sore sometimes. Still no scale... gulp!

Okey Dokey.. here goes! 1. What is your name? Angie 2. What color shirt are you wearing? White long sleeve 3. What are you listening to right now? Wifeswap 4. What was the last thing you ate? Cran-apple juice 5. Do you wish on stars? All the time 6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Navy Blue 7. How is the weather right now? Drizzling, cool 8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My DW 9. Favorite Sport? Softball 10. Favorite drink? Frozen Lemonade 11. hair color? Dark brown 12. Eye color? Blue 13. Siblings? had 1 now none 14. Favorite month? May 15. Favorite food? anything parmasan (sp?) 16. What was the last movie you saw? Skeleten Key 17. Favorite day of the year! Christmas 18. What do you do to vent anger? Write 19. What was your favorite toy as a child? coloring books and crayons 20. Summer or winter? Winter 21. Hugs or Kisses? Both 22. Favorite ice cream flavor? vanilla 23. Restaurants or home cooking? Home cooking 24. Will everyone care enough to respond? no 25. When was the last time you cried? When they putin my IV before surgery 26. What is under your bed? storage 27. How long have you been a member of Lapband Talk? 2 months 28. What did you do last night? Flew in from Puerto Vallarta 29. What are you afraid of? Heights 30. Favorite car? Hummer 31. Favorite flower? Iris 32. How many keys on your ring? 4 33. How long have you been at your current job? 3 years 34. Favorite day of the week? Saturday 35. What did you do on your birthday? Ate out and went dancing 36. How many states have you lived in? i think...8 37.How many cities/towns have you lived in? too many to count 38. What is your favorite form of exercise? kick boxing 39.Your favorite store for bargains? ebay 40. Wasn't this fun? If you have any questions you'd like to add, go right ahead.

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I am finally part of the crew! I really do feel so much better and I would do it all over again, though you would've never heard those words the first day! Now I have to go shuffling through the LBT archives looking for the Newbie Stuff! I already miss the good old fashioned burp I once knew. Now I have this hiccup thing. Weird. Is that permanent?

I know you all have been through this.. but I am a 11 days pre-op and getting very nervous. I was hoping that because we are doing the vacation thing before hand, that the time would drag. ( you know how when you are looking foward to something the time seems to go slower?) But quite the contrary.. I think my fears of the plane and the surgery are making it approach faster! I know I am still over a week from surgery, but we leave for PV early Sat. morning. Only like 4 days from now. My problem is I am starting to have negative thoughts about the band not working for me and how much it costs and what we could buy instead.. and the whole surgery thing and the pain thing and the airplane thing... My brain is trying to talk me out of this, maybe trying to make excuses.. i don't know. Please tell me this is normal... What were your fears as surgery approached? When does the anxiety take a back seat to the excitement again? I know this is what I want to do.. 200% sure... why am I trying to talk myself out of it?

Well Ladies and Gents... My time has come. First thing in the morning, I am getting on the plane to Puerto Vallarta! I am getting banded on Friday the 7th. I am very nervous. I want to say thanks to everyone for their support and advice. I know I will be needing alot more of it in the near future. Pray for me! I will be in contact as soon as I get home! Love, Angie

Oct 7th for me!!

Fluff ...(yummy)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! NOW.... COME GET YOUR SPANKING!!!

My, what a big schnolakaupft you have...She then..

I do have so many reasons for wanting this surgery. I have to do this for me and my family. I can do this... I think I am just afraid of the unknown... or maybe of failing again. The support you all have given me reminds me that I am not alone on this journey. Thanks for the advice, it truly helps.

I think my first NSV will be getting my scaredy cat butt onto the airplane! Does that count?