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val,good for you! you can do it! neverb4-niice burger you had there:rolleyes2: . i too believe everything happens for a reason :thumbup:

you'll make it thru, i promise you. we're stronger than we think. french fries are my weakness. i can go get fast food w/dh now and just take a deep breath and inhale the smell, and that's good enough for me. i haven't had a fry or burger in over two months and i've been staying on a slim fast plan successfully now for two weeks. if i can do this so can you and like neverb4 mentioned, you have to have faith.

love&support? you've come to the right place :frown: . yours & bandfan's date's so close, are you getting extra ecited?!?!? i think i should have scheduled this sooner;the wait is killing me, lol!!!

allison good luck,we're there with ya! <3

wow ladie that's a really long time...i guess i shouldn't complain! much congrats to you on your date!!

bandfan, i'm super jealous of your count down ticker! i wish that where mine!:crying:

wow amsderb, good for you !:biggrin: keep up the great work!!!my weekend "test" actually is going pretty good, now we're on our way to my parent's house for dinner,i'll keep my fingers crossed, we'll see how that goes!

i feel scared sometimes too, more towards the surgery part and not so much the afterwards. i want to take it one hurdle at a time :biggrin: i'm glad to have found this site, and to have all you other Mays as my support. :thumbup: thank you jessica for starting this thread...i think i would have posted something similar eventually :biggrin:

norwalk,ca :thumbup:

hi sufina, welcome aboard whose your doc?

lexy, we're all here for you. just give it a try. i want to say i have it down,but like i said before, this weekend will be my test. i usually fail at diets come weekends :redface:

i actually did start my diet this passed monday (even though doc doesn't require one) after my brother took my before pictures. eeek, i didn't know my back side looked that bad!! lol. so since this monday, i've been doing the slim fast for Breakfast,lunch,and smart ones for dinner. Snacks are either sf Jello or pudding, carrots,100cal reeses (if i must have some candy) and 100cal cookies<--can't give those up yet. of course lots of Water. it was hard the first days, i got/had a three day headache. but i'm okay now. the real test will come this weekend.:redface: ...oh and...IM HAVING TROUBLE STARTING WITH THE EXERCISING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! (darn it) i can't kick start my routine!!!!!!!!!

hi angelic! where in oc do you live? i live in norwalk and work in westminster. its nice to meet a local band buddy. i'll keep my fingers crossed for you for a may date! yes, we are the MAY FLOWERS <3

you go chocolate!!! i agree with the black swimsuit thing;it was hard at first to go with a color other than black, but i got used to it, and there are so many cute plus size selections now.

i like bandeau mini swim dresses...here's a link where i buy before my summer trips : Women's Plus Size Swimwear - Twist Front Bandeau - Sizes 16W-26W - Style 67164W:thumbup:

hey pix!!!! congrats on the offical date!!!!:thumbup:

wow, that's so awesome for all you that are banded!!! congrats on all that weight loss!!!!!

just feeling nervous at times, but i know everything is going to be okay. i just got insurance in february w/bcbs,but i've been saving my money since december to get this done in Mexico. i'd have to wait a year w/my insurance co just to submit paperwork, wait & do the supervised diet, and then wait for approval...NO CAN DO!!! i rather get this done and over with and start living the rest of my life instead of going thru the insurance loops. i'm married and have a supportive husband. my parents tho...hmmm...i finally broke down last november and told my mom i was going to get this done.she was a little aprehensive, but with time, she gave me her "seal of complete approval." my dad i just told in january. i didn't know how to tell him.but, when i told him why i was getting this done, he gave me a quick "okay." i thought he would just say, "try to diet one more time & stick with it," but i got none of that stuff. :thumbs_up: so how about you bikini?how are your finding this experience so far? p.s. i live in so.cal. (norwalk to be exact)

hi i'm krysten, just turned 25...i'm preband too. my date's for 5/22. i'm nervous,excited, and sometimes when i realize how close i am to my date, i feel sick. (i know it will go away soon!! lol) anyway, nice to meet you! :wub:

Ticker TUTORIAL (WITH PICTURES!) <-there you go neverb4. allison, just be sincere with your mom. she is your mom and will understand. if she doesn't at first, she'll come around . heck, i climbed over a kitchen island to tell my dad,that's how nervous and excited i was to tell him...he got the point on why i am getting this done:lol:

aaaaaaaaak!!!:sad: i thought i had this under control last month. i said 'okay,start eating better so the transition into bandland won't be so bad.' so what happened? i was doing good, IMO. i was slowly starting to ease myself off of all that junk that caused me to be fat. but guess what? all it took was ONE bad meal, and crap...its hard to get back on track!!! and yes, we are running out of time.:tt1: :frown:

congrats on passing thru the hoops&loops! you're getting closer to your surg day; definitly keep us updated!:cursing:

hi molly, its so nice to see a local may kinda close to my area!! i live in norwalk, and work in westminster. nice to meet ya!!! :cursing: