Tricia K.

Great story, Brad. Congrats on hitting 1 year and being an inspiration to others.

Hi again Tricia! After receiving your private message, I decided to look at tihs thread and realized that you had written to me here as well. I live in Hammond, which is about 20-30 minutes West of Covington. From Yahoo Maps, it looks as though Covington is approximately 276 miles from Jonesboro. They estimate an approximate travel time of 5 1/2 hours. Thanks again for the kind words and you're quite welcome for the information. I'm happy to help.

Hi Sonya, Welcome to bandland and LBT. I still burp, but not as often as I did initially after being banded. Best of luck to you, Tricia

Breakfast: 8 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 16 oz. iced latte made w/ whole milk & 2 Splenda Lunch: South Beach Diet peanut butter cereal bar Dinner: 3 meatballs, 1 slice american cheese & 2 olives Snack: 3/4 slice spinach alfredo chicken pizza Total Calories: 912 Total Fat: 41 grams - 40% Total Carbs: 72 grams - 28% Total Protein: 72 grams - 31%

I am so happy for you, bandayed!! Congratulations!

Ha ha! No problem. I suffer from CRS on occasion too. I did receive your PM and have returned one to you.

No, I'm serious. I'll be in Wayne the weekend of June 10/11. My friend Jody and I will be going to karaoke somewhere nearby so if you want to join us, let me know. I'd love to meet you. Were you aware that I lived in NJ for 9 years and moved to Louisiana a little over 2 years ago?

:clap2: WOWZERS!! CONGRATULATIONS!! :clap2:

Joy - step away from the ice cream!! Be strong, my friend. *hugs* I have yet to visit one but they're building one here. I have been to something similar called Marble Slab. It was good but I doubt I would go back. I've never been a big ice cream eater.

BigPaul always makes me feel really good about myself. He's funny and silly but really smart right when you need him to be. DeLarla TellyMelly keeps me motivated on days I think I want to slack and theres always a smile on my face when I'm talking to her, she just keeps me laughing. She brightens my day! Cutiern reminds me of my daughter. I love how she is young, independent, and willing to make financial sacrifices to change her life. Dawg is a great husband. Selfless and supportive. He lives a banded lifestyle, without the band, so that he may succeed along side his wife. Pennie always seems so level-headed and diplomatic. I really admire that. Jack cracks me up with the use of his warped sense of humour in the manner in which he offers practical advice. Humour and practicalilty...great match and I always appreciate his input. (I also like his avatar!!) The best me (Kathy) has one of the most loving and tender hearts I've ever seen. She is always caring and giving to others even when she's needing support for herself. Her love of God and her desire to be a better servant shows in every post. Paula is my sweet Band-daughter and I'm so proud of how genuinely sweet she is and how her caring heart and love of God shows by her actions towards all others Iluvharleys has a good heart and is always so thoughtful, kind and caring always thinking of others in their time of need. NJChick (Eileen) Cracks me up!!!! She brings a smile to my face no matter what the topic. Bandland would be a boring place without her : - ) VinesQueen reminds me never to give up no matter how bad things seem at the time and encourages me that I should dance my heart out no matter whos watching~and I wish she would hurry up and get back on LBT!!! Michelle, without a doubt the most inspirational person to me. Even while having her own family problems, she finds time to come here and offer her help. She's a great person! EmileeKaye is the sweetest, most genuinely nice and wholehearted bandster and online personality I have ever met.. and I have met quite a few. The sun shines on her goodness and it feels really nice to surround myself with people like this. Susan (PhotoNut) is one of the most supportive and knowledgeable people I've ever known.

The following are free to the first person to send me a private message: 2 pair size 22 denim shorts from The Avenue 1 pair size 20 khaki pants from Old Navy 1 pair size 18 denim Riders shorts If you only want 1 or 2 items, please let me know so that another person has a chance. Thanks! :love:

Breakfast: 16 oz. protein shake made w/ skim milk Snack: 1/8 c. cashews Lunch: 5 miniature egg rolls Snack: 20 oz. latte made w/ whole milk & 3 Splenda Dinner: 1 taquito, 10 corn chips w/ cheese dip (darn Cinco de Mayo!!) Total Calories: 1122 Total Fat: 40 grams - 40% Total Carbs: 85 grams - 29% Total Protein: 87 grams - 31%

I thought about that but would rather give them to someone here. BTW, the clothes have been spoken for. :love:

If anyone is interested in joining us, the more the merrier. There are about 20-25 people going in our group. BTW, it sails out of New Orleans December 10th and returns the 17th. https://seaweb.it.ncl.com/consumer/ Here's the itinerary - Sun - DEPART NEW ORLEANS, US 5:30 PM Mon - CRUISE 12:00 AM Tue - ARRIVE-DOCK COSTA MAYA, MX 10:00 AM Tue - DEPART COSTA MAYA, MX 6:00 PM Wed - ARRIVE-ANCHOR PUERTO SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA, GT 8:00 AM Wed - DEPART PUERTO SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA, GT 6:00 PM Thu - ARRIVE-ANCHOR BELIZE CITY, BZ 8:00 AMThuDEPART BELIZE CITY, BZ 6:00 PM Fri - ARRIVE-DOCK COZUMEL, MX 8:00 AMFriDEPART COZUMEL, MX 6:00 PM Sat - CRUISE 12:00 AMSunARRIVE-DOCK NEW ORLEANS, US 7:00 AM

Indeed! The way I eat, I could share 1 hot dog with 3 people.

The list so far... May - My friend Shonda from Oregon is coming to visit for a week to celebrate my Birthday June - I'm heading to New Jersey for a long weekend July - My husband, step-son and I are going to Florida for at least a week to visit family and do the amusement park circuit August - We're going to Ft. Whalton, FL for an invitational bowling tournament And THEN, and I know it's not the summer, but in December we're going on our first cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines!! Yay!! :biggrin1:

Added ... and hi fellow Surgical Specialists of Louisiana bandster. Dr. Lavin did my surgery in September of 2005.

You're very welcome. Anytime you need help, just let me know. I was a newbie once too.

You probably have to add the entire web addres.... http://www.myspace.com/marimaru

Thanks...and thanks for the add. :eek:

I found the lap band group on myspace. http://groups.myspace.com/lapband

Oh my God, that is sooooo adorable!! Happy Cinco de Mayo to you as well.

No one??

Congratulations!! I still find myself heading towards the plus section and have to remind myself that I NEVER have to shop there again!!

You're a nut!