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Kat - you and your DH and family are in my prayers. I hate the way docs don't tell you things sometimes. However, if they thought it was an emergency I have to believe DH wouldn't be waiting until Thursday to see the cardiologist he would of seen him already. Betty - I think it's the full moon. I'm stuck on jury duty hearing a criminal yesterday, today and tomorrow so that will help keep my hand out of the cookie jar lol. Oh lordy not looking forward to the gorey details today. Can't say much about it right now but, after it's over the judge said we can Have a great Tuesday everyone!

ohhhhhhhhhhh the chafing hee hee

Darcy they charge $29 a month here with, I think a $79 sign up fee. My sign up fee was waived because I joined when they were doing the canned food drive. If you brought a bag of canned goods your sign up fee was waived. Not a bad deal. Of course....if only helps if you go lol. The only thing I exercised the past few weeks was the right to not go UGH. Big ole' dummy...I know better, I know I have to move this butt in order to lose this butt but, did I noooooooooooooooooooo lol

swelling after your fill will happen, at least I know it did with me. So the restriction after a few days seems to be quite a bit for me then it subsided. If after a few days you can't get more than a sip at a time down I would at least give the doc a call and let them know. They may say wait some more time but, they may want you to come in. Always best to call and have a no big deal answer than to not call and have it be something wrong or that you're too restricted. Good luck with this and congrats on your great weightloss so far

Didn't your doctor have you drink something before you left? If that feeling doesn't go away today I'd definately call. You have to be able to get liquids down and that pain isn't going to allow you to keep up the fluids like you should.

:whoo: :cheer2: :banana :Banane30: OH YEAAAAA! woooooot! It's official, don't know what possessed me to step on it especially with Aunt Flo paying a visit but, I weigh less now than when my hubby met me. WAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOO!:nanahump: :Banane41: :) Hmmm now to keep it off heh heh. :Banane41: Thanks for letting me share...love you gals and I couldn't do it without ya!

OMG I just got up, DH and I are in here checking email and I just burst out laughin. Eileen, girl, ...You always get me to smile. DH wanted to know why I was laughin so hard. Had to tell him about this awesome, crazy woman I know lol. "Crazy bunch aren't they," says DH. Oh yea, they are and I love it lol Thanks for starting my day off with a belly laugh hahahaha

Well put Kat! I thought I was reading about myself while reading your post. I can honestly say the mostly lonely time in my life was the last 5 or so years I stayed with my ex. To barely be acknowledged except when something went wrong he seemed to remember my name, to watch him come home late from work and hug, kiss and play with our son yet not a hug or kiss for me, unless he was in the mood for something, was truly aweful. Time after time over the past year I had tried to warn him what was about to happen. I asked him to come home for a family dinner at least once a week. I understood how much pressure work was and how he so badly wanted to succeed but, somewhere I needed to know we were ok. He never did come home early. Instead he bought me jewelry. He gave me the most beautiful 3 diamond ring, oh you know the past, present, future thing, a tennis bracelet, earrings etc. It slowly proved to me this man didn't know me...I'm so not like that and so low maintenance. I didn't want diamonds I wanted hugs...priceless hugs. I wanted my hand held while we went shopping instead when I reached out he'd make a weird face and pretend it was a joke that I had cooties or something. I left him a card that January, one of those mountain cards and the title was "Just touch me", I sent him songs "tell her that you love her" and Kenny Rogers song that went "buy me a rose, hold open the door" (can't remember the name). It was so blantant what I wanted and needed from him. He never cheated, he worked hard but, he couldn't show me he loved me I guess. One Monday, he was working late again, I called him and said please come home for dinner. He said he had to work. I finally got up the gonads to say I didn't think he loved me anymore. He said "thats what you think?" I said yes that's what I feel. Told him you won't come home, you barely talk to me when you do, instead after our son goes to bed, you sit at the kitchen table eating a snack and reading and if I talk to you you roll your eyes at me. All I've asked if for you to spend at least one night home with me. I got asked "Why is that so important to you? Why can't you just let it go?" I couldn't believe it. My heart sunk it's lowest point right with those words. I told him forget it, hung up and cried the hardest cry I ever did in my life. When I got up off the floor, I knew I was done. I felt like I didn't have a heart left and I knew at that point with no doubt, I was better off alone. I needed to be so I could get back to being me. I barely spoke to him for the rest of the week and when he came home from work on Friday, I told him I was done. He asked why? Why would I ruin our family, my son's life...why was I doing this? The man had no clue...paaalease! He threw in my face the ring that cost him over $5000. I told him it would of been cheaper for him to hug me lol. I told him that ring meant nothing to me except money for my son's college as I took it off and placed it in a drawer. (of course I moved it after so he couldn't take it lol) I slept on the couch for a month until he finally moved out. He never realized what he had done until it was too late. After one of his counseling sessions he called me and said, he had kept that card I mentioned and only now realized I'd been telling him all along. He was crying and was a broken man. I did feel bad that he was in such pain but, all it did was remind me of what I lived all those years while he barely noticed. So I didn't feel guilty. I just told him..yeap I tried to tell you for years. He asked if there was any chance and I told him it's far too late, my heart had nothing left. I actually told him to learn from it and to not make the same mistake when he met another woman. After he moved out, I can't even tell you how much better I was. My friends were amazed at how happy I was and never cried when I told them my marriage was over. He sent me roses at work trying to win me over but, my best friend & her husband sent roses the same day telling me they were there for me. I gave the roses from my ex away. I had to, what good were they, I looked at them as way too late. Anywho....things certainly have a way of working out. By letting go this guy I was with for 20 years (5 before marriage) I was able to meet a man that holds my hand every time he has the chance, tells me every day he loves me and how much he enjoys spending time with me, cooks for me, helps me clean and takes such good care of me and my son when we need it. Sure we have our moments like any couple but, those are far and few between. He's not perfect, yeap he leaves his clothes on the floor and baseball hat on the kitchen table, but, I'll take those things and pick them up because I love it when we're watching tv and he says "pssssst, did I tell you I love you today?" while smiling at me. Patty....your day will come my friend. One door never closes without another opening. (brother I'm sorry I spilled my guts. Didn't realize it until ready to hit send. I just know it can help someone sometimes to see life isn't over when your marriage is.) Love ya! TGIF yippeeeeee

Hi everyone, can't do personals or even chat but, wanted to let you know I'm alive and kickin heh heh. Congrats on the shrinking Cindy! Hugs to everyone....be back tomorrow for personals. Thinking of you...hope you're all well and shrinking (like Cindy :Banane13: )

Hi Mr. Yo and welcome to LBT. Many can offer suggestions but, they are only their own opinion. Thats the best anyone can do when it comes to surgery because truly that decision has to come from yourself. The only thing anyone can do actually is to tell you why they chose the surgery for themselves. For me....sure I could lose weight before the band but it was always the same. I'd do great for the first 3 weeks then I'd lose nothing. The 4th and 5th weeks I'd lose nothing and lose the momentum to keep going. I'd start back on my old habits and gain it all back plus in no time. I kept saying to myself why can't they come up with something that can help teach me how to slowdown and keep my portions undercontrol but, not force me to malnutrion my body to lose weight. Sure there were magic pills out there but, I just never believed in them. One day I was watching the news and they mentioned this lap-band how uninvasive it was and totally reversible. Wahoooo finally I thought to myself and started looking it up online and learning all I could. The more I learned the more and more I felt it was for me. Sure there is a risk to it but, there is a risk to being overweight as well. I went back with the pros and cons and although there are risks for any surgery I knew if I researched my surgeons I could find one that had great statistics here in Boston and I did! I went through the whole process, met with Dr. Jones and the Bariatric Team and felt totally confident that they'd take good care of me and help ME take good care of me. Surgery went uneventful as Dr. Jones said, in otherwords it went perfectly. The hospital had a new Bariatric wing which really made my overnight stay great. I've had my first fill on 4/12 and it's been a learning process but, I've loved this band so far. I barely know it's there until I do something I"m not suppose to do lol. Believe me you learn quickly when that happens. I finally feel that I can lose the weight and keep it off. It's still work...don't let anyone tell you it's the easy way out, because some will try to tell you that. It's far from easy because you still need to break old habits and work at it every day. The band is a tool and like any other tool it has a specific job to do but, needs the manual manipulation from the user. WE have to eat right, chew well and pick the right healthy foods. For me, it's been great so far. Keep reading threads here and you'll find many people who have had their bands for a very long time and they're doing great. Some have had a hard go at it and I certainly know that I'll hit plateaus and hard times sometimes but, this tool is going to help keep me on track and not allow me to give up on myself like I have before. To me its a constant reminder of what I've finally done for myself......started to take care of me, started to allow myself time for me. Good luck with your decision! Hugs

Happy Birthday Anne! Hope you had the great one!

Wanna hear sometin funny? My email program for some reason started rejected my ex's emails as JUNK MAIL hee hee. Can you beleive the man still finds it necessary to explain why he got yet another new car to me? Weirdo.....those are his new wife's problems not mine lol. Just so you know he's on his, I think cause I lost count, 7th new car in less than 2 years. One creek.....one squeak and the car is gone. heh heh she can have him Oh well...I'm making chicken enchiladas for dinner. I'm using wheat wraps instead of white flour so we'll see how that goes chat later gals...love ya

Bean - You are right...work sucks especially MONDAYS lol. I just got a new hire and I have another one starting in two weeks but, WTHeck...they are both for data entry? Man I need some AR folks so we can "bring in the money" for the client. I guess those will be coming next week. Ohhhh lordy, new employees, new worries, extra training, more work for quite some time but, once trained yippee. We'll see how it goes. Betty - I don't have my bike put together yet. DH just finished polishin up my gas tank and it sure is purrrrrrrrty. He's painting the part just under and behind my bike seat and we're still waiting for the side covers to come in. Dang JCWhitney was suppose to ship it 5/5 but, now they are saying 5/29 grrrrrrrrr. I didn't get my windshield yet either. My mom isn't happy about that. That was her surprise gift for me. (She was so excited I got my license. Now she's studying for her permit ) Congrats on that winning! I bet your bike looks awesome. What are ya gonna get for your bike with your winnins? Donna - Boy...I'm jealous on the beach time. I just love the ocean but, we don't get to go too often. It hasn't been warm enough here to even open my pool heh heh. I'm told swimming can sometimes make your band feel tight...have you found that? Hell, I can barely eat and keep it down right now never mind if it gets tighter. Patty - I'm sending good thoughts your way for a happy letter to come to you. I hope you're approval arrives soon and you can make plans for your little vacation My mom and I used to go to yard/garage sales almost every weekend. It was fun when you were trying to find a "specific" item...it gave us something to hunt for. Mary - Glad to hear you had a good weekend. Hope you have time to let us know what exciting things you did Cindy - I hope you're still migraine free right now. By the way my chiro wrote me back and said Reiki definately helps with migraines. You should try to find a Reiki master if you can. It's worth a shot! I'm actually going to be taking the course so I can become a Reiki master as well. I've been told by a few people that my hands have a healing touch...sooooo why not test it. My chiro says I'll be great at it...one thing though....I'm going to need to learn not to take on others pain while doing it because I'm already prone to migraines. Hopefully this will help me out as well. Kat - I hope the plans for the 50th ann. party are going well. Have you ordered from oriental trading at all? They have awesome stuff for parties like that. They have lots of theme stuff too especially for luau items. Eilene - I have a 10cm band and it holds 4ccs. I have anywhere from 1 to 1.5 in there says the surgeon so I say it's 1.25. Dang...I"m due for a fill on June 14th. If things keep going the way they are I won't be able to even drink Water if I'm any tighter. Grrrr it's so weird how finicky this band is right now. One day I can eat everything in the cabinet the next I can barely get one egg down without it coming back at me. This morning I had my one egg omelet like I have for the last month and BINGO it was a no go. grrrrrrrrr now I'm getting so confused because I really thought I ate slow enough. I'd be happy if the scale was moving because I can't eat much but, my body doesn't like that at all and HOLDS on to the weight like it's a famine. OH well.....something's gotta give soon aye? Isnt' it amazing that even if you eat very little the scale doesn't wanna budge then the days you think...oh my it's gotta be up...it actually went down. Why? lol Well...I took my son out driving today. We went to the cemetary because he can't kill anyone there heh heh. Plus the turns are tighter so he is learning how to go slow and make them. Whew a few times he stepped on the gas and I could feel the hairs turning gray..POP....poof....pop....*tink lol Had my cards read this weekend....I"m boring lol. Nothing exciting happenin in my life because for the first time in a long time I'm actually very happy with things and not so worried. That's taken only 42 years to happen :purplebananna: At least it did though. I'm a lucky woman. Totally Karma and I truly believe that. I do have to work on regaining my spiritual self though she says and to continue to heal after this surgery not so much physically but, mentally so I can release the weight. So peeps I'm told we should say I wish this weight would drop off but say.....Weight.....you are released from my body. Heck if it works I'll let ya know. I mean I'm already carrying a bag of rocks in my bra hahahah. OH yes we've added to the citrene now. I have a tigers eye, rose quarts, angel coin, and a light blue I forget the name. Some peeps may think this is weird and that's ok but, I believe there is more to healing than medicine :xena_banana: so it's worth a try. (As long as I remember to take the rocks out before stepping on the scale hahahahahaha) Love ya!

I was told by my nutrionist to get my Omega3 from my margarine.

Melissa, Your surgeons office probably received the same letter. Start by calling the surgeon's office because his staff knows they need to call your insurance and find out exactly what requirements were not met and they'll meet them. If its due because of exculsions to your policy from the employer they'll let you know that. SherryW

Hello everyone.....I pretty much stay on the sidelines reading everyones postings and gigglin. You folks are great Things have been so nuts with work and the hours that I just haven't had time to do personals. Heck I've barely had time to type just a generic response like this one lol. I got a fill on 4/12 and man has it been quite a learning experience. One day I can eat with no problems the next I try to eat what I had before with not problems and end up running to the bathroom. YUCK. The pre-fill days I never threw up...now....my third time was today. It scares me and I hate doing it. I'm so afraid I'm going to ruin my band. I've tried very very hard to slow down, chew well and not overate but, geesh this morning I had one over easy egg and 1/4 piece of well toasted, omega 3 margined toast and BLEEEEEEEEEEECK. It just didn't sit right. The day before I had that plus with no problems. UGH. Anyone else have this problem? You're all doing so great and you're an inspiration. It's truly great reading your words and getting to know you that way. Hugs to you all and I hope you're all doing well and shrinking!

TGIF peeps :clap2: Made it through another week lol. Next week will surely be busy :faint: I was given yet another project that needs to be done by the end of the month, on top of a project that the account manager told the account was done and it hasn't even been started. When he told me that, let me tell ya, I literally laughed and said do you see that project still on your write on/wipe off board? "yes" THEN IT'S NOT DONE!!! So I was asked to do the two projects at the same freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaking time. I had to let my boss know he was doing this and he told the account that and let me tell ya she's not happy. I told her in order for me to do these things by the end of the month then something else has to suffer because I CAN'T DO IT ALL as much as I try lol. She totally understands, thank God, and we're suppose to meet with him. Doesn't matter he already told the account it was done so you guessed it...I have to get it done. Well, I got a call at work from my son at 4pm. Mom...I got it. I told him congratulations and to have a good weekend with his dad, love ya and we hung up. All the gals that work for me offered me some valium lol Ohhh Lord, keep him safe and level headed behind the wheel. Mary - Excellent on the lawyer. Good luck with this whole process and keep an eye on your lawyer too. Make sure he/she knows exactly what you want out of this whole thing. Bean - Amazing what that scale does to us huh? I get so worked up having to step on the thing lol. Congrats on losing the 3 :eek: Sounds like your hubby has some wonderful recipes. Don't cha' just love a guy that cooks heh heh. My hubby enjoys it so ...so be it...who am I to complain Becky - have fun on your motorcycle Now.....where do you put the knitting needles during the drive? Yikes! Cindy - I have that email out to my chiro waiting for the answer. She is a Reiki master/teacher and I"m going to be taking classes with her. I can't wait. Ohhh Kites! I just love em. Hubby and I own approximately 25 decorative kites. All shapes and sizes...my favorite is a paratrooper hee hee. Dang guy once up there doesn't want to come back down. (Ladies, I'm talking about a KITE! lol) Patty - Gosh I'm glad you're feeling better after that food poisoning. Man I had that so bad 2 years ago I wound up in the hospital for 3 days and about 30 tests. Doc just didn't believe me or my DH that I knew I ate something bad and could tell him exactly what. We had gone to the Springfield (Big E) Fair and I got a sandwich that had some kind of garlic/cream sauce on it. It tasted fine but, ohhhhh no. Sounds like the boys keep ya on your toes. Have fun with the graduation celebration Anne - Have fun with the DH and your sis and BIL. I've only been to a casino once for a concert and spent $40 on the slots. Lost it of course lol. We have two huge casinos not far from here. They are in CT Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. Both are beautiful. I'd love to see the museum at Foxwoods someday. Good luck and come back rich! If not with money, then with the great memories of having fun with DH and the gang. Donna - WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!! that's awesome and you should be so proud of yourself. You're absolutely right...this is far from the easy way out! You've earned the right to jump up and down and scream with joy! Congrats! Eileen - I miss those noises girl! Where is ya..tell boss man to let you play with your LBT friends lol. Hope you're having a good Friday and have fun this weekend. Ann - Where are ya hon? Everything ok. I hope that girl isn't pulling anything more on your family. Thinking of ya Betty - Ohhh I wanna see pics of your flowers and yard. I bet they look awesome. Do you have your motorcycle all polished up and ready to go for a spin this weekend? The weather here has changed dramatically. It actually got up to the high 70's, low 80s today DH said. He's such a weatherman lol. We have weather stuff set up all over the place outside and he has a website going with a web came gazing over the front yard so people can see the weather lol. Whatever snaps his carrot but keeps him out trouble right? hahahha I know I've probably missed a few folks but, I'm wishing ya a terrific weekend. (Mine is jam packed UGH. Thurs DS bday, Fri friends coming for dinner, Sat Godson's 1st communion and friends spending the night, Sun Card reader party at my house. Whew I'm tired already lol) Hope you're all well and shrinking. LOVE YA:girl_hug:

Can't chat for long....gosh I hate being so busy! My son turned 16 today so we let him pick a restaurant to go Celebrate. He chose a local pub not far from home for his favorite meal, chicken, broccoli and ziti. I ordered a chicken caesar salad....mistake. Chicken got stuck so had to wait for 10-15 min lol. My mom kept looking saying..."Gosh that has to suck when that happens." All I did was smile, shake my head and wait. It went down and the next bite was chicken so lubed up with dressing it's not funny lol. It slid on down lol. I didn't eat the rolls or even touch em, no way no how not after what I went thru the day before hahaha. Anyway, DH snuck away and asked them to bring a dessert for DS. My son had 5 lovely ladies singing him happy birthday and the piano player playing it lol. It was great and he turned so red lol. I had to do it...just had to hee hee. He's going for his drivers permit tomorrow OHHHHHH HELP ME! Lord, give me the patience and strength on this one lol. I can't really do personals but, I have say....Cindy, I do hope you feel better and find a solution fast for these migraines. I have then once in a while and I know how terrible they can be. Have you tried Reiki? I'm curious if that would help you and I'm going to ask my friend/Chiro about it when I see her next week. Hugs to you my friend and may you feel better soon! Hugs to everyone and TGIF is just hours away hee hee

food is a daily Battle Some days I win, some lose A nibble do not tattle for it's one time I choose I choose to keep me sain they say first eat Protein make healthy meat my main vegs and fruits then seen starches are the downfall if room you eat them last because they make a golfball to the toilet run fast, fast Eat Slowly, chew well and right all bandsters rules will help you stop when full, not over tight and keep it down you do LBT NJ group helps keep you in line with you they laugh and cry the caring and love combine always supportive & no questions why This poem a bit corny, my pals but, this gal doesn't mind She knows that her NJ Gals No fault of it they'll find I love each and everyone as if they were right here lucky am I, can't you see with the best group of pals on LBT hee hee couldn't help myself. Love you folks! Know that I'm wishing you all the best with your bands, all the happiness with things at home and most of all I wanted to THANK YOU for supporting me and everyone else that joins us. Hugsssssssssss

Hello Everyone...I'm alive and kicking just busy as ever with work. Man, this one woman leaving without notice is kicking my ars! I'm just not a happy camper about that at all. I've now found out that my accounts are growing even more. I'm gaining 20+ docs for Primary Care and another whole radiology group ohhhhhhhhhhh lordy. I'll be lucky I can post at all for another year when that happens. Gosh I don't even want to think of it. Right now my group of employees is the biggest of any supervisor and I'm looking to hire 4 more. YIKES. I mentioned to my boss today I'd like to move up a level or something. I used to have 3 supervisors under me before this job. I'd like to get there again. (Fingers crossed) I love what I do but, man oh man the hours are starting to get to me. Sooo I've gone from so much restriction that I get a golfball or two a day to what feels like NO restriction in a matter of days. Go figure! Does this happen to folks 3 weeks after a fill? It will be 3 weeks tomorrow for me. As much as I don't like the golfball feeling.....I'm afraid to have no restriction. I know...I'm weird huh? I haven't taking a ride on my motorcycle yet. DH just got done painting my tank and he's going to be polishing it tomorrow. It looks soooo cool. The previous owner painted the frame Kelly Green and the tank was a different green and the paint had run all over. Hubby sanded it all down and painted it this cool color changing color. It's purple/green. Depending on where you look at it and how the light hits it looks purple one minute then green the next. Neato! My mom ordered me a windshield cause she's excited I got my license lol. Hubby ordered me side covers......do you think these people want me to ride? lol Don't remember who mentioned it but, yes you're right. I need to go clothes shopping but, I"m SCARED! Yes I said it scared! I've looked a few times and keep grabbing my previous sizes. I'm actually afraid to see what size I'm in. Isn't that weird? Maybe because, like I mentioned before, I feel like a small gal until I look in the mirror or try on clothes. Ohhhh what a sick, sad mind. I'm going to have to do it soon though because although I haven't lost more...my pants are getting too baggy. Ohhhh I wanna see more pictures of everyones plants and babies :grouphug: What a cutie he is ....squeeze those cheeks hee hee. I'm so jealous of all of the green thumbs out there. I've got one plant in my house and it's a bamboo thing with yellow leaves that's how good I am at it and all I gotta do is put Water in it hahahaha. Oh well....I think I'll stick with fish lol. I'll see if DH will take a pic of out tank so I can show ya. Well time to go to bed. Love you folks and keep up the great work of supporting each other! I appreciate this thread more than you know. (Have ya caught the thread "Why not CHEAT" OMG the crap going on in there. People are amazing.) Anywho....sweet dreams and may there be less of you tomorrow. (weight of course :huggie: )

I OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONCE WASSSSSSSS LOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW I'M FOUNNNNNNNNND. hee hee typical me I was wondering where the heck everyone was and why I didn't get a little email from LBT of someone's last post :confused: I thought ya'll were sleepin but, I guess it was me hee hee. I was up working until midnight last night so my brain is just so fried today I just can't do personals. I do hope you are all doing well and losing :eek: Cause the dang *&((&ing scale isn't moving again on my end. So dang frustrating isn't it? So I get that up 1/2 pound sign blasting at me this morning....driving in heavy traffic to work I get a call on my cell. Hi honey, guess what, I've lost 2 more pounds today. OHHHHHHH LORD help me. Why the cruel jokes on us women? He can eat Cheezits, ice cream, Cookies, two hot dogs in buns (while I slowly eat my one hotdog and despise the fact it's not in a roll lol) etc and lose 2 pounds? booooooooo hooooooooo happy for him but, man oh man it just rubbed salt in my boo boos Oh well tomorrow is another day....Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh oxoxoxox

Welcome to NJ chat Becky :eekB:

Hello everyone, Hey Anne, I'm doing well thank you. Thanks for asking and I LOVE my new dishwasher. It's so quiet that I can't even tell if its running but, the dishes come out squeeky clean so its working I'd love to get new cabinets and countertops but, that's so expensive even if you do it yourself. The ones we have right now are just so plain. And the previous owners had the countertop the exact same color as the cabinets? BLECK! They also had a purple and metallic gold wall in there but, that got painted before we moved in lol. Wow I was actually able to eat two sunny side eggs with a piece of wheat toast for breakfast without a golfball. Wahoo. Nice not to have a golfball. I'm just too afraid to eat out anymore and of course the guys want to go to New England Hot Dog today. UGH. I don't know about you but, eating a hotdog without the bun just doesn't do anything for me. Betty...hmmm dream man hmmm. Actually he is very very good about a lot of things but, like any human being he has his quirks. Fortunately there aren't too many and I can just ignore them when they pop up hahaha. Boy you keep so busy. I bet your yard is beautiful. I love beautiful flowers and gardens but, I don't have a green thumb or the patience for it :eekB: Eileen - to me that burger sounds great. I mean a once in a while thing isn't bad but, I know for sure it wouldn't of sat with me. I wouldn't of been able to even get a piece of the bun down. I wish sometimes I could but, at the same time I know it's keeping me in check. don't even think twice about reading stuff and not responding to it lol. God I know I miss things all the time here. We ladies are busy gals lol You're such a sweetheart and I hope I can meet you someday. Do you make all those funny noises in person too? hee hee I'd love that. Well time to get paying bills, laundry and I do have to break down and work from home today. So much to do since that woman up and left with no notice UGH!!! Love ya all and hope someday we can all get together for a big NJ chat party!!!!

Hi Danielle, Lively bunch for sure aye? lol. It's always great to get different views on things but, always go with what you believe is the best for you having taken in your docs advice, nutrionists and signs from your own body. I followed my docs/nutrionists instructions after my banding. They were pretty much the same rules given out by the band makers. I was on clear liquids for 2 days then full liquids for 2 weeks, mushies for 3 weeks then regular food. Told to take very small bites and chew very well putting my fork down in between. No liquids 30 min before or 30 min after etc. The reason I followed those rules to the T? The track record of patients my surgeon performed this surgery on. I asked him how many patient's had erosion....not one. That was enough for me to follow them. Another thought is.....I don't want ME to be the reason for any banded problems. If a problem occurs I know I did everything I could so it wouldn't happen. I don't want that blame on my shoulders. If something happens it won't be because I ate too soon, too much, or the wrong things at the wrong time. But, that's just my way of handling my banding and keeping myself on track. I figure I went through alot to get this tool and I really want to keep it as long as I can so I know I have to do the work and do my best. Your best is all any surgeon can ask for or that you can ask for yourself :eek: Take time, listen to your body, seek out suggestions from your bariatric center and never be afraid to call them if you have questions or concerns. I wish you the best with your band! Good luck everyone and remember one banded day at a time :eek: Hugsssssssss

Hello everyone, I've been fighting golfballs UGH. GOLFBALLS FROM HELLLLLL! lol. I don't want to get an unfil because I have a hard enough time losing weight never mind making so I can eat more. Amazing what things DON'T get stuck though UGH. Right now....I'm fighing a golfball of meatloaf/gravy/mashed sweetpotato UGH. Dang nabbit. Well DH and I were up until 1:30am putting in a new dishwasher. I wanted to stop and finish it today but NOPE he had to get it done NOW lol. Oooooook Don't get in the way of a man who's had to sweat/sauder/cut piping, two trips to Lowes and fix previous owners Mickey Mousin ways. I was like the sad puppy dog obeying her master lol. (Hmm now sometimes that can be fun...oppsy did I say that? my bad! lol) We turned it on at 1:30 am and could barely hear it working. Aaaaaaaaaaa gotta love Kitchen Aid :eek: Of course with the new dishwasher shiney and clean I had to spring clean my kitchen lol. Scrubbed down the counter tops all the canisters and appliances, stove, refrigerator, cabinet doors and drawers. Whew.....I'm tired now lol. The guys helped with cleaning today vacuuming, picking up, reaching the things I couldn't. It was great to have help and they weren't complaining....ooooo now that's a miracle lol. I still have to polish the kitchen table and wash the tile floor but, I think I can get hubby to do the floor for me :eek: Tomorrow is laundry day and I have to do some work from home. UGH. Ooo nice the golfball just went down lol. Man that sometimes takes a while huh? You're right Eileen bending down with one is NOT a good idea. Man does that hurt!!! Thursday I visited with my mom (Whew took a long time to get down stairs heh heh) She was doing ironing complaining she never gets to the bottom. I said well whats at the bottom since you never wear it. She had 6 pairs of jeans that are too big for her and 2 shirts. She realized geesh what the heck am I keeping em for. They are now in my attic for when I shrink lol. She said she has a bunch more in her drawers that might be 16s. Cool beanage mumsy I'll take what you're not going to wear lol. Now I'm far faaaaaaaaaaar from 16s. I'm now in a comfy lose 24 so I have what...4 sizes to go down before I can use them but, I'll get there. Right ladies? One day at a time! (One golfball at a time....foooooooooooooour!) Well...DH just left to see a client for a few hours then I think we're all going to go to the movies. Not sure what to see yet or if we'll do something else. Going to go lurking on LBT. Take care!