JanetC

Hi Cjade! Welcome to LBT! I'm not from PA, but I love my band! :party:

Wow, pthrlisa! 51 pounds!!! BIG congrats!! What does having a horseshoe kidney entail? I've never heard of that! Hope you're ok! And welcome back to the chatty thread! :party: I'm thinking of you, Stacey! Let us know how that doctor appointment goes! You should be on your way, I think.... That's so cool that you got to see your new nephew on webcam, hope the adoption goes smoothly! And size 14 shorts, woohooooo!!! That's awesome! And we want pics! LBT got the edit function back, so I'll update the front page, yay!! And I won't have to start a new thread... yet. I think there's a limit to how many times you can edit, but we haven't hit it yet! The weekend was pretty good for us, though I fell yesterday & banged myself up pretty good. I hate being clumsy! We're just about over our colds, thank goodness! What an awful week! Oh, we had lunch with the DFW LBTers on Sat, what fun! DonnaB was there! She acts all innocent on here, lol, but she's trouble! And great fun! Can't wait for our next get together! My commitment for this week is to keep my calories under my fitday goal & to exercise more then my goal (just 1 min more, heh)... thereby having more calories out then calories in & losing weight. If only I could say it & have it be done! Love ya'll! Here's to a great week! Janet

Checking in, 0 lost. **sigh** Climbing back aboard the band wagon! :party: Both mowing the yard AND exercise planned for today... should be a good day!

Hi Jan! That sounds like you're making an awesome commitment to yourself! You can do it! And congrats on your 45 pounds since Dec, that's awesome!! And all your exercising, that's awesome! And should help you not plateau as badly as some of us. :party: Sorry to hear about your husband & mom, hope they're both doing better!! I've been REALLY falling down on my commitment to myself. Thank goodness the band really doesn't let me cheat full out! Here's to getting back on the bandwagon! If it's to be, it's up to me! The me I see is the me I'll be! Today I will make a difference! Today I will create the me of tomorrow! Today I will conquer my addictions, 1 bite at a time! Today I will move my body & burn those calories! Today I will work my plan & change my tomorrow! Oh, and welcome home, Penni (sometime today)! Glad you're back!

Wow, Plunder, you can hardly see your scars! What did you use on them?

A couple of the Feb Bandsters had their first fill disappear... something about air in the band from the surgery / evaporation. Their doctors took it in stride... though I'm not sure I would! :party: I'm pretty sure their 2nd fill stayed in ok, so there wasn't any leak. You might try Benefiber once you get things moving again... it dissolves in Water & is pretty much tasteless. I put it in tea & can't taste it at all. It keeps me moving. However, it is just Fiber... if you're already backed up, it may not do the trick. Sounds like you need Milk of Magnesia or something! Good luck!

Ouch!!! I don't really have any advice, except maybe alchohol or something? I know that's what I use on my ears, lol. At least call your doctor before you do anything, though! Don't want anything to hurt the incision! Maybe some Benedryl lotion to decrease your reaction? (Just throwing out ideas.) Good luck! Let us know what happens!

I'm thinking of calling mine "Tunnel Rat". We heard a talk today... if you've been banging your head against a wall for forever & the wall isn't dented, then find another way to win! Why not try the tunnel! The band is my secret tunnel! :party: But since I don't wanna be talking about my rat, lol, I'll have to find something else to call it!

LOL, I'm sure you are! :party: ... Except you're whistling, so now I hear it!

That's awesome!! And are you the dancing banana? :party:

Heh, I almost feel that my opinion is important at the moment I read something... but then when things go south, I wish I was never involved, and I really hate when I start getting quoted & the quote makes someone mad. I'm very much a people pleaser & avoid confrontation whenever possible! I do believe it's a pathological condition! :party:

Maybe yogurt? Or fruit? Breakfast buffets normally have good fruit... or oatmeal. Love me some oatmeal! :party: Pack some Protein Bars for "just in case". Vacation in Mexico sounds lovely!!

Heh, love ya Straw! :party:

Wow, Lee, good luck!! I'll be thinking of you tomorrow! I think it's awesome to see someone go for banding after having repair work done! If I have problems, my plan is to get rebanded (at least from my current perspective). I'll be watching your story with interest! Remember to sip & walk! (Heh, like you didn't know that! :party:) (( Hugs!! ))

So you can get rid of everything you said... but not the fact you were there. Heh, sometimes I just wanna go away & hide!!!! :party: **sigh** Oh well, I'm just happy to be able to edit the front pages again!

You have a large band (my hubby does too)... it'll probably take more like 6cc or even more to get a "good" restriction. Focus on practicing the bandster rules during this adjustment period... when the restriction hits, you'll be glad you know how to take small bites, chew & wait! :party: 30 pounds in 3 months is awesome!! Congrats!!

You can edit your words out... delete 'em all or leave just a <delete> or, or, or, something. :party: And change your username if you don't want to be yourself... then no one would know who posted it. I'm guessing if you want to be totally gone, a moderator could still do it.

That's awesome news!!! Thanks Alex!! (And the other Alex & the other moderators!) Yaaaaayyyy!!! :party:

You rock! And I'm doing the happy dance to have this thread back! :party: (I know it's weird, lol, but I like it!)

Oh man, Leener! I just read that you've still got solid-blues. :party: I'm so sorry!! ((Hugs!!)) Hope you've got a good list of mushies!

As a former internet dater, be sure you have friends that know you're going out & at least one that you're going to call at the end of the date. And make your first date short & in a public place. That's just being smart. :party: That being said, you're gonna do great!! It's so awesome that you're working through stuff already! Poor Mikey's gotten himself stuck with all my baggage! Whatever you do, don't settle!! You deserve the best! Make your list of what's important, then STICK TO IT!!

Wooohoooo!!! Thanks Penni! Feel free to delete the "new" one... oh, except there might be some new posts on it. :/ ... sorry to make more work for you!

I'm just dreaming now, but I'd LOVE to see a "Mark all thread read" button! I never manage to touch all the threads... so I end up ignoring the flashing lights & bold that signifies unread. But if I could mark everything read & come back anew... I MIGHT read some more, heh. Don't know how hard it is to setup... but it would be a blessing, no matter at what level: all forums or each forum individually. Thanks!

AWESOME!! Thanks so much Penni!

Man, Stacey! Has the bladder infection pain all cleared up? I'm worried about you, girl! You drinking enough fluids? I hope they find the cause fast! I'll be thinking about you this weekend & Monday... let us know as soon as you can! Tammy, lol, love the mid-life stuff! It sums up my life right now, though I REALLY don't think of myself as mid-life! Augh!!