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Well Jack, thank you for reminding me of that. We are all victims of prevailing societial attitudes and prejudicies. Being fat made me empathetic so I suppose "its all good" provided that we learn the lessons..........

You got that sugar right Chick...........but still you see part of the craziness is ours to own because we didnt like ourselves either and thats why their attitude irked us. We hated ourselves and we resented others who fostered those same feelings toward us. Today is a new day and today we have a chance to develop new and more healthy attidudes about ourselves. I am hoping that the past has taught me things. Today I want to feel good and look good. Im not doing it to find a man. I have a good life and I just want to live it. Thats what I have taught my daughter " dont overly invest in your body. You may one day loose a breast, then what? Are you your breast? Or do you HAVE a breast? "Surely we must be more than just a body. The culture dosen't subscibe to this but I do. It's taken years of yoyoing. It's taken years of trying to be good enough but not believing that we are. That's why I won't get on the scale every day or even every week. Ive got the band, now I need to get on with life and live!

About 25 yers ago (lol) I was 200lbs. I remember loosing 50 lbs on Atkins Diet. i hated the comments from men. It was as if they were telling me that I had arrived and that NOW finally I could be considered worthy of being asked out. In fact I hated the feeling so much that I gained it all back. I remember thinking " well now Im good enough but you are not !) Heyyyyyyyy its all a trip ! if you ask me. All I know is that now I can tie my shoes and cross my legs ! Im happy as hell, because now it has nothing to do with my thinking about how others see me,and at the moment its not about vanity either. I havent even purchased anything new yet. Nope ! Right now its about feeling better. Amen to feeling better and nothing anyone can say equals that !

Hi Caramel Hi Everybody Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh today is my anniversary, one year banded . 90lbs gone I am more than happy, I am speechless (lol no Im not) what I am is finding my own voice after twnety odd years. I think I'm going shopping later today and find out what size I really am. I've been putting this off but today I will find out exactly what I look like in clothing which actually fits ! Yahoo ! what an awesome feeling to walk down the street and know that I am near normal, no, a :clap2: normal body that needs to loose weight ! Yeah ! after all whats 40 lbs after you have lost 90 ?

Hi Penni I see people's weight take upward moves when i look at other lap bander's stats.... I see that happened to u too. Do you think that happens when you need an adjustment or what?

And Harley look out girl if you're not careful Im going to catch you ! I've got the feeling I can leap lbs at a single bound !

Vineswoman, wow ummmmmm running for a bus .... damn I need to try that one, real soon . Damn Im happy !

Well hell I don't know where this comment fits in but I have GOT to tell somebody. Okay here goes......... Today for the first time in years and years and years I discovered while at work (in the lunch room) that........ get this..........."I can cross my legs again" I was so shocked that I had instinctually even attempted it. Just the attempt was amazing..... here i was trying to keep a conversation going, trying to be cool while all the time I wanted to jump up and tell the world. Wow what a day ! yahoooooooo

Gee thank you all I want to find the spray ! I had the pills and i didnt really feel the difference. I also had the liquid, supposed to put a few drops in water........but i dont think i noticed much thats why im wondering if it varies in potency with the manufactorer's brand, Paula can u give me the website where you bought yours plz?

somewhere there was a chart posted by a bandster that showed the different sizes of bands does anyone know where that post is/??

I know that some of it is seriously expensive ive been surfing the net and they advertise dont buy the extract, buy the pure hoodia or something like that and im wanting to know if there is any difference in the two

no no I mean are there differences in the BRANDS of Hoodia?

Are there real differences with Hoodia, some advertise from concentrate and others call it something else....something sugesting that its purer or more potent. I have some and it seems to only have immediate effect. Can you tell me what brand you have....liqud or pills and give me some idea what you paid for it?

Hey Robin, your having your band on my band anniversary ! Way to go ! I remember how excited I was. Looking back I can hardly believe that I found the nerve to do it, and what an exciting year this has been. Good luck to you. It aint magic, but in my estimation it runs a good second place. I wouldnt trade it in Ill tell you that ! There's so much to learn and loose (smile) that before you know it you'll have a first year anniversary of your own. Good Stuff ! Cheers ! Way to Go ! Bon Voyage ! and God's Speed !

If a person looses lets say 100 lbs do u think its possible just to do a tummy tuck or does the doctor have to tuck other places too sice there is so much extra skin around the hips and all as well?

Nyke, thats what I want too 100 lbs by March 7, but realisticlly I dont know if I can make that. Still hats off to you...and I can honestly say "I DO know how it feels !" It feels awesome ! Congratulations

I seem to remember wanting to finally chew on something too. But dont. You can hang in a little longer. Good Luck 5'.8" March 2005....312lbs Feb 26, 2006..225 lbs target weight about 170lbs

Im surprised the food even Denog Im surprised the food even went down ! Perhaps I am the exception but even after nearly a year, eating requires slow and ginger handling if that food is going to go down and stay down. I even find that I eat better alone, which is sometihing I hope will change. When I eat with other people I must be trying to pace myself like them, then the food dams up and I need to find a bathroom. It will be interesting to see how things are for you once you get your first fill .

.skype_tb_injection { font- Tommy reflux makes u gag if you eat too late then lay down. If however you elevate your head more and lie o on your left side instead of your right you should feel better.

I was banded March 7, 2005. Pre op weight 312 lbs Present weight Feb...225 Its been nearly a year and a very interesting journey. I live in Bermuda and was banded in Switzerland. I have come to accept that there are many foods that I do not tolerate well to this day. Not just beef but even many vegetables, no doubt the fact that i am missing some back teeth has someting to do with it. Still considering what my life has been like,"i'm not complaining at all". I have found that i cannot eat in the mornings and even water is difficult to down. Lunch times are a little better but often food will force it's way back if i try to force the issue. So I try very hard to get those liquids down in the evenings mostly. Wine helps to open the passageway some. As I watch myself I am still trying to curb the desire to eat when I am not hungry and to learn the feeling of being unhungry. Hey guys I'm 51 years old and these habits are old, so I work to have patience with myself. Dispite this I am hardly starving ! Though my mind and my mouth often is convinced that it wants more. as I approach that 100 lb mark I am begining to be more excited by that benchmark and less by foods period. I can fasten my shoes, move easier and I dont feel like Im going to die when I walk up steps. Alas fellow bandsters I feel like I have a second chance to live !.I feel the happiness ooze out of me when I board a plane and am confident that I can fit in the seat without spilling out all over other passengers; I dont need a seat-extension.....ohhh I am so happy !!!!!!!!!!!. ps ..I wish I could tell every fat person I see that there is something they can do about their situaion

.skype_tb_injection Right now I alternate 2 outfits.....this is getting old !

.skype_tb_injection { font- guys how do u dress? I mean I dont ownanything that fits now. I have sweats but i cant wear them to work and i dont want to buy a lot of in=between sizes what are you all doing?:confused:

Do you go out for dinner? LOL You know I dont really enjoy that much anymore . I want to eat all those old foods and it just dosent work. Oddly enough that is a little sad....but on the other hand thats kind of what got me into trouble in the first place

excuse me Im still figuring out how to use this site. I go to the gym every day. I used to go twice a day but I was concerned that I would start out with a bang, then fizzle so I cut back a few months ago. I just work out for 1/2 and hour - that's all. And I stay away from the scales. I just weigh about once a month. I figure I'm in for the long hull so if I'm doing all I can , who needs the up and down drama of finding out that I only lost one lb here or there. My brother got banded two months before me and he lost 100 lbs in si x months. I tried like hell to keep up with him but he left me in the dust and thats when I changed my attitude and realized that I had to travel my own course but ohhhhhhh I wanted to keep up with him so badly !I go to NYU for chck ups but I go fairly often about every six weeks but only for a liitle tweek. I cant handle too much of a fill. Somedays I cant seem to eat anything much at all. Its when Im very thirsty that the band is irrating like in summer when I really want to chug-a-lug that cold water down in gulps. its very hard to re-learn sit sip

yes please, edit it out I dont know how I got it all. thank you