BethFromVA

Sorry to hear that. I guess I just have a hard time thinking about something like this that can literally save our lives being something that we "had" to do. I mean, we all "have" to do it to a degree, but not being thrilled about it -- well, I would worry that you are already setting yourself up to fail. You have to want to have it in order for it to succeed, I believe. I may be proven wrong by others, but if you are doing it cuz it it is the lesser of two evils... it's just not a great way to do this.

PJTP: Okay, we have an issue. Either Plain and Ceredad kidnapped Donna, OR one of them really IS Donna. Kinda like how you NEVER see Michael and LaToya Jackson together. Duh-duh-DUHHHH...

Hmmm. :frown:

What's "post-banding depression"?? And going against doctor's orders is NOT recommended since stitches holding your band in place can be severely compromised with solids like that so early on. Wow, when you said this was not a "diet," you weren't kidding. Maybe you should have considered something that required absolutely no self-control on your part.

Hehehe, I'm feeling utterly fiendish. It all started with the mooseknuckle. I'm going to hell for sure. :tongue2:

That's all you lost? Well, chin up. Some are slower losers than others. You may just be one of those.

LOL! One thing this whatever-it-is has taught me is one CAN have projectile nose drainage. It's HORRIBLE. :tongue2:

:tongue2: Interesting, since she doesn't seem to follow either very well except for her own brand of new ageism and worship of idiocy. Too many people already at that altar, thankyouverymuch... :huh2: She's just... too much, I guess. Too much hair, too much me-me-me-me, too much Stuart from MAD TV and "Look at what I can do." People are beginning to put down the Kool-Aid and are figuring her out. It's time to board the mother ship, Oprah. Put down the Ho Hos.

The point EXACTLY. Obviously she doesn't learn ANYthing -- she did the same with another book called A Million Tiny Pieces, I believe. Total fake, and people got pissed at her. Then she ran off her mouth about the beef industry without facts and got them all up in arms and sued her. I believe she used her show to spout off her opinion which, in this business, you have to be careful because she can be viewed as endorsing or dissing something. Same with WLS. She has proven that she is yet another diet failure, yet she runs down OTHERS who choose this tool for themselves. She's an overpaid muppet with a box of Ho Hos under one arm and a list of fake books under the other.

PJTP: I get my first fill today. :tongue2:

Wow, g4e, that's a big'un. Lots of prayers and good thoughts coming your way.

sorry.... :tongue2:

Like they put the poo smell in it before you ingest it?

I totally get you. I haven't gone to sleep YET. Went up and tried, and DH is snoring his ever-lovin' ass off so that even WITH my gun range ear plugs, he was getting through. And because I don't have another bed I can sleep in, I came downstairs and tried sleeping on the couch. That's workin' real well...

PJTP: I GOT Facebook! I feel like I finally became one of the cool kids, even if my site is really lame right now.

Wow... so what is it like from up on high in your ivory tower looking down on mere mortal folk?

That's my thing. The ONLY thing I have ever been able to take consistently was my birth control, and even then, if I ran out, I would forget to go to the pharmacy. I have a plethora of Vitamins that probably date back to 1998 that have been forgotten and left by the wayside because I am good for a while and then forget. I could NEVER do those cocktails they have to do!

Glad you answered, CC. I just saw this. Yes, once the holidays are over and guests leave (long story :tongue_smilie:) it would be great to get a number of us together!

Yeah, he's not feeling better... and I am sure he's none to happy at me for making him sick. I had the talk with hubby because, frankly, it gets a tad worse. I figured they were driving out by Saturday. Nope, seems they planned to stay here in DC until NEXT TUESDAY! :tongue_smilie: I told hubby that just wasn't okay with me, especially since this was somewhat sprung on us at the last minute. He said, "But you knew three months ago he was coming here." I said, "No, I knew three months ago he MIGHT be coming here. Hell, even HE didn't know for sure if he was coming here or going to Las Vegas until Monday... he said so himself just this morning!" 'Course hubby is feeling cruddy and didn't want to hear my "excuses" of why I want them to get a hotel for the second half of their visit cuz he's just feeling grouchy. He said just to tell him what I want him to say and he'll do it. Oh, and I love this: "You knew he had 17 days of vacation." Yeah, but ALL of it HERE?? I was hearing staying in New York for some time, etc. HELLO???

Hubby's being very supportive with all of this. One other time, I went from 230 down to 180 through diet and exercise and when asked, he said he didn't really notice all that much. WTF?? Now even without asking, he said the other day that when I turned to the side, he noticed my little 23 pound weight loss. I coulda kissed him. Heck, I probably did. But yes, it IS noticeable already. Oh, and a little in my face too. It's one of the last places it goes, so it's the first place it starts to come off.

Silly me! Whatever was I thinking??

TOTALLY understandable, Lulu. You should have drama-free zones like that. You're entitled. Light your new candle and meditate on it. :tongue_smilie:

Omg, that is INSANE!! I don't think people with HIV take cocktails as huge as that! So... if their bodies turn bad food into good, then -- as you said -- why do they need all THAT? And WHY not just eat GOOD food?? Those people sound like they got lobotomies along with their WLS... :tongue_smilie:

That is the right saying, Kat. My grandmother LIVED by it! :tongue_smilie: And sadly, it's even more than wanting them to move to another room -- it's the whole "no quality time with my family with others here," sharing ONE bathroom that has a shower (the others have tubs), and we only have about 2200 SF of living space. Five adults and a baby in that little space is a lot. I just don't want to be sitting around in some group setting while trying to re-bond with my daughter and new grandbaby. I'll figure out a nice way to politely bow out. The friend is a good guy, and I'm sure he'll understand if he's told point blank what's going on. I just don't like the unconfortable aspect of it. And now to make things worse, hubby is coming down with what I am trying to get rid of.