OH Juli

I think you are wrong, wrong, wrong. Women need to shup up, quit whining, quit making excuses and get the work done too, because no one, NO ONE can do your work for you. You can feel all you want but at the end of the day your gender doesn't qualify you to sit, wringing your hands, crying "oh dear that hurt my feelings", etc. At the end of the day everyone goes to sleep alone in their skin and are responsible for their actions... I don't care if you are a woman or a man.

I've taken breaks and come back...it's understandable. Like everything you take what you need and leave the rest alone. [That's hard to learn about food, lol]. It's good to have you here again.

great post with very important perspectives.

Bump bump bump

You'll not like what I have to say... But examine what you are eating, what's going on in your head...you might be having head hunger. If stuff is getting stuck you've got restriction. If you've only lost 10 pounds in 2 months, which isn't bad, but some do better, examine how many calories you are eating and how many you are burning. Eat fewer calories and burn more. I know I sound flippant, and that's not my point but you've got to work with the band, it will not do all the work on its own. Good luck.

Denise, How are you???? It's rather quiet on this here board. I see you are right on my heels with your 86 pounds down.... Way To Go for you too!

I posted months ago on here. Thought I'd post again :confused: as I'm going to my first OSU support meeting this month. I've been banded since March and just never had the time to go. Dr. Mikami is my doc. I love him! I got my first fill in the middle of August and have something like 1.75cc in my 4cc band. Getting the band has dramatically changed my life. I eat well and exercise often. I've taken up long distance biking too. Hope all of you are well! Juli

I'm a food service manager, or the lunch lady for a residential school. I'm in school full time for business management and MBA combo program. I've worked in food for 20 years and need to get away from where it's served.

Hey my people. I just want to say, as of this morning I hit my half way to goal mark! I'm so excited and happy. I had to be up at 5:30 this morning, which isn't fun for me, but when I saw the scale I didn't care about the time. You can't smack the smile off my face! That's 90 lbs in 9 months... Woo Hoo.

I want to say WOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!! I'm at my half way mark! Look at my perfectly balanced ticker! 90 pounds since the first of the year has been a challenge and I'm sure the second 90 is going to be even more of one, but I'm so happy and so proud right now I just have to share!

TA DA Look at that ticker my friends!!!! I'm at half way down! I lost two very stubborn mother effin pounds last night. I think it has everything to do with sugar free Tang. I peed all night long! Anyway I'm stoked. That's 90 pounds in 9 months...so I'm keeping my 10 pound average, though there were a few 12 pound months and I'm slowly losing ground. The last 30 days has been more like 8 pounds....I think I'm obsessed. Anyway, Happy day, happy day. Thanks for letting me gloat!

I'm eating ff bologna and had to resist putting it in the magic bullet with mayo and pickle relish.... I'll chat with you on LBT if you're game. I'm not on the computer with yahoo IM....

no my space and no face book for me. Though I've been blogging for 5 years.

I was at my kid's school fall festival. Beers? I didn't drink much beer before banding, I really don't now. B-good man. HP-enjoy your ride(s). Sounds like fun.

Dana Thanks for the update. You get that rest. Welcome to band land!!!1 Caresa? Hope you are well!

I just found this thread... I'm scared of worms. I get the cold sweats after a rain and I have to step around them. Ugh. Unclipped toe nails gross me out. I don't watch much TV because it will suck me in and never let me go. I'm the conservative one in my family, but my politics are liberal and I'm a way out lesbian; the others are just bigger freaks. I suffer from YPIP. You puke-I puke, nice to see I'm not alone. Touching poop will freak me out. Wasa, you win. I'm not particularly artistic but I scrapbook other's pictures professionally, when I have time, like before I started back to school full time. People have always told me I'm pretty and I'm actually starting to believe them, I'm nearly 40. What a bitch ass long time that was to learn that?! :confused:

You don't think it has anything to do with it being a penis and you being a lesbian? j/k....but I know the thought of giving head will make me barf.

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I type I'm wearing very out of style size 24 jeans from about 5 years ago. I was telling myself I can struggle though the unstylish part, but now I'm finding the doubtful. Perhaps it's the motivation I need to get into 22s or 20s more quickly. :confused:

Just to point out, there are as many people for whom this surgery works as for whom it doesn't work. Lapbanded people hit the bell curve like any group of people the majority are average losers, some are better and some are worse. If you're sampling only the people here you're going to find more successes than not, because the people here are tuned into their band and work hard with it to lose the weight. (WE ROCK!) Just so you know. Don't let LBT skew the reality of how well the band works.

I don't know what kind of marriage you have but if it allows for cute pool boys more power to you! I look forward to your new ticker.

Buying scrubs doesn't count as doing something for yourself! Get some earrings, a manicure, a new purse, sleep an extra few hours, take a long bath, read something fun, do your husband, get your eyebrows professionally waxed....

I was inspired to change my ticker thanks to D and BG. I'm annoyed that the current numbers clash with the autumnal orange and brown I have going on.

D- If I could I'd help clean the house. You'd be on your own for the studying and the sex stuff, regardless of how close I live. I've got homework to do and my house is a mess too. I'm two weeks away from seeing my SO, I'll be itching by that time too!

Are you a last minute planner or do you need lots of lead time? I can go either way. The girls hanging out and the moms hanging out seems like a reasonable reason to me too. I leave the googling of Toledo to you. Maybe there's something worthwhile happening there in the next few months.... Also, I'd have Alison make the drive so there'd be that as a bonus too.