OH Juli

Yenken WOOT I'm so happy to see you back!!!!! I'm sure you and your sweetie had a fantastic time. I could insert that nasty fruit sex smilie here. Hee, hee. But you know what I'm talking about. A few pounds lighter and it's already better. I can't imagine what it will be like at goal! I'll happily send you a picture of me and my sweetie to your email but I'm reluctant to put it on the web. She's out to the entire world but not at work. The reality that someone would see it on here is slim, but I have to respect her wishes. She's pretty visable where she works...Female engineer, black and gorgous! I'm not biased! So how did you do with eating while away? Are you in school this summer? Juli

Mrs Huskers- My sympathies are with you and everyone touched by Matt. I will keep his loved ones in my thoughts.

For you Denise. Juli

Deevah How cute are you two!? Very nice picture. How is your weight loss, compared to each other? Do you get competative? It must be nice to be sharing the experience together. Getting slim and hot(ter) at the same time has got to be great fun! My GF is working on her not very heavy self, she's lost 14 or the 20 she's shooting for, and since I've been dropping pounds rolling around together has been even more fun! I never thought I'd have reason to use that smilie! OH Juli

Denise- I'm slow on the uptake. I know you said we were banded the same day. But we also have similar stats and age. How tall are you? I'm 5'2". You are going gangbusters with your weight loss! What kind of exercise do you do? Oh laundry is the bain of my existance! But I'd rather do the washing than mow the lawn! (I'm single so it's all up to me!) One day I'm going to be able to afford to pay someone to do my yard work. Catch you soon, Juli

Hello Marchies!!!!!!!! Is this just a weekday thread that we mess around on in place of doing work? Having a slow weekend. Doing laundry and reading homework. Trotted aound the zoo for 3 hours this morning too. What's going on?

Welcom Kathyc02 Good to know you found your self. It's not always immediately clear. :mad: My daughter will be 6 in September. Eddie- Sounds like you're doing well. Doesn't sound like you need to be encouraged to take those pain meds. Stevee- You're adorable. I don't mean to question your choices about getting banded. Better to get the weight off while you are young than cart it around for an additional 15 years then decide to get serious. Watch out for that inner Hottie, she doesn't look too far hidden from the surface. OH Juli

Stevee you get a real loud awe She's a cutie too. Now are you sure you need the band because you don't look like you weigh that much. I love this band too!!!! Juli

Stevee You're a hoot! I'll have to send a pic from home, I got a new computer at work and I haven't loaded any pics on this one. We look kind of silly together. She's tall, thin and black. I'm short, fat and white. I know what you mean by the booty thing! I didn't have a clue before I met her, but damn..... My sweetie just had her 42nd birthday and is bitchin' about how her boobs are perky like they were before. FFS (for __ck's sake)! How old are yous guys? Juli

Sherilynn- You can start by going to foodtv.com or epicurious.com...there's some fun reading. Thesplendidtable.org is good too. OH Juli

Stevee Hey you soon to be banded girl! What makes up your interracial mix? We are white (me) and black (her). My GF isn't heavy but has been working hard at dropping the extra 15 she's be carrying around. I'm really very touched that she's working out and tracking her food on Fitday.com just like me. We talk heart rate monitors and swap fitness tips. I like your observation about GLBT/LBT--I'll happily identify and a Gay Lap Band Talker! Too cute! OH Juli

You poor baby! I too felt like I was hit by a truck. Everyday it get's better. Keep a pillow handy to hold against your tummy when you cough or heaven forbid, sneeze! Give us progress updates as often as you can.

Hey gang! Tammyj I know what you mean about dragging yourself to the gym some days. But they say no one ever finishes a workout and says I wish I hadn't done that. I'm with you though, there are days I just don't want to do it. This week was/is rough. I've made some choices, like going to a wine and cheese tasting and just having a grazing day where I couldn't stop eating. I'm not seeing any movement on the scale. I'm trying to come up with a plan for the weekend not to eat tons. I hate this unfilled band at times. I guess the up side is that if I'm not successful getting off the 10 pounds I'll get the fill. I'm frustrated. One side I've got rock star status with my surgeon because I lost so much. And I want to continue to be a rock star...but on the other I got the band so I could have some help. And yes the unfilled band helps, but fills would help more. Hurumph. OH Juli

Foodie is a person who is into the origins of food. The science of food is interesting. The history of when we started using forks or how pervasive corn as an ingredient are a great conversation topics. FoodTV was designed for us. There are some values we hold in common like less processed is better...etc. At anyrate, that's my definition.

Hare- Are you following the rules? If not you are only going to hurt yourself. It's not normal. It means something is amiss. Small bites, well chewed is what you need to do. You need to get your nutrition in. OH Juli

113 miles isn't so bad. It's nice you have the weekends. AZ sounds lovely. From my door to my honey's is 284 miles. One of us makes the drive at least one weekend a month. But it works out this summer that we'll be seeing each other every other weekend. Which is nice. We have a week planned for Provincetown in August too. You said you had homework. What are you studying? I'm in school full-time and work full-time too. Life is busy. OH Juli

Hey, How did I miss this thread for so long? I was banded March 8th. I don't have a fill because the doctor said I was going gang busters without one. I'm a queer momma with a 5 year old daughter that I share with her other mommy. My sweetie isn't obese but has taken the challenge to lose a few pounds when I started eating better and working out. Her support has been amazing. Glad to find you all. OH Juli

Alexandra- We could go anywhere and we'll have a riot. You just need to pick the date. Fall? January 08? Oh so excited!

I'm down 52 pounds since I was fitted with the Cpap and I just quit using it. I'm rested well enough... I was pulling it off at night, proably because of too much pressure. I figure if I'm too groggy in the morning or my throat hurts like it used to when I snored I'd get it back out. So far so good. I'm not advocating anyone does as I have done, just giving my facts.

That's what I was thinking too. I went to a nice Spainish restaurant today and I order off the appetizer menu, not the main menu. Wow. That was different, but totally cool. Fewer calories, wonderful flavor and a cheaper bill. I think I like this banding thing!

You know, that's funny because I just got home from a wine and cheese tasting. The wine was so good....the cheese was hit or miss. Some was super funky. I need to put the numbers into fitday and I am very afraid. But it is important to me to have some sembelance of normal in my life. I decided to go fully aware of the consiquences. I ate well before and I will do well tomorrow. OH very scared Juli

OMG Your arms are so much smaller and your tummy is getting flat!!!!! (your booty is getting smaller too!) You look awesome! OH Juli

Pamela- It was a fantastic weekend and I'm going to MI over Memorial Day weekend to see her. It looks like we'll have nearly every other weekend together this summer. I'm so stoked. You are in a LDR too? Dish the details. OH Juli

Oh, I know what you mean. It was an epiphany for me when I realized The Person I needed to be accountable to was myself. That happened at the same time I ran out of excuses for not doing something to get healither while waiting for surgery. OH Juli

Yenken- We had a FANTASTIC weekend. It was her birthday as well so she got super extra pampered. I blush as I write. Enjoy your time with your honey. A whole week?! I'm so jealous. Catch you soon, Juli