lizzilo

I'm right here! Sorry guys,had to work late last night and all of my recent "late night excursions" had me pooped. I went to bed early last night! Update- I paid my deposit yesterday and found my flight! It feels like it's really gonna happen now!

Hey, it's july. Have you met with your surgeon yet?

Boo Boo kitty- sounds good to me! Hi to everyone new!

Another thought for you paperbackers... Unless you HAVE to have the paper back... have you tried amazon? Often you can find hardback books that are fairly new for paperback prices. I buy the used hardbacks often because i just can't wait for the paperbacks to come out.

Laura, you're almost exactly the same as me!

Janet Evanovich is wonderful! I love Stephanie Plum too, and Ranger- yummy. I also read all of the Harry Potter books. I heard in an interview recently that she's entertaining the thought of killing harry so that no one can create sequels after she's dead. There's another great series of books by MaryJanice Davidson called undead and... They're terrific. They're about this girl who becomes the queen of the vampires, except she's a normal girl like you and me. I also dig teen lit for some reason, like the Princess diaries are really great read in book form (the movies certainly leave something out), and the Sisterhood of the travelling pants books... i can't wait for the next one to come out. I love patricia cornwell too, kaye scarpetta is wonderful and by the way I totally called the whole benton situation. Also I really like the Stuart Woods series by James patterson, also some of his single books are good too. His women's mystery club series is very good too. I am such a nerd.

I'm 5 ft tall. Currently 164 pounds, down from 189, and want to be 115-125 ish

And a clear liquid at that... Maybe they would help with the post op pain? :) :) (A joke people....)

Hot guy in your pics, you lucky girl! Congrats on third place

Why the frownies? Like me and reading about it, but not getting any? LOL

Hi everybody! I got my loan confirmed today. It covers about 80 percent of my surgery. I guess it's gonna happen! Either that or I owe more people more money (See my post in lapband lounge for more info on that) Just wanted to share. THanks everyone for being there for me, especially time to love me. I really needed you last night and you were great!

Ugh! I am being audited by the board of medicine (just like 869 others just like me, merely a random thing) and I can't find the verification paperwork that they want!!! This is going to cost me $750. And I did it, i know i did.... I'll keep searching tomorrow I guess. Also, I went to visit my family this weekend. My sister was there with her fiance. Now, her fiancee and I have this long-running history of not liking each other (ever since high school), but we've been getting along well lately (I didn't see him for about 5 years in the meantime). Anyway, I thought he said something super condescending towards me and I tried to bring it up. Turns out it causes this huge ordeal, and in the end he swears he didn't mean it like that in the first place. Now I feel like a total a## :embarassed: . Of course, now my sister is peeved at me, and her fiancee things I"m a total hysterical over reacting female. On top of that, I had been seeing this guy off/on for a couple of months, and ended it this weekend. My tire got slashed at work and I'm having to get new tires- of course they had to be special ordered and cost $165 each... (i only need two thank god). Now I"m sitting here wondering about my decision about the band. I only have a bmi of 32.7. Is it worth it? Things have got to get better, right?

This audit is a randomly selected audit to evaluate for CME (continuing medical education compliance). They want a piece of paper saying that I took a class on hiv/aids, domestic violence, and preventing medical errors. I took them, but I moved 5 months ago, and they're in the garage somewhere (I HOPE!) in boxes and I just can't find them. It's not because I did anything wrong or illegal or anything like that. Regarding the band, it's something I want. I took almost two years to make the final decision. I was just freaking out last night I think. Regarding my sister and her fiancee... ugh. I'm going to have to deal with that. I talked to both him and her last night, and they said they understood and that we'd cleared it up, but they sure didn't sound like meant it. They sounded super-ticked with me. I guess the thing to do now is drop it.

The reason for the green onions vs. the white ones is carbs. I did metabolic research center diet for a while and white onions were a "no-no"

Wheetsin, Most of the guys I meet are already married though! I can't find one that's not just a total loser that's not. :confused:

Hi Judi, I'm not banded yet, so haven't been there. The doc is Dr. Jeffery Lord in Pensacola, fl. First fill is 350, it includes a consultation. After that 250 (at least that's how I remember it) each time. The nurse I spoke to said they use fluoro each time. I looked him up at the american society of bariatric surgeons, you can find his number there.

I like number one. Liz

I live in the panhandle of florida and have found a physician up here to do it.

Okay, now lets compare that to pre-band diet.... That's a grand total of???? cup of soup- 50 cals? light string cheese- 90 cals x 5= 450 cals popsicle- sugar free??? 0-90 cals Protein shake (probably the best thing for you all day...)- 300 cals? what the heck are garlic stuff olives? Doesn't look like much more than a thousand calories.

I belong in this group too. I'm single with just my animals. No man in my life, although I would like one. I often wonder if I passed up my opportunity to have the happily married life to go to college and have a career. Hmm...

Time to love me- CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I'M SO JEALOUS!!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!!! Dancer- Hi! Nice to meet you. Socalgal- we should form a club :confused:

I was so jealous yesterday. It was supposed to be my band day, but then I couldn't get the days off work and had to schedule it at the end of the month. It was all I could think about yesterday! And off topic... hung over today... it sucks~! Now I gotta go to work. Ugh.

I can't get my model to have big enough boobs to be realistic. I am unfortunately very top-heavy. Sigh....

Thanks Time to love me, I have actually lost that weight in the last 5 months since I left my toxic job and am now in my new healthier job! People who see me when I go back already are amazed at how much thinner i am. Now to just keep it off..... Thanks for the cheers, you make me feel warm and fuzzy inside :love:

Sounds fun, count me in, please.