TracyinKS

LAURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You hit the 270's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Make sure you have an OUT! Meet at a public place and get yourself there.... if there is no chemistry you can shake hands and say goodbye..... The most important thing is to have FUN! View it as practice for the rest of your life! and this goes without saying...... if you've been hitched for 15 years.... THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE NOW that weren't there the last time you were in the market. BE CAREFUL! Buy your own condoms!

I wish I could help! I will say that I have had 4 fills and the last one is the one that has REALLY helped!

WELCOME Chantay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woof and Hoof are our CODE names for our married status.. LOL... His real name is Charles. I did not lose anything this week......... but I did lose inches because I'm wearing my size 14's today..(I have a busy, dirty day at work, so I wore my jeans and sketchers!) I need to really push the water today too... that is the ONLY way I ever lose on the scale. Time to get my oatmeal....

I've been eating WC oatmeal (10g) w/milk (8g) but no..... I'm not eating the volume of food it would take to give me it strictly from regular food....... I've been supplementing with the protien bullets 27g

Just so you guys know after reading this thread earlier today, I went and googled compression garments... HOLY CRAP the post surgical ones are EXPENSIVE! That's all............... going back to the estrogen filled threads

LOL Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! watching extreme makeover

DR Pammie has such a beautiful ring! And so does AMANDA! Well.......... my real name is................ charlotte....... Naw.............. it's Tracy

I've taken synthroid or its generic version since I was 22... now 38.......... the pills are tiny and I have absolutely NO problem with taken them. I will have my levels checked next month to see if I need to change doses.

Congrats On Being Preggers!

SEEEEEEE all that aquacising and eliptical booty kicking is WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Where's Pam's Bananna Boobs?

and when I say YEARS I mean from 1988 til 2002

from your signature.... do you by chance have PCOS? (I was INFERTILE for YEARS due to PCOS) LowCarbing was my cure.. and now my son is 4 years old... (He's my ATKINS miracle child!)

The more the better! Plus I am part of JNJ's DRIP plan.. so the more the better!!!!!!!!!!!

I KNOW What you mean! But yes.. totally doable! Only this time you will be even MORE radiant because you will have pride shining out of those eyes!

Some people get their hernia fixed under insurance and get the band while the doc is in there......... cuts down the bill...... hospital and anesthesia are covered under the hernia operation! My friend who is 5 year post op of a RNY, is getting a hernia and a TT next week... same deal... cut the price in half

Obesity Help has both RNY and Band forums....... I have two RL friends that have had the RNY... they both think theirs is better and I think my choice is better......... and we are all right........ It's what's best for ME.. Everyone has their own paths........I don't begrudge anyone for their path.. we are all going the same way.. Down the scale There is a big misconception with RNY people....... I hear it over and over......... You can't lose FAST! You can't lose AS MUCH! Its NOT forever like theirs! Ok.. well all of us hear no that those are myths.. YOU CAN do all those things as many here will testify to.

WELCOME TO BANDLAND CookieLover!!!!!!!!!

Michelle.. am I thinking wrong or did you go from 263 to 260???

ACCEPTANCE into the SKINNY BIOTCHES CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait until I'm a card carrying member! Terry: I wish you were here too! I just returned from lunch with the boss....... Applebees.. Soup and salad Combo. Tomato Basil Soup, Spinach w/ shrimp............. did OK Suprisingly the soup first really helped the rubbery shrimp go through.

That sux!!!!!!!!!!! I have the part in my Medical SPD highlighted and book marked for quick reference in case I have to go through this someday... Ours pays for revision (thank goodness)

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO chickatee!!!!!! and BTW.. thanks Babygirl!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drinking any fluids right before a meal will help flush the food you are getting ready to eat right through...... The goal is to eat solid protien so that it will sit in your pouch/stoma for a long time keeping you full for a long time. Although... I often drink something hot before a meal if I'm tight (due to good restriction, stress, time of month etc) Today my boss is taking me to lunch and he doesn't know I'm banded so my lunch will be HOT SOUP!

OK so I can't SPELL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey no one is perfect!

HI and WELCOME! I always see the influx of new posters on the intro page and notice that a lot of them only have 1 or 2 replies... Some days I try and make an effort to say SOMETHING, but most days I don't..... DO NOT LET THE LACK OF REPLIES HURT YOUR FEELINGS! This is a GREAT place to learn about this thing called a LapBand. This is a HUGE forum with lots to read, click around and jump in wherever you want! Don't be shy... we were all NEWBIES once! :biggrin1: