vintagehound

Congratulations to all the July banders!!!! I got banded on July 21st by Dr. Kuri, and I am doing well. I am going to post a detailed note about it on the main page....... I thought I would never survive the 3 days of clear liquids, I was so hungry! Now I am on pure'ed and I get full at about 1/2 cup. It is liquid, so I am hungry quick. I have been so good, I am trying to go all organic. Response to Stetsi: I had terrible nightmares and weird dreams for the first 4 days.... I also woke up after a bad dream the night after hospital release and had some kind of panic, shock attack. I was shaking and my husband had to help calm me down.....It was weird. It hasn't happened again. Good luck to the rest of the July Bandsters!!!!!!!!! Zoe <20>lbs since highest, maybe more I don't have a scale yet........

Hi all! This is my first post here on this site. I am very excited to be going to Mexico for my band on the 21st of July as a self pay. Dr Kuri is my doctor there, any Kuri patients out there? I am a little nervous and very excited. I am 34, no kids, married (forever), and ready to get in shape and stay that way! I am thrilled to find such a great support system online, and I appreciate all of you out there that share your stories and journey! Ironically, I have a BS degree in health education and have a adversion to exersize, don't figure. I am going to start at curves as soon as I have recovered. I have done a good job of maintaining my weight for a long time, I am ready to lose it! I want to loose 100lbs! These are some of the reasons I am having surgery: My overall health, I want to be hot for my hubby(even though he says he thinks I look good), I want to do some extensive traveling and have concerns doing it heavy, I stand a lot at work and my feet hurt, but one of my big motivations is that I own a big trendy clothing store and I can't represent in my own clothes! I am tired of all my employees looking hotter than me! I am tired of going to trade shows and feeling like the only fat one there......I have pictures of all my employees and models on the walls of my store and none of myself....I could go on and on but this is just supposed to be an intro. I look foward to chatting with all of you! Zoe

Hey Jennifer we are the same day! welcome to the July crew. Add yourself to the list, that makes 4 of us on the 21st. email me if you want... Zoe

This is kind of a silly question. Are there any other apples out there? I am so jealous of the pears with their thin faces. I would like to know if any of you banded beauties are an apple and had a double chin that you lost? I am getting banded in a week, I need hope I will lose my double chin..... Did any of you have or want chin surgery? Extra skin? thanks, zoe

Thanks everyone! I am shaped like several of you with it all in the middle and great legs, no hips. I am only 5'2, 245#. I have the worst time with pants too 'cause I look like I am wearing a tent on the bottom just to get the waist to fit. So, I thought I would share 2 funniest predicaments of being this shape: I had a skirt once that was loose in the waist, so I wore a pair of spandex shorts under it to create some friction....this was no ordinary skirt, it was so cool, I had to try to sport it more than once. Well, the shorts worked to keep the skirt up, but I couldn't feel the skirt through the shorts-so when the skirt fell down one day, in the middle of the Bigo O Tires parking lot, I didn't even feel it going down. There is was at my ankles, with no butt or hips to catch it.....I thought I played it off and pulled it up so fast that nobody noticed, and then my husband yells from at least 2 cars away, "Your skirt fell down!" Thanks dear. Another time, I ran out my front door excited about something, right behind my freind, the screen door shut on my big full skirt and I ran right out of it! Needless to say we were laughing on the ground forever! Just thought I would share some apple catastrophies with you....... zoe

Hi all! This is a great thread, had fun reading it. I am 5'2", getting banded next week. I would like to get to 130#, I would be happy at 140. Wow there are a lot of tall women here! I sure hope I don't get shorter...... Zoe

hey Carl! I am getting my band on July 21 in Mexico! Nervous and excited. I think you will enjoy the thread on the main board at this site, that is titled before and after pics. It is so inspiring! There are so many posts on that thread it took me hours to look at them all and I found so many cases and sizes I could relate to! I have seen a lot of men on all the sites, you can do it! It is common for men to loose faster than women anyways..... Zoe

Good luck to all of you getting banded this week!! I copy and pasted the list and added myself to it..... July 03 - giggle3474 July 03 - dsh0917 July 03 - pugchick July 05 - canada sunshine July 05 - eric's mom July 05 - leona06 July 05 - july5forme July 06 - olive July 08 - time 2 live July 10 - fishy July 10 - mysherrijo July 10 - funnyduddies July 11 - marlluvia July 12 - triciaself July 13 - gochevy3 July 14 - hip mom July 17 - jojo41 July 21 - vintagehound July 22 - loriely July 25 - velvetkiss July 27 - sabrinajoanne & hubby July 27 - time to love me July 27 - julip July 28 - giblert July 31 - lizzilo:D <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->__________________

I posted to another july banders thread.... I also posted a hello on the introduction page if you want to read it...Getting banded JUly 21 in Mexico by Dr. Kuri. Getting very excited! Write me anytime! Zoe

Hi all! I am still trying to figure out how this website works, but I want to be in the July 06 banders club! My band is getting put on the 21st of July by Dr. Kuri, they seem great. Is anyone going to the bandster bash he has for all banders in August? I wrote a intro on the introduction forum page if anyone wants to read it....Good luck to all getting banded this week! Zoe