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Yes, I like having you for an upstairs neighbor. edie

Thank you JacquI and all others, Just what I needed to hear. edie

I was very aware of the risks. I was also aware of knowing I would continue to add weight to my frame. I was also aware that I was in a high risk category for stroke/heart attack. edie

LOL. I doesn't saw the probrum. edie

I have a mix on my ipod sounddock going. AC/DC , Prince, Rolling Stones , ZZTOP , Ludacris, Kid ROCK. Edie

I get my mom's done for her, the charge is 12 for nails and I tip $3. 25% tip. edie

I used and still do Carnation Instant Breakfast . I sometimes get Kroger brand of this product. I love the flavors. edie

Kentucky Where is DFW? lol edie

Wish I could help you more. Here is my suggestion. Look up doctors in your area on lap-band.com. It uses your zip code. Then call , call and call. Good luck, edie

I plan on walking 2 miles a day as long as my legs hold me up. edie

Just look at the normal sized couple. I was smiling at just your post even before pics. Congradulations, edie

Hestie, I was gonna say the same thing. Fills. Brooke, you should have a fill doctor lined up here in the US before going to mex. I had two fills in my 8 month journey. edie

You look so good. Your pic is great. edie

I think the number one is EAT and DRINK SLOWLY. edie

Dear Judy, I think you will need to put his full name/area . All information you have on him. edie

So sad. We will see them both on Montel in 5 years. edie

Yes I felt this way too. Like I have written before, when I slid into my size 18 jeans, my "problems" went away. Along with my size 20 jeans. I used to think about eating a big ol sandwich. It passed. I am sure time and my new habits helped. I just consider one of my stages. My first one was missing pigging out on a big plate of mexican food. The latest stage has been having self esteem. I really hadn't felt self esteem for so long... I started describing these feeling to my husband and he said "honey , that is self esteem". Wow. I didn't even know what to call it. So just think of a big ol mouth full of food as being a stage. My hardest stage to go thru was doughnuts. I would pass my fav shop on the way to gym. It was a long stage. 3 weeks I think. edie

I switched from food to exercise. I have heard of booze,sex and exercise. I was lucky I guess. edie

You are on your way. Best wishes, edie

Use this time to start a small exercise program for yourself. I started in June 06 walking or swimming for 30 minutes a day. I had to go very slowly because of my knees. edie

Dear Clair, I am so glad you are getting your weight off early in your life. It will make such a difference. I had hardly ANY pain. I guess I was lucky. I really took it easy after surgery. I did not do anything much for 7 days afterwards. edie

Very nice Paulux. Did you used to be alergic to cameras? I was. edie

Where is everybody? Lets not let our thread get lost. I hope you are all out walking. edie

I'll just list the top one in each category. Life I feel normal . I feel like I blend in. I don't feel like I stick out because of my size. Relationship I feel like my husband is proud to be with me. He never made me feel otherwise, I know it is different for him now. A good different. Job I am a dog groomer. I let my customers stay while their pet is being groomed if they want. I don't sweat like crazy while I work . It was very embarrassing to me. They knew why their pet and their selves were comfortable with the temperature and I was sweaty. I was fat. edie

I must have missed that when reading about the band. edie