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Nice pic sun, edie

Welcome, You had done well for your even before your band. I felt that full feeling even after just being banded. I still had head hunger so I ate A LOT of sf banana popsicles from KROGER. bEST WISHES, EDIE

Damn I was proud and crying at the same time. Yes thank you Carlene. edie

SWEET reward Pat, edie

This site does help. I live in a small town in KY and I don't know anybody who has a band. If I didn't have this site I would be going crazy waiting for my doctor to get back to me. Good luck, edie

SUSAN!!!! 40 lbs IS a lot. Try lifting a 40 lbs bag of dog food and carrying it to the car and into the house. I used to buy 2 40 lbs bags when I had 2 English Bulldogs. They are in doggie heaven now. I am glad you have restriction now. I'm sure you want to say what if ... Keep your chin up and your legs moving for at least 15 minutes a day. edie

PaulaD, This site helped me so much. If I had any questions I could get my answers here. It is like having a life line for banding. I hope you try to help your band with exercise and getting your liquids in. Follow your doctors guidelines for food. edie

I suggest cottage cheese, tomatoe soup with milk, pudding . good luck, edie

Welcome, Click on Home in the big blue lapband banner with the cute girl in it. Scroll down to the bottom and you will see a section called top 5 stats. You will find the before and after pics post there. good luck on your journey, edie

Kari, You are gonna be ONE YOUNG HOT MOMMA! The bigger version of you was beautiful too. I am glad you are taking care of your health. I became diabetic because of my obesity. edie

I had this too. It eventually led me to counting my calories. I hated being back on a diet. Then the craving and what is in the fridge feelings left me. So maybe give yourself some time .... edie

Geez , Like you needed that headache with everything on your plate. You are making the right decision. I hope both of your journeys are as easy as mine was and is. edie

I have had enough in the news of the following groups. KKK , skin heads and I even cringe when I see a confederate flag. I also cringe when I see any anorexic starlet in the news. Bad influence on young girls. edie

I can't answer your question. I like Kroger brand instant Breakfast. edie

1 hour aquasize class. 1 1/2 miles walking my pet (stop,smell & mark). edie

Lets hear it for funky ! Play that funky music white boy! She a super freak, super freak, super freaky ooowwww! edie

I have ENJOYED grossing out several friends with the kitty litter cake picture. I say let this thread live forever. Long live the sick and twisted. edie

I have posted about this before but here goes.... I used the Dr Phil method. Accountability. He suggested if you do not do your exercise on Monday , you could not wear makeup on Tuesday. I used no TV until exercise is done. It worked for me. Tuff love.. Now get off your lazy a** edie

I consider this part of the good,bAD and ugly" of lapbanding. Bad and Ugly 1st stage I mourned for huge mexican plates with bunches of salsa and chips 2nd stage I mourned for chinese buffets 3rd stage I mourned for 4 chocolate longjohns with cream filling , forget about a few doughnut holes (just not the same thing) Next stage took a while but I am experiencing it now 4th stage I miss the buzz (endorphins) I would get from overeating. Good stage 1 After just 20 lb loss I felt healthier stage 2 At around 60 lbs loss I got into an 18 !! out of plus size!!!! stage 3 At around 80 lb loss I feel normal .To me "normal" means not being the biggest person at every friend or family get together. Also I don't sweat ALL the time now. The weather is getting warm and no sweating!!! stage 4 At goal I love not having all different size clothes in my closet. I love putting on anything and knowing it looks fine or even good now and I don't have to worry does this make me look fatter? I am SO interested in any feelings bandsters have on this good,bad and ugly thing. The band for me is half head and I have had lots of feelings this 8 months I am wondering what my future stages will be. I am hoping to Celebrate a year of sobriety from my food addiction in July of 08. Even being at goal now I feel like a newbie . Its like it could change because it has been too easy for me. I wish everyone could have a journey like mine. edie

I wanted to add my new stage. MAY 07. I feel so happy. I'm not having any trouble with gaining weight. I feared that. I don't really have a relationship with food anymore. I like looking at it. It is pretty. lol. My stomach finally growled the other day. At first after banding I had a tiger in my tank all the time. I have to stop and eat now. I am spending more time outside because I don't get so hot . My dog likes this. edie

Blair.com has cute clothes for large size people for low prices. Check them out. I think you would need to be at least 25 years old. Some of the young people might find cute capris,etc. edie

I just ordered a cute tanktini suit for 40.00 today. Im getting ready for my 25th anniversary trip in Sept 07. check blair.com out. edie

My exercise person I meet with once a month at my gym suggested I work harder NOT longer. She suggested 1 lap as quickly as I could then 2 normal laps. . I did this on my daily walking until I got past my longest plateau. 1 month . Yuk. I had 5 plateaus in my 8 month journey. edie

Hi Cathi, I am proud for you. You have fought a big battle. You won. Now you are starting the next battle. I did have some depression. When the lbs starting dropping off , my weight became my comfort. It really did. I felt better about how I looked. How the world perceived me. I knew my food addiction was right out in the open . My tight size 26 jeans told the truth. Now I have been at goal for 3 months and I am still amazed at how I have changed. I am very busy and don't tire like I used to. Being busy with life not my next fix (food) . The excitement, thrill , and the future makes me smile. I can't find the words. I know one worry I had was what if I put it back on? Now 3 months I feel 99% confident that will not happen. I get full. I have to stop and eat. So to sum it up, the high I get from feeling and looking better took the place of my high from food. best wishes, edie

This is such a SWEET accomplishment. You are helping with some positive posting. Thank you, edie