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hi all! i live in wakefield. conrats on the new bands! i am about 7 months out and doing pretty well it has been an awesome journey!

hi all! welcome newbies and congrats on the new bands and new appts! it's so exciting! i was banded 7/24/2006 and am down about 58lbs. not as much as i would like but i am forcing myself back on liquids next week because i have 1 month to get at least 5 more lbs off per my fertility dr. i am up for the 28th or anyother day as long as i have enough notice! i miss you guys and want to see how everyone is doing. can we get a round table this time? or at least switch seats halfway thru so we can get a chance to talk to everyone?!?! yelling across the room may get us kicked out...hee hee. that happened to me and some friends last night at the 99 AND a chinese restaruant so we ended up at the Burren in Davis Square. does anyone else miss beer as much as i do? well, that's my 2 cents for now. hpefully, i will get better about chekcing in after the hell of mcas is over!!! is anyone else a sped teacher? well, for mcas i have to proctor the test for some of the kiddos and i have taken the stupid test for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade every day for the last 2 weeks and i have 1 more to go. pray for me (does that explain the missing beer thing?) ha, ha have a sunny spring day, all! dez

hi guys! i've beenout of the loop for a while but i just read the last 3 pages of posts so i hope i'm up to date on stuff! jim - how are you feeling? you will do great! bandida you crack me up! sherry - congrats on you bandiversary! wow! 1 year! 200 is my 1 year weight goal too but who knows..i added 3/4 lbs over the last 3 weeks! vacation, crappy eating. we all make mistakes. if it were so damn easy there would be no gastric surgery! chris - how are ya babe? hi deb! so when is our next get together!?!?! i need a bandsters outing! hugs to all! dez

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Hi all! I've missed you! congrats, john and nana! you guys will do great! how is everyone? i have been MIA for about 2 weeks. i will fill you in. over feb vacation i had a 75th surprise party for my mom in indiana and it went GREAT! she was sooo surprised when family from all over the country walked in! i ate pretty well. I have joined weight watchers about 3 weeks ago because i am still in my rut! maybe down about 3-4 lbs..boohoo:( my feb appt with dr. jones went well with no fill cuz he sees a difference and part of my problem is that i have been eating like crap..late and nite and i wish i could get my sweet tooth pulled!!!! dr. jones also told me i had the go ahead to get an appt with my fertility dr. woohoo! we have our first appt in 4 years on march 22! keep your fingers crossed guys, this is one of the reasons why i needed to do this! i would love to be pregnant before 40, if not i may just forget about having my own kids. so how are all of you? happy birthday chris! sherry, is the reflux stillunder control? kaydot, deb how are things? hugs to all! dez

hey all! sherry what did the dr say about the reflux? chris - you look GREAT! i need to get some pix up but i need to get thru vaca first! deb-i'm goin to the reunion in march but i need to rsvp, i keep forgetting! nana, kat dot, everyoneelse? howz it goin? hugs to all dez

hi all! i think we whould start planning our next get-together! i had my 6 mo. follow up today and am down about 5 more lbs. dr. jones didn't seem concerned about the 5 lbs loss in 2 mos even tho i am freakin out!!! he thinks i am adding muscle cuz of all the time i spend at the gym. i usu meet with june but she was out so i met with kelly, nice but i think june and i click better. my prob is snacking at nite! it's like a clock goes off in my head and i crap i don';t need. the rest of my diet looks good so keep your finger crossed. i joined weight watchers last week for some structure aNd find i rarely use all my points! i weigh in on tomorrow so i'll let you know. i did get AWESOME news from dr. jones...he said i can call my fertility doc so here we go again! on a different note, i am flying for the firs ttime since sx next week when i go visit my mom for feb vaca. i wonder what it'll be like to be able to breathe in the ariplane seats. my mom is turning 75 and my sister and i are planning a surprise party for her. family is coming in from ny, ohio, colorado, texas and indiana. my sister has been useless even though she lives in the town where we are throwing the party. how does indivdi wrapped cookie pops and specially labelled yankee candle votives sound for party favors? any other ideas? i'm open! enough about me ...how are all of you? i agree with sherry about the guys, babies most of em, also men can be heavier without as much societal pressure, although i'm sure there's lots, to be thin like the twiggyesque runway models. many woment do this to be healthy but it amazes me how many more do it for looks! i will email bidmc to rsvp for the reunion so i will se ya'll there! congrats, timeforchange! it'll go great! nana, chris, deb, katdot, sherry, everyone - how are you?

congrats, bandida! welcome to the gang!

hi guys! deb - i agree about the catching men, the prob is once you finally catch them they end up being more trouble than they're worth. sherry - how's the cold, sorry about the bills..those always suck! kay - my condolences! i say next time we ALL have a few glasses of something! john - keep up the good work, you must have somewill power, if you have any to spare send it my way, valentine's and too much chocolate in the teacher's room is coming up!!! nana - how are you? wjt -welcome and good luck! well, i hafta wake my sh (typo or freudian slip?) i mean dh, so he can go to work and i can get to sleep! hugs, dez

Susan - I agree with Sherry, try some of the centers here in the area...there are so many. How is everyone else? good luck with the cold, Sherry. try some airborne and zicam they work wonders!!! Dez

Hey all! nana - to copy all you have to do is highlight what you want, press contro and the c button. to paste it into your signature press the control button and the v button hope this helps! congrats john on getting over the hump! let us know how the bookstone scale is! chris - take care of yourself..i have chronic bronchitis and it sucks!!! add that to asthma and breathing is next to impossible! sherry, deb, kaydot - hope things are well! when's our next get-together?

hi guys! i haven;t beeen on in a while...crap at work, by dh is drin=ving me nuts!!! first of all, congrats storm! you absolutely crack me up! i will offer up by hubby for the cannibalism if he doesn't get off my back soon! my cats are off limits tho they are cute! about the liwuid thing...have you heard about the 0 point soup weight watchers recommends. its wonderful and low in calories and fat. i will be joining next week so i can get you the recipe if you are interested. deb - hope yourfinger gets better soon, oh great dexterous one! chris and sherry - i may have found someplace up here on the norht shore that does line dancing. when is yours? what nite? my friend and i were thinking bout migrating your way to meet ya'll to do the boot scoot boogy!!! thanks for all the clothes! i am looking better in stuff that doesn't fall off my bum!!! lastly, i am still in my wt loss funk! what should i do? liquids again for a while???!?! hugs to all dez

Hi jill! i am in wakefield too! i just met vickie today and she LOVES dr. randall. if you want we can meet sometime and chat here in town. i love the martinis at harrington's!!! desma

Hi all! It was great meeting you all today! I agree with Chris, more time to get to talk to everyone would have been great! I missed chatting with you at the other end of the table! Let's do this again soon, shall we say feb or march??? Thanks for all the clothes, Sherry! Most everything fit, even the jeans!!! I may even take back the jeans i bought at Lane Bryant after we split up. How about a shopping excursion to Wrentham and lunch at Cracker Barrel?!? anyone up for it? anyway, i'm off to clean my kitchen...how it is you leave for a few hours and my dh can totally trash the house. we don't even have kids!!! hugs to all - Desma

good idea! see you all soon dez

yeay, nana!!!!! good luck with trying protein shakes. don't worry you'll find something!

oh my god i am soo ecxited to meet all of you!!!!! i just sent a bunch of clothes to my cousins wife in ohio who is very large and pregnant to boot so i don't have clothes to share but i think i will mooch clothes from youall. most were prob too big 30-32, 26-28 but i am now anywhere from 20-24. why are clothes sizes soo screwed up?!? i agree about meeting at a restaraunt but at least we can split meals and keep each other from ordering crap! i think everyone should bring before pix so we can see how wonderful we are doing!!! i can't wait for sat!!!! see you at 3

i'm in on the valentine's challenge! i think 15 lbs by feb 14th is my goal. too high?

i will be there and am SOOOO excited to FINALLY meet you all! dez

are we talking the south shore mall off 95 in braintreee? i am in for the 13th if that is the date!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! my new year's resolution is to exersize every day, make better food choices, to swear less and to be more positive.

Congrats, NANA!!! woohoo! let us know when your sx is scheduled! dr. jones is my doc and he is very nice. happy new year everyone! i hope your evening is filled with low cal snacks, no cal champagne and lots of love and hope! dez

hi all! Hugs ruthie! congrats on the nsv's! i have finally gotten to 50 lbs. my goal was 60 by christmas but 50 is good! i think i put some on over the last week. not too much but we'll see when i go back to school on the 2nd. i weigh myself on the nurse's scale. my mom's 75th birthday is in feb and i am flying to see her. i will try to jump start my weight loss by going back to liquids or oatmeal for breakfast. my doc reminded me at my last appt that oatmeal or 1 egg will stick with me longer than liquids for breakfast so i will try it. i am also going to stick to mushy meat for lunch. then reg for dinner with less carbs which seems to help. maybe i can lose 20 by mid feb???? it;s a little high but shoot for the stars and reach the moon! Happy new year all!

I am in! i live in wakefield. i will drive up to an hour or so, i am easy. eves or weekends. i am a teacher so no days.

nora roberts! and i also like jennifer weiner's books! they are hilarious! if she is a teacher, she may also like harry potter