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Should I join roller derby??
Big girl banded replied to DrewsLou's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Go to the official website of registered names. You can not have any name that someone already has but it will get you thinking up names fast. My girlfriend who was president of DOminion Roller Girls Of Norfolk had a great one : Traylor Crash, her name has been retired since her passing over the summer. That is what is so cool about it. Once you have a name it is yors for keeps, so think it out and make sure you like it. ! Goodluck! -
I was banded on the 12 of oct. The doc did the first under flouro, it went great. the second fill, by the other doc, he didnt use the flouro until after he had stuck me. It was terribe. He poked and prodded and poked. My port was very sore for about a week or more. I still think it is mad at me. I have been fairly careful easting but i can tell when things like liquid are going down. It is starting to subside.
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Works fine for me too. and it is yummy.
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I drink coffee every morning. I can not and will not compromise. If it means i am a little slower getting to my goal, fine. I gave up sodas. i had to put my foot down with coffee and told my doc ahead of time if it meant he wouldnt band me then i would have to find alternatives. HOWEVER, instead of mocha flavored coffee i mix 1/2 a pack of carnation cocoa flavor... it makes chocolately coffee with the Protein i need.
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According to a small paragraph in our bad local paper.. As of Jan 23rd you will need a passport to go Mexico and Canada and other places that we havent had to have one. Does anyone know anything more about this? I figure this adds to the planning of going to Mexico. Are they informing people that they will need to get one? Just curious.
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Passports for Mexico
Big girl banded replied to Big girl banded's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Thanks! I was wondering how they were going to do that. The article was so small and on the last page and i think this is a much more important issue. Esp since it takes a month to get the documents! :confused: -
Actually they would. Anyone who eats less then 1/4 of there meal it is customary for a waiter to make sure things are ok. Even if you are a pole the waiter is suppose to inquire I cut them off at the pass... as they come to the table i tell them how wonder the dish is. Then there is no question. It works everytime. I LOVE doing lunches and not dinner. It is more acceptable to eat a lite lunch then dinner. And i can order soups for lunches. This is great and no one questions me. Or I tell them i had a lot of coffee and it curbed my appetite. There are tons of ways to avoid questions. I dont even tell people I am on a diet. That isnt their business either. If they ask i tell them i am trying to be good and laugh about how long that it might last.
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My first marriage i took his name, BIG MISTAKE> 12 yrs later i still occaisionally get things with our name on it. My second marriage i kept my own last name. I am no less married but if i took his last name i would sound like a porn star. He was ok with it. My girlfriend in Cali got married. They both changed their last names to something new. The figured they were starting a life together so they started with a new last name that they both chose. It wasnt hard at all. Loop holes. There is always a loophole
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I have met Chuck a few times. He does Grappling and Muay Thai and i was a thai fighter (trainer) for 5 yrs. Let me tell you.... wise choice... and he is sweet too which makes him even more yummy.
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MAN! that sucks for me huh!! :huggie:
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Well this little twist could REALLY change my list !! I didnt know we had that option of the one nighter! Hmmmm now so many more men look yummy.... when i dont have to deal with them long term
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question for everyone, please answer
Big girl banded replied to prasman's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Flouro is the greatest thing. It is a u shaped tube that is Magnetic? Not sure. But it shows your insides in black and white. They make you drink the barium and they and YOU can watch the goo go down. I like it bc it showed me how fast things move thru the band and everytime i get to see it is one more day that i havent screwed it up some how :huggie: Today the doc did a blind poke, no flouro and turned on the flouro once he got it. He had to twist a little but I have a fussy port named Tino that i fight with. (it is rubbing alot on my rib cage) -
That is soo great. Do you realize that you are almost 1/2 to your OVERALL goal!!! You should be really proud of yourself! I am very excited for you, I hope it continues and you make your smaller goals.:huggie:
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I got my second fill today. Doc says ev erythign looks good. He always does flouro so i can say it looked good too :huggie: That made me happy. I have a lump in my throat (reflux?) one and off for a few weeks. I have a lot of allergies to food and may have crossed some lines. I am allergic to beef, pork, shellfish, blah blah... makes chicken a very popular choice in my house:) Doc gave me the fill and said he filled it pretty tight. Maybe now the scales will start moving again. i understand Soniacan i have been boomaranging the last three pounds.
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Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
Alot of people here in VA must attend NA/AA which is faith based. We must ask god to forgive us for our shortcomings... come on... and it is a required part of their parole. If that was me i guess I'de be spending more time in prison! And Defotoz- I understand all the posts about DC. It is wild up there, as here... Well drug court calls me to testify today...gotta run! -
Hmmm.. Johnny Messner Morris Chesnut Kevin Spacey I would break all of them in half if given the opportunity. My DH? His choices would be Isabella Rosellini Anjelica Houston as Morticia Adams The orange haired girl from The Fifth Element I personally really agree with his first two... If i was a guy ide want to to do them too.
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I was told no food 2 hours b4 but liquid was fine since it goes right thru
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Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
I agree with you about that too.... -
Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
Calene From the Dept website 1 p $155 monthly 2p $284 3p $408 4p $518 5p $615 6p $738 7p $816 8p $932 Now if you have more then one adult in the house and you have another address you can use you can make this amount more. I was alittle off. a little over 100.00 .... sue me... it is still an enormous amount. Now i am off to the projects. I have work to do. -
Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
I would rather our money go to the schools where all the kids in the projects could get out of them. Our school system is terrible here. I would rather that instead od bypass for folks who dont get the education on heathy eating to get training on feeding the families. They rely too much on cheap starches. Yes. i agree to that. There has to be better work on helping families get up and get out of the porjects. I realize that with the housing market it is difficult. Here everything, all the old apts are turning condo. We are facing a huge crisis for affordable housing. And considering that we stay in the top 15 for homicide, it is a difficult place to live anyways for most struggling families. 4 men on my case load have been murdered in the last two years. Three had close family members murdered and 3 of my guys are currently up for murder charges themselves. Carlene...unless you have lived here and understand it then why are you defending it so? I dont tell you about your town do i? -
Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
OUr counties are the suburbs of dc and are considered part of DC although they do not go into DCs actual area (which is quite small) I am not stupid. And if you live in Old town ( my father lived there until a few years ago and my x still lives there... you consider yourself part of NOVA and DC) And Fairfax is just as rich as they are as well as Manassas... I realize that the stats are statewide, but amounts in whole should be looked at for areas, not just in the state amount which skews the info. I am aware you used to work for DSS, but it seems now you only sit on the computer all daya nd post all over LBT and try to discount and talk down to people to dumb them I guess? If i get a chance in between the two jobs and grad school i will find the sheet i have and send it to you. I am too busy to get into a pissing match with you. And I dont say that with anger or frustration., so dont get your big girl panties in a bunch. And Va interfaith.....why there? I dont trust or give a lot of merit to statistics found on a website that has the word prayer and praying all over the front page, TO ME, it implies that it is already skewed information that is biased to what it is preaching. But that is just me. -
Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
First off Carlene, the Va interfaith? Not gonna give the stats. I work in Social services closely as i have posted. I work everyday in the projects of one city. Keep in mind that part of DC (the rich part) is also in Va. So stats are very hard to read since they are skewed when you look at such a large picture. I am going by the sheet of eligible services in our community. We have 4 counties around us that do not integrate with us. We have no buses outside the city limits and they do not want our "problems" We have a very high amount of money going out. Families DO sell their ebt cards to dealers and then pay the 1.00 to get new ones. I deal with this crap all day long. So you pulling some stats from some site while you live a few states away is not going to do anything to sway me . I will gladly have one of the dealers ( who did time for two rapes) i am assigned to call you and tell you how he does it if you like. We are just a phone call away.....:welldone: -
Stop having so many damn kids; population control, anyone?
Big girl banded replied to Sunta's topic in Rants & Raves
I wish i could joke about that. I find it aweful esp since so many of the children in our projects have weight issues and i know 5 women that have had the gastric bypass ala medicaid, none of them have ever worked. They all had lived in the projects for more then 20 years and they paid not one dollar for the procedure. -
Should I join roller derby??
Big girl banded replied to DrewsLou's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I went rollar skating last night. I am hoping to join in the spring. I have about 25 girlfriends in the leagues in 3 cities. One of them was president for the Norfolk league she recently died of cancer. If she can skate ANYONE can, she was already very ill when she joined but she got stronger from the practices. You will love it. It is great excerise. You want to see big girls? check out Baltimores teams. Those are some big girls. -
Tired O man- I understnad what you are saying and saw what you meant in your last post about the job. Many smokers begin around 16-22.. that IS the age of consent and they know that it is addictive that and alcohol abstinece is pushed and pused in school. HOWEVER.. one of my favorite customers quit smoking after 45 yrs. He just deceided and quit. Sure he was cranky a little but he got thru it. If HE can do it any one can. I also find it ironic that he LOOKS like the Marborlo man... very wrinkly like a sharpei. But he is very happy he did it. I am happy too. I think this guy is great and want him around as mucha s possible. Also once he quit 8 regulars ( they all hang out) decided to quit together. 6 did and havent smoked in 5 months or so. The other 2 gave up. Still these are old smokers who finally wanted to get rid of the habit. I am proud of all of them and hope they can continue to resist.