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hi Amy, welcome to LBT.

hi and welcome to LBT. it is life altering, so it's natural to be scared, but this truly is one of the best things i've done for myself - ever. good luck!

Hi Jamie, welcome to LBT

hi, welcome to bandland!

hi, welcome to LBT. i can relate to being sick of it. good luck

i can pretty much eat anything i want (in moderation of course)... in fact, this weekend, i had about 1/2 a brownie and it was DEVINE... pre-band i would have had the entire pan-full. being banded has truly changed my life for the better. good luck on your decision.

welcome to bandland and LBT. congrats on your loss so far. this board has been instrumental in my banded life.

hi Emily, welcome to LBT and congrats on getting your band. how are you feeling now? a bit better?

congrats and welcome to bandland!

hi Melissa and welcome to LBT. i'm glad Georgia pointed you to the PCOS support, there are some great ladies over there! :thumbup: the port isnt very noticable, even some at goal have no issues, but some do. it really depends on where the surgeon puts it and how you are built. personally, i think i'd rather have a slight buldge of the port than my huge tummy ... :Dancing_wub:

hi Noela, welcome to LBT and congrats on being banded!

hi Sue, welcome to LBT and congrats on the 77 pounds. best of luck on the rest!

hi Charli. welcome to LBT. by now you should be recovering nicely... let us know how you are doing.

hi and welcome to LBT!

hi Sufina, welcome to LBT and best of luck on your surgery!

hi, welcome to LBT. unfortunately, the weight does slow down as you start getting closer and closer to goal... best of luck to you!

hi welcome to LBT and congrats on your weight loss!! that is amazing! i agree with angelface about posting something for Italian fill docs. good luck

i've moved your thread to the insurance forum. you may want to introduce yourself in the introductions forum.

bamafan - welcome to LBT, congrats on being banded monkins - you may want to start your own thread in post op forum.

hi honeybee, welcome to LBT! best of luck to you.

i waited a week but could have gone back after 4 days.

hi Gwenie, welcome to LBT. i was a very large volume eater as well and the band has really helped me. just think of the liquid diet a temporary thing that you can get through. not all surgeons require only liquids, so you never know. best of luck to you.

hi Noela, welcome to LBT! the key to my loss so far has been exercising as much as i physically can... i started out at 402, so my 'exercise' would be about 5 mins on the treadmill, but i gradually increased it. you can do it.

thanks guys ... my thighs are all wrinkly, but im not expecting perfection ... yet. :Dancing_wub:

speaking of dips... im really loving the Tostino's spinach dip. it comes in a jar and mix it with canned chicken and is SOOOO good. Thanks to Georgia Girl for turning me onto it... it's now a staple in my house. i even made it for a party my parents hosted this weekend as an appetizer and it's the only thing that was eaten 100% ... took 3 cans chicken (bigger cans) whole jar of dip sprinkled top w/ parm cheese threw it in the oven for about 15 mins (cheese melted and dip warm)... delish!! and not high in cals/fat!! on topic - cant stand applebees ... food always cold and crappy service.