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Woaaaah! Fanny so glad you were in control and could get your car away from that darned concrete! So glad you're ok! *hugs*' LJM - tell DH to NOT do his last run. It won't make that much difference anyway if he's been training for 8-12 weeks. Tell him to go see a physio and get some deep tissue massage (or better yet my beloved dry needling acupuncture, if he can). A friend of mine was in a similar situation when she ran a full marathon earlier this year - thought she was getting shin splints 2 runs out from the race. She didn't run her last 2 runs but felt great on the day and was injury free. Tell him it was me who said all of this too, cos if course he'll listen to me hehe

Well no. I just SAY I am so I can come here and hang with you guys. Pretty elaborate cover huh?

I have to admit, I'm with you on this one Plain!

Yeah there are maybe 10 "friends"/people on my FB that know about my band and and 170 that don't....and I want it to stay that way too....

We're not picking on the thread at all SMS, I think it has great potential to be a lot of fun if people post with the intended "fun-ness". But if a newbie reads it, I don't want to be part of them getting incorrect information about banding, their Dr's orders and the commitment needed from them....people are very impressionable and to be honest, some will take anyone's word as gospel when they read it here. The truth is a valuable asset in the banding process.

A confession is one thing, but saying that a Dr's orders don't matter is another thing altogether.....

Ahh yeah, found it and posted....actually ranted, but hey, isn't that what we are here for? :biggrin: Idiots need to be put in their spot some times...... And no, not from the Wizard....from Aunty She Smiles, and maybe I shouldn't have, but I did, and its SOOOOOO cute.

I think my surgeon who went to university for MANY years and is a leading bariatric surgeon in Australia (where banding has happened for many years longer than some other countries, the US included) would beg to differ with your "it doesn't matter" comment. The reason for a pre op diet is to reduce the fat around your liver which lies above the stomach when you lay down. Obese people tend to lose weight from around their internal organs before they lose it visibly externally. Hence why you can lose A LOT of weight on a pre op diet and not notice it on the outside. My surgeon would have sewn me back up on the spot if my liver was too big to move to get to my stomach when he cut me open, and has been known to do that where it has been required on patients who have obviously disobeyed the pre op diet requirements and still have a fatty liver like you did. Moving it in surgery can pose a number of risks if its not less fatty. I think what you have said DOESN'T MATTER because you don't have your facts right.

Whoooooooo? Make that 86%...there are some goodies coming his way from Oz :scared2:

Oh my. That is blasphemy in my world! :sad_smile: Shopping is like a religion for me..... :tongue:

Me too.... I'll try not to feel offended that I don't get one in return for the one I send you then hey? :thumbup: (JOKES!) I know you're super busy with the impending bub arrival!

Posting to say I spent tonight writing my Xmas cards....should it be disturbing that more of them are addressed to people overseas I have never met in person than those who live nearby or who I have met.....hmmmm I think I live my life via my computer. Thats not a BAD thing right???? :thumbup:

I was out at dinner for my Mum's bday and then had an early night to get up this morning to head over and help my sister move house. Oh the joy...... not looking forward to it one bit.

Nooooo I'm from Australia, silly

Like me. Be my friend :tongue2:

I work for the government so we have a Department one (BIG -several hundred people at a function centre, a buffet and a band) a Branch one (medium - lawn bowls and a bbq at a local club) and a team one (small - lunch at a restaurant). The rowdiness of the party decreases down the list....LOL

Posting just to post...and to say we are putting up the christmas tree! Woot! And turkey meatballs and spaghetti rocks. And I have one of my work Xmas parties tomorrow (we have three haha). Yay!

Susan, your post could have been written by me. I've been up and down the last 20 -30 pounds a couple of times. I come good for a few months get them off and then go off the rails again (like now) and eat crap and skip the gym for weeks on end (I always tell myself I'll go back tomorrow, but there is always another tomorrow isn't there). After my slip earlier this year I gained a heap of weight and worked hard with no fill to not gain more. I am at an ok fill level now, but I still eat more than I would like, and I have put on about 5 pounds so far. My clothes are getting snug too. I still want to get this last 20 pounds off somehow, but I guess in the back of my mind I wonder after 2 years with my band if maybe my body is just supposed to be 70 kilos rather than the 60 I dream of. I just can't seem to get it off and I still feel fatter than I'd like to be most days. This band IS only a tool and sometimes we aren't going to be the perfect bandster. But one thing I did learn from my slip/unfill situation is that when we decide to get back on the horse again the band is there for us to use. Thats the magic of the band. Give yourself space to be imperfect sometimes. You've come so far and recognising that things aren't how you want them to be is the first step. You'll figure out the path that will work for you, and we're all here in the meantime to support and encourage you *hugs*

How many times to I have to repeat Dr Plain (normally in the privacy of your consulting rooms, but hey, we're all friends) that psyhcotropic meds and red bull aren't going to work. That is my reality now, sheesh! The hair on the other hand, when you get compared to rapunzel, then its not going anywhere , trust me....and the underwear - I'm too classy for that!

shhhhhhhhhh (me too) Happy Thanksgiving again all!!!!

Beg for it....I hear that works..... LOL We need more intelligent men around here....should that be so hard??

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW! *is floored and feels super special* I'm happy with the BFF status, and I'll try REAL hard to say stupid stuff you can mock so we can cherish this friendship......*hugs and crap* haha

I wanted to echo this! And say happy thanksgiving (we had pizza and pasta and too much wine and cognac)....happy days! But, I wanted to ask this....Plain, why do I never make any of your multi quotes any more???? HUH???? Are we done? We're not friends anymore? Or my opinion sucks?? Is our bandland relationship done? *wonders* :grouphug:

Ha I had this extended conversation at work the other day....if we are picking a lesser of 2 evils, Jennifer Aniston is my gal....... Ange is hot though... *and yes I know its all made up by the paparazzi and media*

Morning, sorry I can't stay and chat.....I'm going to bed now! Hope you have no codes!!! Two more days to the weekend.......WOOT!