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Hello Everyone..yeap another newbie, just peeking around and checking you all out...So far I am digging the energy.

Lemme catch up on yall's post and I will jump in.

Thanks ! xoxo

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I am a newbee also..I have not had the band yet, but i am scheduled for june 14th. I am on a two week liquid diet and it is killing me. i am only on the 2nd day. lots of diarreaha and urinating. i could sure use some words of encouragement right now.

hanging in there

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@ keep Moving it is great to have you join us. There is a lot to learn here in every step of the process. I am still going through all my exams to submit to my insurance company.

Started my process on 10May. I have a friend that had bariatric surgery done last year and she motivated me to look into everything. I wasn't confortable with a bypass but the lap band sounded right for me. I went to see the surgeon thinking I wasn't over weight enough(my denial and looking at myself with rose cloor glasses) to my surprise my BMI was 39.1. I walked away with a lot of information and my surgeon was so reasuring. I made the decision right then that this was best for me. I have been reading everything in sight and still feel the same " this is the best decision for me"

@Donna YOU CAN DO THIS!! I know that it is hard for you but it is so important to get that liver tiny so it will be out the way for your surgery. the fatter we become the fatter our liver becomes so you are making it healthy for surgeryso.....You can do this Good Luck with your surgery

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@keepmoving I was the same way.I became a member of this site October 2010 but didn't start posting until I was sure I was getting banded which was this year.I first went to success stories then complications and back again.I agree the energy here is Awesome.I really like the tough love posts when we start making excuses.people can get tough but u can feel the love in the writing and u know they want u to succeed.

@Donna as of this post ur a little over a week on the liquid diet.I hope u got in the rhythm of it by now.it will be over soon.I hated it so much I have basically x's Protein Shakes out my diet ! Every blue moon I will have one if I just can't get breakfast.I may go back to them as part of a regular diet but right now I can't do it .Goodluck to u both !!

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