Lets get this PARTY started! Oct 07!

[nicnaknut 0]

Hi and WELCOME to all of the new TENacious TENS!!! Cheri, Rabid, Summer, Sadie and Kim.... It's great having you all here...

I will be banded on October 16th by Dr Kirshenbaum in Colorado and right now it looks like I am the last one to get my band.. Maybe that is a good thing since I can learn what not to do from all of you beforehand.. :huggie:

Sadie... I went to GNC and bought a whey Protein powder drink mix. I bought banana Creme flavor and mix it in skim milk and it is very good.. It also has 20 grams of Protein per scoop. The directions call to mix in Water and it tastes ok that way, but I like it with milk better. They have several different flavors and the unflavored is good to put in other foods so you get your quota of protein for the day... The cost was rather reasonable considering you get several servings out of one package..

Cheri.... Wow, WTG on your weight loss already!!!... You are an inspiration to me who is such a whiny baby about going on the liquid diet just 10 days before surgery let alone 3 months before surgery...

Summer.... You get to go first, so we will all be thinking of you.. Be sure and keep us posted on how you are doing...

Kim... You will be next and we will keep you in our thoughts too... Congratulations on your weight loss already that is great!!! I'm sure you will be able to maintain the weight loss until surgery time....

October seems like a long way away, but it will actually be here before we know it.. I am sooo looking forward to getting my band and getting some energy back so I can go do things with my grandkids. I feel so bad when I can't partcipate in their activities because of this weight.. Plus I want to go dancing again... :biggrin1: Well that's enough whinning for now..

Hope you all have a great weekend......

[nicnaknut 0]

P.S.... To all of us October bandsters, come on over to the new thread Holly has started for us... It is called "We are the TENacious TENS".. That is the name of our group. It was selected because we are being banded in month Ten and we are tenacious...

[OregonHolly 0]

My goodness, be off "our" group board for a few days and just LOOK at all the new members! Woo hoo! OK I'm off to the "We are the TENaciousTENS thread now!"

[signgirl 0]

Hi All! My surgery is scheduled for halloween! (that's Boo, not Boo Hoo :huggie:

...the TENaciousTENS....has a nice ring to it!

[nicnaknut 0]

Welcome Signgirl to the TENacious TENS!!! Halloween is a great day to get banded.. I even thought about that date myself, but I'm too anxious to get it done so I opted for the 16th of October....

Come on over to our other thread that's been started for the TENacious TENS group.. It is under "Monthly Support Groups" and the thread is called "We are the TENacious TENS". You should find us all over there...

Good Luck to you and Welcome..

[pvchickie 0]

Well, I am bandtaticly excited! I will be banded on Oct 2 and it's soon approching. I weight 260 now and plan for the weight to start FALLING off this OCTOBER! I have started exercising now and plan to keep it up. The surgery will be on a Tues. and I plan to be back to work by Mon....my Doc said this was possible as I only have a few vacation days (no sick days) left. I know this is going to be a hard struggle with a lot of getting used to...but I'm trying to stay positve, keep my eye on the goal, stay away from folks that are discouraging about the band and just enjoy this new journey in my life. There is a poem out there...I would share all of it but I can't seem to locate it in office...anyway it starts out:

Wonderful, wonderful fortuate you, this is the year your drams come true!

I plan on making this happen with Gods help.

Blessings to you all...I pray for all of us success at this!

[pvchickie 0]

OK I found the poem on the computer and thought I'd share it...enjoy!

Wonderful, wonderful fortunate you

This is the year your dreams come true

This is the year that your ship comes in

This is the year you find joy within

This is the year you are glad to live

This is the year you have much to give

This is the year when you know the truth

This is the year when you find new youth

This is the year that brings new happiness

This is the year that you will live to bless

Wonderful, wonderful, fortuate YOU;

THIS IS THE YEAR YOUR DEAMS COME TRUE!

by russell kemp

I know this always isn't true..but my grandmother always said start each new adventure with this attitude...and you sure have a better chance of it coming true.

[Kim_in_SF 0]

Wow, Pvchickie...

What a fabulous, uplifting poem that is. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[signgirl 0]

sierra, one of my dear friends is 67 and said she considered lap band sometime ago. I can't wait to tell her about you!!! Go for it!

[nicnaknut 0]

pvchickie..... Thank you so much for sharing that beautiful poem with us.. I copied it down because I want to keep it close by so I can look at it often... Congrats on your band date... We are happy to have you as a member of the TENacious TENS......

[LSzeliga 0]

<p>Orlando, Florida Getting banded my Dr K on Oct 11th @ 1:00pm self pay</p>

[nicnaknut 0]

Orlando, Florida Getting banded my Dr K on Oct 11th @ 1:00pm self pay

LSzeliga.... Welcome to the TENacious Tens.. It's nice to have a Floridian with us.... I am being banded by Dr K on October 16th and I am also self pay....

I was down your way last winter, started out in Daytona Beach and ended up in Ocala... I really enjoyed Ocala... There is a slight possibility that I may be back in Daytona Beach sometime this winter... My dad lives there and I may go down and visit him....

Good Luck on your weight loss journey..

[LSzeliga 0]

:whoo:Getting banded 10 /11

Hey Holly, I really like TENacious TENS. I think it fits our group perfectly... I'm casting my vote for the TENacious TENS... :typing:

Hope we hear from some of the other October bandsters on their ideas. :gossip:

[signgirl 0]

LSzeliga...Congrats! You'll be getting banded a couple of weeks ahead of me, mine is on Halloween. So far it still seems so abstract. I guess as I start to have my pre-op appointments (nutritionist, surgeon, etc...) It will become much more than abstract! I'm 50, and I'm ready to be healthier! Although, I must admit that lately I seem to be eating more of the things that I know I shouldn't.....That's gotta stop!

[LSzeliga 0]

I started a shake only diet and in 1 week have lost 23 lbs most Water, ,, I am kinda preping myself for Oct 11.....