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[IndioGirl55 32]

Yep I am sending sonic waves your way Apples...

My Mom was from Texas and that why they say I like my veggies well done - don't ask me where that came from I guess most southern pple like well done veggies - I like raw cauliflower w/ranch dressing - but again that dressing ruins (cal wise) the whole thing of eating veggies - just like a salad drenched in dressing - just as many calories as a big mac.. Don't care that much for raw broc..

Eva hope the hanging upside down helps - do you go to chiropractors - I know you have back issues - but can they help you ?

Well I skipped the rice tonite - am full but still want to eat - this is why I don't think I need a fill even though I eat more food than the most of you - I don't care how tight I am I still want to eat.. For me I have to be full mentally just as much as physically - so I don't think being tighter for me would help..

Well I think I am signing off - even with the nap - I am ready for bed - bored more than anything I think ;0) nothing on tv - I think I need new stronger glasses - I am trying to read my O magizine and hell the print is just so small..

Till tomorrow gang - hope Apples & Eva get some rest and releif from their pain - Hugs...

[Leah2421 0]

Hello Inio~

I am sure you are mentoring a million peeps right now...but if you have room for one more...I sure do need ya~

My name is Leah and I have jumped thru all the hoops and finally got approved...I have decided to change doctors, and now am just waiting for their seminar which i have to do first, then i get a appt. with the doc, then scheduled for surgery...I am scared...for many reasons, but I guess mostly that I will fail...I really need someone whom I can talk to, be accountable to, maybe send my daily food/exercise logs to, and you were so encouraging...cause I too am a shortie ( 5" 3" and just over 250 lbs)..I am loosing my mind playing the waiting game, but I know God wants me to wait, and do it right, with the right doc...

okay i know im babbling now, but i am just a bundle of emotions right now and cant help it...

anyhoo...just let me know whatcha think

Smooches~

leah

[IndioGirl55 32]

Hello Inio~

I am sure you are mentoring a million peeps right now...but if you have room for one more...I sure do need ya~

My name is Leah and I have jumped thru all the hoops and finally got approved...I have decided to change doctors, and now am just waiting for their seminar which i have to do first, then i get a appt. with the doc, then scheduled for surgery...I am scared...for many reasons, but I guess mostly that I will fail...I really need someone whom I can talk to, be accountable to, maybe send my daily food/exercise logs to, and you were so encouraging...cause I too am a shortie ( 5" 3" and just over 250 lbs)..I am loosing my mind playing the waiting game, but I know God wants me to wait, and do it right, with the right doc...

okay i know im babbling now, but i am just a bundle of emotions right now and cant help it...

anyhoo...just let me know whatcha think

Smooches~

leah

Leah - the more the merrier - of course you are welcome to join our thread - We all are here to help you..

I was the same as you 5'3 250 but I was 52 when banded - heck gf if this old broad can do it so can you..

You just got to get your head into it - We were all scared to begin with this is something new and unknown - will we fail at this like so many other times.

Best advice I can give you is that the band is only a tool - this really is about making a lifetime lifestyle change in your eating and exercise.. You gotta make the commitment to be healthy.

Well, sweetie - I just got on the computer to turn it off - so I am closing for now - got work tomorrow and this old lady needs here rest..

But really I'm not old - I have 100% more energy than I did at 2.5 yrs ago - hell I have more energy than my DS who's 38 and my DIL who's 32 ;0) just pulling your leg on the old issue lol... But do need my beauty sleep... Will chat with you all tomorrow...

Hugs & Love and Leah come back would love to get to know you...

Hell that just reminded me where is Meredith (she's a young one like you Leah)

[witchbabe 0]

I am not happy at all. The band is not what I expected. I don't even feel like talking about it anymore. I came on here and now I don't know why!

[Leah2421 0]

All I can say is "Thank You"...I feel so afaid right now, hubby isnt supportive, doesnt think I am ready...want to get my head into it, but cant seem to grasp it right now...I am hoping the actual surgery will be the 'turning point"...i have decided i am once again going to log what i eat and when i exercise, to try to help me be accountable while I wait...that is as far as i have gotton ... i mean that is what i have decided to focus on until i hear fromt he doc when his seminar is and then until my appt. with him...

welp i gotta get to bed too, but you sound simply wonderful, and I cant wait to get to know you as well..

Love always,

leah:redface:

[Leah2421 0]

whats wrong babe? i know you said you didnt feel like talking, but i am a good listener if you would like to...

leah

[IndioGirl55 32]

I am not happy at all. The band is not what I expected. I don't even feel like talking about it anymore. I came on here and now I don't know why!

Witch - Sorry for your struggles - Hugs ...

What did you expect that the band would do...

For some it takes a while for restriction - but first and foremost it's not the magic cure all for our issues w/food - it doesn't make our food choice for us. It's only a tool.

Come tell us what's up - we will try and give you the support you need to be successful.

All I can say is "Thank You"...I feel so afaid right now, hubby isnt supportive, doesnt think I am ready...want to get my head into it, but cant seem to grasp it right now...I am hoping the actual surgery will be the 'turning point"...i have decided i am once again going to log what i eat and when i exercise, to try to help me be accountable while I wait...that is as far as i have gotton ... i mean that is what i have decided to focus on until i hear fromt he doc when his seminar is and then until my appt. with him...

welp i gotta get to bed too, but you sound simply wonderful, and I cant wait to get to know you as well..

Love always,

leah:redface:

Leah - Has your DH gone to any seminars with you - That helps sometimes - they understand what the band is all about.

You will find that most of us really do feel that food journaling is key - you won't have to do it forever - but its a good learning tool. I kept a food diary for the 1st year - til I got to goal - then I quit - but I do keep a mental note of what I eat.

The only thing you will have do to forever is eat healthy and exercise - We aren't dieting we are eating healthy that's it - we eat lower fat - limited carbs/sugar and we exercise.

Good Morning Gang - just a quick ck in before I hit the shower to get ready for work this morning..

Apples & Eva hope you both got some sleep/releif from your pain last night..

Charlene hope the tummy issues are better

Julie - Hope the shoulder isn't causing you too much trouble.

Well clock hit 5:30 time to jump in the shower..

CBL

[ifyourstomachoffendsyou 1]

It's my birthday! I'm 58 and feel 10 years younger. I'm going to walk for the first time in a week. This cold combined with the holidays really knocked me for a loop.

I figured out why bands are tighter and pbing more frequent with a cold. It's all the phlegm you swallow that fills your poor little pouch and doesn't leave room for food. Then when you eat and consequently pb, it gives new meaning to the saying "gettin' slimed!"

Another thing that I think happens when we get sick, is our tissue swells. Think about your throat and your sinuses. That probably happens to your esophagus and pouch. That's why the band feels tight. Everything else is swollen.

Nyquil is my friend! Hopefully last night was my last dose. I probably won't sleep well for at least a night because I'm so used to the Nyquil knocking me for a loop.

Going to Kohl's to spend money. My brother and family are coming out from MI this aft. and eve so all my kids and my sis's family will all be at my moms. Love to see family on my birthday. My kids love my parents and all my bros and sists so they usually cooperate when one of them comes visiting.

Me they take for granted but not my family cause seeing them is infrequent.

So I'll actually be together with my kids on my birthday. LOL. I usually don't even arrange a get together. They just give me my gifts at Christmas.

Cheri

[llkb4me 1]

Happy Birthday Cheri!!!!

You also look years younger, you go girl have a great day.

Laura K

[Great2BThin 5]

Happy Birthday Cheri!! Enjoy your day with your kids!

I am awaiting DS to come pick me up to take me to knee therapy. If that goes well and I'm not in too much pain he will take me to costco to get some lobster tails for tomorrow night. I have decided to stay home from the party and just have a quiet night at home and we are going to have lobster. my friend is disappointed but understanding of my knee and my not coming. I'd never make it til midnight anyway but would probably over do it and tire myself out trying. then on our way home from Costco I have 3 huge trash bags of clothes to drop off at Goodwill, gotta get this years tax receipt you know!

Apples & Eva, hope you are both feeling better this morning.

Leah, welcome! I bet that's hard switching docs in the middle of the pre surgery process but better to find out now that you prefer a different one than after surgery.

Witch, kindda hard to help w/o further info. sorry you are struggling and if you care to share more there are many here that would be glad to try and help.

Janet, have a good day back at work after your day off. Sometimes we just need those lazy days at home to recharge.

[phyllser 3]

I am not happy at all. The band is not what I expected. I don't even feel like talking about it anymore. I came on here and now I don't know why!

Please give us more info. There are many of us here who would like to try to help you.

All I can say is "Thank You"...I feel so afaid right now, hubby isnt supportive, doesnt think I am ready...want to get my head into it, but cant seem to grasp it right now...I am hoping the actual surgery will be the 'turning point"...i have decided i am once again going to log what i eat and when i exercise, to try to help me be accountable while I wait...that is as far as i have gotton ... i mean that is what i have decided to focus on until i hear fromt he doc when his seminar is and then until my appt. with him...

welp i gotta get to bed too, but you sound simply wonderful, and I cant wait to get to know you as well..

Love always,

leah:redface:

Hang in there. Wait until you go to the seminar and talk to the doctor before you make your decision.

It's my birthday! I'm 58 and feel 10 years younger. I'm going to walk for the first time in a week. This cold combined with the holidays really knocked me for a loop.

Going to Kohl's to spend money. My brother and family are coming out from MI this aft. and eve so all my kids and my sis's family will all be at my moms. Love to see family on my birthday. My kids love my parents and all my bros and sists so they usually cooperate when one of them comes visiting.

Me they take for granted but not my family cause seeing them is infrequent.

So I'll actually be together with my kids on my birthday. LOL. I usually don't even arrange a get together. They just give me my gifts at Christmas. Cheri

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHERI!!!

Hope you have a great day and enjoyable time with your family!

[IndioGirl55 32]

Happy Birthday Cheri !!!

[JeweI 2]

Happy Birthday Cheri.

I am on my preop diet now and doing well with it. Trying to shrink my liver you know. Down 13 pounds. Hoping to be down 15 by new years but I am cutting it close.I will start liquids on Saturday. My surgery is getting so close. I am less nervous though. I am really sure this is what I need/want to do. I got all the bills straighten out today so hubby doesn't have to fuss with it and I am trying to keep the laundry done because I know I can't reach into the washer machine tub after surgery. I have clean all our rooms in the house down to shampooing the carpet. ( I am also trying to keep busy while school is out). I will have to get to school next week after my surgery and get my books. I don't know how that will pan out. When will I be ready to leave the house? When will I be comfortable enough to get out of pj's and into my jeans? I know I can't drive while on pain meds so my husband will have to take me. Plus I will need help carrying the books. That really is the only task I will have to take care of the first week post op. School starts a week after surgery so I plan on taking my rolling suitcase to carry my books and of course my liquid lunch. I hope the pain will have subsided by then. I always recover quickly from surgery hopefully I will this time too. I hope I haven't forgotten anything.

[llkb4me 1]

jesscia, You are doing great, you are ready. It should not be a problem with getting out and about for your school stuff. Everyone is different, but you can do it.

Laura K

[Apples2 19]

First off:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR CHERI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!

You've come a long way, Baby! and look fabulous. Enjoy your day with your family. I am so happy that you are so happy about being surrounded by them today.

Secondly I have an announcement to make:

A New Arrival at our House

Time: 3:03 AM

Name: Bouncing Baby Boulder

Weight: Not sure but had fingers

Length of Labor: Close to 48 hours

Momma is resting and doing fine. In fact, ran errands in town, did four loads of laundry, fed the crowd and mopped all the floors. Good to be back to "normal" other than being stiff and pain when I pee.

Eva...hope you are feeling better. I have always been so lucky to never have had back problems. Hope you get some relief soon. I love relief.

Welcome Leah and Witchbabe. This thread is a soft place to fall. Janet is open and honest about her LB journey and does not mince words. Lots of experience bandsters to help you through this. All you have to do is share.

Jewel...you are doing so great. I love the fact that you are preparing yourself physically and mentally for your surgery and after. Way to go, girl! So proud of you.

Janet....hope your day back at work is going good.

Great...sounds like your appts are going great. You are doing amazingly with your recovery. I am in awe of Linda also with how she is doing.

Laurak..."Hi", Laura...hope all is well and you are back home. Meredith...where the heck are you?????? Julie...hope Mimi and you are better. What a good Grandma. Do any of you think I will EVER be a Grandma??????

Sorry but cannot catch up with all of the posts. Just wanted to pop on and let you know our exciting news. Take care and have a great day.