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Hi - i am excited to be joining your side next week :thumbup: i get banded next tuesday the 17th and cant wait to start my new life. I do realize that there will alot of peaks and valleys to over come and hurdles to jump everyday -- but no one ever said life was easy --- and i have 40 years of habits that i need to change !!!! But i am excited to join all of you :drool:

Annette

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Congratulations! As long as you rise to the challenges and follow all the band rules there is no doubt you will be successful.

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Welcome!! And get ready to have an amazing year! :thumbup: Be sure to take your measurements and a bunch of before photos ASAP if you haven't already! You are going to want them later!

Catherine

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Thank you and i will do the measurements this weekend and i have a bunch of pictures -- (unfortunlty) :thumbup:

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Great advice.. measure and take photos. It is important to see the progress!

Before the surger make sure and get Gas-X Strips! Have them handy! When they do the surgery on you they blow your stomach up. Causes trapped gas for alot of us bandsters! It happened to me, it is painful but not to worry, the strips help! If this happens to you make sure to take 2 to 3 strips at a time. (the box tells you) And try and get up and walk around.

Good luck on your weight loss journey!

It is the best thing I have ever done for myself! :thumbup:

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