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Hello all,

I have enjoyed following this site for a few months. And now, I'm going to get the band next week! I am both excited and apprehensive. My sign-in name is a little tongue-in-cheek. I just want to be a healthy weight, but I have never worn a bikini in my life - ever! - so that's sort of a dream goal.

I have a few questions:

1. How does one take medications? (grind them up? chew them?)

2. Can you still drink coffee?

3. How do you all get those neat ticker tapes at the bottom of the screen?

Thanks and I look forward to using this site in years to come!

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Hey Bikini! Welcome officially to LBT!

1. How does one take medications? (grind them up? chew them?) If you can't get the medication in luquid form than yes you grind them up.

2. Can you still drink coffee? I do but usually just one small cup, but I know there are alot of bandsters on here who drink several cups....oh wait was that booze...i forget...lol I am just teasing everybody.

3. How do you all get those neat ticker tapes at the bottom of the screen? do a search of the forum with a keyword of tracker and you will get tons of info on how to do tickers.

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i'm new as of today. be getting my band soon. I'm so excited. I'm 56 and lokking forward to a healthy, active, rest of my life

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1. How does one take medications? (grind them up? chew them?)

I have been fortunate enough to be able to find Over the counter cold meds in liquid form (NyQuil, Tylenol, etc) and I take my kids chewables sometimes, too. It's kind of a pain and takes some thinking but it's do-able. Check with your pharmacist on prescription meds. Many come in liquid or chewable, or are crushable at the least.

2. Can you still drink coffee?

Oh Yeah baby.

3. How do you all get those neat ticker tapes at the bottom of the screen?

Click on anyone's ticker and it will take you to the ticker factory website. Follow their directions and choose your ticker, then copy the URL for vBulletins. Paste that URL onto your signature, save changes, there ya go. By the way, to change your sig, go to User CP (upper left on the blue bar) and click Edit Signature. Hope that helps...I'm not sure how computer literate you are. It took me hours to figure that one out! Post again if what I said goes over your head :)

Welcome to LBT! And you, too newgirl!

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The best me answered all your questions.....so Welcome to Band Land....

We are glad that you found this place....to me - I don't know what I would have done without it since july...I always have somewhere to go to look at stuff to help me deal with whatever band-adventure I am on that day. That has been helpful to say the least.

It makes me feel like I am not alone in this unknown venture. That is somehow comforting to me to be able to listen to others and talk when I need to.

Good Luck. Nancy

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