PAMMIE

I QUIT 4 or 5 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY, I SMOKED MAYBE 1/2 A PACK A DAY FOR 30 YEARS. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR ME HAVING THE SURGERY IS I WANTED TO TRY AND QUIT WITHOUT GAINING WEIGHT AND JUST BE A HEALTHIER ME

LAST TIME I CHECKED THEY WERE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TICKERS BEING UPLOADED TO YOUR SIGNATURE. MAYBE THE PROBLEMS BEEN FIXED, I HAVEN'T TRIED IN MONTHS. If you go to www.photobucket.com and register there (its free!) and upload your picture of your ticker, you can then cut and paste the link they give you (URL) and put it on your signature in your control panel.

AMIE, JUST CHECK AROUND AND SEE WHO DOES FILLS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN BANDED IN MX, IN YOUR AREA, BEFORE YOUR SURGERY. YOU CAN ALSO CALL CAROLYNN AS SHE DOES HAVE A LIST OF DR THAT DO FILLS

I KNOW THERE WAS A REASON I LOVED YOU ROF

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW

AMEN!!! I LOST MY DAD A FEW YEARS AGO AT TO YOUNG OF AN AGE. IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT HOW SHORT OUR TIME IS HERE. I DID HAVE THE CASH TO PAY FOR THE SURGERY BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME THAT NEED TO BE DONE AND I'LL DAMNED WELL GET IT DONE. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

MAKE THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DR ORTIZ GET THE ISSUES RESOLVED AND GET THE BAND WORKING FOR YOU

YOU HAVE TO EAT IN ORDER TO LOSE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Many-Calorie...ht?&id=6723 THE FIRST 6 WEEKS YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH HEALING, NOT LOSING

WELCOME MARY JANE

WELCOME KELLY

HI CHRISTY, LOOKS LIKE WERE GOING TO TRY AND HAVE ANOTHER GET TOGETHER SUNDAY APRIL 29

FIRST OFF, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! YOU JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER, IT TOOK MORE THEN A MONTH TO GET TO THE SIZE WE ARE NOW AND IT DOES TAKE TIME FOR IT TO COME OFF. YOU'VE GOT A LIFE TIME TO KEEP WORKING WITH THIS NEW TOOL. IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW MONTHS, GIVE IT TIME TO WORK. YOU'LL BE MOVING ALONG IN NO TIME

WELL THEN I'M GLAD YOU DID WHAT YOU DID. IT WASN'T ABOUT HIM, IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU!!! THERE WOULD BE NO NEED IN A RELATIONSHIP TO SAY NO TO ONES PARTNER AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED....... EVER!!! DO THE HUBBY AND I DISCUSS? YES. BUT WE LEAVE IT UP TO EACH OTHER WHAT WE WANT AND DON'T WANT. I WOULD NEVER DREAM OF TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO AND EXPECT, GET, THE SAME IN RETURN.

THAT BODY SCRUB IS SOOOOOO WORTH IT!!!

I'VE BEEN READING THIS THREAD NOW FOR MONTHS AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE “ASK” THEIR PARTNERS FOR PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING TO “THEIR” OWN BODY. NOT IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD I EVEN THINK ABOUT USING THE “L” WORD IN MY HOME, ~~LET~~ IT

I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW I'VE LEARNED TO WORK WITH MY BAND WHEN PEOPLE ASK HOW I'M DOING NOW. KEVIN, I'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS, IT'S PERFECT RE: If you can let the band continue to talk to you and be open to its teaching method then your eating habits will start to bend to its demands.

KEEP US POSTED JUDY AND GOOD LUCK

LOL STACY BEFORE SURGERY, THERE WAS ANOTHER GAL, THEY TOOK FIRST BECAUSE IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY. I STOOD BY MY DOOR WAY SAYING, HELLLLLOOOOOOOOO IF I DON'T GO NEXT, I'M GOING OUT FOR A SMOKE LOL THAT'S HOW EXCITED, STRESSED WHATEVER YOU CALL IT I WAS. I JUST WASN'T ONE TO STAY DOWN FOR MORE THEN A MINUTE OR TWO, I WAS BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS, ON THE PHONE, IN MY FRIENDS ROOM, IN THE LOBBY LOL. KEEP US POSTED ON HOW YOUR DOING

I WAS STILL A LITE SMOKER UP UNTIL 4 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY. OUT OF ALL OF US BANDED ON SURGERY DAY, I WAS THE ONE UP 30 MINUTES AFTER SURGERY DOING THE YIPPIE SKIPPIE DANCE IN THE LOBBY LOL, NOT THE NON SMOKERS. I DON'T THINK BEING A SMOKER, AT THE TIME, HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME DOING GREAT. SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN AN EASIER PATH, QUIT SMOKING NOT REALLY, I'M STILL A SMOKER THAT JUST HASN'T HAD A SMOKE IN MONTHS, LOSING WEIGHT, BEING A HEALTHIER ME, WHAT MORE COULD ONE ASK FOR? PS I EVEN JOINED IN ON THE SEATTLE ST PATRICKS DAY DASH LAST WEEKEND, I WOULDN'T HAVE EVER DREAMED THAT. MY FRIENDS ARE STILL SHOCKED LOL YOU CAN DO IT!!! =D>

THIS IS WHAT I TRY AND FOLLOW: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Many-Calorie...ht?&id=6723

THE OCC DRIVER, I TIPPED $20.00 EACH WAY AND SO DID MY FRIEND THAT WAS WITH ME. WAGES ARE LOW AND THESE PEOPLE WORK THEIR BUTTS OFF. FOR WHO? ME!!! I SAVED A TON OF MONEY GOING TO MX VS HAVING SURGERY IN THE US AND GOT THE BEST DR. ALSO. I COULD AFFORD TO LEAVE THEM MORE THEN A BUCK I FIGURE.

I NEVER DID HAVE ANYTHING TO EAT ONCE I ARRIVED BEFORE SURGERY. MY FRIEND SANDY HAD A SALAD IN THE HOTEL RESTAURANT. THE NICER RESTAURANT HAS A REALLY NICE ONION BROTH, GIVE THAT A TRY AFTER SURGERY. WHEN WE FIRST SEAT DOWN AT THE NICER RESTAURANT, WE'D BEEN SHOPPING ALL DAY, THE FIRST THING THEY DID WAS THROW DOWN A LOAF OF WARM BREAD ON THE TABLE. SANDY AND I LAUGHED AND LAUGHED TILL WE JUST HURT, WE BOTH HAD OUR NOSES TO THAT BREAD LOL

I DIDN'T TAKE THAT MUCH CASH WITH ME, ABOUT $200.00. I MADE SURE I LEFT A LARGE TIP FOR THE OCC DRIVER FOR ALL HIS WORK DRAGGING ME AROUND, TAKING CARE OF MY LUGGAGE ETC, AND FOR THE HOTEL WORKERS. I BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF BOOZE AT COSTCO AND I USED MY CC IN THE BAR AT THE HOTEL :-? LOL

COOL!!! TELL RANDY THE TOOL GUY "HIS GIRLFRIEND" SAYS HOWDY DO

JUST FOR REFER: THE BALANCE I HAD LEFT, I GOT A MONEY ORDER, TOOK A COPY OF IT AND FAXED IT DOWN. ONCE WE GOT TO THE OCC, SANDY AND I JUST HANDED THE MONEY ORDERS OVER TO THEM ON SURGERY DAY