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First Year Bandaversary - A year has flown by and today is finally here. No fireworks, no rockets going off.....just me and the scales. And I'm sadly disappointed that one year later after all the struggles...

Quick breakfast-one dish to wash! - I am old enough to remember when microwaves first got popular. We nuked everything! I had forgotten about scrambled eggs! This morning I experimented. I put one large egg in a 1...

Only 21 lbs in 10 months......... - I have to admit that I get on here and read, but have not posted nor have I been a faithful member. I had my lapband Feb. 2011. That was ten months ago. I started out so great. I l...

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4 months out...eating emotionally....Help??? - I am four months out and starting to fall back into my old habits of emotional eating on weekends. I don't have a lot of restriction yet, so I can eat almost any food. I had lo...

Unbelievable difference a year makes. You are a great inspiration to...

Plateau broken! - I was so stuck. Ironically, I decided to get myself back to a monthly seminar and the topic was supposed to be plastic surgery. But the surgeon had to cancel and so the topic was c...

24 pounds gone in 4 months - I haven't been very good at posting on my blog. Part of the reason has been that reading some of the comments and blogs that are so negative have not been very encouraging for me! ...

10 Days post-op - Time flies when you are having fun......seriously, it seems like yesterday that I was waking up from surgery. I have "let go" of 13 pounds which feels awesome. I can now start on y...

Tomorrow is the BIG day! - I made it through the three days of liquids for pre-op! It is about bedtime on the eve of my surgery. I'm not nervous. I'm not scared. It feels good to know that I HAVE MADE A DECI...

Day one of pre-op - 01/30/11-weight 243-begin all liquids today for the next three days. One protein shake a day. Yikes!

5 days and counting......... - Tomorrow begins my REAL journey. I start my pre-op diet in the morning. I have friends praying that I will be able to mentally handle that part of the challenge along with the two ...

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Surgery Date set! - I have a date for my lapband surgery:  February 2, 2011. I am counting down the days. This has been a long journey just to get here. But don't do what I did last year and chicken o...

Approved for surgery!!! - My insurance company approved my lapband surgery after we appealed their decision to deny me. The employees at Dr. Lord's office in Pensacola certainly know their stuff! Now I just...

Hurry up and wait..... - My insurance company denied my lapband coverage! But the surgeon's office is working on it by submitting some additional paperwork. I just have to trust them and pray that this tim...