What was this forum was like BEFORE it went bad?
I went through a bunch of old forum pages today, just to see what we USED to talk about, back when it seemed like we were all friends (friends who agreed to disagree at times) and this forum was FUN. What DID we talk about back then?
| Crazy neighbors/relatives/bosses Pros and cons of diff band sizes Pros and cons of surgery in Mexico Whey vs Soy protein Ways to sneak extra protein into your diet LOTS of B&A pics and "pic parades" Non-WLS-related goals Does your shoe size change after you lose weight? Can I ever eat popcorn again? What do you do for a living? A shout out to restaurants that care What's it like to fly with the band? Will I EVER be happy with how I look? Talk me through what a fill is like What song is your "motto"? How long before people start to notice? Blood donation after surgery? How much loose skin will I have? What has been your hardest challenge/habit to overcome? How did your surgery affect your diabetes blood pressure, etc.? Have you kept off the weight? Will my period affect my band? Am I too big/small/young/old to get a Lapband? What people eat a year out What foods can't you eat/don't you like anymore? What do I do with my old "fat" clothes? What kind of vitamins do you take? I need inspirational quotes HELP! I have to have a colonoscopy! Puppies, babies, grandchildren Husbands When does the "fat girl" mentality go away? Where did my boobs go? I need bra help! Exercise, Planet Fitness, Curves I'm training for my first 5k/marathon/walkathon Can I ever have Diet Coke (or whatever) again? What about beer? Why does my tailbone hurt? My husband/wife/boyfriend/friends/sister/mother/father is driving me nuts We planned local "meet and greets" and had Secret Santa and swapped Christmas cards We had LOTS of "surgery angels" posting updates on folks who had their surgery that day and, of course, assorted questions about recipes, farts, poop, birth control, puke and sex (but not at the same time) |
Banded 10 years & maintaining my weight loss!! Any questions, message me.
Great post Bette! The forum was fun! OH Lap Band forum helped me so much when I was about to be banded and on through the first year.
And the amount of posts? At the end of the day there'd be at least three pages of posts to look through that were just initiated that day! Secret Santa was so much fun; Jean counseled on bra fitting at JCPenney's; tailbones hurt cuz there wasn't fat anymore to cushion them (My office actually got me a new chair for my desk that had more butt cushion!), Diet Pepsi tastes funny to me now; Sex is AMAZING now; boobs are down from a G to D; boss that gave me a hard time about the surgery has since been fired (nothing to do with me); "fat girl" mentality occasionally rears it's head; My 1yr old puppy is now 4; no more high blood sugar; no more sleep apnea; I had weight gain but only cuz I started eating the wrong foods for awhile - pulled my head out of my hiney - back on healthy foods - & weight went down with help of lapband so I didn't overdo it; I fly quite a bit now & just realize I'll have more restriction for a day or so cuz I get bloated on a plan; I've met a great group of other lap-banders north of me up in Washington; Whey protein's always been my first choice; and yes! My feet are actually down into a standard size 8 from a 9W.
I really miss the old board and hope we'll see it again at some point. Thanks to you and the others who were on at that time, It was a great way to start off my journey.
Thank you Lord for Dr Nair!!!1st Goal 248; 2nd Goal 230 met!!!! 7/2010; 3rd Goal 215 - met 9/18/10!!!; 4th Goal 200 - 12/20/2010... Surgeons goal met - I'd like to lose a litte more.
Crazy neighbors, yep I still have the one I talked about back than. The relatives are still crazy too. Now I am my own boss, retired. My show is now a 8.5 medium instead of a 9W.
I loved the parade of photos. Lots of them stopped when they found their photos showing up on dating services and in mean post on the net. Every one went private on their profiles. I was for a while than turned back to public and took of all the photos I didn't want to show up elsewhere.
It was a busy place.
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
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