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I was wearing size 26 & occasionally 28(ugghhhh). Now am in a 16......whoop whoop! I have a ways to go but it's great being able to shop out of plus sizes......I too love tjmaxx and Marshall's....

Hey all......just found the iPad app so I may pop in more frequently.....I am down 96#.....and seems like I've plateaus for the past few months which is discouraging because the past few months is where I've exercised most......things are shifting but I want numbers to drop!!! I want to lose 50 more so I have a long road ahead yet.....

Hi all!! Havent been on here in ages....just dropping in to see that im not the only one not hanging out here.....anyways...almost 10 months have gone by and I'm down 81 #.....one of the best things ive done for myself... I hope everyone else is doing well!

Got it Elle...lol. No numbing here... I hardly feel a thing during fills.....as far as low carbing....yes, but the band is making me.... I have a hard time with breads, noodles and rice.... So it's easy to steer clear... Still do baked potatos though...and occasionally dark chocolate peanut m&ms... My office buddy has them on hand alot!!!! Darn her anyway! Lol

Elle... What is KWIM?

Hi all.... I've not been on here in more than a month or so... been busy with the kids soccer and track schedules... I've been doing great... I've had 4 fills with my last one being about a month ago... and I think i'm at a really good point. I get frustrated because the scale won't move for 2 weeks, then boom... it drops... its crazy... but regular... I'm down 45-47 pounds.. depending on the day, lol... I have good restriction and have really had to think about my bite sizes and chewing... which is great. I've been trying to make better choices, but even if i'm not eating extremely healthy, i'm still eating wayyy less. I'm also seeing those NSV's i hear people talking about... I'm in Levi's that have been in my drawers for probably 8 years!! Whoop whoop!! I have a lot to lose yet, but i'm starting to get compliments... (haven't told alot of people I even had surgery)... It really feels good to finally be on the right track... I'm soooo happy I made this leap, and hope and pray I continue to see success Congrats to all of you... keep up the good work!! Thank you Dr. Watkins!

My doc/nurses are very aggressive... Got my 3rd fill and now can really tell I have restriction....prior too that, I really didn't notice... Life is good... Think I'll be ok with this fill for a while;-)

Got fill #2 yesterday.. Lost 5.4 in the 2 weeks after first fill . I'm good with that but want more faster... Lol. I am noticing a change in how clothes are fitting. I've got a lot to lose so not a whole lot of people even notice... Back to soft foods for a couple days and planning on a liquid diet tonite if ya know what I mean .....haven't had a drink for 2 months!!!! Anyways... It's for a charitable cause.. That's how I'm justifying it!

Elle....no prob. With whole grain toast...going for another fill fri.though....who knows what will happen then..

I'm still eating some of the things I did pre band but did cut the junk food and white carbs (bread, rice, pasta).. Mornings I get either a protein bar or cottage cheese/pineapple or 2 eggs and slice of whole grain toast... Lunch ... We go out alot.. Mexican.. I will have just a couple chips and salsa and then get something with chicken and refried beans... After just a little of the chicken and 1/2 the beans I'm done.. Box up the rest for the kids after school... Or I'll just order boneless wings and eat just a few...boxing the leftovers.... Dinners are a lot like lunch but I cook... Had stirfry veggies with chicken and maybe a 1/4 cup brown rice.. Made white for the rest of the family... That's been the hardest part.... Taking care of everyone else... Ugghh...

First things first... Prayers to u and your mom JPT! Speedy recovery! To the rest of you... Keep your heads up... I'm down 5 pounds since first fill! ( march 11 ) After the 3 week stall in weight loss it feels amazing to see the scale move again! Hip hip hooray! Lol

Doing well today... Not overly hungry... The nurse that did my fill said I could go back for another one next week already and I probably will... Going to see how this week goes first... They are aggressive with fills so we start getting the benefits of the band and don't get discouraged, which I'm good with!

Ok....got my first fill today It was pretty much painless... I found out I had 5cc in from the surgery and I got another 2.5cc today. I went in hoping I would be able to notice a change with the fill. I was having to really watch what I was eating and had stopped losing for the past 2 weeks. Ughh... Anyways, I had to drink water after the fill and and didn't have all of it down and was feeling full. I know it's just water but I haven't felt hungry and it was 6 hours ago..very crazy! I'm going to go back to my protein shakes tomorrow and see how that works... I'm hoping this dieting gets easier and the band takes over!! Guess only time will tell

Ok....got my first fill today It was pretty much painless... I found out I had 5cc in from the surgery and I got another 2.5cc today. I went in hoping I would be able to notice a change with the fill. I was having to really watch what I was eating and had stopped losing for the past 2 weeks. Ughh... Anyways, I had to drink water after the fill and and didn't have all of it down and was feeling full. I know it's just water but I haven't felt hungry and it was 6 hours ago..very crazy! I'm going to go back to my protein shakes tomorrow and see how that works... I'm hoping this dieting gets easier and the band takes over!! Guess only time will tell

I haven't seen anything from smokey either... And am worried bout her too... Hopefully she is just off on a vacation... Hope she is ok..

6 days till my first fill

Anyone notice how many February bandsters and topics there are? Talk about amazing support!! Look back at all the other months... We freaking ROCK!! Hope everyone is keeping their heads up as the weight loss slows down with the healing and will soon start to feel the band kicking in once we get fills..

A cruise? Waaaaaa! I wanna go!

I've been struggling since I started mushies... Everything I lost was 2 wk preop and 1 week postop... Keeping my head up and ready for my first fill on march 11. Went on a nice walk with my 12 yr old last night (weather finally cooperated)....it was about 20 min and then my back decided it was time too stop. I can't wait to lose enough so I can walk without the back pain and go for longer periods and be able to walk and carry on a conversation.. Ughh.. It will happen but it's hard to wait!

Good job all!! I am almost clear of any pain too.... Just a little tender at the port site but not bad at all... No pain meds for the last 4 days .. I'm disappointed in myself for telling my boss the truth about why I was off work for a week... She is an anorexic thing ( maybe a bit of an exaggeration ) but anyway, when I went back to work yesterday she asked how I felt and I told her I'm doing fine... Next thing out of her mouth... "so have you lost any weight?". I wanted to deck the bitch! Pardon my language.. But I thought that was rude... Yes I'm down about 18-20 lbs but is this what I'm going to have to put up with???? Other than that and starting to be hungry again I'm good! Ugghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Why did I have to be honest with her???

Whoop whoop!

Hijack away!... For one, you have chocolate in ur name , secondly, we r all rookies and u are a successful pro!! Please stay and help! It sounds like you did it right too, mainly by good choices AND portion control.. Im a cocoabean wannabe!!

Thanks Cocoabean!!! Great encouraging info!!!!