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I'm glad you found a good balance and got out of starvation mode!

Nope, can't see it. I can feel it if I lay on my side and then press the area hard with the flat of my palm.

I use obagi products that I get from my cosmetic dermatologist - all used together, they lighten sun spots and make wrinkles shallower. It also helps with acne, which I still have thanks to PCOS. I have one deep vertical forehead wrinkle that I've had botoxed.

Congratulations! It must feel so good to say goodbye to those 200 pounds forever!

I haven't had anything get stuck yet. I eat sushi at least twice a week. I'm only newly banded, though (2 months), so maybe I'll have to give up some things eventually.

How exciting!

Well done!

I've been buying clothes that are too small when I've found them on clearance too. I have quite a nice wardrobe building up that I should be able to wear in a few months! You're not crazy! (Or, if you are, then I am too!!!)

I guess it's just genetic where your fat deposits want to hang out... Although I don't know where I got my genes from because my mum is petite with smooth curved hips, and my grandma was a skinny straight-up-and-down lady!

Wow - great results!

I've been off metformin since two weeks after my surgery, which was 8 weeks ago.

I've been banded 8.5 weeks and I've lost 25 pounds.

Good luck to you and your wife!!!

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Wow - what an achievement! You must be so proud of yourself! The change is amazing! Even the angle of your arm tattoo has changed!

I usually have a smoothie for breakfast (almond/oat/fruit/yoghurt/milk). lunch is often a sandwich, sushi or leftover dinner. Dinner is usally a chicken and vegetable curry and rice or something like that. Snacks are usually fruit but sometimes a cookie. Also I have a couple of skim lattes during the day.

What is the 20-30 limit? Are you supposed to not eat longer than that? Or are you supposed to eat for that long? I don't get it?

My first fill was 6.5 weeks after surgery. It's to give your stomach ample time to heal from the surgery.

Well done!!!

My chin doesn't get red at all from the laser. When it's being done it's like a flick from a hair band or something, and it feels hot, but that's it. No redness or soreness afterwards.

My 4yo daughter is near the bottom of the chart for weight, with average height. She's 15kg, or 33 pounds. You can see all her ribs and she constantly gets little bruises on her back where her vertebrae stick out. I find it "odd", because I was a chunky toddler who grew into a chunky kid, chunky teen, obese adult. But my husband was a "greyhound" when he was a kid - just like our daughter - and only started filling out with muscle in his 20s. Our little girl is OBSESSED with healthy food. Everything she eats, she wants to know "Mummy, is this good for our hearts or should we only eat a little bit sometimes?" She's like a walking catalogue - someone will mention the word mango and she'll say "Mango is fruit, and fruit is good for our hearts, so we can eat it every day, and fruit helps our poos come out too." She does have a soft spot for McDonalds and ice cream, which I let her have because I believe in "everything in moderation, including moderation". I home-make the ice cream though, so I know it's high in fruit and low in sugar (relative to store-bought.) Her most common takeout food is smoked or raw salmon and avocado sushi. (Because fish and avocado are good for our hearts, of course!) Or ham/cheese/carrot/avocado sandwich on multigrain bread. She is also very active, another trait she gets from her dad. I was always hopeless at sport and really uncoordinated. Our daughter, on the other hand, is great - she does swimming lessons, ballet, soccer, and has just started gymnastics (and stopped soccer).

Brilliant!

That's great that you're feeling it work! And congratulations on getting your BMI down so much in such a short time! You must be feeling the difference!

I'm not in Kansas City - I'm in Australia - but I did a year at KU in Lawrence, so I feel kinda local to you guys! Hi, everyone!

The more you walk, the sooner it will pass. I used to walk up and down my street, stopping every so often to let go of some of the gas!