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January 1: 178 January 8: 176 January 15: 173 3 pounds down this week! Good luck everyone keep pushing. Don't stop believing.

January 1st -178 January 8th-176 2 pounds down 8 to go. Good luck everyone!

Just realized that I switched up my numbers on my original post; correction: Goal weight for January 29th-168 Weight on January 1st-178 Thank-you

Name, real or screen-ready4prada Age-31 Goal weight for January 29th-178 Weight on January 1st-168 Dietary Goal for January- drink more Water Exercise Goal for January-resume exercising Personal Goal for January- take care of myself more Date Banded- 9/21/2011 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet- 41 What is your goal weight for the coming year- 135

Sorry for the late posting. Weighed in yesterday at 178! I met my goal despite being away on Christmas vacation for two weeks. Without this challenge I do believe that I would have maintained my weight or remained on a stall. Thank you!

Checking in, I weighed in at 183 last week and I am now 181 for a two pound loss this week.

I am down 2 pounds this week from 185 to 183. That is a five pound loss so far this month. Good luck everyone.

Down from 188 to 185 a total loss of 3 pounds this week.

Name, real or screen~ready4prada Age~30 Weight on December 1st~188 Goal weight for December 29th~178 Dietary goal for December~wait an hour before drinking after meals Exercise goal for December~begin jogging Personal goal for December~get to bmi to overweight Date banded~9/21/11 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~31 One thing that has improved with your health since banding~my breathing and no more back pain

The doctor has his own practice where one can get banded and see him regularly for fills, true results pay various doctors who have their own bariatric offices to work for them I guess as a contractor would. Thereafter one is released to true results. Now if there are any problems with the band my understanding is that the doctor would takes care of that. A nurse practitioner performed my fill.

Elmo; At Dr Hollis' office he signs the release form to hand you over to True Results, they just take your demographic info and bp weight plus height. At True Results you present your release form, fill out some paperwork and they also take your vitals then get your fill. The process was harmless and no dietary log required nor was one requested. Amongst the papers you sign at the front desk one of them has a list of foods and you circle the frequency in which you eat those foods. I hope I answered all your questions.

Just came from my first fill at true results, I was an hour late because I had to first go to Dr. Hollis' office. The lady at the front was quick to point out my timing but I let her know that the bay area was a bit of a distance, waited two minutes, was out in 10.

I was banded on September 21st of this year and I have lost 21 pounds so far. I am no longer wearing my size 18s and XXL shirts and can fit comfortably in my 14s and XL shirts. I am scheduled for my first fill on the 25th of this month.

Hello, I was banded the same day as you and share similar experience, stalling since Thursday. What I have learned from reading other posts is that the first few weeks are meant for healing and not for weight loss. The focus is to get healed so that we can start implementing the rules that would enable us to function the tool that is the lapband. Granted the weight loss was rapid at first but that is due to Water weight and just the general shock of the impact of surgery, maybe our bodies are slowly recovering and just re-adjusting. Now that I feel much better, I have started exercising thirty minutes everyday just walking around in my living room. Just stay positive and remember this is a journey, be optimistic and keep in mind that it took a while to pack in the pounds and therefore taking them off will require some time, practice and patience. Lots of hugs & Good luck.