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Thank you for reminding me of this. I too had heard about Aloe Vera Juice, but totally forgot about it. I would much prefer a natural remedy instead of taking pills. Great info!

A BIG congrats to you Margaret! That is fantastic! I am at the same point as Almanorgirl, and need to get back on track. I feel like a broken record, one excuse after another. Today is another opportunity and I intend not to waste it. We have absolutely beautiful weather finally in Seattle, and that is a great incentive to get out and do healthy things, so here I go!! Take care all!

Jsrico, Also so happy to hear you are doing well after your revision. I hope you keep us posted on your progress. Margaret (NimbleBean) said it perfectly as well, it is important to keep connected. We need to help each other. NimbleBean, I am so excited about your progress as well. I keep plugging along, at about the same, you both are inspirations to me to keep at the battle. Hopefully my next post I can write that I have finally lost at least a pound or two! Keep up the good work!

Yes, happy anniversary to us - 5 years! Congrats Margaret! That weight loss is fantastic and very inspirational!!

Margaret, you are truly an inspiration. I appreciate your insights and positive inputs. You WILL do well! Your postings are helping me get back my focus, thank you so much! Keep up the good work! I will try as well. That is all we can do is try our best.

Great to hear all the supportive responses! Sorry about the problems, especially concerning is Jsrico, please keep us updated. Getting resolution to this problem, even if it isn't your choice of procedure, hopefully will improve your health so much and you will have relief - not to mention weight loss! So interesting that I know of several people who have had Lap-Band done after Gastric Bypass as a revision because they started gaining weight back after a few years, now when our bands fail, they do Gastric By-pass, pretty ironical. Hang in there Jsrico. KEEP POSTING EVERYONE! THIS IS GREAT!

So, when I was having trouble replying I apparently "resigned up" so it says I am a newbie! As I said I am NO computer wiz! Most of you I hope remember me as having had surgery May 9, 2007. In Mesa AZ. Was 227 high, and 136 low. Now 150! Darn!!! and now live north of Seattle. Hope I can get my signature back and maybe even find out how to get my old "self" back on this site. Patience!

Guess I am glad to here someone else has had trouble replying on this site, I sometimes think it is just my lack of computer expertise! I had done pretty well, lost 90lbs, but, now am up 15, and not happy! Need to get back on track. We moved away from my surgeon and the support group there and I have not been able to get started up here, and I think that has not helped. I may join Weigh Watchers also and see if that can help. I would like to lose 20lbs. It seems so hard. I need to start a journal, maybe that will help me recognize what I am doing now that is sabotaging my weight loss. That first year, I was able to lose rapidly now it is such a struggle. BUT, I know I am not "good" like a was, soooooo, what do I expect? The weather is now getting warmer so I can be outside walking, hopefully that will help. Thanks for the support here! We do need it!

I am always so happy to see you or someone post. We still need each other. I sure need the encouragement. I will try to be better about keeping in touch. How are things going with everyone?. We are coming up on a BIG anniversary! 5 YEARS!!! Can you believe it?! Let's here lots of updates, the good, the bad, and the not so great. There is NO ugly, just a lot of people trying and trying, and we need to be there for each other, right?