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Just wanted to send my wishes for a speedy recovery!

Congrats!!

Sounds like what's wrong with America's medical system. My self pay is just about 11k.

Mine said they'll check at 5 weeks but sometimes wait til 6.

Sounds like elcee summed it up perfectly. Sounds like a more realistic lifestyle to me too - knowing you can sometime/someday have something you love just not always.

I hope you feel back to you (only better!) really soon. I've been keeping all bandsters in my thoughts and prayers, will certainly do for you. Best of luck!!!

We can do this!!

I'm on day 2 of two week and am jealous of what you can have coley - I get protein drinks and 1 protein bar a day. I WILL do this but it's going to pure hell I can already tell. I know it's sugar. wheat, dairy, everything withdrawal but man I feel like crap. Cannot wait to be on the other side.

I had to laugh - my driver license says 197 and even though I'm nearly 300 I refuse to up it and the lady laughed at me last time. I said to her "can't I lie about this one thing" and she kept it.

Let me be the first to congratulate you!! Yay

For myself I never seemed to get comments from anyone until I'd lost a good 25 (I weigh nearly 300) and even then usually just on my face. I think it's even harder to see it on ourselves BUT if you're seeing it, I think you're seeing it. CONGRATS1

Could you bring up your concerns with the dr. and see what he recommends?

I started this list called 150 means... and I wanted to have 150 things/meanings to finally weighing 150 pounds (what would bring my bmi to normal for my height, that's actually the highest end of the scale haha) So imagine my surprise when I actually sat down to write it and I can't come up with that many... I've been trying for a few weeks now. Here's what I have so far (yes this will be long) but does anyone else want to help me? I want to have something to look at when I'm feeling really discouraged... TIA! 1. 150 means feeling like me inside and outside. 2. 150 means healthy 3. 150 means liking to have my picture taken 4. 15o means within BMI range 5. means hiking in Moab 6. means swimming 7. means hiking timp cave 8. means hiking the Y 9. means possibly more babies 10. means RXing at CrossFit 11. means no swimsuit embarrassment 12. means being an example to my kids 13. means I feel sexy 14. means training for a marathon 15. means to run and not be weary (scripture) 16. means physical matching my personality 17. means new positions 18. means dh can pick me up 19. means playing with the kids 20. growing old 21. healthy blood pressure #s 22. liking the mirror at the hair salon 23. tagging myself on sibling pictures on fb 24. more than 1/2 my size 25. 1570 dollars (a bet with my dad) 26. great boobs 27. all 3 pieces of wedding ring fit 28. spanx in my size 27. off medications 28. living the word of wisdom 29. not standing out in the crowd 30. shorts 31. cute clothes 32. wearing the seatbelt in dh's truck 33. going to high school reunion 34. dirty dash 35. seeing old friends 36. seeing mission friends (they knew me when, I don't see them now, don't want peeps to know I'm fat) 37. I never gave up 38. riding disneyland rides 39. respect from the guys (I work at the PD, the cops tease me 40. smaller work uniform 41. new hairstyle? 42. camping comfortably 43. romantic get aways 44. proud to meet dh's coworkers 45. country dancing 46. airplane rides again 47. participating in life 48. winning a race, first in my age group 49. passing PT eval 50. rock climbing 51. wearing chokers again 52. no wearing a box (the way my fat makes me feel) 53. wear my i-kept-forever clothes 54. going to Lagoon again 55. throwing a 100 lb party 56. riding dad's motorcycle 57. climbing the backyard tree 58. tramp jumping with kids 59. being in the church choir 60. fitting in movie seats 61. fitting in play seats 62. cute maternity outfits (if I get pregnant ever again) 63. getting a second look for the right reason 64. motivating others 65. being an "after" 66. no more "butt front" (what kids call my front flappy thing) 67. making Jeff, Kenny, Jason proud (my trainers at CrossFit and BootCamp) 68. accomplishing a dream I'm stuck now...

I want to go on one at least once in my life but was waiting until I "looked the part" haha so I'm cracking up that you say never 2much

Congrats

Hopefully it will work well for you under a dr's supervision. Good luck!!

You will do great and I can't wait to read about your after! I am getting nervous about mine BUT I also know that my dr. is competent and I felt peace about making this decision so I'm just trying to shove that aside. I'll keep you in my thoughts tomorrow. Best of luck to you!

Utah is a little further but my sister works for a WONDERFUL plastic surgeon named Dr. Crofts in SLC. He just did my friends breast reduction and she is so pleased with it. Wish I knew Colorado. Maybe you could call his office and ask for a recommendation in your state?

Best of luck to you!!

I know that for most of us we're doing the band to help us lose substantial weight, but I am surprised almost daily at how obsessed so many are with the scale. I've only read one bander who said they don't even own a scale. I have one and I have it up on a high shelf and I literally only let myself weigh myself once a month, always on the first. The reason for this is that we are SO much more than our weight. I know we all want to lose weight, I certainly do. But that stupid scale just seems to have so much power over our happiness and I want to punch it in the face. I once did weight watchers for 9 months - my sister lost 70 pounds and I lost 4. FOUR! I didn't give up, I didn't stop going, I didn't even cheat but I did go through serious depression. A month after quitting I took a boot camp class and lost only 1 pound but 12 inches in just a month... And that's when I stopped letting my weight rule my life. I'm getting the band to get healthy but it won't matter (too much) what I weigh - if I am healthy, I can wear cute clothes, I can live long, enjoy my family, etc. then I won't let myself obsess about what a scale says. My advice? Throw that thing out. Take your measurements if you must track something. Track your food, your calories, your dress size, whatever but don't weigh yourself every day. You'll be so much happier. And I believe the band WILL work for both of us so don't give up, please just don't. Hang in there. I wish I could give you hope. At the very least here's a virtual ((hug)).

I have been doing CrossFit for more than a year - all the gals there look so incredible and I've actually SEEN their bodies change. I am SO looking forward to my changes showing up. I know you said not about how you look but I'm not talking about being skinny, I'm talking about my hard work showing up. That's what I think of when I think of how strong I will become. An athlete

Off to check them out. Thanks for the link!

This is so exciting and inspiring to read! I'll join you on the 29th

I just read today several sex posts, hadn't occurred me to but now sounds great! I thought of another - not always being the fat one in my family pictures! And actually LIKING pictures

Mine is the 29th and I have some of the same feelings but just remember what made you go down this road in the first place. I haven't met a single person that regretted it and I imagine we'll feel the same way on the other side. Hang in there and congrats!!