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The pain is managed now. I caught it early. We are aggressive with the medication and praying for healing. There is a 10% chance of total healing within 2 years (not that my God deals with percentages). It has been a faith builder! Prais the Lord though, I have had a really good month!

Hi all! I have not been on in quite sometime. In Sept. I started having some medical issues (joint pain on different areas). After lots of dr. visits and money, I have been diagnosed with RA. Needless to say I have been on steroids since October (gained 25lbs). We are starting to gradually take me off of them. I need to go get a fill, I really need to just stay away from the sweets. I still can not eat much food, but because of that I eat sweets. I am retaining a ton of water. My dr. says that when I am totally off of the steroid, most of the weight will come right off. Meanwhile all my cute summer clothes don't fit........

I am at about 195 and wear a 16W. 16 regulars will not work because of my "apron". I am 5'5". I lost all my weight as of February, then I think I got a fill that is too tight and now I eat a lot of sweets (they go down way easier). I am going in to get some fluid taken out.

So I got all of the sweets out of the house... I am hoping to get the bandwagon moving again. I have only lost about 5lbs. since February.............. Manatee- I would be happy if those were my shirtless pics............I will have to have some plastics before I post any pics like that! Keep up the good work!

Hey May Banders! Sorry, I have not been on in a while. I have been so busy. My bandiversary was on the 17th. I weighed 192, which put me at down 82.6 since the beginning. I know I could be doing better, but I am fighting myself. I think I need a slight unfill. I can only eat a few bites of meat at a meal, so then I resort to other things.... I hope everyone is doing well. Melissa- I am so sorry to hear about you DH. I will be praying for your family.

I know I have wondered if this is the end of the road for me also? In th ebiginning my Doc said that most Lap Band patients lose 70% of their excess weight. I have lost 81 out of 109lbs. I am so close to goal (closer than I have ever been) I can taste it. Apparently not enough to stop tasting everything else though........... I want to be thin! I need a kick in the butt!

MelissaS- If your muscles are sore, your body will retain water to protect them. Just keep it up and it will show on the scale sooner or later. Also, if you are building muscle that weighs more also. Try and stay off the scale for a week. I went through the same thing when I got my trainer at first. You are not failing. You have lost 60+ lbs. in less than a year! Look how cute your pictures are! When is the last time you felt that good about a picture of yourself that you saw???

What shakes are you drinking?

What do you all eat for breakfast? Has anyone tried Fiber One bars. The chocolate ones are great! The are like 2 or 3 points on Weight Watchers. Yummy! That is a hard meal for me. I am trying to stay away from protein shakes. I usually have 1/2 an egg and 1/2 a piece of toast. Sometimes that is hard to get down. After about five bites of any solid food, I am done.

Isn't it amazing, the damage and strain we have put on our bodies all those years. I have lost the equivalent of my five year old twins! I feel great! I still have a ways to go, but I love life now. I feel good about the way I look in clothes (for the most part). I have energy. Down .5 this mornng!

I can only have a few nuts at a time, then they start to hurt. However, I totally understand the first bite is a doozy with chocolate. I have one bite and that leads to fifteen bites.............. I need to go to the gym, it has just been a crazy week. I feel so much better when I do go though..........

You could probably go see one anytime. That is just what I have personally set for myself. I feel like after that, the rest will have to be cut off and tightened up. I wouldn't go until after the baby also. But I have had three kiddos and two C's 19 months apart. There is only so much the gym can do.

Sign me up too! I have 24 more lbs to go until I can go see a PS for a consult. You would think that would be enough motivation for me. But I had a nasty affair with kit kats and choc. M&M's this weekend. I can say no to cake, because it makes me sick. However chocolate goes down just fine! I wouls like to loose 20 lbs and be at the 100 mark by Memorial Day! Then be at goal 165 by my B-day June 30th. One of my major problems is I can only eat about 6 bites until I get hiccups and am done eating. Then about 3 hours later I am hungry and go for snacking (M&Ms)..........