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wow! Amazing how dense some folk can be... Mine is pretty dense as well. (where's my 2X4?)

Wow! Gee, I spoke in front of a crowd of 20 in my Marketing class and didn't pass out. I can't imagine being in front of a crowd like that! Those pix are amazing! You are amazing!

I've been using Benifiber too. I don't get in much fiber, since I cut out most carbs, even the complex ones months ago. I haven't tried my beloved broccolli with this new fill, I'm chicken My grandmother died from a bowel obstruction, and my aunt (her daughter) had to be air lifted from a cruise in Alaska because of one. She almost died, and neither one had a band.

Wow Kathy! That's great work! Congrats on dropping the poundage! I called and made an appointment with my PCP. It's hard to get in to see her because I live in a different state. I spoke with her assistant and I briefly explained the situation. At which point she said "Well that doesn't sound right." Ya think? I don't know if diet pills are the answer, but I've been dragging my butt the last several days, so I don't think 700 caloires is the answer either. Heh, I'm tired of not having any answers.

Okay, got in my walkies, and does almost getting hit by a car count for aerobic activity? My heart is still racing. The jerk didn't even stop. If there had been cars on the road he would have taken them out. I started crossing the road when he was a full block away (speed limit is 25 mph) He finally saw me, almost two late--- he ended up sliding through the intersection SIDEWAYS. I couldn't run because of the ice on the road. Yesterday I was almost hit in broad daylight Have I mentioned how much I hate this place???

Okay, I just can't seem to get any date in Dec correct! I mean, I've been screwing this up all day! Tuesday please.

Hey Victoriana! Welcome to LBT and to the Banded Gentry! Of course you can join us! How does Dec 21st Tuesday sound? The Starbucks accross from Bell Square (Bellevue) at, oh, 10:30 am sound?

Yes, Ithink it is quite usual to lose restriction a few months after each fill, if you are losing weight. As you lose weight, there is more room in your tummy. If there is more room, there is less pressure on the band, so there is less restriction. Hmmm, well, it very well could be that you didn't get a complete fill, but instead, some of the fill was accidently removed. Weird I know, but that seems to be what happened to me. Instead of getting more fill, the radiologist was actually letting fills out. Since I've gone longer than a week since my last fill, and I still have amazing restriction, I think I don't have a leak, but someone who needed more training.

Damn, I want Delusional Narcissism too, not garden varity depression. I think my older sister has sporatic hyptertension, but I think that is being treated by high blood pressure drugs. My younger brother has decided that he is the only true Webb Heir, and that he should have gotten all our grandfather's everything, and our father's everything. He sent notice to our Aunts and Uncle to notify them that they are not the true heirs of their father, but that he is. Mind you, our grandfather lost everything, I mean everything, in a wrongful death lawsuit (car accident).

Or around 800 calories? If you are at around 800 calories (or lower), what is your energy level? How do you feel? Since getting my 5th fill I am very restricted. I dunno if this is the sweet spot or not. The last few days, away from organic egg nog, pumpkin pie, I've been at just around 700 calories. I wasn't loosing anything, not at 1200 calories, not at 1000 calories. Well, at about 700 calories for a week, I've gone from 242 to 237 (5 pounds was water) so I really only lost one pound since getting this latest fill. My trouble is that yesterday and today I am just dragging butt. I slept for about 11 hours lastnight, and I sure could take a nap right now. So obviously, I know I need more calories, that's not my question.

Wow Michelle! That is really important! Please continue to be good to yourself, you are such a strong woman!

Thanks Dave for the update. I know she's been in my thoughts and while this isn't the best news, it is so much better than waiting for an update. Cheers, and take care

Way to go! Excellent work, and to hell with the husband!

I understand that my clinic has done this. I don't personally know anyone who's had this done, but I do know that my surgeons have done it.

Well, when I think I spinning, I think of wool and yarn, since I have a beautiful spinning wheel. I think the spinning they are talking about is an organized class with stationary bikes. I can only use recumbant bike, regular ones make the parts I sit on fall asleep. Yikes! Recombant bikes would be good, as would Water aerobics.

uh oh, uh oh, This current fill's a bit real tight My turtle status I must fight! Uh oh, uh oh!

Oh sure, make me cry before I go to my accounting class. No fair!

Nope, no ear muffs or hood, but I do have a very nice wool hat that I spun "in the grease" which means that when I spun the yarn I didn't wash all the lanolin out of the fleese when I worked with it. I find my ears stay toasty warm with my head phones on, given the amount of hair I have Yup, it has been cold here! We got another inch of snow last night too. The sidewalks are very tretcherous with all the ice. Yesterday I walked for an hour in that weather, plus I danced for about 20 minutes. It was snowing plus there was blowing snow too! BRRRRR! So, are you keeping your elipical outside or was that the room temp? 61 degrees says it's time to turn up the heat.

Oh Candykisses, I am right there with you and your pain and frustrations. At about 4 1/2 maybe 5 months out I pitched the BIGGEST hissy-fit I've had in a long time. I actually threw my shoes I was ao mad. I came this close to breaking a window my the clinic, this close! I'd had my first fill, and after a month and a half, I lost one pound. Man, I'm starting to cry writing this. I've been such a good girl with this thing. And yet because I haven't had any significant losses on the scale I feel like a failure myself. 1200 calories a day didn't do anything. 1000 calories a days didn't do anything. Well, I'm down around 700 calories aday. and we will see if this has any effect. I plan to go weigh myself this Thursday. That will be 1.5 weeks after this latest fill. I will continue at this level at least until I go back next month for my next appointment at the clinic. Candy, you started at almost 300 pounds. I'm going to bet that you were not very active before you were banded. Certianly not very aerobicly active. The fact that you are going to yoga 3 days a week is AMAZING and this, for me, would be a huge NSV! You said yourself that you are feeling better than you have in a long time. I think you should stay with the yoga for now. It will continue to improve your strength and flexibility. However, I don't think that it will do much to tone you up, and it certianly isn't aerobic. It probably won't tone you up like working with weights will, but it is making you feel better, and it is also making you better. I know how hard this is. I also know how hard it is to deal with folks who suspect that we are cheating, especially when by all logic we should be losing weight. We shouldn't need to resort to Diet pills. But maybe Kathy needs one now and again. If I don't lose any weight at 700 calories I'm going to march into my PCP's office and demand answers. I have a low thyroid, but it falls in the "low normal" range, and she wouldn't prescibe any medication for it. Maybe I need to go on meridia for a while, maybe I need to go on diet pills too. I wish I had answers. All I have are weak platitudes, all I have are questions.

2 out of 8 too.

I haven't seen it in SE ID or in Seatlle

regret being banded? No. I was never a binger, so I don't miss that over eating like that. Like Jack, I to did have a feelinging of "OH MY GAWD!!!! WHAT DID I DO????" but it passed and I'm a happy camper. (mostly )

WOOT!!! tHIS IS GREAT NEWS!

Wow, that sux. Hope everything goes well, you kinky thing you Keep us posted!

Oh Lisa, I know this is hard. I'm so very sorry. Let me know if you need anything