TxArcher

I had a somewhat sad NSV. For me at least. I can not wear my wedding band or my college ring anymore. They just simply fall off. I took a lot of pride in wearing both of those rings and now I can't. I am now wearing a James Avery ring. Its a silver band that is just temporary 'till I can get to a final weight and get my other rings resized. This is what my new ring looks like.

I assumed, since we are supposed to follow the format of the Valentines challenge, that we were supposed to update weekly on separate threads. Seems to keep things a bit more organized.

I just created a week 2 thread. My "weigh-day" is Wednesdays. Its the only day that my Bariatric center is open during lunch for me to weigh in.

Well, I guess I will get week 2 up and going. I am stoked about this band. I had my third fill last week and lost another 3 pounds. I just started walking on the treadmill at the gym, so we will see how my weight loss ramps up from here. Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go 1. TxArcher............345 ............342................325........17

I have not PB'd, but I have swallowed things that have made me uncomfortable. I seem to have had good luck so far with drinking some water... SIPPING... and it seems to pass just fine. I hope I NEVER PB. I would rather be nauseous with the stomach flu for a week than throw up!

Does that mean you have to have another surgery to fix the tube? If so, is the manufacturer of the band going to cover the cost of the surgery? Geez... that is a pretty big deal if you ask me. Just curious... do you think it was surgeon error or manufacturer's error?

Well, since my Vday challenge went well and it helped keep me focused...What the heck. I will do another one of these! I just joined the gym last night so I think I will be able to make 20 pounds by spring. That will put me weighing less than when I got married! that was in January of 2000! WOW! Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go 1. Momto1plus1......228.2..........228.2.............218.........10 2. Mariegabrieleee...252............252................240.........12 3. TxArcher............345.............345................325.........20

Name................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go TxArcher............360.............345................345.........Zero baby! Foofy ................249............242.5 (yay!).....237.........5.5 Here ya go Foofy...

I just got back to work from my third fill. At weigh in, I NAILED my goal. 345! It has been quite a while since I was 345. Last night, I joined my local YMCA and paid for the year! My summer goal is next! (see sig line) Name................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go TxArcher............360.............345................345.........Zero baby!

I go in for my third fill on Wednesday. I CAN'T WAIT!!! I have been super hungry for the last 1.5 weeks. I have been going 3 weeks between fills because of my trips to Denver.

Name................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go shortgal ..............198...............190...............192........ minus 2 hollyberries...........298...............283...............285........ (-2) Trixie...................264...............244...............244...... ....0 Longhorn..............211...............203.6.............199......... 4.6 plump_princess......237...............225...............227..........-2 BarbBee................284...............272...............272........ ..0 hungry..................227.5............215..............215.5..... ..(-.5) Shalee04...............218...............205..............206........(-1) Momto1plus1.........241................231.8............229.......2.8 want2lose.............236.8.............227..............225.........2 ellebrookes...........191................179..............175......... ..4 kristin1031...........257.................243..............240........ ...3 sades..................199.7..............198.4............189........ .9.4 TxArcher..........Don't know... I was in Denver again all week. I am looking forward to Wednesday though. Gonna see if all that bad-for-me-food I ate on the run in Denver caught up with me or not! I only had one pound to make goal and I hope I didn't gain weight.

To me, percentage is WAY more important than "BMI" I think BMI is a crock! But I suppose we have to play along with the mighty insurance guidelines. I just hope I can get life insurance after loosing weight since I have had the band. Before I couldn't get it because I was too fat... What a catch 22 we are in! [officially off my soap box now]

Man... I never thought I would say this... but GO GIANTS! Anybody but "Bratty, Brady" and his "perfect team"! This is the first time I can remember ever rootin for the Giants. Gotta pull for the NFC. So I am 19 years late, but welcome to America!

Congrats pandpal... we have a Nymph from across the pond. We are just one big international metamorphosis!

It is not a race... My 50 pounds lost is 13% of my pre op weight. Your 25 pounds may be a higher percentage than mine though... 25 pounds is still A LOT of weight. Don't you feel better than you did Pre op?

Thanks! It is good to get some support.

Well... since this is the "talk about weight loss thread"... I have OFFICIALLY BUSTED THROUGH THE 50 POUND BARRIER! I have lost 54 total!!! YIPPY!!! Man do I feel better than I did 2 months ago! what a change! That is 13.5% of my max body weight! I went hiking the other day! I am just more excited the more I think about breaking through that 50 mark!

On the main LBT page, scroll down to the "monthly support" area and click on 2008 link and then click on the Jan link. There ya go... your in the Jan08 bandsters forum then.

WELCOME lacy... Congrats!:tongue:

Dang... I just saw this challenge. Please add me to the list. I am getting into these things! I will start with my January weight of 360 since this has been going for a while now. TxArcher ........ 360 ...... 285 ....... 346 ......... 61

The feeling of satisfied is lasting about 2-3 hours. I guess that is good. Today for lunch I had 1 can of Vienna sausages and 1/3 can of light peaches. I am still "full" at 2:30! I have recently broken the habit of drinking with my meals. That makes a HUGE difference. My surgeon charges $100/fill. It may be $150. That is not too bad i guess. I will just have to save up for my fills.

You also have some swelling from the fill. You may not get the gurgling in a few days. :tongue: What fill # is this for you? I have had 2. .5cc prime/2cc fill/2cc fill. I have decent restriction, but am looking forward to the sweet spot. I hope we hit it here on fill 3 because after that, I start paying for fills out of pocket!:biggrin:

WOW, 7 pounds in a week since my second fill! I also had the Flu that helped me out some. UGH! name.............starting#......current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............232..........220.......12 TxArcher...........360............346..........345........1 Candle.............218............211..........207.......4 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............182..........175.......7 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............217..........210.......7 Faithmd............306............301.2........296.......5.2 georgiagirl........275............265..........260.......5 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........234..........219.......15 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............176..........166.......10 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............194..........189.......5 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........231..........220.......11 legster............223.5..........212..........199.......13 LessnLess..........172............168.5........164.......4.5 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............177..........175.......2 Mandyjo............191............187..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............241..........238.......3 Rainer.............264............253..........248.......5 Redtulips3.........248............233..........226.......6 RenewedHope........228............215..........210.......5 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............190..........180.......10 Stacy73............230............223..........222.......1 SueMagoo...........230............224..........220.......4 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............294..........290.......4 SWEETY.............180............174..........170.......4 Trystelle..........219............211.5........205.......6.5 Twilight...........206............194..........185.......9 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........148.6........140.......8.6

WOW, 7 pounds in a week since I had my second fill! I also had the flu this last week. Ugh... Lets go Nymphs! push to the end, you can make it! Name.................Start.....Current....Goal....To Go TxArcher............360.......346..........345....1

Here are my 2 month progress pictures. Get ready... they are not pretty!