Jammin & Losin

I'm so proud of you Bright eyes. You did it. and I know you will continue to do well. i hope your friend does well also. Good luck to you both!!! Let us know everything in the next few days on how you are doing. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

You guys know your stuff!! This thread has made me feel better about my band choice!!! THANKS!!!

Those pictures are so funny! I'm sure you will do just fine. Let us know what they tell you and when the surgery is.

Wow 25 pounds is a lot in such a short time! Good for you!Hope you continue to recover well .

You are doing great > Keep up the good work and up date us again soon.

Trish I haven't known you long ,but I feel like you are a beautiful person and I think you always have been and I know you feel like you want that person on the in side to shine through and IT DOES ALREADY! I can't imagine how radiant you will be and how much better you will feel after you lose the weight! Watch out world here comes TRISH!!! (New and improved and ready for life).... thats my new motto!!!Hang in there and we can make it through!!

Staci if you try the upside downny thing.... you should invest in a helmet! That sounds safer to me!!! Jamie

Heeeeeelp I"m Drowning! Get A Very Big Life Jacket And Hurrrry!!!!

Don't beat your self up your doing good I'm sure. Write soon.

I'm jelous... cause I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket...and I sure can't play any kind of instrument!

Hope all goes well for you and I think you will make the right decision. GOOD LUCK!!!

You Look Awsome> I Hope I Follow In Your Shoes When I Get My Band> Way To Go!!!!!!

Trish wouldn't it be nice 1 time in your life to actually tell a Dr. you wanted something inlarged... I would love to say that but at this point I want everything smaller first. HAHA!!!

Good luck with your surgery . Keep us updated on your progress.

Welcome Neil and good luck with getting your band! I think you have already done good deciding which one is right for you and only you can make that choice. My Ins company did require a 6 month Dr. supervised diet for me also which wasn't a problem for me because I had a 1 year Documented diet already lost 54 pounds then I gained it plus some. I do know also 1 of the psychologist questions was if I had ever been on a diet to lose weight before, he said 1 guy that came to him before answered no he had never been on a diet and thats why he wanted the band, because it would MAKE him diet, he told him that was not the right answer to say because the band can not make you do anything . It is a tool and what you do with it is up to you. So really think about what you say about a diet before surgery because it may be required to see if you are willing to make a commitment to change your lifestyle with food. It is not to talk you into a diet and out of the band. I just felt like you might want to look at this a different way and it might help you in the long run to show them you are willing to do whatever it takes to get banded... even if it takes a little longer I know it will be worth it for you. Please let us know how everything goes and I wish you lots of luck.

Welcome! and come back and talk more soon. You aredoing wonderful.

Okay maybe I've been hiding under a rock or something... but whats up with this .. getting a little more RANDYquote? Just wondering because my husband's name is Randy and lately it seems the new quote is everybodys getting some of him but me HAHAHAHA!!!!

Best of luck Brigheyes i know you will do well!((((hugs and thoughts and prayers)))

Will power you sure are standing up to that name of yours. You sure got the willpower to keep going for the band and I wish you and your girl lots of love and weight loss

You did the right thing checking and checking again. Thats what will get the job done! You go girl!

Thank you for posting your progress . you are doing wonderful.

I also wear underwire bras, thats what works best for me right now. I may have to re-evaluate that after I get my band and loose some weight !

You look radiant! Your beautiful and such an inspiration to all of us! Glad you came back to the sight please stay with us this time!

I haven't been banded yet but I just wanted to say welcome to the board. I hope you get feeling better about eating soon.

Trish glad to hear everything went okay. I know it will be hard for you to travel but it will be worth it. let me know when your next appts are and what you find out from there. (1 step done ) I'm still waiting to hear from Ins. on the approval. I hope it will be soon.