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Yes, I feel very much the same - a physical addiction, one that came on slowly over the years. I didn't realize at first until it was too late.

Well, I go away for a few months and look what happens - everyone in Arkansas gets banded without telling me! Wow, I can't believe how many people are posting here now, I'm going to have to come visit more often! I was banded by Dr. Gibbs, btw, and I really like him and his nurse - they take good care of me.

Where's Lizzie? I miss you, girl!

Shalee - my body likes 180 too! It's been around that weight for quite a few years. And even now with my minor binge session, that's the weight it went right back to.

Shalee - how exciting! That's so funny how you described going with the lowest price on your housing projects. Me and my husband learned the hard way on that too! Definitely go with the best! I bet once you get your tummy tuck you'll see a huge difference. And who needs a boob job? Just roll them up and tuck them in a Victoria Secret and away you go! Cindy - I'm so glad you're going to get an unfill. I'm very very happy that I may have prevented for you what happened to me! What really sucks is that I gained 10 pounds with the unfill (totally my fault - pigged right out!). Then I got 1 cc back of the 1.5 cc's taken out. I think I'm going to need another .25 cc's. I got the 1 cc done today and already I don't have much restriction. :crying:

Okay Sades, sounds like you and me need to kick each other's butts. Let's get to the gym, okay? I had been planning this for a few days but keep delaying it. Let's work out tomorrow, no excuses. Are you in? So I went to get a fill. I love my doc. He didn't even bat an eye at my weight gain, said I was doing great. Even the nurse. She asked me what do you weigh? (she wasn't the one who did the weighing in) and I said I wasn't going to tell her! Well, of course she can look right on the chart but didn't say a thing. It's amazing what ten pounds looks like. I can't believe the difference in my body. I want to get it off!

I'll check out City of Ember and The Book Thief. I've read Philip Pullman. You might like the Percy Jackson and the Olmpians series. I really did! It's a YA. I also really liked most of the books by Karen Cushman. Aren't young adult books great? Who knew? My friend is a librarian and has a degree in young adult literature, so she's the one who got me hooked. Anyone else reading any great books? Has anyone read the book for this month yet or shall we just go back and forth suggesting books to each other? I don't mind either way.

Whoohoo TX! I understand about hills - I've got them too.

Shortgal, I know you can do it! I think we all probably could lose without the band, but we've either forgotten how little to eat or not exercised appropriately. The band has helped in that area. Now that I can see how little I actually need to eat, if I ever lose the band, I will see without my rose-colored glasses exactly what I need to do. It would be harder since the band helps me with my problem - binging. So, with a will of iron, I could do it, and you will be able to as well, especially since you're down to a good weight now and things just are better. It's easier to maintain a healthy weight when you already are a healthy weight. When I was overweight it was easy to stay that way because all I could look forward to was food, and being skinny was a looonng way away. Now that I'm at a decent weight, exercising and eating right are not hard things to do because my weightloss has opened up a whole world that doesn't involve eating as my only pleasure. I'm glad that you're feeling better and more optimistic. If I ever lost my band, I hope I'd feel comfortable coming back here for support, so I hope you feel the same too!

I'm getting refilled on Tuesday. I am NOT looking forward to the look on my doc's face when he sees how much weight I've gained. I'm not even getting on the scale at home. I'm sure it's at least 10 pounds. ack! I hate myself for the way I eat and I hate my body for the way it clings to calories.

Shortgal - I'm so sorry!!! But you will ALWAYS be a November Nymph. Please check in if you feel you can and don't just lurk, post too! You don't have a band, but you went through bandster hell like all the rest of us. We were in the trenches together! That is a bond that never goes away.

Wow, that went by fast. I remember when you posted this happened. Time sure flies. Good luck on your surgery and you'll be rocking your weightloss soon!

I'm here I'm here! Doing good. Although with my unfill I have been taking every opportunity to fill my face. Getting refilled on Tuesday when I get to embarrass myself by getting weighed and seeing how much my little food holiday cost me.

Sure, I'll take pity! Total loss is 2312.91!!!! whooooooooohooooo :eek::eek::eek::thumbup::tt2::smile::biggrin::tt1::tt1::drool::drool::w00t::w00t: :mad::thumbup::mad:

shortgal - i'm going to request devil in the white city from the library today!

Cindy, I totally understand. That's where I was too. If I stayed on liquids/mushies I was fine, but I still got that gas bubble. It's uncomfortable. But the weight loss was fantastic! It's hard to get an unfill when you're losing. The only solution is a partial unfill. What I'm wondering is if .25 would be good - or would that just inflame things more?

Sades, is it just me or is your ticker going down, down, down!!!

Suppository!!! That's it! doh!

Yeah cindy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone else feel like they get inflamed due to spicy food, and then as a consequence can only have liquids after? This has happened twice to me after eating spicy foods and I'm wondering if there's a connection or just coincidence.

Hey Cindy, I just hope you're getting enough liquids so you're not dehydrating. When you say this always happens with a fill, does it usually "loosen up" after a while so you're able to eat a bit more? I hate to disagree with medical professionals, but I don't know about what your nurse is saying - that you should gauge your fills on how hungry you are rather than how much you can swallow. If you're not able to even swallow liquids, that's not good. I'm just watching your back here - I know you read about my little unfill scenario and I don't want anyone to have to go through what I did. :thumbup: Be careful, okay?

Yeah, that's how I felt too!

Thank you! Rectally!!! hahaha:wub::teeth_smile::wub::thumbup: