bigshow81

me and my wife were both banded by the same dr. here in tyler. We met a doc down in your area dr. Duc Fong. seemed like a nice guy. but congrats on the band and good luck. I was just looking for people arounf this area but can't seem to find to many people around this area but I know there are 3 banded a week here in tyler from one doc. but it was good to hear from ya thank you.

it has been along time since i posted this and wanted to bump it to see if anything has changed.

I work in the oilfeild as a gas measurment tech. I calibrate meters. I drive about 250 miles a day and only stand up about 2 hours a day. so not much exercise for me.

I feel you I lost down to my goal 8 yrs ago then gained it all back hence the band. I never could get a six pack and I was around 10% or lower you probably have the same issue i had. that small amount of fat and an abundance of skin. hang in there you might be able to get it with a little work.

I work for my family business we do underground power lines for oncor here in east Texas. currently I handle all the IT and also am a locator on a directional boring crew.

I have been banded for about 6 months now and I work outside with a jackhammer and other tools that I wondered if it would effect it. My doc said it would be allright. I have not had a problem so far. I also ride a four wheeler everyweekend. I ride hard. Hope that heps a little.

First off fred I don't know if anyone has told you about this but " You can not pot train to lose weight!!" That is very important thing to know. You can make yourself have a bigger chest by adding muscle to it, but as for tightening skin, if you figure that one out let us all know. I will probably have to have skin removed from my stomach when I hit goal as or alot of:welcome: people in this group. What is your routine? So maybe I can help you to tweak it for you. I do have alot of experince in exercise and training.

loch It sounds like you are doing great. Wish I could run that far without getting winded. How much more weight do you have to lose. I would think if you are running that far then you are probably close to goal. congrats on the transformation.

Gaff I would love to see yours and see how you are doing so far. I have a scale at home that does BF%, TBF, TBWater, and Bone mass. It's not as good as the one at the docs but it does the job. BTW I have not had a fill et and my doc said I probably will not need one at all. That kinda surprised me until he told me about a guy who lost 180lbs in one year and no fill. Thought I would share. bw good job everyone keep up the good work.

I went in today for a fill at my doctors office. They did my 3 month progress and here it is I am so happy with progress so far. 5-10-07 8-16-07 WEIGHT 421 336 BMI 47.5 37.9 FAT% 50.1 34.3 FAT MASS 211LBS 115.5 FFM(fatfree mass) 210.5 220.5 TARGETS BF% 20% 20% PREDICTED WEIGHT 263 276 pREDICTED FAT MASS 52.5 55.5 FAT TO LOSE 158.5 60.0 These results were shown by the tanita scale that calculates the findings for you.

That is a cool find Gaff I put mine on the other day and it still fits fine But by the time Ilose another 60 lbs I will be screwed. Anthe ring Ihave has to be sent off and then A new one will be shipped to me. Something about how the ring is made it can't be resized. Do thy have a guard that iswide for big rings or just for narrow ones

Chris I am not sure of my bodyfat I go in o the 16th for my 3 month and they will do all my meaurments again. I started at abot 45% but want to get to 15to 20 and I will be hppy.