wombat712

Oh and I LOVE the Bitten line by Sara Jessica Parker at Steve & Barry's. The boyfriend jeans are fabulous and only $14.99!

I'm 5'0". I am an apple shape so I hold most of my weight in my tummy. I think that's where most of the size differences are coming in. At 206 I was a snug 18. At 185 I was a comfortable 16. At 170 I am in a snug 14. It also seems that as you get smaller, it takes less pounds to go down a size. I haven't been in a 12 since before my son was born 14 years ago!!! OMG I'm going to cry when that day gets here! :cry Wombat

Ghost you look fantastic!!! I hope you are feeling better soon :0)

I think we waited about 3 weeks. Once I was able to lay on my side and my stomach then I felt like I was ready to resume other activities :-D

Ghost I am soooo happy for you!!!!!:whoo: I know you are going to look fabulous and I can't wait to see the pics! I'm contemplating PS in the future (breast lift and TT); it scares me a little (a lot) and it is so helpful to see your jouney and some of the others that have shared too (JulieNYC and Spyder). I was nevous enough posting 3mo. pics much less sharing to this extent; I do appreciate it - you all are SOOO awesome!!!! :clap2:

Huntersmom - do you have a link to those cute bracelets you found? I've been thinking about that and I feel like I need to have some sort of identifier for doctors. Thanks! Have a FABULOUS Day y'all!

The clothes thing is going to drive me crazy! I'm going to be naked soon!! I only have two pairs of pants that don't fall off and I've got about 5 shirts. I've undergrown all my shorts and winter clothes. YIKES!! I need a raise :0) I moved a year ago and I just chucked absolutely everything that I wasn't wearing (couldn't wear). I can't complain too much though - I'm down two sizes!!!:whoo: Congrats Suzzie on your size changes!! Can't wait to see your ticker move!

Name...Challenge Start Wt...Current Wt...Challenge Goal...To Go Huntersmom...... 174........... 172....... 159............ 13 SWEETY.......... 202........... 195....... 180............ 15 MJsafari........ 268........... 252....... 238............ 14 captdanbo....... 211........... 211....... 185............ 26 PaulaD.......... 216........... 216....... 199............ 17 Stefanie42467... 206........... 200....... 175............ 25 Suzzzie......... 349........... 337....... 320............ 17 glindab......... 277........... 269....... 250............ 19 MM.............. 242........... 227.2..... 218............9.2 finallythin..... 254........... 254....... 225............ 29 BeckieT......... 259........... 259....... 239............ 20 Miscontext...... 303........... 303....... 275............ 28 ja9va........... 207........... 199....... 182............ 20 wombat712....... 180........... 171.6..... 165........... 6.6 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 252....... 230............ 22 Waters.......... 214........... 213....... 190............ 24 lessnless....... 206 .......... 191.2..... 179 ........... 12.2 MissDarlene..... 223........... 223....... 195............ 28 o2bthin..........238........... 233....... 215............ 18 insubordination..300........... 288....... 283.............5 Holliwagz........325........... 315....... 295.............20 cc...............202............200........190.... ........10 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 246....... 230............ 16 I couldn't help updating; it's the first I've lost in over a week and 1/2 thanks to TOM.

:whoo: wow Insub!!! Congrats on the big jump!!!!!!!

Y'all are sooo funny. I think my co-workers are looking at me like I'm crazy because I'm in my office laughing (alone!) :Banane30: I have only been tight enough to get stuck once and that was while I was getting the fill (applesauce wouldn't go down) - I thought I was going to drown in my own spit. I spit food into paper napkins when I know it's not going to go down well and I'm a burpin' fool now! Yea Band!!:heh:

Welcome everyone!! I'm a Texas girl too. I'm from McKinney (North of Dallas). I love my band and I hope y'all will too Go to www. tickerfactory.com (I'm not creating a link because it keeps changing to something about conceiving ) to set up a ticker. It walks you through it. Then just paste it into your signature. You can get to your signature by clicking on UserCP at the top of the page. Hope this helps (took me a while to get it figured out in the beginning) :0) Wombat712

Ohh you look so fabulous!!! I'm 5'0" and I can't wait to get there. Oh such hope... Thank you for sharing your pics!!

Bring on the gurgle :0) That's how I know I have restriction!

OMG I really don't like the idea of posting pictures!!! When I see a picture, all the progress I've made seems to have disappeared! :faint: I can't figure out how to paste them in, so I've attached them in a word.doc. (PLEASE be kind!!) :think Geneva Doc2.doc

Name...Challenge Start Wt...Current Wt...Challenge Goal...To Go Huntersmom...... 174........... 172....... 159............ 13 SWEETY.......... 202........... 198....... 180............ 18 MJsafari........ 268........... 258....... 238............ 20 captdanbo....... 211........... 211....... 185............ 26 PaulaD.......... 216........... 216....... 199............ 17 Stefanie42467... 206........... 201....... 175............ 26 Suzzzie......... 349........... 337....... 320............ 17 glindab......... 277........... 269....... 250............ 19 MM.............. 242........... 231.4..... 218...........13.4 finallythin..... 254........... 254....... 225............ 29 BeckieT......... 259........... 259....... 239............ 20 Miscontext...... 303........... 303....... 275............ 28 ja9va........... 207........... 199....... 182............ 20 wombat712....... 180........... 172.4..... 165........... 7.4 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 252....... 230............ 22 Waters.......... 214........... 213....... 190............ 24 lessnless....... 206........... 195....... 179............ 16 MissDarlene..... 223........... 223....... 195............ 28 o2bthin..........238........... 233....... 215............ 18 insubordination..300........... 296.5..... 283...........13.5 Holliwagz........325........... 315....... 295.............20 cc...............202............200........190.... ........10 OMG! I might actually make my goal! :0):faint:

That's so disappointing. I was hoping to go to Steve & Barrys to find some clothes cheaply! I can't afford to replace my wardrobe with expensive clothes as many times as it's gonna take until I get to goal. I told my friend that she's going to get tired of seeing my same 7 outfits every week!!

you look FANTASTIC!!

I am a software tester :0) I LOVE my job - been there 7 years now!! I'm also done lots of accouting and secretarial work before this one.

Name...Challenge Start Wt...Current Wt...Challenge Goal...To Go Huntersmom...... 174........... 172....... 159............ 13 SWEETY.......... 202........... 198....... 180............ 18 MJsafari........ 268........... 260....... 238............ 22 captdanbo....... 211........... 211....... 185............ 26 PaulaD.......... 216........... 216....... 199............ 17 Stefanie42467... 206........... 202....... 175............ 27 Suzzzie......... 349........... 341....... 320............ 21 glindab......... 277........... 269....... 250............ 19 MM.............. 242........... 231.4..... 218...........13.4 finallythin..... 254........... 254....... 225............ 29 BeckieT......... 259........... 259....... 239............ 20 Miscontext...... 303........... 303....... 275............ 28 ja9va........... 207........... 202....... 182............ 20 wombat712....... 180........... 174....... 165............ 9 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 252....... 230............ 22 Waters.......... 214........... 213....... 190............ 24 lessnless....... 206........... 195....... 179............ 16 MissDarlene..... 223........... 223....... 195............ 28 o2bthin..........238............238........215 ............23 insubordination..300............296.5......283.... .........13.5

I love these boards :0) I'm in school on top of working full-time so some weeks or days are much harder than others to find the time to chat. NSV - today I did my first exercising since getting banded. Horrible, I know. I was so scared of hurting my band - I have yet to do a situp just in case. I went biking with my DH for 45 minutes. It felt great!! Losing 25+ pounds has made a huge difference! I hope everyone has had a great weekend!!

Name.......Challenge Start Wt...Current Wt.....Challenge Goal..To Go Huntersmom...... 174........... 172........... 159............ 13 SWEETY.......... 202........... 200........... 180............ 20 MJsafari........ 268........... 260........... 238............ 22 captdanbo....... 211........... 211........... 185............ 26 PaulaD.......... 216........... 216........... 199............ 17 Stefanie42467... 206........... 203........... 175............ 28 Suzzzie......... 349........... 349........... 320............ 29 glindab......... 277........... 272........... 250............ 22 MM.............. 242........... 235........... 218............ 17 finallythin..... 254........... 254........... 225............ 29 BeckieT......... 259........... 259........... 239............ 20 Miscontext...... 303........... 303........... 275............ 28 ja9va........... 207........... 202........... 182............ 20 wombat712....... 180........... 177........... 165............ 12 Texasmom5573.... 252........... 252........... 230............ 22 Waters.......... 214........... 213........... 190............ 24 lessnless....... 206........... 197........... 179............ 18 MissDarlene..... 223........... 223........... 195............ 28

kacee - You have given me hope!! I'm going to see Spivak on Tuesday for my third fill. I know I could have lost more weight if I had done any exercising (I haven't done a stitch until today). With almost 30 pounds down I'm starting to feel really good and having more energy!! I hope this is the magic fill!!!!!!

My restriction doesn't last past a week or so from the fill. The time of day hasn't seemed to matter much since I'm not at a good restriction yet. I've never gotten food stuck or PB'd (yet). I'm about to get my 3rd fill and I'm hoping for more consistency. Then the time of day might matter more.

Gibson -I understand, I really do. I have not posted any pics yet because I just really hate having my picture taken. I don't like my nose and now I'm starting to age :0( The issues I had with my image when I was thin are all still there waiting for me when I get there again. I do know that I am going to get a tummy tuck and a boob lift when this is over. As much as I would like to adjust my nose I think my DH would object quite loudly. We will all have to learn to love ourselves at some point! Jack - that song is stuck in my head!!!!

I'm off on the trek to Houston again. My fill just didn't last this time :0) I'm on for number three on Tuesday. I'm pretty sure it's time. I have to stop myself from eating; I get hungry between meals and have a snack (I know - it's a nono). And, I haven't lost any weight in almost two weeks. Done with that. Where oh where is that illusive sweet spot?