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CONGRATS ALEX!!!!! that is a MAJOR GOAL!!! i am proud to say i share it!!!! i weighed 11-12-05 the EXACT same as i weigh today! and let me tell you i ENDULGED!!! i didnt have a cookie free day for 1 whole month! i really endulged at times and i evened it out by eating really healthy at others! i would have probably gained a solid 10 lbs through the holidays without my band and some will power! i too hope this year brings me below 200 as well!

2nd jan 1500 calories logged onto fitday ate 1/3 cup dry roasted peanuts *dang-it* i checked the calories after eating them 300 caloreis!!!! 3rd jan breakfast- lite yogurt lunch- veggie burger, sauteed mush, onions yummy burrito, mostly filled with onions, peppers, mushrooms 4th jan breakfast- lite yogurt lunch- veggie burger, sauteed mush, onions cauliflower and cheese dinner- salad 100 cal pack of nutter butters 5th jan breakfast- lite yogurt lunch- veggie burger, sauteed mush, onions cauliflower and cheese dinner- ??? i better pull something out to cook!!!

i'll succeed, YOUR GREAT! i can totally SEE you with a whistle and megaphone cheering us on!!!! i am also gonna measure myself today! i got a wedding to get ready for!!!! *SEXT AND SVELTE* thats GONNA be me!!!!

what is your current fill level? you are definitally to tight. i would also have the dr look at the band under flouro (barium swallow) if he hasnt already to see what the barium does when it sits in your pouch and how big your opening actually is. again you definitally sound to tight. maybe instead of them taking all your fill just some! like .2 cc!

hi! is going to WA an option? there are dr's in seatle that would likely see you. i would DEFINITALLY find a dr BEFORE you have the surgery who will treat you locally. you could have any number of complications and always better to be prepared and not need it then need it and be S.O.L. maybe your primary dr could do some research on the band and learn to do fills. they are so simple its just a shot! you could give him INAMED's website address and he could probably contact them to get some band info. i am in WA, near spokane and will be going to baniff this summer! michelle

I PROMISE To exercise 3 to 4 times a week. I will get a calendar out & mark it everyday. I will walk or run. I will move my body anyway I can to burn enery. I will better my exercise time every 3 days by adding more minutes. I will eat less & more health than ever before. I will not buy fast foods. I will throw out the junk in my house.(My family can eat healthy with me:0) and or I will prepare my own meals as best as possible ahead of time. I will, I will, I will get all my Water in everyday. Even if I have to drink 64oz at bedtime & pee all nite I will get my water in. The first time that happens I am sure I won't forget the following day:0) i, Michelle XXXX XXXXXXX, herby solomley (oh so solomley) SWEAR to adhere to above commitment starting tommorrow AM.

glad your home and recouping! well you may not be able to go out and party but you can stay home and take a double dose of your pain meds!

congrats! that is quite a feat during the holiday season!!!! keep it up! errrr down!!!

ME TOO! you guys who didnt get in KEEP TRYING!

if you were going to make of list of 10 or 20 things that 'defined YOU' preBand, how would that compare to a list of 10 or 20 things defining 'you NOW'.... hey jack you should make that a whole thread kinda like a survey!

WOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW *jaw hitting the floor*!!!! you look FLAB-U-LESS!!!! you would never know you *EVER* had WLS or had a weight problem.... i could only DREAM of having results quite like that! ABSO-SMURFLY AMAZING!!!!

ohhhh man...i dont know what to say. lisa, i am very sorry about your erosion, i hope your next 24 is uneventful and you get your removal scheduled by a band dr. we need a band dr to go though the shots one by one. is the 3rd photo from the outside or inside of your stomach? no 4 definitally looks like it was taken from the outside in? whats the green stuff? if you and penni go on the biggest loser i will be there EVERY week to see ya'll shake things up! take care, get your rest, update us when you can.

i had the same problem...i would have killed for a good contest winning quality burp!!! as the swelling continues to go down eventually you will start to be able to burp. when you do i know you will be singing and dancin!!! now 2 1/2 years post my burps can shock a 10 yr old!!! after every meal i burp looooooooonnggggg deeeeeppp burps. oh so lady like!!! but hey- better a burp than out the other end! it will get better!

alatina, you mom and my mom must been friends!!! My mom did this too!! as kids we lived on the 'poor street' but were the first grandkids so at christmas we had presents like you wouldnt believe!!!! we would unwrap all the presents then pick our favorites and take the rest to other families on the street. its was always hard picking the ones we would keep and then seeing the neighbors playing with our toys! now i am thankful my mom always kept us in check! when i have a kid if they start acting spoiled or ungrateful...to the goodwill we will go!!!!!!

diane!! thats appalling! whenever my brother and i started getting greedy or ungrateful my mother would take our favorite things and not so favorite and donate it ALL to goodwill. that will make you grateful for what you DO have. i would have been pretty irritated about the wallet AND ipod. i hope they are more grateful this year.

started at 52 bmi lowest 30

you should try doing a search (right beside the 'new posts' button above) on 'questions for dr' or something of that nature i am sure someone has posted a list like that before!

i should clarify that this did not happen around my period. i had been off it for a week. i think i am weird also in the sense that i dont have "period fluctuation" normally.

a great gift: at local malls they usually have a tree for the needy (angel tree, tree of giving, etc) make a donation in the other persons name. this is the best gift of all! its feels good to pick a person who REALLY needs something.the person giving the gift, getting the gift and the recipient of the donation all benefit. i do this for my mom (who has everything) and in the future i am asking ALL family and relatives who feel compelled to buy me a gift to do this. its just a better use of there money. i HATE recievings gifts from family that dont know me and my taste well enough to by me a decent gift that i will like and use. i am not being rude just honest. i would appeciate a card with a little note in it more than a gift i dont need/wont use/dont like/ etc. maybe a bird will poop on her!!! j/k

hey megan!! i hope its nothing i guess i just worry sometimes. it does seem SO odd that i require 1 whole cc less in my band now to close me off when before it just gave me restriction. it also bothers me that sometimes i am tighter at night than in the day? should be the opposite?!? my new dr just has me a little scared cause he thought for sure last time i was prolapsed so one PB has me all freaked out! it has only be the one PB since sept. i havent had much restriction up untill now. but i also have been off work for the past month and they just sent me a *$hitload* of work on tuesday so maybe thats stressin me. no i havent had a stitch of reflux so thats atleast a good sign. if things dont improve or get worse i WILL get it checked under flouro for the 3rd time this year! i know they must think i am a high maintence patient! i need to just be observant and quit freakin!

for ME the only i reason i work is for the $$$ i have had 2 GREAT jobs: United Way- marketing and communications coordinator fresh out of college i had just moved. signed up with kelly temp service cause i needed some quick cash. they place me with the U.W. as a secretary. the day i start is their marketing persons last day. i pipe up *i just graduated in that field* kelly has to send out someone else for the secretary job and i get hired on full time. *BEST JOB I EVER HAD* Environmental Graphic Designer: the job i have now i interviewed for and they ended up not hiring and one for it then 6 months later they call and offer me the job. they liked me so much when i moved 2400 miles away they let me keep the job and work from home. i do graphic design and in my field its all about your portfolio and how you perform under pressure. i however dont *LOVE* my job but it pays GREAT and i can work from home. i plan to work hard and save save save till i have enough to quit and be a stay at home mom or just retire. then i can do what makes me feel good (volunteer work) and wont have to worry about the $$. i worked at CNA insurance while i was in college and it was a high pressure job. if they paid me 100,000 a year i couldnt do it for long. MAYBE a few years- so in that sense i can see where it would be hard to put up with that! DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT!

i think my main concern would be that he hasnt had much hands on experience. if you let him get a few bandings under your belt the chance for surgical error would go down (i would think) i would come up with an excuse of why you need to wait a few months, let him do a few bands and get some experience before you go to him. i would spend the next month or 2 or 3 DOING MAJOR RESEARCH on the band. if you go in there and are able to ask him questions (like how he would handle worse case scenarios, complications) and get a satisfactory answer that lets you know that he *KNOWS* his stuff then i would go for it! are you all gonna be in saudi long term? if you EVER have complications it would likely be an out of pocket expense so you NEED to have a plan as to where that $$$ would come from...just in case. good luck!

hello everyone, just wanting to get some input from you fine bandsters. ok, i will do a quick recap of my banding. went 8 months at sweet spot with a fill of 3.4. got a small fill, got to tight had to get an unfill. this yo-yo thing with fills keeps happening for the next year. WAY to tight or WAY to loose. in may i got a total unfill for 4 months. in august i got a refill to 2.6 (WAY less then i ever needed before) and after flying i get home and its WAY to tight again, have fill removed again. (fine a dr office but within a week its to the point NO liquids go down even saliva has to be spit into a cup) Sept: i got my band checked twice under flouro to check for a slip and was told 'its fine' so i get a fill to 2.4cc. not enough restriction but since i have some i say *HECK YA* so now its been a few months, i had been counting the months till i can get .1 cc added (waiting till february after last flight for a while) well last week i had my first PB on a peice of prime rib (up until this ANYTHING goes down any time of day as long as i chew well) so since then i havent pb again BUT i have gotten semi stuck a few times and last night had to quit eating after my salad and some cauliflower NEVER even got to eat one bite of my NY strip (my favorite) i hate to even say it outloud (so i'm typing it) but i think my band is slipped (bottom stomache coming up through the band, a prolapse) i think the last time i had it checked (it had been 2 weeks since the unfill) it had 'fixed' itself so it didnt show and i am afraid that THE ONE pb may have caused my stomach to go back through the band. any suggestions, thoughts? i am just being REALLY careful and REALLY observant. the only other things i have noticed: i have started retaining Water. my fingers swell more now then they EVER have. i am sleeping with my rings OFF and put them on after i have been up a few hours i am not regular. i havent been on the low carb since june and i thought that would fix my BM issues now i go through bouts where i go regular a few days then sllllooooowwwwllllyyy get backed up again. i always eat my veggies, i eat 2 servings of fresh veggies with dinner and have some type with lunch. high Fiber ones too like spinach, broccoli, cauli, etc. ok thats all the relevant info i can think of.....

i just read Running with Scissors and Dry by augusten burroughs (sp) they were EXCELLENT... my aunt gave them to me, they were so good as soon as i finished i mailed them to my friend to read.

CONGRATS!!!!! you both look great!