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I think some people just dont want others to succeed. Hang in there and ignore her!

Fitday weight tracker has me getting to wonderland in about 7 weeks with my average weight loss of 2.1 pounds a week since I started the liquid diet. I am so excited! I am just coming off of a plateau so I am hoping that things rev up at least until I get to 199! I wont mind another plateau then but it would just suck if if happened a pound or two before that, LOL

Wow, it has been so busy! We had to evacuate for Hurricane Ike and came home to a mess in the yard. It made a taco out of my shed and wrecked havoc on the trees and such but I sure wont complain...my house still has a roof! We live in Galveston County. We get back home and my 4 year old comes down with an ear infection and strep and now I am feeling my allergies acting up. I just want a quiet peaceful day. A day to nap and lie in bed and read. LOL, it will be years before that happens!

I am going to look into biotin, thanks! I just had a fill on thursday and things are moving along nicely. It is looking more and more like I might meet my original goal of 190 (I am 5'11) by halloween at the rate I have been losing. I am trying to decide if I am going to go for 160 or not. That was my weight at my 'prime' whenI was 18-19 when I was pretty fit. It seems like a long shot or maybe just too much to hope for, I dont know.

wow, current status is good. Thirty more pounds to go until my initial goal and my tracker has me reaching that goal just after Halloween but we shall see. I might tweak my goal as I get to that point. I figure I may as well go for what I can as long as I am not miserable. I am really looking forward to weighing less than dh! I have 6.7 cc in my 10 cc band and i just had a fill on Thursday.

My bras are way too big for me! I dont need to go to the plus side of clothing stores anymore. I look better naked. i have a collar bone. I am no longer afraid to meet new people.

I agree, there is swelling and it is very very uncomfortable. I was told to have smaller yet more frequent, if need be, fills to help with that and to extend my days on liquid then mushies longer. I also have to ease into regular foods slowly. Makes a world of difference.

I am so glad that you posted this, I have recently (and I hope temporarily) started a 21 day cycle. I have been wondering what the hell was wrong with me! I am glad I am not the only person dealing with this!

Don't ask the questions that you dont want the answers to. If you want a ducks and bunnies answer make that clear in your original post. There are legitimate reasons to follow the rules but I suspect you will be facing some of those complications in the future, or, at the very least, not seeing the results you wish for.

Wow, the hair loss is freaking me out a bit. I went to my regualr doc and did all sorts of blood tests. I am glad they left me with enough blood to crawl out to my car when it was done! They determined that my iron and B vitamins were low and gave me pills (Shakes head - they know I cant take pills) and told me my hair loss could bed due to my lowiron. Ok, that is fine. I have lots of hair and can stand to lose some. I am really hoping that it will start to grow back soon. How long does that take? If you had hairloss, please let me know when the hair loss leveled out and if the regrowth stuck out funny from your head. Sigh.

Ok, I cant even compete with Red tulip's well thought out response, expecially at 7am but here is my update! LOL, things are going well. I have good months and bad ones but I find the good ones are really, really good. I have learned to take the bad months in stride. I am more in tune with my body and subtle changes in it, including hormones. Honestly, a person coculd drive herself crazy with too much observation. I recognize myself in the mirror again and it surprises me that I am there. I have been staring at a stranger in the mirror for many years now, I feel like I am getting myself back. Meeting new people does not send me skidding into an anxiety attack and my confidence is returning. I just wish I could find a bra that fits, I hate the assumption that a woman with a band size of 40 needs a D cup, kwim?

I think you will be fine. In my opinion, an unhelpful hubby will just hinder the healing process.

What I can eat fits onto a small plate, the salad plate. I often eat the South Beach frozen entree and that is a normal size meal for me. I dont measure it out, just eyeball the plate. I can eat more for dinner than lunch, for some reason and there is no way I can have anything more than yogurt for breakfast. I am no where near hungry in the AM.

My doc told me that I could have diet soda in a cup, let it sit a couple of minutes till the major fizzies are gone then sip. NEVER with food. I gave up my diet pepsi already so my 6 can a day habit has been replaced with a sugar free Kool aid tropical punch habit. Sometimes I miss it. Knowing my doc said I could have it, under those circumstances makes it easier for me to drink something else.

The first month is for healing and you have lost 5 pounds in a month which is GOOD. That is 5 pounds you will never see again. 1-2 pounds a week is great, some months are better than others, It will work, just hang in there

My internet JUST got back online after the last three week drama with comcast. We just got done moving and I am so happy to be in a place with enough rooms for everyone!

That is awesome! I am certain the nurse gets that a lot, being that she weights people in who are losing weight!

I am sitting at 6.2 cc in a 10 cc band and pretty happy with it. I resemble normal when eating with other people, meaning I can eat most things that are not 'doughy'. I just eat slow and dh gets to eat and I take care of the little ones in between bites. Works out well for me.

I am only 10 pounds away from being able to wear everything in my closet! Once I get there, I am only 30 pounds from my goal!

I was told three meals no snacking. I think it all comes down to the calories, though

???? I do not follow????

I know a nurse called me from the surgical center but not my surgeons office. It is my opinion that I just needed my surgeon to do the surgery and do it right and it is my hope that I dont need to see him after he does his part. Now, I was outpatient so that might be a horse of a different color. I saw my surgeon at my first post op appointment to make sure all is well and that was about two weeks later. I did not feel like a herd of cattle. I look at it as efficiency. Also, this doc spent at least an hour talking to me when I first met with him. He visited me pre-op and talked to my family afterwards. I assume after that he went on to the next patient.

I dont know for sure what that means but I do know that there was a couple cc's in there when they put it in. When I went in for my first fill they withdrew all that was in to get an accurate idea of how much is on the band as they gave me fills.

I find that I gain a couple pounds in the couple of weeks before my period, hang in there, it will come off!!

Hello, I have 6.2 cc in my 10cc band. I had to get a slight unfill recently and that half cc really made a difference. I find that breakfast is a no-go but if I am super super hungry I have a couple bites of yogurt to ease it. I usually have about 4-6 ounces for lunch and a south beach meal for dinner. I find that I can eat most anything just not anything doughy. Nothing that clumps together like soft bread. I fill up fast and seem to be getting the knack of it. I find that I have lost my taste for lots of things I used to eat lots of. I also find that I can live with just a taste of some things that are 'bad'. I love my band. LOVE it. It has changed everything.