Sades

I didn't realise you are an Aussie. I'm in Sydney. Your dr makes all the difference in the world. You've got to have a good rapport since you need to be seeing them for a long long time. Good luck on your journey!

Go for it then, you can always look at this option further down the track if you need to. I wish I could have done it myself but it was my health that got to me in the end!

Congratulations on your weight loss. I guess for me the decision for the lapband came because I did have all those diseases you mentioned. I too didn't have them at your age and I too had no problem dieting and exercising and losing weight. My problem was that when my motivation waned the weight would eventually come back. So all that good work was down rhe gurgler again. For me, the band is a bit more of a guarantee that I can't do that again. Don't let that dr put you off, find another one. Of course only you can decide what you want but if you are like most overweight people this losing and gaining is likely to continue for the rest of your life. Good luck.

Good one Scarecrow, you look fanastic!

Good on you all, I'm so impressed with what you guys have done. I've lost 44 lbs but of course have had a few glitches on the way. I'm hoping by my second band anniversary in July I will be saying I have lost 90 lbs!

Hi Linda, I hope that this is not an indication of anything too serious, it certainly would be a bummer! I can't imagine having a slip after one stuck situation but hey I'm not the doctor. Good luck with the test and let us know how you go.

What a difference Bandpal... I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy... LOL No underwear shots from me either. I don't have any current photos on this computer so once I get them from my work computer I will upload them. Great work Jill and the rest of you, you look like totally different people. Amazing!

I thought that this challenge would happen for me but it seems I am wrong. I am at 5cc but still able to eat a fair amount of food. I have another fill appointment this Wednesday, so I'm hoping that another 1cc might do the trick. Hopefully I will be able to post a weight loss soon. Of course it doesn't help that I keep grazing!!

We are here for the same reason, so please feel welcome to stay.

Hey Steph, I think the last couple of people didn't realise it is a Nov 07 group. I guess whatever helps them get to goal! Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go CindyG...........191...........191...........178........13 Sades............186...........185...........175........11 Stephanie........175...........172...........155........17 shortgal.........173.6.........172...........168.........4 Bandpal..........172.26........171.93........150........21.93 Momto1plus1......187...........185...........174........11 lindata..........174...........174...........169........5 Skinny_Jill......151...........150...........143........7 mrskrzyz.........172...........172...........162........10 kalipso2.........172...........172...........165........7

No wonder you're so much slimmer than me at 188 lbs. I'm just under 5'2" and 185 lbs. I'll post some pics soon.

Thanks Linda. I agree, Jill is looking great! Gross pools don't appeal to me either Judy. Good luck with cutting back on the food.

You look fantastic Steph! How tall are you?

Thanks Judy, yes it has veen a lomg time coming. Sorry to hear about your foot, hope it gets better soon. Looks like it's aqua aerobics for you in the meantime! :Dancing_sorry: I haven't been back for months but I do enjoy it when I go and it does get the weight loss movimg.

Well I think this last fill is the one that's got me the closest to restriction. I'm still able to eat but I really know when I've gone too far. I have another appointment in 2 weeks just in case but I will see how I go for now. I had nachos for lunch... ate too much too fast but then felt stuffed until way after dinner time. I had a snack but it was too much. I'm starting to feel good about this again. I think I should reach my goal at this rate... fingers crossed!

Hi Linda, nice to hear from you. I try not to think too much about that. I've put my trust in this based on the fact that it wouldn't have been on the market all these years without it being safety tested.

Absolutely can see a difference. Good work!

I'm sitting at a loss of approx 44 lbs .. give or take 2 lbs. I go for another fill this Wednesday and am hoping that will kick start more weight loss for me. Been at the same weight for too long now.

Good on you girls, I can't wait to say I am wearing a size 12. I must say when I was shopping the other day, I picked up an XL top and asked the shop assistant what size XL is 16 or 18? She looked at me and said I probably only needed an L and sure enough it fit. It's not a size 10 but that made my day!

Sounds gross Steph. Nothing like that has happened to me. I usually wait for it to go down either on it's own or with juice. I did have a bad experience a couple of weeks ago when something got stuck and I tried drinking juice which would not go down. It just gurgled in my throat and I thought I was going to choke to death, so I put my fingers down my throat and threw everything back up. It was my worst experience with the band so far.

I am thankful that I can wear a size 16 again and with the band will likely go down another size or two.

Thighs, arms and belly, even though it's not too bad. I think the thighs are arms won't improve with more weight loss or exercise whereas I think the belly might. My face isn't too bad but I would consider botox to give it a bit of a lift.

Name..........Lbs Lost...% of orig. wgt lost.....BMI Abbisgood.........53.............23%.............?? Aubrie............65.............?%..............31 BandChick64.......104............34.67%..........31.6 Bandpal...........113.82.........39.8%...........28.2 (47) BarbBee...........94.............31%.............35.7 Cherlita..........60.............20%.............55 Cindyg............62.............24.5%...........34.5 Close.............50.............20%.............33.1 Firebolt..........45.............19%.............33.5 Foofy.............48.............17.7%...........36.4 gabeekeeper.......101............30% ............40.2 Hajohnson1........49.8...........18.2%...........39.8 Hollyberries......113............31%.............36.2 Huskerette........54.............22%.............30.5 kandiceb..........63.............26%.............27.6 linda.............52.............23%.............29.9 lindseyann2u......80.............N/A.............N/A Maincat...........141............46.5%...........22 Mariegabrieleee...73.............24%.............39.1 MollyBrown........36.............12.5%...........36.5 Momto1plus1.......81.4...........30.2%...........29.4 NYGirl1...........02.............33%.............32.6 plump_princess....57.............22%.............36 QatarPhil.........55.............19%.............32.2 Rachel............63.............?%..............28.3 Robin_Bird........116............38%.............28.7 Sades.............44.8...........19.5%...........33.7 Shalee04..........70.............28%.............29.2 Shortgal..........44.5...........20.5%...........32.9 Skinny_Jill.......59.5...........26.8%...........30.8 Staysee...........70.............20%.............48.4 Stephanie.........60.............26%.............27.1 strangeratx.......57.............25%.............30.6 Teresajo..........93.............36%.............27.3 Tmusicmaker123....73.............19%.............48.7 TxArcher..........103............25.75%..........39.2 tyman311..........61.............31%.............28 want2lose.........91.8...........32%.............31 TOTAL..............2741.82 (Lets Keep this TOTAL on the list)

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go CindyG...........191...........191...........178........13 Sades............186...........185...........175........11

Sounds good to me Cindy and I definitely need the 61 days to make some sort of dent into my weight loss.