BLUE EYED GIRL

Wich Liuid Shake Where You Doing,the Tony Ferguson Ones Are Nice With Heaps Of Differant Flavours Compared To Optifast,i Also Put Crushed Ice In Mine[not Sure If You Can Do That Yet.goodluck.

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT[i KNOW WHY]BUT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF[i WOULD BE]YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYONE IN LIFE AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE AN OPINION ON YOU,ME EVERY ONE[PEOPLE ARE VERY JUDGMENTAL]WHEN I FIRST CAME UPON THIS SITE AND SAW PEOPLES BEFORE AND ARFTER PICS,IT MADE ME 100%KNOW I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AND KNOW THAT THE LAPBAND DOES WORK [WITH EATING AND EXERCISE]WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR DETAILS OF AND HIDE YOUR LIFE FOR SOMEONE ELSE,I USED TO HIDE MY FAT PHOTOS WHEN I HAD LOST WEIGHT BEFORE,AND MY HUSBAND REMINDED ME THEY WHERE STILL WONDERFULL TIMES,ITS OUR LIFE/HISTORY TOGETHER[GLAD HE LOVES ME REGADLESS]I DONT HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA,SO I DONT KNOW IF I COULD DO BEFORE AND ARFTER PICS.BUT LEAVE THEM THERE,ANY WAY,IM SURE YOU WILL GOING BY EVERYONES COMMENTS.IM GLAD YOU CAN BE EXCITED TO BUY SMALLER CLOTHES,AND IM SURE THE NEGATIVE PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD OF THEMSELF TOO IF THEY HAD LOST THAT MUCH WEIGHT.

Well Done,thats Fantastic,it Gives You Even More Confidence To Keep Going,its Worth It.i Had My First Comment The Otherday As Well[yeah]and That Day I Was Feeling A Bit Down And The Lady Who Comented Made My Day.

HI,I SET MY GOAL AT 60KGS AS THATS THE WEIGHT I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND MYSELF TO BE HAPPY AT,AS I WAS OVER 100KG,I SET LITTLE GOALS IN 10KG LOTS UNTIL I GET TO THE WEIGHT I WANT TO BE[EVERY 10KGS I LIKE TO REWARD MYSELF WITH A NEW CD OR A NEW TOP,SOMTHING SPECIAL,IT'S A GREAT ACHIEVMEANT TO LOSE WEIGHT,EVERYONE KEEP UP YOUR WONDERFULL EFFORTS.

I Didnt Know Medicare Coverd It At All[even Arfter 8yrs?]might Be Differant Depending Whear You Live. My Friend Paid For Her Lapband,she Mentioned Claiming It On Her Tax,not Sure What She Got Back,she's Getting A Tummy Tuck And Skin Removed From Other Areas[good For Her,she Already Looks Fabulous]it Is A Huge Expense,no Matter Weatheryour Having Implants Or Weight Loss Surgery,you Have To Do Whats Best For Yourself,you Only Live Once,we Need To Enjoy Life.its Not Being Selfish.its Also Not A Matter Of Being Rich To Have Private Health,its Getting Prioraties Right,for What We Have Paid Over The Years To Hbf,i Have Paid For My Lap Band Over And Over,and Because Of That Other Benifits Are Included,due To Long Membership,wich Is Well Deserved.

:)I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE ENVIROMEANT,BUT I GEUSS SOME OF US GET UP EARLYER AND DONT GO TO BED WHEN WE ARE SURPOSED TO[DUE TO NOT FEELING LIKE ITS BED TIME]AND I AM NORMALY IN BED EARLY,IM NOT A NIGHT OWL PERSON.I THINK FAMILY ACTIVITIES HAPPEN AS NORMAL?DOES FOR MY FAMILY ANYWAY.

I THINK IT SHOULD,AUSTRALIA IS ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT AUST WEIGHT PROBLEM,I THINK IF YOUR BMI IS OVER 40 THEN IT SHOULD BE COVERD,MY HBF PAID FOR MINE TOTALY,I WAS VERY FORTUNATE,I WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY OUT OF POCKET FROM ANETHATIST.MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THIS PROCEDURE IF IT WAS COVERD/LETS FACE IT,ITS A DANGER TO YOURSELF BEING OVERWEIGHT,AND WHO CAN HONESTLY SAY WE ARE HAPPY AT OUR FATTEST.

Hi Ninna,do You Support Terrorist Then?i Say Keep The Solders There,and Thats What There Trained To Do,they Chose To Join The Army.i Also Think Aust Is To Soft.bring Back The Death Penalty,im Sure There Would Be Alot Less Crime,and Yes Im A Christian,but If You Take A Life Then You Should Lose Yours.god Does Love And Forgive Us, We Will All Be Juged.,also I Know Some Familys With There Sons In The War,and They Say There Sons Say They Are Doing There Job And That They Want To Stay There,if You Pull Trops Out To Early There Country Goes To Crap Again

What Would Be The Time Your Kids Would Need To Get Up For School,cause My Kids Arnt Fussy With Times,however,when You Need To Get Up At 6am To Get Out The Door By 7am To Get On A School Bus For 7.30,then Home At 4.30,then Un Pack Bags And Do Homework[that Takes Over An Hour As They Struggle,they Dont Have A Blessed Lifestyle To Play With Other Kids And Chill Out],it Makes A Vey Long Day For Kids In The Bush[they Have An Aircon Bus Now Which Is Great In Summer,but Not Everyone Has A 15min Trip To School]not Meaning To Sound Nasty,just Its Harder For Some Familys That Are Remote.more So When Its An Hour Earlyer,but Thats What The Threads For,to Complain[smile]

YEAH,IM WITH YOU,STICK TO NORMAL TIMES,NO CONFUSTION,BUT IM AGAINST DAYLIGHT SAVINGS SO IM GOING TO SAY THAT.WHY MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT[sMILE,TO MOST OF US ANYWAY,GRIN]:pI NEED TO WORK OUT HOW TO DO A SPELL CHECK[sMILE,IM A TERRIBLE SPELLER,EVEN SPELT SAVINGS WRONG FOR THE THREAD,OH DEAR]

WOW,THAT APPEARS FAIRLY EVEN,NINA,IM IN W.A,AND AT THE MOMEANT THE CLOCK IS AN HOUR LATER,WICH IS BETTER THAN AN HOUR EARLYER[THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS IN WINTER AND NO ONE WANTS TO GET OUT OF BED]I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK YESTERDAY,AND IT WAS 6 PM[THAT'S NORMALY OUR DINNER TIME]SO I HAD TO GET THAT DONE IN A HURRY[MY OVEN DOESNT KEEP ITS TEMP,SO IT TAKES TWICE AS LONG]I DONT REALLY FEEL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS GIVES FAMILYS MORE TIME WITH THERE KIDS AS YOU GET VERY TIED,AND OUR FAMILY DOESNT HAVE A 9 TO 5 JOB,MY HUSBAND LEAVES AT 7.15 AM AND DOESNT TEND TO GET HOME TILL 7.45/8PM AND ITS NOT HARVEST TIME YET[MY HUSBAND IS A FARM HAND.WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR FARM DUE TO MEANY YEARS OF DROUGHT.ANY WAY,I HOPE THEY END UP VOTEING IN W.A TO GET RID OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS[WOULD MAKE ME VERY HAPPY:bounce:NOT SURE WHAT I HAVE DONE TO GET A GAP LIKE THAT SORRY.ANY WAY,ALL THE BEST TO EVERY ONE AND THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK,IM ALSO STUCK ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MY 3 BOYS,ITS HARD I HAVE A 5YR OLD 9YR OLD AND A 10YR OLD BOY,THE 2 OLDER ONES ARE HARD/THERE PAST THE BABY STUFF,BUT NOT READY FOR GROWN UP THINGS,DONT KNOW?:eek:ANY WAY 2MTHS TO GO TO CHRISTMAS:nervousTHANKS AGAIN.FROM GAIL

Hi,i Wasnt Banded By Dr Watson,however I Do See Him For My Follow Ups[fluid In]he Does Appear Nice,but Yes,i Find As Well He Is Always Very Busy,im Surposed To Go Monthly,but Tends To Be A Month And A Half As Its Hard To Get A Appointmeant.i Only Have 3 1/2 Ml In My Band[no Restriction Yet]so I Find Things Hard At The Momeant.hope You Recover Well,it Can Take About 2 Wks To Feel 100% Again[thats What I Found Anyway]

JUST WONDERD HOW OTHER PEOPLE FELT ABOUT THIS,SHOULD HAVE A VOTE[sMILE]IM ON A FARM,SO IT AFFECTS MY KIDS BIG TIME WITH SCHOOL BUSES AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO BED AT NIGHT,I CANT STAND DAYLIGHT SAVEINGS,ANYWAY,I GEUSS SOME PEOPLE ENJOY IT.I WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT:mad:

dear ladysplenda,how did you get that cute animated picture[i dont know much about computers]they had some cool ones on the tonyferguson forum called weight loss dolls[e.g picture would say i lost 5kgs/10kgs ect...]but i dont know weather i can copy them or not. thanks,hope you can help.gail

DEAR SWEET FOR LIFE,IM GLAD YOU BRING THIS UP,YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE,YOU ONLY HAVE TO READ THE OTHER THREADS TO KNOW THAT,I TOSS BETWEN FOOD AND SHAKES,BUT READING FROM JACAUI HAS HELPED ME,IT TAKES TIME AND THERE IS A PROCESS WE ALL HAVE TO GO THRU,AND IN THE END IT GETS BETTER,EAT HEALTHY AND EXERCISE,IF YOUR EATING HEALTHY,ADDING A LITTLE SHOULDNT HURT.BUT IM ONLY NEW TO THIS MYSELF, I HAVE 3 1/2 ML,MY BAND HOLDS 10,SO I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.BE POSITIVE,I KNOW THATS HARD AT TIMES,BUT WE HAVE ALL MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IN THE LONG RUN.HUGS GAIL :nervous

Dear Jacqui,yes My Question Was To You,thankyou For Answering,as I Was Tossing Between A Few Diets Again,e.g Milshakes Ect...to Try Get The Weight Of Faster,im Really Glad You Have Done It All Thru Eating Normaly[thats The Way I Prefer To Do It,just Appeard Harder At This Stage],i Find It Hard People Who Have Been Banded For Shorter Time Than Myself Have So Much More Fluid In There Band,not Sure Why My Sergeon Wont Put More In At Each Time,i Geuss I Have A Few Demons In The Closet To Deal With[smile].any Way Im Confident I Will Get There,this Site Has Been A Big Bonus.and Im Sure I Will Enjoy Exercising Again Once I Get Into It Properly,thanks Again.gail

:omg:HI LAUREN,IM IN W.A AND MY BAND HOLDS 10ML,YOUR REALLY LUCKY THEY PUT THAT MUCH IN YOUR BAND,MY FIRST FILL WAS 2 1/2ML,THEN 1 1/2 MY SECOND FILL,OVER 2 MONTHS,[TOTAL 3 1/2 ML]AND IM FINDING IT A REAL STUGGLE,I HEARD AROUND 6ML MOST PEOPLE START TO FEEL SOME RESTRICTION,WHOS YOUR SURGEON,THEY MIGHT PUT MORE IN[WOULD BE NICE,SMILE]ANYWAY HOPE ALL IS WELL AND THAT YOUR OP WENT WELL.FROM GAIL

i have only just started my exercise,but do find im enjoying it,i live out of town,so to buy a membership would be silly,as i would only use it once a wk[it wouldnt pay for itself]i have a cross trainer and stepper,i love the cross trainer but find the stepper to hard,to help pass the time i put on a dvd while exercising,so its almost like relaxing at the same time.or just walking outside [its free]and just as good,before i put the weight back on i was walking around 6.5 km,and i really enjoyed it,it just takes time to build your fitness level up.:ranger:

thankyou ginaki,im sure you are correct,my husband agrees with your working out,i think i need to go back to school[grin,smile]thankyou.gail:clap2::bounce:

SORRY HAD A FEW SPELLING MISTAKES AND LETTERS I MUST HAVE ACCIDENTLY PRESSED,SO I HAVE TRYED TO CORRECT THIS ONE.SORRY............:faint:

Hi,hope You Dont Minde Me Sending You This,you Look Fantastic,i Had My Band On The 19/7/07,am Finding Things Difficult,only Have 3 1/2 Ml In[band Holds 10ml]my Sergeon Said Im Battling Due To Not Much Fluid,but He Wouldnt Put More Is As I Had Lost Weight From My Last Visit.any Way,was Just Wondering,did You Nfollow A Diet Plan To Get The Weight If That Fast,or Did You Feel Restriction And Just Eat Less?i Geuss Byou Also Must Have Exercised.please Help,i Just Feel Like I Have Such A Long Way To Go To My Goal Weight Of 60kgs.thankyou.....gail

:clap2:HI,HOPE THIS GOES TO THE RIGHT SECTION[NOT THE BEST WITH COMPUTERS]I HAD MY BAND PUT IN AT GERALDTON BY PAUL FLANAGAN ON THE 19/7/07,I WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH MY CHOICE,HAD HEARD GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS SERGEON,WE USED TO LIVE 2 HRS AWY FROM GERO,NOW WE ARE AT A LITTLE SPOT CALLED CUNDERDIN.SO I GO TO PERTH NOW AT MURDOCH AND SEE DR WATSON? HAS ANY ONE ELSE SEEN STEVEN WATSON? ANYWAY GOODLUCK.I WAS 112 1/2 KGS,NOW IM ABOUT 96 1/2. DOES ANY ONE ELSE FIND IT HARD LOOKING AT THE OTHER SITES AND THERE WORKING IN POUNDS?I PUT OUT A THREAD TO SEE WHAT THE CONVERSION WOULD BE.GAIL:clap2:

HI,I TEND TO WORK IN KGS WHEN WEIGHING ECT...COULD SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE WEIGHT DIFFERANCE FROM KGS TO POUNDS ..E.G96KGS IS WHAT IN POUNDS?:faint:

hello,i lost a fair bit in the first wk,mainly due to liquids[grin]i really didnt feel like haveing anything for the first wk,but dont worry,your appetite comes back.good luck

:help:hello,not sure where to start,so i geuss i just open up and be honest,i have struggled with my weight for meany years,been told loads of differant stuff by diet groups,diatitions ect...i have been able to lose weight,and i feel like a million dollars,but i never keep it of for long,so,a friend of mine had a lap band put in,at that time i was slim and felt great,the sound of an operation sounded extream,but then i put all my weight back on[well most of it anyway]i was 112 1/2kgs when i had my op,my heaviest was 130.im now around 96 1/2kgs since my op on the 19/7/07.i had my procedure done in geraldton w.a,by paul flanagan[really nice person],but we had to move so now i go to murdoch in perth and see dr watson.i only have 3 1/2 ml in[over 2 appointmeants]i dont feel any restriction,wich i told watson,he put in 2 1/2 ml the first time,then 1 1/2 the next,i felt disapointed as i thought he was going to put in 2 1/2 like last time[is this normal]any way,i was just feeling down as finding it hard to get motivated and i feel no restriction at all,its like i didnt even have a lap band put in?friands say i wont have restriction til about 6ml?,its sad,it feels if you put in an effort you get less fluid in due to the fact that you lost weight,even when you have had to work hard.any way,if anyone has any advice,i would greatly appreciate it,also,i probably shouldnt,but is pepsi max a big no no due to it being fizzy,i had some the other day,it was nice,especialy when its hotting up,was worried about streching the band,thats all for now,thanks for reading,maybe we can help each other.