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Good Job ladies!!! I have an NSV....from this Saturday....I was going to the movies with the DH....ramming thru my closet ...because things from my normal routine wear of going out were all baggy I decided to try on this pair of jeans I haven't been able to fit in over a year..... And guess what they fit!!!!!! I about screamed inside my walk-in closet and my DH who was down in the basement came running when he heard me...and even he was like.....WOW.!! When he saw them on! YES!!!!

You just have to be on a full liquids diet. And after that mushies..and work your way back to solids....everytime you get a fill it's like you just had surgery again...what was ok with the band prior to the last fill might not agree with it this time.

welcome Andre! Yes you will fit right in! LOL I suggest the same 1st step check with insurance company...very important...or are you self pay? but the information here is priceless!

I agree with ShortGal, I was told to continue your routine of diet & exercise if the scale has not moved in the right direction and you are following proper lap-band guidelines then schedule a fill. A person's weight can flunctuate anywhere from 5 to 15 lbs per month as a consequence of food,medications or any other events going on with your body such as TOM.

Congrats everyone! Trystelle you moved me with your post.... You made me feel proud of you! I have a couple months to go but hope to be home to Onderland by June 2008!

:crying: you are funny!!!! LOL

Oh...I can relate to the fight through the traffic in the jaws of it!!!LOL none worst than Atlanta traffic of course(well there is worst).... glad your first fill was smooth! Congrats on the loss!

I live in Georgia! Georgia Peaches/Georgia DAWGS BABY!!!! Waves to GreenChrysalis who is in Metro ATL! Ok.....I currently live in Georgia...before that I lived in OHIO for 10 years....and before that even colder Northeast Connecticut born and raised there! I :crying: OSU win or lose! Angie4b1g get out of here! you live in Ohio....ha!!!! I miss it sometimes...then I think of the snow...the cold long...winter...months...and (sorry) then I LOVE ME MY GEORGIA:wub: I still own property in Ohio thought....and have friends and family so I do go visit 1 or 2 x's per year.... A toast to all my State Neighbors: JaxBandster, DancingBelly, Countingthedays......sorry if I missed anyone else!

Ok I confess..... Last night instead of going straight to school... That evilness subconcious knocked out my lapband diet angel.....and ...made me decide to stop at WallyWorld(WalMart).... for what....for some SUGAR! sugar free candy that is....hey..hey I know what you are thinking ...it is not as bad as some of these other posts...but calories are calories...no matter what it is that you eat.... (ha! I recognize that today...what about last night....dumb..dumb) any hoot......I convinced myself I was going in to buy a bag of the sugar free peanut crunch only.....ha..... I bouth a bag of the sugar free peanut crunch...a bag of the sugar free reese's Peanut Butter cups and a bag of sugar free coffee chews. So I go back in the car...drive off to school and while driving had about 4 peanut crunch's, 3 peanut butter cups and 2 coffee chews.... there went a hard days work of exercising! Oh...and then I hide the bag and receipt in my bag and left it in the car last night.... after class guess what I was doing...yep ..:teeth_smile:.pucking...... Darn that evil voice for winning...... I was just out of control! Point is....we are no different than alcoholics...a sip of that drink...is still a drink!:crying:

Sorry you had to experience a painful 1st fill. good job for holding the tears back and thinking of doing labor breathing while waiting for the surgeon to experiment on you. At least it was worth your while and you got 3cc's in!

What happened where you eating around the band? Are you exercising? I was just banded a month ago and look forward to my 1st fill and more loss. I have lost 20 lbs since being banded. My loss has stalled...but I know it's because I need a fill. I am confident once I get the fill I will be back on track. I am not judging I just want to know how you lost the 60 lbs like what was your schedule like? what foods were you eating? where you measuring your portions? were you following all the band rules? What is the difference in your routine now from when you lost 60 amazing lbs?

Hello Fellow Victorious Valentines!!!! Since we are recently banded I just wanted to do an exercise challenge to get our journey going. It is a walking challenge. (since that's all we can do for now) This is an individual challenge..... If you dare....committ yourself....to exercise certain # of minutes per day. Hope you dare to join me! User name.....................# of minutes...................# of days per week 4jin....................................30...................................5......................

Marathinner how was your fill experience like? oh,..just got 15 minute power walk in and took the stairs instead of the elevator.

aubrie,, I completely understand your point as I have been there..and experienced the lethargic feeling and paying $$ finally in and out of appts and getting my metabolism to work properly. But if your thyroid levels out of control and too high there are other worst factors that can arise. Being off from any synthetic/chemically induced medication is a great accomplishment! Just relax....your doctor should still be monitoring your levels incase you need to increase it again...but your body should be producing more levels than it was before and this shall keep your energy equal to what you have now. PS I am not a doctor or anything. But I have had a thyroid condition for 5 years now. And have plenty of close family members that do so as well. I have two cousin's who did gastric bypass. One is off her thyroid medication the other one he is still on it. I just pray I am as lucky and able to get off of it.

I did 20 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the bike today.

good job rhapsody! I did 20 min on treadmill and 15 on the bike today.

Yep I am still sitting at 20 lbs...playing with the same 2-3 lbs too. I have been exercising lots....I added myself a challenge goal to do 150 minutes per week minimum....Luckily I met that yesterday...but I am still going at it today and tomw. Glad you are better....our weather has been beautiful and will be even better today! I hope I can get a fill for my first fill...i think I should since I haven't lost anymore.

Ugagirl .....I too am waiting by the calendar....can't wait to have restriction.

Well said Marathinner...and inspirational..... next thing we know .....we will be band veterans....LOL oh and at goal....

Congratulations....I hope the same happens to me.!

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Today I did 12 min on treadmill 10 min on bike 10 min on the elliptical total of 32 minutes! But you guys ROCK!

Hey guys I just passed the 1 month bandiversary yesterday. I have not PB'd. I am very concious of how much I put in my mouth. Some days I feel I have restriction...others I don't. Some days it is a struggle to eat according to the guidelines...other days it is a breeze. I am exercising harder now..and learning...to once again...feel that passion I once did for it....(probably because I know it will turn the scale in my direction) effective as of Monday that I weighed in...My BMI is 39...I would no longer qualify for my insurance to cover the surgery as they require BMI of 40+. I am LOVING my BAND!!!

did my workout! 12 min on treadmill 10 min on bike 10 min on epyliptical(or however you spell it) =32 min work out... NSV met my weekly goal of 150 minutes 2 days early!!!

LOL.... I just got back from the gym at work. I did 12 min on the treadmill ' 10 min on bike and 10 min on the epyliptical(or however you spell it) and took the stairs back up again....(not counting this) I am so proud...I kicked my own ...behind.. total 32 min workout.... YES!