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OMG I am going with my friend on an Alaskan cruise in May - and I'm thinking "WT#$%#$% am I going to wear!" . . . there are 2 formal nights . . . and I don't DARE shop before the beginning of May or whatever I get won't fit . . . who know what size I might be by then! (much smaller I HOPE). just had to share . . . this should be interesting!

OMG I am going with my friend on an Alaskan cruise in May - and I'm thinking "WT#$%#$% am I going to wear!" . . . there are 2 formal nights . . . and I don't DARE shop before the beginning of May or whatever I get won't fit . . . who know what size I might be by then! (much smaller I HOPE). just had to share . . . this should be interesting!

LOL . . .I had NOT noticed that! now I have to pay attention to it Thanks However . . . one lady here at work mentioned that my boobs are sagging more LOL . . . guess I need an underwire :tongue:

awww Steph . . . this is not good! We miss your smiley face around here! I hope things settle down for you and your stress disappears! Hugs! Chris

Thank you . .. yes, people are starting to comment there and there . . . I think some just don't know if they should say something or not. Most the people I work with could be my kids .. . so they aren't comfy saying something I think lol. I don't see it so much until I look at the pictures - they don't lie :eek:

Hi everyone . . . I just posted my 2 month comparison pics in my Dec 07 group . . . but thought we might post pic here in this thread too. Join in! I'm down 42 lbs (including 14 preop) . . . and I'm 2 months out today.

OK . . .today is 2 months for me . . . and here is my progress. Please join in!

Sghatl - What a fantastic story - I had no idea you did all of that on your own BEFORE the band. I'd say PHENOMINAL but don't know how to spell it! You did so much on your own . . . Be VERY PROUD and keep up the GREAT work! Chris

Saturday morning .. . hi all! Done a couple 12 hours days at work . . . not fun . . . so came home and collapsed into bed last night . . . only to be awakened by my grandson who is into temper tantrums in the middle of the night. Lord Love a Duck . . . I've heard high pitched screams before . . . but this kid can sustain them . . . and we're supposed to let him go (per the doctor) . . . do you think 14 pillows on top my head will smother me? lol . . . ok . . .only 7. Hope everyone has a good weekend . . . I'm going to WalMart for some quiet time (how bad is that?)

I hit 40 lbs down today . . . and I'm tap dancing around the kitchen while I get my cottage cheege and applesauce. OK . . . that includes pre-op weight for me - but hell - I lost it and I'm counting it. The scale keeps inching down . . . whatever speed it wants to go at . . .but it eventually moves for me - YEA!

Cerrin you are way more organized than I am .. .I have one forum I'm supposed to check in weight loss every Wednesday . . . and at my old age, I can't remember where I was the week before . . . but that still doesn't give me the desire to write it down lol :rolleyes2: Oh that low weight I saw a sneak peak of the other day . . . it's now a standard for the last two days. Yea.

tggr - hang in there! I know exactly what you are going through - it drove me nuts. I just kept on track - and the trend has always been downward on the scale, even if it seems super slow. My doctors office keeps repeating "1-2 lbs a week" . .. even though I'm thinking it should be 5-10 lol. It can't help but work if you stick with it! I had a HORRIBLE night last night . . . I have not clue what I ate that gave me gas, but this was worse than anything that I had after surgery. I swelled up like a balloon and the pressure and pain . . . it started about 8 pm . . and I think I finally got to sleep sometime after midnight. Ugh . . . don't want another episode like that thank you! Have a good week everyone! :eek:

I went to my seminar in Sept, had all my consultations and testing done October 3 - and found out that day I had to be smoke free for two months before he would operate - got approved about the 21st of October, and had surgery Dec. 3. If it hadn't been for the smoking, I'd have been done in November.

Well I rent my house . . . so I can't really do the new bathroom . . . and I have trouble rationalizing $40 for a scale let alone $500 . . . and since I plan on continuing to lose . . . I'm going to go for the plywood idea I think . . . :wink2:

lol .. .remodeling is a great idea . . . it beats taking the scale out back on the concrete . . . I might scare someone unintentionally if they should be outside and I come waltzing out bare ass naked . . . lol . . .

So my house has weird floors - and finding a spot to put my scale in my bathroom takes trial and error. I had finally found the perfect INCONVENIENT spot to get consistent readings time after time - and someone went in there and moved it! UGH. Can't find that spot again to save my life. Now I can get on . . . with the left foot first . . . and a number will flash up - and in 10 seconds will shift higher by a pound. Then I'll try getting on with the right foot first . . . and it will read another pound higher . . . so in the course of trying 5 times, I can get 5 different readings all within 2.5 lbs. It's a new scale so you would THINK it would work . . . lol .. . whatever . . . I've decided if I get the lowest number for 30 seconds straight, I can use that number :cursing: It's all my amusement for the mornings. However, I didn't go to the lower number this morning . . . but I was tempted because I DID SEE IT! :thumbup:

I think you will be fine . . . because I was AMAZED to find that the needle holes from my fill are 2 inches BELOW my port insision . . . I don't know what I've been feeling . . .but obviously not the right thing lol. I think you're fine.

Just got back from doctor .. .and it isn't my heart causing my arm ache at all . . . it TENSION AND STRESS . . . .and he rubbed the nerves/muscles in my neck . . . and presto . . . no more pain. Good grief! Yea

Hi all . . .I ended up working almost 11 hours yesterday . . . ughhhh . . . it's the time of year with last minute emergencies . . . so no Water aerobics for me last night. I'm baby sitting at the moment until my DIL gets home from her first interview . . . I don't know if I mentioned she is in remission on her cervical cancer. . . AND they made a mistake in her chart and put someone else's biopsey in it . . . so she found out she does NOT have uterine cancer (which they had just told her she did have) . . . that was one cause for a big celebration this week! I MIGHT get to cruise to Alaska with my Disneyland friend - she had booked the cruise, but her husband's Altzheimers is getting worse fast, so she isn't sure she can take him . . . so . . . I'll know in about a month what she decides to do .. . can you imagine trying to get clothes for a trip in May? I have NO CLUE what size I would be needing by then lol. When DIL gets back, I'm heading to the doctor . . .my left arm has been aching . . .but is not killing me . . . woke me up all during the night and I can't get it comfy . . . better get it checked! Have a good weekend everyone! Sorry I babbled on forever . . .

I wish I could have done this 15 or 20 years ago . . . I'm finally starting to get some decent weight off . . .and my back and knee and hip are starting to be soooo much better. It got to the point that I was walking with a cane last May . . . and it is stuck in my trunk now where it stays. I would do this again even if I didn't lose any more weight that what I have right now . . . and I'm selectively dating . . . and closing in on 58 . . . so it's made my life so much better . . . I wouldn't trade it for the world!

I'd go to HER boss and let them know what is going on . . . that is totally unacceptable. No one should have to work in a hostile environment. And you should tell her boss that too.

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I got 1.5cc in a 10cc band . . .he had more in, but I started burping and could feel a rock in my chest, so he backed off. I notice a difference in the morning when I'm eating . . . have to go slow. The rest of the day is the same as it was before. However, my weight had basically stalled before the fill last week . . . and now it is starting to slowly move again. Yea! Good luck!

How about a thread called "Newbie Information - Start Here" . . . with all the descriptions and such :smile:

Hi there . . .I didn't have a "test" . . .it was a "chat" . . . and cost me $175 that I wasn't expecting . . . and since my deductible with my insurance is $500 - it was the only thing I had to pay out of pocket. After all was said and done - she also runs the support group meetings - and we found out she is a former bypass client of my doctor too.