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NAME ***********START WEIGHT ****CURRENT WEIGHT **GOAL***LBS. Lost aJoneen............212............210............XXX............0 evelas5000.........180............179............140............1 Desdemona..........163............161............125............2 Fenton.............XXX............YYY............220..(4wks)...-8 HarleyGirl.........180............184............140...........+4 Hopeinapril........236............238............XXX...........+2 Lynn1215...........174.5..........175.3..........XXX............0 NurseNiki..........229.8..........227.6..........190.........-2.2 Nycm00.............220............218............XXX...........-2 Potatie............229............224............XXX...........-5 scrappy_friend.....170............172............150...........+1 SpecialK...........274............272............255...........-3 Sugarbean..........200............200............150...........+1 Tess415............294............295............289...........+1 Thin2bme...........191.2..........193.2..........150.........+3.2 WestCoastMom.......155............153.5..........140..........1.5 Grrrrr, I'm up another pound this morning, so that's 3.2 lbs gained this week for me and I really didn't do bad yesterday, I know I'm still retaining excess Water, so hopefully, this will go down next Friday. :confused:

Thanks Amanda, it does feel good to hear those words. I'm still wanting to lose 40-50 more, but I'm so much closer than I was 90 pounds ago!!

I didn't know Nola was leaving, I'll have to check out the website. I know my husband has been waiting for the letter of authorization that Nola's office submits to the insurance company for over a month. When he talked to Nola mid-December she said it was on her desk and next in line but as of yesterday still no word from their office as to whether it was done. When my husband called the office yesterday, he was told Cindy was working on it, that explains it. I'll have to let him know, now maybe they will get busy with his letter. He's getting frustrated it's taking longer to jump thru the hoops than it did for me, grrrrrr!

Well, I'm back from my Vegas trip and I'm up about 2 pounds, not bad considering I'd have gained 3 times that before being banded. I'm hoping for tomorrow's weigh-in to be down some, I'm sure at least part of it is Water weight. I need to get back in the habit of doing my treadmill, I have good intentions of starting tonite when I get home from work, but we shall see since I still need to get caught up on some sleep....lol. I had an NSV while there, my son and his wife met us there and spent 1 day with us. I haven't seen my son since XMAS a year ago before I had surgery and when he first saw me he said "Holy crap, deja vu 17 years ago", then he gave me a big hug and said "Wow I can even put my arms all the way around you now". That made me feel good, down 90 pounds since I saw him. :thumbs_up:

I don't know how I did it but I managed to drop 1.2 pounds this week. I'll take it no matter what, but now I'm headed to Las Vegas for 4 days on Sunday, so hope to at least stay the same next Friday. Updated NAME *******START WEIGHT *******CURRENT WEIGHT ********GOAL ********LBS. Lost aJoneen............212............210............XXX............0 Fenton.............XXX............XXX............XXX............0 HarleyGirl.........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Hopeinapril .......236............241............XXX............0 Hungry4help........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Lynn1215...........174.5..........175.3.........XXX............0 NurseNiki..........229.8..........228.8..........190............-1 Nycm00.............220............218............XXX...........-2 Potatie............229............224............XXX............-5. scrappy_friend.....170............172............150...........+2 SpecialK...........274............272.9..........255.........-1.1 Sugarbean..........200............199............150...........-1 Tess415............294............295............289...........+1 Thin2bme...........191.2..........190..........150............-1.2 WestCoastMom.......155............153.5..........140..........1.5

Hi everyone, hope everyone had a great Christmas, it sounds like all went well for the most part. Welcome home Fenton, glad you're sharing it with someone special. I weighed in on Friday and managed to stay the same for the week, so I'm good with that. I really need to get back on the band wagon, I have to confess I've been eating a lot of candy the last week or two and I'm really really surprised that I managed to not gain anything. I'm trying to do better this week, the scale will tell the tale come Friday. Hope everyone has a Happy New Year!! NAME *******START WEIGHT *******CURRENT WEIGHT ********GOAL ********LBS. Lost aJoneen............212............212............XXX............0 Fenton.............XXX............XXX............XXX............0 HarleyGirl.........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Hopeinapril .......236............241............XXX............0 Hungry4help........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Lynn1215...........174.5..........174.5..........XXX............0 NurseNiki..........229.8..........228.8..........190............-1 Nycm00.............220............218............XXX...........-2 Potatie............229............229............XXX............. scrappy_friend.....170............172............150...........+2 SpecialK...........274............272.9..........255.........-1.1 Sugarbean..........200............199............150...........-1 Tess415............294............295............289...........+1 Thin2bme...........191.2..........191.2..........150............0 WestCoastMom.......155............153.5..........140..........1.5

OK I thought I followed the instructions on posting to the weight log but it doesn't look right, so I'm trying again. Grrrrr!! NAME *******START WEIGHT *******CURRENT WEIGHT *******GOAL *******LBS. Lost aJoneen............212............212............XXX............0 Fenton.............XXX............XXX............XXX............0 HarleyGirl.........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Hopeinapril .......236............241............XXX............0 Hungry4help........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Lynn1215...........174.5..........174.5..........XXX............0 NurseNiki..........229.8..........229.8..........190............0 Nycm00.............220............219............XXX...........-1 Potatie............229............229..................... scrappy_friend.....170............170............150............0 SpecialK...........274............274............165............0 Sugarbean..........200............200............XXX............0 Tess415............294............294............289............0 Thin2bme ..........191.2..........XXX............150............0 WestCoastMom.......155............153.5..........140..........1.5 I think this looks better . :thumbup:

Merry Christmas to everyone!! I've been reading but just not been posting lately, but even with the holidays the past month, I've managed to lose 6 pounds. I thought I'd jump on the weekly weigh-in thing you guys put together. I usually weigh in on Monday but will start weighing in on Fridays starting this week. For now, I'll post my weight from Monday :thumbup: I'm hoping this will help keep me accountable. I had my last fill (# 5) about 5 weeks ago and I'm starting to get hungry a lot and think I'm eating more than I should be, so I'm contemplating setting up an appt for fill #6. We are having our family celebration this afternoon and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. Happy Holidays everybody!! Here's my starting weight for the log. :sad: NAME *******START WEIGHT *******CURRENT WEIGHT *******GOAL *******LBS. Lost aJoneen............212............212............XXX............0 Fenton.............XXX............XXX............XXX............0 HarleyGirl.........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Hopeinapril .......236............241............XXX............0 Hungry4help........XXX............XXX............XXX............0 Lynn1215...........174.5..........174.5..........XXX............0 NurseNiki..........229.8..........229.8..........190............0 Nycm00.............220............219............XXX...........-1 Potatie............229............229..................... scrappy_friend.....170............170............150............0 SpecialK...........274............274............165............0 Sugarbean..........200............200............XXX............0 Tess415............294............294............289............0 WestCoastMom.......155............153.5..........140..........1.5 Thin2bme..................191.2 . . . . . . . . XXX . . . . . . . . . 160 . . . . . .

I have arthritis and I was banded in March, 2008. I was taking Plaquenil and Methotrexate and was told they were both ok to take. I'm now off of Plaquenil and just taking Methotrexate because since the weight loss has started I don't need the Plaquenil. I was also told that I can take Glucosomine. Hope this helps.

Jeannette sorry to hear about your brother, I know you are having a rough time of it. I'll keep you both in my prayers. Lisa sorry you can't make it tonite. My husband and I are planning on coming to the XMAS party maybe we'll meet up then.

Hi Lisa, I didn't login til today, but I was NOT at the meeting last nite. However, I noticed there is one tonite at SMMC at 6:00, they moved it up a week early because of XMAS and my husband and I plan on being there tonite. Maybe we can meet up tonite. I have a blue and white shirt on with blue jeans. My coat is green and beige. Maybe we'll see you tonite.

Hi Becky, Congrats on you reaching Onederland also, yes it does feel good. Hope you're still doing well, I'm struggling but still there. Teri

Thanks for all the kind words everyone has left me in regards to reaching Onederland. I'm holding steady at just under 200 at 197.8. I've found if I don't get at least 48 oz of water per day I tend to retain fluid so it's been a struggle to keep under the 200 mark, but I'm working on it. I'd feel a lot better if I could get down another pound or two to give me some cushion, but it's slow getting there. I too seem to be struggling with wanting to eat everything in sight, but the last few days I've been trying to get a handle on it and haven't done too bad. We have dinner theater tonite, so that will be a challenge, but I'm sure I'll be fine, they always have salad and some kind of chicken and a variety of vegetables. I still have enough restriction that I shouldn't be able to overeat, thankfully. Talk to you all later, hang in there.

Thank you Orea and LoriLei, it feels good to be under 200.

Hi Everyone, I haven't been on the site for over a week and just discovered the new look for the website. It think I like it, just need to get used to it. I wanted to tell everyone that I finally hit Onederland yesterday and I'm loving it. To celebrate I went out to buy a new pair of jeans, I have been wearing a size 22 for the last month or so and they were falling off of me, so I thought I'll try a pair of 18's, well guess what, they were too big and I was able to get into a size 16. I never imagined a 16, it's been so long since I've worn a 16 I can't even remember how long it's been. I'm guessing 12-14 years at least. Anyway, I'm so excited I just had to share my good news. That's a total of 85 pounds for me for the year, 65 since surgery, woohoo!! I've had a hard time motivating myself the last month or so and the weight loss has been slow but now that I'm in Onederland, I think that has motivated me again. So much so, that I've readjusted my signature line to show my goal as 150 instead of 160. As the little train said, I know I can, I know I can. Woohoo!!!

Wow, I haven't been out here for a little over a week and log in and find a totally new look. I think I like it, but I'm having to search for everything, but think I just need to adjust. I'm so excited, I hit Onderland yesterday. To Celebrate I went out and bought a new pair of jeans and a new winter coat. I was very very surprised to find that I am now fitting into a size 16. I had no idea what size I was going to be in since I have been wearing a size 22 jeans for the last month or so and they were falling off of me. I thought maybe a size 18 but I never dreamed a 16. Anyway, I just had to come and tell everyone that I'm so happy!!

I've also had the same thing's happening, but, my doctor said if my band had slipped that I would not be able to keep ANYTHING down, no water or food, so he tells me I'm fine. He said if it's slipped it will also be painful, so I think you're ok, but I'd definitely check with your doctor.

Just wanted everyone to know that I plan on coming to the support group meeting tonite. I'm wearing my red shirt if anyone wants to look me up. I'm not sure that I know any of you except for Erika and I have seen Jeannette even though I haven't introduced myself. Maybe I'll get around to doing that tonite, lol.

Hi Everyone, I've been reading everyday, just not been posting. I'm still pluggin along and wanted to let you all know I'm knocking on the doors of Onederland and hope to be there by next Monday for my weekly weighin. I weighed in this morning @ 202.8 and am looking forward to breaking into the 100's. I haven't seen that in probably 15 years. I have been setting a goal of 10 pounds a month and if I don't get it, i don't beat myself up over it, I just keep chugging along and so far I'm doing fine. Everybody keep up the good work, just be persistent and watch what you put in your mouth and you'll be fine.

Hi Fellow KCKS bander. I'm sorry to hear you're not losing any weight. Go get another fill..... I've been banded since March and I'm down about 52 pounds since surgery and 20 pre-surgery. It sounds like you need to eat more protein, try chicken and fish. I eat a lot of chicken and fish and salads with low calorie dressing (16 calories per 2 tbsp). You can bake fish and chicken and it takes no time at all too cook. I have had 4 fills and think I'm at my sweet spot for now at least and have good restriction. If you're not exercising you also need to start, I use a treadmill. If you don't have a treadmill, go for a walk. Start out slow and just do it every other day and do it for 15 minutes and work yourself up to more each time you walk. Exercising will help speed up your metabolism. Please don't get discouraged, just try to make better eating choices and follow your dietician's guideline if you have one. If you need to chat with me feel free to send me a Private Message. Good luck.

Sorry, I won't be there tonite either. Going out of town again for another long weekend, but hopefully, will be there next month.

I'm going to stick with the group at Shawnee Mission, I don't venture up North much.

I've had a change of plans and will be leaving early for vacation late this afternoon, so I won't be at the meeting tonite. Hope to see everyone next month, maybe we can do the red thing again next month so I can figure out who everyone is, lol. Have a great long weekend everyone.

I'm here been reading the boards some and not posting much. I went for my 4th fill about a week and a half ago and think I'm at my sweet spot. Some days I think I'm too tight, but I'm able to get liquids down, just get something stuck occassionally. I think I just need to take smaller bites and slow down, I'm working on it again, darn it... Anyway, down 51 lbs since surgery so I can't complain, but I'll be going on vacation again for a week leaving Friday so I'm just hoping to hold my own again while we're gone and then I can get back on the bandwagon once we return, not that I won't work on it some this week before we go, but you know what I mean.

Hi Tiffany, were you a Cingular employee before being picked up by AT&T? If so, you will probably have to wait for a new contract to find out if the exclusion is lifted. I was a Southwestern Bell employee before it turned over to AT&T and my UHC did not have the exclusion. I suppose you can go ahead and try, but don't be surprised if your turned down. Sorry!!