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Wow you have done well,wha was your starting weight, but am concerned re the saliva,definately ring your doctor to discuss that has never happened to me.

I am very embarrassed to say that I weighed myself on my birthday (20th January) and I was 132kg. Today I am 89kg so I feel much better. I look everything and compare it to how much weight I have lost eg: 20 2kg bags of sugar. I am amazed at how I could have dragged that much around.

I still have no idea what size I am and go straight for the larger size it hasnt really sunk in yet.

I have never been happier though. My sister asked me what was the down side of banding and I really couldnt come up with any really good reasons.

My walks have definitely been interrupted by the early darkness and the fact that I have never been so cold so I dont want to go out.

Had my 3rd fill on Thursday and all is good so far except I think I am getting a cold and I am waking up at night drowning in saliva, it is quite frightening so i hope it goes away soon. I ended up sleeping on the lounge sitting up last night.

My Dr is very happy with my progress I have lost 65% of my excess weight and he told me most people lose about 50%.

I stuck with 2 Optifast shakes or a bar a day and one cup of cooked vegies at night for 2 weeks.

Im a little worried, I am going for my third fill tomorrow and I dont know if it will be too much and I live too far away to just drop back and get an unfill. Im staying in Perth overnight so hopefully I will know before I go if its not working. I can eat and drink anything after about 1.00pm each day before that Im quite tight and only drink green tea. I do get reflux at night but usually only if I have not followed the rules and stopped eating 2 hours before. Is reflux always a sign of being too tight?

A couple of time lately I have not been able to stomach dairy foods like yoghurt it just flegms up and I end up pb'ing.

I have left it a little late to ask for advice I know I guess I will just have to hope for the best.

Hope for me too. I find even though i still have a fair bit of weight to lose when i go for a run my stomach feels like it is going to tear because it moves so much and the same when I lay on my side Im going to tell the Dr this and see if it is considered medical

Has anyone tried Rogaine with sucess? i just ordered some online. I cant believe that at every turn something makes me feel paranoid and not completely happy with my appearance, first it was my weght now my hair is falling out I cant win.

I just read all of these and was LMAO. Anyway here are my contributions

*Sitting on the computer chair is uncomfortable because you can feel your bones sticking into the chair

*My sons favourite comment after I have eaten is "you gonna puke Mum?"

*You dont panic when flying that the seatbelt wont fit.

*the smell of KFC wafting thru your gym makes you nauseas not ravenous

Will be watching this thread with great interest as these are all the questions i have too.

I went to a lingerie party yesterday which strangely sold more clothes than knickers. Anyway I liked a pair of jeans and they had a 14 on the rack and someone said try them on for size, I was like "ha ha your funny I wont get them over my knees but ok I will humour you". THEY FIT!!!!!!! I stood gobsmacked for about 5 minutes. I cant believe that in this short amount of time I have gone from size 24 to 14/16. And no I have not starved or thrown up every day I eat healthy normal meals.

Another laugh I had was when I wanted to buy bras and I had no idea what size I am because my curent bras have way too much material loose. According to her I am now 16c and the bra I was wearing was 22E, dont know if thats good or not, oh well thats what plastic surgery was invented for.:thumbup:

I kept telling myself that it was only a short time frame of inconvenience comapred to the rest of my life feeling and looking fantastic later. I must admit knowing that I only had to drink the optiyuk for 2 weeks helped I would have caved day 1 if I was trying to use it as a weight loss tool.

Good luck its not as hard as you think and the pay off is huge.

Walking thru the shop last week and this guy kept staring at me. My first instinct was have i got something hanging out. Then when he smiled I finally got it, OHHHHHH hes checking me out, thats never happened before.

When you can buy cute little Betty Boop knickers not big bloomers

Your husband starts talking lingerie!!!! bless him.

Any aussies know of a liquid Vitamin and fish oil supplement, sometimes the capsules get stuck so I dont want to take them anymore.

My fingers and toes are crossed for you Batkitty. I really hope it all goes well for you soon.

Ok so my victory dance of yesterday has been somewhat halted after I felt a tearing and a great deal of pain in my collarbone area when I was following my weight program today. It stretches into my shoulder and chest. @$#@ it. Im going to go easy and just walk on the weekend and hopefully all will be rosey on Monday. If anyone has a miracle cure please let me know lol.

Good on you emma us March 19 people can do anyhting!!

Thanks Chickie and she smiles. Im way excited and wondering when i can legitimately join your I love to run forum. Think I better learn to run before I run!!!!.

My best friend has done a few triathlons and never have I ever thought I might be able to join her but now Im thinking nothing is impossible. Even though I swim like a rock hee hee.

Ok this probably sounds silly but......I RAN!!!!

For the last week or so when Im on the treadmill my feet have been itching to go a bit faster but I have been scared to try in case I cant do it. Well today I got on and thought to hell with it and started doing 1 minute intervals of running and walking for 30 minutes. I was totally buggered when I got off but what a feeling.

This time last year I had little fantasies about how I might feel when Im banded but not one of them comes close to how it really feels. I love my band:lol::redface:

Pre band i hated to cook, KFC was my favourite food and I spent zero time in the kitchen. Now I cant stand fast food (KFC is near my gym and the smell coming thru the door in the afternoon makes me want to puke). Suddenly I have discovered that yummy food does not really mean greasy junk, I spend hours looking thru cookbooks for delicious healthy meals. Last night I had lemon chicken and vegie rice and like Jachut said I have enough left over for tonight too.

Im no angel i still love chocolate and icecream I am just getting better at balancing the good with the bad.

I live in Geraldton and was worried about having to constantly travel backwards and forwards for appointments, I emailed the contact email on the website expecting nothing or a receptionist to reply and within a day dr watson had replied with a consultation and date for surgerey all in the same trip it was great.

I went straight home the day after surgery and with hindsight it was probably not the smartest move but it was the day before good friday and I wanted to get home to my kids. It only took me a couple of days and I was on track again. Dr Watson sends you home with plenty of drugs to get you through the first week, my advice is dont be scared to take them whenever you need them.

I am trying to decide if I need to go back next week for another fill or not, at this stage Im thinking I dont need it yet I might put it off for another month.

The story didnt bother me as much as the mailbag letter they read out last night, cant remember the exact words but it was something like fat slobs should just exercise and stop eating rubbish. They didnt even read another one that completely opposed that view. :thumbup::biggrin:

Yes you are weird!!!!:thumbup: Enjoy it put yourself first for a change, your husband must think you are worth it so have fun.

Hi Lellow,

You are in good hands with Dr Watson I was banded by him in March this year and it has been the best thing I have ever done. Good luck and welcome.

You are right we can do this it takes a lot of determination and willpower but the rewards are great and thats what i keep telling myself when I feel like snacking. I try to think of being able to walk into a clothing store that does not sell plus size clothes and not feeling like a fish out of Water and not feeling ashamed when Im out with my husband and we meet new people.

We have been given a great tool now we just have to make it work.

H