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:thumbup:Thank you gone!!!!!!!! ooooo Miss Michelle, we gotta see the upgrade when it comes around.

Ask your Dr how much exercise you can do. I started out with just 30 minutes of walking a day with my ever faithful maltipoos! Then started doing a Richard Simmons DVD, then I´ve added another of his DVDs. I´ve learned I really like working out with weights. This week I got a Zumba DVD, but not ready for all the jumping around you have to do. Recently I´ve started using an exercise ball to do crunches, when I first started could hardly do any, but now I can do 100! I still have a long way to go, but it helps me to see where I came from.

Ok, here´s my 4 month comparison shot.

Before my surgery I started hiding when it came to pictures being taken, but now I don´t mind so much. Here´s a comparison shot. The first dress was the night before my surgery, the second was 4 months later!!

Great NSVs! I´m having a little difficulty keeping my rings on!

Hope all goes well with your appointment. Was wondering how the NHS viewed Lapband. When I lived in London, I had gallstones, had to wait 18 months for surgery. It was agony!!!!!!!!!! Yes I´m losing, sometimes not as fast as I would like, but I didn´t get overweight overnight either. Keep us posted. I have a soft spot for England:smile:

I got mine on Ebay. 4 DVDs for $26.00. They arrived this evening. Haven´t had time to try them out. Should be a good laugh!

eeeeeeeeeeeeee. I can´t wait for the DVDs to come!

thanks for the input JB. Will let you know when we get it!

Hey JB, I just ordered some Zumba DVDs. Wanna try them. Do you enjoy Zumba? We gotta all hang in there, slow and steady wins the race!

WOW! That´s a HUGE fill! :smile2:

Arm pit cavities! I love it!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the replies about Zumba. I´ve ordered some DVDs from Ebay. I´ll probably look silly doing it, but don´t care, it looks sooooooo much fun! Will let you know!

Thanks everyone for the replies. I orderd some DVDs on Ebay. It looks like so much fun. I´ll probably stick at it, but I´ll keep moving! Katie, I do understand some of those feelings. You will soon be feeling better. I see you are from the UK. I lived in London for a few years (my hubby is British). Is the NHS paying for your band, or are you doing it private pay?

Just came across a video for Zumba, and ordered some DVDs. Looks fun, just wondered if anyone else had tried it?

I do between an hour and hour and half a day. First I go to the park with my dogs, and walk a mile, then home and do one exercise DVD. At work I sit on an exercise ball for 2 hours. Sometimes I do an aerobics DVD, sometimes a toning one. I´ve just ordered some Zumba DVDs...anyone done those?

Had to go through my clothes for the SECOND time since surgery, getting rid of the ones that are too big. A friend recently gave me a bunch of clothes that about 4 sizes smaller than when I started this process. HOORAY!

Good for you NeverB4 on educating the salesperson!

Down 3 from last week! Looks like maybe I´m getting over the plateau!

Sooooooo glad I found this thread! Thought I was the only one out there fighting with the 14cc apl. I have 6.6cc now, most of the time I can eat what I want. HOWEVER, for the first time had a HUGE slimming episode the other day when I left myself get too hungry and tried to wolf down a potatoe wedge (didn´t do the Protein first ACK!). Won´t do that again for sure. My bariatric coordinator has suggested a food Journal and that seems to be helping. Am scheduled Oct 9th for another fill. My Dr said he felt like I was getting close to my sweet spot. Hope that is true!

Well, I´m making some changes. Gonna do a food journal. That seems to make me more aware. The past three weeks I´ve been doing 2 Exercise DVDs and walking, 5 out of the 7 days, so if nothing else, wow am I feeling STRONG! Had my first PB the other day. Had a Protein shake for Breakfast, but then waited too long to eat, so I was starving hungry. I tried to eat a potato wedge (what an idiot!) and suffered for the next hour. UGH. Lesson learned.

For what it´s worth... Recently on Bob site (the trainer from the Biggest Loser) said eating late or snacking late was OK, if the snack was Protein. That it would jump start your metabolism as you sleep.

So pleased for you! Was just trying to get an idea about your cc´s. I know everyone is different, but doesn´t hurt to know!

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!! So you´re up to about 8ccs in your 14 cc band? I´m up to 6.6cc. Trying to get there! ENJOY your loss!:thumbup: