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SO glad to hear from you Heather!!! It will only get better from here on out!

I am only 6 months out, but I do not and have NEVER regretted my decision. As of right now I am EXTREMELY in love with my band.

Sorry to hijack Jachut... but you have the longest signature line I have ever seen :bananadoggywow::Banane20:

nope, do it when you feel well enough to! Enjoy!

Ditto on what Janet said... All I can tell you is that I have already in 6 months lost more than 36% of my excess weight. But you have others here that haven't lost 5% of their excess weight in the same time for ALL different reasons. Good luck to you.

Well, just have a few things to chat about today... The scale moved! Yay!!! I am at 260 now... yippeee... So close to the 250's that I can taste it. I am wearing a size 9 ring!!! I have always been a size 10 or 11! Discovered that they make an Adult liquid Extra Strength Tylenol... so no more suffering thru the dang cramps. Today is a great day!!!

WITHDRAWAL

I know how tough things can get money wise... but girly... please do what you need to to take care of your life!!! I couldn't put a price on the value of my life. Please get whatever done that you need to before things get worse and may in the long run end up costing you more money. I will be saying extra prayers for you and I hope everything works out.

Ditto girl!!! You are looking so good Mary!! You don't look one oz of overweight to me!!! Keep it up!!!

Yay Mary!!! That is great!

WOW! That would be a hard decision for me to make. I wonder what my Dr. would suggest in that case. Please keep us posted!

I know others have said the same things... but I used to get HORRIBLE shin splints doing my power walking.... To cure it I got awesome WALKING shoes (you would need running) and I drank tons of water. Looking at your weight, I would think you need at least 130 oz of water a day... That is what I need Maybe you aren't getting enough water. Best of luck to you and let us know how it goes... I would love to run... but I don't know if I can :0) How tall are you?

What does your Dr. think you should do? What does your Dr. say your options are? Sorry to hear that you have had to go through this!!!

Holy Cow!!! You are a hottie! Looks like we enjoy the same things!!! Where are the before pics?

C 262 (-103 lbs total, no change this week) Guess I am at my first plateau... but I have been watching extra hard what I put in my mouth and I am confident the scale will move down with our new lovely challenge that Susan is getting started!!! P'nut~WAY to go on your 1.5 loss this week!!! You are kicking butt girl!

Awww, thanks Kellie!!! You are too sweet!

Thanks again guys!!! You are all too sweet!!!

Welcome Chunk!!! I haven't seen you around here. When was your surgery? 80 pound loss with the band? You rock!!! Tell me more!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments!!! I really do believe that this tool is for some and not for others. I am so glad it is for me!

Thanks! She is going to be 1 next Thursday... I didn't believe it when everyone told me how time would fly by. She is little miss independent now. She loves to be outside!!! Thank goodness!

Paula, They are Happy Dreams Petunias. They are a variety of petunias. We have Impatiens, Wave Petunias, Vincas, Wave Vincas, Marigolds, and Blue Salvia in our yard. (My mother owns a nursery, most beautiful plants in South Texas) I will have to ask my mother the exact name of them, you are right that they aren't plain Petunias... but a variety of them...

I finally like to have my picture taken!!!

This has been quite a journey. If you would have asked me 1 year ago if I would ever have WLS, I would have said HELL no. That is something I thought only crazy people did! I used to think that I would have to be 500 lbs and very desperate to even consider such a thing. And look at me now! I WAS desperate, but I was in denial... I had no idea how big I had gotten... I WAS so unhappy. Even with the most wonderful hubby in the world and my beautiful baby girl... I was depressed. At the beginning of October I had never heard of Lap-Band. On November 9th... I had one! Yes, I am the idiot who didn't research for years or months, but I am very blessed to have stumbled across my surgeon! This wasn't easy, but is really hasn't been difficult... This is one of the best decisions I have made in my life! I will have my 6 month anniversary (bandaversary) on May 9th, but I just couldn't wait to tell my story. I have lost 67 pounds in less than 6 months!!! I am 100 pounds lighter than I was this time last year!!! I am in a freakin size 18 (never thought I would see those again)!!! I am wearing shorts in public!!! I think I am hot!!! (not to be conceited, but my confidence is there now) I know I will not gain that weight back ever again!!!! Thank God for my band!!!!

Don't cook as much I finally learned what 2 "normal" people should eat. I think my husband and I were eating enough for a family of 6!

DITTO!!!!!!