DiSanders

Looking at your pic again, I can't get over how much YOUNGER you look! Congrats to you!

My husband got me a BMW X3 as a gift for finishing my master's degree. We also have a BMW Z4 convertible (his baby ), and another BMW 325 with about 180,000 miles on it. It still looks great-and we love it! I never had a fancy car before this one, so I really enjoy it!

I had my surgery on a Tuesday andw as back to work (I am a teacher) the following Monday. I was fine at work, but looking back over the month to six weeks after my surgery, I realize I was very tired and less active than usual. I was banded on Nov. 29, and I even had trouble getting all of my Christmas decorations together last year. However, the fact that I am raising twins, coaching cheerleading, and working on a second master's degree may have more to do with being tired than the surgery! Hmmmm....

I haven't been on the board in a few months-can anyone fill me in on the controversy?

Congratulations to you! You look great! I am about 8 pounds away from you, and am fitting comfortably into size 16-s. Those 14's are calling me, though

I, also, was discouraged by my slow weight loss. I was only down 30 pounds in the first 9 months. Since I got a fill two weeks ago, though, I have dropped another 10. It might be slower than I had hopes, but still quicker than I would have done it without surgery!

I was banded at the Molding Clinic in Tijuana last November. It wasn't fancy, but I was very happy with the level of care I had.

I switched from white zin to red wine after the surgery because I drink it slower and it has fewer calories. Beer doen't hurt-it just doesn't taste as good as it used to...

I was banded on November 30th-have lost 24 pounds-but have really slowed down since Chritsmas. I am still seeing differences in my clothes, though. I can't have a fill until I get an upper gi on jAN 29, but I really think it's time for a fill!

SlimFast Optima-especially vanilla! Lots of vitamins and protein

I agree that weighing in once a week seems to work best-I am weighing myself on the day of my surgery...

I also lost 13 lbs the first week-I'm sure it's mostly water weight, because it has deifnitely slowed down!

I am trying hard to instill a sense of gratitude in my two stepsons-ages 13 and 15. It has to start young-Part of me also wants to give up the whole gift giving experience because they never seem to like what I get them-One year the oldest actually sold the wallet I had just got him to one of my daughter's friends on Christmas night! How's that for a slap in the face. The younger locked himself in the bathroom because he got an mp3 player that wasn't an IPod. We have tried the whole charity thing and they do it very grudgingly. Oh, well-ever the optimist, I'll keep trying!

I was banded in Tijuana on 11/29. I was impressed with the entire procedure. I was the only patient in the clinic, and the level of care was great. The Molding clinic was very clean-and three weeks out I have had absolutely NO complaints.

I think the whole idea behind the band is portion control. Although I have only been bended for three weeks, I am eating normal food-just not very much of it! My birthday was four days after surgery and I had french onion soup-cheese and all-with no problems. I have tried a copule things that didn't go down so well, but overall I am amazed at how "normally" I am eating. As long as I stick with small portions and very lttle bites, I think I'm going to be fine!