DiSanders

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

LOL-I don't know about the gag thing-but I definitely have used it as an excuse when I didn't feel like it Some of us old married women get tired of having it waved in our faces

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 just got my first fill onAugust 24, after being banded on November 29. My doctor actually inserted .5cc's when he put in my band. I talked my doctor into giving me a 2 cc fill, and I am keeping down very little solid food. I am toughing it out, though, because I am able to keep down liquids and I feel fine. I am now down 44 pounds-about halfway to my goal

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!