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I am on it at least once a day, sometimes more often. I am a little obsessive about it but I like know just where I am and I don't take small or TOM gains seriously as long as I keep moving in the right direction every week.

1 more down and 12 to go :0) Name_______Start Weight____Current Weight______Goal________Lbs lost *****:frown:************************:sad:************:biggrin:*********:frown:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............174............160............1 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

I asked my doctor about evaporation. She said that evaporation is possible, but it is so small and so slow that the results are negligible. She said the most that she has ever seen lost is a fraction of a cc over a years time.

6 pounds is nothing, I know you can do it. It feels great to be coming up on goal myself, so perhaps we can make this last little bit together. I was wondering, how tall are you? I think we are almost at the same place . . . but I am a rather short 5 '3 :0) So what are you going to do to Celebrate 100 pounds down???? You should think up something really awesome to celebrate such a wonderful achievement.

My first question would be what are you eating? If it is a lot of soft calories, it could be sabotaging your weight loss efforts. The first thing I would suggest is tracking your daily calories on something like fitday.com or a similar place. Make sure you track everything, and then you can analyze to see how much you are taking in on a daily basis. Many times we are ingesting more than we think. Exercise is sooo important as well. Are their some exercises you can do without straining your knee such as upper body or abdominal work? You may find that exercising actually increases your energy and stamina instead of taking it away.

Perhaps you could look on the pregnancy forum for threads on this. Unfortunately, I have read a few times that post pregnancy people have a real problem finding a good fill level that works for any length of time.

When was your fill? How long have you been at a standstill?

No alcohol for the first year. Never any carbonated alcoholic beverages. Also, the doctor said alcohol should really be avoided due to the possibility of addiction transfer.

I had x-ray and that was all. I had a hiatal hernia as well and they still did not require it.

I had the same problem the first week, but it did not continue into the second week. I think it is very common. I also had cramping . . . but it was definitely related to the diarreah.

I agree 100%. My doctor warned me that I may not lose at all the first month once the hunger kicked back in to prepare me with realistic expectations. I lost 20 pounds . . . but I followed all requirements per my doctors instructions and did a lottt of walking. I think one reason we start off with false expectations is that we tend to compare ourselves to others. I have seen plenty of diet tickers where people are banded a month previously and have lost 30, 40, 50 + pounds. What is not clear is that, at least for most people, a large percentage of that loss may have either come from a pre-op diet, or they put in their highest weight at the start and not the surgery weight the day of surgery. Significant banding weight loss really occurs once you reach proper restriction which may be a couple of months out. At least, this is true in my case.

I can not eat pizza unless it is on a very thin crust, and sometimes not even then. One of my worst pb episodes ever occurred after eating 1/2 a slice of pizza at a friends house. You may want to have some alternatives just in case.

I wouldn't say BMI charts are crap. They work as intended as a general guideline for the average person. Of course there are plenty of people that are not average, but for a rough estimate it works fine. However, I definitely agree the body composition test is a much better way of finding a true goal of where to be. BMI can never take bone structure or muscle mass into consideration.

My restriction can vary a lot from time to time. Some meals I can eat a lot of whatever I want. Some meals Soup doesn't even want to go down. The band is fickle, but I have found that when you have good restriction, it works more often than not with limited times in the super-restricted or super-loose zones. I wouldn't be too worried if you have a couple of meals go down a little too easy . . . but if it keeps up you need another fill.

I feel your pain. I keep stalling out now from time to time. However, I can get the scale moving again only if I keep changing up my routine. I have been doing some calorie switching to try and keep my body losing and it has been working for me. I might have a couple of days at 1100-1300 and then a super low day of 650-850. I keep cycling sporadically and it has been breaking my plateaus, but I don't know if it will keep working forever since I am very close to goal. I also exercise regularly with a minimum 30 minutes a day, but I do throw in a power-day or two every once in a while where I might get in 2-3 hours worth. I found the only way for me to keep losing at this point is to change the routine repeatedly. My routine now is to have a non-routine . . . and it is working :0).

Congratulations on your success!!! To not only have met your goal, but to actually exceed it is quite an accomplishment. :0) I would love to see some before/after pictures. Good luck finding a fill doctor in your area.

I am curious , what did you do to combat the ulcers last August? Did they find that you had the H-Pylori bacteria? Are you on some kind of medicinal regimen to prevent a reoccurrence now?

I would say no unless you ask your doctor. You don't want to irritate your stomach even if it is a liquid.

I am down one more pound :0) Name_________Start Weight____Current Weight______Goal________Lbs lost *****:biggrin:***********:confused:*************:sad:************:thumbup:*********:sad:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............153............140............2 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........273.6..........256..........0.6 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............300............300............290............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............174............160............1 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

I think it is a great time to reevaluate everything, get your head on straight without having him in the house. You have some hard thinking to do and it is easier to do when you are alone. I am sorry you had to go through this, but at least it is better to know than to go about life being unaware. First things first, if this relationship is ever going to be back on solid ground, he needs to provide a little honesty. Your trust is gone and he will have to rebuild it if you can ever have a future together. Only honesty and being upfront will help to get you there.

I would like to join the "hoping to be preggers soon" club. I stopped taking my pills mid-late August. I am due again for my TOM the week of the September 15th so we will see how it goes. My OB/Gyn said that after being on pills so many years it could take me anywhere from 3 - 12 months to conceive . . . so who knows when I will have something to report. I have to say though that now we are "trying" to conceive, my husband and I have been having the times of our lives. I didn't know it would be that way, but I am loving every minute of it . . . even if it takes a year. Please send me the baby dust as well :0)

I would try to bolster the diet if you are not eating much. Perhaps something as simple as an extra glass of milk and a V8 juice during the day might be easy to add in and good for the baby.

It sounds really strange. I would definitely call your doctore. Once you are unfilled, I wouldn't think you should have that kind of pain related to banding.

I have gone down half a shoe size as well. I also plan on buying some winter boots that zip this year :0)

I think you handled it well. If you just keep handling it the same way, she will eventually get the message. Another option is just to talk with her privately and ask that she doesn't do it anymore.