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Name.............Current......Goal.........To Go Bunkey1965......207..........189...........18 dreamsize8.......216..........190...........26 FeliciaLevy75....259.4.......240...........19.4 laura bough......215..........190...........25 liz_hager..........168..........150...........18 NukeChik..........227..........197...........30 thininside28......271.5........245..........26.5 Cadets71.........231...........219..........12 Wannabthin......199...........179..........20 scrappy_friend..222...........200...........22 TexGirl.............198..........180...........18 Gayle21...........190..........175...........15 MMarg.............216...........199..........21 Jeni 85............189...........169..........20 Newhope4me....163.6........150..........13.6 First time under 200 in over six years!!!!<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Name.............Current......Goal.........To Go Bunkey1965......240..........219...........21 dreamsize8.......216..........190...........26 FeliciaLevy75....266..........240...........26 laura bough......215..........190...........25 liz_hager..........169..........150...........19 NukeChik..........227..........197...........30 thininside28......271.5........245...........26.5 Cadets71.........238...........219...........19 Wannabthin......199...........179...........20 scrappy_friend...222..........200...........22 TexGirl..............202.........180...........22 This is really going to be a struggle for me but I need a short-term goal instead of my great big goal!

Well, I've had diet coke and rum, 3 beers and lots of wine since being banded. Nothing has given me a problem. Although, I do get tipsy much quicker.

Y'all really do look amazing! I've taken a few pictures, but I'm not quite ready to post them for all to see yet.

33 lbs lost. 78 to go!

Good luck I meant!

I bounced around the same 3 or 4 lbs for about a month. I lost continuously the 3-4 weeks but didn't lose much of anything during most of the second month. I weigh every day even though it drives me crazy and I'm starting to notice about .3 - .5 gone almost every day for the last week. I really hope to keep this going! Hang in there, you'll start losing again. You really need to track your calories if your not. I'm using thedailyplate.com and it really helps me keep on track better than before. Good

People are really starting to notice for me too. I get a lot of "wow, that shirt looks really great on you" comments. It does feel great! And today is my 2 month anniversary!

I have IBS and since I got the band my symptoms have been so much better. I did go through a period during the liquid stage that I went all the time. I realized that along with the IBS I am also lactose intolerant. Since I've been limiting my lactose things have been so much better. I am having "normal" bms for the first time in years

Before the band I would feel full from my belly button to my chest, really, I could eat so much my whole body felt full. Now it is more in my chest area and I don't feel it anywhere else.

The Chantix did make me quite weepy about 2 weeks into it so my Dr. also put me on Lexapro. After that, I was a very, very happy non-smoker! People at work would sit and roll their eyes when I would come in singing on Monday mornings! Anyway, if you feel sad and miserable don't give up on the Chantix, just ask for an anti-depressant. I can't say enough about how great Chantix is. I seriously tried every other way out there to quit and nothing worked for me. The hardest part for me was that deep down I didn't really want to quit. I definitely had to go through a mourning period where I really, really missed my old friend, cigarettes.

The doctor found and reapaired my hiatal hernia during surgery. I went home the same day and was able to return to work as scheduled.

I quit smoking in November. I tried so many times and couldn't go more than 2 days. I went to my primary doc who put me on a prescription called Chantix. It was expensive and gave me some crazy dreams but it made it so easy for me to quit. I recommend Chantix to anyone wanting to quit. As for Diet Coke I haven't had one since 2 days before my surgery and haven't looked back. I seriously drank nothing but diet coke before surgery - like 10 cans a day!!!! I never thought it would be this easy. That caffeine headache was the worst part of my surgery day!!!

I don't know what to tell you. That is very, very frustrating! Big hug though! I would think the Dr's office would be willing to work with you a little bit on this.