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maguirre67

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  1. I DONT THINK YOU HAVE ANY RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT MY DR HAVING TO LOOSE SIX POUNDS IN SIX WEEKS ISNT VERY HARD I JUST LOST 4 POUND S SINCE MY FILL YOU JUST DONT WANT TO WORK AT IT YOU WANT IT HANDED TO YOU ON A SILVER PLATTER JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FILL DOESNT MEAN YOU'LL HAVE RESTRICTION GETTING THE BAND IS NOT THE END ANSWER YOUR SUPPOSE TO ACTUALLY DO SOME OF THE WORK AND MY DR IS GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES IVE LOST 36 POUNDS SINCE MAY SO OBVISIOULY HE KNOWS WHAT HES DOING:cursing:
  2. 15 pounds since june 30th 36 total with preop
  3. They want to make sure your following the rules and actually exercising and not just saying you cant do it just for a fill since my last fill ive lost five pounds they only do fills every six weeks so six pounds isnt too bad
  4. Name.............StartingWeight....Current.....Goal.........To Go FeliciaLevy75 .......240.................240............190...........50 Hollie ...................154 ................154............125........... 29 areellady............. 189................189............159...........30 klmsilva................216................216............190......... ..26 Boos02................258...............226.............200........... 26 Dionna113...........213...............199.............160............4 0 BIGB....................342...............342.............300......... ...42 Liz_hager.............161................161.............130.......... ...31 MELISSA AGUIRRE....266................233..............160...........................73_________________
  5. i was 270 in may before the band my surgery was june 30th im now 233 and my goal at chrismas is 200 ive lost 37 pds since may that was 22 pounds before surgery and 15 since surgery thats 15 pounds in 8 weeks thats 1.87 pounds per week so thats about 2 pounds a week so its definetly doable if i do 2lbs a week thats 40 lbs by xmas that would put me at 193 i think i can do it if i can you can
  6. are you drinking enough water i finally started losing again i started exercising actually walking 1 mile a day for the last 3 days drinking lots of water i make sure i eat breakfast lunch and dinner but i havent been finishing everything on my plate
  7. scale finally started moving again ive lost 4 pounds since the 19th since my first fill
  8. thats not normal have you called the dr i got banded june 30th lost 11 pounds can eat anything and just got my first fill
  9. Ive only had one fill ive been banded since june 30th
  10. So your saying i shouldnt worry and if i walk more ill lose more
  11. I havent measured myself but i know i lost inches im down i size in my clothes 2 in blouses because i wear my blouses bigger my husband had a pair of mens medium shorts and told me to try them on they actually fit but its just frustrating im drowning in my clothes but im not seeing the scale move
  12. I keep going back and forth with the same 2 pounds went for fill on tues the 19th was 238 then lost 2 pounds went to 236 then gain 1 pound went to 237 do i have to starve my self i want to get past 235 ive been fighting with the same 2 pounds for about 3 weeks dr wont do fills unless you lose 6 pounds between fills go back for a fill oct 21
  13. I lost 33 pounds since may 2008 and 11 pounds since surgery june 30th but im stuck on 237 for about 2 weeks got my first fill yesterday 2.5 cc in 8 cc band
  14. dr lutfi at mercy hospital is great you should use them
  15. hi my name is melissa also my journey began in may received my band june 30th lost total of 32 pounds since being banded i lost 11 pounds but i keep fighting with the same 2 pounds for about 2 weeks i lose it then gain it i get my first fill tues
  16. it not hard my doctor was at mercy hospital in chicago they did everything for me
  17. you shouldnt be skipping any meals that doesnt help you i was banded june 30th ive only lost 10 pounds and ive been bouncing back and forth between 239 and 237
  18. yeah i had mine on june 30th and then again on july 24th i had lost 20 lbs in 2 months before being banded
  19. you just want a quick fix 4 lbs a month is deceit mercy is the best
  20. yea mine came a week early then stopped for a day and now is back full force bleeding
  21. its because of your female friend when you go off it youll lose it same thing happened to me
  22. you should be fine i dont think liquids can stretch the pouch by itself
  23. ive lost 35 pds am im down one size went from a 24 to a 22
  24. your ok i slipped on my seventh day out of fourteen i had a big mac had my surgery june 30th good luck

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