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My sisters! Just shy of 6 ft here, shoe size 11 1/2 M. My feet have shrunk in width, but not length. I am still wearing an 11 - 11 1/2. I too started out just shy of 280, I was wearing a tall sizes 18-20. I am now 185 pounds and wearing a size 12 comfortably. Size 12 was my goal, but they are now loose. When the last 10 pounds come off, I will probably be a size 10. I shop at The Tall Girl and Tallcrest shoes in Vancouver and online. :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2: PS, last time I was in the Tall Girl, I felt SHORT. Everyone in there that day was taller than me. I could swear I saw Serena Williams. Must google to see if she was in Vancouver at the time.

RIGHT ON ARGON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Show us some pics when you get a chance. That must just be so stinking exciting.

Thanks for the compliment. That makes me feel good. Laughing about the muffin top. click here Muffin top - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My new pink sweatshirt and these were my goal jeans. I still have a teense of a muffin top, but I feel really great in this outfit. Haven't worn pink since I was 10. But wanted to share. I am 11 pounds from goal.

Hey, I am 5'11 1/2 " with a largish frame. And no, you will NOT be starving. You WILL be satisfied with smaller amounts. And no, you will not feel less energy, in fact you will feel more energy. Good luck with your journey. The banded life is wonderful!

I was recently put to 3.2. And yes this seems perfect. I don't think I can go any tighter, but you see in other threads that everyone is different. I read somewhere that restriction really gets serious at 3.0 and that any fill after will be a small fill. I am a bit surprised that your doc put you up 1.75 in one fill. Seems like a lot to me. But everyone is different. Let us know how it is going.

I have to pipe in and support you two. I will absolutley not lose weight if I don't eat properly and I will not lose weight if I do not get extra exercise. I have to focus on eating like Weight Watchers, I have to focus on going to the gym, even when I don't want to. If I eat too little, my body will surely hold onto every little bit of weight it can. Also, if you calculate how much weight I lost each week, I am sure it is less than a pound per week. So yes, my WW buddies can lose weight faster, but I will be the one who keeps it off. I have almost never gained even one pound back in the 15 months that I have been banded. So I encourage you to eat healthful and real foods and get your body moving. It is a constant lesson isnt' it? Still for me too. Hugs and success.

Right on Tonks! One more for me 11 more to go.:bounce:

I still check in on you all. This was one of the most exciting stepping stones in my weight loss journey. COME ON EVERYBODY, WONDERLAND IS FINE.

Just had to say something. I FEEL SO FRIGGEN AWESOME! I love getting dressed in bright colours, form fitting clothes and I love feeling beautiful. Yesterday I got some new make-up, bought a bright PINK sweatshirt and put on my skinny jeans, now too big. I am on my way out the door and I feel so alive. Hope you are feeling awesome too! The banded life is great!

Great advice Grace. I have been putting one whole banana into my Protein shake in the mornings. I can't eat a banana, but I can drink one.

I have been saying from time to time that deep inside, I don't believe I will ever get to my goal of 175. This morning, I got a little butterfly in my stomach that believed that I would. And soon. As I count down, I am becoming a believer. This just thrills me to no end. Life with the band is beautiful.:faint:

Yep, get back on the wagon my dear. Get a fill and begin again. I know that without my band, I too would gain all my weight back. That is the beauty of the band. This is a lifetime tool and all you have to do is reactivate it and start losing again. No reason why you can't have a meal with your wonderful Polish family, just less of it. Good luck and go get those skinny clothes back, you will be needing them again. hugs We all need support from time to time. I know I sure do.

Oh boy, one year and some months out now. 95 pounds down and all of a sudden I have a craving for something I never even consumed before. Coke? WTF? I have never drank Coke, never had a hard time giving up pop, but all of a sudden. THIS? Perhaps it is the caffeine I am craving, big time sugar??? I don't even get this one. Any one else have a strange cravings?

OOoooo, I know she ran the maration, just not sure when the surgery was, or perhaps it is over now? Hope all is well JulieNYC! Hugs!

12! Every pound counts right? I am at the point now, where if I don't exercise, no matter how little I eat, I do not lose. So I am at the gym and/or walking with my buddy every single day this week. I can do this. HOW IS EVERYONE ELSE DOING?

Hell ya, I can wear baggy pants for 10 more pounds too. It is kind of handy not to use the zipper. I feel like a toddler, pulling my pants down without unzipping.

I am sneaking up on this thread. Have been watching and wishing upon stars for over a year now. I am almost theeeeeeeeeeeeere.

I am confused also. I find that there is an XL and there is an XL! There is a sort of 'teen' XL that is more like a ladies M, and there is an XL that is a true XL. That probably made no sense at all, but there ARE some XLs true to size. I hope you find something nice to wear. But take my advice, don't spend too much $, because you won't be wearing it for long. I have found this to be true. Now 13 pounds from goal, I am starting to not be afraid to spend some money on clothes. Good luck

I have asked that this and the 4cc band thread similar be made into a sticky. Perhaps if others ask, it may become a sticky. I also refer to the 4cc band OFTEN. I bumped this thread recently because of a poster on another thread asking a question. Valuable information in these threads.

Good for you on enjoying your success. And enjoy those pants, for they will probably only fit for a short while. I predict that in a few, you will be posting that they are too BIG! Congratulations!

I am kind of in the process now of changing my goal. I am thinking of setting it higher. My original goal was around 175. I am thinking 180 might be a 'good enough' place for me. ???? I feel thinish, look thinish. ???? I guess I will know when I get there. Recently some of my size 12 pants are getting big. I can pull them down without undoing them and they look saggy in the ass. I don't really know if I WANT to be a size 10. Really, I don't. I am not aiming for a supermodel size, I feel good. It is a hard call mcgreen. I might have my band loosened .2cc or so and just see where the weight settles. So for me anything under 180 will feel like goal. But, like Jachut, perhaps, I will just stay at that weight for 6 months and then drop some more. But I am starting to feel mostly done. So for me, I have just started to adjust my goal, but for the heavier, not the lighter.

REALLY awesome Argon. You must post pics soon my dear. Your stats are amazing. Congratulations.

Absolutely, this has happened to me before, I posted about it somewhere. I was in a panic, I had a fill of .2 and had more restriction the day before. I though for sure my doctor missed his mark. I was doubly upset, because I have to drive 5 hours and stay overnight away from my 3 young kids to get a fill. I was told here, by a wise poster to wait it out and sure enough. 2 weeks later, fure enough, it tightened up like a snare drum. I hope your fill tightens up soon. There is no good explanation to why this happens. My latest fill, felt tighter immediately, as did my others. But for some reason that one fill did just what yours is doing. Cheers and let us know how it goes.

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