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alleycia~ I added you in alphabetically. WOWOX7~ If you just quote from the very last person to post, it will be the most recent updated list. Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:cool2:************************:tt2:************ ********* *** Alleycia...........255............226.........152.......74 AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............380.........300.......80 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............199.........160.......39 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............188.5.......169.......19.5 lotzasunshine......270............257.........180.......77 Loveislovely.......216............194.........175.......19 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:hurray:************************:tt2:***********:sad:* ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............380.........300.......80 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............199.........160.......39 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............188.5.......169.......19.5 lotzasunshine......270............257.........180.......77 Loveislovely.......216............194.........175.......19 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

Put me down for -.5 please. It's not much, but I will see what happens when this fill takes effect.

I still seem pretty tight, and sometimes even when I'm not eating, I get this pain. Idk what to do but wait it out. Tried some solids last night and it did not go well. Back to liquids and mushies for a while. Thank goodness I like milk, it has really helped me keep my calories and protein up. Actually thinking about going back to adding protein powder to pudding and such. Well, as I lose the band will be looser so it will probably work itself out soon.

If I had lost 40+ lbs in a month I would count myself greatly blessed! It took me almost 6 months to lose 40, and another 3 to get to 50! You seem to be doing fine, so don't get too worried.

So.... I have a question. The first couple of days after my fill were great. But the last few have been weird. I can't really eat anything with more consistency than soup or I hurt. Not like a stuck kind of hurt, but actual pain in chest, jaw, and headaches. Am I just at the stage where I actually have real restriction and just need to wait for my body to adjust? I have made the unfortunate discovery that potato chips go down nice and easy though. We had company last night and I had some. I have decided that I am just going to do shakes and soups until I adjust. No chips. That leads down a bad road.

Congratz on not needing an extender!! I bet it is a nice ego boost! The fill is going ok, still testing the waters. My Dad is doing alright. My family is moving next door to my Brother and his family, so that he can help when things get harder.

YAY!! Disneyland is so awesome- you will LOVE it! You will be fine on the rides. They are big people friendly.

How is everyone doing this week? This thread has been dead a couple of days now, and it makes me kinda sad :thumbup:. I love hearing what it going on with everyone!

Well, I got my fill yesterday. I arrived in Denver at 9am and the supershuttle took me to the medical center. So I had a LOT of time to kill before my 2:15 appointment. I went to the cafeteria and watched dvds for a couple hours, and then went to wait in Dr.Ks office for another hour or so. Then Dr.K came in and offered to do my fill early since he was there and I was there. He started by putting in .5. I thought, I can be this tight, it would be good to have strong restriction. Well that thought lasted until he made me drink down to the line. I almost puked on him! But it went down eventully. He took out .2 and it was still kinda tight. So we settled on .2, and it has been great. I got dinner at the airport because my flight got delayed. You know those KFC chicken snacker sandwiches? I ate one and was SO full! As opposed to the 4 piecesof pizza I pigged out on the night before. YAY! Restriction! I think this will really help me get going again. Oh, a story about my flight. Besides being delayed, we did not leave until 7:15 (instead of 6). When I filnally got on the plane no one was sitting next to me, until the last two guys got on the plane. I was in an isle seat so I got up and let them in. The first thing one of the guys said was, "Think I have enough time to pee before we take off?" I told him no because we were already too delayed. Then he started hitting on me, which was not flattering because he was obviously drunk. Then he started talking to his friend and was swearing up a storm. I was just sitting there thinking that this was going to be the worst flight ever. Well, I dont know if angels wear green, but an airport employee came and escorted them off the plane! YAY!!! So I had a VERY comfortable flight home, and even got some sleep. I am glad that airports and airlines are so strict about things like that.

Chili. The only 2 times I have vomited since getting my band has been from chili.

I paid $9950 and traveled from Salt Lake City to Denver. It includes preop appointments and 3 months of postop care and fills. I go back for my fills because my dr only charges $15 after the first 3 months. So with a plane ticket and the cost of the fill it is about the same as getting one here. You can get surgery and fills in different places. The dr you see for your fill though may be a little prejudiced against you though (that's what happened to me). But I think that might be an isolated incident(I hope). Here is my Dr's website. Good luck with finding a Doc! www.lapbandrockies.com

I was also self pay, and searched for one that was affordable and in the US. Not that the Mexican surgeons aren't good, I was just worried about the cost of aftercare (fills, or complications). I found Dr. Kirshenbaum from Denver Colorado for $9950. He includes his preop appointments, and post op care for 3 months. Also, his fills cost $15 AFTER three months. For me a plane ticket to Denver plus my fill comes out about the same as I would pay here. And you can always try to find someone locally who will give you fills. I wish you luck in your search! And think of the debt this way, If you want to be around to see grandchildren, you might want to invest this in YOUR future.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :mad::confused::w00t:

Ok, I am going to go for 8.5 lbs for this challenge. I went a little high last time.

He seems to be doing fine. My parents just met with the neurologist again, and he said that two of the tumors in his brain will be operable IF they grow, if not they aren't going to worry about it. The one that is the biggest though is inoperable because it is too deep inside the center of the brain. It is strange to think of him having surgery again, and that they are bringing it up. It was pretty clear when the Dr said he MIGHT have a year left IF the meds helped slow the growth. Now I am not sure what to think. I want to hope, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Do you get what I'm saying? I'm not sure that I am explaining it too well.

I totally understand how you are feeling~ But if you look at it in the long run you are still losing an average of 1 lb a week. That is still much better than even gaining 1!!! You are going to do fine. Start out with little bits of convenient exercise, like I park further from the store than I used to so that I walk more. It can also be a balancing of your calories. I have to eat close to 1500 a day to keep losing. I had to play around a bit with the numbers before I found the right amount. Good luck, and keep us updated on what you are trying!

I am down 1 this week. I finally hit my 50lbs down mark!! YAY!! Next big one will be to get into the 240's and then have less than 100lbs to lose. Memorial Day challenge sounds good to me too.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:seeya:***********:seeya:*************:seeya:***********:seeya:* ********* :thumbdown:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............386.........300.......86 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............201.2.......160.......40.2 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............191.........169.......22 lotzasunshine......270............257.5.......180.......77.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

Here are a couple pics from our trip. One is my parents with their second grandchild, and the other is my sisters and I.

Thank you so much Dee! I was just feeling like I needed a little justification for the way i have been eating! Thanks so much for your support! Go ahead and put me down for -2.5 this week. It seems like almost every time I schedule a fill my body panics and starts dropping weight again lol! Well too bad, I am not putting it off any more, because i really need to keep working on it. Good news (as good as terminal cancer can be) for my Dad. The Doctor seems to think that the new meds are helping slow the growth and he isn't even going to do another mri for 2 more months! My Dad doesn't have any of the bad headaches from the tumor in his brain that he had from the first and he isn't reacting badly to the meds, so he will keep taking them. If it keeps going the way it is, he could be around for Christmas. The Dr said that the meds might help extend his time to a year or so. Right now we will take all the time we can get with him. It's hard with people who don't really understand that his cancer has no cure though. They think "Why not just do chemo?". Well, he is on an oral chemo, but they just don't understand that this cancer kills fast. My dad found out that he had a 2nd cousin who died of the same thing in 3 months, so he has already had longer than that. Bad news is that now we know it is genetic, and in the family. I have to be more careful to use sunscreen and wear hats now (I've been pretty good at it because I am so fair skinned that I burn easy anyway) But I worked really hard and didn't get burned once at disneyland!! Wow, just realized that this is really long, and kind of rambling. Thanks for listening!

I am so sorry to hear about your MIL! You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Can I bring you dinner or something since we live so close to each other? I will make it band friendly :crying: and you should eat all the comfort food you want. You know that this is not a permanent situation and that you will keep losing later.

GratefulHeart~ Congratz on making it to onederland!!!! I can't wait until I get there too! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:cool2:***********:w00t:*************:tt2:************ ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............191.........169.......22 lotzasunshine......270............258.5.......180.......78.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

I am pretty excited this morning because I finally broke into the 250's!! YAY!! I am still going to set up a fill, hopefully for the 7th of April. We shall see.

Finally broke into the 250's!!! YAY!!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:ohmy:************************:tt2:***********:w00t:* ********* :tt1:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............225.........150.......75 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............192.........169.......23 lotzasunshine......270............259.5.......180.......79.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32