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I love the show and hope this season is as exciting as it seems to be from the start. I know I couldn't do what they do, but I am glad to see them improve all the time. I do get inspired from the show. Hope there is no more drama like last year.

<HR style="COLOR: #c9ced4; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c9ced4" SIZE=1> Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = V /><V:SHAPETYPE id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</V:SHAPETYPE>************************:tt2:*********:thumbup:****** *** Brandy.............198............198...........???...........? Lindar172. . . . . . . . .246 . . . . . . . . . .246. . . . . . . . . 150. . . . . . . . .96 lotzasunshine......270............270...........180...........90 Loveislovely.......216............216...........175...........41 vzghj3.............202............202...........150...........52 __________________

I didn't make my goal either. I had a bad time over Christmas and gained back some weight. Only 3 pounds, but I am not happy with myself. Oh well, I have all ready lost 1 pound of that gain and am ready to start again. When the next one starts, I am in. Thanks for all the help and support.

I have Tricare Prime and it is a fairly easy process. I started in May and had surgery in August because I had additional testing that need to be done. No complications with insurance approval though.

Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = V /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"></v:shapetype>***********:laugh:*************:tt1:**********:cursing:****** :rolleyes2: * agreatknead........204............185...........180............5 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......253............204...........195............9 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............204...........191...........13 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Bunkey1965.........194............168...........170...........(-2) Cadets71...........223.4..........220.4.........189...........31.4 Charlietuna........210............167...........150...........17 Claudine...........250............231...........225............6 CubsGirl17.........172............152...........150............2 Cutiew/booty.......251............226...........220............6 cQQlgirl...........195............185...........180............5 crzytchr...........276............256...........246...........10 Donna113...........199............184...........160...........24 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............216...........190...........26 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............143...........130...........13 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 janesays ..........244............232...........225............7 jazzyywan..........239............239...........190...........49 Jeni85.............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............203.5.........185...........18.5 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 judy1023...........231............231...........199...........32 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............231...........200...........31 Lindar172.............257.8.....................245.2...............240...................5.2 Liquidbluegal......225............214.6.........199...........15.6 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 Long2BThin.........253............218...........215............3 lotzasunshine......292............272.5.........250...........22.5 Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Lunabeane..........244............197...........187...........10.0 Mamanmidwife.......295............268...........260............8 Melissa Aguirre ...266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 newby23............242............242...........212...........30 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............238...........220...........18 rainer.............236............222...........210...........12 Redtulips3.........180............175...........160...........15 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............179...........165...........14 srknepler..........285............249.2.........255..........(5.7) squale.............353............353...........325...........28 SueAZ..............198............193...........150...........43 Sunshine2..........177............167...........160...........07 Suzzzie............305............305...........285...........20 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............224...........215...........6 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............203...........194............9 youcandoit!........196............182...........165...........17 bjbstoney..........321............153...........140...........13 __________________

Last week 249.8 This week 245.2 4.6 Lost this week

***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:blushing: ************************** ***********:tongue2:**********:sleep2:* 1000words..........237............229............220............8 1dayatime..........259............250............239............9 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............197............187...........10 Bea1129............198.5..........194............183...........4.5 Brandy.............208............203............198............5 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............257............250............8 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............166............159............8 KikiVal315.........229............223.5..........215..........5.5 Kirsty39...........237............234............217............3 laurigee...........170............162............158............8 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........249.8..........240..........7.8 LisaB..............189............182............170............7 mamanmidwife.......275............268............255............7 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........274.6..........270..........7.8 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............193............185............5 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............202............195............7 __________________ Only .6 of a pound but it is a loss. It will get better.

Stayed the same this week. Better luck next week.

I feel the same way, more hungry since the fill and night snacking is becoming a problem. I need to stop this before it gets out of hand. I also have not gotten any email notices for about a week now. I did contact the site, but no response from them either. Good luck with defeating the night snacking.

Congratulations to all of you. I love reading about nsv's. Can't wait till I can add some myself. Keep up the good work ladies.

***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST *** *************:laugh:*************:cursing: *********************:cursing:* 1dayatime..........259............256............239............3 1000words..........237............235............220............0 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............199............187............8 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............205............198............3 CQQlgirl...........188............186............170............2 crzytchr...........265............261............250............4 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............169............159............5 KikiVal315.........229............225.5..........215..........3.5 Kirsty39...........237............237............217............0 laurigee...........170............165............158............5 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........250.6..........240..........7.2 LisaB..............189............184............170............5 mamanmidwife.......275............269............255............6 MegMegs13..........266............260............250............6 mominlv13..........282.4..........277.4..........270............5 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............206............195............3

:thumbup:The Dr put in 4.2 cc in my band today, 3 months from my surgery date. The first time I went in for a fill, he said I was losing weight without one and he wanted to wait. I was comfortable with the weight loss so I didn't argue with him. I had lost 21 pounds since that visit and I was a little worried that he wouldn't do the fill again, but he didn't hesitate today. I hope this helps with my slow weight loss. (I really shouldn't complain because I have lost 51 pounds since June 29th.) Any way, I wanted to share with my fellow banders.

Only .8 of a pound this week but still going down so I won't complain. ***NAME***********START WGHT.*****CURRENT WGHT.********GOAL**********LBS. LOST ***:cool2: **************************:tt2: ***********:cool:**********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........259............256............239............3 1000words..........237............235............220............0 aJoneen............213............210............199............3 alliemorris73......229............229............199............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............205............187............2 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............206............198............2 CQQlgirl...........188............187............170............1 crzytchr...........265............264............250............1 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............171............159............3 KikiVal315.........229............228.5..........215..........0.5 Kirsty39...........237............237............217............0 laurigee...........170............165............158............5 Leslie2Lose........215............214............199............1 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........253.6..........240..........4.2 LisaB..............189............185............170............4 mamanmidwife.......275............275............255............0 MegMegs13..........266............266............250............0 mominlv13..........282.4..........280.6..........270..........1.8 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............195............185............3 renewedhope........162............161............150............1 SailorChristy......251.5..........248............230..........3.5 southernmissy......209............207............195............2

:thumbup:I use cottage cheese a lot. I have two favorite recepies that I use a lot. One is to dice up an apple and add cinnamon and it tastes like apple pie filling. You can add splenda or any artifical sweetner if you like. I did at first but quit doing it as it tastes just as good without it. The other one I haven't done for awhile, but you dice up tomatos, onions and green peppers to taste and mix it with cottage cheese. Very tasty. I have never been on to be able to eat cottage cheese alone, but have been working on that since banding as it is such a good source of Protein. I remember mom making it with lime Jello and nuts also.

NAME*************START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT*******GOAL***********LBS. LOST *** *************:smile2:*************:tt2: ***********:thumbup:**********:w00t: 1dayatime..........259............259............239............0 1000words..........237............237............220............0 Ariel..............193............193............183............0 Barb12590..........207............207............187............0 Bea1129............198.5..........198.5..........183............0 Brandy.............208............208............198............0 CQQlgirl...........188............188............170............0 JasonR.............366............366............351............0 Jodi_620...........174............173............159............1 KikiVal315.........229............229............215............0 laurigee...........170............169............158............1 Leslie2Lose........215............215............199............0 LilMissDiva........244............244............225............0 lindar172 .........257.8..........254.4..........240..........3.4 LisaB..............189............187............170............2 mamanmidwife.......275............275............255............0 MegMegs13..........266............266............250............0 mominlv13..........282.4..........282.4..........270............0 noosagirl..........138............138............124............0 Renee74............198............198............185............0 renewedhope........162............161............150............1

I weigh every morning as I like the accountability of it. However, it does get frustrating sometimes. These last two weeks I have gained and lost the same 2 pounds. Sometimes I think I should only weigh once a week, but that scale has its magic powers on me and I can't not weigh in. I know we all hit plateaus and I am trying not to worry about it. I go to the Dr on the 11th and hopefully will have my first fill. When I look at the over all picture, I am doing great. 46 pounds in 4 months is not a bad thing, so I remind myself to be patient. It will take time.

****NAME***********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST **** ************************************* ***************************** 1day at a time.........................259........................259........... ....................239...................0 gratefulheart.........................241...........................24 1..............................225...................0 laurigee ..............................170...........................170....... .........................158................. 0 leslie2lose...........................215...........................21 5...............................199...................0 lindar172............................257.8..........................257.8.............................240...................0 noosagirl.............................. 138.........................138................................124....................0

Didn't make goal but happy with loss. ****NAME***********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST ****:tt1: ************:tt1:************ ***********:smile2:**********:tt1: 1dayatime..........263............259............243............4 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Bea1128............210.5..........200.5..........188...........10 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............188............185............6 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............182............175............6 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............190............190............5 laurigee...........180............169............160...........11 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........257.8............256.........16.4 LisaB..............205.5..........189............180.........16.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............168...........42 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............212............208............6 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............240............232............8 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............213.5..........200..........6.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renewedhope........171............162............150............9 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............283.5..........280.........10.5 Tess...............304............296............280............8 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............213............210...........12 wendyw.............192............179............172...........13 wowox7.............195............175............170...........20 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6 __________________

So, I am curious. Are you still eating a cup of food at a sitting, or going totally with the south beach diet? I have thought about trying it myself, but not sure that is what I should do yet. I still have not had a fill and am hoping to get one on November 11th when I go to see the dr.

Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Mamanmidwife.......299............276............280...........23 Long2bthin.........248............228............230...........20 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 aJoneen............223............213............213............10 Congratulations all of you for reaching your goal. That is a wonderful accomplishment. Keep up the good work.

I agree with Restlessmonkey, she always has good things to say. I had my band on 08-11-08 and I love it. I didn't have any nausea after surgery and so far no problems pbing or getting food stuck. I do take small bites and I chew chew chew. It is different for everyone and I know there are people that have problems, however, they are an exception to the rule. If you follow your doctor's advice you will do fine.

I have a hard time telling that I have lost weight. My daughter is always telling me she can tell and for me it is just not that easy. I have been walking as my form of exercise and I walk during my breaks down the halls at work. The other day, someone I have never met, came up to me at lunch and said, "I see you walking the halls and believe me when I tell you, you can really see that it is working for you. You look great." That was such a victory for me. I expect my daughter to say kind things, but when a stranger does it really helped me. Can't wait till I can see it.

I agree. I know life goes on and the lap band isn't our entire life, but I have enjoyed hearing from other people who are in the same stage as I am. I have missed hearing from all of you. I know I couldn't have made it this far sanely, with out all of your help and support. I hope to hear from you all soon.

I will keep you in my prayers. I know the surgery has given me a new lease on life. Just keep on plugging away.

Down 1.6 pounds... Only two pounds to go and a week to do it. ******NAME********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT********GOAL********LBS. LOST *****************************:tt2:*********************** 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............216............213............7 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............269............265...........12 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............185............175............3 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............178............177...........18 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............170............160...........10 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........258............256.........16.2 LisaB..............205.5..........193............180.........12.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Long2bthin.........248............230............230...........18 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............283............280...........16 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............215............208............3 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............242............232...........10 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............214.5..........200..........5.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............213............199...........11 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............296............280............8 thatDEgirl.........211............196.4..........195.........14.6 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............217............210............8 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............180............170...........15 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6