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Thanks for all the support! I knew I could count on you guys! Well, I had my 8th:0 fill yesterday and I think we may have hit it...my Dr was worried that it would be too tight so he let some out and then it was too loose so more went in. He said I have a sliver...expected to hear from me today that I couldn't handle it but so far so good!!! It is different...ate soup and popcorn last night and was FULL!!! Now as I write this, I am trying to get down a Breakfast Shake and it is taking its time but going down...ahhhhh the feeling of tightness. So, today is a new day! I'm starting back recording food to kick me back into shape...hope it continues! Brandy - I can't wait to see wedding pictures! You will be a beautiful bride!!!! CC - I've been where you are too many times. But it was usually in a time of stress. Give it a day or two to see if things settle out then if you feel you need the fill, get it. My Dr is of the school that you know your body best. Bea & Turler - glad you guys are doing okay....we need to get out motivation back!!! Where did it go? I talked to one of the nurses @ my Dr's office who has hd the band for over a year and she said she platued for almost 3 months but then she went back to eating normally. Not worrying with calories, excercise and such for about two weeks. Then went back great guns like she did right after surgery and BAM!!! Weight starting dropping again. I guess I'm there because I haven't worried about all that for about three weeks so no is the time to kick my butt back into it. What can we challenge ourselves with? I want to drop 10lbs by New Years and start 2009 firmly in the 180s. What about you guys????

Thanks Brandy. Sharing with you guys always makes me feel better. Just wish I could snap my fingers and make it all better. Sorry to hear about the teenage drama. I sympathize! 14 yr old going on 30 doesn't help our household much either! I took some time off exercising too. I am going to start back next week after I get over the fill...we'll have to push each other.

Hey guys. Thought I'd check in. I've been on a roller coaster for the last few weeks and it hasn't been fun at all. Luckily, my business has been going well and I was swamped over the holidays. Unfortunately, things with the band haven't been so good. The last banding worked for a day or so then nothing and I mean nothing. I thought it would change over a few weeks and it did...to where there was no restriction at all. I could eat anything and that I did! I haven't shot up but things haven't gone down either. I did talk to my dr. and he said that my depression meds aren't working correctly so that coupled with what's gone with the band has thrown me into turmoil:( I do go for another fill tomorrow. Luckily my Dr. is fitting me in. He said that with all that is going on he was afraid to make me wait for fear of what weight I may gain. SO....I am keeping my fingers crossed. I feel now like I did before I ever had surgery...tired, fat, failure, miserable....don't want to go anywhere or do anything! We're hoping that things will turn around with the fill and a change in my meds. So, please keep your fingers crossed for me. I want to get back on track ASAP! Enough about me....I see that so many of you have reached the -60lbs or more mark. CONGRATS!!! I want to catch up and hear from you guys about what's working! Let me know how you've been! Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks Brandy - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too that the scales move:)

Well, I am now on my 7th fill! He added .8ccs to take me up to 6.3 - that's only .2 away from my tighest where I had the unfill. Hope this is the magic number! I could actually tell a difference right away. I can feel it being tighter. I am going to take it easy tonight with only liquids and see how it goes. I don't want to undo what he just did. This will be the first time after a fill that I haven't gone back to eating normally. Maybe that's been the issue. I have been bad about logging my food:( I just couldn't bring myself to do it the last few days because it has been so bad and so much! But I will start anew tomorrow. After all, Tomorrow is another day!!!

Oops, sorry Carol. I was actually being called by three little ones at the time....

Brandy - my first name is Katy...but I am so used to hearing "Mom" 24/7 that it might as well be my first name:)

YEAH L2L!!! I know you're happy with the restriction! Hope to join you tomorrow!!!!

OMG Bea! I know you were in some pain! I used to have them when I drank carbonated stuff but NEVER like that!!! {{HUGS}} to you! Hope that this will make you feel better. Thanks guys for understanding the need to whine...it makes me always feel better coming to you all to vent and get it out.

Hey guys! Hope everyone has been doing good. I have to go back an read posts since last Friday.... I've been pretty down the past couple of days. My tightness has completely disappeared and was able to eat this weekend like a mad woman. But I did still manage to lose a pound - go figure. I've also been dealing with a sick child, husband who is way too keyed up about the election and a 14 year old drama queen. I did call my Dr today and luckily he is going to do another fill Thursday. We leave for our trip to Lake Placid in a week and a half and I new I didn't want to go up there being able to eat like I've been. So, I'm excited about that. Also, I am getting a haircut Friday, going to see High School Musical 2 (the Broadway show) on Sunday with my Drama queen so I have things to look forward to, but just down on myself right now. It is such a pain that I went backwards so badly and haven't been able to catch back up yet! I know, I know....things will turn around but right now I just want to whine. So, hope you guys don't mind. If I told my hubby what's been going on, he'd just give me one of those lectures to snap out of it so I haven't even mentioned it to him. I've been eating in secret again....lunch to about 3pm then refrain once family is around. Oh, to be full again after just 1/2cup of food is what I long for....I pray that Thursday will be the day!

L2l - glad things are getting back to normal and they're able to fit you in for the fill. I will be having one again soon. Back to no restriction:( This is so aggrevating! Did so good yesterday and posted foods but today is close to TOM so I started the day good then gorged this afternoon. So I am paying for it now. I feel like I've eaten a watermelon. Needless to say, I will be forgoing dinner tonight. But tomorrow is another day. My kids are so siked about trick or treating. I told them that they can stay up and eat their candy too (getting it out of the house as soon as possible!) Anyone got any big plans for tomorrow?

Glad to see you back Turler! Hate that you have been working so hard and now feeling yuck...hope it isn't anything too bad. Maybe just a cold:)

THanks Brandy. I will be trying it tomorrow! I'm glad it is the full type because I do have the brief type and it rolls on me too. Not to sexy looking with a spaghetti noodle rolling down my back!

Bea - wondering where you were! Glad you're back on.... I wish someone would come out with jeans that actually fit a real woman with curves! It's either too loose or skin tight. Where's the happy medium. But I am LOL at the no pants idea...have you tried leggings? My friend has tried to talk me into them, since all the tops this winter are long but I feel like I'm on a trip back to high school. I saw the mag you were mentioning but didn't get it, I'll have to tomorrow. I did get the actual Clean Eating mag. It has some GREAT recipes. I did do good today and haven't missed the "regular junk" I normally eat. I've had more energy too. L2L-PLEASE be careful...I had the stomach bug and then after a week had all the problems and then the unfill. My Dr. said that when I get a bug I need to call asap to get a small unfill so that things don't get aggrevated. I will definitely call next time! So, you might want to check with your Dr. to make sure he doesn't want to do anything. Brandy - I am heading to Walmart tomorrow to find the garment you're talking about. Hope they have it. You said it is by Cupid? Is it high waisted briefs, a full body suit, or what? I want to get the right one!

No I haven't tried them but I will check it out! I didn't have this muffin top when I first lost because I had cut out all my carbs and most sugars because I couldn't tolerate them. But once I got the unfill, could eat that stuff again then gained some back, it all went there:( Do check out the clean eating. Is is easy. Simply trying to eat things that aren't processed and don't have extra sugars. I picked up a clean eating magazine at the grocery store today. All I know is that it can't hurt.... Have any of you seen the study about women eating eggs? It shows that women who eat two eggs each morning stay fuller longer, eat fewer calories during the day and lose more weight than those who ate other things for Breakfast. Thought it was interesting.

I can finally post today! Brandy - glad to hear you were able to eat something more than liquids. I know you are too! L2L - be careful! And I hope you feel better. Well, bye bye to tightness....don't know where it went but it is gone once again. Luckily, I can't eat alot but I can eat too easily and things I shouldn't be. I guess I will be back for another fill in a week or two. In the meantime, I am starting "Clean Eating" today. My stomach is the issue....I am losing everywhere but there. I went shopping with a friend yesterday, had so much fun. I could actually fit in a 14 BUT my muffin top looked aweful with all the shirts I tried on. Even the sweaters didn't look good. I did get some things and made a promise to myself that I would do something to get into them! After much studying of the issues, it seems that clean eating will help. It is what most body builders and people who need to cut down on bloating do. So, I have promised myself two weeks, that's how long I have until me and my hubby have before going to Lake Placid. This will give me time to see if it works and feel good again! I found a blog last night where people challenged each other to do this for the month of October and so far most of them have lost anywhere from 5 to 10lbs.... Sorry, I'm rambling but wanted to get this out...So how's everyone else doing?

What's up with the site? I haven't been able to log in all day and when I did, my post didn't show.... Anyway, Congrats on your winnings Brandy! I know that was exciting. Be careful with yourself though. Don't get too tight. I'd hate for you to have to get a unfill. It is now fun!!!

Bea - so glad that the service went well. Celebrating someone's life is always an amazing thing! Plus, way to go on the loss:) L2L - I do log onto Daily Plate as supermomof5 (momof5 was taken) I will go on and check out the groups and figure it all out. I haven't been able to lately because I am in the process of launching my own business and the roll-out party is today:0 So, once today passes, things should get back to normal!

Way to go Turler! I'm back down today too! What a good feeling!!!

L2L - I do want to log in my food with everyone. I do it there anyway...but I can't seem to figure out how. Can you let me know, please....

I'm with you, I wouldn't trade it either. I wish I had done this so long ago.

Just checked out everyone's pics....WOW!!! Everyone looks great and is doing so good!!!

Turler - thanks for understanding. It is wierd that we wouldn't want to be able to eat but it is so empowering and I have gotten to the point that I hated meal times or being around food because I knew I would want it and not get full.

Tightness is BACK!!!!! I am so happy to report this...I got up this morning, went about things as usual then took two tylenol along with a couple gulps of water, without thinking, and boom....I FELT IT!!! I know it sounds crazy that I'm so excited about the pain of this but it is so great to have that feeling back now. Now its time to get to loosing again!

Nope, not upset at all. I was but it comes with the situation so I got over it. Atleast people are still noticing what I have lost and I can wear all the clothes I had bought:)