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Down 4, 9 to go name ...........starting# ....current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Cagstorm (txarcher)360............357..........345.......12 Candle ............218............218..........207.......11 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............188..........175.......13 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............220..........210.......10 Faithmd............306............304.1........296......8.1 georgiagirl........275............275..........260.......15 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........233..........219.....13.2 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............176..........166.......10 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............199.5........199.......0.5 keekahari..........220............220..........205.......15 kjl315.............237.5..........233..........220.......13 legster............223.5..........219.5........199.......24.5 LessnLess..........172............172..........164.......8 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............184..........175.......9 Mandyjo............191............191..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............250..........238.......12 Rainer.............264............262..........248.......14 Redtulips3.........248............248..........235.......13 RenewedHope........228............228..........210.......18 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............195..........180.......15 Stacy73............230............228..........222.......6 SueMagoo...........230............228..........220.......8 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............301.1........290.......11.1 SWEETY.............180............180..........170.......10 Trystelle..........219............219..........205.......14 Twilight...........206............197..........185.......21 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........153.4........140.......13.4

I actually DO miss my old eating habits. I know they were unhealthy, but I start thinking about deep dish pizza and a rack of ribs and fajitas and sometime REALLY wish I had never done this. Then I look at old photos and remember what happened to me when I fell into those habits. I look at my parents who are only 20 years older and wheelchair-bound, and realize that I was headed right there. I can live with these limits.

Pain is weakness leaving the body. You have to PUSH. If you don't push every time, you'll never advance. Movement is good in the beginning, but don't stay there. Don't worry about the others in the gym, they're mostly focused on their work and won't care about what you're doing. There will be a few who stare, but aren't we all used to that on the street anyway? If you can afford it, find a professional personal trainer. That has made such a difference for me. There's no way that I would have known what to do in a gym on my own. I budgeted for 3 months, and had him explain why I was doing exercise X, and after those three months I could have started working out on my own. As it is, I enjoyed it so much I rearranged my finances to keep on using the guy. Also -- even if you're lifting weights, don't expect huge dramatic changes in composition quickly. The body is subtle. Take lots of pictures so that you can keep track of your progress. Good luck

Just because people are kin doesn't mean they're not toxic. You sound realistic about the issues in telling them. My advice would be to keep it quiet. You can always tell them later, but you can never 'untell' if you mention it now.

I'm just curious. For those at goal, what was your endgame plan? Did you unfill so that you can eat like a normal person, or do you still have the restriction in place? I'd like to think that by then I would have learned enough to eat rationally. Thoughts?

Wait....help me understand. There hasn't even been a barium/fluoro look at the thing, and the doc's saying remove it? No unfill yet either? Sounds like a doc needs to make a boat payment. Just my $.02, but surgery (to me) requires some thought and a second or third opinion. Good luck

name ........ starting# .... current#......goal#.....togo# Rainer..........264............264..........248.......16 wombat712.......154.8..........154.8........140.......14.8 LessnLess.......172............172..........164.......8 metawnny........252............252..........240.......12 Skinny_Jill.....195............195..........180.......15 Candle .........218............218..........207.......11 KarenG..........207............207..........199.......8 Hoppingto.......350............314..........294.......20 SWEETY..........180............180..........170.......10 juliegeraci.....220............220..........210.......8 Trystelle.......219............219..........205.......14 Susan4794.......240............240..........225.......15 rharriet........367............256..........248.......8 nip50...........250............250..........238.......12 keekahari.......220............220..........205.......15 Hollyberries....298............298..........285.......13 Stacy73.........230............230..........222.......8 Irishmae11......233............233..........219.......14 jfran...........187............187..........177.......10 liz_hager.......202............202..........190.......12 SueMagoo........230............229..........220.......9 MJRouse84.......274............233..........218.......15 Cagstorm........360............360..........345.......15 Jsrico..........255............178..........165.......13 kjl315..........237.5..........237.5........220.......17.5 chickatee.......188............188..........175.......13 want2lose.......236............236..........225.......11 Cerrin..........350............350..........325.......25 Twilight........206............206..........185.......21 RenewedHope.....228............228..........210.......18 georgia girl....275............275..........260.......15 Anitak33........245............218..........199.......19 Redtulips3......248............248..........235.......13 cQQlgirl........220............220..........210.......10 Manatee.........188............188..........175.......13

Just wandered back in, didn't have net access down there. Overall a good trip, today has been a beat-down travel day (5 hours late and nobody knows where the luggage is). I have several hundred pictures to sort through. Is there an update on John? Is he better? Denise, good for you!

I do, to keep track of a weighted rolling average. This helps filter out the highs and lows. See https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/HackDiet/ for great online tools. I don't worry about the day-to-day, I worry about the trend line and where it's going.

Cigna didn't say the docs could not do the work, the company simply said they wouldn't pay for it.

If you had to pay the full cost of treatment out of pocket, perhaps your viewpoint would differ...

Hmmm I wouldn't recommend gaining weight (and are you sure it's 200 lbs? Most programs are 100 lbs or 40 BMI). However, I wonder if maybe you aren't an inch or so shorter than you think you are? Because, you know, shorter folks have lower ideal body weights, and my doc never pulled out a tape measure when he asked my height and weight. Just some musings....

I am/was a Dr Pepper fiend. I've had one since the band, and doubt I'll ever have another. It was truly painful, the carbonation gave me real troubles.

Just curious if it's a good idea to unfill before a vacation? I'll still be in my home country, but far from a lap-band doc. I'm doing fine with my current fill, so this would be a precautionary thing. Thoughts?

Nope, no hotties, or even coldies I have absolutely no agenda in KW -- just a B&B room for 6 nights and airline tickets. I like unstructured vacations. I did message a couple of ladies from KW just to see if they would like to meet up for a drink, but no luck. No surprise there :eek:

Of course the dating is likely going to increase when you're lighter. That's the way the world works. Most people are wired to like thinner & healthier partners (male or female). Don't be jaded, just be glad you're moving that direction. Where did you go? I want to make it to Maranello soon, hopefully this next fall. Re: location, I'm in the DFW area. I try to keep my identity a bit vague on this board, because most people in my meatspace life don't know I have this band That's what this thread is for, no? Looks like JC, Di and Chrispy are all long gone, hope I drop off this thread soon

Believe it or not, this is normal. Your body is simply rehydrating. The next 4-6 weeks will be the hardest. You have to let your body heal, and you need nutrition for that. Don't worry about minor weight gain during this time. Remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint. After your restriction (which may take several fills to get right) things get better. One thing I've found really useful is to use a weighted rolling average to keep track of my weight trend. There's a useful tool at https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/HackDiet/ that keeps track of your weight and generates charts that show your true trend, rather than the instantaneous point. That's useful, especially when Water weight and other variables make the daily/weekly weigh-in unreliable.

23 I don't think I'll ever understand weight loss. I literally sat on my rear all weekend (doc's orders) and lost 2 lbs. Oh, well, it's all good....

I used Dr Mosier in Denton Tx. I have to say that I'm absolutely satisfied with him and his service. His bedside manner is excellent, and I get the impression he really is invested in the success of his patients. The service from the staff is also excellent. The pre-op patient coordinator helped get everything organized, the information sessions really were informational, and even the nutritionist seemed very interested in my success. On an ongoing basis, I have had to set up 4 fills and an unfill, and the staff is immediately accessible via email (my preferred communication method). I understand that there is a support group associated with his practice, but I have not had any need to attend those. Frankly, I'm very happy with him.

24 Almost 2 weeks to lose a pound.

For myself, this site is mainly for informational purposes. I don't really need emotional support, and if I did it wouldn't come from here. What I do need is feedback on the "what the hell??!" moments and some explanations as to what is next on the journey. The Drama Threads don't really interest me, I have other outlets for that kind of stuff

I weight train 3-5 times a week with a personal trainer. Not a fancy place, just a bunch of metal to move and a place to shower. Works for me. Pretty expensive, really, but a new body is worth more to me than a new car.

Two things: First, I really couldn't move well enough to exercise. I didn't start really aggressive exercising until I was 4 months post-op and down 50 lbs. Second, I paid WAY TOO MUCH, even with insurance, to let this thing go to waste.

Heh. Chick fights are the best, especially when they're not close enough to actually slap each other. Yammer yammer yammer. :)