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Sunta Im happy for you! I have 10cc band and I dont have any fill.Had 1cc 6months ago(for like a week lol), gut stuck badly,had to go to hospital, since then I have nothing in my band and Im still losing! Is it possible that since Im weightlifting and bulding muscles even in my stomach that the band gets tighter? cause it definitely feels tighter than like 6-8months ago:-)

I've herad that too you even get the same calories.also I read that if you eat "light" (fat free, low cal or whatever they call it)food you are more likely to eat 50% more calories than if you had a normal portion of regular food.I guess its all in our heads:-)

Hi Jackie, I must disagree, I love love sweets I would say Im addicted to it and I made the band work, its all about your determination,really.I eat sweets icecream (a pint easily) but not everyday I would say ice cream like once a month and the next day I excercise and watch what I eat. I would even say I eat sweets on regular basis almost everyday, but just till 2 p.m. once you start losing and see the changes you will not want to gain it back and you will be careful of what you eat.I work my butt off but its worth it! Yes there might be people for whom the band doesnt work due to medical complications but most of us can make it work! Good luck to everyone! YESSSSSSSSs I would do it again in a heartbeat!:clap2:

ladysplenda I understand you are scared about your daughter undergoing bypass or anything like it.I would be scared too.maybe the doctor is trying to scare your daughter that there is no other choice and wants to push her to work harder. truly said band itself doesnt do anything I dont know how old is your daughter but maybe she got the band too early not determined to lose weight. Let me tell you I have 10cc band WITHOUT any fill and I have lost 70pounds in 14 months. it didnt come alone I worked my ass off! and thats what your daughter should do. Im not trying to be harsh its just reality. I hope that she is succesful!!! Good luck to you both!

hello all:-) was I whining that Im not losing? well actually I had my two months checkup and guess what.on scale I have lost 4,5kgs (9,9pounds) but actually I have lost 5kgs of pure fat (11pounds-amazing) and I gained 1kg of muscle! Im so happy and I was upset that Im not losing? am I crazy?

ok here are my pics:-)have a great day everybody!

Hey Boo, Im getting a bit scared cause Im afraid Im again in the wrong realtionship with food, this time only on the other end:-)Im obsessed with food, I dont eat any carbs after like 3p.m. and if I do I feel really bad about it:-( I talked about it with my shrink, she told me that Im obssesed with food and that having a bread for dinner is completly normal and healthy.yep I guess I could agree but my brain doesnt:-) well Im out there trying to find love too, but in reality guys like me, they are very attracted to me but mainly in a sexual way, as my friend says "you have that f**k in your face" and she means that Im desirable and sexy...sounds kinda good but lately the guys just want to sleep with me not date me...:-(and I need love not only sex...oh well

Hello all, sorry I didnt post much but Im down that I cant excercise (cause of the antibiotics) I see you all are doing great! Kat Im happy that you had a good trip with your hubby. Waterlilly dont worry about your daughter, my sister almost failed her freshmen year at highschool and again the junior year and now shes studying university:-) on 22nd I have my one year checkup so we will see. Im trying to eat well so hopefully I wont gain anything due to the fact that I cant excercise till the end of May. Good luck to you all! Love Eva

Hi Jeni, I was banded last April and Im 25:-) The band was the best thing that happened to me! You have lost quite a lot! Great work!!

<p>Hi Puddin and Suzzzie,</p> <p>girls I so relate to you! I feel excatly the same although I dont have that perfect body like Puddin guys are chasing me. When I was bigger I knew they must like my personality mostly but now Im not sure.</p> <p>Ok I didnt want to tell anyone but here it goes:</p> <p>I have profile on myspace, one guy contacted me and we had pretty good conversation, then he invited me for a drink. he took his friend and I took mine.He is really good looking and I was amazed that he is actually interested in me (I still have that fat girl syndrome although now Im "just" cute chubby) so we drank and then kissed. I was really convinced I wont make out with him cause he is the bad boy.But after 7tequilas we went to my place.The whole evening he was telling me that Im so sexy and attractive. So we went to my place but set boundaries that no sex bla bla bla...well we made out heavily ended up completely naked...let me tell you it was so wild I would describe it as animalistic.When he left he sent me text that he hopes to see me again.(Ive done this for the first time, I never take guys home the night I meet them)</p> <p>All this was last Monday, oh and I forgot to tell you that on Sunday we had a naughty internet conversation (I think that was the first mistake that led to the other one).</p> <p>Now its Monday again and Ive heard from him like once or twice without any hint of meeting again, but might be that Ive got angina (tonsilitis?) and Im on antibiotics.</p> <p>First thing is that I really like that guy and would love to date him, but Im afraid that he isnt "boyfriend material" and although I really had fun I feel used cause I was expecting to see him again.</p> <p>I so understand you both cause Im now looking normal but my mind is still that of a fat girl.</p> <p>Dont knwo what to do? Im probably not going to contact him anymore and see if he calls.If not then I must somehow change, cause I know attract men sexually but I want to attract them also in relationship way.I want someone who would love me and who would accept my love.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sorry I know its kinda long but I needed to vent it.Thanks:-)</p> <p>Love Eva</p>

Hi Chrispy, I envy you that you can go in without expecting anything.Im not able to do that I dont know how to turn off my expectation mode. I think I would be much much happier if I didnt expect anything but I dont know how to do that. If I meet a nice guy who I like and he likes me I expect that we start dating.... I guess Im pushing it to hard but I have been without love for at least an year (Im not counting sex, but love) and I miss it so much...I want to be able to take a romantic walk, to go to the movies or just hang out with someone who loves me and who is able to accept my love. Is it that much to ask? Probably too much to ask at the begining...lol... I need to do something about it but cant help it. Do you have any advice?:help: Dont tell me just to not expect anything I know that far to well, I need help on how to turn the expectation mode off Thank you all

hello girls, ghrrr Im so mad cause I have really bad tonsilitis and Im on antibiotics and cant excercise till the end of May. I have to look for something good in it, my tonsils are so big that I cant even swallow:-)So it makes it harder for me to eat:-) But man it sucks my joints and muscles hurt so much I cant even lie down, I have a fever and I cant bring it down. Good luck on your May challenge, although I cant excercise I will be happy to see you here:-)have a great weekend

dear KAT, Im sorry to hear what is happening with your loved husband, my positive energy goes to you both.It is going to be ok! Hey you have done so much work with the band, now you have other things to concentrate on and the band stays in for ever so you have all the time to get back to working out or getting a fill. Also when Im stressed my band is much tighter so I wouldnt consider a fill if I was you. I wish all the best to you and your husband! love Eva

DeltaDawn CONGLATULATIONS!!!! Wow I cant wait to reach my goal. Finally the scale started to go down again:-) I guess I must go party and drink a bit again:-) I hope its not just water cause its been two days since the party and I drank a lot and excercised:-)

Boo you really hit the point:-) I love the Bronze Elite:-) I will go for that one.So my Bronze Elite is 14 sessions each 45+ minutes:-) Waterlilly I know we can set our own goals but I wanted to name it and tell everybody what my goal is:-) Julie oh my! in teens? wow wont you be too skinny?I cant even imagine myself in teens.but of course it would be great!

Hello girls, I made the goal in April (bronze) so now I go for bronze again, although I would need some combination of the steps stated, cause I always excercise longer than 45 minutes but I just dont spent the whole month in the gym:-) so something like 14 sessions of more than 45minutes each would do the trick for me:-) any ideas how to call this goal?:-)

hey all :-) I cant find the new thread? Whats the name?

hey Boo what I was told that I should have 1g per evry kilo (2,2lb) I weight so 94g for me, but Im not able to do that I would be eating only meat and I wouldnt be able to get down anything else. I must admit that I rather dont count the protein otherwise I would be depressed cause Im around 30-40g each day and sometimes even lower.

Julie you look AMAZING!!!!

thank you all for your support:-) is there a separate thread for the food challenge? although today I have been a bad girl cause I ate like 3oz of chocolate, but all together Im still within the cal range:-) I guess for dinner only vegetable:-)

Hey I didnt even realize its my bandaniversary today! whoaaa:-)

Hi girls, sorry I havent been around in a while. I see that all of you are doing great!! Didnt catch up with all the posts yet but did I hear anything about food challenge? Im definitely up for it:-)

Julie WOW you look really great and you are brave!!!more pics please:-)

Hi girls I can see that everybody is doing great!! Thats awesome keep up the great work. For me Im somehow losing my drive, last week I wasnt eating well and did eat more but still less than without a band. but man yesterday I over ate to unconsciousness, I was feeling so full the food was sitting in my lower stomach,through the band it got ok:-( (of course I ate like this in the evening) so when I went to bed I felt like Im gonna pop.I felt sick and it was terrible.I even remembered what I ate and felt sick,but today I was just thinking hmm what about having some chocolate? Normally I would cut down my cal intake today but I have terrible cravings so Im not sure that I will be able to do that. Why did I somehow lose my motivation? I want to be as strict as I was before,might be connected with my plateuing for over 2,5weeks. Please help:-(