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Thanks for the info Mel.. Blue---Great job...keep up the great work! Paige...did you make it to the meeting on Tuesday at Brigham? I am still not quite restricted, but hope the next fill will do the trick. I will see the nutritionist as well...

Hey there...notateech...what a horrible experience! I don't know what you could have done to rectify the situation, but as long as you are doing well with no meds...stick with it! I am planning on going to the meeting...it will be the first in a long time. I went and met with Monica and liked her a lot...needed to be reminded of what to do to make the band work! Katie

Thanks for letting me know Paige...I will plan to make the next meeting there... looking forward to seeing some familiar faces:)

Hey everyone....I am back! I am coming on my second anniversary of the band, and have lost a total of 30lbs... I have been very discouraged because it took SO long to find my sweet spot...I am not sure if I have even found it yet!! I took a break from the band for the past few months and am now ready to get back into it... I am going to try and make it to the meetings because I need the support... Dr. Robinson actually called ME because I haven't been in...I was completely shocked because I didn't even think he knew who I was!! Looking forward to chatting and sharing with people on this thread...I see a lot of new people have joined!! Katie:) Hi to my old friends Paige and Mel!!

Hey Mel.. I am at 10 cc's in a 14cc band...

Hey everyone... Mel "tracked" me down:) LOL!! I just had my year anniversary and all is going well..FINALLY!! It took me 11 months to get restriction, and I will be honest and tell you that I wanted to GIVE UP a lot during that time...even talked about having it taken out! Since I got restrcition, I am down a total of 31 lbs and a ton of inches. I have been swimming and walking. I am happy with the band now, but I still cheat sometimes!! It will be an ongoing process and I need to refresh my commitment now and then!! I am hoping to make it to the Nov. meeting and see those of you I haven't seen in a long time!!

Hey all! It's me! No, I haven't vanished, just been incredibly busy lately... Had surgery a year ago and down 20 lbs and lots of inches. It has been frustrating, but therapy has helped a lot... I knew I wasn't eating b/c I was just hungry!!! I am still committed to the band, but it did take me 10 months to get restriction!!! I am finally at a point where I KNOW I have the band in... Hey to my girls and hopefully I'll see you at one of the meetings:):tongue2: K

Hi there! I was also banded 6 months ago and it has been slow for me as well... I am only down 10 pounds. I am an emotional eater and a SAHM. I still constantly struggle with what to eat..

Hey everyone..sorry to have missed the mtg last night...my husband didn't get home until 7:00..Paige...I got your message, but my phone wasn't charged... I got it last night. Hope all is well with everyone. I FINALLY feel restriction...What a feeling! I now know what I have been missing! It took six months and five six fills to get there... I have been really discouraged in the past few weeks and had a "one on one" talk with Dr. R... he is SO HARD to talk to..he gave me a pretty aggressive fill and told me to stay positive. I am looking forrward to dropping some more weight now!

Thanks for the encouragement Mrs... I know this is a journey, not a race... I do have to have the faith that this will work!!

I don't feel like I have gotten true restriction. I also think that ny binge eating has gotten the best of me.... I am still hungry most of the time...I am going to get a fill next Tuesday and hope that this will be the one!

Hi there...I also had surgery in Sept 08...I lost 24 pounds for the surgery, but have gained 20 back,,,I am frustrated b/c I don't feel like I have had anything done!!

Hey Everyone..haven't been on the boards for a while...which would explain why I totally FORGOT about the meeting until it was too late!! Kids are on vacation this week and I've been buy at Disney on Ice, Rainforest Cafe and playgroups all week!! How did it go? Sounds like a few new people showed up...

Hey Guys...haven't posted in a while.. Jay...I bet that the fulttering is just acid. Those were my symptoms when I was diagnosed with GERD. But, still check with the doc... GL with your surgery! Katie

LOL Jay!! Best of luck to you in your surgery!!!

It was great to see everyone...new and old:) last night at the meeting! I needed the support and am back on track today...good luck to everyone!!

I'm planning on coming:) Need some support!!

10:15..we'll run into each other there...he is usually running late:)!

Hey Paige...so sorry to hear about your Christmas...I am definitely eating less, but am going for a fill on Tuesday, and HOPE this will do it. Hope everyone else had a great holiday, and look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting:) Katie

Right now I am at 7cc's.... I have an appt for the 30th and I hope this one will do it.. I feel much better today and know it will take me a long time...I can't give up now!

Thanks Paige... I feel much better since I ranted and raved...sorry for the negative post, but that was how I was feeling. I have a lot of family issues going on right now and that binge eating thing has come back full force... with no restriction I am really struggling....hopefully next fill will do it...enough about me... Paige...how is your chest? Hopefully the antacids helped. Mel...how are you? Hope you are back on track! I can't make the meeting this month either.. I have a night out on Monday and my babysitter can't do both nights.. YLJ...congrats, welcome and good luck!

Hey girls... haven't been on the site in a while. I have to admit I am still very discouraged. I thought for sure after this fill (#3) I would feel some restriction! The first few days I though so, but it turns out that I am still hungry all day and can pretty much eat anything! I feel the looks from the people who know that I had surgery and they are thinking... what happened! I have put 10 pounds of the 25 I had lost!! I am thinking about joining WW AGAIN... though I thought I wouldn't have to do that again...at this point I am wondering if I should have just had a GB!!! I know I sound so negative and that the band should just be a tool, but my tool is broken!!

Well...let me complain on the other end of the spectrum...I ate anything and everything on Thanksgiving...I have not had any restriction yet!! I have started to gain some weight...about 6 pounds... and am getting really frustrated!! I don't feel like I have the band at all!! To top all of that off, my lovely MIL keeps asking me how the weight loss is going when she knows damn well that I am not losing...!!!!!!Ahhh! When she questions me constantly, it makes me want to eat! Hence...getting back to my old habits that got me here in the first place...I am so not motivated to go to the gym, but I am trying to work out at home... I am going to have a fill on Tuesday...Paige...what time are you going? I'll be there for 10:45:) I hope that this fill will be the one!! I need some serious help!!

Hope to see you all at the meeting tonight:)

Heidi...you are not alone. I had my surgery Sept 17th and feel the same way you do. I had lost 25 pounds since the surgery, but am playing with 5...up and down..it is frustrating! I felt NO restriction after my first fill and just had my second on Tuesday. I don't think this fill brought me to my sweet spot, but I feel a little tighter... hang in there and don't get discouraged!! We can do this!! :tongue2: