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BandedCG

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  1. BandedCG

    Any Smashing Pumpkins left?

    Hey! I just popped in. Haven't been in here in a long time!! I also need support!
  2. I have gone from 273 to 208 since my surgery! Size 20 jeans were too tight...now I'm in 16's! I feel so much better! More energy. Fitting into old clothes that were too tight....and having a lot that are now way too big. Compliments! I could go on and on.... Add yours.....:thumbup:
  3. BandedCG

    smell???

    No...I don't think they all smell bad.
  4. BandedCG

    2008-2010 - A new me!

    4/3/09 - Down 50 lbs 9/14/09 - Down 65 lbs 11/16/09 - Down 70 lbs 10/11/10 - Down 103 lbs
  5. BandedCG

    Need Encouragement

    I'm sorry you are having problems. I have gone through the "too tight", then "not tight enough" stages, too and it is frustrating. There've been times I wish I had not even messed with it and just left well enough alone -- and not tried to get tightened. Hopefully you will hit that "sweet spot" and start losing again soon. Hang in there.
  6. BandedCG

    Where Do I start?

    Your band isn't going to work for you unless you utilize it. Find a fill doctor. Do NOT drink with your meals. Talk to a dietician if you are not sure what to eat. Move your butt. (*I've had trouble with this one and recently started walking daily.) You can do this. :smile2:
  7. BandedCG

    Supporting Newcomers

    I agree! I've noticed the same thing. I have posted things before and never gotten a response. Makes you sort-of paranoid or something. LOL
  8. BandedCG

    3 month mark

    Rock that mini-skirt girl!!! Congratulations on your loss so far. You are doing great!
  9. BandedCG

    Am I too tight??

    I say if you are having trouble getting Water down, that you are a bit too tight. At my tightest, I could not stop puking. I couldn't swallow and I was miserable -- and that was a little over 7 cc's when the doc thought I had a little over 5. That lasted one night and I had an emergency unfill. Now I'm not tight enough. I go back next Tuesday for another fill.
  10. BandedCG

    First fill tomorrow

    My doctor always tells me to do clear liquids for 48 hours after a fill. I get a fill on Tuesday and I can't wait! I don't have enough restriction and it stinks. :-)
  11. BandedCG

    I did it!! 100 lbs. gone!!!

    Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you!
  12. Hey! How are you doing??

  13. BandedCG

    Eating frenzy

    Bandpal is a smart man! I think some people refer to it as the "last supper" mode. You want to eat things thinking "this is the last time I may get to eat this". I understand completely.
  14. Hey! I haven't spoken with you in a while. Hope you are doing well!

  15. BandedCG

    Hi! First day in lbt

    Take it easy a little while and consult your doctor on how soon you can start excercising. Along with the shoulder pain, I later had some side cramping (sort of like the cramps you get sometimes when you walk). The doctor said it was normal and my body was just adjusting to the band. Hang in there! :-)
  16. I'm only 16 months out, but I still have the shoulder pain sometimes after I eat.
  17. BandedCG

    Oh happy day!

    YAY!! Hope you are doing well. I just had a fill, but already know I need more.
  18. I have no regrets other than not having it done years sooner!
  19. BandedCG

    Restriction/Fullness

    The best way I can describe the "feeling" is...you know if you take another bite, you will puke. You literally can not eat another bite. You will know it and understand when your band is at that right tightness. I've had mine too tight before, and it was no fun at all. I didn't understand all this that others were talking about either until I experienced it myself.
  20. BandedCG

    Walking in a Winter ONEDERLAND!!!

    Thanks guys. Yes, I DO love this band! Getting the surgery was one of the best decisions I've ever made.:biggrin:
  21. Hello everyone! I just wanted to stop in and tell you that I made it to ONEDERLAND today! 199.5, but I'm there!!! I hope everyone is doing well and loves their band as much as I love mine. Merry Christmas!!!!
  22. BandedCG

    How did you come up with your user name?

    "banded" + my initials. I'm not very creative.
  23. BandedCG

    Hello all

    I recommend that you go contact a surgeon and attend an information session if they have them. I know mine did and I learned a lot! You can even go to support group meetings with bandsters before you even have surgery. I'm down 75 pounds today and I have no regrets whatsoever...unless you count wishing I had done it earlier! I feel great and wish you all the best.

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