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Just wanted to tell you and Julie that I saw Jill dietician had been on the St. Francis Yahoo group. I guess she saw my post about my most recent trip there which was bad as usual. I see she wants to set up some guidelines for the group. So I am sure ranting and raving about visits is not something I should be doing there. I just had to get it out. But I will write in my blog here instead. I deleted that and other negative posts I put there and I will watch what I am doing. See you next week maybe. Will have to see how school goes as it gets started. How is your journey going by now? Still doing well? Hope so. Your walking goal sounds great! Keep up the good work there Julie.

Just wanted to tell you and Julie that I saw Jill dietician had been on the St. Francis Yahoo group. I guess she saw my post about my most recent trip there which was bad as usual. I see she wants to set up some guidelines for the group. So I am sure ranting and raving about visits is not something I should be doing there. I just had to get it out. But I will write in my blog here instead. I deleted that and other negative posts I put there and I will watch what I am doing. See you next week maybe. Will have to see how school goes as it gets started. How is your journey going by now? Still doing well? Hope so.

Hope you are still doing WELL! I went in for my talk with Dr. Clark today. Lost a very little bit. I think I could walk/talk this week with you and snereb27 if you are going. If not, I will be at the support group meeting Thursday night this week. HOW are you doing?? I hope GREAT!

I think I might be able to meet you guys tomorrow (Tuesday July 7th) downtown for a walk/talk. I am also available Wed night I think. The support group is this Thursday and I will definitely be there. Hope you and Julie are both doing WELL. I went in today and did talk to Dr. Clark, lost a little not much to speak of. I am just keeping on.

Thanks! I will ask them to draw some out to see if all is OK. I have heard others say they had that done. I don't see HOW it could hurt me because I don't feel anything anyway. Or hardly ever. I am just sort of resigned to the fact that I just won't. I am pretty sure they have never drawn any of mine out. I have watched. I will tell them to keep putting it in but I gotta be near the top. Wonder how much saline the line from the port to the band actually holds. Gotta be a ML or two as long as it is. An ml is not much at all. I see them(mls I mean) at school all the time so I know. Let's keep in contact OK?? I did start using the food tracker yesterday that is on the lap band site, it is fit.com or something. it is amazing and I think it will help me prove to them too! Plus I like the adding of the fitness items. You keep up your good work too now! Because of others kindness I am keeping on keeping on!

Thanks for your encouragement on my blog. I have looked at some of the other docs in this area. I cannot find any feedback on them doing any differently than mine. Also there is the big mess of insurance coverage. So far, a lot of my band stuff has been covered. I am going in for my one year check up next Monday. I sure thought I would be a lot farther along than this. Who knows what they will say?? I hope you feel LOTS of GREAT restriction. I just never have..... you keep on doing well now....

I cannot do this Tuesday--June 30th. Next week I probably could because the hubby will be back to soccer practice that he helps with. Otherwise right now I have to be home to make dinner and such. Pretty standard stuff. I have to go in Monday the 6th for my check in. As usual not really looking forward to it. Is the next support meeting next week like July 9th or is it the next week? Let me know next week if you are walking esp. on Tuesday because I might be able to. Thanks to both of you for inviting me!

Am replying to your post on my blog. We are similar in age and such. I sure hope your LB journey goes better than mine. I am now one year out and am gaining and cannot get it stopped. I have no answers for you. But anyway, thanks for answering and making me feel I am not CRAZY here. Send me a note any time at all. Hey, if one of us figures something out please let the other one know. I will try to old diet from postop IF I can get back on it.....see how that goes. It is so restrictive to your life though.....All I can say is hang in there you are not ALONE!

I am not sure this is going to work either. Seems like about the time I could be downtown would be at about 5ish when the traffic might be horrific. But I guess we would be going the opposite way of most people? My husband is busy on Mon, Tues and Thurs nights from 530-7 so that those nights would work for me. We ought to try to do it once before the next support meeting anyway....

Thanks! It is so nice of you to say! I felt bad because I did not want to dominate the discussion. I just did not want to pull all of the others down because they are doing so well and I am so happy for them! That one man was very nice to me! Even though you are in a different point in your life that I am and Julie is we can still support each other! I can see how being alone would make it easy.I would never judge anyone else on their problems though because I have plenty of my own and no answers for.I live on the south side of Indy in Greenwood. I am a HS teacher OUT of school so I could sure meet at least until August 10th! Hey, we could meet at a park or something and walk and talk? Just a thought! Kills two birds with one stone! Julie has sent me two emails since last night. What a sweet person! Let's ask Julie. My email is trinav08@sbcglobal.net.

Thanks so very much! You keep on trying HARD! TV

I just saw your profile because someone looking at my blog was looking at your posts about Roto Rooter. Do you have some threads or posts I can look at for those of us that are not getting restriction and are really, really struggling?? I do not mean to cause you a lot of work, I will look at them if you tell me where. I have a realize band with now 7ml in a 9ml band and just do not get what I think I should get. I am almost a year out and lost a lot at first then huge plateau and am now working hard to stop gaining and get a handle. If you have something I could look at please let me know where it is. I sure do not have the roto-rooter problem and never have had it. thanks

Hey--anytime you want to talk to me about Dr. Clark and St. Francis I would love to. I guess you have seen my blogs. Have you had similar results?? I sincerely and truly HOPE that you are doing a LOT better than me! But I would so love to compare notes. I have seen others who seem happy with them. I am just in a big rut with them......I am going to attend the support group meeting on June 11th --- I will try ANYTHING to get a handle on this. Will you be there? How should be we talk? I am a teacher and out of school now and and have the time. Maybe you can help me figure out WHAT I am doing so wrong! Thanks to you too!!

Just wanted to thank you for commenting on my blog. I get on this site and I see all the happy people who are having such success and I again on one of many many diets feel like a failure. I am not saying you are one but it is nice to know that I am not alone in having little success. I wish I could figure out what to do. Has your doctor told you --- no more fills? do they keep filling until you see some results or do they just give up? I has taken me 11 months to even get where I am! Do you feel that the doctor made this up to be more than it is? Are we oddballs or something?? Well your name says it all I guess. DQTRYING. Thanks again.

I see you had your surgery today. Hope you are feeling well. Saw that you had visited my blog. Hope things go really really well for you! I am sure you have a better doctor than mine. Best of luck.