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Even the weather is great right now we were a cozy 88 degrees today. So excited for summer to start so I can get back in the pool. Kathy

I do know what you mean. The lap band for the first year was great. I have lost over 80lbs and that has been great for me. I am a lot healthier then before and love the gym. I am just ready to be normal. No more PBing no more pain no more fill unfill fill unfill. I am just excited to get it over and done with and move on. Cant wait to meet ya. Kathy

Ahhh makes me sad I will miss all the fun. But I will be shortly behind ya both!! Kathy

I think I am getting all my testing done with the group that will be having surgery on the 26th so I will be there at 1pm. I just live so close that I am getting my stuff done a week before so I will not have to come the day before surgery which would be Easter Sunday so I will just show up on the morning of the 5th. So yeah we will get to meet and see how Anna is doing together. Kathy

Anna, I will be there on the 25th for Pre op testing so I will check in on ya if I can to see how you are. I know you will do well. Then I will be back on April 5th for my big day. I really dont look at mine as getting the sleeve but getting this "BLEEPING"(cant really use the word i want to) band out of me. Kathy

So I had the band done back in December of 08 and I have been on liquids a lot since then. I have came to love my Protein shakes. I drink Muscle Milk Light, Syntrax Nectars and Pre Workout NO explode. I drink 3 or 4 drinks a day. I hear how everyone has to gag down their protein or kind find one they like. My question is did you all like protein before surgery?? If you did the surgery change that and now you hate it!! I am getting a revision done on 04/05 and I can not even believe that I would not love my protein after. Thanks Kathy

Mine requires a week of low carb (Atkins) style diet. I believe it depends on your dr. and your BMI.

Marilyn That is so cool! I live out in the foothills. I am really just excited to get the port out it has really been hurting me. Okay so now I know you live here in Yuma we must get together after my date would love to pick your brain. Kathy

Hi everyone having my revision done on 4/5/10. I am so excited to get the band out of my body.....maybe it is more about getting the port out of my muscle wall. Would love to keep in touch with everyone so we can see how we all are doing and support each other. So glad found this site need all the support I can get. Kathy

Anna why did the doctor put you on a liquid diet? I have to do Atkins for a week. Kathy

Does Dr. Aceves offer that insurance?

Day Before Surgery 327lbs 12/19/08 Current 241lbs 09/10/09 Thought I would post some pics to show my progress. Thanks for everyones support. Kathy

Hi everyone. It has been awhile since I have posted. I was doing well up until the last month of May when I had my third fill. I did well for 2days then something got stuck I PB'd and I swelled shut could not even swallow my own spit. It was a little scary but the doctor saw me right away and took out half of what he put in and have been doing ok since. I then hit the wall. I was 259lbs at the point and stayed at that point until the second week of July. So now finally it is starting to come off again. Even though I did not lose weight for over a month i am very proud of what I have lost. Well enough about me. I am glad that I was able to post again and see many of you still doing well. :smile: Sue you can still eat bread and flour products?? I can no longer eat breads, pasta, or any sort of breading on anything.

Hello everyone. 4 months to the day for me and i am at 267 that is a total of 60lbs for me. I have had 2 fills. the 2nd one is at 2,9cc and it is the sweet spot. No breads for me what so ever mostly chicken and my husband made a tenderloin for me last night. I have a salad atleast one a day and I still drink my muscle milk portein but i found a light 100 caliore one that is great. I have now drop from 28s to 22s in pant sizes and gone for a 4x to 2x in shirts. No boobs they are all gone from a 48DD to 42c. I feel like I am being deflated everything wiggles and jiggles. LOL Was going to gym started to have to pick up more shifts and the restaurant so missed a few days here and there, But now thank god for Yuma Arizona it was 103 today and so i came home and did laps in the pool. Hope everyone is great and it has been a long journy just to make it 4months and I still have journy and a half to make it through. Kathy

I am going to make my april goal for 10 lbs. Good luck to everyone with new goals and new fills.

hi everyone missed last week posts but if you put both my weeks togather i am down 4lbs. (275)!!! Made my goal of 10lbs this month. So I think I am going for another 10lbs for April.

hello down 3lbs this week so I am at 279!!! Since my last fill doing very well. It has given my lessons on portion sizes and what not to eat. Loving every pound gone. Feel like a whole new me.

Hi everyone it seems like the beginning of each month is very kind to me. 282 so that is 5lbs down for me!!!!

Hello everyone!! Lost nothing last week. Got my 2nd fill 2.9cc not so sure about this one might be to tight. Can hardly eat anything or I am just not eating right maybe not small enough bites maybe wrong food it seems to be different everyday. March goal 10lbs

Hi everyone, Doing well this week down another 2lbs. YEAH that is now a total of 40lbs in 2months!!!! Going in for second fill on tuesday. Hope everyone has a great week. Kathy

Hello So this week down 3lbs. I am working out with a trainer 2 days a week and then doing my own thing the rest of the week. We are so busy around the restaurant right now :scared2:because we are in our season (we have snow birds) that i must burn 100's of calories running around at night.

Extremly painful week for me am sore from head to toe. Lost 5lbs this week. Everyone is doing great. Keep it up.

Okay so I decided since I have not been able to do this on my own for 30 something years I now have the best tool in the world (my band) and a personel trainer. OHHHH MYYY GOSHHHH i now think i am going to die. If i can walk in the morning it will be a miracle. 2 Hours of balancing, weights, squats, and elliptical. No wonder I never did this on my own if I did not have my trainer I would have went home after 45min. Money well spent but lets see if i say that in the morning when i meet him at 10am. HAHA

Hello everyone this morning i was at 297lbs so I believe I reached my goal this month. Went in for my first fill today. They add 1.9cc so for February is will try for 15lbs. Going to see a personel trainer on Monday so that is very exciting for me.