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Hey There Julie Ann, I have not heard from you in a very very long time.....how are you doing since getting back in band training? I am just slowly loosing..... I also need to step up the cardio... I am down 74 pounds in the year and a half since first surgrey so I am not feeling bad at all..... Time to get moving again! I am tired of weighing 190 something....I am ready for 180.00 something.... Hope you are well and having a good weekend. Cheryl

Hey Sharon, I have not heard from you in a very long time. I am just checking in to make sure all is well! Hope your Christmas was good and I hope that your New Year will be even better!

Your Friend, Cheryl

Hey Julie.ann! I am doing well, but have been in a very very long stall! I have included cardio workouts as well as a trainer and still no luck getting into Onederland! I am only three pounds away but it seems like a hundred! LOL! I am just about 8 months since the original surgery and I am filled to 9cc in my 11cc band! I just take one day at a time! But I am as happy as a lark with my current 62 pounds gone! I am still chubby! -) I know that the next 30 pounds will really make a difference in the way that I look! You on the other hand look and are doing so very very good! I really enjoy getting your blog updates! Have a wonderful Turkey Day! How R U doing since this last Fill? are you loosing? Talk to you soon! C

Hey there LL, I hope you are doing well. How have things been since your revision? I am not sure if I have let you know that I had the entire band replaced the end of July. I am doing much better now. I am down 60 pounds and I am at 7 months since the first surgery.

I hope to hear from you!

Cheryl

Hey BG, I miss you blogging! Hope DS1 graduation is going well! I had the total revision done this last Tuesday, the third time is the charm! Hope all is well in your world! Talk to you soon, Cheryl

Hey There X, Just checking in to see how you are doing! I really agree with you on the wonderful thoughts that Band Groupie comes up with! She has a great attitude! Hope Pismo is cooler then San Fernando, looks like the heat will be in the 80's by the end of this week! YEAH! Hope to talk to you soon, Cheryl

Hey There SDUmom, How are things going for you! I just wanted to touch base with you! It is really hot up in in LA area, how is it down in SD? Hope to talk to you soon!

Cheryl

Thanks for your kitty story! Very cute! I love kitties! They have such wonderful personalities! Our kitten's name is Mooxie and she is a year old. She always sits so very proper like in the pic! I hope all is well with you and yours, thanks so much for the chuckle. The tig

Hi Linua, Did you have your surgery done already? I just saw Dr. Feiz yesterday! Still as wonderful as ever! How are you doing with your weight loss? Keep in touch, Cheryl

Hi There, I just read your thread on port revision. Thanks for sharing! I am looking at having it done next week. I am interested in knowing if the weight has been coming off easier now that you have the port replaced, I read how you know have restriction so I guess that will be a yes to my question. Hey is it okay if I stay in touch with you? Thanks, Cheryl

Hi There RTBT, I am thetig, Cheryl, you had asked me about restriction with my band. I could feel the restriction with both my first and second adjustments or fills but for only a week or so. I have been very careful to stay with the protein only eating carbs on limited occasions, but I do love carbs. If you have gained weight I would suggest that you go back on your liquid diet for a couple of days and get the kick start that you might be needing. Also please read as many blogs as you can especially Julie.ann.......it takes a while to get the band to really work as far as fills go. I have read that it can be up to as many as 4 or 5 before you have reached your "Sweet Spot" my Doc says the same thing to me. I know this was the best decision I could have ever made and it is working! Keep in touch!

Hey Julie.ann! You Did it! Congrats on the 100! I am so very proud of you! This is so Cool and in just a short period of time. You are MY HERO! and you are very beautiful! Be very Proud of yourself, LITTLE girl! It is great to have you as a LB friend!

Hi Jenni! I am so glad to hear from you! You were in my thoughts on Wednesday and Thursday and then to get a note from you, how cool. I have already had my 2nd adjustment. I went at six weeks po and I am needing another one now. I will call on Monday to see if I can get in on Wednesday. I was going to ask Dr. Feiz how you were doing......How is life with your second adjustment? I felt more restriction with it for about 2 1/2 weeks then I was able to eat more again but I have kept it to a minimum of food intake. I am still not drinking enough water nor am I exercising enough but I am down 30 pounds. How is your weight loss going? How is work going?

How was you visit with Dr. Feiz? Did he find anything wrong with your tummy?

Thanks for getting in touch! I will be talking to you again soon! Cheryl

Hey There LL! I have not been in touch for some time so I thought I would check in with you to see how you are doing. In reading your messages with DD it looks like you are doing well. I feel Great and I also feel that I am doing well. I am down 27 pounds in 7 weeks, better then I have ever done before. I am going to have to get on the exercise program if I am going to be down 50 by my birthday in July! I have had my second fill now and still not as much restriction as I would like. I still can eat more then 8 oz at a time so I have to make myself stop. Not a problem though because I am not hungry! That is good! Staying with mostly protein. I can eat bread and cottage cheese with no problem. I limit myself to bread only a couple times a week.

Hope to hear from you soon. Cheryl

Hi Shelly, I read your comment to Gregnir and I just wanted to give a bit of support to you! This band will work if you let it and you really have to listen to it and get your fills or really they are called adjustments on a regular basis. I have a great Doctor who allows me to be the judge of when I need a fill. If I find that I am starting to eat more then my cup of food at eating time then I call and get the adjustment that I need. I have only been banded for 6 weeks and I have now had two adjustments. It sometimes takes 6-8 adjustments before you get to where to are loosing regularly. I hope that you will not give up and that you will get back to having the LB help you! Good Luck! Cheryl

Hi There RSG, How R U? Have you been banded? When and by which DR? I was banded on March 26th 2009 and I am feeling and I really think doing great! My Dr. is a wonderful young guy named Michael Feiz out of the Beverly Hills Physicians group. I did research and found him to be one of the very best in the area and now that I am banded I truly believe that he is. Please keep in touch! Cheryl

Hey Jenni! How is it going? I am at a slow part now. No weight loss since last Saturday! Not sure why. How are u doing with the fill. I really can not tell now that I had one. Hope u r well. Cheryl

Hi There! How R U Doing? Have you felt any difference yet? I did the first couple of days but now not so much! I am down 23 pounds. I like that part. How much R U Down? Hope you are well! Cheryl

Hi Jeni! How r u today? I can really tell that I had the fill. It is much tighter today! I lost another few pounds so now it is down to 23. I am sure it is cuz of the liquids again. No matter I will take them! Hey if you would ever like to talk with out the lapband talk you can get me at: thetig@mac.com or my cell number is 818 4384619. It was sure nice meeting you yesterday! I am wishing you all of the best in this. Talk to you Soon! Cheryl

Happy Easter To U! I am happy to hear from you and to know that u r okay! Staples what a drag! U will feel much better when they come out. I was lucky with Glue! I went real slow at work this last week! They all think that I had some kind of Stomach surgery, I just did not feel like telling them all my business. I only told a couple of my really good friends at work that I see outside of work. R U walking around a lot? How is the Gas? I stayed on the nothing liquids for 8 days! IT was so good to have a taste of Baby Food! It was great! haha! I have had a bit of everything and I am staying away from bread, it got stuck and dry turkey gets stuck. I find fish is really good and goes down well. I am having a hard time getting down all the water but that was my problem with any diet! hehe! I have been good with my walking this weekend it sure makes a difference. Talk to U soon! C

Well, I am going to tell you that this was the best thing I have ever done. I am repeating myself I am sure. I had a total of 100 pounds to loose and I have tried everything under the sun as you have also I am sure. I am lucky out here in CA, I did not go to any seminars, no pre liquid diet, nothing. I decided in December this is what I wanted and they went online to find the Doc! Saw Doc in January then endoscopy had to be done, a therapist,

nutritionist. All info to BX approved in a week date set and now all done! I have made friends with a few people here and we all have had good experiences with banding! Please keep in touch! I would like to be your friend! Cheryl

Julie.ann, thanks for the comment on my blog today. I just want to say that I subscribe to your blog and I am so very happy that you are out there! You have inspired me! C

Hey Doodlebug! How R U doing? I feel so bad that I did not get a chance this week to write to you. I started back to work this last Tuesday and Yes, there is still a mess to finish cleaning UP!

How is it going? Have U had any problems? I am down 17 pounds since Surgery 17 days ago. Have not been to doc yet, next week I will go.

Please write! Thinking about you! Happy Easter!

Hey There LL! Sorry I my delay in getting back to you. Started back to work and seem to have no time for my important things in life! HEHE! You are doing so great! I am so very proud of you! Go to my Doctor for the first time on Tuesday this next week. I have been doing very good also. No problems! I was able to go to mushies after the first week per the doc, just to go slow and to chew a lot. No real problems yet. I thought I had something stuck a couple of times. It is really cool that you CANNOT overeat! I measure everything!

Have you tried any real food yet?

I am down 17 pounds. I did not have any pre op diet so my weight loss started the day before surgery which is now 17 days. I really feel great and I am happy with the loss.

I am also glad to hear that you are doing well! Have you heard from Doolebug at all?

She went this last Monday! I will send her a message now also! Keep up the good work and I will talk to you soon! Cheryl

Hi Sweetheart, I was just reading your blog from yesterday. I too felt very confused by all of the different talk here on LB, but I am here to tell you that after the band, and having just started mushies, if you eat more or less slowly, you will feel when you are full, you kinda get a hick-up. Just stop then and see what happens. I for one just ate my way to 20 pounds heavier tasting all that I wanted before my surgery. Getting all of that out of my craving brain! Glad I did. This will work for you! C