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In the two weeks since my tiny fill I have lost 4 pounds...6 to normal BMI!!

Wow! That picture with the AB t shirt is AMAZING!! You look great!

Your pictures are really impressive...you look so great!! Sometimes I get really discouraged but your pix and your funny captions really picked me up today!

Hang in there...its a long haul and you have done well! Its mostly mental now but I think that's the hardest part, dont you?

I have finally started exercising to get over this plateau. . I think I could forget the whole thing and just stay here at 185 but obviously that's not what I want. I have been overeating a bit and cheating by drinking with meals so I am rededicating myself to following the band rules and getting on that treadmill! I do let myself drink with food when I am out with people who dont know about the band otherwise I can only eat such a tiny amount of food they would know for sure...(but, I have done it out with my family in a restaurant I think because I feel like I SHOULD be able to eat normal amount which would be fine for a special occasion but these really arent!) I really can barely eat a cup of food but with drinking I can triple that I think...bad I know. The struggle continues!!!

MY tagline should be "best 15K I ever spent!" Good luck! D

Thank you for your thread about your surgery! It really helps me try to decide about my own possible PS...would love to see a before (before weight loss) and compare it to your beautiful after pix!

Yay, a magic person called Ken fixed my pics!

Thanks for the req! Yeah, BG is great, she's talked me off the ledge a few times!!I am on a plateau right now but I know why and need to make some changes...

Hey BK, how are you doing? Its a struggle every day, I think! I am back on the wagon I guess after really lying to myself and overeating for about three months! At least I didnt gain during that time but I think I'm on the right track now. Did you follow band_groupie to her new site? Her blog is better than ever!Let me know how its going!!

Hows it going these days?

Cant wait to hear how it all went...good luck! Cali

Glad to hear it...I had a heria repair also and since then I have never had even one tiny episode of heartburn which I had really bad before...glad you got a fill too....a new beginning, thanks for keeping in touch. Now remember you are full of fluids so stay off the scale for at least a week!!!

Sounds great, Michael Pollan would be proud...I try to follow him too. I am in the process of looking for a fill doc closer to me. I live on the central coast and had my surg in LA so I hate driving down there...

Glad to hear you had the wisdom to get a fill...the old habit of just blaming ourselves and then trying to diet is hard to break! My 0.3cc made a huge difference for me...I still have to be really careful not to snack it up at night...me and Meko love our snax! I let myself have a glass of wine after dinner in exchange for not snacking!

WOW! I could tell you have lost weight in that picture. You have really achieved a lot..it looks like you are close to the half way point on your ticker! Congrats...of course I envy you, I get banded next week! Cali

Saw your post about being stuck on BG's message board...me too! I think I am at perfect restriction but have decided to start writing all my intake down so I cant lie to myself...good luck! D

Havent heard from you in a while...your ticker looks good! Hows it going??? I was banded the day before you. I lost my weight slowly but I think thats best...its just a lifestyle now!

I did want to make sure to tell you even though I had it a little rough, I would do it again in a minute and I LOVE Dr. Oliak. He and his team really took amazing care of me!!! D

Dear Terel, I loved your pix because you look happy and having fun, as it should be. I see you are a nurse which probably means you have put a lot of other people's health ahead of yours at times.I was born in 63 so we are close in age. I havent had the courage to take recent pictures yet, let alone put them up. I dont have a date yet but I am going in on thursday next week and hope to get one then! I will be cheering for you! Cali

still 1 pound...grrrrr!

Pismo Beach is on the ocean and right in the middle between San Francisco and LA. Thnaks for the link...I think the benefit of the machine is whatever you do (movements or using the hand bands) on it but would have nothing to do with the fact that it vibrates.Anyway if we are off the couch we are doing good! I have wlked my fat little dog a little bit but really done no major exercise like some.

Got another fill yesterday ( I slid in on a cancellation) and I think it has no effect yet...today will tell. First 3cc now 2.5.My next appt is in 3 weeks so I may try to sneak in next friday...I really wish I could do this myself! LOL!

How's it going??

Oh, I was going to tell you about my fills. I ended up getting a fill here close to home since my LB doc is in LA which is 5 hours drive. She accessed the port, then raised the table so I was sitting upp and had be dringk (fast) a cup of water. When I nearly choked she said 'perfect' and I have had perfect restriction ever since. I wish I had done that sooner and I think its like 7.5 out of 10cc .

I agree, this whole thing is laugh or cry...I prefer to laugh!