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Great job Mike!

Ultimate comfort meal for me would be chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes, both smothered in gravy and some fresh bread. But alas, I will never eat it again But I think I got enough of it to last a lifetime before surgery

Hey guys, Happy April! One month til our Bandiversaries. wow, Where has the time gone? Hope everyone os doing well. Thanks Amy for keeping this going for us Here is an updated pic. I took it to show my new hair style. I have had a buzz cut for the last 12 years, so this is all new to me. I went to the stylist Saturday for the first time in forever. Pardon the cheesy smile. I took it with my cell.

Awesome Chris. THat is one year to the day that I had mone. Its a good day to become a looser!

I live in Wylie

I used Dr Cribbins in Plano. I have heard good thing about Dr Benavidos though. Congrats.

Hey Jonathon, I mainly followed a low fat/low carb/high protein diet and haven't tried any breads, fried foods, or sweets since surgery. Hope that helps. I need to put that on my site as I get a lot of questions on it. Thanks for the idea

Welcome Phil. Who is your doctor? I am in the Dallas area too.

I am 11 months out now and don't know if that qualifies me as long term. But I am at goal for almost 2 months now. No regrets at all, I lost faster than most RNY patients and have had zero complications. Best thing I have ever done for myself. I have been obese most of my life and am smaller now than I have ever been (probably since like middle school and was much shorter then) I am wearing a 34 waist pants and a medium shirt. I never thought, even best case scenerio, that I would loose that much that fast.

Great job Alicia and good luck Drews! :welldoneclap:

Welcome to all the new guys! Great to see everyone

Great job Myra :girl_hug:

THanks for posting. I am going for first consult in a couple af days and am looking forward to having the skin gone from my midsection

Great job Duckie and Nyra!!

Thats great

Great job Bill! ANother thing I have found that I was reminded of on your post. I bought some pants several weeks ago. I always buy pleated work pants (business casual) because the pleats hide a lot. I accidentally bought flat front pants and didn't realize it until I was trying them on when I got home. They actually fit very nicely.

Thats great news. Thanks for the update!

I have UHC and did not have to have any history. Maybe its written into the contract they made with your company. Each policy is individual based on the agreement between them.

Great Rowdy. Good luck and speedy recovery! :girl_hug:

I started in a 56 and am now in a comfortable 34.

Good luck Keith, here's to a speedy recovery! :confused:

Ya'll are doing great guys! Alicia - congrats on your clothes NSV. THats awesome! Drews - Glad the knee is better. Paladin - Good luck with your upcoming move. Edmond is nice (at least 13 years ago when we lived there And Myra - 14 pound in 2 weeks is incredible! Congrats. I can't beleive how great we are doing as a group.

Thanks Drews and thanks for putting up March's thread. You will be back and at em in no time! Kim - that must have been a great feeling. Way to go! Where has this year gone to?

I don't think I would consider it attacking my faith so much as I would feel they were just being a jerk. Unfortunately, there are jerks in every faith, race, etc.

That's refreshing to hear. We should all take that approach instead of acting like we know it all and refuse to listen to anythings else. I would like to think I learn on a daily basis, not just about my faith, but about life in general. I don't think I am compromising my faith if I change my mind about certain things because I am taught something I was unaware of previously.