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I am very open with my surgery. I love answering questions about it. I try to be a "role model" banster I think because of my openness, several of my co-workers are getting ready to attend seminars. I want to share the joy the band has given me and hopefully help others. Just my thoughts.

Had a good week this week. Last week was a bad one. Had an allergic reaction to something I ate and was on Prednison (steroid) and didn't work out. Lost one pound. This week I am down another 5 pounds. One week at a time I guess.

Its been said several times already, but I too get put out by people who complain that they are slow loosers, but then turn around and talk about all the bad choices they make.

Oatmeal really fills me up in the mornings!

And speaking for the guys, loosing weight "increases" your size because of the loss of fat from around your manhood. Definately better!

I have not reached perfect restriction yet. I am close and and much better, but I go for my 3rd fill on Sept 1 and hope that will do it.

Linda, Thanks for your encouragement! Helps me keep it going. There are so many inspiration on here. Glad to have company in this journey we have chosen.

Happy August May bandsters. I just hit (well, 1/2 a pound from it) my halfway goal. Did not think I would be this far along after 3 months. Hope everyone has a great week! <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

just thought I would chime in. I almost hit the half way point this morning at my weigh in. 70 pounds in 3 months. Thought I was slowing down last week, but really push myself in the gym and lost 5 this week.

Good morning fellow May bandster. I just hit (well, 1/2 a pound from it) my halfway goal. Did not think I would be this far along after 3 months. Hope everyone has a great week!

A frind of mine in high school and college always ate ice cream and after spicy foods and said it helped. But thats not good advice for those of us trying to loose weight.

I have a hard time beleiving 80%, but I am sure it is higher than average. This has been talked about a little in this thread, but I think a lot of us when we are heavy, settle for "what we can get". I am married for the second time. My divorce was was prior to WLS, but I fought hard to keep my ex from going through with the divorce because I didn't think I could do any better. Looking back, I was sooooooo wrong about that assumption. I think as we loose, our confidence raises and we are no longer willing to settle for the same things. That being said, my second marraige is awsome and can not imagine life without my wife. I don't feel in the least that I settled with her. Just my 2 cents.

Here you go Super Daddy:

I am a call center manager in customer service for a mortgage company.

I had both nipples peirced, but had to take them out a couple of years ago. I had a couple of MRI's done on consecutive days and had to take them out for them. They went back in (barely) after the first one, but closed too fast after the second one in two days. I also had my tongue pierced for 3 days. lol. I work in a call center, and at the time I was being observed for a possible promotion. I had it done on a Friday thinking that by Monday I would be ok. Sunday night, it was still so swollen I couldn't talk normally and decided to take it out because I didn't want to lose the opportunity for the promotion. The nipples hurts pretty good, but the tongue didn't hurt. Just swelled pretty bad. Don't feel like re-doing either of them, but I am glad I did it and would do it again if I had to go back in time.

I had my first post op visit at 6 weeks and have been back to 2 fills. $15 co-pay each time. I did not have any external stitches. I was put back together with skin glue and liquid bandage. Vey little scaring. I have over a dozen people at my work who have had WLS, so I have a built in support group. That's about it.

My PCP had nothing to do with my surgery. I went for a consult with my bariatric surgeon and had surgery 5 weeks later without the assistance of my PCP. I did not even deal with my insurance company (United Health Care), Dr Cribbens office did all the work. No problems at all. Guess I am lucky.

3 days for work, 6 weeks for lifting.

Counting calories gives me a headache! Wish I had the disipline for sure, it does take the guesswork out of everything. My solution is to just not eat the cheesecake.

It helped me. Everytime I think eating when I shouldn't, I think about having the band and that I don't want to fail at this and I get over the urge. Maybe not typical, but it works for me.

Funny - My wife and I have seen Frank several times at the Improve here in Dallas. He is great!

Funny - Thats a great goal, you'll be there before you know it!

Thanks for everyone's input.

Happy Birthday Kim!!

Please take this for what it is. I am a fast looser and was wondering if it possible to loose too fast? I am not bragging or anything, just wondering if I loose to fast, will I have problems. Like will I have baggier skin because I am not giving my skin time to recover etc. Thanks for the input.