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LOL Now that's a good one!! Best wishes imaluckydog

Hang in there I have been there with you. Best wishes imaluckydog

I JUST LOVE MY BAND TOO!!! I just love it when people say nice things to me. It really helps to make my day. I am going to speak to a group of new or LB interested group tomorrow night I am so nervous about this. I am so proud of my journey and how I have helped myself to better health with this LB. It is a way of life for me now. I never step on a scale unless I am at the Dr.s Office. I am trying to have this journey not be about the numbers, but about my health. When people ask Oh how much have you lost I have to say when I lasted weighed myself it was 97 pounds and I am still in shock every time I say this!!!! Jump for joy Best wishes imaluckydog

Hi I had the LB on June 29,2009. Follow your Dr.'s rules time will pass and getting thru these very hard first weeks will be easier on you in the long run. Your insides are healing please take the time your body needs to heal. You will be able to eat most all your favorite foods in due time, in small amounts. Try to refocus on why you had this done in the first place. Health maybe #1 reason. Let me just say I have only been at this for 9 short months but I have already lost 97 pounds. I am a new person. It is painful to watch others eat when you can't have those foods. It is hard. Many of us on this site have had these same experiences. We hear you and want you to know YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Best wishes, imaluckydog

I am going to keep my Grandmother's spirt alive you can too. Plant a garden and think about them every time you get your hands dirty. I am going to start with Sun Flowers for my daughter. But never having a garden before I am not sure what else to plant? Do you have any suggestions? I want to plant some thing I can eat of course I am always thinking about food....LOL May her journey be blessed and may you find comfort and grace at this emotional time. What your heart has once owned it will never lose. Best wishes, Thinking of you and your family. imaluckydog

That is good advice, This is a good source for info and people do help if you ask. This is a special journey and everyone's journey is different and unique. I was banded June 29 and have lost 97 pounds I am a new me. I love being called small and I do not have many of the problems I had when I was over 250 pounds. LB works if you work with your LB. Best wishes imaluckydog

Bless you, and all that read your blog today. I soooo can relate. My skinny aXX husband tried to call me skinny and I said NO come up with another word to describe me!!! LOL I wanted to hear small. Yup, that's what he said. I'm small. I also went from a size 24 and am wearing a size 14P cuz I'm short and small now. teeeheee. I love your humor. Thanks for making my day. My moto is eat small to be small. What a good feeling. Best wishes imaluckydog

Yes, this is the roughest part of your journey. It all gets better. Take time to heal and go slow I mean SLOW with everything, moving, turning, eating...... The first couple of days seem like forever. I look back and say OMG 9 months have gone by and it was so long ago. I needed two weeks to pamper myself and just get back into the swing of things. It is a major surgery whether you like it or not. Your body will react and all will be fine in a few days. Keep up with pain meds and walk around the house as much as you can. It really does help. Baby sips. Best wishes imaluckydog Oh ya I'm down 97 pounds and I am a new person in an old body!!!

Great you are working well with your band. Best Wishes imaluckydog

Good for you!! Listening to your body. It will tell you what you need. Work well with your band. After my un fill I had to do liquids for a day. It was a real eye opener. Then do the mushies and follow all the rules again. I really feel so much better now and I know you will too. I am proud of you getting back with playing with your band. Best wishes to you imaluckydog

For me it is all about being HONEST with myself and my food. I just had an un-fill and I am losing again. When I was to tight I was getting sick. The weight was not moving. Follow the LB rules and keep blogging it always helps me to keep my paws out of the cookie jar. Best wishes imaluckydog

Shopping is one thing I enjoy the most now. Off the rack and normal size clothing. Wow that is so new to me. I just had an un- fill and I am not sure why but I have started to eating faster. Thanks for the reminder I too must SLOW DOWN!!! The band does not like it I tell you. I must slow down. Best wishes imaluckydog

Oh you will make it, I am sure of that. I also had to have a little taken out. Just last week and I have been banded since June 29, 2009. I had my last fill in October so I have had the same fill and all of a sudden I could not keep anything down! I started to get a little coughing at night and some acid reflux. It was only about two days. But when I called the Dr.'s office they said get in here we need to look at your band. They did an upper GI everything was fine but band just got tighter by itself and no one has an answer to why. I felt immediately better and try to get all my food in at dinner time earlier in the evenings now. I was worried about an un-fill but I am better off and losing again. Best wishes imaluckydog

Oh and you will too. I also remember not being able to ride the rides because my butt was too big. the seat belt would not fit. Yup I have been there. This is a wonderful journey we are on I have lost 97 pounds since June 29, 2009. I would have never been able to do that any other way. I sure did need the help of the LB. Best wishes on your journey. All will go well. imaluckydog

Yes, Never GIVE UP I have lost 97 pounds since June 29, 2009. This has been a great journey. Best wishes. imaluckydog

Thanks for the recipe. I will try this one. I have made all my own food while I have been banded. I really feel it has helped me get the weight off. Thanks again, Best wishes imaluckydog

Blogging helps me keep my paws out of the ccokie jar. Best wishes imaluckydog

Hey, band buddy, Glad you are back. I missed my band Buddy so much. HOW ARE YOU???? I am so happy to read your blog today. I just got back from bring my daughter back to school in Vermont her spring break is over. It rained the entire drive.... I met a goal of mine and I went skiing this past winter and had a blast with my family. My weight is still coming off. That is a good thing. I am not at goal and the nutritionist would not set one for me yet she says I am still too far away. I have lost 97 pounds. I also had to have a un-fill last week. BG has her own NEW BLOG page I am sure she will tell you about. It is GREAT!!! You do have a lot to catch up on. Thank goodness we can go back and read all we want on this site. It always helped me keep my paws out of the cookie jar..... I have been making all my own foods. I do eat out but when I do I try so hard to make better choices. I have lost 97 pounds and they have asked me to speak at a newbies info session. I am a little nervous as I have made many mistakes but the nurse likes how positive I am and says I will be a good person to talk too. We should have a party for your granny. Bless her you do have your hand full. Keep blogging it helps to pass the time. Thinking of you. imaluckydog

So proud of you and happy that your band is feeling better. I also had to have an unfill this past wednesday. I still feel tight though...... Not sure if I want another un fill???? Best wishes and Happy Belated Birthday GF. imaluckydog

Ok, I also had an un-fill on this past Wednesday this week. I feel so much better almost instantly. Mine band got tighter after 5 months and no one can explain why? No biggy just get a little removed and feel better.... Had an Upper GI all is well band has not shifted, no leaks. Standard measurements are: 1 Cup = 8 ounces 1/2-Cup = 4 ounces 1 Tablespoon = 1 ounce I have never heard of anyone eating a "1 ounce cup" before? Do you think they may be referring to only putting 1 ounce which is 1 Tablespoon of food in your mouth at one time? As I recall from my experience I needed to learn how to stop eating Too fast and slow down. I used to put food into a small hospital measuring cup for medicine to see how much I was eating. Is that the one ounce cup you are talking about? I could not live on one ounce I eat about 1 cup = 8 ounces of food start with protein at any one time. I have lost 97 pounds in 8 months. This band works if you work with your band. Best wishes imaluckydog

I got and un-fill today too. I feel better already. I have to do liquids for a day. I can handle it. My third fill that was back in October made me as full as I ever wanted to be. Being that full for so long made my esophagus work over time and I started to have acid reflux at night while I was sleeping NOT GOOD! Got the full treatment today. Gastro drink, X rays, Un-fill and Nutritionist talk and Blood work Long day what more could I ask for. I am sure the un-fill will be just what I needed. I have learned so much in these past 9 months playing well with my band is the best life I could ask for. I will continue to make healthy choices and measure food intake that has become part of my lifestyle with the band. Down 97 pounds in 9 months. Best wishes imaluckydog

Put the Drink down!! Don't even go back to the smoke..... You sound like you are on the edge. The right side of the edge. The positive edge. Getting your thoughts and feelings out in a blog will help. Blog more, be as honest as you are and let those tears flow. Tears are cleansing. Tears help. You are a caring and special person who has done everything for everyone else and NOW is time for you to do this for YOURSELF. I am proud of the way you are working to regain self control and self LOVE. You have the desire to create your own destiny. All the power to you. Best wishes imaluckydog

Explain that mommies tummy is tender now and that may help them to understand you will be sore there. But not for long. I had 2 C sections and LB is not that bad. You will be sore but it will pass. You will not be able to pick the kiddies up!!! Bending over may be a challenge as well. I was 100% in two weeks. You will need time to heal, take that time. Best wishes imaluckydog

I love the positive attitude you have taken. I also bring little containers so I must be OCD too. LOL Best wishes imaluckydog