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had my upper GI on Friday morning...they can definitely see the reflux and it looks like i have a slip

Talked to Dr. Pitt this morning...going to have surgery to repair the slip on Friday, April 22. Wish me luck!

215 lbs this a.m.

down another lb. 217 this am

I have been playing around with the same 5 lbs. for a couple of months now...I weigh 218 this morning.

215.5 lbs. this morning!

I weighed 217 lbs. this morning! Whoohoo! Maybe I can be under 200 before the wedding!!

Latest update: I weigh 220 lbs. That is a total of 117 lbs down!

Hi April! Kinda excited....I weighed this morning and I'm at 228!!! I haven't been in the 220's for a long time. I know it was before my oldest son Zach was born and he will be 28 his next bday!! I hope you are doing well? Would love to hear from you! jackie

Update on my progress....I have been banded for a little over a year now. I am very pleased with my weight loss...still have a long way to go, but I'm getting there! When I began my journey I weighed 337 lbs. My current weight is 233 lbs. Unfortunately, 233 lbs. would still be considered a "BEFORE" weight! haha! So...I will continue my long journey. My oldest son got engaged this summer, and we will be having a wedding next summer! So, I have about 11 months to try to get some more weight off and try to look as good as possible before the wedding! Wish me luck!

Wow girl...you look amazing! Congratulations! I was banded 6/22/09. I have lost 103 lbs...still need to lose another 58 or more. lol I will be happy there. I have no desire to be a twig. Just want to feel better and of course look better. I just wanted to let you know that you are an inspiration to all of us. This is what we need to see....that it is possible! Thanks for sharing your pics!

Hi April...just wanted to stop by and say hello! How are you doing? I have not been on here forever! I haven't gotten below 200 lbs yet...dangit! I have been playin around with the same 4 or 5 lbs all summer. Its my own fault though. I like margarita's in the summer and I know they are bad for me...but...oh well. I have to get serious again now because my oldest son got engaged and the wedding is next June! So I have 11 months to get my butt ready for that wedding. I don't want to look like a cow in the wedding pictures so I need to get busy! I have started walking now. Finally have the energy to do it and actually feel like doing it. I even hiked up a mountain in TN this summer! I thought I was gonna die! haha! BUT I DID IT!! l would love to hear from you! take care! Jackie

OMG! Yes! That was me! I was there around 10:00 that morning, and I think I saw you and I thought the same thing, but I wasn't sure!

I had trouble the weekend before, I had a blockage. Man! Hope you never have one of those,it is miserable. I ate spaghetti and even though you can chew it up really well, I guess that pasta can "ball up" and get stuck in your pouch, thought I was going to die. I couldn't eat or drink anything without it coming right back up! I have lost about 82 lbs now! still weigh a whopping 256! that is much better than 337!I can't wait to get under 250, that is my 2nd goal. Once I get under 200, I will be happy. I think I said I wanted my goal to be 180 because that is what my driver's license says. LOL You are looking good(if you were the person i think I saw) don't be so hard on yourself. You know that "bigger" people, like me, lose faster because we have so much more to lose. Sure do wish one of us would've said something, it would've been nice to chat with you!

Hi April! Hope you survived the holidays. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Just wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing? Still working on getting under 250 lbs. I really need to exercise more. But...I'm lazy...that's why I'm in the shape I'm in. lol I have only had 1 fill. I have a lot of trouble with throwing up. I just can't seem to get it into my dumb head that I am not able to eat as fast as I used too and I can't eat as much either. It still blows my mind that you can eat that little amount and it fills u up!!

I hope you are doing well? I have lost a total of 68 lbs.....such a long, long way to go. Obesity really sucks! Don't know why I couldn't be one of those people that eats everything and anything that I want and also be skinny. (might as well wish to be beautiful and rich too!) lol

Hope to hear from you sometime. Take care and hope your journey is going well!

jackie

Hi donna....how are you doing? Just wanted to check in with you and see how things are going for you? I have lost 60 lbs....still a long way to go. Hope u are doing well. Let me know. Jackie

Hi Cindylou! Just wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing?? Have you recovered from all of your surgeries? Are you back to work? How much have you lost so far and how is it going?

I am back to work. It is really busy! Still in the middle of trying to move also....very stressful! I have lost 37 lbs so far....its a great start on my very long journey. Hope you are doing well. Please let me know. Jackie

Hi Stum...sorry, I haven't been on here much lately. I am back to work and it is busy, busy!! We are also in the middle of moving. Half of our stuff is in Mexico at the new house and the other half is here.

What a mess. I'm not sure when we are ever going to get moved. It is pretty stressful! LOL

I have had one fill. It made a difference in the amount I can eat. I get filled up with just a few bites!! It is so hard to wrap your head around the fact that you can actually eat that little bit of food and feel soo full. And don't even try to overeat....there is no way you can. If you do...you pay for it.

I am under 300 lbs for the first time in about 3 years!! I am happy for that. I just keep setting little goals. That was the first one, to get below 300, next goal is to get below 250!

I am more active then I was. I need to start walking everyday. I hope once we get settled in we can start walking on a regular basis. My husband says he will walk with me. Let me know how you are. Jackie

Hi Girl! I hope I get to be your very first friend on here!

Best wishes on you new beginning!! Hope all is well. I have mine on Monday, June 22. Please keep in touch!

Thanks for the "welcome"! I just went to see my surgeon on Thursday. I start liquid diet on June 12, and have my surgery on June 22nd! I am really excited and happy to begin this new journey!