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Josette - I'm really pleased you don't have cancer, now you can concentrate on losing that weight!!! oh, ands an errant husband...lol Molly - Well done on the 50lbs, not long to twoterville!! I have a NSV, i tried on some cutoff denims on friday from my neverending supply of clothes too small!! and they fit!!! I couldn't believe it and when I checked the size they are 2 SIZES SMALLER!!!! yahoooooooo....

Mourning Funeral, I'm not an expert on tickers but I double click into mine in 'edit signature' this takes me back to the ticker website and my current ticker I change my current weight then finish it,then copy and paste it into my signature. Hope this helps if not someone else will help i'm sure.. I'd love to chat...pm me!

Well, I'm glad I posted that message yesterday ad today has been a disaster...I'm like Kim at the moment sooo hungry but I know it's head hunger!!! and i'm still eating, goes to show you can know the tricks but that makes it easier to not do them (if you see what I mean lol) I think I need a fill NOW, my first fill is 28th September, but thats too long, I can eat almost anything at the moment and much bigger quantities than I've ever been able to before. I'm going to phone my surgeons secretary on monday and see if it's possible to get one earlier, probably not as here in the uk you get what your given, but God loves a trier!! otherwise I think I'l gain more weight..

Lapbandit, Thank you SOOOOOOOO much, I'm a lot happier now!! I have a friend who is trying to lose weight without a band and everytime I get weighed she goes very quiet(don't think shes happy about my weight loss, while shes struggling!) But today when I got weighed and she saw I'd gained 2lbs her whole face lit up!! anyone else experiencing this with 'friends'??

Hi all, its sometimes difficult to remember that most of you are american...are there many brits on here?? I always think in stones and pounds but my sugeon does kilos and i'm often confused!!! I think ive put on 2 lbs but I have my TOM, I don't get it very often, could that be the reason for the gain??? somebody please say yes!!!

Hi, has anyone gone through with ps and got the scars to prove it? How bad is the scarring? does it heal really well or will you still have to cover up? I've got a long way to go but am thinking about it for the future.

Hi all, Just found this thread and its FAB!!! Keep up the good work everyone.... I'm at 308lbs dead on 22 stone and thought I'd like to be below 20 stone by christmas, what do you guys think is losing 28lbs by xmas enough for the challenge or should I go for 3 stone 42lb???? I'm due to have my first fill on 28th September?? wheres the current list so I can add myself??

Kim, Are you really hungry or is it a head hunger? I struggle with this as well at the first sign of hunger I want to reach for junk food, but a friend who has had the band and is at target advised me to drink first not eat. So, what I do now is: when I feel hungry I drink a pint of water then wait 10 minutes and if I still feel hungry I eat...usually I don't. I hope you try this, it's not easy and at first I wanted to eat whether I was really hungry or not, but I want to lose weight more. Also, I have removed myself from situations that I associate with food, like the movies and eating out. In fact, i don't sociallise very much outside of a controlled environment, because I can't trust myself!! (that was hard to admit to!!) I always have healthy snacks in the fridge usually prawns or grapes, my dietician says its better to have a little of something than not have it at all because the craving increases if your deprived of it. I do hope to rebuild my life, but in a better way so i'm in control and can cope with the social situations. I've acted like the band is the beginning of the rest of my life and have changed almost everything that happened before...that sounds melodramatic but we each have to find our own way of coping. I see that your taking your mum with you to the psych, is that a good idea? forgive me because I don't know of your relationship with your mum, but I know that where food is concerned I find it difficult to face the truth and discuss my issues with anyone, so to have an 'audience' whilst doing it I would feel victimised and become defensive. I hope some of this rambling helps, just remember you did this for you, to improve your life and each piece of junk you put in your mouth is stopping you from getting to where you want to be.....LOL

Hi All, thanks for your thoughts and support. tired old man thats one hell of a post!!!! I'm feeling a little more in control now, I'm going to the gym and I learnt a lesson on sunday night, I ordered chinese food without thinking and when it arrived could only eat a small amount then on monday morning I spent over 1 hour on the toilet... I hope that will prevent me going silly again!!

HElP!!! I feel as if my switch has been switched back to unhealthy eating...I can't stop!! I got weighed on friday and in 4 weeks have lost 15lbs...I was sooo happy, and now I dont have much restriction but Im eating all the wrong foods, I know i'm soing it so why can't I stop??? its almost as if I'm pushingthe band to its limit!!! My head feels screwed....my fill isn't for another couple of weeks yet, I don't want to undo all the good work i've already done, does anyone else feel like this??

Am I alone, i was banded on 18th July 2006 and have only just gone back to work on monday and even then although i have a desk job, I just found I couldn't cope. So, was off on tuesday and work have agreed that I can ease back into it part time...I am soooo tired all of the time. anyone else feel the same? i feel pathetic when all of you have gone back so quick

OH MY GOD.....I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE FOUND WHERE I BELONG!! I have just found this thread and have been reading it for what sems like hours (am up to page 19), I feel so much better now that I have found people who have a lot to lose... I was banded in the uk on 18th July 2006 and therefore am almost 4 weeks post op, I think I have lost approx 13lbs, but will know better when i see my dietician on friday and get the official weight. I've joined a gym this week and went today for my first workout it went great, don't know if I'l feel like this tomorrow though.... I'm waiting for a date for my first fill, was told it will be 6 - 8 weeks post op but sometimes its longer than that here...I cant wait for it as I do feel hunger now and also 'cos I can eat normal food I have the urge to eat more than I should, I don't eat it but don't know how long I can hold out... I just want to say how well everyone is doing and the amount of support that is given when someone stumbles is fab....keep up the good work! Oh, just want to say my hospital was weighing me in kilos and I really want to be below 150 before the op, but hadn't made it at the pre op assessment so was disappointed ... but when they weighed me before going down for op...I was 149.7!! I leapt of the scales and was jumping around shouting 'I can't believe it'(they all thought I was going mad!) so the moral of the story is If I get that excited at that, what will I be like when I reach my first goal of 50lbs off??? I think you peeps in USA will hear me!! LOL

sorry your feeling so poorly, I've had a tummy bug the last couple of days and have ended up very constipated and now have piles, could that be whats happened to you? I'm losing blood from my bottom when I go to the toilet and sometimes yucky stuff, this is happened to me before when i was heavier (not that I can get much heavier!) so i'm not worried. hope this helps. lol

I don't know I'm in the UK. I was seeing my endocronologist about my PCOS and told him the hair was getting worse and he asked if I've tried it, but I hadn't heard of it, it takes 2 months to work so am in the early stages. Their is a website about it and theres some very positive reviews, might be worth speaking to GP about it.

Hi, I've got PCOS and I thought losing the weight would rectify this problem. My Endo gave me some Vaniqa cream to use twice a day, this should slow/stop the hair growing. Have you tried it?