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Thanks Leigha and Denise--In truth, looking at this forum, we all have and I need to remember that--my insurance thing just lingers like a small black cloud that sometimes make me forget I hard I have worked. Despite our ups and downs, we have remained positive, all of us look darn good, if I say so myself, and one day some one will have to add up our collective losses. Bob--don't sweat it. When you return to normal eating and drinking water, it will come right off Melody--good for you!

Trying to catch up--cannot hit everyone. Denise--good attitude and way to conquer the scale. I need to do the same thing, although I am way less compulsive about it than I used to be Bob--g-string. I shudder Melody--hang in there--the body is a strange creature! Crystl--feel you on the baggy skin--since baggy and saggy dwarfs are taken, I will take waggly! Leigha Mason--or Dr. Doolittle? hmm... Stacie--nice tat--you are a brave creature. Even if I have the courage--trying to find a place to cover it up daily for work just would defeat this purpose. Okay decided to post a cruise pic. Not bad. Got vacation weight off me last week. Now really trying to focus. My 1 year bandiversary is coming in January, and I am so far behind thanks to the flipped port thingey on achieving my goal. I am trying to keep it in perspective. I have done a great job and the compliments I get everyday are wonderful. I am so stressed because I have to be below a BMI of 40 or my insurance goes up in April! :thumbup:

Lol--btw you look great Just back from my cruise--gained a little, but I lost 5lbs three days before I left on purpose to balance it out so that I am really where I started before I left. Back to life and reality and my routine. Will post some pics--I may have not brought the S-e-x-y back in sexy, but I at least brought the S-E!:smile2:

I just got a fill Tuesday and leaving for a cruise tomorrow. My doctor actually asked do I want to wait so I can enjoy my cruise. I said no. I am not at my sweetspot, but at a good level where I get full faster so I will have good portion control. I thought about problems, but I have good traveler's insurance to ship me whereever I need to go! I like others need to make vacation less about eating and more about having fun in other ways.

Hey checking on my vacation and yes I clean before going on vacation, Melody. Quick NSV's: no seatbelt extender or tired and breathing from pulling my luggage!!!:thumbup:

Hey everyone--I do not have time to catch up like I want--just wanted to let you know I had the manual flipping of port on 9/28--and yes it was every bit of manual--took port within his hand flipped stuck me a bunch--too many times--then finally--a fill for PHIL:tt1::drool:. Was not bad--I go back in 8wks--was on liquids--can eat food Friday--and then on to my cruise Saturday--so I will be checking out for awhile--everyone behave:0 He asked did I still want the fill before a cruise--I said yeah because he did not give me a whole lot--1cc and I have been eating too big of portion size and afraid I would just stretch pouch, and finally, I have to learn to live with this band and that includes learning how to make a vacation about more than just food!!! Okay--going to get finished packing!!!

Hey just checking in. Waiting for Sept 28 for the flip port manually thing. I actually do not want much of a fill (I know--after longing for one) but I leave for my cruise 3 days later. I am so not going to be on the ship and cannot eat. So I am going to take a small fill or nothing at all. I will check back in that day. I foolishly agreed to read to children at Barnes and Noble after the procedure. So if I am in pain, the can keep the biscuit the dog book or whatever it is called. I know it is about a dog name bisucit, but I am taking my no biscuit eating self home.

You are quite welcome Leigha. Thanks for starting the challenge as I know you are pretty at much at maintenance. Thanks for being a cheerleader and inspiration. After my port is flipped on the 28th, I will be able get a fill, so I am going to do 8lbs as I am loosing slowly due to no restriction and a flipped port.

Welcome back Melody. It is so lage because the surgeon only does these procedures on one particular day. They originally were trying to get approval for port revision back in August, but insurance was giving them a hard time. Frankly I was bummed that I was finally getting a fill for Phil and he decides to flip--I was in no hurry. Congrats on the NSV. Yeah Stacie--not being overweight is huge--no pun intended:) Denise--hang in there. Hopefully your Dottie--you have a hard decision. I guess I would just go ahead just to be done where I could finally just concentrating on being healthy

Catching up a little because I am refusing to work at home. Dottie--no shame necessary--after knee surgery, weight loss should not be your concern! Leigha--so if I want to get pregnant I should apply for grad school and then bam--baby.:thumbup: Denise--good luck

Okay everyone--it should be back up. Thank God that google allows you to see revision history, so I just went back to the version before it was deleted!

What a transformation!!!

Wow it seems everyone has a lot going on! Stacie: I am hoping everything goes. well Denise: dentist=devil in my book:eek: I admire you--I too am terrified of dentist. Betsy: I am glad you are back on the mend and continuing to do you. Typical low-life behavior--they can't beat you so they try to make you join them and drag you down. Susan Taylor says "Everyone is not healthy enough to have a front row seat in your life." You may not just have to send him to the back row, but cancel his show all together! The fact is you have been the star of the show:thumbup: Waiting patiently for September 28. Been tighter though--potatoes, dough bread, sphaghetti, and dry meats do not go down as smooth. Can't figure it out:confused:

Hello everyone--trying to catch up. I am doing okay. No pain with the flipped port. Just a twinge every now and then. For the first time, I am at a plateau I guess--no weight loss in about 3 weeks, but I am okay. Until I get the port thing fixed on September 28th, I am not really worried about weight loss. I have been going to the gym and working out harder, so it could be muscle. I will get my focus after the port thing, until then I guess I am like Christie on the weightloss sabbatical--I still haven't totally gorged out, just not in full mode like weighing my food, journaling, and counting every calorie. Just watching what I eat so not to get off track. Probably not going to meet the Labor Day challenge, but I am cool. Congrats on the NSV's

My port has flipped--my doctor is going to manually flip on September 28 since insurance was giving them a hard time to have revision surgery.

Bob and elcee--Or just move to the moon and be light as a feather. Researched "manual port flipping." Aparently is nothing new and many doctors have done this on patients. Whatever he does, I am demanding he gives me something that any pain associated will feel like a pinch!

Just checking in--you all know my crazy life. Insurance was giving my doctor such a hard time for port revision surgery, so he is going to use some machine to flip it manually? The surgery will be right in his office--it is scheduled for September 28. I am trying to research so I ask the right questions--will need to post a thread to see if anyone has ever heard of this?:smile::biggrin:

Thanks for the thread. I have to have port revision surgery is well--just found out Thursday that more than likely my port has flipped. Even if it had not, it was always awkardly turned causing both of my two fills to be very painful, so my doctor said I would need a revision. Do they unfill you for the surgery?

Basically I have to have surgery where he will go in and put it somewhere more accessible. They have to get insurance approval and then I can schedule the surgery. Trying to think postive--and least the band it is okay and the surgery will be pretty quick and no more painful fills. I joined a new gym because I need to stay on track! Thanks for the encouragement!

Really down after my doctor visit. I had lost 8lbs (my scale must be way off!) but I told my doctor I know I need a fill and he agreed! Well as usual he had a hard time accessing my port, but this time was really hard--the bad news is my port has flipped and I have to have port revision surgery. So Phil left the doctor's empty again and now will not get him a "drink" (fill) for some time.

My port was very awkwardly turned and extremely hard to access--my doctor told me to come back--but not in 2 months! He said if when I retuned and it would not fill blind, he would do fluoro. It was about about 3 weeks later because he was hoping more weight loss would turn it back. Two months does not sound right. Three weeks was bad enough, but two months I cannot comprehend why.

I been away so long!! My new job is kicking my butt--I do not have time to get at everyone, but wanted to say hang in their Melody and Leigha--you are so fab--you totally can stop!! In general I am with Karen and others who are off track a little We can do this--just a little stumble right? With the new promotion, the long hours and on-the-go eating was killing me--I gained 8lbs over the last month--I got my but in gear Saturday (first time I even had time to weigh!!!!). I already this week have lost them--had to go cold turkey--shakes and one low carb meal! I get a fill today for Phil as he has I have NO restriction--can eat anything!! Congrats on others loses and NSV's:thumbup: Go to go--another meeting!!!

Down a 1lb and happy--did not get to exercise but once and not on my usual eating routine, and no restriction, so I gladly take that pound:biggrin:

Hey--been gone for a few--wow hard to catch up! Welcome to our newcomers. BTW I am 37 old principal (newly promoted:smile2:) I was banded in January--I have lost about 74lbs including pre-op and 30lbs before the pre-op on a six month supervised diet for a total of 100. I have had 2 fills and I am trying to wait patiently for the 3rd--but "Phil" is not happy! Congrats on the NSV's Denise, Karen, and Leigha--hang in there Karen with fill (you know wish I had that problem). Christie--exercise a bully--love it!! Bobbie--welcome Back and Anne! Okay I know I mised a few, but hey trying get ready for "our future":wink2:

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Got to get back on the routine--we are on summer hours which means we work 10hr days but we are off on Fridays. I am not used to getting home at 6:30-7:00. Usually I have worked out by then and the eating dinner. Karen--I think that is really good about not needing the BB--to me that means it has become a way of life, natural, so you don't need it as much. Good for you! Leigha--yummy. Principal shad--not bad if shad was not a fish! I am usually Miss B--I hoping it has not meant bitch all this time--actually I wouldn't care if it did lol Christie--glad Steve has been walking the straight and narrow Denise--pooh on the 5lbs--I don't know--my ticker probably would have stayed the same lol