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wannabe slinky

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  1. sammy your motivation will come in time hun i know it's hard with two little ones my youngest and last little one has just started nursery so i have a bit more free time,i did buy a tread mill and hardley used it lol and a excercise bike and after all that i take my two dogs on a two mile walk each day and go to a spinning class,daft arn't i lol,how is your weight loss going hun
  2. your welcome hun glad you got sorted,thats what this site is for,we are all here to support and help eachother,i hope there is someone there for me when i need help lol,jojo your doing great bet you feel good qabout yourself now well done hun xxx
  3. well done claire youve done great you can see you have lost a fair bit of weight,i think my walking is working wonders my body shape has changed alot more than my weight loss, hope everyone is able to find the site again i only found it by one of freckles old post on a different chat thing,with the webpage address lol dont ask me where it is ,i dont know not very good on computer
  4. [quote name=lilliebo' timestamp='1290207559' post ='1538478] Hi all, had my 1st fill yesterday, feel no different but have been advised I wont until maybe my 3rd. Am not even considering another fill anyway until after Christmas as want to eat and drink with no pain... lol Slinky.. lovely to meet you and Lynda, its so nice actually speaking to people face to face and getting your advice... When are you going for your next fill? hi lilliebo lovley to meet you and hubby,strange when you actually meet someone off here lol,it took me ages to find this forum again after they messed with it
  5. i know what you mean about waiting i had to wait 7 weeks for my first fill,i was pissed off lol,your second fill will help you but it can sometimes take the third fill were you can really feel it working,you will just have to try and eat sensible lol,i know it's very hard:lol:
  6. three weeks is a short time to get a fill hun it's normally 4,but anyway no you dont feel any restriction with your first fill hun it just fills the band for your next fill which starts to tighten it im on my second fill and have 5.5ml in and i can feel mine starting to work,i only eat once a day i dont count calories just try and eat protein first then ya veggies and carbs last good luck
  7. also freddy told us to suck an ice cube if we get like that
  8. sorry to hear that jojo phone julie on 07872963503 and ask her she will know what to do,let us know how your getting on when you get sorted hun
  9. forgot to say met lillibo at the fill clinic and her hubby,they were both great,it's good to see someone in person from the site:lol:
  10. that's good freckles,it's prob cause she is a bit more relaxed as well but as she knows from you and your other daughter that it will soon be back off,lynda had her second fill yesterday,i was meant to get my third fill but i feel ok and think i will last until after xmas,i dont want an uncomfortable christmas he he:tt2:
  11. hi freckles how is your daughter getting on xx:smile2:
  12. great llama well done on booking and welcome to the forum:thumbup:
  13. hi sara and welcome,isin't it great to get encouregement from this site,i too after reading this site booked my band and so pleased i did,as you say you get to know the people writing in and you feel as if you know exactly what is going to happen cause nothing is left out good and bad,if there is anything you need to know hun just ask as they are all fab xxx:thumbup:
  14. i think my second fill was great i only eat normally once a day but the scales have stayed the same,but i think im losing inches instead of weight at the min how you going:thumbup:
  15. hi clare your doing great,i would wait untill after xmas for your fill hun otherwise you might end up being sick all the time it's just not worth it hun,i have 5.5ml in and i cant eat in the day i just have shakes and then i can manage my evening meal and a bit of choc lol im gonna get my next one in jan,im so pleased im never sick well up till now xx:lol:
  16. well done vikki how many fills have you had,and was it slow comming off or quite fast for you,you've done great hun xx and pearce you are doing fantastic,hi freckles hope you are ok hun and how is your daughter doing x:tt2:
  17. sher i think you should really feel the 5.5 fill now i cant eat until 5 oclock and then it is small so i just drink coffee and water all day and maybe a yoghurt i dont mind hardley eating until i achieve my weightloss hope this one works for you hun let me know how you get on x:thumbup:
  18. thanks freckles and rosie im bouncing back now lol,so glad to hear all went well in belgium for you all and you all had good experience,this site definatley works to help and reassure people,it worked for me happy healing:tongue2:
  19. how is your daughter now freckles,and i hope rosie cheeks and daisy are ok,lemma my weight loss was slow i lost 14lb for weeks as well but when i got second fill it started moving again so maybe when you get next fill it will help dont know about shoulder pain hun i never had it but hopw you sort it out:blink:
  20. hi laila i dont think frederik would have put the extra in chris deprez said he would put as much in as he could i was so pleased the other girl i was talking to there could only fit the 2ml she wasnt pleased as she wanted the 2.5 lol,i hope is chris deprez next time i go lol xx:thumbup:
  21. just so you now it wasnt frederik who gave me the 2.5 fill it was chis deprez he is lovley and explains everything he said he would give me what he could get in lol
  22. hi sher hun chin up and you too laila,i got 2.5 my second fill and it has really made a difference so sher if you get another l or 1.5ml next time you will feel it hun and your next fill you will to laila,i think its helped me walking my dogs everyday for about 40 mins,but so far so good :thumbup:
  23. cakey i would deffo recommend dr chris,he can deal with almost anything he is a general surgeon anyway hun you will be fine,i was so pleased my brother in law boss landed his helecopter in our garden for funeral on saturday and were talking money bags here,he told me his wife,brother and himself are all going to dr chris for lapband so he must be good lol this guy checks everyone out so it made me feel even better about my choice for surgery,he is an excellent surgeon go for it hun you have nothing to loose except weight xx:tt2:
  24. hi sammy thanks hun im fine,hope freckles daughter is ok i havnt read any thread yet but i will catch up,my father in law died who i look after so had to help the family sort everything out cant wait to catch up with you all,up to now i have 5.5mls in my band and restriction is fab when i started i weighed 16,10 and im now 14.13 so im very pleased up to now,i cant eat until around 5 but i dont mind cause im not hungry i just drink tea and coffee and have soup for my tea,i not bothered about eating normal food lol i will do that when im at my target weight hope you are all fine xx:lol:
  25. forgot to say freckles i asked the nurse for a couple of the bigger dressing for the port and she gave me some,they are really good and very waterproof so your waterbaby will be fine lol,she can have lots of showers he he:wink2:

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