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oh Yeah! Once the heat wave hit the East Coast this summer - forget it! I had no appetite, it was hard to eat anytning at all. My band felt super tight. As the humidity lessens in the air, my band is feeling better. I am glad I am not alone with this phenomena

I have been banded now for 16 months, and last summer was fine. This summer I am in my sweet spot (8.75cc) and since the heat wave hit Philadelphia I have not felt hungry or felt like eating. I am glad other people have experienced this. I felt like I was crazy.

At www.therecoverygroup.org you can join the weight loss surgery list group for OA participants who have had or or thinking of having weight loss surgery. We have 3 weekly online meetings dedicated to OA just for weight loss surgery patients. They are 9 am Thursdays EST Sat 12 noon EST and Sundays 5 pm EST. Please join us and join our list to get weekly emails of love and support. As an individual who has been in OA for years before being banded it is a joy to find a safe and loving support group. The online meetings can be logged into at http://www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=RecoverySF Please join us- together we can do what we cannot do alone :biggrin:

MORE WLS OA ONLINE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ADDED! COME JOIN US! SAT 12 Pm EST SUN 5 PM EST Thursdays 9 AM EST log in as a guest no need to pre register! http://www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=RecoverySF :biggrin:

Join us! WLS Special Focus Meeting Sunday 5 PM Eastern The only requirement to attend is a desire to stop eating compulsively. If you have considered or have experienced weight loss surgery this meeting may be of interest to you. Doorway: www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=RecoverySF

Join us! WLS Special Focus Meeting Sunday 5 PM Eastern The only requirement to attend is a desire to stop eating compulsively. If you have considered or have experienced weight loss surgery this meeting may be of interest to you. Doorway: www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=RecoverySF

WHOO HOOO!!!! Challenge met and conquered! I did it! I lost 16lbs when I weighed in today. I was 255 when I joined the challenge and weighed in at 239 today!!!! YEAH FOR ME!!!!! I am so proud of myself! Now...on to the Christmas challenge....... :scared2:

I have terrible constipation and hard bowel movements. So bad they affected my pelvic floor, and gsve me anal fissures- gross . I take docusate and miralax every single day. I also eat 3 prunes with my breakfast and put benefiber powder in my tea. It keeps things rolling along the correct way now. No more straining!!!:smile2: It will be this ways forever but I don't care because the weight keeps coming off

I'm in for 25!!!!

Here is the correct website for the room Sundays 5 PM EST!!!! http://www.starchat.net/chat/?chan=RecoverySF

Every Sunday 5pm EST on www.therecoverygroup.org there is an online meeting for people who wish to join OA or are in OA that have had weight loss surgery. Sign up and join the WLS thread at the website. I find it very helpful- maybe other people will too. Gen

I completely understand. i was banded on 4/19. I actually go online to the oa meetings and have been to the oa face to face meetings. It really helps me, maybe you would like to try it .

I have been in OA for 4 years. I had a Realize band on 04/19/10. I have gotten mixed reviews from my fellow OA'rs. Most are positive. A few judgemental-but I figure that's their issue. I work the 12 steps and pray to HP and I believe my HP led me to have the banding- it was not a decision made lightly. I have been attending online meetings through www.therecoverygroup.org and met other OA bandsters like myself while I am recovering from the surgery.

I'm in for 15lbs off by 07/04/10 realize band:04/19/10 starting weight 270 current: 255:w00t: