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trying to uploaded pics but this stupid site won't let me!

trying to get out of the 210's...uggh so frustrating!

I turn 26 yrs old today, 26 yrs old and 55 lbs lighter then I was last year. I ♥ my band. :)

Weighed myself this morning and I'm officially 11 lbs away from onederland!!! Maybe I'll get there by March 10th...it would be an awesome birthday present!

Lately been feeling a bit down because the scale hasn't been very nice to me...I've been stuck for almost a month. The best medicine for this type of feeling is? anybody? SHOPPING!!! Went out and got myself 2 dress in a size 16...not 16W...just 16 in misses. Though the scale isn't moving there is a REALLY BIG difference in my body...just gotta remember that!

I weighed myself this morning and I'm officially at 50 lbs that will be gone forever! More then half way to my first goal.

My brother in law had sleeve surgery yesterday. Boy is it different then mine, you can tell it's more painful....praying for his speedy recovery. I told him that soon we'll be having to share a plate of food! Can't wait for that! LOL

Hi! Just wanted to let you know you are such an inspiration! You look amazing. I hope to be walking in your shoes one day.

Had my first stuck episode yesterday, what a way to start the new year. LOL Hopefully it won't ever happen again! *yeah I know it's unrealistic...but a girl can dream*

Hey girlie sorry I didn't respond sooner but I've been soooooooooo sick. It's been nuts. I was scheduled to get my second fill yesterday but was to sick to go so I rescheduled it for Monday. The only good thing about being sick is that I lost 7 lbs. WHOA! LOL Making a grand total of 41.4 lbs YAY. My stomach is good so far..no sagging yet. We'll see how it goes.

Took my first spin class last night...and I kicked ass! YAY! I'm so proud of myself, I KNOW that I couldn't have done it before!

Maybe a NSV? My mom hugged me yesterday and immediately felt my port. It freaked her out a bit. LOL Before you had to DIG for it, now I can place my hand over it and feel it. It's pretty cool knowing that though the scale isn't moving as fast as I'd like the inches ARE coming off.

PCOS, yeah I have it, was diagnosed in April after so many years of being in limbo to why I kept gaining and gaining.

Sorry about your thyroid!

I'm so glad as well, I can't believe it happened. But now I'm in hell! I can't take it, this weekend I definitely did bad but I gotta keep pushing. How are you?

I think I'm in bandster hell!Ohhhh no! LOL

Not fun at all but not totally terrible either. I honestly don't feel any different with this fill, hopefully the 2nd fill will do something.

YAY! How exciting 2 months will FLY by.

Oh what a bummer, but makes sense that you can't do any appts before getting approved. But seriously you'll get approval in like 2 days and things will happen A LOT quicker then you might like. LOL At least that's how I felt. The psych eval will go great, have you decided who to go with?

Hey Nat! Everything is going well. No complaints! I went in for my first fill today, ekk. It was a bit uncomfortable because Christina (the PA) couldn't find my port, so there was a lot of searching and pressing down on my stomach. What she thought was my port was scar tissue, I can't blame her though it felt like my port. But I eventually got my fill. I got 3.7 cc's in my 10 cc band. I have to be on liquids for 48 hrs, then soft foods for 1 day then back to solids. Not toooo bad.

How's everything with you? Hope the classes are going well. Have you started going to your appts? Hope all is well with work and school

Viv

Hey Melissa! I just wanted to say HI and hope all is well with you and your approval, how's that coming along? Did you get the good news yet?

Let me know! Take care! Viv

Girl do I know how you are feeling!!! I am STARVING in between meals; the swelling they talk about has DEFINTELY gone down no more restriction for me. I’m about to start my third week of mushies and I am soooo over it. I can’t take it anymore, I want real food. My nutritionist told me that I should only be eating ? of a cup of food but if I’m hungry to eat up to a cup…are they flipping crazy? A ? of a cup would be torture; I’m doing the 1 cup and get hungry like 1 or 2 hrs after I eat. I’ve only lost 10 lbs since surgery as well and it’s kinda pissing me off. I was hoping to lose 5 more lbs by Halloween but that was a no go. Is this what bandster hell feels like? Like you I can’t wait for my fill, it’s scheduled for Nov 15th…can’t come any sooner.

Good luck! Just keep your eye on the prize…slutty Halloween costumes for next year. HAHA Take care! Vivian

Hey girl! How's everything going? Just wanted to say HI and hope all is well! Let me know!

Hi! Just wanted to check in and see how things were going. I haven't heard from you in a while so hope allll is well. When you have a sec let me know. Take care!

Hey! I'm doing great, thanks! I'm on my second week of mushies and I'm soooo over it! I can't wait to be able to eat REAL/NORMAL food! LOL But the band is working I've lost 26 lbs. YAY! Hoping to lose another 4 before halloween.

How's everything with you? Hope alllll is well with work & school!

Good for you! I'm happy that everything is going well.

Thanks! I'm excited, I'm hoping that it continues like this.

I haven't gone to any meetings, but there is one next week on Wednesday (I think) in Woodbridge, I'm probably going to go to that one.

How about you? I wish I could find one strictly for bandsters.

Hey! Nothing's really new. Everything is going really well! Today is officially 3 wks post op, YAY! I'm on my second week of mushies and I'm kinda over it already. I'm super hungry between meals so I can't wait for my first fill. They say you should be eating a 1/4 of a cup...serious I don't think so!!! LOL Been eating 1 cup of food. I have 5 lbs to go to meet the 30 lb mark. YAY! Oh and I started exercising yesterday, it sucks but gotta do it! LOL

How are you doing? How's everything going? Are you done with the liquids? How's the hunger? Hope all is well!

Thanks for checking in!

I went to the support meeting last night that Fair Oaks offers. They offer it every 3rd Monday of the month...for post and pre-op patients. It was ok, better then the one in Woodbridge, a lot more people. There were still the bypassers that thought that they were better then the bandsters (or that's the vibe I got) but the handful of bandsters stood up for ourselves. LOL I think I will continue going.

The support group in Woodbridge is not bad, there was only 1 bandster there, that's kinda why I didn't like it. I'm thinking of going to another one, they meet the 1st Wednesday of every month.

Just wanted to let you know about it.

I'm back to being 100%...piece of cake right? LOL I'm assuming you're doing well. Hope everything went well. Did you stay overnight?

Oh btw, I went to the support group last night (at Fair Oaks), it was a little better then the one in Woodbridge, a lot more people. There were still some of the bypassers that thought they were the end all be all but I guess that comes with the territory. Dr. Halmi actually went and talked to us, which was cool.

Wishing you a speedy recovery.