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Good idea...funny how we make ourselves more accountable once you write it down )

Yay...way to go! When I plateaued I watched my measurements too...really helped me when I didn't see the pounds going down on the scale to know the inches were still melting away! Congrats

No question is stupid hun...we all learn from each other...sometimes I think we learn more from each other than from the Doctors.

YOU CAN DO IT>>>>welcome to the journey. I would do it over, even with the slip I had. Things happen and you pick up and go forward. I've learned more on this site in the last week....and I've been on my adventure for 18 months. Everyone is a little different but the support is amazing. Good Luck!

For me...seems like my stomach is way more sensitive since the band. I personally had to go through the ER because I had moved from another state and was battling trying to find a Doctor to take over my care. Although going through being sick and having surgery to fix my slip was a nightmare...I found a phenominal Doctor in the process.

I love #1 and what a great way to treat yourself....and what a day for you in the office. How fun, I love hearing things like that...they make you feel so good about yourself...he he he. Keep it up girlfriend...you got it going on )

Thank you so much...this has been the best site, all of you are amazing. Together WE CAN DO This!! All the support has been phenominal!!

Ahhh Fire Girl me too ) but I guess I'll take it for now and WALK WALK WALK. My Doc appt. went well though and I'm on liquids for another 5 weeks...wheww this is gonna be a tough one. He did increase my protein drinks to 5...8oz. a day to hopefully slow down the weight loss. I'm now 5 under goal...whooaaa I never thought that would happen. We can do this!!!

I LOVE IT!! Thank you for sharing...you will get there...stay strong and push forward. YOU CAN DO THIS!!

Thank you so much for responding to my Blog. Knowing I can help one person...well, that is all that matters. My slippage was caused from vomitting associated with the Flu. The pain in which I had in my abdomen was so unbearable that I had my daughter rush me to the Emergency Room. After getting the vomitting and pain under control the ER Doctor had me do a Barium Swallow and the Slippage was detected....my Lapband was unfilled by the Bariatric Specialist on-call and I was told to wait to see if it would slip back into place. Two days later the pain was still so unbearable and I ended up having Emergency Surgery for the Repair.

I'm now on my way and recovering well!

My appt. was bumped to tomorrow...Doc had an emergency surgery. Stay tuned )

Good Luck...keep us all informed on how your feeling )

Aww..thank you so much. I'm the same way with the sweating...lol...excercise has become my new addiction )

Thank you Sandradee....and Afitme, I'm the same way. My poor hubby this last week I know I've been sponge bob cranky pants...lol It is what it is )

Your doing great...looking great...your on a roll! I love the "sassy" comment ) Have a great week and stay motivated. Hmmm you have me thinking, maybe I should set a Holiday goal.

Thank you so much for the compliments...I hope I can be there for all of you, just as you have for me )

You are so inspirational....go get em!!!

Love love love your positive attitude. I'm am right there with you on the need and love for excercise...whoaa I never thought I'd ever say that, but I really do enjoy it now. We have some in common, I also gave up breads, pasta, and for the most part potatoes (its an occassion splurge on potatoes for me) I think that has helped me get to where I'm at today. Keep it up...you are doing this and have so much to be proud of...HURRAY

Thank you Sandradee...made me blush just a bit! Yes I had the stomach flu...I've never been so sick in my life. I should of went to the Dr. and had my band unfilled...but thought Naaaa "it can't happen to me"....I'll never think so lightly again. Dr. Nguyen was able to move my band back up into place and stitched it in....and there is some question on whether my orginal Dr. where I used to live place it correctly in the beginning. I never did any x-rays or barium swallows or anything to check the placement after surgery. This time...they took all kinds of pics the to make sure it was all ok. I really love my Doctor...could ask for someone so supportive and explained all of this to me. Reassuring me it wasn't my fault. And now I have this site....which is amazing. Hard to talk to family and friends...they just don't understand.

Again, Thank you for the compliments and have a wonderful day!

Aww this is the fun part....WAY to GO....keep it up. I love your spirit and energy and hope we can get to know one another and encourage each other to the finish line....This is truely amazing isn't it )

Even though I just had to have my band reattached...slipped during a bad 2 weeks with the Flu...I'm trying to stay positive. Reading your Blog is really uplifting.

Have a wonderful Day!!

I'm flying on cloud 10...with nothing stopping me. I had a tough couple weeks with my band slipping when I had the flu....a scary setback! It totally made me lose sight of all I HAVE accomplished. Its an amazing feeling!

Thank you so much!!

My family is the same way...I was just venting on this subject earlier. They said it would never happen, that I wouldn't be a size 12...well guess what. I DID IT! (still losing too) Although my family takes it one step further by announcing to total strangers that I had Lapband surgery and "you should have seen her before" that comment gets under my skin the most...like I was some unsightly monster or something. Go get em' girl and remember your doing this for YOU! Damn Haters...ughhh

Thank you for the support, I really wish I would of found this site earlier. Yes, I was extremely ill with the flu...vomitting etc etc...for about 2 weeks. I think if I had to do it over again, I would of gone to the Doctor who does my fills and have the band completely unfilled. I had this thought in my head that I've had no problems in a year and a half...that I was invincible...so not true. Problems can arise, that have nothing to do with how or what you eat. I see people talk so casually about "throwing up" and having to go through surgery again to correct a slippage is no fun. Basically its just like have your surgery process start all over again...except you have to take things a little slower when it comes to introducing food to you new stomach. My advice to everyone, if your throwing up...GOTO the Doctors ASAP! I will never take this so lightly again...2 days in the ER and a 3 day hospital stay after surgery.