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Hey I'm doing great!!!! Down 25 pounds and back to work. I'm also going to Vegas in a few weeks for my birthday Next week soft foods. It not as bad as i thought it would be You?

Hey! Ive lost about 20 pounds as well too. Im on clear liquids until tomorrow then I can start my full liquid diet. I cant start mushies until my 5th week.. gosh that seems so far! Im not in any classes or anything, Im just a stay at home mommy! I have 3 boys..2 are mine and 1 I love like mine! Do you have a myspace! Itd be easier to talk there if so! I dont check this everyday! Im glad I found someone to talk to about our concerns and what not..makes things a little less stressful to know we are going through the same thing!

Thanks for the pic comment. I started off excercising a lot but I have gotten lazy recently. I plan to start again this week.

Hi! You are totally on track! I lost 19 pounds during my pre-op diet (it was two weeks and five days of only slim fast shakes and two cups of veggies). I've lost about 8 pounds since surgery, waiting until tomorrow to update my ticker. I started the mushy phase yesterday....have you started that yet? I'm expecting my weight loss to slow down with that.

Next time you are in there, send me an email. I'll jump in for sure. Right now I'm catching up on emails....I slept a good part of the day. Felt great. Checkout my signature in my posts where it says seem my MOVIE PROGRESSION. Click on it. You can see me going down in the photos.

I'm going back to some organizing for the week and finishing emails. Remember...email me when you all are in chat and if I can I will jump in. I love chatrooms. handjive1228@yahoo.com

Cute avatar.

I started work this week so ho hum excuse there. I hang out in Dr. K's thread most all of the time BUT ended up in the hospital with chest pains a few weeks ago. Heart is perfect. I have non-active gallstones. Don't know what the chest pains were. Oh well.

My last fill was the star. I'm really sliding down the scale, feeling full these days.

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Hi Liz,

I have been seeing a medical doctor for 18 months and he has now referred me to a surgeon who I will see next week. I was wondering what to expect from this appointment. I really dont think I can wait another 18 months but cannot afford to have it done privately. I would love to hear your experiences with the NHS.

Hi Kathy - I haven't been as good about checking messages and posting lately. I'm glad you're doing better. I'm ok - I think i'll need more of a fill than the 2 cc one I got last week. I don't have another appointment though until Sept. 10. I may have to change it. I guess I'm losing - trying not to weigh every day - still not below 200#. I can't wait for that. Life's busy with my mom and work and everything in bewtween. Thanks for thinking about me. I hope you will keep losing and doing great! Love ya, lauraq

Hey girl…how are you? I am hanging in there. I have not lost another pound in two weeks. I am up to working out 4 days a week. I see you have your first fill tomorrow…I will be going today. I need it bad…I can eat more than a cup and I don’t like that. I wish I could only eat 900 but I think I need to get some food ideas. You are so right about “Whoever believes this process is the easy way out is terribly mistaken.” I am at the point where I need to re-evaluate and come up with my plan. I feel like I need to write everything out. My goal was to be down 20lbs by the start of Football season and I am 6 pounds away. I need to heck in more often…motivation is sooo needed on my end.

Hey just wanted to wish you luck today on your new bandit life. I am now a week out today...

I get banded on the 12th!! next week!! Happy as well. So tell me how you feel

Okay! I understand where you are coming from. I thought I would lose a lot faster too. But, I have to be honest so far I have lost 14 lbs. in 2 and half weeks. I couldn't do that on my own. I just have to learn to be patient with myself. I also have to learn to remember a pound here and a pound there adds up eventually. What I have been doing is thanking God for every pound I have lost. Lets keep each other encouraged and keep moving forward with this thing.

Hey my Beautiful.. Im around i just come on and nobody was on like you or wynn so i'd leave..

Aww what was making you so depressed?

I hope your doing ok.. did u get my email a few weeks ago???

Loves Sammy

Update - I've been banded now for almost 3 weeks!!! Time flys! The surgery went well, most of the pain was in the first 3 days. I've started doing cardio exercise, and currently still in the pureed food phase of my diet (I think I liked the liquids better..lol). I'm currently down 22 lbs (mostly during the liquid stage). My first fill date is Aug 19. Any advice during this phase???

Hi: About the plastic surgery. Please ask your doctor to put in a pain pump. I forget the exact term for it, but my plastic surgeon used one. She puts it in while she's doing the surgery and it has very small tubes that go from a bottle of anesthetic (kind of the size of a baby bottle) to the area of your surgery on the inside. It was like a quick shot of numbing that I could control just prior to getting out of bed, or anything that I could plan that might cause pain. It only lasted for three days but it was truly a godsend. I think you look fabulous! Good luck with the surgery. I'm curious about why you're getting a panniculectomy and not a tummy tuck. I was able to get the tummy tuck with insurance coverage for the panni. So, I paid the difference for the additional time, etc. Best wishes to you with your plastic surgery. I'll be thinking of you on 8/17!

Sue

Doing great, thanks. Can't believe the weight loss. Down 82 lbs and I feel 25 yrs younger. My wife thinks I'm a shopaholic as I've been buying a few pieces of clothing every week. lol.lol

Wow....I am so proud of you "running on the treadmill this morning @ 3.5 with 2 incline" YOU GO!!!!! Now that is very encouraging to me. Wooo girl...its been so long running at an incline...you have me on a mission to get back to that. This is great being able to share. Are you on mushies yet? This is a little harder to me because I am scared to eat somethings...fear gaining. I just received my order for this thermogenic product from the company I recently started to work with. I am going to try it 4 two weeks and see what happens. Its supposed to increase my metabolism and burn more fat...I know I am crazy but I must try I saw myself in a pic at 210 recently and damn...lol. Chat with ya soon.

Hi-I would like a little support from a buddy if you are interested. I was banded Oct 2007, lost 115# but was vomiting daily. Had unfill a month ago and gained 14# and just had some filled last week and it is slow going as everything is different again. I do not get full right away, the food has to sit and then I get the fullness feeling. I have to learn how to eat differently again! Any suggestions? Am trying to increase the exercise, but stopping the snacking is hard. And drinking water gets old. Help if you can! Thanks so much. I want to lose 10-15# and then maintain! Have to keep a food diary for the NP who did my fill as they were not happy with my gain (I had no restriction at that point and lost control) Thanks, Suz in Iowa

Hi, I live in Richmond and was banded by Dr. Bautista on 7/22. I am thrilled to find someone here who also had him. How are you doing? I am one week post band and have lost 21 lbs (16 pre-op).

Barbara, How have you been? I am going in for my first fill tomorrow. I must say I am excited. I will get on the scale to see if I have lost? I know I have but not how much. I do not own a scale for fear I would be on it every minute of the day. I was banded about four and a half weeks ago. Hope all is well with you. Would love to hear from you and how you are doing? Kathy imaluckydog

Hi! Long time since I've checked messages! Did you have your next fill? Sorry to hear about the chugging adventure. Thanks for the heads up. I go back next week for a fill and boy do I need it. With only .5 in, I can eat more than I'd like. My weight loss is crawling, but I'm happy that at least it's going in the right direction. Can't wait to hear how it was after the second fill. Do you notice a different? Look forward to the update!!

Thanks for the compliment man, I don't know anybody by the name creeder. Is he in the Philadelphia area? Cause that's where i'm from. Dude, I saw some of your pictures and it's amazing that u lost all that weight. I inspire to look like that after a year. As for the band, It was put in last week, so i'm new to this. The hardest thing for me now is the liquid diet. How'd you feel the 1st month after surgery?

Hey one month out now!!! Let the countdown begin! Just caught up on your last few blogs...hope the pneumonia clears up...getting the right antibiotic can be tricky! I hope they gave you a breathing tube test to take home...it helps improve and know how you're doing (just one of those plastic things that measures the intake). I've heard beating on your chest can help break things up (DBF?), but that might make you a little sore...urban legend?...who knows. Glad everything else is going well...like you said 'meant to be'.

No Onederland or head lop for me yet...up and down the same 3 pounds for weeks, but I've got my third fill tomorrow so keep your eyes crossed for me!

21lbs in 2 weeks is better than I've ever heard of. You're on your way to ba-kini land!!

Hey Bobbie,

How are you doing???? I am doing very well...I am still on liquids(protein shake,s/f pudding or yogurt, water, crystal light)....I am going to try to last on this for at least a week after surgery, longer if possible....

TTYL

Kim