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Packed and ready to go! I leave in less than 10 hours! Thanks friends for all of your well wishes and prayers! See you on the loser bench!

As of today I am down 75 pounds since December! 19 pounds away from being under 300!!

I've been stalled for about 10 days now but it's still all good! I'm down 40 lbs that are never coming back. Now if I could only lose that 1lb to get out of the 200's!

I took my stiches out yesterday and now my incision hurt. I never noticed them before now they feel as though they are really sore, which is weird to say the least. Can't wait to be under 200.... 10 more pounds to go....

Started sipping on muscle milk today. I think it is going down smoothly. Good news is I have already lost about 10 pounds since tuesday

Went clothes shopping today first time since my sleeve. Size 10 jeans a tad loose tops large. Pretty wild.

Merry Christmas everyone! I cannot believe that 2011 is right on the doorstep! I leave in 10 days for surgery - time has gone by so fast .... getting kind of scared!

Tommorow is the big day, i will be sleeved. 10:10

Ok Im down to 10 days can you believe it. Im getting so excitied.. I just ordered my bodymedia from costco, going grocery shopping this week. It's cominggggggg

Can not get in more than 50 gr, protein a day. Nut wants 70. I get sick to my stomach after first 10 sips each time. Takes like 3 hours to drink one. UGH!!!

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Did everyone have to go 2 weeks on liquids after surgery?? I am on day 10 and would love anything other than a protein shake!!

38th bday over...last year bday outfit size 16..this year b day dress size 10!!!!!!! my lap band rocks!!!!

Gotta get ready and take Cade back to see Dr. Brown. He is still coughing his head off after being on antibiotics for 10 days and prednisone for 5 days! Hoping to get my boy better.

2 years out, since I got my groovy band accessory... (I tell my grandkids that its a cool accessory,so that I don't freak them out too bad). I had lost 50 lbs.. gained about 10 lbs back... After a pep talk by another surgeon and my fill nurse, I'm back with the program and have lost about 4 lbs. in about 2 weeks. I had a lap band partner, but we no longer speak... so i am sort of soloing on this journey. No one really understands or was very supportive about it until I lost some weig...

OH my gosh--went to my PCD to get referrals and I have lost another 10 pounds since my last weigh in. total of 50 off now

Reached 10% loss today. Amazing feeling

Day 10 of my pre op diet...almost there!

Got my first fill! 3.5 cc's in a 10 cc band. Nice start. Lets see how this goes.

Have been really busy lately, getting ready for my son to get back from Afganistan and his wedding. 53# down since Jan 25, hopefully another 10 before Sept.8. It felt so good to be able to pick a dress out that looks really good on me. I'm so excited:)

Met with the doctor yesterday and everything went amazingly! She was super sweet and she told me that since I have already lost so much weight she only wants me to lose another 10 pounds before the surgery, as long as all appointments fall into place I should be getting my surgery at the end of September! So excited!

got my second fill today, 1 cc. Doc was happy with the 10 lbs loss for this month, if hes happy im happy! on to my next 10!

Now that I'm in maintenance mode, I'm getting a into a routine for my meals. Every day, I start out with 8-16 ounces of water, and then a proffee, which I have come to look forward to even the night before. My proffees are simply a black coffee with a protein powder added. There are three products that I cycle through: Premier Vanilla, Orgain Vanilla, and Dymatize Vanilla.

For second breakfast on workdays, I will have a low-fat yogurt with two tablespoons of PBFit and two teaspoons of no sugar added dried cherries. I will have ingested 35-45 grams of protein at this point between the two breakfasts, with 250-285 calories, and about 20 carbs.

For second breakfast on non-workdays, I will prepare two servings of plain, instant oatmeal with a tablespoon of an olive oil-based spread. This means I will have had 34 grams of protein, 365 calories, and 38 carbs. Non-workdays are when I am being very active with training sessions, so I allow myself more carbohydrate fuel.

Snacks on any day are always mixed nuts, even when I am travelling. I will have 0.2 cups of a blend that I make myself. It consists of dry roasted peanuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios, and Brazil nuts. This is 5 grams of protein, 163 calories, and 7 carbs.

Breakfast and snacks have been the easiest to nail down. Lunch and dinner have more variables, and I prepare enough for leftovers. I concentrate on protein first, and then add vegetables. Typically tempeh, tofu, or Field Roast products with roasted or sautéed vegetables. Today, I will be eating leftovers from last night. Two ounces of tempeh with four ounces of roasted vegetables that consist of red and yellow sweet peppers, sweet potatoes, small purple potatoes, zucchini, and carrots. I will add a tablespoon of olive oil-based spread, break up 3 walnuts to sprinkle of top, and garnish with two tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese. This particular meal will be 19 grams of protein, 377 calories, and 28 grams of carbs. Bear in mind that I do eat more carbs when I am not working, and I focus on ingesting healthy carbs instead of breads/crackers/chips/crisps.

It's a helluva journey and I'm thankful to be on it!

HBD to me!! 78 lbs down..Size 18/20 down to 10/12. Surgery date: 4/23/14 hw: 290, sw: 282(corrected), cw: 212.

it flew pretty fast for me lol i dont know why. i had to do the 6th month thing, they just want to make sure everything will be ok for your body to go under something major. they do a lot of tests. my first appt. was september 11th 2008 holy cow, i was nervous but excited as well lol wow i dont even remember what went on that day hmm but i always remember the second appt the most. good luck

i know, saw the dr yesturday they gave me medicine for a possible UTI bleghh second time getting that since being banded which is because im not drinking enough waterr. i had blue cross blue shield child health care plus which ends when you turn 19. i dont get to get fills until i get a new insurance i dont see my surgeon again till i get a new insurance annndd if i really need to see a dr ill fish out the cashh like my mom did yesturday.