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Ok Mandi, You started this!

We could use this thread for September's goals.

I would like to lose at least 8 lbs.

I will exercise at least 3 times a week.

I will be careful not to eat junk food. I better hurry and eat the cheese Crunches I bought today. I have 2 days to get rid of them. :hungry:

Good Luck to everyone in September!!

Well, I only have a few minutes. I am off to the wedding in Montreal tomorrow and we are having family stay over tonight from the big city (Toronto). Tomorrow we are having brunch here and heading to Montreal at about noon.

Hope everyone has a great weekend

Thank you Wheezy

I hope you have a great weekend also, enjoy the wedding.

Maria:)

Have a good weekend Wheezy!

Thanks Irish and Argon, just back from the wedding. It was beautiful and I've never seen a happier bride, she was glowing!!!

The wedding reception was a never ending flow of food. The meal had 6 courses and the main entrée was eventually served at about 9:30 pm. The desert was served at about 10:30 pm and at about midnight, a buffet was served.

As all of these courses were served, I observed how much I ate compared to the other at my table. Of course, my hb ate everything and had 2 deserts, but everyone could eat most of the food put in from of them. I, on the other hand only ate about 1/4 of each course and none of my desert. This is the first time in a while that I realized that the band is actually working. I found that as time went on that I was able to eat more and more, but it is still working even though I am not losing weight at this time.

This brings me to a very important question. I am going for my first fill Oct 5th, I have a 10cc band. How much in your experience should I get filled? I'm thinking that I should go conservative.

What do you think?

Well... I think they'll pretty much chose that for you! Since you DO live so far away though, they probably will be fairly conservative.

Glad you had a good time at the wedding! And awesome that you only could eat 1/4 of each course! Did any of the people you ate with know that you'd been banded? Did any one seem to notice you weren't eating much?

Except for my hb, no one else knew about the band. My sister-in-law asked me if I was feeling O.K. My brother-in-law was just happy that I shared my shrimp cocktail with him, other than that no one else really noticed. If they did, they didn't say anything.

Wheezy, i also have a 10cc band. Dr.Cobourn gave me a 4cc fill but that was his choice, i had no say in the matter, so far i am doing okay with that amount.

Maria:)

Irish, obviously with almost 50 lbs, lost the 4cc's are working well for you. Did you have any restriction before your first fill?

Well i thought i did, but Dr.Cobourn did not, he looked at how much weight i had lost from after the surgery, and said i needed i fill, so i had one. I only noticed a slight difference in the amount of food i was eating after the fill, but as long as i keep losing every week i will stick with what i have for now.

Maria:)

I think that you should try discussing how much fill with your fill 'er up specialist. I was reading on the main site that too much fill can be worse than too little. It hurts and for some reason ? you don't lose weight. The TLBC has me scheduled for 3 fills starting mid-Oct and ending mid-Nov. This means that I will be getting one fill every two weeks. Yuck! I am kinda dreading the fills. Good thing I have lotsa demerol left over. I hate needles.

I had my first fill in aug. It wasn;t bad ;just like having your blood work done. I had 1 fill and 2 defills same day .I HATE needles too. Don;t worry about it not that bad.

I had my first fill in aug. It wasn;t bad ;just like having your blood work done. I had 1 fill and 2 defills same day .I HATE needles too. Don;t worry about it not that bad.

I actually fainted when i had the blood work done for the pre op!

They usually pull the skin so tight that you don't even feel the needle. But I wouldnt look at it, if needles bother you. It's a bit freaky to watch.

I am a Lab Technologist and for the last 20 years, I have been collecting blood samples. I do more analyzing than collecting but once in a while I do collect the rare blood sample, so I don't think that I would have a problem watching.

Irish, I'm glad you responded. I makes me feel better that you had 4 ccs and still feel OK.

I'm beginning to think that the TLBC is better organized as far as fills. My Dr. just told me that I should probably think about scheduling a fill at about 6 weeks. I called to make the appointment but they could not fit me in at 6 weeks, so I am waiting 7 weeks. After the first fill I guess it's up to me.