Welcome to Sept May Bandsters. Time does fly. I hope you don't mind LindaV, but I loved what your wrote and had to quote you to start the month.

I know it's stupid, but I always pee, then spit in the toilet for luck before I weigh myself--first thing in the morning and before I shower of course! I also step on the scale as "lightly" as I can. LOL. It's rediculous I know--but, it's my little ritual!

OK people, start spitting. This is a perfect form of elimination!!

Someone help me on the date for the Sept Challenge. I think there may have been more than one. Regardless, it's been a great way for me to stay focused on the task at hand. Please join us if you were banded in May and want to share in the support.

DeAnn - That stinks! Good luck finding your doctor. I'm sure you will be able to once he gets set up again. Is a provider for your insurance? Maybe you could get some help there!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting you next month!

Welcome Mr 3Loves! Are you getting banded as well? I thought I read 3Loves mention that.......

I am so sad about what has transpired here over the last few weeks! I will really miss a couple of the members who were banned. I know 3Loves will genuinely be missed on this thread in particular.

I am thankful to have a place to come to get away from all the crap and just be honest w/o fear of being judged. For that I thank you all. Except for the couple of LBT members who I know personally, you guys know me more than most. This is where I post the most.

Part of me wants to just join the exodus and leave LBT but the other part of me knows that I have made friends here and have received much needed support here. I'm still a little on the fence about this decision. For now, I'm staying to see how things go.

Thanks for listening, my friends.

I know that many valued members of LBT have left. That's too bad and I'm sorry to see them go. I would encourage those of you that are *on the line* about staying or not to stay awhile longer to see if the recent banning calms things down and we return to normal. There are still some folks over in Rants and Raves that don't seem to want to let it die, but I'm hoping.

I stopped posting elsewhere (for the most part anyway), and going to pretty much stick around here. You are my May brothers and sisters. :kiss2:

Hello all. I am 3Loves DH. I will be keeping you posted on her progress. Ousooner, she mentioned your progress to me. You are an inspiration. I am not banded but I am starting my journey. I look forward to getting to know you all better.

Thanks for the encouragement. Hard to imagine I inspire others, but will gladly take that roll as so many on here have been inpiring to me. Good luck with your upcoming journey.

Well tomorrow will be a week since my second fill. I have 6cc in a VanGuard now. I can really tell the amount of food that I can eat has definitely decreased.

We'll see in a couple of weeks how things go.

Myra

Good luck Myra. Hope the weight peels right off.

LindaV, Hang in there, Girl. Don't leave us. It isn't the same now, but we all need this support.

Hope

Hey guys! I, too am a little disillusioned with LBT with all the crap going on around here! I miss you 3loves! So happy you are here Paladin! Please tell Michelle hello for me and that I hope her recent fill and subsequent restriction is going well!

This is my favorite thread on LBT, cause it feels like home ... Lynda, I know it is a difficult time, but it will pass.... Keep checking in, we need you!

Well everyone... I finally got into the 250s! I now weight 259 and reached my September goal of 260! This fill thing is a little tricky, but I think its gonna be good! I am just starting back on normal/soft foods, and so far so good! I feel like I did immediately following surgery restriction-wise, which is a good thing! Let the weight-loss resume! Wahooo!

Now, I gotta upate that ticker!

I am so sorry that 3loves is no longer here. I will miss her. Fortunately for me, I didn't know anything about the "goings on" since this is the only thread I post on and for the most part, read. (I have a couple of other boards that have nothing to do with lapbanding that I'm a regular on.) You all have been my post surgery support and keep me on the path to success. I hope everyone stays and we Maysters hang in there together.

After my UTI last week, I picked up some kind of a bug that's going around that knocked me down for a couple of days. Fever, chills, headache, achy body......kind of like a type of flu. So yesterday, when I was finally feeling better, we went to the movies and I ate some popcorn after a nice dinner of shrimp kabobs. (Yummy!) So today I am retaining Water.....ick! It's funny how your body reacts when it hasn't had something in a while. My hands are HUGE! The only good thing is my rings almost fit right again instead of spinning around my fingers. (gotta find good in everything!)

Well, I'm off to do 30 min. on the Treadclimber! Everyone keep up the good work.

Marci, I'm just curious - what does the third number mean in your signature? (The one in red.) I understand highest/current/lowest. Is 225 an intermediate goal?

I'm not Marci but I think it is

Highest weight/surgery weight/ current weight/ goal weight

M

Oh, that makes sense. Thanks!

Yep! That's it! The one in red is my current. Though after my trip to the dr. the other day, I should change my highest to 271......though I probably didn't remember it because at the time I didn't want to accept that number. Now it's kind of like, 271????? Whoa! That was a lot! But look at me NOW!!!!

Did 30 minutes on the Treadclimber......I was dripping! But it feels good to be able to make 30 minutes and not die. Or feel like dying. LOL! At the end of this week I have to walk 4 miles in my half marathon training. Oh, joy.........3 miles made me go home and take a nap.

Wow, it's great to see how everyone is doing! I actually hit my original September Challenge this morning! Yep, it's official have now lost 60 pounds! :eek: I have 5 more to go by my birthday on the 15th. My DH is taking me to Portland for a surprise b-day present (I'm guessing a musical) so I'm not sure I will lose another 5 pounds by next Friday but, either way, I'm thrilled!

Talk to ya soon!