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Hi everyone! I will be banded on 11/20/07 and I am very excited. I've been reading this thread and just wanted to say hi! My BMI is 39 but not for long.

I look forward to getting to know everyone.

Jill

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<p>Awww Baby its YOU thats got my body, I wondered where god sent it when I wished for it........... <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/grin.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="57" class="inlineimg" /></p>

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Hi everyone else!

Soupgirl - I havent had any Hair loss yet - touch wood- I know that a lot of the girls are taking zinc and something called Biotin? In the carribean, ooooooh the food is good there, I love chicken and rice I would struggle like mad there!! I havent got any support where I am, I think I must be the only person in 100 mile radius that has a band!!

Jill - welcome aboard hon, it will be the best thing you have ever done! I am newly banded and I am already sooo glad that I did it. :)

Katy - thanks for the advice, I have hit a plataeu in the last 10 days :confused: ironically enough, when I started a rigid exercise program!! I have stopped weighing myself and started using the tape measure instead.

Hope that everyone is doing fine, I am due my first fill under x ray on the 27th and I cant wait!!

Nina x

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NYTrink - I dont understand the insurance thing as I am in the UK, but I have got my fingers crossed that it all works out for you hon.

Nina x

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Where are all my Lower BMI sisters at????

Let's do a shout out!!!!!

Even if you just read and post, say hi!

WOW, babygotback...you look FANTASTIC! I can only pray that my body take shape like yours has. Im 165 right now, so I still have about 30 lbs to goal. What kind of excercising are you doing? and how often?

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Where are all my Lower BMI sisters at????

Let's do a shout out!!!!!

Even if you just read and post, say hi!

Hi I'm here, not posting but lurking everyday! I hit my lowest at 215 about 2 weeks ago and have fluctuated a lb or two each day yet have not gone any lower and i'm a little frustrated as my fill is still a little tight and I want to eat more solids/meats and can't...i'm contemplating a slight unfill, but keep putting it off thinking I will loosen up on the next lb or two...I tried to have some pork chops tonight that I cooked in the slow cooker all day so they fell apart when I ate them (nice and soft) I cooked them in low fat cream of mushroom Soup and put some of that on them, then when I ate them I PBed almost immediately. So i'll try liquids again for a day or two and then try again, but I think I may need some relief soon. argh

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Here is my most recent after pic!!!

Okay HOTTIE, you look GREAT you don't need to lose another pound, you rock!

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Hi everyone else!

Soupgirl - I havent had any Hair loss yet - touch wood- I know that a lot of the girls are taking zinc and something called Biotin? In the carribean, ooooooh the food is good there, I love chicken and rice I would struggle like mad there!! I havent got any support where I am, I think I must be the only person in 100 mile radius that has a band!!

Jill - welcome aboard hon, it will be the best thing you have ever done! I am newly banded and I am already sooo glad that I did it. :)

Katy - thanks for the advice, I have hit a plataeu in the last 10 days :) ironically enough, when I started a rigid exercise program!! I have stopped weighing myself and started using the tape measure instead.

Hope that everyone is doing fine, I am due my first fill under x ray on the 27th and I cant wait!!

Nina x

Nina,

You may be surprised at the amount of people who have these now...yes I am in the States, but I was getting a massage the other day and I told my masseuse that I just hit my 30lb mark and he stated he had just hit his 70lb mark for weight loss we congratulated one another and he goes on.."well I have to confess, I have had a little help, I have this device called the LapBand"..I just giggled and made my little confession too, but if he hadn't confessed I would never have known..I mean it isn't something that is apparent by looking at someone and many people are private about them so you may even know someone who has one and hasn't told you...this experience made me wonder how many other people I know who may have one and just didn't make it public.

Just food for thought...since I can't seem to fit anymore in my stomach for tonight...LOL

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Awww Audree its YOU thats got my body, I wondered where god sent it when I wished for it........... :)

um...I second that!

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Nina,

You may be surprised at the amount of people who have these now...yes I am in the States, but I was getting a massage the other day and I told my masseuse that I just hit my 30lb mark and he stated he had just hit his 70lb mark for weight loss we congratulated one another and he goes on.."well I have to confess, I have had a little help, I have this device called the LapBand"..I just giggled and made my little confession too, but if he hadn't confessed I would never have known..I mean it isn't something that is apparent by looking at someone and many people are private about them so you may even know someone who has one and hasn't told you...this experience made me wonder how many other people I know who may have one and just didn't make it public.

Just food for thought...since I can't seem to fit anymore in my stomach for tonight...LOL

I only told a choice few and people who I don't deal with everyday I don't mind telling them. Some people just aren't happy for you so it's best to keep some things to yourself.

On another note I had to be unfilled:mad: because I was too tight! I couldn't even hold down Water. I was fine the night before eating steak etc. and I went and got a fill .25cc and that changed everything. I suffered for about 3 days and had to go in on Saturday and he took out 6.5cc's oof the 8.75 that I believe I had. (He couldn't fnd it all) I didn't understand why he couldn't just take out the last fill and maybe just a little more. All in all I was relieved to be able to drink ( I was so dehydrated!) I had lost 7 lbs over those few days. Most of it came back once I re-hydrated. Unless I can schedule a fill under flouro soon I will be wide open for Thanksgiving. :hungry: But I have to be careful b/c I don't want to gain anything back.

The only consolation is that he said he will give me back the 6.5cc's at my next fill so I can deal with that since my fills are no longer free I thought I'd have to go back twenty times to get back where I was.:bounce:

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I was banded on 10/11/07 and my BMI was 32 I have lost 13lbs gained one back my first fill is dec 1 I have no restriction and fear this wont work for me just like all the other things I have tried. I walk a mile and ride on the bike five miles three times a week some times more. I hope my body will not let me down.

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Your stats are very close to mine, Nan. Just keep the faith and keep up the good work. It probably won't be as fast as you want it to be, but if you keep with it, it will work. You'll have to be especially diligent until your band gets properly filled. You can do it.

Pretty soon, you'll watch the pounds melt away and you'll feel so awesome!

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Awww Audree its YOU thats got my body, I wondered where god sent it when I wished for it........... :)

Yours is on the way!!!!

Thanks!!!:clap2::clap2::clap2:

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WOW, babygotback...you look FANTASTIC! I can only pray that my body take shape like yours has. Im 165 right now, so I still have about 30 lbs to goal. What kind of excercising are you doing? and how often?

I actually have not taken up regular exercise. I walk and clean my house a lot, but that is it for now.

I take Vitamins and supplements that help your skin as you lose weight.

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Hi I'm here, not posting but lurking everyday! I hit my lowest at 215 about 2 weeks ago and have fluctuated a lb or two each day yet have not gone any lower and i'm a little frustrated as my fill is still a little tight and I want to eat more solids/meats and can't...i'm contemplating a slight unfill, but keep putting it off thinking I will loosen up on the next lb or two...I tried to have some pork chops tonight that I cooked in the slow cooker all day so they fell apart when I ate them (nice and soft) I cooked them in low fat cream of mushroom Soup and put some of that on them, then when I ate them I PBed almost immediately. So i'll try liquids again for a day or two and then try again, but I think I may need some relief soon. argh

Yeah, I know how you feel! I have 3 cc in a 4 cc band. I still slime and get stuck, pb if I am not careful.

I definitely will not be getting another fill!!

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