Hi, my name is Elena and i'm from Athens Greece.

I've been lap banded at the 19th of December 2006 and till then i've lost 32.5kgs without any cc filled in my band!

Yesterday i had my 1st fill with 4cc and i'm now trying to get uset to it.

Today my scale showed -33.7kgs and i have another 17kgs to loose.

I hope until Christmas or New years eve that i'll reach my goal!

I am getting banded in less than three weeks, that is great that you have lost so much with no restriction. :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:

Hi Elena, and congratulations! I was in Athens last October, on holiday. What a beautiful part of the world to live in, I envy you! There was so much wonderful food there in Greece, I think if I lived there I'd have a hard time being banded! Ah the bread! Hey at least you have really good yogurt there (how I miss it!) as compared to the crap we have in the States - thin runny stuff. Hopefully you can still eat your yogurt and honey! You know when I was planning my trip to Greece I thought "only in America do all the men expect women to be rail-thin; in Greece they will all love my round curves!" but I was disappointed to find that wasn't true. The worship of "thin" is all over the world now. There were so many slender GORGEOUS women in Greece, all wearing such beautiful jewelry, looking so glamorous and sophisticated........ I felt like a fat lady there too. It's sad isn't it? Well I 'm so glad you posted, and hope you'll post often!

Holly in Oregon, USA

Sweet deal Elena! Be proud of your accomplishment.

I, too, was in Greece last summer for my honeymoon; what a place!

thank you all!!!!

OregonHolly, men all around the world like women to be thin but when the time comes they all like a few more pounds (you know when!:embarassed:)...

my ex fianci was 190kgs and when i started to lose weight he thought that i would cheat on him easily so we had a huge fight and finally broke up. when i was fat he was jealous but always felt secure and he believed that he wasn't in danger of loosing me because i was fat!

i know believe that the only think that matters is at first to be healthy because obesity is a very bad illness and then to get along with yourself...

Welcome to LBT! Glad to have you here! It sounds like you are doing well with the band!

Hi Elena -

Welcome,

Congratulations on your weight loss so far. I hope to visit your beautiful country someday when I can fit better in an airplane seat.

Welcome!

[i know believe that the only think that matters is at first to be healthy because obesity is a very bad illness and then to get along with yourself...]

You are a WISE woman, I love what you said! I never thought of it that way before...... you have to get along with yourself in this life. I love that!

Keep posting! OH and sorry about your fiance,...... oh well who wants a jealous man!

Keep posting!

Holly

Elmat1, Welcome and congrats on doing so well. Isn't the band a wonderful tool. I am almost at goal and have felt and look so much better. Do you know my great friend Alison Hirst from Athens. She also is a lapbander. She was just in Texas and went on a lapband cruise with us.I plan on visiting her one day so now I will have two Greeklish ladies to visit. Keep up the good work.

You are a WISE woman, I love what you said! I never thought of it that way before...... you have to get along with yourself in this life. I love that!:eek:

Keep posting! OH and sorry about your fiance,...... oh well who wants a jealous man!

OregonHolly :sleep

sallyjo and selly thank you so much, i m looking forward for your visit in Athens!

Good going Elena,

I too live in Athens, but I've yet to see if I can have my surgery due to the kidney stone that is bothering me lately. I hope its not too nosy of me to ask you where you had your surgery. I'm not covered by any insurance, neither IKA, so I decided to have it done in Cyprus (where my parents live) where prices are lower. My sister had her's last month so I know the doctor is good.

I have to consider the follow-up visits and the fills however so I'm trying to get as much info as possible before I go ahead.

Regards

Arsinoe