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Calling all my May 19th buddies



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HI there Jennifer ..So good to hear from our May 19teeners..

I too have now had my second fill and can't wait to get my third fill .. I have no restriction either ..I am making another appointment as soon as they will let me have another fill..

Way to go on your weight loss ..That is absolutely wonderful .I have lost 28 put I am at a stand still and not loosing at all anymore ...

Take care and keep posting .. Maybe the third fill will be our charm .

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Hello all!

I am still in Bandster HELL - going at it on will power alone. I am not losing any weight to my knowledge...I am refuisng to get on the scale right now. I was getting too frustrated with not seeing it move! My clothes feel about the same - I willl let that be the judge for now. I go in on the 15th to get a second fill. I am fortunate that my fills are done through flouro and my surgeon keeps filling until I have restriction (I thought I did for the first fill, as I didn't know what restriction was). I want it to be uber tight. I'm talking "eat 1/2 cup of food and feel stuffed" tight!

Let's keep this thread at the top, it's always fun to see how everyone is doing at the same stage! :biggrin:

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Lexy you look marvelous.. Lets hope our next fill will do the trick.. I go for my third fill the 15th..

It is getting harder each day ..In my mind though I keep saying I don't want to hurt my band.. So I stick as best as I can to the routine..

I hate Bandster Hell ...

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hey may 19th bandsters.. what is up..? I went for a fill today.. only 1 1/2 cc, I cant do more than that or I start the PBing right off.. this is the second time they had to take some out. and they always have a hard time finding my port, takes stick after stick after stick.. both times... I just hope this little bit helps me feel full again.. I dont go back until Nov 20th so I have a long time between.. hope all are doing well!!!

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I have had 4 fills now and down 61 lbs since May 19th. I'm feeling absolutely wonderful. I go to the gym every day and once a week do a Zumba class (aerobics to latin music). So far I have not had any complications. I love Looosssiiieee!!! (named my band...lol) Hope everyone is doing well since surgery. Would love to see how everyone is doing with their weight loss. Keep on truckin!!

Fran

xo

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So good to hear that you are doing so wonderful .

I get my 5th fill in two weeks . Hopefully that will be THE ONE .

I am down 39 lbs now and love love love my band ..

Kathy

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Wow 65 lbs i'm jealous!! I exercise most days. Have fills it seems just about every other week m tight for a week or so then whammo hungry again. Glad to say that right now I'm in a tight phase. Hope I find that sweet spot soon.

Elaine

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Hey May 19th bandsters.. how are you all doing.. I am going along slowly... but still going... I am now at 263 from 317.. 53 lbs... I keep thinking it should be more but in reality that is almost 8 pounds a month.. we are on our 7th month.. so I would say that is good...lol hope all are doing well and hope you check in !! Merry Christmas!

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So good to hear from our buddies from May 19th..

I too am going slow but going ..I have almost lost 50 lbs now and am feeling great.

I love the band and hope it stays with me forever ...

Take care and

Merry Christmas and the best new year ever ...

AZChick :thumbup:

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Here we go again!! Another 1.8 lbs gone forever!! Thanks Looosssiiieee!!! (band name). Total loss now is 79.2!!!

Fran

xo

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Hello Everyone!! I am doing well...plugging along with my weightloss!! I am happy with the progress though...slow and steady wins the race. It's good to see this post back up at the top...keep up the good work everyone... have will-power during the holiday season, even though I know it's hard. :) hehe...one thing I know for sure...cookies go down really easy! :frown:

Take care everyone!

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Another 1.4 lbs gone forever! I still can't believe how the weight is just coming off week by week. Thank you Looosssiiieee!!!

Fran

xo

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I'm happy to see everyone doing so well!!! Merry Merry to all of you. good luck with the Cookies through the holidays.

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Merry Merry Christmas to you too .. Let us all have the best new year ever with our new band ..

Hey anyone having trouble with Hair loss ?? I am and hope it ends real soon .. I am watching my Protein but need to step it up a notch..

Take care my buddies and keep posting :thumbup:

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Hello Everyone,

All is going well now that I had the 1cc removed on 12/22 it was tough going there for a month between 11/24 and 12/24 I was thankful when I had the 1cc removed I can now eat and drink Water which was a struggle- I am loving the -56 pounds I have so much more energy-

this was truly one of the best decisions I have ever made even when things were hard I would never go back to the way I was.

Keep up the good fight my fellow may bansters.

B~:party:

Edited by bodybutter64
wording was wrong. :)

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