Well I guess I am the first one here! I just got my surgery date and it is set for June 2nd at OHSU in Portland Oregon. I am so excited! It has been a long journey to get to this point and I am so glad to have a date even if it is almost 3 months out. Anyone else out there get a June 09 surgery date?

Edited March 11, 200917 yr by astera

50 lbs. 20 to go.

50 lbs. 20 to go.

Woo Hoo! 50 lbs! CONGRATULATIONS!

I'm hoping to hit the 50 lb mark by Halloween. Gotta stay focused.

Good luck on hitting your future goal.

Joan

Hi guys. I just wanted to check in. I joined the Thanksgiving Day challenge (Im hoping for onederland by then!). A few days ago my BMI went below 40 and I'm so happy about it! Really hoping to meet the Thanksgiving goal. We'll see! Good luck everyone!

Hi guys. I just wanted to check in. I joined the Thanksgiving Day challenge (Im hoping for onederland by then!). A few days ago my BMI went below 40 and I'm so happy about it! Really hoping to meet the Thanksgiving goal. We'll see! Good luck everyone!

So glad you've joined the challenge and congrats on your new BMI. Good luck on meeting your Thanksgiving goal. So great to have so many of us working hard on the challenge.

50 lbs. 20 to go.

You are soooo awesome!!! That last 20 will be a piece of cake! (No pun intended):thumbdown:

I've got 50 to go, but you inspire me!

50 lbs. 20 to go.

June was such a good month, well done ladies, you're amazing :thumbdown:

Hello All and congrats on all the weight loss and success stories. This is hard work and forget what all the haters have to say, WE KNOW!!!!!......I had my 4th fill on 10-13, I have a 14cc band and now have 9.5 cc's in my band....I love it....Its hard to know what I can eat from day to day. What I can get down today may send me running to the restroom tomorrow but hey, this restriction is what the band is all about....I hope this is my "sweet spot".

I sure know when I get a "soft stop" however....my clue to stop eating is a small burp, hiccup or as soon as I feel the slightest discomfort in my mid chest. I've learned that if I try to go pass that....PB CITY for me!....so I stop no matter how good the meal is.....I'm down 69 lbs and my energy level is through the ROOF!....Im down 10 sizes from last winter and love shopping again. Good Luck to all and keep up the hard work!

Edited October 26, 200916 yr by Cherri236

Hello All and congrats on all the weight loss and success stories. This is hard work and we all don't care what haters the say, WE KNOW!!!!!......I had my 4th fill on 10-13, I have a 14cc band and now have 9.5 cc's in my band....I love it....Its hard to know what I can eat from day to day. This restriction is what the band is all about....I hope this is my "sweet spot".

I sure know when I get a "soft stop"....my clue to stop eating is a small burp or hiccup. I've learned that if I try to go pass that....PB CITY for me!....so I stop no matter how good the meal is.....I'm down 69 lbs and my energy level is through the ROOF!....Im down 10 sizes from last winter and love shopping again. Good Luck to all and keep up the hard work!

Fantastic!

I never get to the burp stage or I'm on the BP trail already. It's working though and I'm trying not to have another fill this year. Tell you what I do have though, a strapless dress for my work Christmas Party! with a shrug, not that brave yet to bare my bingo wings LOL

Fantastic!

... Tell you what I do have though, a strapless dress for my work Christmas Party! with a shrug, not that brave yet to bare my bingo wings LOL

Woo! Woo! You go girl!

Good for you!......you go sexy mama!

Way to go everyone. Goals are great. They keep us focused. Eyes on the prize. Maintenance will be the final goal. Never mastered that before.

Hey everyone! I'm going in for a fill today, so I'll let you know if I get to my sweet spot (I feel like I'm close). I was just wondering if all of us banded in June were at, or close to our sweet spots yet? I'm really hoping this fill does it for me. If you've reached your sweet spot, how many fills did it take?

Hi there! I had my fourth fill on October 2nd. Since then I've lost another 8lbs, so I think I'm at the "sweet spot" just prior to my last fill I was up and down with the same 3 pounds for almost three weeks it was getting really old. I'm scheduled for another fill on Nov 20th, not sure if I'll take it or not.

Hey everyone! I'm going in for a fill today, so I'll let you know if I get to my sweet spot (I feel like I'm close). I was just wondering if all of us banded in June were at, or close to our sweet spots yet? I'm really hoping this fill does it for me. If you've reached your sweet spot, how many fills did it take?

Last week I just had some of my second fill that was taken out replaced. The scales are finally moving in the right direction again, and I finally managed to loose the 5 extra lbs I regained since the beginning of the month. I hope I can keep this up. I was hoping to loose 50 lbs by Halloween, but if I can maintain today's weight for the rest of the week, I'll be a happy camper.

I now have 3.9 cc's, and am feeling a bit of restriction, especially when I drink, which never happened before, so I guess that's good. But I think it will be awhile before I hit my sweet spot.

I haven't posted in a long time but wanted to say...I think it may finally be working! I had a lot of problems after surgery (June 25) and the doctor had to take all the saline out of my band. I went Monday and had my 3rd fill. Now I can barely even drink anything. I have learned what sliming is! I am hoping by Friday I can have soft foods. If not I will call him and let him know it super tight. Sounds like some of you have had the same path...arghhhh. I also understand why people say this is definetely not the easy way out!!