BORED BORED BORED...I AM SO BORED. Is there anyone out there that may be as bored at this moment as I am? Anyone wanna start some kind of conversation with me? Male or female, I don't really care. Just someone please conversate with me.....

Sure, I'll chat. I see you were banded about 2 weeks before I was. How is it going for you? Any complications? What is the BEST thing about being banded, for you? What is the most unexpected thing about being banded for you?

Sure, I'll chat. I see you were banded about 2 weeks before I was. How is it going for you? Any complications? What is the BEST thing about being banded, for you? What is the most unexpected thing about being banded for you?

oh thank you thank you thank you. You have no idea how bored I am right now..lol. Things are going wonderfully now. I didn't have any complications other than the doctor couldn't get me to my sweet spot soon enough. I just now (well since feb) starting loosing weight like I wanted to. I got my last fill this Wednesday and I had lost 36 pounds since Feb and have lost 2 1/2 since Wednesday. The best thing about my band is I am finally able to loose weight and not end up gaining it back. I am getting my self confidence back and feel so much better about myself. I can actually look in a mirror now and not hang my head in same. The most unexpected thing about being banded is the gas. I never had problems with gas until I got my band and now, its almost all day everyday. But I can live with the gas as long as I am getting healthy.

How are things going for you? Same questions apply.

I can so relate to the looking in the mirror thing. I avoided looking in the mirror for at least the last 18 years. The mirrors at my house are at shoulder level so I don't see my full body. But last week I noticed that I actually do look up in mirrors in other places like in the ladies room at work. I like what I see until I turn sidewise and then I'm like 'Ugh!'. I carry all of my weight out front in my stomach.

I also love my band and thank God every day that I did not have any complications. I never even experienced the gas pains. I believe I have the band that holds only 4cc's so I think I got to my sweet spot quickly. Only 3 fills and the last one was Dec. 7, 2008. My surgeon says that as long as I continue to lose 1 - 2 pounds a week and I cannot finish a 4 ounce hambuger patty then I don't need a fill. So far, so good.

So I have lost 67 pounds since surgery and 72 pounds if I count in the pre-op week. I am totally amazed. I haven't been able to lose more than 25 pounds at one time and I never kept those pounds off. I need to lose at least 30 to 40 more pounds but according to those lovely BMI charts I need to lose 70 more pounds before I am 'normal' weight.