Welcome to the "Slow Loser" thread on LBT.

A few orders of business to begin.

First, we need to elect a leader. Someone who will voice our opinion clearly and with wisdom and humor. Our Leader will support us in our efforts and remind us of our NSV's and to not be discouraged.

I nominate - Vinesqueen. I can think of no on here on the board more eloquent and positive in her day to day outlook. (she has no idea about this, by the way - this is my own little invention - but I still think she should be our leader)

Second - we need to define "slow loser". I would propose that a slow loser is someone who is losing (or lost) less than 1 pound per week (average) during the first year of banding.

Third - Our Mission. Our Mission will be to stick together as a group. There is always strength in numbers. As we see newly banded people losing more in a month or six weeks than we have lost in 6 months to a year, we will join together and remind each other of how well we're doing. We'll chant the LBTSL ( that LapBand Talk Slow Loser) mantra of "It's not a race, it's not a race" over and over again.

Will you join me? Will you, a slow loser, a turtle in the weight loss race, make your voice heard amongst all these rabbits? Mostly will you let me know that I am not alone out here in bandland?

Looking forward to hearing from all of you.

Hey Candy - our posts crossed.

Your math is right. You are losing an average of .4 pounds a week.

I have not kept track of how many members the slow losers have now. We should do a roll call.

Smart move not keeping a scale in the house!

Hey Kim - do you have the big band or small band?

ROLL CALL! I"M HERE!!! Give us a shout out Slow LOsers! We need a member count!

Roll Call! Here! WITH an NSV thread, thank you!

HMM? What? Oh, I'm sorry, I was distracted. Here!

Here!!!

I have a 'small band'. A 9.75 cm band with a 4.00 cc capacity.

Casper and I are here!!

0 ccs in my ghost band... Anyone know where I can get a fill for a ghost band?!?! lol

I'm here!

I'm here, I'm here. I got a fill. .75 cc's. I can already feel that I'm way more restricted. Here's hoping it works!

Megan

Megan -

Old Wise One of the Group!

Congrats on your two year bandiversary (and you thought we wouldn't notice!)

I'm happy you got your fill. Let us know how that works out for you.

Oh you guys!! I LOVE the Turtle Power and Turtle Spokes Model stuff. It's great. If I ever get my band, perhaps I will join your Turtle-riffic group.

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Going for a slight tweak in my band this weds. oct. 19 - thinking maybe .2 or .3 - although maybe i should cancel it - i have ok restriction - I don't keep scales in the house - but i have noticied a NSV - my shirts are getting looser!! Not my pants yet - but yes my shirts are definately a little looser. i guess I should find buy a scale tomorrow to see exactly how much i've lost since my last one - and then I should cancel ? What do you think?

Going for a slight tweak in my band this weds. oct. 19 - thinking maybe .2 or .3 - although maybe i should cancel it - i have ok restriction - I don't keep scales in the house - but i have noticied a NSV - my shirts are getting looser!! Not my pants yet - but yes my shirts are definately a little looser. i guess I should find buy a scale tomorrow to see exactly how much i've lost since my last one - and then I should cancel ? What do you think?

Ooooh, that's a toughie. I have okay restriction, too. It could be better, but I'm trying to make it work. Of course, I pay cash for fills so that definately plays into the equation. The smallest bit can make the biggest difference. I say go for it.

yes I pay cash for fills also that's why i was thinking of holding off since i could use that money to go get my hair & nails done, but then I thought no I need to put my band first and I think I need a tweak to get this to optimum level so I think I might go ahead and do it

great to see others like me, i'm in australia as yet we only have a small support group, i had my band on the 19 july this year and have only lost 7kilos cant get my head around emotional aeting but i know i'll get there, jenny

Kim-

Thanks for the congrats on two years. I'll post a thread about it, and hopefully include some new photos in the next few days.

My fill is perfect! I don't have that constant feeling that I need to eat, and I can eat about a 1/4 to 1/2 a cup and I'm satisfied. Getting a fill was the right thing to do. I've already dropped a few pounds so I'm thrilled.

Fills Rule

Megan