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Very interesting, I never use my phone to get online so I would have never known this.....I use to use pink in a pretty font but noticed I rarely ever seen colors colors used and figured there a weight loss jenks if I did....j/k i really never knew THANK YOU for the post!

Please don’t hate me for saying this but I am just being honest from my own experiences, a mutual friend of our group started weight watchers and begin losing, in about 6 months she looked amazing totally different person, with a little peer pressure from family and friends I decided to give weight watcher another go, after investing in meetings, food, scales, time and everything else that goes with it, again ended up a failure. “if she could do why couldn’t I?” very depressing to try try and fail, after getting banded I found out 2 of my in-laws where banded and our little weight watcher friend ……..she had gotten a sleeve done……..REALLY? to this day I still hold a grudge I feel lied to and betrayed …I feel if they would have cared just a little, they would have let me know why they were/are truly succeeding, every time I see a commercial about some new or old weight loss meds, machine, food or program I always think to myself, Yes, they might being doing that, but I guarantee they have had some kind of WLS first. And if we are being completely honest we would not be succeeding without this tool, to make people believe that we are somehow stronger or better is deceiving. Anything else is sugar coating, It is what it is. People talk, as much as you think your secret is safe it’s not!

How much did you lose before people started to notice? I started at 239 and around 30 lb lost I think I got my first compliment but it has been from my patients that come in once a year for their physicals, my partner and daughter give me compliments every day but my coworkers, family, mother brother etc. and my closest friends have not said a thing Notta nelch ……… so when was it for you that you started getting that weekly or even daily WOW factor? And does it ever get old for you or an issue with your spouse?

lol I went to youtube and typed in (what does 5lb of fat look like) and it is shocking .....great motivation though 80 lb is GREAT actually AMAZING! I just can imagine someone not noticing 80lb thats the weight of a child ..WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THESE PEOPLE? Great job PUGS! laddie, I love it to when my wrist feel smaller (I’m probably just dehydrated) but it makes me feel so petite. and for a son to give a compliment that is an accomplishment all of its own!

wow! great motavation started off good and kept on going, great job on the pre-surgery diet sometime I wonder if I should run through that one more time lol

Hello and Congrats on your step to a new healthy you! I had my surgery April 13, 2011 I lost 23 lb on the liquid diet, (25 is about average) but my band had a leak and wasn’t working, had my port replacement surgery Sept 6th 2011 and I am doing better now, loosing and average of 1-2 pounds a week but that did not start until my 3rd fill (so basically, I did not start losing anything until 11/14/2077 2 months after my corrective surgery) so remember, if you are banded in April that means through May you will be healing and not restricted maybe even gain a few pounds, then the next month or 2 , you will be getting fills until you reach your green zone and then you will start seeing the benefits from your new tool. This is just what I have experienced, I have seen some that come right out of surgery and start losing and haven’t stopped…but I have not been that fortunate.

I am a lab tech also on my feet alot, I was very concerened but only ended up taking 1 week, it worked out fine, I really wanted to take 2 weeks off but everyone would have started hating and you know how that goes when you have women hating and you are not there.......lol

I am with PWoo10 on this one.......I have so dreamed of being under 200 pounds I can not wait!!!! and to be honest, I have not even thought of anything past that....I am sooooo close I can almost smell it ......btw I think it will smells like a spring breeze through an opened window on a completed house cleaning weekend afternoon......LOL!

AWESOME! GREAT JOB!

lol on the homepage your title reads "Newly Banded In Need Of Men....." lol thank you for the great laugh and Good luck on your journey

I had my surgery April 13th 2011 5 months and 7 fills later the doctor stated that he thought I had a leak, and needed another flouro to confirm, it was confirmed and Sept 6th I had a port replacement surgery, just for the record, make sure you get your faulty lapband back (as instructed by Allergan) before you leave the hospital, I asked for mine to be returned 5 mins before going into surgery and I was promised by the assisting surgical nurse who is also my doctors pa that does his fills in office, that it would be returned to me, that nooooooooooo way would it be thrown away……. on my first visit post op, I asked where it was and acted like they didn’t know what I was talking about, said they would make a few calls then blamed it on the hospitals for throwing it away. It about screwed me over but I was so lucky that when the hospital did the flouro they just happen to take 4 pictures that was stored in their software that showed the leak, they put it on a dvd for me and that saved my butt, btw the doctor’s office didn’t help in recovering the flouro pics I do xray and I remembered the new machines stored info, so I ran and got a copy before anything else could come up missing, I can’t really go into it (per agreement signed with Allergan) but if you have a leak get your band back and you have less than 90 days to do something

kat09 WTG! I am very happy for you. I cant wait untill I am in onederland, In my head, I Think the world will be diferent when I do, lol .....I have just imagined it for so many years with every new diet that came out and now week by week I am realy inching torwards it...... CONGRATS!

OMG! I so know what you mean, my partner would actually bring home the little cordial cherries when she made a 7-11 run, she would be like …”What????? it’s just one, it won’t hurt you”, or in the middle of movie night, she would pop off, “ WOW! doesn’t an ice cream Sundae from Braums sound sooooo good right now??????” and then the time she stopped by taco bell and got a burrito supreme, she asked if I wanted a bite. And out of nowhere I screamed “NO! I DON’T WANT A BITE I WANT THE WHOLE F*#%IN THING”!. (being on liquids and mushies does strange things to you), when a year before, she would have been rewarded for doing any of the above things with at least a big smile. I know she loved me and cared about me, they just don’t understand, I believe they think that because we are banded that we have no desire or carvings for those “no no” foods anymore . To be honest, before I got banded that is what I thought…… Things are so different now, (after a few “REALLY?” stink eyes and unexpected walks around the block) we plan healthy meals together and she has actually started working out with me. (she don’t need to at all) But just in case, I try to always be prepared with a package of almonds, yogurt or a quick lean cuisine to pop in the microwave, just last night I caught her eating a leftover marshmallow chocolate Santa she had hiding under the covers, it made me smile knowing that even today, she is still trying. so dont let it get to you, I think in time it should get easier for you because they will start to understand.

wow! that seems like a really low calorie count, somewhere I read that you needed to eat at least 1200 so you wouldn’t put your body in starvation mode and lower your metabolism (or maybe I just wanted to hear that) lol….sound like you are doing great! And if you are not feeling weak or fatigue and you are losing weight I wouldn’t change a thing, I eat 300 or less calorie meals breakfast/lunch/dinner and two 100 calorie snacks 3 pm & 8 pm. And workout 60 min 6 days a week average 1.5 lb weight loss

My workout routine is as follows: 40 min on the total gym 20 min walking December 1st For the first time I got serious about exercising, I wanted to make it a room I wanted to go to, so I hooked up a little stereo for my AC/DC (Back in Black will move a body good) sometimes Lou Bega, if I am just wanting to be super happy and silly, then I went on eBay and bought Bath and Body Works wallflower plug ins a stress release scent vanilla Verbena that I trade out with a lemongrass candle, hooked up a large fan and put a lock on the door. I started out walking 3 days a week for ten min(thinking whooo), now as soon as I get off work kick off my shoes throw on my stretchies and get on the total gym start with set ups (was 10 now an easy 40) I do arms legs back shoulders stomach, then on the treadmill for 20 min, it has 7 different programs that I rotate through each day just to keep it exciting. For the first time ever I am seeing a change, every day someone gives me a compliment (best motivation of all) I am now doing 6 days a week, Because of the workout I am usually not hungry, so a small lean cuisine or health choice is perfect, and I have finally started drinking more Water, I am also still motivated from the workout and end up doing a little house cleaning as well. I use to come home seriously starving and spend the evenings channel surfing, saving the house work for the weekends. I have never pushed exercise or dieting on other family members, but for the last 3 days they have been working out with me, they said they have seen such a change in me that they want one to.

Had my Lapband surgery April 13th 2011, 7 fills (2 under flouro) 5months and 0 pounds lost I was told I had a leak, I had a second surgery (port replacement) Sept 6th 2011 , 3 fills, on my second fill I barely got out of the office and my chest started spasing, I couldnt swallow plus extreme pain, had to run back into the office for a unfill, and for some reason the second port is very hard to find 10 to 15 sticks and alot of digging around is now the norm, so 4 months later and 8 pounds lost as of today, (I did lose 23 lb on the liquid pre-op) ...The company I was working for sold ownership, so with insurance changes (baratric coverage), new deductables, work coverage, no pto,and sooooooooooo freakin tired of being stuck has prevented me from returning for any other adjustments or follow-ups. Would I recommend the band??? I would tell the person if they are wanting alot of weight off fast with little or now effort to go for the gastric sleeve or bypass, but if they are wanting help with their current diet and excersise program with a slow but steady weight loss that might have a few bumps in the road and will require commentment to go for the band.

Hello, so sorry about your complications, I know exactally what you are talking about, but for me it always happens the next day after I have an adjustment ( I have had 11 of them) happens almost every time, seems like if they have troubles with the port it happen more so, I have also wonder if it is the fill fluid that has escaped out of the port when they pulled the needle out ....it hurts so bad that is is hard to stand upright and the burning makes you feel like something is fixing to burst, usally last about 3 to 10 days i have been sitting here and it just instantly goes away. (very weird) I called my dr and they said it wasnt normal and wanted me to come in, but I wasnt able to and it just went away. it has been almost 2 months since i have had an adjustment and have not had it happen again. hope yours gets better!

CONGRATS!!!! wtg! I also was a coke drinker, bigtime, all my life first thing every morning had to have it, its been over a year now.... i would have never ever thought i could go a day without one. about 6 month ago i took a sip and it was so nasty i cant believe how much i loved them ....now if i can only put down the smokes

Leak, Second Surgery

Banded April 13,2011, (it wasnt a Friday thought I would be ok) Surgery went well, after my 7th fill the doctor decided I had a leak, Had port replacement surgery Sept 6th and my first fill Monday, bad thing is..... they dug around so much and did an overfill so had to go run back in and they dug around alot more, so now I am affraid they poked another hole in it : ( .............so today my weight is 3 pounds less then they day I walked into 1st surgery, and I have no restriction I am scheuduled for another fill Sept 10th ..............Im so freakin bummed! and I am soooooooo tired of being stuck!!!!!!!!!! Im sooooo tired of having to ask for coverage to take off work (2 surgeries and 8 fills in 5 months) Im tired of the copays and Im tired of the bills that keep rolling in, and most of all I am tired of standing on the scale and it not moving. someone please tell me this gets better........

Hello, Just a follow up. ....I went in Monday for my fill and to check if I had another leak, ALL IS GOOD! all the fluid was there and they added 1/2 cc which took me from no restriction to almost perfect ....WOW HUH? what a roller coaster ride....still shaking my head, Thank You again for your all support!

I have an Allergan Lap band my surgery was April 13th, 2011, I had 8 fills first and last was done under flouro, I have not at anytime felt any restriction for more then 72 hours, last month I had port replacment surgery, before the surgery I had talked to allergan about compensating me and they gave me a claim/case number and said they would send me a box to return the port, before going in to surgery I told my doctor of this request and she confirmed that they would NOT throw it away "trust me" and they would be the ones to send it back, so after surgery I called Allergan and they said they would send the doctors office the box. but at my post op appt I was told the hospitial threw it away..................hummmmmmmm I wrote up a request and and listed my out of pocket and all my bill with supporting documents and faxed them to the number as instructed per Allergan but when I called to get the fax number Allergan was very specific about having the band returned to them. its a hard road and my heart goes out to anyone having to go through it.

btw my doctor stated that I am the 4th person out of 2000. surgerys he has done and that out of us 4 nobody has ever recieved a dime and a couple have gotten attorneys and that after a few months they have just dropped it.

errrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........I feel like I just opned the door to a Kerby salesman YOU TRICKED ME!

Thank you so much for your responses, I have had two under fluoro but not since the second surgery, its 312.00 out of my pocket to have them done and Im still making payment on the first two, He is the only doctor that is in my "Network". The place I work will be changing owners at the first of Dec and I am trying to get all complications fixed before my insurance changes or worse that I dont have any. I swear when I start thinking about it to much I start having a panic attack, and I promise I am the most laid back..... let it go...... ride the wave kind of person, UNTIL NOW! Thank you alllllll so much! I do belived if possible with the insurance change I will take all your advice and look into another Doctor.