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Yap I donated all my old clothes and at the end of the year I even get a tax break, its a win win situation. Well don't forget to keep one set of big clothes, just to remind yourself.....

I have only had one fill since having surgery and I don't plan on having any fills anymore. Being portless would be just fine with me , If I wasn't scaredof having more scars I would prefer to be portless too ..... Just don't touch my band!!

Hey everyone, just wanted to blab a bit about these things called plateaus... Yes, just that word instills fear in all us bandsters But really its overrated, I have been on so many plateaus its just not funny. But you know what? They always went away, just ignore the times when your loss seems to have slowed down to a crawl, enjoy the weight you have lost up to the plateau. And eventually the loss will start up again. I posted a chart of my 1 year of weightloss, you can see that 3 or 4 weeks plateaus are very common, the longest one was for nearly 4 months, during that time I only lost 1 lbs a month. Thanks to my band buddy I didn't get the chance to give up and revert back to my old ways of pigging out. And now my weightloss has once again accelerated, I have lost 4 lbs just this month! Well enough of my blabbing out!

Nope, I am not at all offended, I didn't know you had a vision problems. So please don't mind me being so insensitive.

Hi, how are you doing, just wanted to give you a little friendly advice, Its easier for people to read when you don't write in CAPS. It's considered shouting in internet terms, lols the whole while when I was reading your post, I could hear you shouting write into my ear Welcome to the forum btw

Your have just set your goal a bit on the low side, If you set it about 10 lbs above your lowest goal. your actually very close to goal. For example, my real goal is actually around 145lbs. But I set it at 155lbs .... smart ehh??? You also have to understand that you didnt start at a very high weight, most people are a lot more heavier then you and thats why they loose large amounts of weight the first year. Look at me, I have been stuck around 180 pounds for more then half a year, thats about the same weight as your are at right now. Just keep plugging along and forget about the need to loose weight, and enjoy life. Once more thing, goto a supermarket and try to find something that weighs about 5lbs. Like a bag of dog food. Now grab 10 bags of those and put it on a pile. Thats how much you have lost..... A lot isnt it?? Congrats!!!

Knowing when to get a fill isn't a precise science, it's different for everyone, and you really need to use your own judgement. But normally its when you have lost most or all restriction and haven't lost for any weight for more then 3 weeks. But like most other say, plateaus can last for 3 or 4 or more weeks and then suddenly you lose again. So, never over fill. If you do have restriction and are just not loosing try to ride it out for a while to prevent being to tight. Or keep track of your weightloss like megan and me, www.fitday.com has this great way to do that. Just use the weight part of the site. and run a report and it will give you the graph. Once you have a couple of months of data, you will most likely see a weightloss partern similiar to mine and megans develop.

It will stop after a while, All my hair grew back and its as thick as it ever has been now.

Here are some new pics of me, I was banded last July, and i'm down about 80 lbs so far. Lols, I know i look kinda out of it, but I really don't like taking pictures

WoW, thanks for all the kind responses. If you explore my website you can see the before pictures. It's a big difference

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Congrats on the loss Bright. I have been around the same weight for more then 2 months. And your right, it's not at all about the numbers. Well not weight wise. Other numbers matter also, my waist is now size 34 instead of 40. I fit into medium size shirts depending on brand. All in all, I feel the same as you do.. Happy!

Congrats!

mac donalds milkshakes are good too

looking great there!

I just wanted to show you guys the new shades I bought, I took this pic the other day with my webcam

I remember all the questions I had when i first got banded. Asking questions is great.. Join http://groups.yahoo.com/ and goto groups like mexicanbandsters or smartbandsters to get a wealth of info. good luck!

Don't worry about Tijuana, it's as safe as any large american city. Doctor Lopez is a great doctor. And you are in good hands!

I am in New York City, I am self pay, I would suggest you look for surgery in Mexico, cost run roughly 8000 up to 10000 dollars there. All inclusive. Try joining the yahoo groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/ and search for mexicanbandsters. You will be able to find lots of info there. good luck Do your own research and don't let anybody try to sell you a package.. Always talk to the doctors offices directly and don't go thru resellers. They tend to scour those groups for leads i.e. Belighter.com ( they are bad news )cough cough....

looking great there vera!

most likely you need more fill. My doctor added 2cc when i had my fill. But US based doctor are always more conservative when adding fluids.

your doing great shelly!

Actually , i didn't write this article. It was By Donald S. Robertson, M.D., M. Sc. Hope you like it though :mad:

I have been hovering around 185-181 for ages it seems. actually about 2 months But today i am finally 179lbs! just wanted to share

Thanks! I will go look for this shampoo right away. Does it actually make your hair grow or just prevent further hairloss :mad: Because I dont want to loose anymore then I already have!!!