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I hear this also from my family. I still weigh 174 and would like to get to about 150. My mom especially keeps telling me that I need to slow down that I dont need to lose much more weight that I look smaller than what the scale reflects. I have been told that if I lose 10 more lbs that Im going to look like skeletor ( you know the old comic strip). I cant take my families opinion seriously because these are the same people that didnt bother to mention to me that I was getting really heavy in the first place.

Yes, if I lose any more weight in my face and butt I dont know what Im going to do. My butt is so flat now. This is not good. For once having a big butt is looked at as a good thing and I have lost the little bit I had. Im ok with it though I prefer it to be flat instead of big and flat. Now if only the weight would come off of my midsection more.

Just received my tracking #. Santa is scheduled to deliver my bug on the 18th, just in time for christmas. I cant wait to get started. I was going to wait until the new year but changed my mind. With the holidays Im starting to lose focus. This will help me get back on track.

I didnt think I would look ugly. I was a nice size up until I got pregnant at 18 so I had seen myself thin before, but I was afraid that I would start to look old. Luckly that hasnt happened people are commenting that I actually look younger.

No I dont trust my scales and that is plural. I use two different scales just to make sure the first one is right and right now both are making me mad. On scale has me less than what I know Im at. Generally that would be good, but it is causing me to be more careless with my choices than what I would be if it was correct or at least weighing me more than I am. The other scale is less than the scale at the gym but probably close to the one at the Drs office. So that make 4 different scales and I dont know what one to believe. My poor boyfriend has even become a part of my obsession with the scales because I make him weigh himself to see if they weigh him correct.

This is exactly my situation. Im more than convinced now that there is something to this. Im going to try to ask the Dr if he has heard anything about it, but Im sure I will just get the blank stare that he has been giving me. The thing is, he is not the great Dr that did my surgery. He left the practice and his patients wasnt made aware of where he went, I guess in fear that they would follow, which I would. But anyway, I was just talking to my mom about how I feel that my band has worked more because I have had the willpower to make it and Im afraid that Im going to lose that willpower and start gaining weight. I made her promise that if she starts to notice me gaining that she would tell me this time and not allow me to get to the way I was.

Im going to go back to school to get my MBA. I figure that I have plenty of time now to study.

This is very interesting. I have 10cc in my band which is only suppose to hold 11 and I can also eat anything and have never pb'b or slimed. I have been trying to talk the Dr into giving me a fill under floro to see if there is a problem. I get the feeling that he thinks Im crazy because Im losing the weight good but I have tried to tell him that Im losing because Im doing what Im suppose to and not because my band is keeping me from eating things or amounts that I shouldnt. Dont get me wrong the band does help me control the amount that it takes for me to be satisfied, but I want it to really let me know that its there. Just the other day I was eating a tuna kit for lunch and was thinking that if maybe I didnt use the mayo packet that it would stay in my pouch longer or at least be a little more of a challenge to eat, especially the crackers. Im going to search the net to see if I can find anything on excessive saliva. This may be tmi but now that I think about it, my kids always laugh at me when I talk because they always say that I spit when I talk. This is something to look into.

So if you eat more than the amount recommended, will you risk stretching your pouch? I try to stick to 1/2 cup or 4oz and sometimes it just doesnt feel like it was enough.

Im happy to know that Im not the only one. Sometimes I think people are going to think that I think Im prissy now that I have lost weight.

I had my first episode with vertigo about a year ago and hope it never returns.

Santa is going to bring me one for christmas. I cant wait. :clap2:

I have lost more than what I ever dreamed possible. The weight is slowing down now, but I cant complain. :whoo:

Thanks that makes me feel better. I was so worried and upset about it last night that I ate a whole slice of pizza and than ended up having a nightmere that my band had slipped. I know this sounds crazy but I ate the slice of pizza because I was trying to prove to myself that I did have more restriction than I thought I had. I kept eating it hoping that at any moment now I was going to start to slime or pb. Two things I have never experienced. Than I guess from the guilt of eating, I had a nightmere that my band had slipped. :cry

I know what you mean. I was inspecting my hips in the mirror the other day and was thinking about how fat they were. If I had been so critical of myself before I wouldnt have needed this surgery.

How much does your band hold? Is the max 11. I currently have 10 cc and I do have some restriction but not as much as I would like and I dont think its going to get much better with just 1cc left to go. My Dr doesnt seem to believe me and though I have asked for a fill under fluro they keep saying only if there is a problem. Well to me this is a problem because I have to rely to much on will power. I have been doing good with it so far but I doubt I can keep it up for life. :help:

1. I can tie my shoes without losing my breath. 2. My eyes don't shut when I smile. 3. My big hips have less bruises. 4. I can see my feet. 5. I can see my cheek bones. 6. I can walk much further without getting tired. 7. I can cross my legs.

I was afraid to and than I started to think that if my number was up it was going to be up regardless to if I was or was not having surgery that day. Im not getting into any religious stuff but I do believe that if its your time its your time. So what Im trying to say is dont miss out on one of the best things to happen to you in your life, only to realize that it wasnt your time and now you have missed your surgery.

This has been such an amazing experience, that sometimes I have a hard time really believing it. I cant believe that I have really lost this weight. My brother said that I look like the old me. I just pray that it continues and I dont get comfortable and start to put the weight back on. Than I remember that I wont because this time my band has my back. I LOVE MY BAND :bounce:

I have had 3 fills so far and go for my 4th Monday and have not paid anything not even the office visit. I think it was all billed to the insurance company as part of the surgery. If I remember correctly I can get the fills for a year. Im going to remember to ask about it but I hope that by time my year is up I will be at my goal and sweet spot so that i wont need to go to often.

After starting this post I still struggled with the ideal of joining the gym for various reasons, mainly the fact that I was just being lazy. But now I am happy to report that I have joined and Im loving it. So Im also changeing my vote. :whoo:

Thanks. I have been using fitday and now after checking this site I can just kick myself in the butt. Most of the things I put on fitday I had to get the info from either another site or drag all the empty wrappers and stuff in front of the computer to log. With this web site so far everthing that I have eaten I have been able to find. I also love how it keeps track of the calories based on how much weight you want to lose. Now I see why I have not lost in the last week.

I went to the one in Groveport Ohio and loved it and still do. I agree that it did seem as if it took them too long to get my surgery scheduled, but now that its done I realized that it wasnt that long at all. From consult to the day of my surgery it was almost 3 months to the day. I think in the beginning I was just inpatient.

I have lost mine also and I love it. Cant wait until summer so that I can wear a tank top still with a bra of course but at first I wouldnt have dared leave the house in a tank top. The funny thing is my bra size hasnt changed much either though they are smaller.

The fear of failure and giving someone the pleasure of being able to talk about how I had this surgery and still didnt lose weight. I know I shouldnt really care what other people think, but I do.