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Keep us posted...i'm SURE you did fine!

Congratulations and great job! Keep up the great work, following the liquid diet can be hard, but it sure does make for quick results.

It shows in your numbers, I was banded two days after you and you have twice as much weight as I have. I started working out again yesterday and today so hopefully i'll catch up to you...Good job, keep up the great work!!:clap2:

Losingjusme, I was lookingat your numbers...girl YOU ROCK! Wow, I cannot sit here and whine about how much I have to go you have already done that and keep losing more, you are an inspiration to the rest of us on this site!:clap2: I applaud you.

You need to sign up as a sales rep for the company because you SOLD me! I got online and ordered one today, I should have it within the week, i'm sooooo excited, i'll keep ya'all posted on my progress!:clap2: Renee

I keep putting off getting one due to the cost (i'm afraid i'll either become super obsessed or never use it) LOL I guess the only thing i have to lose is weight-i've already forked out 10k! Good Job by the way 6lbs in a week is AMAZING, I love how it motivates you to move!

I hear your frustration. I'm so tired of hearing the Dr. tell me to lose weight to get my PCOS under control...it is what makes me GAIN weight. I spent 6 months working out 4-6x a week for 1.5-2.0 hours a day and dieting and journalling my food. I lost 10 lbs! That's it! I'm tired of this fight, but the only alternative is to let it go and watch my health deteriorate! I got the lapband because I have a hard time staying on a diet for LONG periods of time especially when it comes to family get togethers so after 6 LONG months of dieting I can easily blow it in a long weekend and put 5-6 of it back on. This is forcing me to stay honest and to keep plodding ahead. You've come to the right place for support and understanding.

Let us know how going back to the gym went...I need to get motivated to start back myself...I told myself I would starting today and then well...my daughter was sick this morning and I didnt' make it...argh Maybe watching your progress will help my and other's motivation!!!! Good job!

Trust me you are NOT going to be alone forever! Please just try to believe in yourself, you are going to get there...28 lbs is a HUGE amount and although it feels like you have along way to go, just double that amount...then double that again, that's over 100 lbs!!!! You are going to do this and i'm afraid to say that once you do your confidence is going to soar ..the men will come. If you EVER talk to any man and ask them who the most sexy attractive woman in the crowd is, they will ALL tell you it is the one with the most confidence. NOT THE SKINNIEST BODY! So with that push your shoulders back, hold your head high, smile and let them know you do NOT need them, or food to make you feel good, just take care of YOU and the rest will all fall into place. Good luck on your journey you've made amazing progress and hellooo i'm still working on that 28 lbs as are many of us on here, but it's going to happen for you I guarantee it. One thing I used to do to mend a broken heart is to go to a track at a local high school-it's close to a road so I felt safe as there was alot of traffic going by since I was alone and I would walk and think about everything that happened and cry...and cry. My goal was to walk away all the pain and I would even chant in my head "pain is preferrable" and until I stopped thinking about the guy and crying I wouldn't stop walking...needless to say I dropped 50 lbs in 2 months going through my first divorce...of course I put it all back on with my second marriage and child-hence why i'm here, but hey it works, I highly suggest it to anyone who is eating to heal pain as it just doesn't work.

Yeah...congrats tumonbug!!

Mine hurts too if I drink too much soup, the pressure pushes on it somehow...strange feeling...

I'm 3 weeks post op and it's finally going down and finally starting to feel "livable" - mine wasn't terribly painful right after surgery-it was sore yes, maybe even irritating in that I couldn't bend over without it hurting etc...but now it is starting to feel "normal" again. Give it a couple of weeks, i'm sure you will be happier. Hang in there, we are all with you.

I've noticed a heightened sense of taste too! In fact some things I normally liked, I do NOT like anymore. I found also that I cannot stand thick stuff, it gags me (this is new) I tried to drink a thick protein shake and it was a disaster, I couldn't swallow it and wanted to get sick just having it in my mouth....weird...

OMG, I love your dream nightmare...I don't mean to laugh at your pain, it's just that I can so totally relate as I've had some crazy ones myself. In one, I was back in elementary school and when I went in to drop off my tray, the lunch lady sent me back to finish what was on my tray and I couldn't and she wouldn't let me leave and was watching me so I couldn't throw it away and the emotions I had were those of a child and I didnt' know how to handle it and the food....anyway it was emotionally a very draining dream so I can really relate to what you are going through.

Those are some great suggestions, thanks for sharing. I'm going to go try some of those grillers, they sound REALLY good right now-I must be needing some protein too.

Enjoy your pampering, you DESERVE it! Have a good holiday weekend.

Same for me, but the darn baby keeps getting bigger...LOL I can't tell you how many times in the past 2 years when I saw the scale moving up and up I wished I were prego again!

Good question, I think mine is still swollen (i'm 2 weeks post op) of course I still tell people it's swollen from my last pregnancy (2+ years ago)... LOL :clap2:

Actually that's perfect...80's styles are coming back! Remember peg legs? Guess what......LOL

Oh wow, you explained that VERY well...especially the part about "where they fit into our new skinny lives" I didn't think about that with my DH....but I know if it were the other way around, I would be TREMENDOUSLY insecure about the procedure. I think it just goes to show that we need to provide as much, if not more, support for our partners while we go through our transitions. thanks, Renee

My husband had some issues too. He thinks i'm beautiful and sexy and confident....why would I RISK my life to have a procedure done that in his eyes isn't needed? Not that's it's a high risk, but to him ANY risk was too much. I explained to him that I WORK very hard to keep myself where I am at, but that I work constantly battling failure. I worry about my health, diabetes, I suffer back, neck, ankle and knee pain and that I love him and my family too much to burden them with complaints. I also don't tell him how i'm too ashamed to wear bathing suits, shorts, tank tops even on the hottest days. He only sees how nice I look in that linen suit and I don't tell him what's eating me up inside because I love him and don't want to worry him....he doesn't see my discomfort, pain any of it because I love him...now i'm asking for his support to make me the person he THOUGHT I was and that I want to be by understanding that I needed this for me..he agreed after I explained it that way and I think it brought us a little closer....he also watches EVERYTHING I put in my mouth now like a hawk-darnit. :paranoid

Dairy can cause Diarrhea....

Thanks yeah that helps and now I do remember her name was Laila...duh...wow you have amazing patience with your boys I applaud you for being such a great and loving mom...:clap2:

At LEAST you were ABLE to get into them! That means by the time it gets really hot, you will be tooo!!! Hang in there, you are doing great.:clap2:

Is this the one who is on Dancing with the Stars? I keep getting pulled into watching that show and I think she is beautiful. She made a remark about self-confidence next to those other "tiny"dancers etc and to be honest, she has NOTHING to worry about she has them all beat, she is a beautiful strong woman who has as much grace and agility and she isn't even a professional dancer...anyway, it may be another daughter, but just wanted to get that off of my chest....I also have a little crush on her partner Maksim...he's a doll and a little bit of a goofball which I find quite endearing.