Lois

Got my band on 2-21-07 - Dr Hekier in Texarkana. Down 25 lbs counting liquid days and post op loss. First fill 3-37- so far can tell no difference.

I have the Taylor scales too and they are horrible. Wgt seems fairly accurate but you have to wait about 45 seconds for it to show wt and then 3 out of 4 times, I get an error message and have to start over. It will finally tell the good or bad news after sometimes 3 or more trys. My next goal is to find some decent scales. I seem to weight the same on them without clothes as on the drs with clothes.

I have the Taylor scales too and they are horrible. :angry Wgt seems fairly accurate but you have to wait about 45 seconds for it to show wt and then 3 out of 4 times, I get an error message and have to start over. It will finally tell the good or bad news after sometimes 3 or more trys. My next goal is to find some decent scales. I seem to weight the same on them without clothes as on the drs with clothes.:clap2: I am down 25 lbs since my first wgh in on Jan 25 Banded 2-21-07 down 13 12 lbs in last 6 wks first fill March 27th. can tell no difference

I have the Taylor scales too and they are horrible. Wgt seems fairly accurate but you have to wait about 45 seconds for it to show wt and then 3 out of 4 times, I get an error message and have to start over. It will finally tell the good or bad news after sometimes 3 or more trys. My next goal is to find some decent scales. I seem to weight the same on them without clothes as on the drs with clothes.

I am in for the exercise but it will not be walking for a while. Will put in my 30 just moving as best I can. Banded on 2-21-07 First fill 3-28-97 -13 on liquids -11 since band total 24--123 to go

I have just found this part of the site. Found LBTabout a week ago and have been reading ever since. I was banded in Texarkana on 2-21-07 by Dr Hekier. Two days now to my first fill. Have lost 22 lbs since my first weight in in Jan. Right now I am fighting hard--sometimes I feel like I could chew the table legs off. The only time I feel any restriction is if a eat too fast. That has always been one of my main problems, I am trying to break the habit but relapse some. I live west of Hot Springs, about a 100 miles from Texarkana. Plan on going to the next support group meeting. Is there any in the dayime? I hate to drive back that late at night. Glad to find this string. I am sure we will all get to know each other. Any of you going to Texarkana on the 27th. My appointment is at 10. Would love to meet any of you. I just seem to pounce on anyone in the waiting room and bombard them with questions. Can't wait tp have some words of wisdom or success stories to tell someone. As soon a I learn how I am going to have one of the cute little grafts,

For me the first week even a small amount of liquid would make me full or even uncomfortable. I thought this did not come before the first fill. Then all of a sudden I was hungry and really had to fight it. Finally decided that the swelling at the band site had lessened--Is that a word? The dr said that was the case. My first fill is scheduled for next Tuesday 3-27-07. Can't wait till I have a success story to tell.

I think sometimes people that complain about how big they are to overweight people (I hate the word obese) are just cruel. They seem to think we don't realize that we are overweight and they will just rub it in by saying that they need to lose 20 lbs when they know we need to lose 200. It is like saying if I look awful with an extra 20, do you know how bad you look with your weight? But I am going to lose the weight for me and rain on them. Banded on 2-21-07 1 st fill due on 3-27-07 297 top/284 on band day/275 today/150 goal as soon as I figure out how all this works, I'm going to have one of the cute little paths.

Probably just means everyting is tightning up. Hey if I could get in a size 8 or 10, I would not tell anyone that I weigh nearly 300. My little secret. ha I think you are doing great. In a few days you will probably have a big lose show. Keep up the good work.