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onderland!!! woo hoo ginger! pretty soon u too will be able to look like your porn star name. Sorry thats just how I feel sometimes with my name... Roxie. Really though that is very exciting I cant wait to join you!!

I cant see much of a difference this month but I know I am looking and feeling better! This month I know I will see a bigger difference.

Ginger, I never had my laptop stolen but I did have a hard drive crash and they were unable to get my pics off of it. Every since then I do not even erase the pics from my camera until they are backed up on my other pc and uploaded to an image storage site. I have yahoo dsl and it comes with our service, unlimited storage online. I use Flickr and like it a lot. Now even if my house were to burn down I would not lose any pics from the last 7 years.

I am willing to give this a shot... I really cant see a difference between last month and this one but its still better than I was! I KNOW I will see a difference this month!

It varies from insurance company to policy type really. Your best bet would be to #1 ask your doctors office how long it typically takes them to get approval on your insurance and #2 search the insurance threads for your insurance type and see how it went for others. There is also a yahoo group dedicated to this with a database of information for each insurance type. My paperwork was submitted on a Thursday and I had approval by Monday. I have Federal BCBS.

Thanks for the inspiration! Lastnight I hopped on my bike and went for about 30 minutes. It wore me out! I like the challenge though and know it will get easier as I keep doing it. The scale even rewarded me this morning after holding out on me for some time!

I too smoked the next day. As with any doctor mine was not a fan of smoking any more than I am of killing myself with them. I really do want to quit I am just not ready to right this minute. And until I can put 100% into quitting it wont work anyway.

My doctor gave me a goal weight that was actually higher than what I think it should be. Actually, their fancy scale that takes into account your height, weight, and body mass did it for them. I set myself a goal weight but honestly I think if I were even 20lbs above that weight I would be very happy. I am taking the wait and see approach my dream weight is 160 so that is what I am going to shoot for!

TROLL!!! And not a very entertaining one at that. The shame! Certainly you could have done better than that!

Does anyone here play fantasy football? I played last year and am addicted now! Wanted to see if there was enough interest here to have a LBT League??

Of course I am laughing! But it is great that you have hope No one can take that from... cept maybe Baltimore's defense? I am a Cowboy's fan but really am not holding out that Romo will be able to get the job done. Thats what I love about Fantasy Football... I can pick who I want and exclude the rest!

Have any of you gone to a support group? What do you do there? Was it worth while or a huge waste of time?

I like Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople better than any of the others I have seen on here.

Sue, I totally understand what you mean. Even the little bit I have lost has made me realize all the things I dont let myself do, or just physically cannot do. I am really looking forward to feeling like being more active and to doing some of those things I dont do because of my weight. Hell even painting my toe nails is becoming less of a chore!

I must admit I am feeling deficient in the weight loss department when I look at some of your tickers. My scale and me just have not been getting along much lately. I am at the lowest I have been in a long time though so I am thrilled about that. It is really hard not to compare yourself to others on here. How much have those of you with 4cc bands gotten for your fills? My last one was only .2 cc. NSV-My capris are so loose they look like pants that are too short. I seriously need a belt. I just wish I could fit into those 3 pairs of capris that are a size 16 in my closet. I absolutely refuse to buy any new clothes until they are smaller sizes. As badly as I need work clothes I would rather look like a scrub than buy another 18/20 anything!

I have heard this too. I usually stay on liquids only as I am told unless I am absolutely starving then I will make some watery oatmeal or something like that. The tighter I get the less I feel like eating right after a fill anyway.

The next support meeting for the Hurst location is Monday August 13th @ 6:30 om. It is helt at the Hampton INn behind Abuelos on 183/Precinct Line. I have never been to one but would like to see what it has to offer! Hope you guys can come. I am scared of showing up and being in a room with two or three people I dont know :paranoid

I go to the same center for fills as you guys... I am going for my 3rd fill in the morning. I got 1.5 cc, then 1 cc. I have enough restriction now that I have to chew my food well and avoid breads but not enough so that I cant eat smaller amounts. This is the first fill I am really nervous about. I want good restriction but I dont want to over do it either. Have any of you gone to any of the AIGB support group meetings? I am thinking of going to the one this week.

I am right there with you. I was banded 5/23/07 and a week or two later was able to eat as much as before surgery except I was too scared to so I didnt. I only lost 2 lbs this last month which is very sad but I can honestly eat almost anything i want so long as i chew it well. Bread is another issue, some days i can some days i cant. Lately I have been wondering a lot if this is going to work for me? I guess I am discouraged and disapointed in myself. I havent been giving it my all and wish I had of been. But at the same time my band leaves me physically hungry. The restriction comes and goes. I get my 3rd fill Monday and am hoping this will make a bigger difference than the last.

I had my surgery May 23rd and have had two fills. I have some restriction but not enough. I have not lost much weight at all since immediately following surgery. I go in for my 3rd fill next week and think it is going to make a huge difference. Just because you can eat all you want or whatever you want doesnt mean you have to. I struggle with this myself. Work out, it will make you want to eat better so youre not wasting time by being at the gym just to eat a Sundae! I think this is part of the learning curve and bandster hell while we wait to get good restriction. Hang in there!

I am only 6 days post op and was wondering when your swelling and pain at your port site stopped? Mine is still pretty sore when I am moving. It is also swollen still but is not red or hot to touch. I see my Dr next week but they didnt seem to concerned with it. I was just wondering when I can look forward to the swelling and pain stopping?

I had my 2nd fill back on the 9th. For a few days it was REALLY good. Now it is still a big improvement over my first fill but not fabulous. I have not lost any weight in over a month which SUCKS! Its hard not to get depressed about it when I work out, try to eat right, and cannot eat everything I want but still dont lose. I think I have reached that "Why in the hell did I do this" point I had been warned about by my doctor. I am praying this too shall pass. I just want to see some kind of results. Even one lousy pound would make me feel better.

I was given a card with my band that states that it is safe for an MRI. Go to their website?

So I had my second fill and am now up to 2.5 cc in a 4 cc band. My first fill did not provide me any lasting restriction at all. I had my second fill, and maybe it is just early and the restriction is higher but I am actually upset and depressed that I cannot eat much. Which is completely stupid because thats why I got the lap band to begin with! I feel like a big loser for being sad over food. Yesterday I got a chopped beef sandwich and a potatoe. I knew I would not be able to eat much of it but was determined to savor what I could eat of it. After about 5 bites of potatoe and three bites of my sandwich I was sick for half an hour at the mall. I had to leave my oldest daughter to watch over my three younger kids while I ran to the bathroom sliming horribly. The whole way to the bathroom there were two bone skinny teenagers taking their time getting to the restrooms. I just knew I was going to puke on them and feel even worse about myself. I came home in a really bad mood and it took me a while to understand why. I feel like I am in mourning over food. I am ashamed to be feeling this way. No one else would understand me sharing these feelings. I just feel so stupid for being sad that i cant eat much. I think maybe I also feel a little frustrated because I am trying to learn how to eat with my band so i dont get sick. I am really considering going to a monthly support group my doctors office has but am afraid it wil be weird if only a few people show up to them. Thanks for letting me rant. How long did you mourn food? Tell me this goes away!

I posted on the general forums but wanted to see if anyone else is mourning food? I feel like a complete loser for being sad over not being able to eat much when that is why I got the lap band!