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If the arm is flabby from fat, then your cardio, fat burning will shrink it. But, it will shrink all over your body, not just your arms. You can't just spot train to get nice unfat arms. On the other hand, if it is loose skin, most likely some of it will shrink, but most likely you will have that skin forever. You can shape and form the muscle underneath the skin, but not the skin itself, unless you have surgery.

WOW, that sounds so scary!!!! You know, there are so many times when think about going to the ER for things, and then just don't do it. I guess this is a lesson learned. If throwing up, contact your doctor/ fill center immediately to see what needs to happen. Did the slip happen because of the throwing up with your band filled? I know the RN told me that even if I get a stomach bug, to contact them right away so they can unfill me in case I throw up. I am just really glad you are ok, as I bet your son is also. AND, I didn't know you had a son!!!! You had a secret from us!!!!!! Gosh, so now what is the prognosis? You have to go back to original surgeon? What? Def. keep us informed in all that is going on.

I got mine about a month and a half two months post op. I could of rode one prior. I just didn't have one. I would day ask you doctor, but as soon as you are cleared to go to the gym, I would say you should be able to ride.

Thursday 26th Nothing again!!!! WHAT IS GOING ON HERE????? The plan was to do a 15 mile ride this evening, but we ended up out to dinner with DH high school friend. Didn't plan on being gone that long, but it was dark when we got home. NOW I am out my bike ride, and not all too happy about it!! It just shows you that if I don't push myself to do the exercise, NO ONE WILL!!!!! This is really messing with my head. It is like the littler I get, the less I feel like doing it. Like the old diet mentality, oh well, I blew it so I might as well just keep on eating now!!! Ok, I am done feeling sorry for myself. Going camping this weekend, so won't be getting in any bike riding. That really sucks!!

JC, Did the doc tell you how this happens? Was is from throwing up? God how horrific!!!! I bet you were really scared. The whole ordeal is sooooo surreal, I am sure. Make you appt. TODAY!!!!!! You need to make sure everything is ok with your stomach!!!!! Your life, as J indicated, is way more important than being tough!!!!!! As for symptoms, what of them? Did they come on suddenly? Was is like the flu? God, I just keep thinking that you must of been horrifid when puking up blood!!! Was this the first time you had puked since banding? God, I still can't even believe it!!! The amount of things you have been through in your life, this is just another way of showing how utterly special you are!!!!

Oh, I LOVE these comments on exercise. It DOES make you feel a ton better. It is strange how although it makes you feel so good, physically and mentally, that most of the time we have to push ourselves to find time to do it. I used to swim a couple of years back, and I could only do it slowly too, but it does feel good. I was a turtle too!!! Slow and steady, steady and slow they say.

ok, I am off to bed, but just wanted to say JC...I am SOOOO glad that you are ok. What a scary thing to have happen. I thought you were off having a fun vacation too!!!!!! REST REST REST....THE other stuff can wait!!!

Some people might be fine, some might not. A lot of doctors won't do the surgery if you are smoking. When your body is coming out of anesthia, the last thing it needs to deal with is no oxygen. You need oxygen!!!!! Quit smoking for your health, is this not why you are getting a band? To improve your health. Makes absolutely no sense to me why you would still continue to smoke. I guess this will be something that boggles my mind when I see this kind of thing. I was a smoker off and on up until about 3 years ago. I started when I was 12. I would smoke for a few years then quit. Start up again for a few years...then quit. It really is about you and your health. I would want to be as healthy as possible coming out of surgery so that my body can get all the oxygen that it needs to heal fast. JMHO

I agree, although I have never been over filled, but if I cannot eat a variety of foods, I will get some taken out. I think it is important to keep on losing weight to be able to eat variety not just a few certain foods day in and day out. That is boring for one thing and for another, you could of done that by yourself without banding ( and probably have with some of the diets out there). That to me is not what the band is about. Of course, I have way too many posts about people who eat only mushy things and never eat any solid protein, and they seem to like it that way.

Oh god, we are going out to eat with one of my DH best friends from high school and his wife tonight. They are here from out of town and wanted to get together. Here are my issues: 1. I just got a fill on Monday. I have had a variety of things to eat since then, but not sure what would be the best to order. 2. I have not eaten as slow as I am right now in front of ANYONE, except my immediate family. Slow and tiny tiny bites. I know it is a fear many people have that everyone will notice, I don't care if everyone notices, I just don't want the people I am dining with to notice. 3. We are going camping this weekend, tomorrow, and I will be without my bike for two days, there is nowhere to ride there, so I want to get a good ride in tonight. BUT, I know what is going to happen. The beer is going to start coming and soon everyone, but me, will be drunk and talking and I won't get home in time to ride. As of right now, the bike is still at the shop and won't be done until 5. Dinner is at 6:30. Not enought time to ride, shower and get ready. 4. I feel like cancelling the dinner, but know DH will be very disappointed. His friend can TALK like no other, so I know this is going to be HOURS of my time. Its weird how I see time differently now that I have a goal I am trying to reach!!! ANY helpful words or advice would be great!!!!! Oh, and the only skinny one between us all is my DH, so there is going to be lots of food being shoved into people's mouths!!!!! DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGUSTING!!!

Well, just to give you a heads up on the bypass, by very good friend had a bypass and lost a lot of weight. She has gained A LOT of it back, not all of it. She is a binger. Still is a binger. She didn't have to learn to eat differently like bandsters do. We have this tool for life!!! Bypassers get their stomaches cut and rerouted and then what????? They are stuck there. We have tool that if we are stuck can adjust (fill or unfill) and that moves in the right direction. I feel badly for her because she lost a lot of weight and didn't exercise at all. Her knees are shot and she has to have surgery on them, but she is still very heavy, like I said above, not as heavy as she was, and still doesn't want to exercise. She wanted to do a lapband and I gave her my book, she gave it back with a bookmark in it about 1/4 way into the book. I am not sure whether she read it or not, as she sent it home with my daughter one day and I have not talked to her about it. My point being, I think a lot of people love the FAST weight loss of bypass, but I think I have had fast weight loss. 65 since April 5th. But, I work my butt off with exercise and that is what is giving me this huge loss so fast. A lot of people would rather just let the band do all the work and not exercise and let the weight come off as it does. I am not willing to wait that long, plus I want to look good when it does get off, not flabby. You are going to have to do some work, both head work and physical work with either procedure. Research and talk with both sides and see what is right for you!! Good Luck!!

Weigh day today...and three and half pounds down since last Thursday!!!! Yippeee!!! And yes I think you can get addicted to losing weight!!!! Had my first fill this Monday the 23rd, of July. I think that helped with some of the loss. I was eating way toooo much. Good job to everyone who has lost weight this week!!! Keep your chin up to all who have stayed the same or gained. The body is a weird thing, and you can't just go by the scale number!!!! Name........................Starting….......Curren t …...Goal….....To Go losingjusme...................293..............288 ..........266...........22 juliegeraci....................226..............22 6...........206...........20 areellady.....................251.5............240.5 ...........230...........10.5 punkeyb88...................306..............238.. ..........225..........13 Chris_NJ......................326.............310. ...........290..........20 PaulaD........................222..............222 ............200..........22 MM............................248...............24 8............230...........18 sdakotaRN..................255...............255.. ..........230..........24.6 Babygrl1234...............224................218.. .........199..........19 faithmd.....................312...............306. 6...........285........21.6 Jan421......................267...............262. ...........247..........15 Metalband.................203...............197... ..........183...........14 tann........................223................211 ............198...........13 Banannie..................182..............176.8.. .........162...........14.8 Josette....................322...............322.. ..........299...........23 chickatee.................217...............215... ..........199...........16 beachgirl..................270..............220... .............155...........65 Marlluvia...................220.............220... .........200...........20 Jennifur....................222…............219... .........200..........19 KariK.......................179..............179.. ..........155..........24. MarCar.....................296............ 290.............276...........19 Punkeyb88................238............238....... ..... 220......... 18 Jadrad7....................243............230..... .......220..........23 Denise......................265...........259... .........240..........25 Wen.........................303...........301.. ...........285.........16 SWEETY...................217...........210........ ......199.........11 Lochnagar................249...........249.... ........221..........28 glinadb....................285…........285........ .....260..........25 Denise....................330............265...... .......240..........25 mel........................254.4........248.4..... .....230..........18 .4 Amelia40..................285...........288....... .....255...........33 Crabby54.................257...........245........ ....232.........25 Sunny 112...............219...........181.............16 5........16

OH, I am soooooo happy for you!!! That is a great great loss!!Be very proud of yourselves!!!!!!!!!!!! You are doing soooo awesome!! Day three and it might be the worst or it might not be. But be prepared!!! Walk, leave the house, do something that you are not around food if necessary!!! You girls are doing so damn good!!!!

That is so funny about your bike in the shop. I just took mine and DH in this morning for our 30 day free tune up. I made them promise it would be done today!!!!! I know what you mean about your bike being so much a part of you. If I could attach mine to my ass and keep it there all the time I would.

Slack, I am soooo glad that you came back to check on this thread. Where did you order your bike from????? Yes, I wear a helmet and gloves. The same kind of gloves that Hoosierpoms has on in her picture. They help a lot!!!!! I do not have biker shorts, but OH Juli does. I am wanting to get some, but I am going to wait until I get my road bike. I might just get that same exact bike that you are getting. I love the look of it. It doesn't matter how far you go your first couple of times out riding. Get used to the bike and enjoy it. You will soon be addicted and go farther and farther. It is a blast!!!! HP, how much do you have in your band before your second fill? You did it!! Your picture shows up now!!

ok girls, two days down!!!! You are doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up, I promise it will be sooooooooooo worth it on surgery day to be able to say, CHEAT FREE FOR ME!!!

HP, go to UserCP and go to edit avatar. That will give you the options to put your picture there. AND I love the Indiana Bike Bitch. I am changing mine right now. I WANNA BE LIKE YOU!!!

Oh, and J, you do NOT suck!!! And I am sorry you are hungry. Is it TOM???? I am thinking now it was a good thing I got that fill. I was pretty much eating non stop it seemed. I am down to two meals a day plus my vitamin shake with banana and strawberries in the morning. I am fullll now. I actually ate too much for dinner and was in a bit of pain. I probably had about 1 1/2 cups. It was a taco, so that is really hard to judge the size in cups. But I do find that I am not thinking about food all the time today. The last couple of weeks, that is all I did, was think about food....which is NOT good either...ok...enough rambling...nite kids!!

Ok, J, I am settled down, I just wanted to see someone, anyone talking about biking!!!! You know I know how hard you work and all that you have on you plate. I am sorry!!! I will be patient. I was sooooooooooooooooo freakin bored today!!! Tomorrow will not be like that, I am getting camper ready to go camping!! I am glad you got a ride in today. HP, your pictures are great!!! I love the biking one. There is a huge difference!!!!! You look a lot younger!!!! You know, if you got some weights or bands or something and worked on your arms, that would be a good thing. It would be better to start now, rather than later. The more muscle your body has the more calories you will burn all day!!! You can do this ride. You can do this ride. You can do this ride. If you do this ride and you don't finish the 20 miles, SO WHAT????? Its like J said, you tried it and as long as you try, in my book, that is succeeding!!!!!!! You will be surprised how much you will be able to do on the at day. Hey lets see a picture of your bike!!! I will take one of mine tomorrow and show you, if you show me yours!!! LOL...Tell hubby you realize how far you have to go, and thanks for letting you know!! That will shut him up!!!! LOL...damn it I want a road bike soooooo bad. DH keeps telling me to get one, but I we can't afford to get another bike right now. WHY oh WHY did I not get a road bike??????

DH and I went to eat at a restaurant the other night and I went to use the restroom while he was seated. When I came out he was in a booth. YES, I SAID A BOOTH!!!! Well, I was looking at MY side of the booth, (did I mention that it was a booth???) and it didn't look very big to me. I looked at DH's side and thought his looked A LOT BIGGER. So, I decided to scoot the table as I sat down to move it to his side more, but, BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, when I sat down, I FIT!!! I couldn't even believe it!!! I never thought I would ever be sitting in a booth and not have my big fat enourmous stomach smooshed against the table so tight that I could not breathe. BUT, there is another but, there was about 5 inches or more between me and the table...WHAT???? with room to spare...I got tears in my eyes and so did DH...what a great great feeling. I was so elated the rest of the night and when I type about it now, I am getting that same feeling. :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo:Can't wait for the other NSV's that are coming my way very soon!!!

I can't answer this as I am a woman, but I know my chest is shrinking!!!!! Some one will pipe in here in a bit....

I am really getting mad now!!!!! You better got on here and talk to me woman!!!!!!!!!!!

faith, it sure does feel good to have someone else notice your weight loss, but if they don't.....don't fret...the most important thing is that your HEART notices your weight loss and is loving you for doing this!!!! You are such an inspiration to all on the boards. You keep it up gurlie, you are great!!

wannabe....SEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Doesn't that feel GREAT!! You were out and around others who were eating and still didn't give in!!!! The bad part was waiting sooooooooo long to have your other shake. That could of turned out disasterous for you. So happy it didn't. Next time, see if you can't take it along, have small cooler, ice block, something so you don't have to wait that long before having something in your stomach. GOOD JOB!!! I am soooo proud of you!! You are almost done with day two you guys....how do you feel???? I feel great for you!!!!! I bet you do too!!!

Ok, you have officially pissed me off!! YOU told ME that you would be around more today!! But ARE you???????????? HELL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU J?????????????????????????????????????????????? I neeeeeeeeedddd you to talk to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, that felt better. Now onto eating. I ate a can of chicken mixed with pickle,onion, tomato and some ranch dressing, wrapped up in a low carb 40 cal. whole wheat tortilla thingy. It took me a good 20-30 minutes but I did finish it. I chewed really reallllllllllllllly good. I do NOT want to get stuck..I hate it!!(lip out, quivering)..... SO, I am soooooooooooooooooo fuuuuureeeeeeeekin' bored right now!!!!