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Those girls are so cute! I love the pictures!

Welcome to bandland! It's gets better every day! Try a heating pad on that shoulder!

Awww that is cute! I don't have any pictures to post, but do enjoy seeing all of yours.

This will show you the band and how it works. http://www.weightless.com.au/medical/xrays/ie_index.html#

Wow, great opportunity! Be careful though!

Thanks Donali! I'll keep sending prayers her way!

Welcome to bandland! Glad to hear you are doing so good!

How cool! Thanks Crystal!

I love the summer! Usually in the summer I would stay in air conditioning or the pool all the time, but now I am out enjoying it! Alex, I freeze too when the boss has the air on! He laughs at me, because I use to want it cooler!

Now that sounds like me! I have no soft stop, and it hits me all at once, when I am too full. I hit a plateau that lasted a couple of months, and I was getting pretty discouraged. I just kept doing what I was doing and one week lost 4 pounds! I seem to lose right after a fill, then nothing for a long time. I get discouraged because I have had 5 fills and I still don't have the great restriction everyone talks about. At the same time, I can eat anything I want and not pb. I have never had a PB, and I hope I never do! I am not sure if I even want another fill right now, I want to lose this weight slowly so that my body has time to adjust to it. In fact I am going to have this conversation with my doctor when I go in next week. I am very happy with the weight loss I have had, and wouldn't trade my band for anything. I have to remind myself that even if the scale isn't going down, I still lose inches. I think we let that scale rule our lives sometimes, and we need to look at how we feel, what we can do now that we couldn't do before, how our clothes are fitting etc. I can't tell you how much better I feel since I had the surgery. I also have a lot more confidence than before. The liquid phase for me wasn't that bad, but I didn't have to limit anything to a certain amount. I could sip all the liquid I wanted, if I got hungry I used popcicles, broth, Jello, juice, Water, Protein drinks. I didn't let myself go hungry. I can say that the first solid foods I ate tasted like heaven! I have never felt like this journey has been a failure for me. If I never lose another pound, I would be happy that I had the surgery. (Don't get me wrong, I do want to lose more) The band have given me back my life, and I would do it again! I think one thing that we all have to remember is that this band is a tool to help us, it won't do all the work for us. If we don't follow the rules, then we aren't hurting anyone but ourselves.

Way to go Darcey!

Welcome! Thanks for all the great advice too! It sounds like you have done an amazing job with your band.

Good luck to all of you!

Good luck! Remember to keep us posted!

Please follow all the good advice you got from the girls above. Sending hugs your way!

You might want to check out this article on Splenda! http://tuberose.com/Sucralose.html

Thanks for you post! It always helps to hear both sides of every story. I cannot use much of any artificial sweetner, for some reason my whole body reacts against it. I know that this is a godsend for some folks though, so it is good to hear there is also a good side to this product.

What are you on now? Are you on mushies or full foods?

What a great friend you have! He must be very special!

Congrats! It is great isn't it?

Welcome to LBT! Good luck with your testing, and keep us posted of your surgery date!

Congrats on both! This must be your lucky month! Go buy a lottery ticket!

Becky - I have never had a PB either, and don't want to! You have PB's if you don't chew your food good enough, eat too fast, or are too tight. You are doing fine!

You need a great "BIG" LBT hug! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Way to go Mary! That is a great accomplishment!