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Hey Debby Long time since I've been on here!! It looks like I missed a lot with you.... I have been filled to just about the max but have not lost ANYTHING in a year!! i have stopped at 175. I am stil getting smaller but just not loosing any weight, go figure!! I still want to loose another 30 to 40 pounds ( am only 5'1" so being 130 is not unrealistic at my height) Hope all is doing well with you!! Christine, your long lost May 05 banding buddy

I just saw this report on TV tonight and was very dissappointed at the view that was taken. Yes I do understnad that ALL surgical procedures have a risk and that there are MANY patients who never report them, but why did they have to make it sound so negative about teh Lap Band? They could have jsut as easily chosen breast surg. or hammer toe surg. Why do they always pick on the fat people? It seems like just ONE MORE jab that we are fat because of our own fault!! IMHO... for whats its worth.

hey deb, I am still here, rarely post or log on any more, after all the drama last year on here I quit logging on, but I miss it a bunch!!! How have you done? Can you believe it has been 2 years for us?? What a change 2 years has made in my life..how about yours??? Christine

NaNa, I agree with Carol on this... It seems that you are eating way more than the 1/2 cup limit. You def need a fill. I have found that even when I dont get that full feeling, I just go ahead and quit at the 1/2 cup limit, except when it comes to my icecream lol one other thing, when you think you have chewed enough, chew some more and put your eating utensil down between bites. Its amazing how much less we eat if we just simply do not have the fork in our hand!!

So What did the Dr. say??? I had a few dizzy spells after my 2nd fill but thought it was due to finally having restriction and my body not being used to not being overfed.. just my body crying for its food it had gotten to love so much!! lol It only happened a few times and I never actually fainted but I did get dizzy... Let us know what the dr said!!

that is hysterical!! I needed a good laugh!!

i cried when i read about what your boss did for you!!! You are very lucky to have that kind of boss and bosses wife!!( we all know she had a part in this) good luck with your surg!!!

Nessa, You are a riot!!! That sounds like something I would have done!! When my husband I were living together he complained about my weight but then would ask me to go make Cookies or go get him a bowl of ice cream. He is over 6' and very fit, Lean muscular guy and couldn't understand why i got fat!!! I wish I ahd thought of throwing the icecram at him!!

Well, I just spent 2 weeks in Seattle with my sister, 2 brothers and my mom. I have always been the smallest of the family, in every respect. I am the shortest, have the smallest feet, smallest hands, weigh the least, everything!! Anyway, I was so judgemental of my entire family!!! I had to really get a grip on myself before I said something ugly. I sat and watched as my sister ate a very large chicken breast in 3 bites, then proceded to eat my chichen breast, because I took my 2 bandster sized bites and could not eat anymore, she then ate my veggies, my potatoes,my salad, and then went back for seconds, and thirds...This was at her sons rehershal dinner for his wedding, Anyway I realized how much my family eats and why we are all so fat!! It has nothing to do with heridity other than the fact that we all have the same disease, unable to put the darn fork down and walk away from the food!! At one point I was actually embarrased and not for my sister, but for my kids and what I must have put them through all these years and they were not even there to see this side of their mother!! My sister has been telling me how much weight she has lost and how skinny she has gotten, she still weighs close to 300lbs and eats enough for 10 people!!!! Now that I am banded I find myself being overly observent of how much food people eat and what kind. Does everyone do that?? Or am I just overly sensitive?? OK just needed to get this off my chest. Thanks for letting me ramble about my family who eats enough to feed a small country in africa..:omg: BTW, I do love my family, I was just shocked that I had never noticed this side of them before now...

it has been over a year for me!! Hubby moved out last Jan and it was 2 months before that.....I wonder if i want him back or just the incredble sex we had every day????

ok guys, I did not intend to start a war here over genetics... this was just an observation on my part..I had always believed i was 'destined' to be fat because everyone in my family, on bioth sides, was..the point I was attempting to make was that FOR ME i realized it is not genetics that has aused my siblings t be fat.....it is their disease of not stopping the food train from the fork to the mouth and how much I noticed it this visit!!! The scary thing for me is the fact that untill May I was EXACTLY the same way. Thanks you to Jessica, my patient who told me about the band!!!

I agree with Kare, take you r mom up on the Nutrisystems offer and at the same time get your credit in shape so that is it does not work you have an option avaliable without your mothers conditions/strings attached. I wuld have rathe died than asked my family for the money if my insurance did not cover it. My best friend on the other hand has a wonderul family!! when her mom found out she was thinking about the surg she called all the other kids and TOLD them they neeed to contribute so she could have this done. Her sibs are well off and can afford to pay for it withour missing the $$$. Anyway, they all agreed to pay half and my friend paid half with a loan. That is one option you could present to you r mom, After the nutrisystems thing fails.. Good luck and remember, if you take the $ from her, no matter how long it has been, she will always bring it up, everytime you go home, she will make comments about how she paid for you to be skinny....

hi all!! OK I have been banded since May 5, 2005 and have as of yet t go to a support meeting. I have not looked very hard to be homest, into finding one in my area, I live in Sachse and work in Plano, I do not want to go to Dallas, just to lazy to make the drive after working all day. :faint: SO if you guys know of one out in my neck of the woods, let me know!! And we need to plan a get together for all of us in the Garland, Sachse, Rowlett, Wylie, area....I know there are more of us out here now!! Where is everyone?

WOW!!! I'm gone for 2 weeks and this is what I come home to...Possible cancer in 2 of our bandies...then Good news for at least one of them!! YEAH!! I agree it sounds awful to Celebrate an abcess in your lung but in this case....WHOOT, WHOOT!!! Let us know how you are feeling with all those antibiotics. We are are thinking about you. And Lisa, whats the news?? Have you found out anything yet?

i'm with everyone else..trust your gut, after all it is your gut your dealing with and if it doesn't want this guy working on it, don't you think you owe it to your gut to listen???? lol Call the surg center you are scheduled at and ask to speak with the nurse who deals with lap abnd surg and then ash their opinion of the dr. Nurses knw as much about what happens as the Dr. Sometimes they are the ones who keep bad things from happening... Good luck and honestly, listen to your gut and start that new exercise program....RUNNING!!!

I have them too!!!! Mine are mostly ones I got when preg. I gained 60 pounds with the first baby, never lost any of it either!! I have a couple that I acquired as a resul of beuing fat...on my upper arms. But otherwise they are all on my breast, stomach and hips..those darn kids My worst story is when i actually got them. I was preg. with my first son and I got so huge that mine actually broke open and I had to wear badaids to keep from bleeding on my clothes. My husband (soon to be x) has always been very thin and he has them on his hips and butt area. so I think it pretty funy!!

wieght is now 186!!! Yeah!!! NSV..I HAVE A JOB!!!!

I love the pic of you and mom sharing the pants!! I'm sitting here laughing at it!!! Way to fun. Not everyone can say they are able to share clothes with their mom AT THE SAME TIME :rofl:

Anna Nicole Smith is just plain weird and needs to get off the drugs. hahah That one had me laughing!! I was thinking the same thing about her!!! What a weird-o!!!

YEAH!!! I'm so excited for you my band sister!!! Life is looking smaller and smaller for us. We both got new jobs this month!!! I hope the car is nothing to terrible. Plus everytine you look at the scratch you can remember it didn't matter because YOU GOT A JOB!!!! And 4 sizes smaller pants!!! Holy cow!!! I'm excited for you..

why cant they do both at the same time??? seems if they are already in there they could do both at the same time.. and also your insurance might like that better and you would have less out of pocket to pay... at least that is the way it appears to me..

exciting times!! Good luck!!

Kellie, you do understand that you are going to have to change your name soon dont you??? you will need to change it "littlebellykellie" Way to go!!! exciting news!!!

i dont think Kristie Alley had surg. She would not be able to eat the Jenny Craig food if she did. Plus the fact that they would not have her endorse their product if that is not how she lost the weight. It could ruin their company if it ever came out that she had surg to loose the weight and did not do it with their diet plan and exercising ... Just my thoughts...

I dont think anything any body else has can top the pickled eggs from last year Lisa!!! You win hands down!!! I have 2 empty shelves in my fridge that is weird itn't it???