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Sorry you had a bad experience with the chat room. I've experienced that myself a while back. Don't take it to heart, sometimes their conversations have absolutely NOTHING to do with the Lapband. I certainly know how you are feeling right now. If you don't mind me asking when did you get banded? What size band do you have? How much fill do you currently have? We are all here to help so don't be discouraged by the chat room experience. I believe we all go through the same struggles at some point with the lapband. Let us know how we can help.

Congrats. Keep up the great work.

You go girl! Good luck! :wink:

Congrats on the awesome weight loss. You will reach goal in no time. Way to go.

After a 7 month hiatus and recomital to my band lifestyle, I'm now seeing results again. It's been exactly one week since I had a fill and I'm down 2 lbs. Whoot Whoot! On another note, I had a NSV as well. While taking a shower this morning, I noticed that I had a bicep. I'm excited to see results from my bootcamp class. Never in a million years would I have thought there would be muscle underneath ALL this FAT! I was in such amazement. Cant wait for the new session to start again next week.

I wish you the best of luck with your fill.

Like most women, I usually put other people's needs before mine. However, that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Do I feel bad about it???? HECK NO!!!! It's rather liberating. Today, I was asked to have lunch with a friend which I kindly declined. Any other day, lunch would have been super nice. However, my new life consists of focusing on my bootcamp. I attended my bootcamp class today and I must say it's really growing on me. With that said, we have a week off next week. What does that mean to me???? It means I MUST and WILL go to the YMCA and occupy my time with cardio and weight training classes. Here's to a week of no bootcamp. :thumbup: Can't wait for it start again on May 4th. Whoot Whoot. On another note, I weigh in on Monday 04/27/09. That will be 1 full week of me having restriction. Wish me luck, I would like to see the scale move downward for a change. hahaha

russell: By no means did I intend for "Is that bad????" to sound rude. Meant it in a sarcastic way. :thumbup:

Sure thing, I'll let you now. :thumbup: It all started with a summer vacation to Hawaii last July. We went on a Catamaran on the ocean where I began to vomit for 6, count them 6 hours STRAIGHT! Uh, the pain was horrible. I didn't think I would get sea sick but boy was I COMPLETELY WRONG! Anyhow, during the course of my puking sessions, I stretched my pouch. I knew throwing up was BAD with the band so I went to the docs in August and sure enough that's what they told me. They had to unfill me completely and allow the swelling to go down before I could get another fill. Anyhow, about a month later our family was hit with a series of deaths back to back so getting a fill was not even on my mind. Had 8 deaths in the family since then. We buried my aunt yesterday so we're hoping that's the last of deaths for a while atleast. In a nutshell, there's my story. I'm sure you can imagine just how happy I was to get a fill. Pretty sad when the highlight of your life is getting a fill to help you start losing weight again. HAHA So now, I just let things roll off my back and worry about ME for a change. Is that bad????

I too am an emotional eater. I've lost 8 family members within the past 6 months. I'm immune to death now. Just yet another reason do stay on course.

Yes, I was actually banded on 05/25/07. Had 7 fills before being unfilled last August. Received my first 1 fill after 7 month hiatus on 04/20/09. The anticipation to step on the scale Monday morning is killing me. I desperately want to see progression on the scale.

Happy to hear your surgery went well. Welcome to bandland. I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

Like most women, I usually put other people's needs before mine. However, that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Do I feel bad about it???? HECK NO!!!! It's rather liberating. Today, I was asked to have lunch with a friend which I kindly declined. Any other day, lunch would have been super nice. However, my new life consists of focusing on my bootcamp. I attended my bootcamp class today and I must say it's really growing on me. With that said, we have a week off next week. What does that mean to me???? It means I MUST and WILL go to the YMCA and occupy my time with cardio and weight training classes. Here's to a week of no bootcamp. :thumbup: Can't wait for it start again on May 4th. Whoot Whoot. On another note, I weigh in on Monday 04/27/09. That will be 1 full week of me having restriction. Wish me luck, I would like to see the scale move downward for a change. hahaha

Congrats on the weight loss. I just started working out myself and I must admit, the felling is AMAZING! I hope to get back on the losing side again. Keep up the great work.

Congrats on your weight loss.

Band - Still super excited about my fill. I ate about a 1/4 of an omlet for breakfast this morning. YUMMMM. I looked at my plate and was like, "now this is how I should be eating." As instructed, I took really small bites to ensure it goes through my band. My lunch was a protein shake which I drank after bootcamp class. Bootcamp - Well today was upper body workout. Boy do I miss the days when she mixes up the workouts. It kills me when she targets one part of the body the ENTIRE hour. After 30 minutes, I felt as if my arms were going to fall off. If you're wondering if I cheated, I did and failed miserably. She migrated down the line of gals and I thought I was in the clear. Boy was I wRONG! She came back to me and never left my side again. Whew, I can't believe I made it through class. I'm super thankful God gave me strength the get through the class. I wonder what she has in store for us tomorrow. OMG, if it's running again....... I'll just die! hahaha

Band - Still super excited about my fill. I ate about a 1/4 of an omlet for breakfast this morning. YUMMMM. I looked at my plate and was like, "now this is how I should be eating." As instructed, I took really small bites to ensure it goes through my band. My lunch was a protein shake which I drank after bootcamp class. Bootcamp - Well today was upper body workout. Boy do I miss the days when she mixes up the workouts. It kills me when she targets one part of the body the ENTIRE hour. After 30 minutes, I felt as if my arms were going to fall off. If you're wondering if I cheated, I did and failed miserably. She migrated down the line of gals and I thought I was in the clear. Boy was I wRONG! She came back to me and never left my side again. Whew, I can't believe I made it through class. I'm super thankful God gave me strength the get through the class. I wonder what she has in store for us tomorrow. OMG, if it's running again....... I'll just die! hahaha