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I am new to this challenge but willing to take it on. This is where I slack. I don't weigh myself each week. I don't like the scale I have first of all. So I am going to go out today and purchase me a digital scale. I will start this challenge Saturday the 1st as i am doing for the water challenge and exercise. I have to start this year off right. It's been 2months since surgery I have only lost 12 lbs. I have got to sxtep it up and do right. Selecia 10-16-04 Dr. Rodriguez, Monterrey, Mexico 1st fill 11-18-04 2nd fill 1-11-05 need it bad 290/278 the last time i weighed in which has been over a month/140

I'm in, I have slacked up on doing everything to lose weight. I usually dcrink half of my body weight a day but slacking. I am going to do 140 oz a day. It is not hard for me to do but I just forget somedays and that is going to be the challenge for me. Selecia

Audrey, :laugh Congratulations on your success. You look terrific. I can't weight to achieve my goal. Selecia 10-06-04 Dr. Rodriguez 290/???/140 1st fill 11-18-04 2nd fill 1-11-05 I need this very bad. Haven't weighed my self in over a month.

Don't feel bad, I had my first fill and the Dr. said he put in 4cc. I haven't really felt much restriction. I have been eating everything. I had surgery Oct. 6, 2004 and have only lost 12lbs. I am going to get another fill next month and step up my exercise and lower my calories. I just know that it will take time to find that sweet spot. I don't lose weight fast unless I work out hard and eat strict. My metabolism is very slow. Hang in there! This too shall pass. We will get over the hump. I have also started to set short term goals. May 2005 I am going to be down 62lbs. 50 more to go!!! Then by September 2005 40-50 more. Just gradually make mini goals and work on it. Selecia Dr. Arturo Rodriguez 10-6-04 290/278/140 -12lbs

I had my first fill this past Thursday. It went well. I recieved 4cc in my band. I really haven't ate in solid foods yet so I don't know about my restriction. I have just had soft foods which are easy to go down. My doctor says it takes a couple of days before feeling the restriction. I finally weighed in since my surgery. I lost 10lbs. Which is good for me, considering last week, when I was in my home town for a week due to death in the family. I had no restriction and had to miss my initial appointment for my fill. I ate all kinds of stuff. I am back on track now. Selecia Watson banded 10/06/04 first fill 11/18/04 4cc 290/280/140

I love this thread to because it makes me challenge myself. This morning I got up at 5am walked 1 mile with my video tape walk away the pounds. I misplaced the 3 mile walk. that's my favorite because it pushes me. Selecia Dr. Rodriguez 10/06/04 1st fill 11/12/04 w/ Dr. Dobson 290/???/140

Lainie, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! The gas will go away. I was banded 4 weeks ago and I layed on my sides whatever feels comfortable. I usually sleep on my stomach but the first couple of days I couldn't. I got smart, I got me a soft pillow and layed my stomach on it. This worked for me considering I hate sleeping on my back. Selecia Dr. Rodriguez 10/06/04 1st fill 11/12/04 290/???/140

Good luck and let me know how it went because I have two more weeks until my first fill. Selecia 10/06/04 first fill 11/12/04 290/???/140

I figured working out with the kids at my part time job is a way to keep exercising and not feel guilty if I don't go to the gym. I have a lot of workout tapes plus membership to a gym. Today when I get home I will also do walk away the pounds. Do you all think I am over doing it with the situps nd jumping jacks seeing that I'm in my 4th week post-op. I don't hurt and I only do 10-20 of each and 1 rep. But I know the running is good my legs are sore from the stretching. Selecia 10/06/04 1st fill 11/12/04 can't wait because I can eat a lot more than the first two weeks post op 290/???/140 Still decided to wait to weigh myself

Congratulations, I was banded in Monterrey on Oct.6 and I had a lot og gas built up also. You do gain a little weight after surgery because you still are blotted. I decide not to weigh myself until my first fill so I don't know how much I have lost. I just know this, today starts my fourth week post-op and I got into a size 16 capri pants. A lot of my clothes ranges from 16-22 because I had did so many diets and the last diet I did I got down to a 16 but went back up to a 22. I didn't give any of my 16s away. I think that I lose mre inches then weight anyway. So good luck and keep us udated as I will do the same. Selecia 10/06/04 Dr. Rodriguez first fill 11/12/04

Hello everyone, Yesterday I ran 3 laps in the gym with the kids. I did snake drills which dealt with running. We also did line drills which we ran from one end of the gym to the next. I did 20 situps, 10 juming jacks, alot of different types of stretches and some pilates. Selecia Watson Dr. Arturo Rodriguez banded on Oct. 06, 04 first fill Nov. 12 follow Dr. Dobson in Arlington, TX 290/???/140

Hello All, My name is Selecia Watson. I am 27 years old. I have no children and I am single. I have been over weight since I can remember. I have always struggled with my weight even though I wasn't made fun of as a child. I was always popular at school and had no problems of doing good. The weight really became a problem for me mentally when I got to college. I was always trying to go on different diets, the first one I did when I went to college was phentermine with a doctor. I weighed 250lbs. I lost about 30 lbs in 3-5 months but I was only taking in 1000 calories a day including what I drank and exercised about 600 of those calories off each day. As soon as I stopped the weight came back and more. Once I got out of college I really start to gain more weight, I weighed 281 lbs. I told myself something is got to give so I started doing all kinds of diets, you name I have done it. I got down to my lowest weight ever and that was about 221lbs. I was wearing a size 16. I was happy but I stop dieting and the weight came back and put me at an all time high of 290. This is when I said enough, I have to find something permanent. I researched the lapband and decided this is what I was going to do. I paid cash since my insurance wouldn't approve me. I was banded October 6, 2004 in Monterrey, Mexico by Dr. Arturo Rodriguez at San Pedro Hospital Clinic. I wasn't nervous at all. I went by myself from Fort Worth, Texas. I was so excited that I didn't mind going by myself. I went weighing 290lbs. I don't know if I have lost any weight because I decided to weight until my first fill to way myself. My first fill is schedule for November 12th in Arlington, Texas with Dr. Walter Dobson, who was highly recommended by Dr. Rodriguez if I didn't want to come back to Mexico. I am very excited about this group discussion and hope to learn from all of you. Selecia Dr. Rodriguez 290/???/140ish

I have one of those. I just need to start back using it. Selecia

Good luck on your surgery. I will be praying for you that all goes well. Selecia Dr. Rodriguez banded )ct. 6, 04 fill Nov. 12, 04 Follow up Dr. Dobson 290/???/140

I am willing to take on the exercise challenge. I need these type of challenges to keep me inspired, especially about doing exercise. When do we start. I have a membership with a gym here in Fort Worth, Texas. I haven't been since May because I started working two jobs. But now since surgery I am going to make time if it's only 30 minutes. right now I will do the bike at my aunts house until I go back to my own house this weekend. I wasn't allowed to stay at home after surgery. My family wanted me to be with them. Selecia Dr. Rodriguez banded Oct. 6, 04 first fill Nov. 12, 04 follow up Dr. Dobson 290/???/140

Thank you all for the kind words. I am so thrill to be apart of this group. I will keep in touch everyday because it motivates me to achieve my goals. Selecia Dr. Rodriguez Banded date: Oct. 6, 04 first fill date: Nov. 12, 04 290/???/140ish