Suzzzie.

Hey insub! Always good to hear from you! I'm so envious of your trip!! Glad your band has kicked in! Mine is so weird. Somedays it works, somedays it's on vacation.

I'm doing OK. Spent the last week in Houston with my friend that was just banded in August. We went out to eat everyday but split meals everywhere... saved money and had very little leftovers. How is everyone here?? Quiet weekend...

Love the airbrushed shirt!

Hey all. Just checking in. I was on vacation so I haven't weighed... I'll wait until next friday, just in case I did any damage... haha!

Thats amazing!

Oh quit bragging already! Sheesh!! J/k! Thats so awesome!! CONGRATULATIONS! I just got home from vacation. I'm exhausted... Re-stocked my fridge and cabinets with good foods, we'll see how this works out.

Yeah. I'm at 8cc in my 10cc band... But trust me, you won't cap out. You'll get restriction. I asked my NP about what if I got all the way to 10cc... she said that then I've done something wrong and they will do a total unfill for about 3 months to let everything heal, do a barium test, then slowly start to refill and everything should work like new.

Restriction is different for EVERYONE. For me I might not feel much restriction at first, but then anywhere from a few days to 2 weeks later it seems to tighten up. Not sure why - you'd think it would tighten in the first few hours, but no, not for me. Good luck with your fill! If you don't get or retain GOOD restriction then by all means you need to get back in there and get another one! FILL FILL FILL until you can't take it anymore!!

Thanks. I just posted a 'looking for' ad on craigs - hopefully someone will respond and I can get a good deal!

Hey all. I'm a month late finding this thread - but I NEED this challenge! Over the summer I've gained like 30 pounds! (I never thought THAT would happen to me again!!!) BUT! I'm back and with a vengeance! Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:w00t:</v:shapetype>***********:eek:*************:tt2:****************:biggrin:* agreatknead........204............198...........180...........18 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......287............230...........200...........30 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............215...........191...........24 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Cadets71...........223.4..........223.4.........189...........34.4 Claudine...........250............250...........225...........25 Bunkey1965.........194............178...........170...........8 CubsGirl17.........172............164...........150...........14 Cutiew/booty.......251............243...........220...........23 cQQlgirl...........195............195...........175...........20 crzytchr...........276............275...........246...........29 Dionna113..........199............195...........160...........35 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............225...........190...........35 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............144...........130...........14 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 Jeni 85............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............207.5...........185.........22.5 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............240...........200...........40 Liquidbluegal......225............220.4.........199...........21.4 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 Long2BThin.........253............234...........215...........19 lotzasunshine......292............284.5.........250...........34.5 Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Mamanmidwife.......295............295...........260...........35 MELISSA AGUIRRE....266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............252...........208...........44 rainer.............236............233...........199...........34 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............194...........165...........29 srknepler..........285............262.6...........255...........30 squale.............353............353...........325...........28 Sunshine2..........177............171...........160...........11 Suzzzie............305............305...........285...........20 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............230...........199...........41 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............218...........194...........24 youcandoit!........196............191...........165...........26

Hey all. Just checking back in again. Don't let this thread die. All the threads I like are dying. Maybe it's me - everyone misses me so they quit posting... Lol. OK. Bike question - since winter is knocking on my door... What is that thing called that you put your bike on indoors and ride like you are outside... kinda makes it stationary? A trainer or something> How much are they and where do I get one. I know I know - Ya'll will tell me to go to my LBS. Why do I even bother! haha! Seriously though, are they called trainers, or am I thinking of something else?!

It might be just the 2 of us, but I'm glad I found your thread!! Name........Challenge start wgt.......current wgt.....chall. goal.....To go. Dakota1984....... 211......................211......................199................1 2 Suzzzie.............. 305....................305.....................285...............20

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO GET A FILL!?!?!?!? OMG. I was in the office every 4 weeks on the dot to get a fill until I had restriction, then I kept going... I've even had to have one unfill and just posted on the june thread that I'm considering another unfill. WELL! I'm soooooo glad you went back for a fill. An unfilled band is like a smoke detector without batteries - It's good to have one, but it ain't gonna do you any good!

Hey all. I'm checking in with sad news - I had to buy new jeans today cause mine have gotten too tight! UGH!! I'm going on vacation TOMORROW to Houston to visit my best friend (and look at apartments cause I want to move there) she just had her band done in August, so I'm hoping that her excitement will re-motivate me... I'm also considering a slight unfill... I really do believe that I am gaining weight cause I eat sweets all the time. I eat the sweets cause they go down so easy. I'm a volume eater, so eating mouthful after mouthful of sugar foods is more satisfying than getting full on 3 bites of chicken, ya know what I mean? So I think that if I get an unfill and am able to eat a slight bit more of real food without a discomfort (that I get now after a few bites) I will do better in the long run. Does that plan make sense to anyone else? Any other words of advise of encouragment? I'm really struggling!

Wow Insub! I soooo admire you for being able to do, and having the courage to go on your world trip!

Have I asked this here before?? Alli... Should I take it to help keep me from over indulging in ice cream, Cookies, etc? I know for a FACT that I choose sweets because they go down soooo easily. I eat them because I can eat and eat them without feeling restriction. I can eat almost as much ice cream as I did pre-band. I get frustrated with 'real' food cause I WANT to EAT. If eating real food, like last night, I ate maybe HALF of a chicken breast and was done. I feel defeated when I can't eat very much real food, but also know that if I were to get an unfill (to allow me to eat a more 'proper' meal successfully) that I would probably use that to eat more junk food. I dunno guys... It's HARD!!! My head says I 'need need need sugar', my body says 'you're going to explode!!!' I'm frustrated. I can't eat salads at all. Most veggies get stuck within 2-3 bites. I'm NOT a fruit eater, never have been. Not much of a meat eater anymore, and I really believe that is because I can't eat much of it. Bread just tastes nasty to me now, though when I do have a dinner roll or something I feel like a stay puff marshmellow (wo)man. The MOST REDICULOUS thing is that even when I am stuck-ish or 'full' off of a 1/2 chicken breast, dinner rolls, etc... I can STILL EASILY get a cookie or ice cream down. In fact I beleive it helps in the discomfort of that 'full/stuck-ish' feeling. Am I crazy?? WHY WAS THIS SOOOOOO EASY FOR ME FOR THE FIRST 6-7 MONTHS AND THE PAST (almost) YEAR HAS BEEN SOOOOOO HARD?! Am I mentally defeating myself? (Any and all advise or butt kikcing are MORE than welcome, in fact are incouraged... either by reply here or in a private message.)

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I wanna cuddle with a TIGER!!!! Heheee. that could be taken two ways. Lol. Lol. You look great Dan!

I dunno... it's gone now. But the other day every few posts, by you and J would have a dark border around them. Weirdness...

how do you get the fancy border around your post? Lol. CUTE!

Hey Janine. Stef is still MIA... I hope she is doing well though. I think I need a support group, but... yeah. I'm just going to make excuses. Lol..

Well if you insist!! (This pup is the love of my life I could talk about him all day and night!) He is a Lhasa Apso/Poodle mix. Found him on Craigslist for free... 7 days later he lost a fight with a stray cat and took a claw through his right eye - 7 hours, $1500 later we were home from his emergency surgery. Lol. He's good though. Might end up with a big cataract, but for now he can see pretty good! BTW, his name is Tiki. In the last pic he'd just been to the groomers, and she put bows in his hair.. not sure why - he's a BOY!

Hey all. HP sniffed me out of my hiding place. I figured I'd come by here to check on ya'll. Just been busy with a new puppy - and eating badly. I need a kick in the rump, but not sure a 'virtual' one will do... My BFF just got her lapband a little over a week ago, and through talking with her and answering her questions I"ve been re-evaluating my own banding and remembering why i initially got the band and my old resolve and determination to LOSE THE WEIGHT. I might be good now. I'm trying... Speaking of trying - puppy and I need to go for a walk.

Hey. I haven't been on in a while. I hardly use my Bugg anymore - seems I have a senstive skin allergy to the metal censors that go against my arm. Anyway, I've made the decision to sell it off to a good home that will love and cherish it the way that I have. The current subscription is good through mid-late Oct, so you would only have to pay for a renewal, not a whole new setup. I don't know about the user name, but I know you can change the password and all the parameters to reflect your weight and your goals and such. I also have the digital display thing. And the spare armband that came with the Bugg when I got it. I have original boxes too. (Unless my puppy chewed them up, he's been into eating cardboard lately!) Just PM me for more info, or if you have questions. I'd like to sell it ASAP. (Don't reply here, I don't check this site as often as I used to.)

Hey all! I'm HERE! So sorry I've been in hiding. Still not losing. Still struggling with wanting to eat (and eating!) crap foods. I'm in a huge slump. When I eat the RIGHT things I have GREAT restriction.... so it's all on ME to make the right choices... I've been MIA cause I got a puppy 4 weeks ago today, and he has consumed my whole world! lol. I'm so in love with him. He's a Lhasa Apso/Poodle mix. So stinkin cute. Anyway. When I'm at home I'd really just rather play with him than play online. I have been so neglectful of all of my online friends - I'm sorry! - I think about you all so often, and i hope you are doing well. I'd like to see everyone pipe up this coming week and write a blurb about how you've been doing - the good/bad/ugly... ANYTHING! here is my puppy - this was the night I got him, he was 10 weeks old.

I agree Big Baby! It's just so hard! Wahhhhhhhh! I was going to the gym again - 4 nights a week... but then I got this puppy and he takes up all my time. Lol. I should have gotten a bigger dog that I could at least walk with. This lil guy has lil legs and he is tired after just walking in the yard! Hopefully as he gets older he'll get better... But right now, especially after just having eye surgery (the dog did), I just want to be home with him whenever possible. As for the GB, Rhonda, I've thought the same thing.... I know with the GB you lose a ton of weight really quickl, but typically gain it back... but I also know that GB patients can also get the band a few years after their initial surgery to help control the amount that they eat, after their stomach starts to grow larger... a friend of mine who had the GB 6 years ago is looking into the band now. Anyway... I gotta go get ready for work now. Have a good day!