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Lauren, That's terrific. I totally understand the buying all you can find that fits...At 6ft tall, I have the same problem (just different!!! ). What a great NSV...Happy for you! Lorraine

Hello, I am in bandster hell as well. My insurance requires a 90 day wait until my first fill...so I've basically had no restriction for quite a while... However, I am forcing myself to eat the bandsters diet. 3-4ounces of Protein, and then a little veg or starch...Not too much. I eat only three times a day and drink one Protein shake a day. PERIOD! I drink a ton of Water to help curb the hunger...and I drink a large unsweetened iced tea from MCDonalds a few times a week. It's my treat to myself. This is not fun, but at least I am still losing weight. Not as quickly or easily as I thought I would...but I think come October 11th, all will change. Does your dr. charge you for the fills or are the included? If you are paying, would you think about going to a fill center instead of the dr?? All my best...I just don't know if WW will help you because you should be doing a bandsters diet..and WW's diet is different. :rose: Rain

Oh, I wish I could do it every day...but I cannot. I can, however, walk with my girls on the days I can't...and I do! Thanks for the inspiration. My goal is 100lbs by one year as well. Although, to be frank, I'd like to be at goal by then...but let's keep it reasonable, shall we!!! Great post! Rain

Hello all, I'm not yet at goal, but I've lost enough weight where it is finally showing. I've always been the fat one in my family of skinny-slightly overweight people. I've been the fat sister/daughter my entire life....although looking at childhood pictures, I was as far from fat then as I am far from skinny now. Anyway, my sister was talking to me the other day and said that she is having a hard time with the thought of me not being the fat sister...This would, in turn, put her in that positition as she is currently sporting about 30 extra pounds. I don't think there was any inteneded "malice" in her comment...but it really bugged me. See, although I know I am the fat one...I don't like having that told to me so matter of factly...Somehow I like to think that I am the only person who realizes that I am as fat as I am. I'd prefer to think that other people think I am meerly fluffy!!! But to have her point out that, not only am I fat, but the fatness "yard stick" that she and my other family members measure themselves by...hurt...A LOT. A few years ago, my father was talking about how my sister and her husband were not equal in looks...He being far less attractive than my sister...but that my other sister and her husband are equally attractive as are my bro and his wife. I was stupid...I took the bait and asked about my dh and myself. The reply???...You are equal...but it doesn't matter...people look at you and see the fat couple. Thanks dad. And so I think that we need to redefine ourselves as something other than our weight....but that's who I have been for my entire life...The fat sister/daughter... I'm not that person to my husband...I'm mama to my girls...but that fat little girl IS the me inside of my head... How the hell do I get her to move out when she's been, not such a part of me, but the actual ME? Sorry to be maudlin...my 3 year old keeps waking and screaming at night...it's killing me. Rainer

OMG...I cannot cannot cannot WAIT for this NSV...I have always been comfortable Indian style (I don't think it's called that anymore...ooops.)...but I want to cross my legs like a lady...I might start wearing skirts again...I never do because my legs stay open while seated... I hadn't even thought of this as a bonus...Something to look forward to. Right now I am 6ft tall and 285...so I don't know if it will happen any time soon...but I hope so! Rain

Congrats Argon... Because of my height, that is a number I will never see....but I can only imagine how good that must feel!!!! You are so close... Many best wishes! Rain

September Challenge Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go losingjusme.(Christine).. 273..........-4...........269.........252........17 faithmd...................... 302.........-4.6.........297.4.......290.......7.4 ridinmyhddream (Carol)...262..........+1..........263. .......250........13 insubordination..............300........-2.2.........297.8.......292........5.8 Kimmie.........................314........-19. ........295..........290........5 Tinkerbell77..................317........-4.8..... ..312.2.........299......12.2 Rainer (Lorraine)............298.........-13...........285..........278.......7 Chiefsfankatie...............305..........-8..........297..........290.......7 jbtullis ........................300..........-2..........298..........285........13 Elisabethsew.................278...........6...... ....272..........269........3 I don't think there are enough days to reach my goal...but, despite my WL slowing down a lot, I am rather impressed with myself...This chucking my weight off is AWESOME! Rain

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal......To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. .............212..............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................228 ...............212.................16 argon..................162...................160.2 . .............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207...................... 199 ..............182...............17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .................190...............22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145...............19 Babygrl1234...........215......................219 ................190...............19 Becky42................253.....................251 .5.................220............31.5 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.................199.............26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185................40 Chris_NJ................284....................272 ................250................22 cindyluhu...............194....................194 .................184................10 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................269...... ........250....... .......19 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................243. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 james2539............235.4.................235.4.. ................220.............15.4 jglong54...............206....................206. ...................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................234 ...............207................27 joisey....................307....................3 07................290................17 josiebies...............188......................1 88...............165...............23 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................237...................225. ..........12 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207. .................187..............20 Kimmie..................296.....................29 0..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................273 ................250............. 23 mcgreen...............236.................... 230.................210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. ..............185..............22 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 Rainer....................298................... 285................258................27 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250..............29 SC2VA.................233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73................259.....................246 ...............230...............16 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 sweethot143..........197....................197. .............175.................22 tanderson..............231.....................231 .............199..................32 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………........2 43.…... .....……40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ............210...............13 Wannabthin...........231......................231. ..............211...............20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84................255..............29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ..............335.............43 LifeLover..............289.....................289 ... ..............259.............30 Weight loss has DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN...Very upsetting. one pound in 6 days. Ugggghhhhh!!!!! But at least it's one pound in the right direction. Rain

I also do a lot of walking...I push my girls in the stroller. This Sunday we did 8 miles...It felt great. Right now I am in bandster hell...so I'm not losing weight..but I am rapidly dropping waist sizes. Walking is very good exercise for your heart...and it helps you lose weight. Best of luck Lorraine

Great post...good luck at the drs. this week! Rain

Whosya... ROCK ON BROTHER!!!! YOU ARE KICKING SOME SERIOUS FAT ASS!!!! Congratulations!!! You are an inspiration! Rain

Hello! My dh was banded on April 3, 2007 and I was banded July 10th of 2007...Together we have lost about 135lbs... If you have little ones, I would suggest to wait at least a month... Best of luck and have fun! Rain

Hello! I have three girls ages 20 months, 20 months and three and a half. I was banded in July and was able to get some help from my husband since he's a teacher...and my sister helped as well. The babies didn't understand not to hit my stomach, so I wasn't able to hold them for at least a week. After two weeks, I just picked them up. Actually, the surgeon said I could pick them up as soon as getting home, but that I wouldn't want to...he was right! As for the port...I carry both babies all of the time...and i haven't had any issue with the port... Best of luck! Rainer

Today's workout: This am... 35 minutes treadmill 300cals burned... weight training This pm... 8 mile hike with dh and the kids...I LOVE my Jogging Stroller!!! 4.5mph... according to some site online...1,300+ calories burned... LOVE IT!!! Rain

Jmcambra...thanks so much for your reply...I'll ask my trainer!! I appreciate it. :car: Rain

Congratulations...What a terrific victory!!! Did you take a photo??? All the best for continued success. lorraine

Hello, This may have been addressed before, sorry for the repeat if it has been...but I'm wondering if there is a way we could create a classifieds section where we could list and sell/buy our old clothing. Although some of our surgeons have this sort of system within their group, many do not. Creating this classifieds board would allow people to puchase gently used clothing in smaller sizes for a fraction of the cost of buying new clothing. Or, if a person prefers, they may give the clothing away and just get compensated for shipping. I belong to an infertility/parenting BB that has such a forum and it runs smoothly and allows folks to purchase their children's clothing and save some money. I'd be happy to share the website w/ a mod. if they would like to look at it. Thanks for the consideration! Lorraine

Whosyadaddy...Thanks!!! I'm in bandster hell...anxiously awaiting my first fill on 10/11. I don't know if I will meet my September goal...but I would like to meet this goal at least! Ariel..Congratulations!!! That's terrific...I can't wait to join you in Onederland. Rain

There is already a challenge from Sept. thru Thanksgiving...you'll find it on the support page... Best of luck to you! Rain

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal......To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. .............212..............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................228 ...............212.................16 argon..................162..................161.2. .............142...............19.2 Ariel....................207...................... 207. ..............182...............25 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .................190...............22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145...............19 Babygrl1234...........215......................210 ................190...............20 Becky42................253.....................251 .5.................220............31.5 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.................199.............26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 Chris_NJ................284....................272 ................250................22 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................275...... ........250....... .......25 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................247. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 jadrad7.................224.....................22 4.................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni85..................237....................237 .. .............207................30 josiebies...............188......................1 88...............165...............23 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272......................272........... ......220.............52 KarenG................. 258.....................240...................225. ...........15 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 Kimmie..................296.....................29 6..................270.............26 ladydi............. .....233.....................228................20 8...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..224.... ............195..............29 maddog.................230.....................230 ..................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................275 .6............250...............25.4 mcgreen...............236.................... 230...............210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. .............185..............22 mpalen.................229.....................229 .............200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 Rainer....................298................... 286...............258................28 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250..............29 SC2VA...............233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175...........23.5 Stacy73................259.....................246 ...............230...............16 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 sweethot143..........197....................197. .............175.................22 tanderson..............231.....................231 .............199..................32 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………........243.…. .....……40 UK-Lady....................255..................223.. ............210...............13 Wannabthin...........231......................231. ..............211...............20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84................255..............29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................378... ..............335.............43 LifeLover..............289.....................289 ... ..............259.............30

September Challenge Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go losingjusme.(Christine).. 273..........-4...........269.........252........17 faithmd...................... 302.........-4.6.........297.4.......290.......7.4 ridinmyhddream (Carol)...262..........+1..........263. .......250........13 insubordination..............300........-2.2.........297.8.......292........5.8 Kimmie.........................314........-18. ........296..........290........14 Tinkerbell77..................317..........2.6.... ....314.4.......299.......14.4 Rainer (Lorraine)............298.........-12...........286..........278.......8 Chiefsfankatie...............305..........-8..........297..........290.......7 jbtullis ........................300..........-2..........298..........285........13 Elisabethsew.................278...........6...... ....272..........269........3 Finally, the scale moved. I am struggling like crazy...I suppose this is what they call Bandster Hell. I adjusted my goal as I have thought all along I was going for 20lbs...but I had 23 written instead. That's all well and good, but I am struggling to make 20... Can't wait until my fill on 10/11... Good luck, everyone! Rain

jcambra... holy smokes!! what are you doing for your arms? I'm so afraid I will wind up with bat wings...The HORROR!!!! Thanks! Rainer

I did...I think it was a combo of using sugar substitutes for the first time and nothing solid going in. Best of luck and congratulations. Rain

Tuesday: 4.5 miles with my girls...BOUGHT a jogging stroller....SO MUCH EASIER!!! Wednesday: 5 miles with my girls...dh came too with our third...family fitness! This is fun! Rain

I would just immediately change the subject..after a few times, they will get the idea.... Unless they are thick...then they will just have to be told outright. But...they are making conversation and truly probably think that they are being so supportive and nice when tey tell you how great you look. They don't realize that every other person you see feels the same way and it gets old after a while. Meanwhile...I can't wait until people say something...it's been 50lbs and no-one save my family has said anything...and they knew I had it done so it doesn't count! Best of luck...and most importantly...Congrats on your Masters...That is terrific. Dh has 4 more classes...Can't wait for the pay increase!!! Lorraine