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Hey girls, congrats on all your success! I, unfortunately, am a failure story. I lost 30 pounds in the first six weeks and haven't lost a pound since. (Actually, I've lost five or six more but that's it.) I have had frequent fills, cannot eat much, I feel like the surgery itself has done for me what it promised as far as restriction but there's something screwed up with my body that won't let me lose weight. So I feel like I'm just the biggest, fattest screw up in the universe. I thought maybe if I posted that someone else might come out of the woodwork and let me know I'm not the only one who has had sucky results.

Thanks for the encouragement, Jaime. I feel like my surgeonr doesn't listen to a word a say so I'm going to try with my regular physician. By the way, I read about your great news on MySpace. Congratulations! =)

Hooray for you!!!!!!! Now, don't weigh yourself for a week or so so you won't get on there and see that you've TEMPORARILY popped back into the 3's. It will be too depressing! (Ask me how I know.)

Tell your doctor you'll stop eating frozen meals when he moves in with you and starts cooking all of your fresh, home-cooked meals for you. =)

I used to use the same 20 oz. water bottle all day (I'm not opposed to tap water!). I would put ten rubber bands on the bottle and take one off every time I finished a bottle. That way I would know at a glance how many ounces I'd had and how many I had to go.

taismommy, This is my first time back here in months and months because of depression. I feel your pain. *hug* I am still *barely* maintaining the 30 pound loss I had right after the surgery when I was on liquids. I have enough restriction now and I'm barely eating a thousand calories a day but something is really wrong with me. There is no way a normal human body can maintain 300 pounds on 1000 or 1500 (on a bad day) calories a day! I canceled my appointment for November too because I didn't want to go in to my surgeon and come out crying again because he treats me like I'm a liar. :cool:

hee hee hee You girls are so funny. =) Get this....I started low-carbing yesterday. Low-carbing is the only way I've ever dieted successfully in my almost 39 years on this planet. So, after ONE DAY of low-carbing, I woke up at 296 pounds. That's two pounds less than I've ever been from SEVEN MONTHS AFTER MY STINKIN' SURGERY!!!!! SO, I'm happy and irritated at the same time. Now, this means if I lose 10 pounds before my appointment on the 11th he'll probably refuse to give me a fill again. That's why I'm going to carry lead in my pocket. =) (Seriously..) Take that, Dr. ASSHAT!!!!! =)

Please, do not let me stay away from here for weeks at a time anymore. Message me, harass me, stalk me....anything! I need you girls and I've missed you! *hug* By the way, thank you to my angel Ezma who keeps looking out for me. =)

That asshat is my new favorite word? I don't even know what it means but it makes me laugh every time I type/say it. =)

Dang girl, you're so upbeat you can make a victory out of anything!!!! *hopes Ezma's positive outlook rubs off on me* (I still think the guy was an asshat.) hee hee hee hee hee hee

Ezma, your astounding success could not have happened to a kinder, more deserving person. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!! It sounds like you have a super supportive family, too. Yay Ezma!!!

Congratulations to all of you who are looking and feeling successful at this band thing! I'm so happy for you! (And yes, it is possible to be jealous and happy at the same time.) =) Unfortunately, I can't post six-month progress pics because there has been no progress. Sassafrassin Q@)#&^#)(*&@#)*(&@#)(*@ I wish I could fire my asshat of a surgeon but unfortunately, he's the only one my insurance will cover. I really admire you for doing what you did Mac! I am going to act really, really ugly if he doesn't give me a fill when I go back on Sept. 11th. I was hoping this thread was chock-full of success stories because I wanted to print it and take it to him and say, "SEE??? You ultra-conservative on fills IDIOT. People with normal surgeons who give them fills are LOSING WEIGHT!!!!" Grrrrrrrrr. So let's see some more progress pictures!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!