TxArcher

Here are my 2 month progress pictures. Get ready... they are not pretty!

Here are my 2 month progress photos. This is the first I have posted... obviously, since I have only been banded two months today. I can see some difference, but not too drastic. I have lost 50 pounds from my max of 400. Still have a LONG way to go to be 210... but its getting closer each day! Before is on top and current is on bottom. Same shorts.

Welcome trevst!

Yeah... or how about this one... "But, your just like a brother to me." That was the bane of my existence in jr. High and High school. luckily, like miztrniceguy... I found the one that saw me for more than a brother... that was 11 years ago! Freshman year in college and we have never looked back! 2 kiddos, a house, dog... man, it's the American Dream! Oh yeah... we have all the bills to go with the A.D. too! LOL.

Have fun on your buying trip! Must be fun to go buy a bunch of stuff other people are going to end up buying from you! Between the Flu and my second fill, I feel like I have lost about 10 pounds... we will see on Wednesday when I get to weigh in again. I hope it is not just my mind playing tricks on me. I truly feel like I have the beginning of good restriction... Yippy!!!:eek:

Thanks Neil for updating... I have been following your progress for a while and am curious as to how your Sx will come out. I was just banded in nov. down here in Waco... not too far from you. I started out at 400 and am down 50 so far. My skin is responding nicely so far, but, you never know what it will do once it is "empty". I am hoping not to need the gut elimination. Will be praying for you on the big day.

PLEASE... Be assertive about your health care and well being. This surgeon is not just another medical guy your trying to get in on his schedule... He is YOUR surgeon. There are special scheduling situations a LapBand doc puts himself in when he starts doing that Sx. I think your surgeon needs to get his priorities in order and realize he needs to offer a little better "customer service". It is INEXCUSABLE for a lap band doc to be "too busy" for his patients. Why on earth has he made you wait 8 weeks for yor first fill? That is just not right! If I were in your shoes... I would be calling his office manager and DEMANDING he set aside 30 min. and get my fill done! This is all part of the bariatric program. If he cant service his bariatric patients... maybe a call needs to go into the hospital administrator! Go to the head honco... maybe then this surgeon will service his patients!

I think I am finally beginning to feel a little restriction. Today for lunch, I ate 2 slices of turkey breast deli meat some apple sauce and string cheese. I was perfectly satisfied. For dinner I had about 1/2 a bowl of chicken Soup and a good handful of granola with almond milk. YUM! Again... perfectly satisfied! This is a good thing. I am liking this band. I just wonder how fast the weight is going to shed off now that I have some restriction??? I guess only time will tell! I just came down with the flu early this week. I think between that and my second fill i had on wednesday morning, I have probably already lost 10 pounds! I am just guessing though.

I think I get kinda crabby when I haven't had enough H2O. I think my wife can tell... just out of the blue she will tell me "Drink your water" Kinda funny I guess.

I was out on business too for a week and couldn't eat the best either. I had some Chinese food twice. That was pretty healthy. When I had fast food I would get the Breakfast burritos at McD's. They are not too bad. Those darned hash browns were irresistible though. I had mexican food one night and it turned out to be fairly healthy except for the chips! At that point I was able to eat about 1/3 of what I was able to pre-op. I just had my second fill on wed. morning and just had some solid food for the first time tonight. It went just fine. I did not drink with my meal and I feel pretty good. WE will see how it goes in a couple weeks... I will probably need more fill though. Don't beat yourself up though. We all have challenging times and we can overcome them. Let's all just keep our eyes on the goal! there will be some bumps in the road here and there but it is the end result we are looking for!

Hey.. I see the yellowjacket on your avatar! I grew up in Granbury and went to Tarleton for my B.S. I love Stephenville! Great town! My wife and I talk about all those walks in the parks we had while we were dating there. I was banded in Nov. 07 here in Waco. Dr. Sims. We used to live on Long Street right with all the old houses and brick paved roads! By the way... did you see any UFO's the other night? LOL!

WooHoo!!! I lost 8 lbs in the last 3 wks since my first fill. That makes me 1/2 way to my goal! My second fill went MUCHO better this morning. He only stuck me twice! It was up closer to my port scar from my belly button than it was last time! Let's keep up all the losing! Its great to be a loser! Name.......................Start.....................Current................To Go TxArcher..................360.......................353.....................8

WooHoo!!! I lost 8 lbs since my first fill 3 weeks ago! I only have 8 more to go to get to my goal of 345 by V-day!!! I may just make it yet! name.............starting#......current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............232..........220.......12 TxArcher...........360............353..........345........8 Candle.............218............213.5........207.......6.5 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............184..........175.......9 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............220..........210.......10 Faithmd............306............301.2........296.......5.2 georgiagirl........275............268..........260.......8 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........234..........219.......15 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............176..........166.......10 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............197..........189.......8 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........231..........220.......11 legster............223.5..........216..........199.......17 LessnLess..........172............172..........164.......8 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............179..........175.......4 Mandyjo............191............187..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............243..........238.......5 Rainer.............264............253..........248.......5 Redtulips3.........248............234.5........226.......8.5 RenewedHope........228............221..........210.......11 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............190..........180.......10 Stacy73............230............223..........222.......1 SueMagoo...........230............224..........220.......4 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............294..........290.......4 SWEETY.............180............174..........170.......4 Trystelle..........219............211.5........205.......6.5 Twilight...........206............197..........185.......21 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........150.2........140.......10.2

name ...............starting# ....... current#.........goal#.......togo# 1. Momto1plus1.......241...............238..............229...........9 2. TxArcher............360...............???...............345...........12 I am on business travel this week and cant weigh. Will know next wednesday when I have my 2nd fill.

Well these are the first pix I can post up for my before and after... well current anyway. the first pic was taken on day 2 of my pre-op diet so about mid of November. The second was taken just last night on January 8th. I was just under barely 400 pounds in the first and I am at 357 now! anyway... here they are.

I changed my username... 1. Hollyberries...........298.............296..............285.........11 2. TxArcher..............360.............357..............345.........12 3. Longhorn..............211.............209..............199.........10

Lost 3 pounds of that NASTY YELLOW STUFF!!! name ........ starting# .... current#......goal#.....togo# Rainer..........264............262..........248.......14 wombat712.......154.8..........154.8........140.......14.8 legster.........223.5..........219.5........199.......24.5 LessnLess.......172............172..........164.......8 metawnny........252............252..........240.......12 Skinny_Jill.....195............195..........180.......15 Candle .........218............218..........207.......11 KarenG..........207............199.5........199....0.5 Hoppingto.......350............314..........294.......20 SWEETY..........180............180..........170.......10 juliegeraci.....220............220..........210.......8 Trystelle.......219............219..........205.......14 Susan4794.......240............240..........225.......15 rharriet........367............256..........248.......8 nip50...........250............250..........238.......12 keekahari.......220............220..........205.......15 Hollyberries....298............298..........285.......13 Stacy73.........230............230..........222.......8 Irishmae11......233............233..........219.......14 jfran...........187............181..........177.......4 liz_hager.......202............202..........190.......12 SueMagoo........230............229..........220.......9 MJRouse84.......274............233..........218.......15 Cagstorm(TxArcher)360..........357..........345.......12 Jsrico..........255............178..........165.......13 kjl315..........237.5..........237.5........220.......17.5 chickatee.......188............188..........175.......13 want2lose.......236............236..........225.......11 Cerrin..........350............350..........325.......25 Twilight........206............197..........185.......21 RenewedHope.....228............228..........210.......18 georgia girl....275............275..........260.......15 Anitak33........245............218..........199.......19 Redtulips3......248............248..........235.......13 cQQlgirl........220............220..........210.......10 Manatee.........188............188..........175.......13 Jennie1976......290............251..........235.......16 Cookielover.....202............202..........192.......10 uxbus5..........240............240..........230.......10 Jillrn..........176............176..........166.......10 Sunny112........145............145..........140.......5 Sades...........229............199.7........189.......10.7 Suzzzie.........303............301.1........290.......11.1 __________________

Yippy... down 3 this week only 12 left! 1. Hollyberries...........298.............296..............285.........11 2. Cagstorm..............360.............357..............345.........12

Hey all you that have had dealings with Dr. K in Denver. I am traveling to Denver several times in the next couple months and would like to be able to use a scale to track my weight. I weigh on Wednesdays here in Waco at my bariatric center. Do you think the folks there would let me step on their scales while I am on the road? I guess I could just call them instead of bothering you folks!

I just stepped on the scale and am down to 357 from 360 last week and the week before that too. It feels good to be back on the downward slide again! I swear! These jeans I just bought last week seem to be loosening up too. Maybe in another week or so, I can buy size 44 jeans! I cant wait to get past the 50 pound mark! I am hunting this weekend so that will mean LOTS OF WALKING! I will probably going to lose quite a bit by the time I weigh next time. I will probably skip a week because I am going to Denver next week and won't have access to my docs scale! Ya think Dr. K in Denver will let me step on his scale?

Hollyberries...........298.............298..............285.........13 Momto1(Wendy)....241.............241..............229.........12 Hungryforchange...227.............227..............215.........12 Cagstorm (Craig)...360.............357..............345.........12 Teresajo..............252.............212..............205..........7 Skinny_Jill............195.............195..............180..........1 5 Foofy .................249.......... 248...............237 ........11 want2lose............236.8..........236.8............225.........11. 8 sades..................229............199.7............189..........10 .7 chiqui..................246............231...............220.......... 11 MarieGabrielle........268............268...............256..........12 Trixie...................264.............264..............244......... .20 Firebolt................243.............224..............212.......... 12 Kristin1031...........287.............256..............240...........1 6 Longhorn..............211............211..............199...........12 BarbBee...............302.............284..............272...........1 2 Jen.....................296.............264...............249......... .15 Steph.................203.5..........203.5.............188.5........15 Goldie1109...........228............228.................213..........1 5 Shalee04/Kelly......248............218.................206..........12 Pattypoo1............202............202.................192.........10 Shortgal ..............216...........198..................192 ........6 Cindyg.................218...........218...................208........ 10 I am on my way back down! I guess that fill on the 2nd helped out a little bit! Down to 357 now. WOHOO!

Yeah, I guess I was thinking like a normal person. The stats show that in rape cases, the majority of the time, the perp. does not even finish what he started (climax). I guess that means that rape is not so much about a sexual experience as much a just control over another person. STILL, I say whack of the jewels! Maybe that will be a warning for future criminals! When did this guy get castrated?

Just over 1 mo. post-op and down 40 as of a couple weeks ago. I will check weight again tomorrow. I have gone from a 54 pant waist to a 46. I have to have lost weight since I last checked!

I have always followed the belief that pedophiles (of any nature) should be PHYSICALLY castrated! No anesthetic... no post-op pain killers. Just cut 'em off and stitch em up while he is forced to watch the entire operation. And for those that say that is cruel and unusual... What they do to little kids... is that not cruel and unusual. Why should the criminal have so many human rights, when they extended NONE to their victims? Permanent removal of the testes would solve the repeat offender problem too! No testes, no drive right? Better yet... lets give them a remote trigger to a gun pointed at their head and they get the choice while their little procedure is underway. That way we don't have to pay all those darned taxes on the guy to keep him in prison!

I have heard that weight loss elevates estrogen levels in our bodies (male and female). If you were already estrogen dominant and added more estrogen with the weight loss, that could throw your body into producing prolactin and initiate lactation. Just a theory. DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical practitioner... I just like to research off-beat topics. :rolleyes