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Getting there. Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:thumbs_up:***********:teeth_smile:*************:biggrin:************:shades_smile:*********:thumbs_up:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............198............180............1 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200............1.5 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............192............177............4 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........273.6..........256............0.6 LisaB..............205.5..........202............180............3.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............245............230............3 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............300............300............290............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............174............160............1 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 __________________

Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:thumbup:***********:smile2:*************************:tt2:*********:smile2:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............198............180............1 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274............274............256............0 LisaB..............205.5..........202............180............3.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............300............300............290............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............222............210............3 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............191............170............4 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Hi all, had a fill on Thurs. need to update ticker.___ _ _Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:sad:***********:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:party:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............280............265............1 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............242............230............3 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 wendyw....................235...................192................... 172...................0 lindar172 ..................274...................274...................256..... ..............0

Everyone has been such an inspiration to me, I am going to try and post my 8 month pics. First one is Dec 20th, Begining day of liquid diet Second is on Aug 17th.

Darn. try again.

Ok, I am going to try and put updated pics on here of 7 months. I am just really not having good luck doing it. Good luck to everyone, one day at a time........ First pic is Dec 20th, begining day of liquid diet. second picture is on Aug 17th. Hope this works. sorry if it messes up. Lois

I hope I am doing this right, if not, someone please fix me. Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:crying:************************:eek:************:smile2: **********:crying:*** ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........322............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............196............177............0 Leslie2Lose........224............224............209............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............299............285............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Ariel .............199............199............180............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 __________________

Everyone, I am finally approching 100 lbs lost. I was talking to my boyfriend the other night about it, and he wanted to know what I wanted or wanted to do to mark the occasion. So, I am asking all of you. What did you do special to mark your 100 lb loss mark? Lois

I DID IT. I hovered at 204 for two weeks, then finally last week I hit 200. I am now 198. I never remember being here before. I am one happy gal.

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share that on the days that I am going for a fill, I make sure and make some egg salad, have cottage cheese on hand. I also fix up some instant Garlic mashed potatoes. I eat these three things for a couple of days until I am ready to move onto solids. The egg salad and Cottage cheese have the protein I need for those days. Lois

Bigfish, Congrads on your decision. Best of luck and let us know how you are doing. Lois

Melissa, Hello, Welcome to LBT and Congradulations on your banding. I am from Kansas City and had Dr Malley do my surgery on Jan 3rd. Best of luck to you and if you have any question, please ask away. I sent you a private message that has my personal e-mail address on it. Keep plugging along, you will do wonderful. Lois

Redtulips and HeatherO, I am enjoying your shopping stories and have to add my own. I work at a hospital, so I have been wearing scrubs for the last 5 years. and have a size selection in my closet. Slowly I have been working my way down from a 3x to where I have had to buy XL scrubs.yeahhhhhh. I also have quite a size selection of jeans, shorts and tops that I have been going through the last 6 months. So needless to say, I had no idea what to even look for at the store. My parents are going to celebrate their "50th" wedding anniversary in two weeks and I have nothing to wear.. I mean NOTHING. Yesterday I struck out to the mall and started picking up dresses and off to the fitting room I went. I have to have petite so I stayed within the Womens sizes since the store I was in Petite department only goes up to a 16. I bought a size 18w.. I was sooo excited. I have gone from a 24/26 jean, 3x top to a size 18. I truely can not wait to be able to walk into that Petite department and pick up a 16 pant and not have to worry about the crotch being to my knees. I will probably stand at the Register and cry. Thanks for letting me share about my exciting shopping day. The first Exciting shopping day in YEARS. LOIS

oops,, it kicked me.... I really did not care wether I had chips or not. I got a to go container and will eat on the rest of my food today. Keep the positive attitude and do what ever it takes. Yes, I could have had the chips and birthday cake. At this time.. I chose not to. Tomorrow,,,, I might just have a piece of the cake and it will be ok. Best of luck to you, and let us know how you are doing. Lois

Diva, First let me say good luck with your surgery and congrads on your decision to take control of your Eating. Here is MY band story. I have always been heavy and was scared to death of getting diabetes. My parents and brother all have it and are on medication. Working in the health field, I see the results of the disease and what it can do to a person. I was Banded on Jan 3rd of 08, and it was the best thing I have ever done for myself. No more yoyo diets.. I am done. I was self pay and was determined to make this work, no matter what. The positive attitude helps sooooo much.Since the beginning, I have had a consistant weight loss of between 8-10 lbs every 4 week appointment with the Dr. The first two months were very difficult, I did not have restriction yet. I was very hungry and COULD have eaten the same amount of food as before being banded. BUT...... I did NOT allow myself to overeat. This was going to work.. BY GOD..... I also followed all the banding rules of eating. Eating my Protein first, then my veggies and then fruit. Not drinking while eating or 45min after. No slider foods, or pasta, rice, potatos. The band is my friend, and I do my best to help it work. I am STILL accountable for what goes in. I finally got restriction on probably the 4th or 5th fill. Since then the hunger has been curbed. I can not believe I am not starving considering the amount of food I am eating. But My friend the band is doing his job. Getting restriction is a learning experiance, you really have to listen to your body for the signs of being full and eating to fast. Weither it be good or bad, I have not been good at all on the exercising. I have gotten on the treadmill a few times. that is it. I will say my arms are starting to be batwings and my legs are not as toned as I would like. Would exercise have helped.... Probably. Exercise is my next big step, I do want to get a program started. In closing, Yesterday was the first time I have actually went cloths shopping. "for parents 50th wedding anniversary". I can not tell you how it felt to have to keep going back to the rack to get a different size. I had no clue what size I was. I wear scrubs to work and have gone from a tight 3x to now a XL. I was wearing a 24/26 and 3x cloths. I BOUGHT A 18W DRESS!!!!!!!. My point is.... After almost crying in the JCPENNY's fitting room, When my family went out last night for a birthday supper. I did not care if I ate one Chip with salsa. We went to a family favorite mexican place. Before, I would have gorged on the chips and salsa, then ate a full "huge order" plate. Last night I sat and watched the rest of the family eat the chips, and I REALLY

All, I am getting so close and so excited to be part of the Onederland Club ! I have 5 lbs to go and it just seems like every pound is coming off so slow. Going to try to post a few pics. Sorry in advance if they are to big. Dec 20th.start of pre op April 20th July 3rd- 6 month surgery anniversary

I am a 45 year old female, 5 foot even and started my journey at 286. I like you, tried every diet known to man. Yes, I would lose it... then get tired, hungry and gain it all back plus more. I have always been heavy. Even as a child. I can only say that the band makes it so much easier. Yes, you still have to watch what you eat. You have to modify what, when, how and how much you eat. It is a true learning process, everyones journey is different. What works for me,, may not for the next person. I can truely say that I am not hungry, and dont want to eat ALL of what I fix. Once you have the restriction, your hunger is curbed. Making it so much easier to stay on plan. I just know that this is my last DIET. A new way of life and eating. No more yoyo.. I am done I was self pay, and I can not put a price on the way I FEEL now and the Health benifits that have occured since my journey started. I AM WORTH THE MONEY.... Good Luck to you in whatever you decide.

Sportscar, My surgery went fine, with no problems. I had tried my hardest to just tell people I was taking time off with no deep questions. I did confide in a few people that I KNEW would not say anything about the band... Wronggggggggggggg.. I came back from surgery and everyone knew, one of the guys had went around telling everyone.. "but dont tell her I told you.. she doesnt want anyone to know".. they all told me he had told them. Anyway,, just tell them you needed some personal time off. As time goes, you will feel better about the surgery and telling people. I know I do. Best of luck and let me know if you have any questions. oh.. a link that has before and after pics.. TALK ABOUT MODIVATION.... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/before-after-lap-band-surgery-pictures-only-4642/ LOIS

Sent an e-mail to you. I am from K.C. My e-mail Address is WOWOX7@AOL.COM if you have any questions or if I can help you out in any way. Lois

Hello all, I am from Kansas City Mo and had my surgary on jan 3rd of this year. Good luck to you all, you can do it.

Midwestchickie, I could have written most of your posts. I am 45 and have been heavy all of my life. Both of my parents are type 2 and a brother also. I had high blood pressure. I have been on so many "diets" and lost. Losing is not my problem, KEEPING IT OFF is my problem. I always gained it back plus more. I felt like such a failure. When my father was diagnosed with the diabeties, it was a wake up call for me. I work in the Health care field and see the effects of diabeties every single day. I did not want that for myself. I was scared to death. I had been researching the band, and finally confided in my boyfriend I was thinking about it. His response was... just diet... you can do it. Yep,, been there, done that... he just did not understand. He did tell me he would support me in what ever I decided to do. I went to my Seminar in June of 07 and my sweety went with me. As we were leaving, he turned to me and said. "Ok... I get it now. I understand where you are coming from" I was self pay "$16,500" and had my surgery in Jan of 08. I can not tell you how good I feel, high blood pressure is gone. I would do again in a heart beat. I personally can not put a price tag on "not getting diabeties, lowering blood pressure, feeling better, breathing better" Yes it was alot of money, but..... I will never have to "diet" EVER, EVER AGAIN. I now eat very small amounts, no more three plate suppers for me. I generally can eat what ever I want. I CHOOSE to eat healthy. By choice, I dont eat bread and starchey foods. Yes, I have had a cookie or two. but you know what?? it was just bite of my boyfriends cookie. I dont want the whole bag anymore. That is success !!!!!! Please, find a Dr that does a free seminar, take your husband with you. Let him hear the struggles from "other peoples mouths". Come up with questions together before you go. I guarentee they all will be answered during the seminar. If not.... ask away. Good luck to you Lois

All, I have felt what you all are feeling. I was banded Jan 3rd 08 and for the first few months,, I was hungry, could eat high quanities of food. I was sooo disapointed, I thought the hunger would be kept at bay and I would lose faster. IT WILL COME.... trust me. it took 4 to 5 fills before my hunger was "completely" under control. When I started this process, I knew that I could not emotionally do another "diet". I made up my mind not to count calories, keep track and all of that. NOW, I just eat what I feel is healthy...and occasional treat. Once you get that restriction, it is so much easier to stay on track. good luck and just keep your chin up.. it will happen. Lois

I guess I was very lucky, My drs office gave me a very nice set last time I went in for a fill. they have crystal handles.. I love them, it makes bite sizes soooo easy. Lois

Hey, I am 5 months out from surgery and was wondering how everyone has done with eating nuts? I love sunflower seeds and using pecans in stuff. any problems? thanks for any feedback

Tammy, I was self pay also, I chose not to jump through the hoops of my insurance and wait for 9 month. I paid 16500.for my band. I am 45 years old and could not emotionally start another "diet". I had high blood pressure at 5 foot and 286 pounds. My mother has had diabeties for 4 or 5 years, older brother had it for 3 years, and my dad was diagnosed with it last year. When my dad was diagnosed, I knew I had to do something. I work in the medical field and I see first had what diabeties CAN do. Even with all the meds and taking very good care of yourself, it can be devistating. I had heard about the lap band about 6 years ago, and checked into it at that point. It was to new and was quickly discouraged. Last year when my dad was diagnosed, I started looking into it. I went to two different doctors and chose THE BEST ONE!!!! He is great. I started my Journey in Jan of 07, fully intending to do the insurance thing. I quickly changed my mind. After going to the seminar "June 07" with the Dr I chose, I knew I had to do this no matter what the cost. I was so torn on what to do and how to get the money. When you have something you want so bad,,, you get creative. I used half savings and the other half I put on a charge card with 3.9% until paid off. I was scheduled in Aug of 07 for my surg, and the day before my surgery they canceled it because of my high Calcium levels. I ended up having Hyperparathyroid disease, and had to have a parathyroid taken out "nov 07". I finally had my surg jan 3rd of 08. Would I do it all again? You bet I would. It takes a life change and a positive attitude. My thought was.... what good is that money if I dont have my health. This will be my LAST weight loss effort. I will not have to do it again. I can not tell you how many times I have lost,, and gained it back plus more. I can only say it was right for me. I still have a long way to go, but I am going to make it. I feel sooooo much better, my blood pressure is down, my risk of diabites is down. CANT PUT A PRICE ON THAT. All of this is just the Health aspects, emotionally I am getting more confident and dont feel like the "failure". My whole life has been as a full figure woman, with all the emotional baggage that carried for ME. Best of Luck in your decision, if there is anything you need to know or want to chat. please let me know. Lois