JASON R

well my support group meetings is once a month, the third saturday of the month @ st.vincent east in alabama. we welcome any bander from any surgen. the more the better. we meet up about an hour and talk and ask if anyone has questions. we talk about anything from food,meals,pain,and anything else. then we go to a meeting where non banders are and talk about are banded life to them. and let them ask us questions. we always have a good turn out. and they never charge anything for this meetings. we have a website also. its www.banders4life.com. so if theres any alabama banders out there that need a place to come feel free to join us.

im in and going for 15 more pounds. ****NAME***********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST ****:wink: *******************:cursing:******************:w00t: *****************************:wink5: 1day at a time.............................259.....................259.......... ...............239...................0 gratefulheart...............................241.....................24 1.........................225...................0 kikival315...................................229.....................2 29.........................215...................0 laurigee .....................................170......................170..... ..................158...................0 leslie2lose.................................215....................... 215........................199...................0 lindar172...................................257.8....................2 57.8......................240...................0 lisab..........................................189.................... .189..........................170...................0 noosagirl...................................138......................1 38..........................124...................0 Renee74...........................198.................198............. .......185...............0 jason r..........................366..................366.......................351.............0

didnt know about this. this is the first i seen of it. i have bc/bs of alabama. but my first year of fills was includedin with my surgery,so im good until one year after my surgery date. then there around 150 bucks each time.

alabamagirl, glad your up and and around. just take it easy, not everyone can go tot walmart the next day like i did. lol just make sure you take care of yourself util you get better. and take the pain relief liquid. its there to help you out, i took it some. i been not feeling to good today. i feel almost to tight. when i drink it hurts some then it goes away. so im not sure whats going on.if it stays this way sunday i will call the doc monday. on another note if my scales are correct my birthday suite weight is now 358. which is great. since when i started it was 400. i cant wait until the next support group meeting for i can use that scale. went to my grqandmothers today and everyone there was like wow how much have you lost. you look great. i was happy. well im going to go for now. i think i might go tot the gym and lift some iron.

yes lifting weight will help you alot with that. and try the program that is for those areas only. like for your thighs do leg press and for your arms work on your bicepts(sp). i would suggest joining a gym and they are alot of people there that would be glad to help you out. everytime i go to the gym i first do my cardio and then lift weights for another 40 minutes. i hope that helps.

i got one but i didnt really check it out first. im over the weight limit on it. so im trying to lose to use it.lol but my wife and son loves it.

looks like you are doing great. 51 pounds is nice. im going to have to work extra hard to get to where you are. looks like i need to make more trips to the gym. and i guesss it will be just me this weekend kim cant get off. i think everyone is going to go eat after the track. and on that 5 day test. i will have to try it out 5 days before the support group meeting.

well a little update on something i cant eat. last night was the first night since my fill i tried steak. well its no no for me now. and i loved me some steak. but i dont mine giving it up for a better me. i did cook some very good turkey burgers tonight, and im looking for some more ideas on how to fix turkey. so if you gals/guys have any let me now please. i took some grounded turkey meat and added tonys seasoning,salt,pepper, onion powder, and battered it in bread crumbs. its was very good. and the wife even liked them, and she dosent like to try new things. it was hard for me to get her to try some of my baked fish items. on a side note, what scales do you all use? i have the biggest loser scales from there website. i would figure it would be correct right. i want to weight in here then go to the support group meeting and see what it reads. because i dont believe what it says. if it is correct i weight 362.2 which is 8 pounds less since the last support group. i guess its hard to see me losing weight like this. well im gone for now. i got to go to the gym for a workout. hope everyone is doing great! jason r

it takes me so long to eat, my food is cold befor i get done. i guess thats a good thing. but since my first feel about a week ago i feel restriction. i got the realize band and i got a 3cc fill.

i got my first fill the 20th of this month. and the docotr had a problem finding my port. he kept moving that needle around and it started to hurt bad. so he got the nurse and she got it with the first time. it was a bad first time. im just hoping it dosent happen again. they said i had a really deep port.

to my understanding from them. is that they perfer the realize band over the l.b. now in some instances they will us the l.b. but only when you are a real big person. because the l.b. is bigger. this is what dr. miles told me anyways. now if you are wanting a lapband you might need to be calling them and talking to them about it asap. i not sure when your surgery is but dont wait to late to do it. when i got banded i was told that i might have to get the lap band because i was a very big guy. but i did get the realize band. they both are great working bands. and your weight lose is going to be up to you on how much you lose anyways. so i would say just to call them and talk to them about it.

well alabamagirl, dont worry i wil say pray for this morning. and we be thinking about you all day. so dont worry you will be fine. and keep us posted after and when you can. good luck jasonr

thanks! i take all the luck i can get. looks like you are doing great yourself.

even after losing almost 36 pounds since the 26th. and droping down a size in pants. i still cant see anything differnt about me. every ask how im doing,how much have i lost. and that i loog good. and they also are like your face is so skinny now. and some of them dosent even know that i had the surgery. but i still have the problem looking at myself and seeing me differnt in the miror. maybe after i lose more weight i will feel better about myself.

a month before sugery i was 419 i lost down to 401.5 since i had my surgery on the 9/26/08 i went from 401.5 to 366.2 so that is 8/26 to 9/26= 419-401.5= 17.5 lost 9/26 to 10/25=401.5-366.2= 35.3 lost thats a total of 52.8

got my first fill monday and today if my scales read right and are close to the one at the doctors office. then i have lost 4 pounds since monday. 10-20= 370.2 10-25= 366.2

april it really took me about 2 days. i guess most of it was because i was on liquids then mushies for 2 days. for dinner tonight i was able to eat about 4 oz of chicken and a spoonfull of green beans. and yes i do love me some green beans. im going to try some new receipts out this weekend with fish. i got them off of the realize band site. well i had another good work out tonight. im going back in the morning to just work with the weights.

i also got 3cc's when i got my first feel. im thinking it might be to much. for dinner last night i had half a grilled chicken breast,tablespoon of mashed potatos, and tablespoon of green beans and i was stuffed. does that sound about right to you gals/guys? im off to the gym and hoping to get a good work out in. oh i got my new scales in today. its the one from the biggest loser. if its readying right i have droped 2 pounds since my fill on the 20th. so hoping its right.

im glad yours went beeter then mine april. 21 pounds is good. you should be happy.

thanks for the schedule. im going to start it monday. i walk for 30 mins. now and ride the bike for 20-30 mins. and then do weights. i would love to be able to run.

ford, when i came out into the waiting room and seen that its was over full. i was glad i got there when i did. i looked for you when i cam out but im sure you had left before i did.

have fun today alabamagirl! its not long now to your are a member of the banded guys/guls.

im sorry keri but i cant help to much on this. i had to pay the 300 up front like april and i got a bill the other day for almost 600. and so far thats it. im hoping thats all i have to pay. i got bc/bs of alabama gov. i now theres many plans outhere that pay more then mine. on another note. i just got back from the gym. i had a great work out. thread mill for 40 mins. bike for 20 and then lift weights for another 30 mins. i fill like a train hit me. lol i wish i had time to do that 5 days a week. my goal for the next weight in is to lose 10 more pounds. and then 10 more before xmas. that will give me the weight i wanted to lose before then and then some. i think its good to set small goals like that. im still working on the shirts. i was thinking about putting this on the back Banded 4 life august 26, 2008 <------- insert your date here www.banders4life.com <----- it made the link sorry and then on the front we could put a nick name for are little group here.

april, thats what we are here for. and 20 pounds in 6 weeks is great. you should be happy for that. try to get away from those slimfast if you can. i know they taste good but there not the best for you. and i hope my next fill in dec is alot better. i dont know why miles did it first. and yes cindy i would like to get some shirts made up. and a good name for us on it. so think everyone of a name.