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wow. i am trying ! glad you are doing so good !

where is everyone from september bandsters of 2007 ! I never see a post anymore. I want to know how much everyone has lost and how it is going for you. I am sick of not losing and going in and getting a fill then getting it out etc. This time I am trying harder to do this right. I am so ready to lose again.

missed the meeting. I am on call. What happened ??

I thought I was sliming in a paper bag LOL. I guess I missed !!! I will have to try that, plastic bowls. I have walmart bags in my car. It had been a very stressful day. I would kill for a fried bologna and cheese sandwich right now. I keep telling myself.. let the swelling go down. Easier to stay in the box right now though. Hope everyone has a better week next week. !!! I have to remember the meeting monday night ! Yall come if you can.

dont forget to get sugar free popsicles.. they are the best preop and post op !!! Sorry Lisa ! I had a bad day too yesterday, got stranded in the middle of no where JUST AFTER I slimed all over myself in the car. I am too tight and keep pushing it.. gonna let it rest a day or two. I promised myself this time I wouldnt let the swelling get me down. I have lost a couple of pounds this week, so it isnt all bad. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY Ya' ll !

ceiman... where are you, how ya doing??? hang in there. you are in a rough part. but like us.. you will make it. Pushing pushing and pushing all of you !

what is this rep thing? I was wondering about it. Being very careful with this fill... okay so far, chew chew chew !! and of course, staying in the box. Lisa you will get there, I am pushing you from behind.

yall dont laugh at me... i got a small little fill today. I have been starving and i now can tell when i get stuck and it swells... A little different than being TOO TIGHT ( I guess) What a learning journey this is....I am gonna be very very careful again with my eating. I feel like i am on a roller coaster. I am pretending i am new at this again. I am also sticking to liquids longer before i try the mushies. Look out, I am after that 75 pound pin !!!! I WILL NOT GIVE UP ! lol. i AM in the box and plan to stay inside.

welcome peri. Good luck in your journey. !!! You will love your band.

have fun sugarbear! Dont forget about my challenge to you. Looks like most all of us are trying to get that 75 pound pin. I decided to eat something.. for breakfast and then make sure i am really hungry before i eat a meal. AND stay in that box. LOL. No sweets. Lisa.. I didnt realize how bad i had gotten addicted to sweets and mushies like chips and mashed potatoes being too tight. Here's to a new week coming up and losing...

well.. my band likes to be tight sometimes and then not! The last couple of days I havent been able to eat much during the day (nights are fine) and I dont have TOM visiting. Just when I think i need a little bit of fill, I am changing my mind again. Lisa, I didnt wait for my 6 week appt, I called and went in 1 week early, got some out. I understand that you can come in for a unfill but not a fill without a scheduled appt BUT YOU HAVE TO CALL THEM. Anyway, I want to eat the junk too. More than I ever did before the band. I wish the bad stuff didnt go down sooooo easy too. IS ANYONE LOSING ??????? !!!!!!!!!

andrea... me too! I havent lost though for 2 months and I was banded last september. had an unfill and now it is almost like nothing is there at night! I do still feel tight in the mornings. I am tired of being stuck at 50 pounds, i want to lose total of 100. This is making me mad now. I thought I would surely lose 5 pounds a month! I havent given up but I know i need to get back in gear !

Thanks Dr H. I am new but also havent been able to move my ticker in 2 months. I feel STUCK !!! I had some out and thought that was working but at night.. you know the band is WIDE open and it is hard to handle sometimes. I havent given up but I am dragging that box around...

I WISH I could have done this surgery years ago. It is definitely a tool you have to work with but it is a awesome tool ! No one has regretted doing this that I have talked with. I have a lot of people ask me if I would do it again and the answer is YES loud and clear.

where is joe smoothies?

did anyone watch the biggest loser, WOW, the women did great this year!

good luck on your surgeries! sbear - okay, i have blown completely out of the box the last two days, I seem to fall out at night. I gotta get going if I am going to beat you to the 75 pound pin. !!!!! You can brag on here if you want... that might kick me in gear. I saw a lapbander today. she has lost 100 pounds. She said dont give up, the losing will start again if we do it right and not fight the band. She looks really good !! I started out with a protein bar. What are you doing sb or others to get this losing going again? Protein seems to what I hear most about.

sugar bear and I got our 50 pound pins WOO HOO. Sugar bear lets get our 75 soon ! WE gotta get moving. Lets see which one of us gets there first. I am challenging you ! Dont worry, I am struggling with alot of issues, especially sweets and my 1/2 cup servings so it will be hard for me too. I have to do this, my daughters wedding is in october and a lot of people I havent seen since this surgery will be there. I keep telling everyone that i am stuck when they ask the famous "how much have you lost now? ". Come one girl, lets do it ! oh yea.... water that box.

Drinking? I never know when I am going to eat, then i miss my chance to drink first...

yall sound motivated on here. I was.... i have gained back several pounds again and i can eat just about anything now and too much. I must have had some swelling before. I can still fill restriction if i push it.. eat too much and sometimes in the morning. This is hard. I cant be thru losing... this is alot of money to lose only 50 or so pounds, that is not getting my moneys worth LOL. I cant believe I am thinking about dieting again. yall keep me motivated, I want to see those tickers moving ! ! ! Summer is almost here : (

yea... you are doing great, hang in there. be careful about being toooo tight and not eating healthy.

thanks jody! I have been hitting the bad foods while i was tooooo tight. I guess a little stop in losing is normal, I just hate it when i hear someone lost about 50 and then stopped. I am NOT going to be one those people LOL. Okay, new week, staying in the box !

i am getting so discouraged, i cant seem to lose 1 pound a week like i thought i would. Anyone stuck and got it going again.. i was too tight but now i can eat better but i want to lose again !!!

I dont know if this really counts as a healthy snack but it does help me when i want to munch. The chesters puffed corn I heard about on here......but it has been hard to find ! I found the butter ones in walmart on the ark side yesterday, bought three bags of it. Sometimes albertson's has it. Has anyone seen it anywhere else? I am trying too... dont want to lose just 50 something and stop ! Support group - I attended one mt p group, I actually like it better because texarkana has TOOOOO many people in it. I just dont want to stay that late in mp to attend. Maybe we can come up with a better solution for everyone.

anyone having this symptom, doc didnt know what is was. It seems to be related to dehydration or pb'ing. It just happens sometimes, no apparent reason. Swells mostly under right ear but i can feel the tightness on both sides of my neck. Feels like gland problems. Please... anyone having this symptom????? What did you do ??:thumbup: