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It's so easy to do Steph but you've achieved so much so far that no doubt you'll get back on track.

Everyone's restriction is at different levels but 4cc in a 10cc band is not very much. I have 8cc in my band and I can still eat. Of course I'm no longer as hungry as I used to be which means that I can go without food much longer. I get stuck at times so I know I have some restriction. Hang in there, it will happen but probably after a few more fills.

Way to go pretty Cindy! I thought you were wearing a cute dress as well... I think I need one of those for my ugly upper thighs. And I'm sure those pesky 3 lbs will find themselves without a home very soon. :woot:

It's funny but I'm omly anal about certain things and messy in others. I am so glad to be reporting new weight loss. I had been sabotaging myself for too long and I hope that I will be able to get past that as I try to lose more. I hope you continue to lose Cindy, you're probably at a bit of a plateau... you've got to hit that 100 lbs soon!! :woot::Banane20:

Thanks Cindy it feels great to lose more even if it's only 1 lb. That font makes it easier to keep the list neat... I must be anal! :woot:

Thanks Cindy... I just hope I don't yo-yo on that 1 lb. I get another fill on Tuesday so I'm hoping from there on in it's down all the way! :thumbup: Can't wait to see you in onederland!! :thumbup: Good on you Debbie, keep them coming I say!

I'm staying on plan today because I finally lost a new lb after more than 2 months and I want to keep going down, down, down.

finally a new lb lost after more than 2 months without any loss at all... woohoo !!! Name..........Start........Current.........Goal........ To Go CindyG.........210...........208...........198...........10 TxArcher.......308...........306...........285...........21 Foofy..........235...........235...........225...........10 Skinny_Jill....173...........169...........163............6 Hollyberries...257...........257...........247...........10 Stephanie......173...........173...........159...........14 gabeekeeper....246...........246...........236...........10 Sades..........197...........196...........185...........11 shortgal.......175...........175...........165...........10 Momto1plus1....210...........210...........198...........12 Shalee04.......187...........185...........177...........10 osangriared....248...........248...........228...........20 lindata........181.5.........181.5.........176.5..........5 kuchiegrl1.....262.5.........262.5.........252...........10.5 kandiceb.......175...........175...........165...........10 Hajohnson1.....234...........234...........219...........15 Hopping to it..295...........295...........280...........15 Eulete P.......219...........219...........209...........10 wnr2lose.......211.8.........211.8.........200...........11.8

Name................Current....Goal......Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th Bea1129.............231........200.......3......28(by 7/4) BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Epm316..............230........200.......5......30 (by 7/4) faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21) Hastings............253........228.......0......25 KarenG..............174........160.......0......14 (by 7/4) kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30 legster.............189........180.......8......9 Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18 (by 7/4) LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9 Lilmissband-aid.....247.5......225.......0....22.5 Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 (by 7/4) luvinke.............217........190.......4......23 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 (by 7/4) MollyMolly..........197........188.......7......9 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........173.8......160.....3.2......13.8 NukeChik............235........222.......7......13 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 (by 7/4) renewedhope.........193........170.......4......23 Sades...............196........185.......1......11 Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29) Tess415.............327........299.......5......30 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........132.2......120.......3.6....12.2 Lenore1890..........267.7......247.......0......20

Hi Linda, unfortunately not. Got a call that morning from my drs office saying he woudn't be in. I have a new appointment on Tuesday morning so will keep you posted. How are things with you?

If you feel tight Cindy then I would hang out longer without a fill. As you say see how you go with your weight loss If it's not an effort getting the weight off then enjoy your eating experience for a while longer. Linda, I wish I had the answer to that. I went to a support group where everyone was at a different level and yet some were managing to lose with 1-2cc less than me. The nurse at my drs surgery has 9cc and can still manage to eat a reasonable amount, yet 9.25cc had her PBing. One of guys at the support group told me that we seriously need to follow the band rules to get the benefit of the band. That is, no eating & drinking at the same time. I have noticed when I follow the rules I eat less. I just hope that my sweet spot rears it's head very soon. :cry_smile:

Me too, me too !! :w00t::hurray: It's been great getting to know everyone and watch all the progress. Some of you have been inspirational, some of you have touched my heart and thank you for all the support. It's still a long journey for some of us but it will be much easier walking alongside you. :thumbdown::thumbup:

Name..............Start...........Current..............Goal........ To Go CindyG..............210................208..................198....... ....10 TxArcher...........308................306...................285....... ....21 Foofy...............235.................235..................225...... .....10 Skinny_Jill..........173................169..................163...... ......6 Hollyberries.........257...............257..................247....... ....10 Stephanie...........173...............173.................159......... ...14 gabeekeeper........246..............246.................236.......... ...10 Sades................197...............197.................185........ ......12 shortgal..............175...............175.................165....... ......10 Momto1plus1........210..............210..................198.......... ...12 Shalee04.............187...............185..................177....... ......10 osangriared..........248................248.................228....... .......20 lindata................181.5.............181.5...............176.5.... ........5 kuchiegrl1............262.5.............262.5...............252....... ....10.5 kandiceb.............175................175..................165...... .......10 Hajohnson1..........234................234..................219....... ......15 Hopping to it........295................295...................280...........15 Eulete P............219................219...................209...........10

Love him. Jack he was in Bourne Identity, The Talented Mr Ripley and a number of other movies. I assume you aren't joking ??

Sorry about your brother mstrina27 it must have been horrible for you. I have lost family members and even though they weren't under those kind of circumstances, it is not easy to live with. :tongue2: I am definitely a food addict. Even my family knock me because of how much I focus on food. I used to eat till I was stuffed and then complain about it and then 1/2 hour later I'm looking for something else to eat. They all used to look at me astonishment. I became the butt of their jokes because of this. I used to stuff myself until I felt sick and then complain about how sick I feel. Even my nephews and nieces (adult) would say now she's going to complain she's sick and then eat again. I worked out that for me if I felt stuffed and sick then I didn't have to deal with the real emotions, ie, the losses I've experienced in my life from early childhood to now. I was also sexually molested as a child. I have done different things over the years to deal with these emotions but really I haven't been very successful, especially since people keep dying around me. And of course that will continue to happen so I need to find a better way to deal with it. I hope that some day we will all find the answer to this but in the meantime, the band has come into our lives to help us become and stay healthy.

Hi Cindy Everyone's different but I have 8cc in a 10cc band and can still eat pretty much what I want. I don't feel hungry a lot of the time but if I choose to eat then I can and unfortunately do. Anyway, if you feel pretty good restriction at 7cc then I wouldn't push for it but if you think you might benefit by going tighter, especially if you have a goal, then I say go for it. I was meant to get another fill today but my doctor cancelled it this morning because he wasn't going to be in. I am now booked for next Tuesday. In some ways I didn't mind because I feel that I'm pretty much back on track and am starting to lose again. Only 1/2 lb but hey it's heading in the right direction again. Hopefully by next Tuesday I should be a couple of lbs down. Let us know how you go.

Congratulations Susan, that's fatastic! Way to go! :thumbup:

I love eating scrambled eggs with Lebanese / pita bread and it's about the the only thing which gets suck. Of course because I love it so much I'm not willing to give it up. So each time I think this time I'll chew more but nah ah. It usually happens after a few mouth fulls. I think after my next fill I may not have a choice but to give it up.

Funny you should that Foofy because I feel the same way right now. Like I'm on the verge of something. I'm a little excited about it actually but I don't know why... weird huh?

Ditto Foofy. I'm going for another fill on Wednesday. I'm not sure if they'll put .5cc or less because I was told that they slow it right down at this stage. Lucky mine are free for 1 year.

I enjoyed reading this wnt2lose because it comes from the heart. I think it's great that you're losing again... it's frustrating when you keep losing the same weight over and over again (my dilemma). You should be proud of youself, not only getting your weight down but helping your whole family get healthy! Sounds like you're going from beautiful to gorgeous in such a short time... good one! :biggrin::thumbup:

Hi Holly, welcome back. It sounds to me like you need a fill. 4.5cc in a 10cc band is not much at all. You'll find most people find restriction from about 7cc onwards. It also depends on what you eat. I'm not a big protein eater so I guess what I do eat goes down easier. But then again, even when I eat chicken or meat, I don't have a problem. Most drs do see their patients at least once a month so I would push for it if I was you. Good luck with your future loss and keep us posted.

I've come here on a number of occasions but wasn't sure what I wanted to say. Well here I am now to tell it how it is. I can't believe that even though I have 8cc in 10cc band that I can still eat so much. I had lunch out today with my extended family for Mother's Day (I'm not a mum but my 2 sisters are). Anyway I have been doing pretty well in the last couple of weeks getting back on track and feeling like I may have lost more weight even though I hadn't weighed myself. I went a little crazy today eating a normal sized meal with garlic bread and a big ice cream cone to top it all off. On the way home I was sitting in the back of the car and suddenly started feeling nausious (sp) and unable to burp, the gas was excrutiating. We were on an expressway so couldn't stop for at least 1/2 hr... I was nearly in tears. Anyway as soon as we could I jumped out of the car and almost threw up but in doing that was able to burp all the gas out... felt heaps better but very tender and sore. I felt so frustrated with myself for allowing that to happen. The problem for me is that I know I can eat what I want most of the time so this kind of thing catches me out. I so desperately want better restriction so at least I know that even if I want to I can't eat that much again. I have lost 31.5 lbs which was in first 2-3 months so the last 3-4 months have been all about keeping it off rather than achieving more loss. I have another fill on Wednesday and I'm hoping that it will help shake things up. Thanks for letting me rave! :tt1:

Happy birthday Jill. 40 is a great age and I appreciate it even more now that I'm 53. I weighed about 15-20lbs less than I do now when I was 40 so the band wasn't something I would have considered then, even though I always struggled with my weight. Enjoy your trip to Vegas, I was there in 2006 and had a ball.