Desi80

Good Luck Scribby!!:clap2:

LMAO, i didn't take that picture! I found it on the internet

i'm 5'1.5 . My goal weight is 125. I'm probably going to get a boob job around 135-140 and then drop down to 120 to get the tummy tuck and see how i feel at that point.

i'm making making my soup right now! i used baby carrots and dumped them. I'm thinking i should have cut them up, but i was so tired by time i sliced and diced everything else, that i just dumped them. oh well i'm sure if i cook them long enough, it'll be like mush anyways.

how about this one... 50 pounds of sugar!!!

Going to but some in my purse , in my car, and stash some at work :nervous http://www.buyemp.com/product/1091907.html

i think i'm goin to give this a try!

anything can stretch your pouch if you eat enough of it for prolonged periods. Stuffing your pouch will result in stretching it, it doesn't matter what it is, chicken, pasta, salad, if you stuff your pouch with it, it will eventually stretch it. Actually i think solid foods would more then likely stretch your pouch then a liquid that will go right through.

i've had slurpees here and there. I haven't had any problems with them.

i'm almost 11 months out, and haven't had a single problem.

i would go for the bloodwork. I had the same thing about 6 months after getting banded and turned out my iron was WAY to low. I was tired all the time, and want from 0 to bitch in under 10 seconds LOL

yup, i'm the same way in regards to my period.

my stats are the same too :think

I have BCBS VA - ppo and was approved very quickly. I love my insurance i've never ever had a problem with them approving anything, and always had great customer service. I plan on writting them a letter on my one year bandiversary thanking them!! I had a BMI over 40 and several co-morbidities.

hey, i'd like to join in! I set a goal to lose 20lbs by august 18th, and i'm lagging on this so need some support, and a kick in the butt. (H-highest weight, S-weight at surgery, J-weight when joined this club, G-goal weight, C-current weight) H-238 S-238 J-173.5 G-125 minigoal-160 C-173.5

my surgeon was fairly new to lapbands. She is the best thing that ever happened to me. I actually liked the idea of having a newer surgeon. I wasn't "just another one of the thousands" When I called, the staff and doctor knew exactly who i was. etc. I would go for it!

AWESOME!!! I bet there is nothing better then feeling healthy again!! and all that money you were spending on meds, can now be used to buy new clothes :biggrin1:

congrats! You look great:clap2: Happy bandiversary

it sounds like slime in a minor form. I slime big time if i eat to fast. Remember that slime we used to by for like a quarter out of the machine as kids? Its almost like that...and mine comes up in a big old handful, thats mostly because it builds up and builds up in your pouch until its so full that it only has one way to go, and thats up:speechles

OMG newsho, your stomach looks great. Your scars look better then mine and i've only had the surgery once! YOU MUST WEAR THAT BIKINI! If you don't then i don't stand a chance. Do it for me and all lapbanders!:clap2:

it is possible with the band to gain weight, but i think the safe guards (vomiting if you eat to much) will help prevent that. However you can totally eat around your band. Junk food tends to go right through your band stuff that melts easy (chocolate, ice cream, etc) can be eatin in fairly high doses, which may cause you to not lose weight.

i have an IUD in me, so the thought of something foreign in me doesn't phase me at all. I love my IUD and I love my band!:biggrin1:

how about www.wealthymen.com :biggrin1: I was a sahm for awhile. Its just something we discussed, pros&cons , money, etc. I actually enjoy being at work part time for the most part.

i think loosing 50% is the average. I've lost 50% and now i'm starting to struggle. However, i feel the band has done most of its job, i'm not gaining weight, and i've gotten off enough weight that now, if i'd just get my ass to the gym more often, i can exercise without feeling like i'm going to die after 5 min. I'm only 9.5 months out of surgery, so i'm pretty proud! I may try getting another adjustment, but i think i'm good on the tightness, i just need to exercise.

i'm at the same point as you i'm 9 months out and i'm hardly movin on the scale. I know its time to up the exercise as i can not imagine gettin anymore of a fill. I have the hardest time exercising reularly though. I want to loose another 20 by my bandiversary but we'll see if that actually happens,