Desi80

I signed up for a personal trainer at my gym today. It was expensive but not as bad as i thought it would be. Basically I pay $45 dollars a week (plus my regular monthly gym payment EEK:eek: ) and i meet for one hour once a week with the PT, and then she will give me "homework" (gym work lol) to do the rest of the week by myself. I think this will work out great for me, because when i go to the gym i tend to get overwhelmed by all the equipment so i could really use someone once a week to say " do X,y, z, this many times a week etc" and show me how to use the equipment. I'm excited, my first session is tommorrow!

congrats. Being more active with my daughter is why i had lapband as well. Its so rewarding isn't it!

I'm down another pound (3pounds now)

yup be happy and look at the positives. My sister in law had RNY 4 years ago, and after the first 18months or some she stopped looking and has starting gaining weight back (about 15lbs so far) Its hard, because we want to loose quick too, but i love knowing how much healthier i am in the long run.

i agree, we are all in different spots in our journey. THere are days when i say you know what, i'm just not going to worry about it today, i'm gonna eat what i want. Then i have myself a little pity party, and the next day i'm back on track. I think maintaining your weight is a great place to be (much better then gaining weight right?) I think you may bennifit from a slight unfill, but thats your call.

I have 2.5cc and i'm a good spot i think. Maybe a smidge more, but i'm not ready for that yet.

i think you need to calm down a bit. My surgeon always tells me she is my doctor for life. I'm sure yours still feels the say way. That said you are close to goal, this is nothing some serious exercising can not do for you. Each person and their stomach is different so even though i have great restriction at 2.5cc, another person may not be feeling anything. Looking at your floro you seem to be having great restriction, and i think you should be glad your surgeon is trying to look out for you (because he cares) and not get to aggressive. I would try pumping up the exercise and see what comes of it.

i've lost 2lbs in the past 2 weeks or so! Sorry i haven't been keeping up, i've been so freaking busy

the most important thing..... I can walk away from food.

lots of people in chat!! come on everyone join us!:clap2:

i'm there now :guess

i haven't paid for anything other then $55 to the radiologist who did the fluro. I have a credit on my account with my surgeon because the insurance paid more then they though, so i don't have to pay any copays till i use up my credit.

YAY!!!! Doesn't it feel great!! I think i almost broke my scale when i started jumping up and down!

there is a foot pump on the floor, so you use your foot instead of your hands.

i was banded in VA, but not by that doc so i'm no help.

40lbs lost and feeling great!!! i just posted some pictures in the before and after thread!

thats awesome....and can make for great motivational exercise...cross and uncross...cross and uncross.

A week late of my goal date, but i finally did it:Bunny :Bunny :Bunny btw..whoever gave me the idea to take a picture, THANKS, i'm stealing your idea LOL

i'm there now. if anyone wants to chat!

only one of my scars is really noticable, and only had one lady comment on in (while i was changing at the gym) I work at a veterinary clinic, so i just said a cat got hold of me.

mine was 33k, my portion of it was 750-1,000k.

i have a gym membership, but i'm a wuss, by time i get off work, tis dark and its cold, and i just want to go cuddle up on the couch. But no more excuses i joined boot camp!

Count me in!! I'm joining boot camp! We can do this! I'm sur we've all slacked off with the holidays around, now its time to make up for it!

i had one fill (2.5 cc) and have alot of restriction. My doc put alot in because she had a hard time hitting the port even under floro, so instead she but a little in, made me do a barium swallow, but a little more, another shallow until she got the restriction she wanted to see.

I had insurance though i wouldn't say it was next to nothing. I think i paid close to $1000 by time i did my consults, pre-op tests, copay for surgury, co pay to the hospital, etc.