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wednesday B-1 tblspn peanut btter-2 wheat toast-1 instant oatmeal-3 L-small diet coke 2 cruncy tacos del taco-8 D-2 cups salad-0 spaghetti (sauce, ground beef, spaghetti)=12 salad dressing=1 2 Tbl spns Parmesan=1 S-small apple-1 3 c. light popcorn-2 water-48 oz Total=31

Tuesday B-coffee and i pck splenda 1 sausage mcmuffn no egg-9 L-campbells veggie soup-3 ritz wheat crackers-6 D-1 1/2 c. black beans-4 1/2 lean grnd bf-7 tomato slices 1/2 c. grn Beans 1 crn tortilla-2 S- cucumber and lemon 40 oz Water total points=31 1/2

I was banded in DEC 2007 lost about 30 lbs and sadly have now gained it back! ......... So I decided to join weight watchers to get myself back on track and add some structure back into my eating. Weighed in last Friday and sadly am at my pr-op weight I can t believe I'm about to post my weight........304 ...scary, but I feel I need to just to hold myself accountable.I'm going to try and post what i eat and the points again to hold myself accountable for my actions and Friday evenings I will leave updates after my meetings. I have been MIA on this website for sometime because I was embarrassed of my gain so I'm back hoping to get some inspiration,encouragement, and knowledge.

SOOOOO happy I found this thread I just joined ww today super excited to get on track looking forward to share stories:smile:

Hello please please let me know if you guys plan a meeting I aslo live in La area Thanks:thumbup:

Hello i had my surgery with Dr . Oliak on 12-28-07 and I have ppo ins and i still had to pay almost $4000 out of pocket which was for his aftercare plus I had my surgery at Garden Grove hospital and had to pay an additional $750 :grouphug:!!!! Plus every time I get a fill it's considered a procedure not an office visit ..... so I have a $20 co-pay plus an additional $60 that ins won't cover. He is an awsome Dr and his staff is good , I chose him because I felt really comfortable with him. I do think I overpayed though. From the time I had the first consult it took me about 2 months later and I had my surgery my ins didn't require a long waiting time.

Did the focus group already happen??? If not I'm intrested I live like 5 min. from Marina del rey

OMG I feel like I'm reading my own thread I posted 2 weeks ago!!! I had my surgery almost a year and a half ago and have only lost about 25Lbs !!! I was so ashamed of my progress I did not want to go see my Dr. I avoided it for 6 months .... Well I finally made an appointment and went a week ago and had a fill and am getting back on track and we agreed since I 've fallen of the BANDwagon I should see him every other weekend just to hold myself accountable and watch my progress . So u can do it!!!!

OK I was banded 12-28-07 and have lost 15lbs and have no one to blame but myself I've only had 2 fills and never got to my sweet spot or restriction point I haven t seen my Dr in 6 months and am going to go see him tomorrow I feel shame and embarssed for not going to see him sooner I know the important thing is that I am going now I just don 't know what to say to him tomorrow?????? I would really appreciate some advice

Hello esmeralda, I live in the culver city area, I was reading your earlier posts you said your byfrnd lives off of venice and motor thats like 5 min from my house!!! wow u got preg after having the band, did you have kids b4 the band?? I have a daughter 7 yrs old but would like to have another.... I would like to get together and talk, we could meet for coffee some where???

how is everyone doing???? I just got another fill friday badly needed feeling motivated again:thumbup: Just wondering if anyone would like to plan any meetings in the west la area maybe during the week??? I would love to attend the sat mtg but i'm busy for the rest of the month of aug with summer ending and all, so let me know if anyone is intrested to meet for coffee. Or if anyone is intrested to start maybe a group of us to meet and walk ..... lord knows I always need support in the excersise department .

sorry to hear mtng is cancelled please let me know when you guys plan a new one need the support:) thnx

if you pm me I can give you my e-mail address and i will forward you mine did you know that theres a thread on local la groups and they met last weekend at that dennys on jefferson :teeth_smile: i asked them if they were having another meeting if they are i will keep you posted if intrested?

Hello i was banded dec 28 2007, and have lost about 35lbs. I haven't been doing that well with the band totally went off track avoided my doc for 2 months because i felt shame , guilt. Well I decided to pull my sorry ass up and made a app for fri 8-8 to get a fiil and strat over again , I need some support i think someone I could e-mail every other day .I'm 29, live in la, CA ,I have a 7yr old daughter and have been with my byfrnd for 10yrs I work part time and go to school full time so pretty busy schedule.But just need some encouragement and some advice from time to time from someone who has been threww this.:Banane34:!!!

HELLO EVERYONE I JUST SAW THIS THREAD AND GOT SO EXCITED THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED RIGHT KNOW IN MY LIFE!!!! I SAW YOU GUYS GOT TOGETHER AND HAD A MTG AT DENNYS I LIVE 5 MIN FROM THERE ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO BE SETTING UP MORE MTGS?? OHHHHH I HOPE SO I WAS BANDED IN ORANGE COUNTY BUT THATS TO FAR 2 GO FOR MTGS , I WAS BANDED IN DEC THE 28TH AND HAVEN'T BEEN DOING VERY WELL:( , i WAS ACTUALLY ASHAMED OF MY PROGRESS AND DIDN'T WANT TO SEE MY DOC I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE, BUT I MADE A APPT AND I'M SEEING HIM THIS FRI THE 8TH BUT EXTRA SUPPORT FROM OTHERS WOULD BE GREAT, I LIVE IN THE MAR VISTA , CULVER CITY AREA.

:confused2:Hello could anyone please tell me if they've expierenced anything similar to this: I've had 2 fills since my surgery 3months ago and wasn't feeling much restriction , then 1 -1/2 weeks ago I went away for the weekened to the moutains (I live in CA by the beach and I went to Big Bear for the weekened I think elavation is like 3,000 or something like that) and I didn't feel a difference there, but I felt tighter and more restricted now that I 've been home like 7 days since the trip I 've even thrown up twice ???????????? WEIRD Is this normal ???? Could this be do to altitude ???

I didn't feel sick or tighter right away it took aboutt a week for me to fill the difference and I never got sick until I came home from a 2 day stay., but that was just my personal expierence

:biggrin:THE TRANSITION FROM LIQUIDS TO MUSHIES ISN'T HARD JUST REMEMBER TO MEASURE OUT YOUR FOOD AND GO SLOW I TRIED SMASHED UP COTTAGE CHEESE AND EGGS BUT NOT OVERLY COOKED JUST EASE INTO IT AND YOU;LL DO GREAT

I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES AND I GO TO SCHOOL MONDAY NIGHTS SO I HAVE NEVER GONE TO HIS GROUP MEETINGS :rolleyes2: DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT THERES A YAHOO CHAT GROUP FOR OLIAKS PATIENTS, THE OFFICE SCHEDULED ME WRONG SO I NEVER WENT TO THE NUTRITION CLASS ALTHOUGH I THINK I SHOULD HAVE SO OLIAK MENTIONED SOME BACK 2 BASICS CLASS I SHOULD GO TO. WELL I'VE OONLY LOST 33LBS SO FAR AND HAVE HAD 2 FILLS ALREADY HE FIILED IT SOME WHEN HE PUT THE BAND IN AND AFTER THE 1ST FILL I HAD 5CC AND AT MY 2ND FILL 2 WEEKS AGO HE GAVE ME 1.5CC MORE SO A TOTAL OF 6.5 SO FAR I FILL A LITTLE MORE RESTRICTION BUT I SEE HIM ON 4-4 SO I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK HIM FOR 1CC MORE THATS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT OLIAK IS THAT HE TRIES TO GET YOU TO YOUR SWEET SPOT OR IN THE GREEN QUICK NOT LIKE OTHER DR'S YOU HEAR ABOUT I HONESTLY WASN'T HUNGRY AFTER SURGERY SO MY LIQUID STAGE WASN;T THAT BAD BUT I ONLY DRANK THE LOW CARB SLIMFAST I BOUGHT OTHER STUFF BUT I STUCK WITH THAT I WOULD SOMETIMES PUT IN ICE AND A HALF OF A BANANA BUT BE STRONG THE MUSHIES ARE AROUND THE CORNER KEEP IN TOUCH ITS GOOD TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO HAS THE SAME DOC :teeth_smile:

DR OLIAK WAS MY SURGEON AS WELL HAVE YOU BEEN TO ANY OF HIS MEETINGS ON MONDAY ??? SO HOW DID YOU LIKE DR OLIAK ??? i WAS BANDED ON 12-28 07:biggrin:

DR.OLIAK WAS MY DOC HE WAS AWESOME I HAD MY SURGERY 12-28-07 I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES BUT I WENT ALL THE WAY TO O.C IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIM JUST LET ME KNOW:thumbup:

I totally need this I need a challenge and something to keep me motivated and on track I had my surgery 12-28-07 and have lost 28Lbs. and have not lost anything for 5 weeks :cursing: So my goal for this month is to exercise 4 times a week and drink my 8 glasses of H2o!!!!!! :thumbup:

I thought that I would start a thread for us MERRY LOSERS. I like to set mini goals for myself (quicker gratification) keeps me going. So I would like to lose 20lbs and commit to myself to excersise for at least 40 min 4 times a week by Valentines Day .So if anyone else would like to join me with there own goals I thought that we could encourage each other through this new journey!!!!:clap2:

I LOVE to watch that show it's hilarious:lol: it's so funny to watch other people act like asses like the saying goes better you then me even my boyfriend likes to watch it

:frown:Hello everyone I 'm a liitle bit disappointed in myself I had my surgery on 12-28 and had lost a total of 27 lbs. and I haven't had a fill yet, and the past 2 weeks have been so hungry and I feel like I did before surgery ,and have already ate to much a couple of times I didn' t have any PB or anything but felt awfull afterwards I have my 1st fill on 2-07 hopefully I get some restristion I need to go back to consistently measuring my food , I know sometimes it's common to gain after surgery but it still makes me feel like a failure I've gained back 6lbs. in the last 2 weeks :frown: well I jut needed to vent