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10 months out -38 kgr lighter :eek: and im sooo happy :D

hahahahahhahaha Paul OMG! this is what im goin to say to my friends today!! Americans thinking that we Greeks doin it wrong way :eek: its a rumor hahahahha :D

Poodles, i lost this weight without exercise.. the past month i joined the gone for good club just to be motivated and use the traidmill.. i don't know whats your weight right now but it was emotional impossible to me to start exercising when i started at 265. im lazy and im not proud about it, if i was exercising my body would look better and thinner.. but the point is i lost the weight

i agree with everything you said PNut! you work the band as you should work it! thats it! when you work it right you can have results like yours! and CONGRATULATIONS for your -70 lbr!!

yes origanum = ρίγανη (righani) i don't really know whats the states version! i can send you by real mail if you want! feta without rigani is an orphan feta! or body without hands

ooops sorry i just saw "Quiche" not quick..

okay then a quick Greek recipe: you put inside a bowl (small bowl for stove) 4 pieces of tomato, up there some slices of feta, some origanum, and you put it in the stove for 20 min till feta being melt. its a quick delicacy! just be careful the peel of the tomato! Good Appetite

Bravo Wheetsin! Way 2 Goo!!

i paid 3.500 euro but my insurance paid another 3.500 euro. included: surgeon/anesthesia/half-day at hospital/exams/and free fills for life. 3.500 euro is about 3.500 dollars

http://www.edressme.com/blackflapper-0-102b-b.html do i ask much?

185-181-175 the GONE 4 GOOD challenge! C 181 (-84 total) -2 this week)

1. Weight when banded 265 2. Study duration 10 months 3. Percentage of meals where you drank during the meal or within 2 hours after the meal 40% 4. Average minutes per week you exercised during the study period 0 5. Number of fills you received during the study period 2 6. Regularly used diet drugs during your study period (yes/no)? no 7. Caucasian 8. Weight loss during the study period (in pounds) 85 <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

i thought to post a before-after pic of me here in main (so later will dissapear under tons of posts ) in the left im in the beggining of this journey 10 months before (July 2005) and right at a recent one. no so dramatic difference cause im not exercising much.. but i do my best. i hope this photo will give power and encourage people on lapbandtalk.com.. (my english still and always suxxs :cry :think )

thank you all very much, what i wanted to say is that i could do nothing by myself and without the band. I had not complications and if you ask me today if i would do it again.. i would say YES in a heartbeat! my life changed completely, i have not sleap apnea anymore, my weist and legs doesnt hurt anymore, im not snoring anymore, and it gets better and better with almost -40 kgr less.. the complications around the world is like 0,5% and i would prefer to risk them than living as i used to live.. in depression and without self esteem.. and there are even better stories than mine in this forum! so dont focus in the negative posts but in yourself and your own programme! the Band will help you!

hey Mia, dont over worry, you newly banded and you still have not restriction, you still feel hungry, and you re in the beggining for learning the basics, like to learn to eat slowly, to do not weight yourself every day.. and basically to start learning how to fight the demons.. keep a diary of your journey, and what you eat and what you re more corruptible.. some people are corruptible into sweets..i had soo many demons to fight.. like sweets, ice cream, chocolate cream, diet coke.. i fight them and i won them.. dont worry honey you will win them too! now you have the tool to help you! theres NOT way not to lose weight if you follow the 10 basic rules of the band. i lost so many pounds even i didnt keep the basic rule.. i didnt exercise.. i was worrying like you too! you remind me lovz

i have a lot of scratch marks in my stomach and a lot of cellulite in my back place :nono: i wish i was exercising but im such a lazy.. thank you girls

and thats the back side picture

i think a plastic surgery would do the trick :nono:

owww what a looovely family!!! and you all look so happy!! im so happy for you Diane! thats a huge NSV i was with my mom yesterday and i did pedicure and skin pilling for her :nono: i love being her slave! she deserves it!

thank you you made me girls feeling soo good! now i work on my extra .. belly! thats the hard part :nono:

thank you, though i dont like the progress i had in the 2nd part of my body i wear USA number 14 on pants (42 European or Large) and i was wearing 22+ but i just cant see it in the photos! my husband says that i choose always the wrong photos to compare.. well i just want your opinion cause i just cant see any dramatic difference.. and yes its me in the avatar :nono: unfortunately yes you do know how i do look

i just watch the thread and i can say that you work it good all! i wish i could say more but my english doesnt help dont feel dissapointed just for few small ups & downs.. body makes some tricks sometimes.. the point is that you lost so much allready and you will keep loosing.. we are women so our hormones playing games in the month.. sometimes we feel full just with a glass of water and sometimes we feel like we have not this band!... the only answer is just some patience (yeah i know.. we were waiting you to tell us about it :nono: ) and to try to listen our body.. are we really hungry or again this hormones games?.. im so sure that i talk to responsible women over here.. so you will all lose them all ..ALL

Diane you have perfect legs for sure but especially from kneess to ankles how do you call this place?? :Banane13: :Banane11: they are very skinny! drily without even a cell of fat! models legs! i hate my english :Banane45: :woot:

ah i think my dictionary is ..40 years old i meant shank.. i hope thats the correct word

:clap2: CONGRATULATIONS:clap2: Diane!! im very proud of you! and I LOVE your new outfit! and I LOVE your french manicure! and you have PERFECT gams!