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I just recently had the lapbanding procedure done. and i have lost alot of weight in the last 7 days alone mostly water weight but weight is weight to me lol. hopefully it goes this well down along the line

hey all !! You guys are doing so great. Im down to 209 from 294 and I feel alot better than before. I walk every morning and bike ride every night I dont have to work. But I can't complain I am averaging about 5-10 pounds a month. My scale is an evil little thing though so I went and bought a new one. lol. Everyone at my work started a biggest loser thing and everytime we lose or stay the same we pay 2 bucks and every time we gain we pay 4 bucks. and the winner in january gets all the money. Go figure they would do it over the holidays. lol. my first week weigh in this past friday it showed i lost 5 pounds woooooohoooooooo I started at 216 and when I weighed in on friday i was 211 and since the weekend I have lost 3 more pounds. wooooohoooooooo. I hope all is well. And remember it is not how fast you lose the weight that matters or how much every week you lose it is along as you are feeling good about yourself. Everyone loses at there own pace. and you might not always lose weight but sometimes you lose just inches. good luck all and be well.

everyone is doing so great and dont worry about how fast or slow you lose just remember its a roadway to becoming healthy!!! great job all:thumbup:

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Hey guys!!! long time since I been here last. Im still on my 8 mos bandiversary. september 12 will be my 9 mos. And I am finally in onederland im down from 294 to 195 I havent seen 195 in 10 years and I am only 30 can you believe that. omg. My life is slowly turning around. I am now a nurse since february and I finally moved into a place where in the mornings when I put my kids on the bus I can power walk everyday. I just love it I hope things are goin well with everyone else. talk soon shelly:thumbup:

hello my name is shelly i had my surgery in december of last year and I had it in butler pa. Im down 99 pounds since my surgery and I just love it. my docs name was dr evankowich-edwards. hope things go well for you.

congrats everyone on your success. Yea thats what people at work tell me too.. when you gonna buy scrubs that fit. well when ya gonna buy me some. lol and its so nice i went froma 4 x top to a xl top. and i went from 3 x pants to a xl pants. it feels so good. thats scrub sizes . regular clothes i went from a 4 x top to a l-xl and i went form size 28 jeans to a 16-18 I just love it!!!!. talk all soon:thumbup::cool:

well my surgery was december 12th 2007, and i have lost 82 pounds. I was 294 and now im 212. I just love this. I have 7 cc in a 10 cc band.. Im getting ready to schedule another fill though. I mean I still have restriction but im feeling that its getting time for another. This is the best thing I could have ever done. I was a size 28 now im down to 16-18 depending on the clothing I buy. I got 13 more pounds and then Ill be in onederland woooooooooohoooooooooo. Hope everyone else is doing good.

Its been forever since i been on. Im down about 68-70 pounds what ever my ticker says.lol I been so busy with work and such now that i passed my nurses boards. Thats all I been doing is working. I got a fill yesterday i now have 7.5 cc in a 10 cc band. and wow i needed it. hope thing are well with everyone. talk soon:thumbup:

hi all its me again checkin in havent been on in awhile with work and stuff. i had my 3rd fill march 4th i have 6 cc in a 10 cc band. im down to 230 from 294. so 64 pounds lost. im feeling this fill a little more than my last fills. alot more gets stuck if i dont chew . i watch daily calorie in take and drink my water. im losing a little slower than in the beginning but thats ok. i lose inches to so i can tell still that im shrinking. i went from a 4x scrub top down to a 2 x and a 3 x pants to a 1 x so im lookin and feeling real good. so hope all is well with everyone

hello all its my 3 month bandiversary and im down from 294 to 230 thats 64 pounds yay me and i feel great!!!!! i just had my 3rd fill 8 days ago she added 1 cc under flouro that was a neat experience. i have now 6 cc in a 10 cc band. I just love it. good luck with you all

hello I am a calorie counter as well but i do eat the weight watchers meals for dinner when i work other than that i eat regular foods just watch the portion of how much i eat. I also use the lean cuisene and south beach meals too. and ive been doin great so far i have been banded for three months now. I just love this thing:thumbup:

your not banded yet are you!! well just wait til u are u wont be able to eat all the junk youll either get too full or it will get stuck and youll throw it back up. trust me its not a good feeling. but i guess thats the way we learn. lol cause even if ya chew it really good it can still get stuck. so that will help get u to cut down on the junk.

thats the one thing with me to, with the way i work i always used to just grab and go with snackies. soooooo lol i get those 100 cal snack packs. if i have calories left i eat one of those. i try not to eat over 1000 calories a day but sometimes i have a bad day.

thank you so much:thumbup:

its a hard decision to make on which surgery you would prefer. but its best to research them both. yes gb is faster with the weightloss but lapband is safer for you in my eyes. and with gb you have more of a chance to have more excess skin cause of the rapid weightloss as with the band slower weightloss less chance of a large amount of excess skin! plus its reversible if something would happen where the bypass isnt reversible very easy. good luck with your choice

congrats halfway there well another 25 pounds ill be halfway well make it!!!!

congrats to all who is doing well!!! keep it up! whether you lose fast or slow at least its a loss and not a gain!!!!

i dont go by the points or nothing i just eat one of them for my dinners when i work and eat til im not hungry or i feel like i cant eat no more.

i love the weight watchers meals . i usually buy them to take to work with me. there orange sesame chicken and rice is good.

Want2beme 181/171 "I can do it!" wombat712 148/138 "OMG haven't seen the 130's since 1990" curr 145 Gweniper 218/211 curr 216 mamato3 233.5/223.5 "10 pounds in 21 days. Am I nutts?" cur 232.5 MANDYJO 180/172 I HOPE IT DOESN'T COME OFF MY BOOBS Biggestloser2be 202/195 "I can do this - I need the challenge!!!" currently 198 reif78 247 now/ 237 i think im crazy but i can do it!!! good luck all Current wt. 236 kyteachjules 294/288 movin' movin' movin' movin' movin' on down! mumof2boys 188/180 "If I do this, I will be 5 pounds away from 100 down" ---keeping my fingers crossed! stacy73 222/217 " I HOPE IT DOES COME OFF MY BOOBS"(inspired by MANDYJO) I made my goal before march 1st. woooooohooooooooo. good luck with the rest of you!!

when i find a week where i hit a plateau i increase my calories from 1000 to 1200 for a couple of days then i go back down to 1000 calories It seems like it gives the body a shock and says start losing again. and it usually works. ive only hit one plateau so far since being banded on 12-12-07. and if i feel im eating more than i should i just ask for a fill . ive had 2 fills so far since banding and right now its working for me im down 58 pounds so far so i hope it keeps going this well. hope things look up for you guys!

congrats jowjow!!! i weighed my self again. and im down to 236 58 pounds lost. hope things keep up this way!

well guys its me again. lol i have weighed yet again and im down to 236 which is 58 pounds down im so happy i just love this band. i hope things are goin good with all. post later!