HeatherGurl

I catch myself doing that too!

P'Nut and Dawg~ I just realized that you both started at 307??? and have both lost 42lbs? I am ready that correctly?

If I could turn back time, I would have only told my hubby. Some people just don't get it... Oh, my favorite is ... "That is the easy way out" What is easy about not getting to eat whatever you want whenever you want?

This was my mom's hang up! And she should understand since she WAS overweight forever also. She did it on her own, so I should have been able to... lalalalala I think that is how my PCP feels, but he doesn't dare say a word. He is a BEAN POLE and obviously has never been fat or even chubby!

Congrats Little One!!!!

My husband is 6'-4" and averages 315lbs. He is ALL muscle except for a little belly. Well, it is a big belly, but he is a SOLID guy. He didn't want me to have the band at first, because he thought I would have this surgery and fail like I failed all of my diets before. (he wasn't being rude, just realistic) In the end, he told me that it was my choice and he would support me any way he could... Now with me 50 pounds lighter... I have more energy and I love to cook treats for him... he keeps saying that I am trying to fatten him up so I will look even smaller than him. It is the current running joke in the house. He is SO excited about my weight loss and he just loves every minute of it. He has always told me I am sexy and all that stuff... (even at 365lbs) but now I know it. He helps me reach my goals and treats me when I get there. Right now, we are planning a night on the town when the scale says 275... only 4 pounds away!!! It gives me something to work for. I will pretty soon be smaller than I was when we started dating and he said he is going to feel like he is having an affair since I am changing so much!

Well, this should be the club for people that met their spouses or S/O online!!! But then I couldn't be a member I am 24 years old, I have been morbidly obese for as long as I can possibly remember. (Only 1 pound away from obese) I have been married for 2 1/2 years and we have a beautiful 10 month old baby girl. I am ready to be a normal weight and I can clearly see that in my future now because of the band. I know it sounds impossible, but as of today I am not struggling. I have NO problem eating the right stuff and I am working out and getting a lot of exercise. No demons this week!!! (highest/surgery/current)total loss 365/329/279/ (-86)

On Thursday I went to the Dr.'s office for another fill. I knew I needed some more sweet juice, so I FINALLY went in. When I got there, the Dr.'s assistant checked to be sure I still had 2.7cc's in there... (she said there was) Dr. Spivak checked himself and said that there wasn't! So... He thought it might be leaking or whatever happens when the saline goes away :confused: So, he got paged and had to leave the room... well this PA (physician's assistant) was told to get the omnipaque (sp?) and to fill me back up to 2.7cc's. Well she did that and I couldn't even get the barium down.... so she backed it off to 2.2cc, I swallowed more barium, and it went straight thru. So, they added back up to 2.5cc's, too tight... Back and forth, back and forth we went... Which, by the way, I had no problem with since I wanted to get the right amount of fill. SO, they put 2.5cc's in me and told me to go drink my bottle of Water and see how it went down... I go out into the waiting area, and I can feel that it isn't going down at all. I go back in to the room with the flouro (sp?) machine and this time (THANK GOODNESS) Dr. Spivak does the adjusting and puts me at 2.2cc's!!! That is my SWEET SPOT for now. That poor little PA was so overwhelmed, I could tell, but I surely wasn't going to leave without the proper restriction. It was like I was getting stressed so my band would tighten... then I would calm down and it would all flow thru... Those people probably thought I was NUTS!!! So, here I am at 2.2cc's and VERY happy with it...:clap2:

Hey P'Nut... Are we going to post our total weight loss OR total loss since surgery? :confused: For EX. 365 was my highest... but I was 329 on surgery day??? Get what I am saying? Just let me know???

You guys are making me feel so good today with all of your nice comments!!! THANK YOU!

Let us know how it turns out!!! Good Luck to you!

7 or 8???? you lucky hooker:eek:

My hubby and I battled MSRA a few years ago... I haven't had any problems whatsoever with my band and infections to date. I healed fine and my wounds are great. Who knows what it looks like underneath the skin :confused: I actually went to the Dr. for a boil yesterday... (not MSRA this time thank GOD) He put me on antibiotics and hopefully all will be well.

Photonut~ I think overall weight loss is a great idea! mary~ I am eating Protein, then veggies, and no crap!! :confused: I walk 2.5 miles a day usually and do a cardio workout 5 times a week for 50-60 minutes

That is just great Nykee~

Thanks for all of the awesome compliments guys!!! I promise I will take pictures this weekend... if not sooner!

OK guys... sorry that I have been absent... PhotoNut has graciously volunteered to start up a new thread tomorrow morning (as of last time I talked to her) so you all look for it... We will post the link here to the new thread when it starts!!

Whoever wants to list something GREAT about today... DO IT HERE!!! (with all the recent tension, I want a list of HAPPY chit to read) Heather's Happy Thought~ I feel like I could run circles around the world, I am in a size 20 jeans... and I have SO much energy since I have been working out!!!!

I noticed that when I first go in there, someone is logging out ALWAYS... like you can't get knocked out until someone comes in???? WEIRD:confused:

OF COURSE!!! NO ONE IS EXCLUDED!!!

EVERYONE is welcome!!! Band or no band!!! Even if I don't like ya... you can be in it!!! I don't care We are ALL trying to lose weight here, right?

Oh, you didn't hurt my feelings... I just thought things had been plenty juicy around here period!!! Just giving you guys a hard time!

Yeah, sorry we aren't interesting!

TOO FUNNY!!! I have an order coming in today from there!!! We are definitely too much alike!!!

Thanks! That was a good read!