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Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............179.........160.......19 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............218.4.......160.......58.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............263.5.......180.......83.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Woop! Just hit the lowest weight I ever remember being- I feel incredible. Keep it up everyone! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........214.0.......150.......64.0 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............181.........160.......21 Donna113...........183............179.........126.......53 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............220.4.......160.......60.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......303.8..........214.8.......150.......64.8 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............194.........166.......26 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............183.........160.......23 Donna113...........183............179.........126.......53 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............217.........135.......82 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............224.6.......160.......64.6 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............168.........125.......43

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......303.8..........214.8.......150.......64.8 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............194.........166.......26 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............183.........160.......23 Donna113...........183............179.........126.......53 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............217.........135.......82 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............224.6.......160.......64.6 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............168.........125.......43

I have been incredibly tight since my last fill- to the point where I can mostly just eat soft foods and soups and sometimes even pb those. I am pretty much pb-ing everyday. However after I do a really good workout I can suddenly eat a proper meal without any worries! Anyone else experience this?

Hiya, I'm 18 and was banded in April 2008 also- I was stuck at a 15lb loss until about december however my weightloss has been kick started again since then.I have since worked out why, and it's a variety of reasons. I'd love to talk to your daughter if she wants to e-mail or something?

Hi all, I am a first year geology student at the University of Liverpool in England. I live in catered halls of residence, so I find it difficult to chose healthy food sometimes. In the mornings I stick to Cereal and in the evenings I just have a small portion, I avoid too many carbs and I don't have dessert. When it comes to lunch I have to sort out myself- which makes it much easier in some ways! I usually buy a 300 cal salad- with lettuce, tomatos, grilled chicken and coleslaw. If I'm eating at home I have Soup, a pita bread and some tzatziki. At the moment I'm spending alot of time in the library and mid morning I find myself incredibly hungry- I have to make sure I have a healthy snack in my bad or its impossible to concentrate let alone resist the vending machines.

B- Bowl of Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Cereal, w/ minimum of SS milk S- Eat Natural bar L- 200ml pea and ham soup, 1 tblsp tzatziki and 1 pita bread S- apple D- filling of a small burrito, small handful of french fries S- SF Jelly

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Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. The picture of me looking crazy, jumping of the boat, is the best before picture I have. I avoided full body shots you see. Then the other two are about 10kgs lighter- half way to goal. Lets hope some other teenagers put some pics up!

Breakfast: less than a cup of home made pad thai noodles Lunch: the "muffin top" of a blueberry muffin and a small caramel frappalatte. Dinner: 1 cup cherry tomato, asparagus and broccolli risotto and 1 mini hagandaaz cup

You're doing great! Congrats. I love the idea of a thread for our age range- good idea. I lost my camera with my specifically taken "before pics", so I don't have any proper ones but I'll see what I can find.

How often should we re-post with our current weights? Great idea, my goal is the weight that will get me just inside the "healthy weight" BMI. Good Luck everyone! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****<?xml:namespace prefix = v /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:***********:thumbup:********** :thumbup:*** Brandy.............198............196...........166...........28 Chocolate_Snaps....244............234...........175...........59 Donna113...........183............183...........125...........57 Ebonie.............307............307...........200...........107 FalloutGirl........282............282...........165...........116 FeliciaLevy75......200............194...........140...........54 GratefulHeart......226............223...........135...........88 Lindar172..........246............246...........150...........96 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311...........220...........91 Long2BThin.........216............212...........169...........43 lotzasunshine......270............270...........180...........90 Loveislovely.......216............216...........175...........41 lucyavery..........205............205...........140...........65 Mair...............231............231...........140...........91 Mamanmidwife.......264............264...........200...........64 Tabithan...........240............240...........200...........40 Under200...........242............199...........155...........44 vzghj3.............202............202...........150...........52 WOWOX7.............173............170...........125...........45 FloridaPete........413............413...........300...........113 clarebear08........192............189...........160...........29

Hiya I live in Liverpool too- however I didn't get my band fitted there, at the moment I get my band filled when I visit family overseas, but it would be great to get the band filled closer to home! If you don't mind sharing- where do you get your band filled and how much does it cost? Many thanks

Hiya, I had my band fitted in Doha in April 2008. I go to regular fills with Dr Fawzi at Al Ahli Hospital. +974 489 8888- call, and keep calling till you get somewhere- i have always found it easier to just go to the hospital and make the appointment in person. The fills cost 800 riyals in total- (about 220USD)- depending on whether you have anaesthetic or not and fluro is not standard. Dr Fawzi is very good at what he does. Good Luck witht he move!

Wow wish I'd thought of posting on this subject- what a great idea! My family lives in Norwich, however I am living in Liverpool where I go to university. I got my band in April 2008 when I was 95kg, and my lowest weight today is 84.7kg and my first goal weight is 74.5kg- so I am halfway there. Its slow progress, as I had a lower BMI to begin with. Where do you live?

Hi Georgifisher, I have just logged back into lapbandtalk.com for the first time in a long time in a bid to get back on the bandwagon I jumped off during christmas time! As a low BMI bandster to begin with ( initial goal of 45lb loss) I steadily lost 22lbs in 10 months (with a 2 month gap in the middle)- but over christmas I have completely lost the drive, gone wild on food and put on atleast 8lbs. I'm lost- but I have a will to find the drive again. I have a fill booked and my only concern is the embaressment when I see my doc! You have a will too- and you have made the first step to change- the biggest step. I know you can do it- keep looking for support (I have found people like jachut invaluable!) and I hope you find the strength you need to succeed.

Hi all! I saw a thread like this in the January 2008 Bandsters and thought it would be a nice idea for us avengers to try, I know it hasn't been that long but I bet (like me) there are lots of people who havn't lost a huge amount of weight but something has happened to them lately that made them think YES! My NSV's: 1. Having my dad say a pair of shorts I had never been able to wear before looked good- He had (he's had WLS too) a weight problem himself and I always felt he was critical of my weight, so the compliment felt a million times better then anything anyone else could have said. 2. Trying on a skirt I bought and was previously unable to do up, only to find it fits PERFECTLY now- not only that but it's GORGEOUS! Subsequently trying on everything in my wardrobe (I mean EVERYTHING!) and not having to squeeze my way into anything :thumbup: I look forward to sharing in some of your NSV's!

Hi Ryan, I'm 18 and had the surgery just before my 18th birthday- I know you said 17 years old and below posters, but any support is good support right? Seeing as its all about opinions here, mine is that if you can make yourself happier and possibly save your life now, rather than wait for 2 years for an age someone has just arbitrarily decided on as "ok" then why the hell wouldn't you do it. Like you, I've seen a member of my family go through the surgery, and no one can make you understand the good and the bad of it better. I'm behind you 100%. Keep us updated

too many caps...ok :thumbup: Well that's how excited I was!

my port is right against my sternum, ie. below the skin that bra underwire sits on and so close to the skin I can see its outline- not fo the first 15 days I couldn't sleep on my stomach and as a religious stomach sleeper this was difficult, but being so tired I got through it. Now I sleep on my front no problem. The only time I encounter difficulty on my stomach is when sunbathing on a hardish surface like grass....not exactly a MAJOR issue for me here in England :cursing: Hope this helps.

mine is against my sternum, below where my bra wire sits, just under the skin.

I hadn't had a natural period for about a year- but 6kgs down and 3 weeks into my weightloss I am in the middle of the heaviest period I have ever experienced. it's reassuring to know that many people have noticed changes!

B- petit filous apricot L- 1/2 can tuna (w/mayo), lettuce, cucumber, 1 tblsp coleslaw S- ryvita cracker w/ 2 tblsp egg mayo D- tbc