chillie

my goal is to hit 85 lbs lost and to increase my exercise from 3 days a week to 5 or 6 and to increase my water

i have the 14 cc APL band with 8 ccs total so far and working great :tongue:

would you believe this....i had a 12 day liquid pre op diet and lost 34 lbs!!! he kinda looked at me like why did i need the sugery but darnit i got my band!! :tongue:

i voted it is... i just reached my sweet spot and 3 oz usually does it for me 4 times a day and im stuffed

had my surgery on 12/20/08 and down 72 and counting :tongue:

im convinced they do i wore an 11w and now a 10 reg lol one more size would be totally awsome!!

it can totally be done.... i know a few people from another site that have lost at least 270....its just a matter of how bad you want it and how well you stick to the rules. Im in the same boat as you so you arent alone. I started at 455 on dec 1st of last year and today was my 4th fill and im down to 388 in 3 months. My goal is 230 and im bound determind to get there lol. So the band really does work if you work it..... good luck :teeth_smile:

the same exact thing happened to me with the same insurance... the only documentation i had was when i was 2,12, and 17 ( mind now that i am 22) but they denied me twice. My Dr said they worked with some law advacates stationed out of California. They had a site too called Obesitylaw.com, my dr sent my case to them and 1 month later i was approved. You could check to see if your dr offers anything like that or check the site and file your own case . It didnt cost me anything. Hope this helps

How Much Weight Have You Lost? Your weight loss = 1 pound = a Guinea Pig 1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts 2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs 3 pounds = an average human brain 4 pounds = an ostrich egg 5 pounds = a Chihuahua 6 pounds = a human skin 7.5 pounds = an average newborn 8 pounds = a human head 10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year 11 pounds = an average housecat 12 pounds = a Bald Eagle 15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs 16 pounds = a sperm whales brain 20 pounds = an automobile tire 23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year 24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream 25 pounds = an average 2 year old 30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year 33 pounds = a cinder block 36 pounds = a mid-size microwave 40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of Water or an average human leg 44 pounds = an elephants heart 50 pounds = a small bale of hay 55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner 60 pounds = an elephants penis 66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year 70 pounds = an Irish Setter 77 pounds = a gold brick 80 pounds = the Worlds Largest Ball of Tape 90 pounds = a newborn calf 100 pounds = a 2 month old horse 111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year 117 pounds = an average fashion model 118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica 120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month 130 pounds = a newborn giraffe 138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year 140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year 144 pounds = an average adult woman 150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary 187 pounds = an average adult man 200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds 235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger well im down a human brain and a leg so far what about you?

im offically in love with my band :thumbup: following all the rules and working it as hard as i can and so far - 67!!! woohoo

had mine done dec 20th

ahh! crazy lol and yes i was

hiya! im not from colorado but im about 3 hrs north of denver right inside NE. I got banded last dec (which today is my 3 month bandaversery :thumbup:) by Dr. Johnell in greeley so i might as well move there as many times as ive been there in the last 3 months lol

scottsbluff, NE for me

i havent found my spot exactly yet and all my fills are 2 weeks apart so far....after my first fill of 4 ccs i had good restriction for a week, then nodda got the second fill of 1 cc and i felt like she took one out. no restriction what so ever. next came another 2 ccs fill for a total of 7 and im now noticing i cant eat no more than a cup and 1/2 during am hours but around 2 cups in the afternoon. going for 4th fill this tuesday and im only getting 1/2 cc so i hope this is the one

ok just found this forum thought id say a quick hi!!!! im from scottsbluff/gering area and just got my band on 12/20/07 and am down 46 officially and got my 3rd fill today. Had my surgery in Greeley CO but now am seeing dr forney and holloway here in town so glad to be a loser! hehe

well my first fill was 4 ccs and it gave me some good restriction got my second fill yesterday of 1 cc but apparently 2 ccs of my first fill absorbed into the band so at all actuallity 3 ccs and oooo boy do i feel tight :tt2:

i got my first fill of 4 ccs in my 14 apl band and for the first week it was like no fill at all and then it hit me all the sudden. I can only eat about a cup of food and usually its only 3/4 c and i feel like it was thanksgiving and im stuffed lol. been about 3 weeks now so i hope it stays