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It looks like everyone is doing great at their one year banaversaries. We all got to hang in there and reach out goals this year. Yeah!! Now I really should go exercise but I'm going to sit on the couch and watch 24.

Hey NJSoldierwife, We are practically neighbors. I'm in Morganville. Good work about the weight loss. When did you get banded? I was banded 1/08. I'm not in the mood for all the snow that's heading our way. I agree I'm so ready for spring.

Good luck carameia, I hope you feel better after you see the doctor. I also have trouble keeping food down, but no problem with liquids. Anyway, I had an unfil 12/9/08, and do any of you think it could be possible I could be swollen from this unfil. I don't know if anyone gets swollen after an unfil. I don't think I've heard about this yet. I only ask because it's still hard to keep food down. Thanks

Can someone please tell me what the Wii Fit is. Thanks.

hEY bASS Riley I can't believe you have lost 102 lbs from September to now. It took me 1 year to lose 84 lbs. Please tell your secrets and keep up the good work!!

Thanks BJ for the body bugg info. It sounds like too much energy for me to do that. But if it works for you great!

Hi everyone I was banded 1/28/08 and have been through a whole host of issues as I'm sure you are aware. I've lost 85 lbs with 30 pounds to go. I can't eat all day and I can eat all night. Help!

Hey Daisy All I can say is hang in there. We're here for you. I was able to eat a regular dinner with no chewing or waiting last night and it was wonderful. Anyway,I gained weight this morning. If I didnt have my fills I would probably put my weight back on in the blink of an eye. So I know it's really hard for you now. Hang in there

I don't eat the day of a fil because it's too early for me and my band it to tight. But i woul eat what I want the night before Good Question - What is a body bugg???

Hi everyone, how are you doing today? I barely ate all day or exercised. Got to get moving. last night I had a weird experience. Went out to eat and was able to drink and eat with no problem it went down so nice and I wasn't taking small bites and eating slow. I was so happy but the scale went up this morning. I don't think it was worth it. Anyway, does this happen to you that sometimes you can just eat?????? Kim - I've been banded one year. Meri - I didn't get the unfil. The doctor sent me for a swollow test and said everything was fine and didn't unfil me. Congratulations for being in the 130's that is so wonderful. I'm really happy for you. See what happens this month before you fil and hang on Java - I definitely think I would have gained the 84 lbs if not for my band. Thank god for the lapband. Take care you Fabuluous Forties and let's be careful at our superbowl partiesl. Deal?

I hate to say it. But last night I had a fluke, I went out to dinner with husband and friends and was able to drink, eat and be merry like the old days. Maybe I didn't eat at much as I used to or maybe I did. I don't know but it felt like a picnic. you didn't hear a word from me while I was eating. Here's the bad news - up 3.5 lbs this morning. Won't be doing thisd again even if I can. Have to be very careful at Superbowl party tomorrow with all the goodies. Good luck to all of us.

I didn't even think about the food at the superbowl party. Oh boy. you're so right. I better watch. Thanks. We'll all do fine!!!!!!! Right??????

Hey sunshine. glad to hear you're getting around better. It's actually my one year anniversary and thanks for your support. Update: Did not exercise today. 1

Brand new lisa I feel exactly the same way you do about exercise. It's just too much effort for me to go upstairs to my treadmill and get changes and push myself. At least I'm not alone

Hi you fabuluous forties. Everyone Thanks so much for your support and kind words. Newbies hang in there. It will come. Just remember not to get too frustrated the first one to two months because the band has to keep being adjusted untill you feel restraicted. I saw my doctor every 2 weeks and kept getting fills until I felt some restriction. I would call their office and tell them I needed a fill because I was always hungary and eating alot. Sometimes they had an attitude because I was scheduled for a month, but they were able to usually accomodate me. An update. I saw the doctor today for an unfil and as usual he told me he can't really take anything out other than .25 or .50. I told him it's either too tight or too loose with these adjustments but he can't seem to find a middle ground. Then I was reading a brochure on the realize band and it said that this band only holds 1.8 of a teaspoon. That's it. So no wonder why its so hard for them to make these inbetween ajustments when your really playing with hardly any liquid. So compare that to your own band. Anyway, he sent me for a swollow test to see what was going on, to see if my treachea or anything was wrong from throwing up. He seemed satisfied that I was fine and did not take anything out. So I'm where I started. But that's better than him taking out too much. Sorry about the long post, but maybe this info. can help someone. I would like to think it does. Miss Meliss Happy birthday. You go girl. I know what you mean/ 80lbs is tremendous. Congrats. How did you lose it so fast? I'm optomistic too. Got 30 more lbs to goal too.

Hi everyone I have to say 2 days after my anniversary, I ate like a horse tonight. I went out to dinner with friends. How I got it down, without chewing alot and eating slow is beyond me. I thought I needed an unfil. oh how wrong, I just don't know what happened that I was able to eat like that. It was a fluke .I must say it felt sooo good and I was sooo happy. I totally blocked out my band. But I have to tell you if I didn't have my band I probably would have gained 86 lbs this year instead of losing it. Thank god for my lapband.

It seems all months have a site but us. Let's start a group for us folks where we can discuss all our one year band issues and get support.

Thanks Sula i needed that support. I don't know how to stop makaing excuses. I make them all the time for not getting on the treadmill whicvh is in my house. How sad it that. I saw someone today who lost 80 lbs in 10 months but she sai9d she exercises 5x a week. Good for her, bad for me.

Congtatulations Long2bthin - This is a major! You deserve it as I'm sure you worked hard to get here in only 8 months. Great work. How did you do it? Today is my bandaversary and I'm down 84lbs; it took me a year. So if you have any suggestions please let me know. May other wonderful things happen to you also.

Today is my Bandaversary. I'm down 84 lbs but I don't see it. I'm only focused on the other 35lbs that need to come off. Maybe then I could appreciate my weight loss. I did notice that when I did the treadmill last week I did lose a lb the following morning. You know what that means. Uggg

Hey Meri Thanks. I went to a support group and my doctor was there and he said I need an unfill. So I get one on Friday. Hh thinks I'm too restricted. And maybe I am but they tend to take out too much when they do an unfil and this makes me anxious. I'd hate to start regaining. Its wonderful that you've reached your goal. You must feel so great about that. How come the fill? Talk to you later. Caryn

Today is my Bandaversary. I can't believe a year has gone by already. I've lost 84 pounds and am at 164. I need to get at least 35 lbs more off. But it can be4 hard. I'm at a plateau. I've go to break this stalemate and move on to a new year. Happy new year. Anyone else banded today?

Today is my Bandaversary! One year of band living. I've lost 86 lbs and I'm very excited about it, I'm at 164.. I know people have lost more in a year, but oh well. I hope I can lose 35 lbs more to get me to goal, but at a plateau. Need encouragment to exercise. Thanks for listening and I would appreciate your support.

Hi Everyone I'm bandana. I just found this thread. I want to share with e3veryone today is my Bandaversary. Wow - I can't believe it's a year. I've lost 86 lbs from my 250 high before banding. I'm very happy about the weight loss, but I'm also in a funk, not diong what I'm supposed to and at a plateau. Some way to start an anniversary. Thanks for listening.

Oregondaisy I appreciate your post. Thank you. How are you doing with the looser band. Do you have to chew, chew, chew or can you take bigger bites. I'm so frusted with eating protein and the small morsels of beef or chicken, etc that I can eat. I've been considering an unfil so I can eat a little bit more "normal" I just miss eating without any rules and guidlines to follow in terms of small bites, slow and chew. Are you stil losing weight with the looser band. Thanks for your help