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As I haven't been on the site in a while I did not notice this opportunity until now but I figured it was still worth making a small goal for turkey day! Especially since I have not lost anything in 2months! So my goal is going to be 5lbs by Thanksgiving!

Hello all! It has been over 2 months since I have been on here. Life happens for sure! I have been struggling with the same 3lbs for the last few months. I am not losing, but not gaining. My 4th fill in September was .5 cc and every day since then is different. Sometimes I have restriction, sometimes I dont. It seems to depend on the day or even the week of the month as to what level my restriction is. I have been having some pain in my right side near my gallbladder so they did an ultrasound and found nothing abnormal with the gallbladder or liver. Which at least would have been nice to explain the pain. They suggested that I go back on my acid reflux meds and see if the pain is being caused by that. I still have that sharp stabbing pain every once in and while but now I am having pain at my port site. Its not that bad, it just feels almost bruised under my layer of tummy fat and my scar from the port aches a bit. Has anyone else had any issues like this? I have lost enough fat in my abdomin that I can clearly feel the port now and I wounder if that has anything to do with it. I don't know but I go in today to see my surgeon for the 1st time since surgery to check me out and see whats wrong. I just feel like something is not as it should be. How are people doing since surgery day? I am down 27ish lbs depending on the day. :-)

I hear you! In the last month I am down 3lbs which yes it is great that I am not up but geez did I need a fill. I got my 4th one today she only wanted to do .5 cc at a time now because of the amount so will see tomorrow if it did anything or not.

Thank you! No I had to lose before surgery my weight at surgery was 220. I have only lost 25 since surgery in 3 months. And yes it was the band lol. :-)

Sorry this is a few weeks coming but...Thank you! :-)

Sorry this is a few weeks coming but...Thank you! :-)

sorry it has been a while since I have been on here. I for some reason was not receiving emails telling me there was a response to this post. At surgery I was 220lbs I am at 195 right now. And thank you and everyone for the congrats I appreciate it!

Thank You! I am 5'2 199lbs so according to bmi charts between 100-130 is what I should weigh for my height. And I do like the idea of small goals. So I think I am going for 10lbs at a time. I have never been this small as an adult so I don't have a particular size I want to get int,o or a particular weight I want to be at so I just have to go off the charts since I have no frame of reference. :-) Hope everyone is doing well.

I am under 200lbs !!!! So happy today! And a picture to prove it! I have not weighed under 200 since 8th grade. I am in shock I still cannot believe it. And my mother was so nice today and came all the way to my work and brought me flowers to congratulate me on being under 200. :-) It was so sweet of her to do. She knows how much it means to me. :ohmy::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t: Now I don't know what my next goal should be. :-) Any ideas? What is everyone doing for goals? I am thinking 10lbs at a time so maybe 190. :-) thoughts?

Ifyourstomachoffendsyou - i have to restriction what so ever with meat veggies fruit I don't drink before or during meals so I am not sure what actual restriction feels like. The uncomfortable issue is with bread and cereal which I think is just due to the expanding so I have just stayed away from them. I want to know what it should feel like because I don't think the pain from bread that I get is the same as restriction at least I hope not because it hurts !