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I'm also waiting for that blasted ticker to move. my fill is still at 5.2 I'm gonna stop being a chicken and call for an appt. Monday morning. I haven't had one since the begining of Feb. I just wish my fill center had fluro. I would like to see whats going on in there. It's kinda hard for me to guess when I have enough or to much, but so be it, it is what it is. And as far as the exercise I wish I could really get into it but it just doesn't seem to go that way. I see people getting into running and so on, It sounds great but when I try most exercise I just don't get that warm fuzzy feeling they seem too. Oh well, I'll keep trying. Congats to all.

Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go 1RockinMom.........254............220.........145.......75 Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68 ALuv82.............280.5..........269.........200......69 AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............272.........199.......73 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............231.........165.......66 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............223.5.......130.......93.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............219.........175.......44 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............166.........160.......6 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64 Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8 EmmaWang...........241............195.........140.......55 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............364.........300.......64 GratefulHeart......226............187.........135.......52 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............183.6.......160.......23.6 kaninag............210............208.........170.......38 kimaly.............194............180.........160.......20 Lindar172..........246............218.6.......150.......68.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............178.........169........9 lotzasunshine......270............242.5.......180.......62.5 Loveislovely.......216............180.........175.......5 ltgordon...........284.8..........229.4.......185.......44.4 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Pink...............230............152.........145........7 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Sistergrl25........359............246.5.......170.......76.5 Snow...............227............167.........141.......26 stacy73............285............214.........160.......54 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............217............178.........130.......48 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

I wrote mine off this year. It had to be 10% of our income. combined with other surgery my DH had we just hit it.

chocolate pudding in a cloud.(sugar free whip cream pressed against the sides of a desert dish with SF chocolate pudding in the middle.

I'm really looking foward to this upcomming year, We just spent the whole last year starting a new life and now we'll spend the next one begining to live our new lives. Congrats to all as each of our days aproach. I went shopping to get a couple of things to wear on our 4th of July getaway. I found myself with a NSV Size 10 jeans!! All I could think was a size 9 is just around the corner, I can't remember the last time I bought single didget clothing. I hope ya'll have a great weekend!!!!

Congrats!! Your doing fantastic :tongue2:

My NSV was going to the beach with my daughter-in-law and granddaughter last weekend and not being uncomfortable hanging out in my swimsuit. Also being able to run, play, and swim with my granddaughter instead of just wishing we could leave like I used too. Knowing I Just put on a size 10 swimsuit for the first time in years felt great also.

My Bad! It didn't hit me that way because I never thought of food as my best friend even before the band. I felt kinda dumb after I went back and read it . Sorry!:

Sometimes we all feel like that, I think the loss doesn't come any where near the gain. Just hang in there. Why would you lose your best friend? If they're a true friend they will stand by you.

I ordered it off line from barnes and noble It only cost about 12 bucks. And the show sometimes comes on lifetime. Some of it I can eat, Some I have to tweek Love the french onion soup!

My Fav shake is EAS protein 17g protein and2 net carbs!! And 62lbs not bad my dear congrats!

Also I sneak in a dessert every now and then, I get them from the cook yourself thin cookbook. Alot of yummy recipes in there.

OK, My work days differ a little from home days so I'll start with work days:Decafe coffee and a EAS protein drink midmorning: pure protein bar lunch: a mix of deli meat baked ham, peppered turkey, cajin chicken about 4 to 6oz Dinner:same as lunch but add 2 to 3 oz of steamed vegs And cut meat down to 3oz also try to get in 40 to 60 oz of through out the day. non work: b:half whole wheat english muffin toasted twice (so it doesn't get stuck) topped w/lowfat cheese and deli ham cut in ribbons and topped with a poached egg YUM! L:tuna w/ mustard instead of mayo and special K crackers D: chicken breast cooked in crockpot w/buffalo wing seasoning(McCormick) a little lf sour cream on the side 2oz steamed greenbeans and make sure to get in water. Switch it up here and there but that would be a normal day.

my band date is 7/22/09 and 70lbs down and 22lbs to go. Also lazy and need to exercise.

Charlene, You and I are at the same fill level and you have had 9 fills and I have had 3. I really think it's up to the surgeon But from what I understand it is better to do the small fills. But I'm self pay, Maybe that's why she puts more in at a time. I really don't know but will be sure to ask next time I see her.

My first fill was 6wks after surgery and I got 3.8, My other 2 were smaller. And Joyful, not everyone is going to lose 50 to 100lbs. My Doc told me 50% of your excess weight in the first year is normal. So it will depend on how much excess weight each person would have. For instance I weighed a lot more then you did when we started so I should lose a little more then you lbs wise but it should work out about the same % wise.

I had my surgery in juarez, Mexico on 7/22/08 I'm down 70lbs and have 22lbs to go. Dr. Rod was great and so was his whole team. I went with Beliteweight and Jessica( my cordnator) was fantastic. No regrets!

I couldn't do it by myself I used Chantix, Took away the need but not the want. If I smoked on it the cigs tasted like doo-doo. Don't think I could have done it without it.

great, let me know how it goes. And maybe I can stop chickening out. Do you get yours under fluro? Mine are blind and it's really hard for me to tell when the water is slowing down the right amount or when I'm gonna be to tight.

for me :3 fills and 1 unfill but am ready for another and right now I'm at 5.2 in a 10cc band. But please try to remember It doesn't matter how many fills and unfills you get or rather your tight enough or not if your putting the wrong foods in your mouth.

Charlene, So sorry to hear about DH. How disapointing. But better to catch it now. Also, I just wanted to say I think all of us have something to be proud of. Even if we're not at goal weight yet look at how much we've lost. I saw on another thread where they added all there weight togather to see how much they had lost this far, I thought it might be encouraging if we did that. So I'll start and one of you add your weight loss to mine and so on and so on. We can get a total loss for the July butterflies. So here it goes: my 70lbs +yours=?

plus my 70 is 512

Fantastic job so far, You look great!!

Also dropping by to check-in and say Hi! Nothing to report so I'll check back later.