DrewsLou

Hey girls!! Here I am checking in for my final September challnge update. The challenge ends for me today as tonight I see Dave Matthews Band! Wooohoo! I have officially lost 19.8 pounds on the challenge. Just 10.2 pounds shy of my goal.... LOL! I am all for a Thanksgiving Challenge! Count me in!

I have no problem with either. Steak is a staple in my diet!

I am just over 4 months out and have not experienced ANY hair loss. I lose the same small amount I always have when I comb my hair when it's wet but there has not been any increase.

Welcome Jaclyn! I am also in CO and was banded 5/2/06. Congrats on the huge loss! What is your secret?

Yeah!! I'm in! PM'ing now...........

Holy crap! 227 pounds?? BRAVO!!!!!

Wanted to post a recent pic. Pink shirt is May 1 Black shirt is last Saturday, about 16 weeks out

Changed my avatar just for you Linda! What do you think? :heh:

And K@t.... I sooooo appreciate you taking the time to set these exchanges up! I know it must be time consuming and you are awesome! I don't think you are "hogging" anything!

Halloween is one of my FAVE holiday's so I'm all for a spooky day exchange!!!

I sure wish my appetite disappeared! I still get hungry, sometimes ravenous, very quickly. Luckily it dosen't take much to fill me up though!

Jenna... I'm so glad you liked it! Sorry you (almost) got stiffed! It feels great to save the day! :clap2:

Just wanted to post some new pics. Let's see yours!!!

LOVE the tat Penni! Dosen't the foot hurt like a biotch?? :couch2:

Hello my fellow Maysters! Things are pretty crazy in my life right now. On top of dealing with my possible leak my hubby went back into the hospital Tuesday. He has been there on and off for the past 3 and a half years with some pretty serious infections and probably at least 100 surgeries. Long story.... don't want to bore you with the details. He was home for 2 months since his last "visit" and now he's right back in with another infection. This has been so hard, I don't know how I can get through it but I always seem to. We have almost lost him several times. Oh... did I mention we have only been married for just under 4 years??? Yup... he got sick about 3 months after our wedding and it has been going on ever since. Be grateful for your good health.... I always took mine for granted! On to the challenge, I lost a pound this week. Woohoo! first time I've had my weight move down in weeks. It sucks that it's only 1 pound but I will take what I can get.... especially with zero restriction! Update on my leak. Still trying to get fluoro scheduled, looking around for other docs in my area that might be cheaper. Talked to Inamed yesterday for more info on leaking ports. Steve from the Product Support Department told me that there are three causes of leaks. 1)tubing comes detached from the port. He said there is a little stainless steel clamp that holds them together that can come apart 2) my tubing was punctured by the needle when the doc tried to do a fill 3) when the band was installed the doc nicked it when suturing it to my stomach. Apparently the docs are supposed to fully inflate the band before they install it to check for leaks so they are sure they are not installing a leaky band. Haven't asked my doc yet if he did that. Inamed recommends I get a fill under flouro with contrast to see exactly where the leak is coming from. The guy I talked to (Steve) was very friendly and helpful and started a file on me so they could track the problem. I am supposed to call him back once I have the flouro and let him know where the leak is. If anyone needs to contact Inamed I would happily share his name and number for questions! Hope this finds everyone healthy and happy! Peace.

I can't stomach Isopure. Tried and tried and I can't do it. If you don't shake it up enough you get nasty thick floaties in it. Shake it up good if you insist on drinking it!

I never knew we had spell check available in our posts! Sweet! I will definatley take advantage of it. Thanks Carlene! Whoops! Tried to use it because it requires a download... I'm at work and can't do it. Hopefully my posts aren't too terrible!

Totally normal I think. I was pretty hungry by 4 days out! If your on mushies (sounds like it) try some yogurt, sugar free pudding, refried Beans and creamy Soups. That helped me a little bit. Good luck and let me know if I can try to come up with something else!

K@t's hubby updated her puter and she lost all her PM's so she has no record of who had who. Hopefully Dawg will PM me the info!

I think it's pretty crappy to not follow through with a commitment you made, especially when someone who has nothing to do with the drama gets shafted. Dawg... please pm me with the name of the person Susan was supposed to get a gift for so I can get something out to them.... Thanks.

503.......the check is in the mail!

Yeah, it's on my foot. It's almost healed now and looks awesome. Didn't expect the top of my foot to hurt so much... duh!

I saw your new tat on another thread Telly. Very cool! Is it your first??

Welcome Mr 3Loves! Are you getting banded as well? I thought I read 3Loves mention that.......

What a crazy day it has been on LBT!