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Hey everyone I just wanted to stop in since I haven't been on since January. Whats been going on with everyone. Here is my update. I had to have a complete unfill back in January since I was going in for surgery for a pinched nerve in my arm at the elbow Severe Ulnar Neropathy. My doctor requires a complete unfil if you have to have surgery. So when I went in for my unfill I weighed 199. So I wanted to get an appointment to get refilled about a week after my arm surgery Yeah No go they made me wait 6 freakin weeks. I gained back 16 pounds (215lb ). So I was not a happy camper at all. But I am happy to say that as of today I have drop those 16 regained pounds and lost an additional 9 (190 ). So I am a happy happy camper. So I am now about 35 pounds away from my goal. But the best part is the last time I weighed 190 (about 7 years ago)I wore a tight size 16. Well At 190 today I am in a size 12 jeans. I am floored The exersizing has made a huge difference. Thank you all for letting me run my mouth

Ok so I have been a bit bummed I am in a plateau from hell. Small pity party so please excuse me for a moment. :thumbup: I have lost 1 yes just 1 pound since september 25th. Kind of depressing. My next appt is not until January 5th. I am following all the bandster rules. And Exersizing. But there has been one BIG Bright light in it all even though I have not lost more then 1lb In a little over a month but I am down to a size 14 jeans. So I guess I am just building muscle and lossing fat. Ok so the scale is not moving but the sizes are. So i guess I will just hang in there and maybe tthe darn scale will start to move again. Thanks for letting me rant. :smile2: You all are just great. Trish

Name___ _Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost 1dayatime..........263............259.5..........243..........3.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............230............220...........15 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........206............200..........4.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............185............177...........11 KikiVal315.........237.5..........232............220..........5.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............177............160............3 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........269.6..........256..........4.6 LisaB..............205.5..........199............180..........6.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............242............230............6 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............288............280...........11 mominlv13..........299.8..........291.2..........280..........8.6 Momof5.............192.5..........191............175..........1.5 nip50..............175............171............160............4 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............169............150............2 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............207.5..........195..........3.5 tp78................201..........192............180..........9 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............188............170............7 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6 __________________

NAME.........................surgery date.....todays date....Lbs lost 1. SpecialK .................3/17/08........9/7/08............53.9 lbs 2. scrappy_friend .........3/17/08........9/4/08............54.0 lbs 3. aJoneen.................. 3/04/08........9/4/08............31.0 lbs 4. WestCoastMom....... 3/27/08........9/4/08............60.0 lbs 5. julietj1970................ 3/03/08........9/4/08............40 lbs 6. SugarBean.............. 3/24/08........9/4/08............88 lbs (30 before surgery) 7. Tess415...................3/10/08........9/4/08............60 lbs (23 before surgery) 8. jegtlf.........................3/24/08........9/5/08............56lbs 9. emmersglue .............3/18/08........9/5/08............48lbs 10. lglenn3000.................3/17/08........9/5/08............28 lbs 11. Busy.........................3/17/08........9/6/08............41 lbs. 12. tp78..........................3/13/08........9/8/08............36 lbs. update 9/25/08....-44lbs 13.potatie........................3/27/08........9/11/08...........56lbs 14. TKT2FLY.....................3/17/08........9/14/08...........63lbs 15. MSBoss08....................3/06/08........9/17/08..........64lbs 16. Hazel-Eyes...................3/14/08........9/17/08...........31 lbs 17. hungry4help..............3/3/08...........9/18/08........65lbs (10 before surgery) 18. sisterc.....................3/17/08..........9/18/08........28 lbs __________________

Yes it counts toward your total water intake for the day. I love this water it is awesome and it also has 5 grams of fiber along with the 5 grams of protien.

fibersure is what i use. 5 grams per tsp. you can not even taste it. mixes with any liquid

Nope you are not the only one. it started today. Yesterday I had no issue. I agree with you I like being able to read the email and not have to go to the board all the time

Hazeleyes, YES YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY... 30 pounds is GREAT. people lose at different rates and you should not compare your self with others. Our stats are almost identical . :smile: I was banded a day before you. I have lost 37 today in almost 6 months. I do follow the band rules completly. Just follow all the band rules and maybe add some weight training. Since I started doing some weight training the weight seems to be coming off easier. you will get there. Just follow the band rules and exersize. Some of us just lose slower then others , just keep in mind that you are still losing so you are doing great...

I was almost in tears when I got off the scale this morning. It read 199. I have not seen that in almost 7 years after gaining 100 lbs being pregnant with my son. I am beyond happy.

Hi everyone On the 13th will be my 6 month band anniversary and I have lot 37 pound to date. So by my 1 year band anniverary I would like to 1. Lose another 37 pounds. 2. be able to play around with my kids more. 3. get back into kick boxing 4. be able to buy clothes that are not in the plus size section :smile: :thumbup:

Everyone is doing so great Congrats to all of us. 1. SpecialK .................3/17/08........9/7/08............53.9 lbs 2. scrappy_friend .........3/17/08........9/4/08............54.0 lbs 3. aJoneen.................. 3/04/08........9/4/08............31.0 lbs 4. WestCoastMom....... 3/27/08........9/4/08............60.0 lbs 5. julietj1970................ 3/03/08........9/4/08............40 lbs 6. SugarBean.............. 3/24/08........9/4/08............88 lbs (30 before surgery) 7. Tess415...................3/10/08........9/4/08............60 lbs (23 before surgery) 8. jegtlf.........................3/24/08........9/5/08............56lbs 9. emmersglue .............3/18/08........9/5/08............48lbs 10. lglenn3000.................3/17/08........9/5/08............28 lbs 11. Busy.........................3/17/08........9/6/08............41 lbs. 12. tp78..........................3/13/08........9/8/08............36 lbs. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. instructions- copy most recent list and add your stats. It would be great if you could post on your six month bandiversary.

Ask them to do a baruim swollow test to make sure the band is place correctly. Do not give up you will start losing. Are you exersizing at all? Are you eating following the bandsters rule. Protien 1st, Veggies 2nd then starch.

Ok for the gas pressure get the gas x strips they are wonderful. I have IBS with constipation. I take 1 tsp of fibersure 3 times a day. That ends up being 15 grams of Fiber. It mixes completely in water and you can not taste it. Now since you are not getting in enough water that can make the stool hard. Try a stool softener. Here are a couple of links to take a look at. Fiber and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Syndrome Hope that this helps

Leighann, I have Ankylosing spondylitis which is a type of Arthritis and honestly I have notice a decrease in pain in my knees but thats it (Which is wonderful). but my back pain unfortunatly has increased since I have lost some weight which my doctor told me could happen. My arthritis is in my spine, neck, pevic area, hips, and Knees. You really should speak with your RA doctor and ask these questions. They would probably have better answers for you. But losing wieght is good for you either way. And I would not trade my band for anything. good luck

GEORGIA girl This is awesome I am making it alot and even my youngest loves it. Now I hate spinach but heard so much about this I thought I would give it a try. Thumbs up it is fabulous and low carb and low cal...

I knew that I have been getting smaller even though my scale has not been moving much. So this weekend I was looking for something nice to wear since I have a wedding to go to in a few weeks. Go and grab a pair of dress pants (size 22) put them on and they fell right off. It was great. Typically I wear pants that have an elestic waist since I hate buying new clothes and they sort of shrink with you. Well went to the store and grabed some 20's yeah no they didn't fit either. Oh yeah I was able to get into a size 16. Yippi I even bought a pair of jeans. lol and I am down 35 pounds since being banded March 13, 2008

Ok so I use splenda all the time expecially in my coffee. I was so surprised this weekend to find that they have come out with a new type of spenda. This splenda had 1 gram of Fiber per packet. I was soooooo flipping happy when I saw that. As a bandster i have stuggled with getting in all the fiber I need so this just helps add some more in along with using Fiber Sure. Figured I would share with everyone since all of you on the board share so much. Also if you can not find it at your market they do sell it online at the splenda website. Here is a link to the splenda with fiber info. SPLENDA