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Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Mamanmidwife.......299............276............280...........23 Long2bthin.........248............228............230...........20 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 aJoneen............223............213............213............10 Congratulations all of you for reaching your goal. That is a wonderful accomplishment. Keep up the good work.

I agree with Restlessmonkey, she always has good things to say. I had my band on 08-11-08 and I love it. I didn't have any nausea after surgery and so far no problems pbing or getting food stuck. I do take small bites and I chew chew chew. It is different for everyone and I know there are people that have problems, however, they are an exception to the rule. If you follow your doctor's advice you will do fine.

I have a hard time telling that I have lost weight. My daughter is always telling me she can tell and for me it is just not that easy. I have been walking as my form of exercise and I walk during my breaks down the halls at work. The other day, someone I have never met, came up to me at lunch and said, "I see you walking the halls and believe me when I tell you, you can really see that it is working for you. You look great." That was such a victory for me. I expect my daughter to say kind things, but when a stranger does it really helped me. Can't wait till I can see it.

I agree. I know life goes on and the lap band isn't our entire life, but I have enjoyed hearing from other people who are in the same stage as I am. I have missed hearing from all of you. I know I couldn't have made it this far sanely, with out all of your help and support. I hope to hear from you all soon.

I will keep you in my prayers. I know the surgery has given me a new lease on life. Just keep on plugging away.

Down 1.6 pounds... Only two pounds to go and a week to do it. ******NAME********START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT********GOAL********LBS. LOST *****************************:tt2:*********************** 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............216............213............7 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............269............265...........12 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............185............175............3 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............178............177...........18 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............170............160...........10 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........258............256.........16.2 LisaB..............205.5..........193............180.........12.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Long2bthin.........248............230............230...........18 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............283............280...........16 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............215............208............3 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............242............232...........10 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............214.5..........200..........5.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............213............199...........11 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............296............280............8 thatDEgirl.........211............196.4..........195.........14.6 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............217............210............8 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............180............170...........15 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Last week 259.6 This week 258 1.6 pound loss this week, but that was within the first two days and nothing since then. I hope this doesn't last long.

Congratulations!!!! I am sure it was worth the trip no matter how long it took. Can't wait to join you.

I flew home for a visit a month after surgery and I had no problems. I am sure you will be all right. Now roller coasters I will never be able to answer on because I haven't been on one since I was 12.

Just curious as to why you are using this diet? Is it just another step on the lap band journey? Is it just for convience as they have great recipies to follow? Are you using the new improved South Beach or the old one? So far, knock on wood, just following the one cup serving has worked well for me, but I know the time will come when it isn't working and I would love to have a back up plan. Keep us posted on how you are doing on this plan.

Thanks Jodi. Hope it stays this time.

Last week 262.6 This week 259.6 Three pound loss this week. I am now in the 50's. So glad to reach that number.

This is wrong again. I just corrected it last night. Whats going on here?

Down 3 pounds this week. Only 3.6 to reach goal. This really might happen. I love my band. ******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *****************************:tt2:************:regular_smile:*********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............216............213............7 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............269............265............12 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............228............225...........17 HarleyGirl.........188............185............175............3 HeatherA...........210.5..........202.1..........200..........8.4 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............179............177...........17 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............173............160............7 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........259.6..........256.........14.6 LisaB..............205.5..........196............180.........10.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............230.4..........230...........17.6 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............285............280...........14 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........284.6..........280.........15.2 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 NurseNiki..........258............246............239...........12 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............242............235...........10 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............171............167............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167............10 Tess...............304............299...........280.............5 thatDEgirl.........211............199.8..........195.........11.2 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............217............210............8 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............182............170...........13 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6 __________________

Not sure how to make a new thread, testing this

This has been a great week for me. Down 3.6 pounds. Last Week 266.2 This Week 262.6 I hope everyone has a good week.

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My doctor told me as long as I am losing and not starving between meals he won't give me a fill. I was upset at first, but now I understand. I don't want to have to have ps after my weight loss so I will be patient. Hang in there you are doing great.

I am sure it is like everything else here, in it depends on the doctor. My understanding with mine, (Tricare) is that they are covered with just a co-payment (12). I am hoping that this is correct as some of the posts on here say that the fills are expensive. He explained it was part of his plan at this time and I would be grandfathered into it in case it did change in the future

Vegasgirl you are doing great. 40 pounds lost. It sounds like you are doing ok to me. I know it is hard to remember to measure your food, but it does help. Our eyes have a way of letting more on our plate if we leave it up to them. Good luck with your fill.

What a wonderful thread. I am thankful for my new life. I have a goal of 8000 steps a day and this week I topped it. Two days I walked over 10,000 steps. That is wonderful as in June when I started this journey, I was winded when I walked to the car. Life is wonderful today.

I would hate to think the show was rigged. I hated it when two years or so ago, one member drank so much water that he gained 14 pounds in one week as a plan to get rid of someone. This show is such an inspiration for me, but I know I couldn't go on the show and do all they do. They have in the past had some one from a previous season come back and demonstrat something to the new group and I would love to have Ali come back so we can see how she has done since the show. I was surprised they let him on the show with all the medical problems that he had as they are liable for anything that happens to the contestants. I do believe he maintained a lot of fluid and that was why the gain, besides the fact that they didn't do much while at the Grand Canyon as far as exercise. At any rate, I believe in the show and what it does for me if not the contestants on the show.

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My understanding that beer was a no no, just like pop because of the carbonation, which made me unhappy as I love a cold beer on a hot night. But if I can get along without pop, I can get along without beer.