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Thank you. The link was very informational. Do the patients get the choice of the 3 month or the 6 month or does the policy stipulate which it has to be? Karen

My goal for the week is to hit the gym 5 times. 2 down 3 to go. I have lost 11 of my 18 lb V-Day goal so far. I WILL MAKE IT PLUS MORE!!! Congrats everyone on their great progress! Karen NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............214............210...........4 annjones...........277............264............267..........3 AuntieGG...........286............278............270...........8 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............160...........5 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........189............180...........9 Bonnielass.........168............164............159...........5 Brandy.............198............194............190...........4 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3 CubsGirl...........150............145............140...........5 Cutiew/booty.......224............220............212...........8 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............225............215..........10 Jodi_620...........160............158............148..........10 karebare714........283............272............265...........7 kikival315.........219.5..........216............210...........6 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............243.4..........239.........4.4 LisaLef............270............238............234...........4 littlefroggy.......211............205............195..........10 Long2BThin.........216............209............205...........4 Loveislovely.......223............213............208...........5 ltgordon...........264............262............250..........12 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........265.8..........260.........5.8 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............202............193...........9 wowox7.............173............165............163...........2 __________________

I was banded on Oct 8th and have had 2 fills. I have felt very little restriction so far. My apt for my 3rd fill is Jan 6th. I am praying for more restriction. I have lost 33 lbs so far, but 15 of that was during my 7 day pre op liquid diet. I want to feel that "oh I have to stop" feeling that I have heard so much about. My Dr told me not to diet just to eat whatever I wanted as long as it was solid and stop when I am full. He said that I would be able to eat so little that it didn't matter what I ate. But I can almost eat as much as I could b4 my surgery. I need some motivation and some encouragement that I will soon get to my sweet spot.

I am getting there slowly but surely! Congrats on everyones weight loss. Karen NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............214............210...........4 annjones...........277............264............267..........-3 AuntieGG...........286............278............270...........8 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........189............180...........9 Bonnielass.........168............166............159...........7 Brandy.............198............194............190...........4 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3 CubsGirl...........150............145............140...........5 Cutiew/booty.......224............222............212..........10 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............225............215..........10 Jodi_620...........160............158............148..........10 karebare714........283............273............265...........8 kikival315.........219.5..........216............210...........6 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............243.4..........239.........4.4 littlefroggy.......211............205............195..........10 Long2BThin.........216............210............205...........5 Loveislovely.......223............216............208...........8 ltgordon...........264............262............250..........12 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............260............250..........10 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........265.8..........260.........5.8 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 Tabithan...........246............246............236..........10 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............202............193...........9 wowox7.............173............168............163...........5

I am down a total of 40 lbs now which is 25% of my total goal of 160lbs. It has been 3 months so far since surgery. This is not as far as I thought I would be by now, but I am still happy. I will keep pushing farward. As far as my V-day goal, I am down 8 lbs and 10 lbs to go. I WILL make it!!! I hope (LOL). Good luck to everyone. Karen

I have just lost a lil more. I am still in the habit of weighing daily. I know that I need to just weigh weekly, but I am a lil anal. NAME----------------------START-----------------CURRENT----------------GOAL------------------TO GO 1000words..........220............216............210...........6 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............282............270..........12 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Barb12590..........185............185............175..........10 Bea1128............190.5..........190.5..........180........10.5 Bonnielass.........168............166............159...........7 Brandy.............198............198............190...........8 crzytchr...........250............244............240...........4 CubsGirl...........150............147............140...........7 Cutiew/booty.......224............224............212..........12 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............226............215..........11 Jodi_620...........160............160............148..........14 karebare714........283............276............265..........18 kikival315.........219.5..........218.5..........210.........8.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............244.0..........239...........5 Long2BThin.........216............212.7..........205.........7.7 Loveislovely.......223............216............208...........8 ltgordon...........264............263............250..........13 Mair...............231............231............220..........11 Mamanmidwife.......264............264............250..........14 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........270.2..........260........10.2 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 Tabithan...........246............246............236..........10 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............207............193..........14 wowox7.............173............169............163...........6

I was banded the same day as you. You are doing amazing!!! How many fills have you had and do you know how many cc's? Sorry to be so curious, but I still have no restriction. I had my 3rd fill yesterday. I don't know if it made a difference yet or not because I am still on liquids. Just need a lil inspiration I guess. Congrats on your weight loss! Karen

I go for my 3rd fill today. I have never felt any restriction at all. I have been banded for 3 months and the weight I have lost has came from dieting. I know that I can't stick to a diet forever, thats why I decided to get banded in the first place. I have dieted really good for the last week and a half and have lost 6 lbs, but before that I set still for about 3 weeks. I am praying for restriction after todays fill. Thanks for listening to me whine and complain. Sorry if I got on anyones nerves. Karen Pray for me!

Name...........Start Lbs.........Current..........Goal....To Go 1000words.....220..................218.............210.........8 Barb12590.....185...................185.............175........10 Bonnielass......168..................168..............159........9 Brandy...........198..................197.............190.........7 crztchr...........250..................247.............240........7 CubsGirl..........150..................150.............140.......10 Imgoingdown...239..................199.............189.......10 janesays.........230..................230.............215......15 karebare714....283..................277..............265......18 kikival315........219..................219..............210.......9 LauraP............170..................170..............155.......15 leslie2lose.......229..................223.5............219......4.5 LilMissDiva.......253..................249.2..........242.2......7 Long2BThin......216..................212.7.............205.......7.7 Loveislovely.....223..................220.............208.......12 ltgordon...........264.................264.............250.......14 Mamanmidwife .264.................264..............250.......14 misskitty84......313.................263..............243.......20 SanDiegoPhotog..263...............191.............179........12 Tabithan.........246..................246.............236.......10 Terilynn112.....224..................224.............200.......24 Tuger............192..................192..............185.........7 twinmommie....207..................207.............193........14 wowox7.........173..................173..............163........9

I have lost 6lbs since this challenge started. This is exactly what I needed to kick my butt into gear. Thank you all so much! goal 18lbs...6 down...12 to go...YAY!!!

I added my name, I hope that is OK? I am being a lil aggresive, 18 lbs. I will happy with any though. Thanks for the motivation. Name...........Start Lbs...........Current..........Goal..To GoBarb12590......185...................185...............175.....10 Bonnielass......168..................168...............159......9 Brandy...........198..................198...............190......8 crztchr...........250...................250...............240.....10 janesays.........230...................230...............215.....15 karebare714....283...................283...............265.....18 kikival315........219...................219...............210......9 leslie2lose.......229...................229...............219......10 LilMissDiva.......253..................250.6.............242.6...8 Long2BThin......216...................216...............205......11 Loveislovely.....223..................220...............208......12 Mamanmidwife ...264................264...............250......14 misskitty84......313..................263...............243......20 SanDiegoPhotog..263...............191...............179......12 Tabithan.........246..................246...............236......10 Terilynn112.....224..................224...............200.......24 Tuger............192..................192..............185.........7 twinmommie....207..................207..............193........14 wowox7.........173..................173...............163........10 <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

"Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band" This is one of the books that I have been thinking about getting. What do you like about it? I have looked in all the book stores near me and they all say that I have to order it that they don't keep it in the stores. I like to thumb through a book before I buy it and make sure that it is what I want. I don't wnat a cookbook though. Some recipes would be great, but I want much more than that. Do you think that this book would fit what I am looking for? Karen

I just realized that we were both banded on 10/08/08. You have lost a lot more weight than me. How is your restriction? I don't feel any restriction at all. I have about 4 CCs in my 10 CC band. I feel like I am doing horrible. Karen

I haven't been doing so great. Maybe this will motivate my butt into gear. I am at 283 now, so I will try to get down to 265. That will be 18 lbs from now and v-day and a total of 50lbs. I wanted to have lost 50lbs b4 the end of the year but it didn't happen. I am feeling a little down about my weightloss. I had my surgery on Oct 8th and I have still only lost 32 lbs. I want this to happen faster. I am going to start trying much harder from this moment. I just ordered a bender ball and I will start exercizing. Good luck everyone! Karen

My mom is in her sixties and is going for lapband. Has anyone had this done at that age? If so, did you have much success and were there any probs?

I went for my 2 week checkup yesterday and my surgeon said to eay only solid foods from now on. No more protein shakes, oatmeal, mashed potatos, soups, chili, ect...Besides that, he said to eat anything I want. He doesn't want me to think about food. As long as it is solid, no matter the fat, eat it. He said that it doesn't matter if it is a suasage biscuit or chicken breast because I will be full in a matter if bites. This conflicts with everything I see on here. I asked for a guideline menu, and he said don't think about food! Thats all I think about! How do I lose? I understand that more solid food will make me full quick and keep me there, but shouldn't it be good food? Any advise would be great. Karen

I have been banded 16 days now and I do great during the day until about 8pm every night. I am not physically hungry at that point but mentally hungry. That was why diets never worked before, at night I would just give up. I have not had a fill yet and could eat a decent amount if I tried I think. I do not get hungry much during the day and a lil holds me for a long time. But I never feel like I can't eat anymore. I stop when I am full during the day and have tiny meals for bfast, lunch and dinner and am satisfied. When there is nothing to do and I am bored I am used to watching TV and eating whether I am hungry or not at night. It is getting harder to control. Any suggestions on what to do to get my mind away from this horrible habit until I get a fill? Karen

I was banded on 10/08/08. I lost 13lbs the week pre-op, but have only lost 6lbs since surgery. So I understand where you are coming from cellis82. I would like to see faster results too since I have about 150lbs to lose. My first post-op visit is 10/22/08 (tomorrow). I am excited to hear how the Dr. thinks I am doing. Good luck. It will come off in time. Karen

I was banded 10 days ago. I have 5 scars and the one that is by itself is where my port is. It is really swollen and still not looking completely closed to me. They are all bumpy and red and itch to no end. The port incision is the only one that hurts. I am trying to keep my stips on that one for as long as possible because it doedn't look as closed as the others. But they are barely hanging on, and two have already came off. Do they look normal to the rest of you? Sorry if I am just being obsessive. Karen

Thank you all. I called my Doc yesterday. I wanted to be seen, but unfortunatley he just called me in some antibiotics. I go in tomorrow for my 2 week check up. I'm sure all is fine if he wasn't worried enough to see me. It would have make me feel better though. Thank you all for your advise and support. I get more answers from all of you that I do from my Docs office. Karen

My surgeons office is submitting the paperwork to the insurance company on friday. I have BCBS of Minnasota. The office said that it will take 4 to 6 weeks to get an answer. Is that about how long it has taken for the rest of you. It seems like a long time. Just curious if that is an accurate estamate. Thanks for any info. Karen

I have bcbs, but hospital warned me that a lot of insurances doesn't pay for celebrex. The pain is a lot better than last night. Not too bad now. I am glad to have it over and can't wait to start reaping the rewards of all my hard work. Good luck everyone. Karen

I was banded yesterday morning. I am getiing around good and no vomiting. I did have problems urinated after surgery, but they said thats common. Came home about 5 hours after surgery. My insurance doesn't cover the pain meds so I am in pain, but its tolerable. My mouth is staying real dry. All of this will be worth it in a few weeks I know. All in all, not too bad. Good luck to everyone else. Karen

I started my pre-op diet Wednesday, and have lost 9 lbs in the first 2 days. Is this normal? I am just over 300 lbs and have never lost weight this quick b4. I am not having any probs and don't think this is too awful hard so far. I feel good and hope that this continues. I am thinking this is mostly water weight, I guess. My wedding ring is already starting to slide off. I just want to know if this is the norm or am I not eating enough? Karen

How do I get into it? I want to be included if possible. karebare714@insightbb.com I don't know what info you need. Just weight, age size, BMI or what? Thank you so much for doing this for us. I wish I was more technically intellectual.