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BigPaul always makes me feel really good about myself. He's funny and silly but really smart right when you need him to be. DeLarla TellyMelly keeps me motivated on days I think I want to slack and theres always a smile on my face when I'm talking to her, she just keeps me laughing. She brightens my day! Cutiern reminds me of my daughter. I love how she is young, independent, and willing to make financial sacrifices to change her life. Dawg is a great husband. Selfless and supportive. He lives a banded lifestyle, without the band, so that he may succeed along side his wife. Pennie always seems so level-headed and diplomatic. I really admire that. Jack cracks me up with the use of his warped sense of humour in the manner in which he offers practical advice. Humour and practicalilty...great match and I always appreciate his input. (I also like his avatar!!) The best me (Kathy) has one of the most loving and tender hearts I've ever seen. She is always caring and giving to others even when she's needing support for herself. Her love of God and her desire to be a better servant shows in every post. Paula is my sweet Band-daughter and I'm so proud of how genuinely sweet she is and how her caring heart and love of God shows by her actions towards all others Iluvharleys has a good heart and is always so thoughtful, kind and caring always thinking of others in their time of need. NJChick (Eileen) Cracks me up!!!! She brings a smile to my face no matter what the topic. Bandland would be a boring place without her : - ) VinesQueen reminds me never to give up no matter how bad things seem at the time and encourages me that I should dance my heart out no matter whos watching~and I wish she would hurry up and get back on LBT!!! Michelle, without a doubt the most inspirational person to me. Even while having her own family problems, she finds time to come here and offer her help. She's a great person! Susan (PhotoNut) is one of the most supportive and knowledgeable people I've ever known. EmileeKaye is the sweetest, most genuinely nice and wholehearted bandster and online personality I have ever met.. and I have met quite a few. The sun shines on her goodness and it feels really nice to surround myself with people like this. K@t has been my friend and support since the moment I joined this group. She listens and gives without asking in return and makes me feel anything is possible. DeLarla is my vision of independence, strength, wisdom and trust and has always been a person that speaks her mind and has gained a tremendous amount of respect from me as an intelligent and witty person. StrawartS is smart and funny, and she has the strong personality I admire, yet she's kind. Plus, her screen name is a Palindrome. It's spelled the same backward and forward. Very Cool. Kathy (best me) Jenna (princess n thep) is always honest and straight foward. And she is a great booty dancer. Kathy was kind and gentle with me when I was cursing over my first PB. I was shocked by her generous spirit at first, but now I see that that's how she treats everyone. And her baby is pretty cute. And I don't even like babies. The NJ Board: I can't chose just one person because so many have come to my rescue. They give their heart and soul and they do it with compasion and love. *Cheers NJ Board, I Love You ALL* Since I have known Mychevygirl (DeAnn), she has shown incredible inner strength, focus and determination in the midst of extremely trying times. She has kept a positive, happy attitude in spite of the stresses she has endured, and she has a smile that shines through her words because it comes from her heart. FunnyDuddies is a beautiful, intelligent, loving woman who's quick witt and sense of humor is a blessing to those around her. She makes me smile, and I feel so bless to call her my sis. She has also earned my respect and admiration for showing a deep inner strength during times of adversity. MoOrless is another one of my personal inspirers. She has lost weight all on her own. Reading her posts have been a great eye opener, showing me that weight loss is nothing more than willpower and self-control, which she displays very well. She cheers me on as I do my wild goose chases with myself and she keeps me motivated, letting me know daily that every goal I set for myself, no matter how outlandish it may seem, is very possible and attainable. I thank her for believing in me, (a complete stranger). Alex is the best thing ever...he has given us this board as a place to learn, laugh, commiserate, cry,...pretty much whatever we are in need of!! And...he just keeps making it better!!! Thanks, Alex!!!!!!! I have to have a second go at this! MoOrless keeps me going in ways I never thought I'd need. She is working and trying so hard to lose the weight on her own as well as coping with health problems. She finds positive ways around her setbacks that put me to shame and motivate me all at the same time. Kind words and thoughts for others come easily to her and she makes me smile. Alexandra seems to always be there when a thread gets hairy. She has the ability to listen with an open mind and heart, to sympathize and give a reality check in just a few short lines. I have noticed that she remains detached, but flexible. Harleynana (Pat) is one of the smartest, kindest people I have ever met. She talks like a sweet southern belle, but she's also a tough cookie who is generous and supportive without fail. And to all the NJ Chat gals who welcomed me into their midst even though I live in Michigan - your support and friendship has meant the world to me. I love this board. It makes me laugh. It makes me think. It makes me mad. It inspires me. It give me good ideas. It gives me advice. Most of all, it makes me feel I am not alone in this struggle, that I am part of a community with one goal... to reclaim our health and our lives... to live better, and be better. We may not always see eye to eye, but we are all better for knowing each other. mini_me is in my book! Nana~ (aka "plunderbunny") inspires me with her carefree attitude. Because of her, I wore my Pirate gear when we went to see the new Pirates movie. Your style and panache inspire me to be me. (Vinesqueen) Vinesqueen is an absolute treasure. She has the most amazing ability to be enviably strong yet human, in the face of outstanding challenges. She always takes time to remind that's it's health first, and that our health supercedes everything, including our weight. Plus her journal really rocks. She's a jewel! There's a lot of people on here that have inspired me and some of them have already been mentioned so I think I would pick JMO and KMO, they have both been very inspiring to me along with everyone else. These 2 rock. oooh i always read post by jack and wheetin they always have so much helpful info!!! La Madam always encourages me through her strength of will and personality. I have never for a moment doubted that she will be able to maintain even if she is "flying solo." There are people who claim to be straight talkers, and then there is the real deal, La Madam aka Michelle (Vinesqueen) Kabeerah has always impressed me with her quiet strength. She has gone against the prevailing customs of her culture in getting the Band. She’s been an amazing resource for the women in her country, translating information. (Vinesqueen New Sho whether she knows it or not has been an inspiration to me. She always posts informative well written posts and isnt afraid to say what she thinks. I admire her "online" personality. A1ikou has been the best listener and help to me even when times have been really hard she doesn't try to push me or shove any tough love on me because she know's it won't work...plus..shes in Greece...how cool is that??? All the above mentioned people have been a great inspiration and helpful in times of need...this was a nice thread to read. Bettina~I have seen her on the boards before but I just actually "met" her today and we both have something in common~a great sex life! LOL! And we are both witchy women! I have respect for everyone on this forum and have enjoyed talking to everyone and going on this journey with them. And I can't forget to mention~Heathergurl! Fellow Texan...she always makes me laugh and is as sweet as she can be! (Kathy473) Tricia has been a great friend these past few months. Not only does she listen to me when I need to vent, she is also there for me during my triumphs, cheerleading me the entire way. She's honest and very blount about things and I admire that greatly. Most of all, she's real. That girl is my heart! MoOrLess has been a wise..yet objective voice that consistently whispers into my ear when I fall clear from the path. She smacks me when I'm being ridiculously hard on myself and she makes me see just how "Not so serious" things really are. She takes away my anxiety. She should be a therapist. She's a great friend. Ali1kou - I rarely find qualities of a lady from the 1950's. The kind of woman that is really all about class and femininity, beauty and taking care of her husband. A friendly, yet debonaire kinda lass, courteous and sophisticated charm. Ali, I think you are all of these things. I invision you with Christina Aguilleras 50's hair and gorgeous outfits because I feel that you are from that era. I love your personality and your style. Teresita is a great inspiration. She is always upbeat and keeps all of us Marylanders on our toes. Keep up the harrassment T, we need it. Telly_is huge inspiration for me.I admire how devoted she is to her weight loss and she is so positive! I would love to have her will. Amourette is really caring and nice. She always knows whats right to say and she supports others.

Hello everybody, Im up for this one as well:-)) But I have to be better with writing down the excercise. I want to ask that if I spent 80 minutes on threadmill do you count it as one excercise sessions or two? Lets do it:-)) have a great day Eva

Im just amazed looking on everybodys pics!!! you are doing so well!!!!:clap2: :clap2: I have to show you something.In the first picture Im wearing jeans that used to be tight on me:-)The other pics is in my new jeans:-))

Hey I threw away most of the clothes but I kept couple pairs of huge jeans.So when Im down or feel that I havent lost I wear them and see the big big difference:-))Also its a reminder that I dont want to wear that size ever again!

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I had sore throat and my blood test showed it as well and they did the surgery.Good luck to you

I agree it was the best thing I have done! I would do it again in a heartbeat!

hello, I had my surgery 4,5months ago and on Monday I had my first fill only 1cc but I feel I have a good restriction

my doc suggested to consume 750-1000 calories and 1000 being a top.But for me if I consume only 700 its not enough and I get dizzy and very very tired. So everyday Im close to 900-1000cals. Also I had a problem, when I wasnt eating enough 700 cals or less my weight loss stopped and I guess my body was saving everything I ate.

Sammy, as far as I remember my belly looked bigger for a week or two.The gas was there for not more than week.I was using syrup Sabsimplex (medicine for kids) and it helped a lot.

I had my first fill 4,5months after my surgery. Last month I was feeling that I could eat more. Now I got one cc in my 10cc band, and it feels good.My doc said he wants everything to be healed perfectly. Im satisfied with my first fill:-)

I sleep only on my belly, cant sleep on my back.I dont think its bad as long as it doesnt hurt you.

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hey girls:-)) you can find out how much muscle, water and fat you have in your body on special scales.the scales sends through your body low electric current (you dont feel it) and based on the different resistance the scales counts the percentage that you have in your body. you can buy those scales but the ones the docs have are much more accurate and of coourse expensive. I told her that I go to the gym at least 2-3 times a week and she said that should be enough. On the other hand, we must lose some muscle because I have like 60kgs of muscle in my body and if I want to weight around 70kgs it cant be just the muscle.You always have some portion of water and fat along with muscle.Anywas I got my protein drink yesterday for dinner an d it has 37grams in one serving plus I try to eat protein during the day,so that should do. The hairloss sarted so Im eating some vitamines for it, Im also a bit scared of low calcium, because I definitely dont get the daily amount.So I have too buy some pills. I went to gym yesterday and spent one hour on threadmill and 20minutes doing weights.Let me tell you if there wansnt our thread I wouldnt probably go:-)because I was kinda lazy yesterday. The thread definitely helps me!! Everybody is doing great, keep the good work!!!:-)) we go girls:-))

Hi all:-)) I wanted to go to the gym yesterday, but I was trying to eat by the docs guidelines and I almost fainted.well from 7a.m. till 7p.m. I ate only 450cals, for me its torture and I cant even think not talking about moving...lol I guess my doc is a bit crazy:-)) Today Im doing better I will be something around 900-1000 cals after dinner.I guess I wont be able to do hour of threadmill + 30minutes of weights but at least 30minutes on threadmill+weights should do:-)) Do you know how much muscle you have lost? Cause the doc told me that I lost too much muscle,I dont understand it cause I go to the gym + I try to eat my protein! do you have any suggestions? you all are doing great!!!

If you feel you want to wait why dnt you suggest that to your doctor? I would definitely do that its your body and you know what feels right! I think its better too lose one pound each week than to be too restricted that you have PBs (although I had Pbs without fill, but that was entirely my fault-not chewing well). Good luck!!!

I had my first fill 4,5months after surgery.They wanted everything to heal and at the begining I dont think its necessary cause at least for two three months I didnt need the fill I had quite good restriction. Yesterday I got my first fill and it was only 1cc into my 10cc band.

Hi, I have 10cc band and only one cc in and I got my first fill today (after 4,5months after surgery) and the doctor said that it was a last one for a long time,cause she doesnt like to give fills cause once the weight loss stops there are no more options if the the band is filled. so restriction or no restriction Im not getting any fills anytime soon:-( Im so mad, isnt the band supposed to be filled so you HAVE some restriction and dont have to rely on your discipline only????

hi Susan and Bluehill, once she accesed the port with needel it didnt hurt although it was a weird feeling,yep it was my first fill ever. I was also lying down and she just did the fill no standing up or sitting?:-)I guess every doctor is different. It was my first fill ever and I guess for a long time last one,because my doc says she doesnt like filling her patients too much cause she is afraid that they will come back later on and there will be no more room for another fill and what I think is that they never fill you over 7-8 cc even if you have 10cc band. she told me to eat much less,so I gave it a try I was hungry as hell and cause I ate only 400cals till 7p.m. I was nauseous and thought that I would faint.thats not a good way for me cause I need some energy to be able to go to the gym.I think that the woman is a bit crazy,she also told me that alhough I have lost a lot of fat I also lost a lot of muscle,I dont understand it since I go to the gym and excercise plus I do some weights...hm Im just thinking that it might be that Im not eating enough...she told me to eat veggies for dinner and I said oh ok with meat right and she told me no cause it stays too long in the stomach...ok where from am I supposed to get the protein? she said yougurth but if you look at the packaging yougurth has like 3.2grams of protein in one glass (or however you call it:-)) and Im supposed to get at least 80grams of protein? Theres something wrong in her calculation,dont you think? I know shes "just" a surgeon and wants to see the results but there are some limits I cant go under or over...like eating under 800cals.I cant work or think when I dont eat... sorry about the bickering I just needed to tell it to someone:-)) thanx for listening:-)) hopefully you all are doing much much better:-))

Hi everybody, well well, lately my favourite excercisse is shopping and I tink shopping for 5 hours and walking counts as well:-)) I bought dress for a party that is held 1st December and it kinda fits but needs to be more loose.I have them hanging on the wall,so whenever I want to eat something bad I wont cause of the dress:-)) keep up the great work oeverybody!:-)

Hi everybody, count me in I will try my best to do that:-))Its not that much and at least a walk is better than nothing!!!Good luck to everybody

Hi all April Bandits:-) I would definitely go for the excercise challenge,cause lately Im so lazy and that would definitely help!!!

Mallorie, LMAO I just imagined you sliming on the judge:-)) hey you are getting banded at my birthday, I guess its your(and mine) lucky day!! Truly said I usually have PB or sliming or golfball only when I eat at home, I think its because I dont watch properly what I eat or talk to my flatmates so I dont bite enough.PB never happend to me in public,restaurant,work... Good luck to you and keep us updated:-)) Eva

Hi Kelliebelly, you are lucky that the chromium works for you. It didnt work for me or my mother and sister. I asked about it my doc and he told me that we all have enough of chromium that this excess chormium just gets out of the body without any use.Basically he said it doesnt work. Its awesome thatit works for you!!!

hey Amourette,I put some new pics on before and after thread:-)) its the last two pages of the thread:-)put your pics up as well:-))