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Yes Judych and Happy Healthy, Good news is that my esophagal expansion is not that much....it is there...but not scary like other pics he showed me in which people had expanded theirs to a new stomach size! He says human body is very adapting...and if i behave well it could return to normal. He has given me 3 months after that I go for an Endoscopy to figure out if any difference has been made. Take care everyone! Dont lose motivation....

Please dont lose the motivation it happened to me, so I have been there. Every little gram sorry ounce counts. Do not forget to pat yourself for every little victory!

Hi dear, it is hard to find that perfect fill volume once you do that it becomes better...its taken me 5 years to find that... but I know others are luckier they have lost all their excess weight in less than a year. In past 10 days I have lost 5 pounds. things I am doing differently now are, 1- No water 30 mins before or after meals. NO WATER OR ANY LIQUID WITH THE MEAL. 2- alcohol consumption stopped. i will have it only on special occasions now. 3-I walk everyday for 30 mins. Try this. See if it helps. Keep us posted.

Thank you so much for taking the time out to reply! I will be regular here now and keep posting about my progress!

Hi All I have been banded since September 2007. I weighed 235 pounds. Now almost 5 years later I am 194. I lost around 50 pounds in first 6 months. But after that try what I may the weight wouldnt budge. So I lost motivation. Only plus side was that I was eating healthy and trying to exercise regularly. I did maintain the weight for about 4 years but last year due to major life changes(change of country,job etc) I have put on around 15 pounds. I have found now another doctor to give me a fill and monitor my weight loss. I feel like a newly banded person now. Have lost 2 pounds in 5 days since being filled again. During barium swallow and all, it was discovered that by trying to push down food and drinking so much Water with my meals I have actually dilated my food pipe. :-( I repent my lack of self control. I want this post to be a message to anybody whose weightloss has plateaued to NOT GIVE UP. DONT GO BACK TO OUR SAME UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS. OR YOU WOULD END UP WITH TWO STOMACHS LIKE ME! Would appreciate all support...

hi Jodi thanks for your words.. i agree with you... one more question u n i seem to have same start weight and same goal... but i have been banded for longer than you....but i have lost only 50 pounds till date.... I know I am a slow loser ...but whoaaaa.....u r doing really good...

Hi guys just saw this thread....i got banded 21/09/07....and well i have lost 50 pounds...till date... eeeeeeeeeeeee....i seem to be a real slow loser....

Hi All, I have not told anybody besides my brother and 2 close friends about this. And one of the close friends is no longer a close friend because of this. I had told her prior to teh procedure and she flew into a rage. From the list of all the insulting things she said to me some were...I am lazy i do not wish to make an effort... i am looking at an easy way out...I am a low self esteem person who will go under a knife to get approval... I was very hurt I tried to explain to her that i have been fat all my life...and there is nothing that i have not tried...n i was 25 and i really wanted to look good.... but to no avail...well if my best frnd could think like that others would too...so i didnt tell nebdy... I am very happy with the decision...I m happy with my band...its an aid not a magic pill...it just makes it manageable...i can diet better...n exercise shows me results... I am glad i did this....

hi thanks a lot for ur reply!! i had an appointment with him on sunday for a fill now he has changed that to a wednesday let me ask him then to do the xrays...shall keep u posted... thanks again...by the way how much have u lost...

Hi Everyone, I am 26 i was banded last year on 21/09...since then i have lost 48 pounds...i was 235 originally... now my problems are following, 1) my weight has plateaued for last 3 months...have barely lost 3 pounds...had a fill too but no help 2) I am getting horrendously bloated ...my belly feels so taut all the time...filled with all taht air...n yes that means i have flatulence... 3) And I am not having a smooth bowel movement...i always feel constricted... ah sorry to load u guys with all this pvt personal info...but i need help...my doctor is not the most sympathetic or helpful of them all...each consultation which lasts for not more that 4 mins costs me 300 bucks...and i cant change doctors cause he is teh only one offering banding in Dubai...my city....

Hi i m 26...and weighed 235 pounds a year back i am now187 and about 50 pounds away from the target... thankfully till date i have loose skin only on my upper arms which were always a problem..n genetic as my mom has gigantic arms but is ok all over else...and ya my boobs dont look that great anymore... but the thing is my dear since we are at similar ages...YOU NEED TO EXERCISE...thats what works...lose weight slow and steady drink Water comes next...but most most important exercise... on good days i do 40 mins cardio which comprises 10 mins on crosstrainer and 30 on treadmill which i do at low speed but high incline...and then 30 mins of weight training...on regular days i make sure to do atleast 30 mins of weight training and floor exercise...i do this 3-4 times a week... and it works babe!!!

Hi Everyone I think i must top the list of slow losers...i have lost 48 pounds in a year...i got banded on 21/09/07...and most of the weight loss was in first 6 mnths... but guess what I am loving it!!! today i am wearing a skirt which used to fit me like sausage skin...but now is hanging on pelvic bones...yup i got pelvic bones now...i feel happy dressing up in morning... ofcourse i deally i would have wanted to lose around 80 pounds...i am 187 pounds now...n my healthy weight is 147 pounds...so thats another 40 to go ....though i want to be 132 pounds...thats lowest i remmebr me being n i was 10 yrs old that time.. :-)... anyways i am getting there slowly but surely!!!