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Allright gary hows it going m8.?How the restriction are you at your sweet spot yet.? Are you still keeping up the exercise regime.I cant seem to get back in to it .I keep taking my notions for a few weeks then it dies off and i cant be arsed.lol

Hi home care im still here just sitting in the background reading the posts.There is loads of newbies now just letting them chat away as i did when i was getting banded. Im booked in with wendy next tue what time are you in at.? Happy bandaversity carriejess you have done brilliant reaching your goal in a year.You should be well chuffed with your self. And hello to all you newbies out the just banded or about to be banded any questions just ask.

Ye im just about to go out to the entertainment so will catch up with the posts in the morning,:tt1:

Hi mate ye i am away i have brought the laptop and my dongle so i can catch up. Well for my breakfast i had two eggs and a handfull of grated cheese for scrambled egg in cheese. For lunch i had two pork burgers .I dont know why as i could only eat one . And for dinner i had two spicy turkey steaks which i could only eat 1 and a half.I know it sounds realy boring but it works for me i dont take any veg or anything else with them. As im away with work the other guy im away with dose not know about the band .So i feel as if i need to put more on my plate that i would need to at home .But as i said before im still struggling with fluids and cant take big gulps now i have to sip or i will slime. What is your portion size like.?

Hi homecare no i was not there on tue as i think im at my sweet spot if not a little bit too much.Im going to book up for the oct clinic as im going to germany in nov and im not going too take any chances with flying.I still strugle with drinking water so theres no way im going on a plane and it might get tighter.Do you know what date the oct clinic is on?

Thanks homecare ye im feeling alot better about myself now alot more confident.The best feeling for me is getting in to clothes better.Im looking at a pair of jeans and thinking im not going to get my fat arse in them and i can its brilliant.My workmates think im looking a lot better and so does my friends.Its a good feeling not being the fattist person in a group now i actully feel "normal".

Well done on been banded bev i thought the pain was terrible when i got banded.I thought what the hell have i done but the pain eases away day by day. I dont think you get confirmation from the hotel oliverdog you just turn up and fred will have told them your name. You wont have a fill for six weeks after your banded so you can book up after you come home. I weighed in this morning for my monthly weigh in and i have lost 7lb so well chuffed with that.I relay struggled at the start of the month as i had a load of party's to go and we were away for a weekend break but it has speeded up in the last week or so I'm glad to get to seven lbs with a bad month behind me.The only thing is I'm away tomorrow for a week with work and there will be lots of temptations again so i think i will struggle again the start of this month.

Good luck starsky hope all goes well for you .It wont be long and you will be on the loosing side. Time is now ye you should give it a try. Carbs and me dont work so im quite happy to stick to my Protein. Hi Mandy dont worry the restriction will come eventually and going on holiday and only putting on a lb is good like i said to homecae i used to go on holiday for a week and put on a stone so well done . Carriejess saw the before and afters your looking great well done.:w00t:

ye nice taste freckles unfortunately for me the other half likes to be awkward and its me who has to hang it .I would of happily put it like yours but nooooo lets put it sidy ways she says.lol

Well done Carrie on reaching your goal you must be thrilled. Hi home care i got it for £60 off of gumtree the lady wanted £100 for it but i knocked her down it is in excellent condition.I was going to hire one to see if i liked it but they are looking for £60 a month to hire it .So i got myself a bargain.My partner says shes going to use it but i doubt it .Beeboo has said she will buy it off me if Michelle doesn't use it so i wont have lost anything. Hows the water going down now Gary hope alls OK now? If you look in bandsters profiles you see there profile photos too. Well done sjs on getting banded the pain does ease .I thought someone had danced on my stomach when i got banded .Every day you will feel better

Hi wishfull i bought one last Friday with intentions to go on it every day unfortunately i suffer from migraines and after five minutes it triggered one with all the shaking about.So thats that i wont be on that again.:biggrin:

Thanks very much carrie your looking great your self and well done on shifting those few pounds.You should put up your before and after as i did not relize how big i was until i seen them together and it realy made me feel good seeing the diffrence. Well done jackiem on loosing over 3 stone that is brill.

Good to see you had a good holiday homecare im off to florida next june .Well done on looseing on holiday 2lb off is better than 2lb on so you have done well. Like you when i used to go on holiday if i went for a weeks holiday i put on a stone and two weeks a stone and a half so not putting on any weight now going on holiday is a blessing. Give it a few days and you will be back on track.

Hi wishfull for Breakfast yesterday had scrambled egg and cheese for lunch i had a couple of slices of turkey cold meat for dinner i had chicken marinated in yogurt spices and chillies with a little salad. today I'm going to have for breakfast a steak sausage 1 slice bacon. for lunch some tuna and mayo. And for dinner i will have a cheese board. All these portions are small and fit on a tea plate.

I prefer cider and whiskey but not in the same glass.lol I kid myself on that my swally is full of protein and if i drink it after eight at night the does not count. But in reality its full off sugars .But i dont eat crisps, bread, biscuits, chocolate ,pasta ,cakes ,chips all the things i used to eat. So thats my treat and a little bit of what you fancy does you good.xx

Ye you should give it a try maybe something different will get it moving .Like odge said it also fills me up for alot longer and in turn i dont eat as much. A swally is Glasgow slang for a large refreshing drink of alcoholic beverage.

Thanks Gillian freckles and big sister for the comments. I'm starting to feel like a "Normal" size person now big sister.I relay is great going in to shops and not having to go to the back of the rails for clothes.I still have about two stone to get to my first target off 15 ST You have done great to have lost 2 ST 7lb i know it is frustrating when its not coming off as fast as you would like but as long as its coming off thats a plus. I have been sticking to a very high protein diet since been banded just like the Atkins diet but not as strict have you tried that before .? I find if if i look at carbs the wrong way i put on weight .lol So i tend to stay clear of them and have them as a treat when i have a wee swally. I know it does not work for every one and alot of people cant do it but for me i love my meat so its no problem Maybe giving it a try will speed up the weight loss.?

Hi mmm Wendy suggests three days liquid and three days mushes after a fill.Whether on not you can stick to that is another thing. Well done on the 2st weight loss i know exactly what you mean about not telling them how much you have relay lost . Even though i have lost 6 st 7 lb now i find my self telling some people that comment on my weight that i have lost a couple of stone .So its not that strange.

Heres a couple of me still got 28lb till i get to my first target weight.

AWW thats nice i have never made a girl cry before thats a first. Thats good news about gary he will be up and fighting fit soon .

Thanks gary and wishfull dont know about the spedos but im starting to shop alot more for clothes and its a great feeling just going in and taking off the peg and straight to the till and not having to go to the fitting rooms to see if it fits. Thats me went from a 46 inch jeans to a 36 inch and a 4xl top to a xl so im spending a fortune on clothes. And good luck for the morning gaz hope its just the tube.

Thanks starsky if i can do it any one can do it.It wont be long before your on the loosing side and get you will get your confidence back as soon as the lb start coming off and you will be beating the guys off with a stick. The reason i went for the monthly fills is i am one of the unlucky ones who never relay got restriction until my last fill.So just doing it with will power until then. You don't relay need to book them to far ahead as they are pretty good with fitting you in

Thanks for the kind words it is much appreciated.For me i could not really see the difference until i put the pictures up. Thats me weighed in for the month this morning and i have lost 9lb taking me to a total of 6 stone 3lb so well chuffed with that. So for anyone starting there journey or stuck on the same weight IT CAN BE DONE. Never did i think last year i would start to feel so good about myself.The more weight i loose the more confident i feel.:w00t: Good luck to Gary and the girls that are flying out for there ops tomorrow.

Thanks for the kind words ladys.Ye it has made a big diffrence to or lives im getting the kids to the park more and on the bikes and my oldest is starting to get more in to it.I dont want him growing up doing the same thing as me and learning the bad habits i have.I have also being going to the swimming with my youngest who i had to get swimming lessons last year as i was to embarresed to go in myself and teach him .But now i have a bit of confidence about myself and dont feel like a beech whale going in to the pool i have taught him how to dive .So for me the op was worth every penny and i only wish i had done it years ago.Im not going for my fill in glasgow tommorow as i dont think i need it the band is doing its job for me now.:thumbup: So im going to buy myself a new set of scales in the morning and weigh in as normal once a month.

Just thought i would let you know the diffrence the band has made to me yesterday .For the first time in years i went on all the rides at m&ds theme park where i live with the kids.I for years never went near them for fear of been told you dont fit and you would have to walk past everyone all embaressed.So what a feeling it was going on to the first rollercoaster and it fitting no problems with room to spare .I was like a big kid saying to the children lets go on this lets go on that.And what a diffrence it has made to the children as they have there dad to go on rides with rather than standing at the sides waveing to them and for me thats one of the reason for getting the band as i dont want my kids lives to pass me by without doing activitys that most people do .My port is a bit on the sore side right enough with all the shaking about .lol