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I see that there are several people from Virginia that are here, but seems like most are from Roanoke east! Aren't there any southwestern Virginia people on here? Anybody?

Dr. Weiss not only did my band but my husband too. I trust him completely.

Dr. Weiss is a good man too. I know it has been some time since you posted that.. I hope that you have found some relief and are doing better.

1. Were You Named After Anyone? 2. When was the Last time You Cried? 3. Do You like Your Handwriting? 4. What Is Your Favorite lunch meat? 5. Do You have Kids? 6.If You were Another Person, Would You be Friends with You? 7. Do you use Sarcasm a lot? 8. Do You still have Your Tonsils? 9. Would You Bungee Jump? 10. What is Your Favorite Cereal? 11. Do You untie Your Shoes when You take them off? 12. Do You think You are Strong? 13. What is Your Favorite Ice Cream? 14. What is the First thing You notice about People? 15, Red or Pink? 16. What is The least thing You like about Yourself? 17. Who do You Miss the Most? 18. What Color Pants and Shoes are Wearing now? 19. What was the Last thing You Ate? 20, What are You listening to now? 21 If You were a Crayon what Color would You be? 22. Favorite Smells? 23. Favorite Sports to Watch? 24. hair Color? 25. Do You Wear Contacts? 26. Favorite food? 27. Scary Movies, or Happy Endings? 28. Last Movie You saw? 29, Color Shirt/Blouse You are Wearing? 30. Summer or Winter? 31. Favorite Dessert? 32, Favorite Place ever Traveled? 33, Where would You like to Travel Next? 34. What Book are Reading now? 35, Where were You Born? 36. Big Band or Rap? 37. Interesting Fact about Me? 38. What did You Watch on Televison Last Night? 39. Beatles or Rolling Stones? 40. Do You have a Special Talent? My answers will be in the first reply....:tongue2:

I'm getting a little nervous now, it's finally setting in. The thoughts of it scare me to death! Me on NATIONAL TV! That's a hoot. Anybody out there watch the "Outdoor Channel".... Fishers ATV World, it airs on Mondays. Anyhow, they are coming to our part of the world this weekend and I'm serving as one of their guides! (There are only 2 of us) I'm excited, yet scared to death and dreading it. I'm not pretty, YOU can see that. I still have so much to loose before I can even begin to like what I see in the mirror and my big behind is going to be on TV! And to top it off, riding my Arctic Cat ATV on TV! :smilielol5: But one good thing, when it shows shots of us riding I'll have my helmet on and you can't see my face. :hurray: Can't miss the rest of me though. I have no idea of all that they film what will make it to air and what won't. Actually I'd rather not be on TV. I mean face it, they would like to keep their ratings UP.... not scare people off. :yikes: But I do love riding. That's a fact. AND it's something that people of all ages and sizes and conditions can do. The last "family" trip that we rode included members of my family that ranged in age from 13 to 73 (my MOTHER!)!!!! So maybe showing that fat middle aged woman can do it to may be a good thing. I'd love to see more women riding. Everyone in my family rides. And the woman outnumber the guys about 4 to 1 !! I won't have time to get back here till the first part of next week. I'll have photos then to show. One thing for sure, if I'm taking the pic's I'll not be in them! hehehe

I'm getting a little nervous now, it's finally setting in. The thoughts of it scare me to death! Me on NATIONAL TV! That's a hoot. Anybody out there watch the "Outdoor Channel".... Fishers ATV World, it airs on Mondays. Anyhow, they are coming to our part of the world this weekend and I'm serving as one of their guides! (There are only 2 of us) I'm excited, yet scared to death and dreading it. I'm not pretty, YOU can see that. I still have so much to loose before I can even begin to like what I see in the mirror and my big behind is going to be on TV! And to top it off, riding my Arctic Cat ATV on TV! :thumbup: But one good thing, when it shows shots of us riding I'll have my helmet on and you can't see my face. :tt1: Can't miss the rest of me though. :sneaky: I have no idea of all that they film what will make it to air and what won't. Actually I'd rather not be on TV. I mean face it, they would like to keep their ratings UP.... not scare people off. But I do love riding. That's a fact. AND it's something that people of all ages and sizes and conditions can do. The last "family" trip that we rode included members of my family that ranged in age from 13 to 73 (my MOTHER!)!!!! So maybe showing that fat middle aged woman can do it to may be a good thing. I'd love to see more women riding. Everyone in my family rides. And the woman outnumber the guys about 4 to 1 !! I won't have time to get back here till the first part of next week. I'll have photos then to show. One thing for sure, if I'm taking the pic's I'll not be in them! hehehe

All I can say is "What next?" One thing I have to say for my life, it's not really dull. Granted I could use a lot less drama with family accidents, DADDY you scared the heck out of me! What happened? Let me give a little background. My dad will be 80 on September 19th. Which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday too... He will be 30. Yes he was born on my dad's 50th birthday. Daddy has always been a proud man. I've seen him work men half his age into the ground. Strong and stubborn. Daddy has already survived a quadruple bypass and a stroke. But on Tuesday of last week he almost left this world. He was trying to pull an attachment off of the tractor when what he hitched to wasn't the best choice. That thing, Ancient Drill Press is what he hooked to. It is somewhere around 500-800 pounds. Now granted he should have known better. But Thank God that he did survive. Nobody was home when the accident happened and he laid pinned under that thing for more than 3 hours! Broken jaw, hole punched in neck, broken ribs, collapsed lung, broken pelvis, cracked backbones, and pneumonia! He's one tough old man, that's for sure. So now you know where I've been for the last week. Hang in there daddy! Now for the good stuff that is ABOUT to happen. How many people here watch on the Outdoor channel on Mondays Fishers ATV World? Anybody? Maybe your husband does if you don't. Anyhow..... they are going to be here next Sunday to film for a future segment on their show at the ATV/OFF Road park that is near here. AND there is going to be only 2 people serving as guides... Our club president and ME! :lol: One thing about it... this should be a first for Mr. Fisher. Bet he's never had an overweight middle aged lady serve as guide! :thumbup: Now as far as my being on TV. Honestly I'd rather not. I mean I'm not pretty and as you know already I'm not small! So I can't see where having a lady looking (and sounding) like me would help his show. Yes, I'm a hillbilly and I sure sound like one. Think Dolly Parton with a deeper voice and larger body!! I'm honored to get to go with them. I mean hey... how many other times has someone like me, woman to boot, had this pleasure? Not many I would think. I'll have lots of photos and some video to share come the first of the week. Should be a blast!

All I can say is "What next?" One thing I have to say for my life, it's not really dull. Granted I could use a lot less drama with family accidents, DADDY you scared the heck out of me! What happened? Let me give a little background. My dad will be 80 on September 19th. Which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday too... He will be 30. Yes he was born on my dad's 50th birthday. Daddy has always been a proud man. I've seen him work men half his age into the ground. Strong and stubborn. Daddy has already survived a quadruple bypass and a stroke. But on Tuesday of last week he almost left this world. He was trying to pull an attachment off of the tractor when what he hitched to wasn't the best choice. That thing, Ancient Drill Press is what he hooked to. It is somewhere around 500-800 pounds. Now granted he should have known better. But Thank God that he did survive. Nobody was home when the accident happened and he laid pinned under that thing for more than 3 hours! Broken jaw, hole punched in neck, broken ribs, collapsed lung, broken pelvis, cracked backbones, and pneumonia! He's one tough old man, that's for sure. So now you know where I've been for the last week. Hang in there daddy! Now for the good stuff that is ABOUT to happen. How many people here watch on the Outdoor channel on Mondays Fishers ATV World? Anybody? Maybe your husband does if you don't. Anyhow..... they are going to be here next Sunday to film for a future segment on their show at the ATV/OFF Road park that is near here. AND there is going to be only 2 people serving as guides... Our club president and ME! :ohmy::w00t::lol: One thing about it... this should be a first for Mr. Fisher. Bet he's never had an overweight middle aged lady serve as guide! :thumbup: Now as far as my being on TV. Honestly I'd rather not. I mean I'm not pretty and as you know already I'm not small! So I can't see where having a lady looking (and sounding) like me would help his show. Yes, I'm a hillbilly and I sure sound like one. Think Dolly Parton with a deeper voice and larger body!! I'm honored to get to go with them. I mean hey... how many other times has someone like me, woman to boot, had this pleasure? Not many I would think. I'll have lots of photos and some video to share come the first of the week. Should be a blast!

Hello fellow bandsters and bandsterwannabe's! Now I know that there are several people that have gone though the Hazard office of Bluegrass Bariatrics, so where are you?

I'm doing my best to stay away from the foods that I shouldn't have, sweets, and I'm proud that I'm doing that. I'm not eating near as much as I did pre band. Yet I'm not loosing. I know that I should get out and walk more, but right now the heat is opressive and spending the $$ for the gym is not an option right now with bills being what they are. My only hope is to hold out till fall OR get up before dawn and go walking. As for the second part, I love sleeping a little to much.

I'm doing my best to stay away from the foods that I shouldn't have, sweets, and I'm proud that I'm doing that. I'm not eating near as much as I did pre band. Yet I'm not loosing. I know that I should get out and walk more, but right now the heat is opressive and spending the $$ for the gym is not an option right now with bills being what they are. My only hope is to hold out till fall OR get up before dawn and go walking. As for the second part, I love sleeping a little to much.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not a child hater or anything like that. I actually like kids. :thumbup: But it has been just me and hubby for so long now that I prefer it being just us.:sneaky: My "baby" will be 30:scared2: in September so it's been a really long time around younger kids 24/7. But I have to keep telling myself, it will only be until Sunday... only until Sunday.:crying: At least there will be stuff to do. Michael is bringing up his ATV and we will be heading out in the morning to go riding. :thumbup: Going to meet up with some friends of ours, Dale, Donna and their two boys. :thumbup: Should be 6 rides hitting the trails in the morning. It should be a good ride, if nobody breaks down. :blushing: I've got to change the oil in both of our Arctic Cats and check the air filters. That will give me something to do today. Now on to the important stuff. I have already screwed up this morning. I ate a big bowl of Special K Red Berries. I knew not to do it, but I did it anyway. :crying: Shoot me now! When will I learn NOT to even buy a box. WHEN?? Oh well..... now to really try and do a lot better the rest of the day. Got to get off my A$$ and get busy, sitting here at this computer sure isn't helping. Catch you later today I hope!

Don't give up the fight. Keep after your insurance. It may take a while, but you will win. As for support, all you have to do here is ask. Wishing that I could give you a huge hug. (I'm a hugger, it's the mom in me.) Hang in there. Keep fighting!

I continue to find ways to circumvent the band. You told how you failed yourself in your 4th line. AS you should already know, the band being nothing more than that, can't change your mind and your eating habits. YOU have to do that. Sounds like you need some serious help changing your mindset/habits. Good luck. You will be in my prayers. Jimsgirl..... it sounds like you don't have good restriction yet. The number of fills differs from person to person. My husband is there, I'm not! We both have the same size bands, 14cc, WE both have 7cc's in them. I'm different from him, just the way you are different from me.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmm Interesting reading.

Where do I begin. I know what you mean when you first find this site. SO MUCH READING to do! It's overwhelming. Yes some things will scare the daylights out of you.... and other things give you so much hope. As far as cravings..... here's the deal, or at least for us (hubby and myself both have had the band earlier this year) so far. What the band does is to create a much smaller stomach that takes so much less to fill to get to the FULL feeling. There is NOBODY here that is/was a bigger chocoholic than I was. NOW get this.. now I'm serious, I couldn't live a day with out having cookies..... cake..... pie..... ice cream something. NOW... I honestly don't want it! Go figure! My husband was horrible too. He'll have a small cup of soft serve every once in a while, where before he'd down a 1/2 gallon in two sittings! If you've done any reading at all you've seen a lot of people talk about how the band is a tool. It is. It can either be your best friend or you will hate it. No two people are the same. It does take some time from when you first have the surgery till you get enough fill in your band to really work it's best. It takes time. And you will feel hunger, but... it will take so much less to fill you that you will be amazed! Hubby had his 3 weeks before I did. I tried once to eat what he was (and he said he was feeling FULL) and honestly... my first thought was.. OK that was my premeal snack..... where the heck is the rest of it? But now remember, that was preband for me. Now I eat like he does. What used to feed us for one meal, now will do at least 2 meals or a little over! It honestly saves a lot of money due to the fact that what we buy last so much longer. OH and FYI - I"m 55 and he is 57. He's lost 58 pounds so far! I'm not doing as well has he is, but hey that's just me. I've seen a lot of other women that are older and younger that have done fantastic. I'm one of the stubborn ones. OH JOY..:thumbup: Feel free to ask questions anywhere on here, someone will answer you honestly and to the best of their ability. Pull up a comfy chair, you'll be here a while.

Ok, so I'm proud of myself! It's not a marathon, but for me it might as well have been. 6 years ago we did that walk several times a week. That was then. Now, well lets just say I did it! I DID IT! Now why such an odd number? That is the distance from my front door to make the loop. I leave out on my road, take another road till it goes to the 4 lane, then right again till I come back to the other end of my road, then back home. According to the car/truck it is 2 full miles. BUT according to the GPS it is only 1.81 miles round trip. Didn't do it in record breaking time..... but hey I did it! Beats the hell out of nothing at all! AND I'm keeping a full record of anything that goes in my mouth. I'll get this fat off one way or another.:thumbup:

Ok, so I'm proud of myself! It's not a marathon, but for me it might as well have been. 6 years ago we did that walk several times a week. That was then. Now, well lets just say I did it! I DID IT! Now why such an odd number? That is the distance from my front door to make the loop. I leave out on my road, take another road till it goes to the 4 lane, then right again till I come back to the other end of my road, then back home. According to the car/truck it is 2 full miles. BUT according to the GPS it is only 1.81 miles round trip. Didn't do it in record breaking time..... but hey I did it! Beats the hell out of nothing at all! AND I'm keeping a full record of anything that goes in my mouth. I'll get this fat off one way or another.:redface:

1. Were You Named After Anyone? No 2. When was the Last time You Cried? The whole month of May, my best friend died. 3. Do You like Your Handwriting? When I write slow 4. What Is Your Favorite Lunch meat? Selecto Roll Bologna! 5. Do You have Kids? Yes, 3 6.If You were Another Person, Would You be Friends with You? Of course! 7. Do you use Sarcasm a lot? At times 8. Do You still have Your Tonsils? No 9. Would You Bungee Jump? In a heartbeat at least once! 10. What is Your Favorite Cereal? Special K Red Berries 11. Do You untie Your Shoes when You take them off? Yes 12. Do You think You are Strong? Mental - Yes, phyiscal - not so much any more 13. What is Your Favorite Ice Cream? Back when I could eat it, Chocolate! 14. What is the First thing You notice about People? Their eyes 15, Red or Pink? Red 16. What is The least thing You like about Yourself? My size 17. Who do You Miss the Most? My grandparents and Kim 18. What Color Pants and Shoes are Wearing now? Jean capri's & Pink flip-flops 19. What was the Last thing You Ate? Tuna Salad 20, What are You listening to now? The Young & The Restless 21 If You were a Crayon what Color would You be? Red 22. Favorite Smells? Line dried sheets and puppy breath 23. Favorite Sports to Watch? If I have to - Baseball 24. Hair Color? Loreal #45! hehehe 25. Do You Wear Contacts? No 26. Favorite Food? Anything 27. Scary Movies, or Happy Endings? happy 28. Last Movie You saw? Can't remember 29, Color Shirt/Blouse You are Wearing? Purple 30. Summer or Winter? Summer 31. Favorite Dessert? Anything Chocolate 32, Favorite Place ever Traveled? The Beach, any Beach 33, Where would You like to Travel Next? The Beach, Any Beach 34. What Book are Reading now? Nothing at the moment 35, Where were You Born? Dayton, Ohio 36. Big Band or Rap? big Band 37. Interesting Fact about Me? I'm a living organ donor 38. What did You Watch on Televison Last Night? Antiques Road Show 39. Beatles or Rolling Stones? Stones 40. Do You have a Special Talent? Making a mess!

Be glad that your not in my shoes. 3 months post op (3-13), finally up to 7cc's in a 14cc band and I THINK I'm about to finally get to the point that the band is going to work for me! Last time I went in for another fill (we were going every 2 weeks) I had gained 1.5 pounds! This after the time before, no gain or loss, before that a gain, before that I think it was 2 pounds gone. See what I've been going through! :thumbup: I kept hearing "you're just going to be one of those slow loosers." to now it is "I've seen some people go 4-5 months then POW off comes the weight." Now.... who knows. All I know is that darn it, I didn't go through all this pain and trouble and expense for nothing. I'll get it off one way or another! So hang in there. If I can do this, even at a snails pace, you can. We will support each other.

Now this is the pot preaching to the kettle. You've been on this journey a lot longer than I have, and it sounds like you've done really well. Always remember, you are human after all. Now that you know that you've messed up, clean up your act and get back to business! YOU CAN DO IT!

Well there's one thing about it, winning one is the only way that I'd ever have one of those. Money being as tight as it is, winning it would be my only chance! :rolleyes2:

AKA - FOS! I have that problem often. Not related to band either, that's just me. AND for goodness sake be so proud of what you've lost so far. I'd kill to have seen that number!