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Welcome to LBT Deirdre keep us posted on your progress! Great to see you here! PS what a wonderful boyfriend you have.

Welcome Rubymum Congrats on your success so far. I got banded in Tassie! great to see another australian!

congrats on the beginning of the rest of your life Ashley...you wont regret it! keep us posted!

I am a single mom with two kids (3yr, 1yr) I am doing this for them also...they are the light of my life...pitty about their father but that is another story...So you have come to the right place and they (and YOU) will never regret the important decision you have made to do something about your weight. just you wait very soon as you start feeling great about yourself and your weight starts melting the flood gates will open and it will literally be raining men!!! Congrats and good luck

I also had my birthday on mushies I had mashed potatoes and a sloppy mince dish cant remember what it was called...but i had to order specially...they mixed two dishes into one for me.

I too was out and about within a week...adjustments are a slow and gentle thing...hopefully you dr wont make the mistake (my dr did) of putting the maximum in on the 2nd fill! hmmmm just inexperience...he was very new to the lapband procedure...needless to say he fixed it up very pronto. but things like this don't usually happen...just to me!

Hi kimrox2000 Fantastic weightloss result so far...keep us posted...Good luck with everything and keep us posted.

Welcome Ibrown9289 Congrats on your weightloss so far...thats fantastic...the important thing is to listen to what your body/lapband is saying and make the best food choices that you possibly can...Exercise is also good too...When I eat to much or make the WRONG food choice I exercise...makes me feel better if not helps work it right back off again. Best wishes and keep us posted.

Hi Dawn Welcome to LBT we are a very supportive community...so any questions just post someone is bound to have an answer...I look forward to catching up with you and hearing of your progress.

Welcome Cyndi Fantastic that you are here...I look forward to hearing of your progress.

I get food stuck alot too. i cant eat without water beside me...but usually it is due to me a. eating too fast or b. not chewing enough...usually this occurs when i am not concentrating on my eating (ie absentminded snacking) I hope it all settles down for you soo. by the way Welcome to LBT

Welcome Lorrie I dont know of the percentages of this occuring...but there are plenty of 'banders' that have not had any probs with their lapband...I wish you all the best in your weightloss journey

Hi Rene Welcome to LPB. Best wishes for your surgery...keep us posted.

Welcome rcoeters Best of luck in relation to your insurance...Even if you have to pocket the expense yourself...it will be worth it for the quality of life you will be able to experience. keep us posted as to your progress.

Welcome Anne it is great that you have come to that realisation...Lapband is not a quick fix there is stil work to be done on our part but it is wayyy worth while! It is also great that you have supportive family my mom was very supportive of me too... infact she paid for the uninsured portion of the surgery...I have never regretted it for a moment and i am sure you wont either since you seem to want it so much...keep us posted as to your progress.

Welcome Kellie Reachell Congrats on your operation date...Good luck with the beginning of the rest of your life...I look forward to hearing of your progress.

I wasn't working at the time of surgery...I had just given birth to my youngest so was on maternity leave but I was performing normal household duties, lifting up kids, chopping firewood, cleaning the house within about 4 days of surgery...the only issues i had was a persistant acute shoulder pain (left over gas from surgery) but other than that no probs...Best of luck with your surgery check in often and let us know your progress.

Welcome Denise...You can loose as much as you want/need to loose with lap band that is the beauty of it...the thing you cant predict is the timeframe it will take you to loose it...everyone is different...But Congrats on your surgery date and I look forward to seeing your progress...Any questions just post them...we are a very supportive community willing to give advice and answer to any concerns you may have in preparation for your surgery and beyond...Check in often and let us know your progress.

Welcome Joe Hope you find the info you are looking for...we are a very supportive community so you are bound to find the answers to ALL your questions...I look forward to seeing you here soon.

Welcome SRRM Great to see you here in this friendly community...Wow you were allowed dark chicken I wasn't allowed anything like that for what seemed like forever 3 weeks it turned out to be...I look forward to hearing of your progress.

Welcome Amanda Congrats on sorting your insurance issues out...You wont regret the 20% you will have to pay as this op will improve your lifestyle 100% if not more...I look forward to hearing of your progress

Welcome BooBoo...this is a great place for support and information...Good luck on getting insurance to pay...I hope it all works out for you.

Welcome becca77 We have all been there the nervousness...wondering if you are going to be able to keep up with the rules etc etc. The trick is one day at a time...if you make mistakes...tomorro IS another day. You have got the right attitude though. You go girl! this is the beginning of the rest of your life... congrats for getting to this point and good luck

hi ya kynekke I agree with Neddie too...I plateau'd for 6 months...didn't go up or down...so finally I got so fustrated i started kicking up the walking, drinking water...and being cautious about my food choices...it took awhile to kick in (cause muscle weighs more than fat but over the last 3 weeks i have lost 7lb... dont give up hang in there!

welcome w8t4me Great to have you aboard...Good luck for the 11th...Try not to eat your dog before then!!! (hehehe!)