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HD Mama, sorry I've been gone for a while. How I knew it was time to go to the doctor with him is when, I told him one morning that if I got a email from his teacher that I would go to the school and spank him in front of everyone. I could tell that morning it was agonna be one of those days!! so by noon I had a email, went to the school and went to take him to the principle and the counselor came and wanted to talk with us. She talked with him and she told me that as a mom of 2 boys she would give me a list of doctors and numbers but not as a counselor that they are trained not to get involved. but that she thought that i should carry him to the doctor and see. He has a history of not being able to focus on a task for very long, very forgettful and he would hit his sister when he would get mad at her. even when it was in front of us and he knew that he would be discplined by us. He would be very angry over any little thing and then it was a huge melt down for him. We tried every discpline tecqinue there was and nothing worked. It will make you feel like a horrible parent and I totally understand i thought I would have a nervous breakdown. Now that hes on meds life is so much better at our home. Well I hope this helps Well Ladies, If you can believe it I managed to lose 4lbs during the holidays!!! BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW !! With all the goodies that I ate anyway. Hope everyone is doing well. The new year will be a new challenge for us all !! good luck

Hi everyone, Kcg- sorry I've been out of pocket for a while. but I'm doing fine havn't lost any more weight but have maintained during the holidays. But I've been dealing with a 7 year old son that has ADHD AND ODD. Finally broke down and went to the doctor with him. The Doctor put him on meds oh i've had mixed emotions about that. But so far its turned out to be a good thing. Not over medicated. The teacher said he has had a great, great week so something must be working. Plus at home I can tell a difference. He said mama now I feel like I have more control over myself. So yall keep him and me in your prayers. Cause mama don't know how much more she can takeeeee!!!!!!! LOL but I do LOVE My Boy!!

Hi, where did everyone go??? I miss yall!! I'm finally to goal!! YYYYEEESSSS!!! hope this finds all of you doing great! I'm gonna start my fund for plastic surgery for a tt now for the following year. I don't get a rash or anything and I do have insurance do yall think I can get them to help pay for the excess skin to be removed? Just wanting someones thought.

Hi everyone, Hope all is doing well. We are officially at 1 year mark. Yay. What a journey we've all been on. But so glad that I was given the chance. Well I got a fill of .30 last week and i'm starting to lose again. Im down to 161 lbs. considering i'm 5ft 8in I don't have much more to lose. i'm finally considered a normal weight. I'm not overweight anymore. Do you know how long its been since i've seen a normal weight and a size 10 to 12 depending on the name brand. I love my band with the good, bad and ugly. Hope the best for all of you in the coming year. Sorry I havn't been posting as much lately but I've been to busy living life.

Kcg- I tottaly understand where your at right now. I had a slight unfill a few weeks ago, the doc took out .5 and I can eat anything, I Mean ANYTHING! and Ive been hungier than normal and have been over indulging. My dear husband asked yesterday how much weight ive gained and i told him none so far but im trying to be careful. but boy its hard. But ive been trying to eat light yogurt and things like that. I did eat a biscuit yesterday morning the first one i've had in a year!! and it was ssooooo gooood! Lol But I did better the rest of today. Just take one day at the time and the 29th will be here before you know it. I to will sch a slight fill for myself to insure that I continue on track with the last few lbs I have to lose. Look how far you have came. If you want food eat just opt for something good for you maybe high Fiber high Protein. Usually that will help you stay full longer. good luck too! You can do it! we just have to believe. Hope everyone else is doing great! Lets all commit to have a great week and staying focused on our goals! Because we can do anything we put our minds to! Best wished to all!!

Hi, all Kcg- Yes I went last Tuesday and had .5 taken out however, that was more than the last fill that he give me. I can sleep good and eat good now. I'm just having to be very careful about what and how much I eat right now but, am maintaing ok. I am to go back in 2 weeks and he may give me a slight fill. Guess I will have to wait and see. I still have 6lbs to go to get to goal right now I'm just trying to maintain and the other will come in due time i'm sure. Kcg how tall are you? what is the average scale for your height and weight to be. Just make sure your at a healthy weight it doesn't have to be the bottom but I know that you can achieve what ever goal you set!! Happy October Bandster Day!! Wow how this year has changed my life and flew by.

kcg- way to go 13lbs. is great. Leighamason- your doing so good on maintenance. keep up the good work and do share the news letter with us. Well i'am going in for a slight unfill today as i've been battling reflux and chocking at night time can't sleep much and have been eating slider foods. so I hope this will help with the reflux and jump start my weightloss again. good to hear from you all.

Hi, to all you OCTOBER 2010 Bandsters I'm a OCTOBER 2009 Bandster. I'm telling you hang on to ur hats. because I know how excited, nervous you all are and let me tell you, theirs gonna be good days and some bad. But the good out ways the bad by tons. I started out at 268lbs now i'm 166lbs went from a 22-24 pants to a size 10-12 pants. Let me tell you its the most single best thing i've ever done for myself. Their will be bumps along the way and you will think what have I done I still have that sometimes but just remember you wanted a change in your life. but when you start buying smaller clothes and getting all the comments it will boost your self-esteem so much that it out ways all those other times. SO HERES TO A NEW START IN LIFE. LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST. This time next year I hope you are doing the exact same thing i'm doing right now. Sharing with newbies that are about to start the adventrue of a lifetime. Good Luck To All! will look forward to hearing from yall. 102lbs yeah, BABY!!!!!!!!!!

kcg- I also am worried about atramom. I hope everything is ok. I also have been on a plateau for a month now but finally this morning the scale was from 1-2 lbs. less. Thank you lord. I was beginning to wonder. because I dont eat hardly anything these days I don't see how I couldn't be losing any weight. so hope everyone is doing good. I have been lazy about posting but i've been reading everyone else. So I hope that we are all losers in the next week.

Hi everyone hope all is doing well! Astrasmom, I'm so sorry about your sickness, will be praying for you and your family. Well I went shopping Saturday and i've been in a 14 pants for a short time. I had to buy 12's and even one pair of 10's in stretch 3/4 length pant. Whooo hoooo!!!!!!!! I've officially lost 100lbs. I'am so proud of myself and A BIG THANK YOU TO MY SURGEONS AND DOCTORS THAT HAS BEEN THERE THRU ALL OF THIS. Just Thank You and to all my Lapband Talk Friends it's took all of them to help me be successful. It has been Life Changing. The Very Best Thing I've Ever Done For Me.

Hi Everyone, Well where do I start? I was doing these exercise classes and when I was doing kick boxing a week ago I put hip and lower back out! ouch so i've been going to the chiro. So for now no classes for me. I guess just walking. The good news is that I have lost some more weight. I'am currently at 170lbs. Yay me!!I have about 10 more lbs. to go but not sweating it because I know it will come. Its just so slow when we get this close to goal. Hope everyone is doing well. keep keeping on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kcg- sorry you havn't been feeling well. Are you taking your Vitamins? I find when I dont take mine I feel bad! Just a thought

well, I hope everyone is doing great!! I had surgery Oct 23, 2009. I weighed 268 lbs preop. I'm currently 175 lbs!! Whoohoo!!!! Want to lose another 10lbs and will be happy. Went from a size 22-24 pants to a size loose 14 misses. it has not been all easy BUT so worth it all. I get so many compliments these days and just the way people treat you is so different than when I was so heavy. You no thats not right but thats how people are and we just have to deal with it. Good luck to everyone. Looking forward to some updates from OCTOBER 09' banders. Later

well, Hello to everyone hope everyone is conquering their goals set for themselves. Because I know that we all can do it. I went to Kickboxing class yesterday!! Shoulders a little sore! But it went well. I have boot camp today! Wish me Luck!!! Have an Awesome day everyone!!

Kcg- 14 Miles wow! I bet that pitty party was over by the end of that walk. It always has a way of making us feel better. How long did it take for u to walk 14 miles. Keep up the good workouts! Leighamason- ur rite excercise does pay off big time. I bet that was such a good feeling to be in a size 6-8. Im in a size 14 now but Iam hoping for a size 10-12 in the long run am tall and have big structure so I will never see a size 6. Everyone tells me how skinny Iam now but I dont see it. Wisteria75- Just keep tweaking ur food and excercise and u will find what works for u. Plus the fills will help u get their. good luck and were here to support you. You can do it. Ok, I went shopping sat, I was so sore from thursday workout, but I shopped most of the day and night. Sunday the sorness was gone. Today I have Kickboxing at 5:30 so we will see if I can walk tomorrow. JK... LOL Looking forward to it. Good luck to everyone!! Later

okiegirl79 Thank You for the compliment. Congrats on the loss this week. Kcg I did make it to the gym yesterday and it was great! I walked 15 min and then did a dance class for an hour. I don't know why i havn't been doing it already. It felt great. a little sore today but thats ok. My gym has different classes each day so I'm gonna start attending regular. Monday is kickboxing. So I weighed today down 4lbs this week. Yay me!! that little fill did the job!! Hopes everyone has a great weekend!! planning on a walk in the morning!!

kcg, thank you, but I didn't go for my walk yesterday!! I know, I know, but I've got my workout clothes with me and at 5:00pm im GYM BOUND!! so im trying to be totally honest to give myself accountablity! I have question! the Couch to 5k is it free to download off the net? I've been wanting to do it but looked up on a site a few weeks but not sure if their was a charge or not? Hope everyone has a blessed day!!

Hi, I would love to join this thread. I was banded on Oct 23, 2009. I went in for a small fill yesterday. I have lost 88lbs. total and am down to 180lbs. am 5ft 8in tall. So i would like to lose about 20lbs. more. The one big thing that I have to work on and set as a priority for myself is EXCERCISE!! I really have to start setting goals for myself and achieving them. I have two small kids and once I get home from work they won't all my attention and of course then there is dinner to make, cleaning, etc. I guess I could make tons of excuses couldn't I. So my goal for today is to walk, since I have church tonight, tommorrow my goal is I will go to the gym. because I really won't to be at goal by Oct 23, 2010. It looks like everyone is doing great!

I was banded on Oct 23, 2009, I have had 4 fills and lost 88lbs. thus far. Iam sch for a appt for another fill today. Iam alittle scared to get it as I fear being to tight would never want that but, I've been stuck at this point for well over a month. I have about 20lbs more to go to be at goal. Hope to be very close by my anniversary date. Hope everyone else is doing great! would love to hear updates!

Astrasmom I had my surgery on Oct 23, 2009, it was the most single best thing i've ever did for myself. I have lost 81 lbs. to date. Wow you've done great. I hope to lose another 20 lbs. by my 1 year mark and then it will be just maintenance from then on. It's just amazing last night my kids wanted taco bell which I dont do fast food very often at all. but once in a while we have to do things for the kids. Well I order Tacos (170 calories). I could only eat ONE and I was full. After getting home I ponder that for a while. Before my surgery one would not have started me, much less have made me full. :biggrin:

I use to be the one in the office sweating. Now I sit here with a electric heater at my desk and im freezing. and everyone else is complaining how hot it is. Ive lost 70 lbs. so far. so it will come for you to.:biggrin:

Well, I just had to share. I had my band buddy put in Oct 23, 2009. One of the best days of my life. Well I started at a tight size 22. I went shopping this week got 16 to try on they were all loose. Hay Im so happy. So I got a pair of 14 Levis and they fit. Do you know how long its been since i've seen a pair of 14's. Well and they weren't even tight. Just had to share with people that would understand my excitement.:mad2::party::cursing: Ps. I will try to post some pics soon.

I know this is hard. But its worth doing and you can do it. I just took it 1 day at a time. I said self you can do anything for one day. Chop it up into little portions and time will fly. Oh, and I can tell you it is so worth it, You won't regret it!