ladydi

Hi There, I Started Out At Bmi 55 Now At 35.6 And Going Down! I Too Only Have About 50 More Lbs To Goal. I Am At 227 Now. Hope To Be At 199 By Christmas. I Never Thought I Would Come So Close To 200 Again. It Has Been Since 1970 Since I Have Bee 200 Lbs. That Is A Few Years. I Have My Before Pics But Don't Know How To Put Them On The Before And After. My Son Will Help Me I Hope. I Started Out On This Journey A Size 34 And Now An 18. I Feel So Wonderful. I Walk All Over And Do So Much More Than I Ever Thought I Would. I Feel Young Again! I Am So Thankful For This Band!! Ladydi

Hi There, I Started Out At Bmi 55 Now At 35.6 And Going Down! I Too Only Have About 50 More Lbs To Goal. I Am At 227 Now. Hope To Be At 199 By Christmas. I Never Thought I Would Come So Close To 200 Again. It Has Been Since 1970 Since I Have Bee 200 Lbs. That Is A Few Years. I Have My

Hi, I Am At 227. I Had A Small Unfill Last Week And Went Up To 335 But Lost A Lot Of Water And Now I Hope I Am On My Way Down. I Too Want To Be There Before Christmas. Boy, What A Wonderful Present To Myself!! Ladydi

I HAD TO HAVE A SMALL UNFILL AND MY BODY IS GETTING USE TO IT. I GAINED 10 LBS AND THEN AM BACK DOWN THE 10 PLUS 1 LBS. HOPE I CAN NOW CONTINUE ON AND LOSE SO I CAN REACH MY GOAL BY THANKSGIVING. DIANE

Thank You For Your Kind Words Robin. I Get Measured On The 1st At Curves And I Will See How Many Inches I Will Of Lost For Ever. Since Sept Of Last Yr, I Have Lost 48 In. I Am Happy With The Success I Have Had. I Guess Because We Are So Close To Reaching Our Goals, I Get Scared That It Might Stop. I Still Have At Least 55 Lbs To Go. Lady Di

Well, I Got My Unfill And Feel So Much Better. I Haven't Gotten Sick Since The Unfill. What A Difference! I Have Gained A Few Lbs But That Is Probably Because I Keep It All Down Now, So I Am Not Going To Let That Bother Me. I Am Competitive And At Curves They Have A Big Contest On Losing Weight This Month. I Have Been Losing 10 Lbs A Mo For Some Time Now But This Month I Have Lost Only 1 Lb (after I Add The 6 Lbs I Gained Back) I Just Hope I Have Loss Inches. I Had A Goal That I Would Be At 225 When I Left For My Daughters In Oregan. At Least I Will Be Close! Boogie28, Don't Feel Bad About Not Losing Much This Yr. As It Was Said Before, You Are Blessed With A Beautiful Baby. Now Is The Time To Begin. Enjoy The First Yr With You Baby And The Weight Will Be Coming Off As You Do. It Will Be No Time At All And You Will Be With Us. Ladydi

Hi, I Am 60 And Had My Sx Last Yr. I Have Lost 120 Lbs And Doing Great. I Feel Younger And Can Get Around Like I Was Younger. I Could Not Get Up Off The Couch Nor Walk Up Stairs, Now I Can Do Both And Walk All Over. This Has Been The Best Decision Of My Life! The Sx Went Well And Really Had No Problems At All. I Too Was Concerned About The Age And Wondered If At My Age If It Were Worth It And If I Could Stand The Sx. Well, I'm Here To Tell Ya, It Is Worth It 100 Times Over! You Have To Have Tests First To Make Sure Your Health Is Ok Before You Have The Sx, That Just Gave Me More Confidence. Good Luck To Ya I Know All Will Go Well If You Decide To Go Through With It. You Will Be A Very Happy Lady! Ladydi

I Only Told The Girls I Work With For They Have To See Me Each Day And Would Of Known Anyway. My 2 Kids Are Very Supportive. I Went Home To A Family Reunion And No One Knew That I Had Lost Any Weight (98 Lbs) And They Were Surprised And Happy For Me. I Just Spoke With My Cousin Yesterday And She Said That I Had My Spark Back And I Looked So Happy. That Was A Great Thing To Hear For After Thinking About It, I Do Have My Twinkle Back. I Feel So Great And Feel Sexy For The First Time In Many Years. In Two Weeks I Am Going To Calif To See All My Friends And They Too Do Not Know. I Am Down 120 Lbs Now And I Can't Wait Until I See Their Faces. Surprise! Maybe Your Friends Just Need To See That It Will Work And That You Do Not Have Any Problems With The Sx. People Are Funny, And They Don't Know What We Have Gone Through Unless They Are In The Same Boat!! Just Use Us As A Sounding Board And I Hope That Helps. Soon Your Friends Will Come Around. Maybe They Are Just Concerned And Don't Understand. Diane

Hi Guys, I Have Missed Talking To You All! Well, I Have Lost 120 Total But 82 Since Sx. I Also Feel Great. I Can't Wait Until I Lose My Butt! It Is Still Hanging On And shakes Like Jello. But So Much Better Than Before. I Have About 53 More Lbs And Then I Will Get The Tt. I Also Figure It Is At Least 10 Lbs Making Me 165. I Will Not Be At 25 Bmi But Close. I Am Now 60 Yrs Old This Month And 5'7" So I Don't Think I Should Go Too Low, I Would Be So Happy With That. Have You Ever Watched On The Health Channel, Big Medicine? Its About Father And Son Gastric Surgans And Plastic Sx In Houston. The Plastic Sx Looks To Be Real Good. Its On Wednesday Nights Around 10pm. Check It Out. I Never Thought I Would Be So Close To 200 Again! By Christmas I Should Be There! This Will Be Such A Great Christmas Present To Myself! I Had My Last Fill In Jan And It Was Great. I Started To Lose. In July I Started To Throwup With Each Time I Ate. It Got Better But Now I Can Hardly Get Anything Down. 3 Grapes And 1 strawberry Is Too Much. I Am Going In On Tues Morning To Check To See If All Is Ok, And To Get A Little Out. It Would Be Great To Eat A Little Something And Not Get Sick. I Am Leaving For Calif In Oct And Need To Feel Good. Diane

Hi, I Am About 53 Lbs Away From My Goal. Iam 228 Now And I Believe 175 Is A Good Number. I Hope To Have A Tummy Tuck Then And That Should Take At Least 10 More Lbs. I'm Not Sure What My Bmi Would Be Then But I Will Be Happy With That Number!!!!! I Can't Believe I Only Have 53 Lbs. Wow! Ladydi

I Accept The Challange. I Am At 228 And Will Be At 213 By Halloween. Ya Know That Is Only 6 Wks. Ladydi

. DOWN 5 LBS AFTER THE FIRST WEEK YAHOO!! LADYDI

wow, by OCTOBER 15TH? I TOO AM 228 I WAS THINKING BY MID DECEMBER. I HOPE WE BOTH MAKE IT BY THE MID OCT. THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN WONDERFUL!! I AM GOING TO FLY TO CALIF TO SEE MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS. ONLY MY DAUGHTER KNOWS THAT I HAVE LOST ANY WEIGHT. I WOULD LOVE TO BE VERY CLOSE TO 200 OR MAYBE IN ONEDERLAND! LADYDI:whoo:

Fairydust, This Could Be A Hard Time. Do You Have Any Children? That Makes It Harder. Do You Think He Might Be Willing To See Someone To Talk About Your Problems? If Not A Councler Than Your Minister. With A Minister It Is Free And I Know That Is One Of The Problems. I Believe You Need To Seek All Avenues First Before You Call It Quits. A Relationship Lasting 7 Yrs Is A Long Time To Give Up On. I'm Sorry He Is Not There For You. If He Can Not Give You The Support You Need With The Band And All That You Are Doing, Then Remember Us. We Will Be Here For You. I Will Keep You In My Prayers And Hope With Time, This Will All Work Out. Talking Should Be A Good Thing. Good Luck Ladydi

There Hasn't Been Any Posts Since April. Is This Still Going? I Am Down 111 Lbs With 4 Fills. Last In Jan, That Is When I Started To Lose. Ladydi

Congrads Ge Mom! You Must Of Been So Discuraged! I Pray This Will Do The Trick! Once You Start Losing, You Will Be So Happy. I Had Only Lost About 15 Lbs In 5 Mos. I Got My 4th Fill And Boy Oh Boy, I Have Been So Tight. I Have Lost About 70 Since The Last Fill And I Am Still Very Tight. I Don't Care Though Cause I Am Still Losing And Only 36 Lbs From My First Goal Of 199. I Never Thought I Would Ever Get Close To That Number. Keep Your Chin Up And Do Your Best. I Really Think This Will Help And The Best Thing Is Your Feeling Better And Eating Less! Hurray!! You Will Be With Us In No Time. You Have To Remember, That If You Did Not Have The Sx, You Might Of Gained Instead Of Losing The 22 Lbs. Now, It Will Start Coming Off And You Will Continue To Feel Better With Each Lb. Ladydi

Libra: How Is Your New Job? What Do You Do? Are You All Settled In With Your Move. That Is A Lot To Do All At Once! Can You Believe That You Only Have 51 Lbs To Goal? I Have 37 To My First Goal Which Is Under 200 Lbs. Then I Think I Will Be Happy With 170. I Am Almost 60 So I Don't Think It Is Realistic For Me To Go Much Lower. I Think By Then I Could Schedule A Tummy Tuck Which Would Talk At Least 10 More Lbs Off. I Never Thought I Would Be So Close! I Feel Like Someone Needs To Pinch Me. Robin: How Did Your Fill Work Out? Are You Losing Again? Do You Know If They Charge You For A Little Unfill? I Have Not Been In Since Jan When I Seen You At The Clinic. I Am Still Very Tight. I Have Loss About 70 Lbs Since Then And I Would Think I Would Need A Fill By Now. At Least That Is What I Have Been Told. When I Was Gone, I Didn't Read All The July And June Abc Chats. Did Something Go Wrong, Is That Why There Has Been No One On This Chat? This Is Just So Strange! I Really Miss Talking To Everyone And Listening To What They Have To Say! Just Wondered. Thank You For Talking To Me! Ladydi/diane

Claramae, I Had My Sergery On The 21st Of Aug 06 And I Too Was 59. I Have Lost 108 Lbs And Feel Great!!! Tomorrow Is My 1 Yr Banniversary. Don't Be Discuraged If You Gain Some Of Those 9 Lbs Back. Just Remember Your Body Is Healing And Not Meant To Be Losing Much. The First 4 Mos I Hardly Lost Anything. I Probably Lost About 15-20 Lbs But I Was Hoping To Have Lost Much More. When I Got My 4th Fill, Which Was In Jan, I Have Loss The Rest. The Band Is Wonderful And I Am Very Happy With It. I Fly To Calif From Tx In Oct And Should Be Down 125 By Then. I Have Not Told Anyone In Calif That I Have Had The Sx Nor Have I Told Them I Have Lost Any Weight. I Have Gone From A 34 To A 20 And Feeling So Much Younger. It Was Hard For Me Before Just To Get Up Off The Couch And Now I Feel Like I Was When I Was 40. The Hardest Thing I Have Found, Is To Be Patient. I Still Get On The Scale Every Day. I'm An Addict Now. The Only Thing Now, I Don't Get Upset If I Don't Lose Or If I Gain A Lb For I Know It Will Come Off. Because I Can't Eat In The Morning Because I Am Very Tight And Can Not Get Anything Down, I Must Take My Vitamins. I Also Get My Protein Shakes In When I Get Home In The Evening Before Dinner. That Way I Get Vitamins And 25 Proteins Out Of My 60 Daily Amount Needed. Good Luck To All Of You Out There. Ladydi

I Won't Get A Chance To Write Tomorrow So I Will Do So Today. Tomorrow Will Be My 1st Anniversary. I Am So Thankful The I Have Done As Well As I Have. The First 6mos Were So Slow Losing And I Was Concerned That I Would Never Make My Goal. But With My Last Fill In Jan, I Have Lost Most Of My Weight And I Feel Great. Ladydi

Caroben, Isn't It A Wonderful Feeling To Know You Only Have 25-30 More Pounds To Lose! I Have About 70 But Would Be Happy With 45. I Think That Having A Fill For So Long And Not Being Able To Eat We Would Natually Want To Try And Eat Again. We Just Need To Step Back And Think About It. After Losing So Much, I Think That We Will Pull Back And Watch What We Eat So We Will Not Ever, Ever Go Back. I Think The Eating Is Normal. We Are Smart And Will Remember That We Can't Eat Like We Use To. If I Do, I Know I Will Get A Fill Before Anything Happens Like Gain Back 10-15 Lbs. I Think It Is All A Learning Experience For All Of Us. We Will Do It!!! Have A Great Weekend! Diane

Libra, Happy Banaversity! Wow, You Have Done Well. Congrads On Your New Job Too. Boy This Is Going To Be A Great Yr For You. Caroben, 120 In 14 Months, Wow Again! Are You Now At Your Goal? Is That Why You Got Your Unfill? I'm Afraid That If I Got The Unfill Completly, I Would Go Back To The Way I Use To Eat. I Have A Long Way To Go But When I Get To The End, I Think Just To Be Safe, I Will Only Take 1/2 Out So I Can Get Use To Eating Again. I Know How I Am And I Know How I Was For 40 Yrs So I Just Want To Make Sure I Don't Mess Myself Up. Thats Just Me. What Did Your Doctor Say When They Gave You The Unfill? If Your At Goal, Did The Dr Give You Any Advise Or The Place That You Had The Unfill Give You Advise? Ladydi

Jewels, My Anniversary Is Also The 21st. Robin, Congrads On Making Your Yr Anniv. You Looked Great When I Saw You In Jan When We Got A Fill. It Must Be So Great Being Only 29 Lbs Away From Your Goal! I Hope To Lose Another 6 Lbs To Make 75 Lbs In One Yr By The 21st, But If I Don't I Am Very Happy Being Close. My Next Small Goal Is To Lose 15 Lbs By Oct 6th When I See My Daughter For The First Time Since I Have Lost Any Weight. By Then I Will Be 225 And The Last Time She Seen Me I Was 320. I Really Look Different. I'm Glad My Face Isn't All Wrinkled And Having Double Chins. That Is The Best Part Of My Body Right Now. Talk About Jello! Happy Anniversary Bandster16! I Can't Believe There Is No One On This Thread Or Last Months Thread. Have You Heard Anything About People Staying Away? Diane

I Only Have 44 Lbs To Go. A Lot Further Than All Of You But I Am So Much Closer Than I Was At The Begining Of The Yr. I Know I Will Be There Before Christmas. What A Wonderful Christmas Present To Myself! Ladydi

Congrads! Did Ya Ever Think You Would Make It This Far In Only One Yr? You Look Great. I Bought Them But I Couln't Get Them Up. They Were Like Nylons And I Thought They Would Be More Like A Light Weight Girdle. So, I Went Back And Bought A Girdle That Goes All The Way Up Under The Bra. I Never Thought I Would Ever Wear One Of Thoes But I Love The Way I Look Compared To All The Bumps. Ladydi