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Hi There Butlerband, Were You At The Party In December At The Center? I Think I Saw You There And I Couldn't Believe You Drove All The Way In From Beaumont. I Live In Baytown A Little Closer But Not Too Close, But We Can Talk. If That Was You At The Xmas Party At Spivak's, I Was The One That Was In Blk And Had Lost 138 Lbs. I Have Red hair. It Is 6am And I Am Now Off Work But Will Check In Tomorrow Night. Diane

Ladydi S/213 C/211 G/205 Togo/6

Marilyn, Hello Enjoy Eating A Little During The Holidays For Once You Get Your Sweet Spot That Will Stop. It Doesn't Bother Me Because Of Feeling So Much Better And Looking So Different. I Am Wearing A 16 Now Compared To A 34. I Am Now A Real Person Shopping In A Real Store. Can You Believe That. I Never really Thought I Would. I Hoped But Because Of All The Other Times I Tried And Never Did It, Its Sometimes Hard To Believe. Looking On The Bottom Of My Page I Guess It Was The 4th Time, But Don't Worry. Most People Are 2-3 Times. Your Next Time Will Do The Trick, I Hope. How Much Do You Have To Lose? I Know 2008 Will Be The Best Yr Of My Life! It's The Begining Of So Many Good Things, For All Of Us. Merry Christmas Marilyn Diane

Hi, I Am Now Down 137 Lbs And Only About 40 Lbs Away From My Goal. It's Hard To Believe I Am So Close! Thank You Band! What A Life Saver. I'm In A 16 And Very Happy. I'm 60 So Size 12 Sounds Good To Me. Never Thought I Were Ever Get Out Of The 200's But I Am Only 12 Lbs Away. Ladydi

Marilyn, Yes, It Did Take 3 Fills. Then I Started To Lose 10 Lbs A Month With No Problems. Everyone Is Different But How Ever Many Times It Takes, Just Be Patient For It Will Happen And The Weight Will Start To Fall Off. I Had Only Lost About 15-20 Lbs The First 4 Mos And I Was Discurraged. Then It All Started Up. When Were You Banded? Sounds As If You Were Just About A Yr After Me. Enjoy Christmas And New Year And Then You Will Be Ready For Your Fill. I Hope It Will Be The Magic One For You. Diane

I'm At 211 Now, Sooooo Close. I'm Such A Happy Camper! I Think I Smile All The Time Now. Ladydi

I Had A Problem Last June. I Couldn't Eat Anything And If I Tried I Could Take One Bite And Lose It. I Couldn' T Even Drink Much Water. Then It Got Better. Then In Sept It Started Again. This Time It Didn't Get Better. I Was Going A Trip And Didn't Want This Problem, So I Went In For A Unfil. I Have A 10cc And Was At (im Not Sure But It Is Written On The Bottom) 3.6. They Took Out .3cc To A 3.2 And All Was Well. Now, 4 Days Ago It Started Again And I Have Not Eaten In 4 Days. The First 2, I Couldn't Drink Any Water. A Couple Of Sips And It Comes Up. I Think I Was Starting To Get Dehydrated Cause I Was Also Getting Sick To My Tummy And Dizzy. Yesterday Was The First Time I Was Able To Drink. Couldn't Eat But At Least I Drank. Today I Thought I Might Try A Protein Drink Since I Could Drink, But No. Tonight I Can Drink And I Have Had A Few Pretzels. No Problems, So I Pray That It Is Over. It Just Is Strange That When I Was Fine With My Fill For 6 Mos And Then Had To Have A Unfil, Now Maybe Another One. I Don't Want To Stop Losing Altogether. I'm Just Testing It Before I Call The Doc. Ladydi

I Lost Slowly Until My Third Fill. Then The Weight Started To Come Off. Christasha.......i Have Lost 135 Lbs So Far And I Think I Walk Around With A Smile On My Face Everyday. I Still Can Not Believe I Am So Close To 199. When You Look At The Number, The Amount You Need To Lose, It Is Overwelming! I Needed To Lose Around 180 Lbs. Just About Half Of Me. I Have Lost 75 Lbs So Many Times But Never Kept It Off. This Time I Have Lost My 135 And Will Never See It Again! What A Blessing Our Band Is! About The Fills, Do Not Get Discuraged. The First Fills I Didn't Even Feel As If I Had A Fill. Then, Everything Changed. So Be Patient And Enjoy. Ladydi

I'm Sorry, I Read Thanksgiving And I Thought It Was The Old Challenge. Here Is This One 213........213........205.........8lbs Ladydi

Hi, I Had My Sx In Aug Of 06 And At My Highest Was 348 With A 55 Bmi, Now I Am 213 With A 33.5 Bmi. I Am So Close To The Normal Range. It Is Still Very Hard To Realize. To Be 29 I Have To Weigh 190. So Only 23 More Lbs. I Love My Band! I Had To Buy A Ball Gown And Went To A Reg Store To Try Them On. I Told The Girl I Thought I Would Wear A 18-20 And She Said Lets Try A 16. Yeah Right! It Fit! My Mind Is Still Where It Has Been For So Many Years. I Think The Last Time I Wore A 16 It Was About 27 Yrs Ago. I'm Just One Happy Lady! Have A Great Weekend. Ladydi

Robin, I Was Very Excited To Attend The Ball Put On By Dr Spivak On The 8th. I Called To Get Directions And Found Out That They Have Canceled It. Boy Am I Bummed! I Bought My Expensive Dress And Wrote And Entered The Contest. Seems Doc Didn't Want To Do It Cause There Were Only 12 Responses To The Contest. I Say, Thats Ok, We Don't Mind. There To Be About 50 People There. I Sure Would Of Liked To Of Gone. Oh Well, I Guess I Will Save The Money And Take Back The Dress. I Did Look Great. A Size 16! I'm Flabby Too But I Think I Feel Good Because Of The Exercise. I Know That When I Started My Arms Were 16" And They Are Down To A 12.75. I Am Trying Hard To Work On Them Cause They Do Look Bad. At Least In My Eyes. Have A Great Day Guys. Diane

Hi, I Started Out At 348 Wearing A 34 Dress And A 52dd Bra. Now I Am Wearing A 38f Bra And Was Wearing A 5-6x Shirt And I Am Wearing A 2x Now. I Am 5'7" . I Am Going To A Ball In Dec And Had To Get A Gown. I Tried All The Big Stores But They Had Now Dressy Dress, So I Tried Dillard's. They Had A Huge Selection Of Dresses. I Told The Lady I Have Just Lost 133 Lbs And Think I Am In A 18-20. She Looked At Me And Said Lets Try A 16. I Said Yeah Right! It Fit. I Tried On At Least 20 Different Dresses And All But One Fit In Size 16. I Was Blown Away. I Am Now Down To 213 And Very Happy. This Was The First Time I Have Tried To Buy Anythng In A Reg Store In Over 20 Yrs. Ladydi

Start 233 Current 213 Goal 208 Lost 20 Short 5 I'm Still Happy With A 20 Lb Loss Ladydi

It Is So Cool To Be So Close To Onderland! I Am At 213 And Moving Fast. I Really Never Thought I Would Be There. But Now I Know I Will! See Ya There Soon. Ladydi

Another Fan! They Are Amazing! I Don't Think I Could Ever Work That Hard. I Like The Way I Do It. I Can Handle The Half An Hour A Day Exercise. I Also Watch Big Medicine On The Health Channel Which Is About The Surgery And Plastic Sx After The Weight Sx. Also Ther Is A Program On At 4:30am Called "i Lost It" It Is Only 30 Min Long And Features 2 People And Why They Got Heavey And How They Lost It. It's Funny, Before I Would Never Look At Anything Like That And Now I Can't Get Enought! Ladydi

Ladydi.......now 221 Total Loss 12 Lbs

I'm At 221 Only 22 Lbs To Go! Ladydi

Hi Robin, I Can't Believe We Are The Only Ones Left! I Miss All Of Our Talks! You Are Getting So Close To Goal. I Slowed Down After My Unfill But Have Started Again. I'm Down To 221 And Was Hoping To Be 199 By Christmas. I Guess I Will Be Happy With 210 By Christmas. I Only Need To Lose Another 50-60 Lbs. To Me, That Is Real Close. The Last Time I Was 220 Was In 1979 Going Through My Divorce. Then Up To 250 + And Didn't Stop. I Feel So Good And I Think I Look Good Too. I Still Have A Big Bumm But In Another 30 Lbs It Should Start To Look Normal, At Least I Hope So!! Diane

Welcome back Boo Boo Kitty! I hope everyone remembers us and comes back! I cant wait until I only have 15 lbs to go! Boy, you must be so happy! I still have about 60 lbs to go but I am feeling great and soooo happy. I feel like a new woman! Where do you live? If you were in Houston, you could go to the Holiday Ball and we could see each other. I started out as a 32/34 and now in a 2x top and anywhere from 16-20 pant. It has been over 20 yrs since I have been in an 18. Life is beautiful!!!! ladydi

HI ROBIN, JUST GOT BACK FROM MY TRIP BACK WEST AND HAD A GREAT TIME. I EVEN WENT TO CURVES 3 TIMES WHILE I WAS VISITING AND GOING ALL OVER. I WAS ABLE NOT TO HAVE AN EXTENSION TO ANY OF THE PLANES I WAS ON AND I GOT THE TRAY TABLE DOWN WITHOUT LAYING ON MY TUMMY!! THEN I PUSHED MY LUCK AND CROSSED MY LEGS. TO MY SURPRISE, I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT WITH ROOM TO SPARE! I EVEN WALKED DOWN THE ISLE WITHOUT TURNING SIDEWAYS. HURRAY!!!! THAT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR ME. THEY MUST OF THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY FOR I HAD A HUGE SMILE ON MY FACE. I HAD BOOZE IN VEGAS AND EVEN WITH ALL MY WALKING AROUND, I GAINED 1 LB. NOT BAD FOR THE drinks I HAD WAS A WHITE RUSSIAN. LOTS OF CALORIES! I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY 3 OF US ON THIS SITE! DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION COSTUME BALL GIVEN BY DR SPIVAK AND THE WELLNESS PROGRAM? IT IS BEING HELD AT THE CASTLE ON SAT DEC 8TH 4-8 PM. $5 AT DOOR. BRING A CAN GOOD AND GET 2 EXTRA DOOR PRIZE TICKETS. YOU WOULD NEED TO CLICK ON WWW.BANDMD.COM AND THEN CLICK ON THE HOLIDAY AND IT HAS 4 WORDS TO CLICK ON TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT. I HEARD ONE OF THE PRIZES WAS A TUMMY TUCK! I THINK I WANT THAT! HEEHEE ANYWAY, I AM GOING AND IT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR ALL OF US BANDED WITH DR SPIVAK TO MEET. ANYONE CAN GO BE TO BE ELIGABLE FOR THE BIG PRIZE, YOU HAVE TO BE HIS PATIENT. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT! LADYDI

Another Consideration Is The Loss Of Your Puppy. It Only Happened This Week, And I Know When I Lost My Dog, I Didn't Care About Losing Weight. I Just Wanted To Feel Better So I Ate. Just Give Yourself Some Time And You Will Be Back And We Won't Be Able To Keep You Down! Ladydi

Darr, Congrats! I Love How This Band Makes Me Feel. I Was The Same Weight As You When I Started A Yr Ago. I Just Got Home From A Vacation. I Had To Fly On Several Planes And Was Hoping I Could Fit Into The Set Without An Extension. And Hurray, I Did. I Even Pulled Down The Tray And To My Surprise, I Was Level And Not Laying On My Tummy. I Could Even Cross My Legs. People Thought I Was Strange For I Was Sitting There With A Huge Smile On My Face. Congrads, This Is Only Going To Get Better For You! Ladydi

Boy, Now That Your So Close To Your Goal, You Sure Are Gonho. Who Would Of Thought That Our Minds Would Be Thinking This Way. I Love It! Not Only Are Our Body's Changing But Our Thoughts. I Never Liked To Exercise And Now I Don't Miss Going. If I Do, I Feel Awful. I Love Looking At Myself Again And Thinking I Look Good. Before I Would Avoid Any Mirrors Or Going To Shop For New Clothes. Now I Love It. To See What Size I Am In Now. I Bought My New Bra In May. I Was A Size 52 And Then A 42. I Was So Happy. Now My Bra Is In The 3rd Hook And Too Big. I Had The Girl At Curves Measure Me And I Should Be A 38. I Have Never Been A 38. Wow!!! It Is Amazing What This Band Has Done For My Self Esteem. I Am Actually A Happier Person Now. I Don't Sit On The Couch I Get Up And Do Anything. I Love My New Life!! I Will See Ya When I Get Back From My Trip. Have A Great Month! Diane

Robin, That Is Almost 2 Mos So We Should Be Able To Do This! I Am In A 2x And Siz 18 Pant. I Am Going To Try To Get To The Next Size. I Am Working Out But At Curves And Not As Hard As You. You Are Really Working Hard! I'll Get There When I Am As Small As Your Little Body! I Leave For Oregon Tomorrow To See My Daughter. I Am So Excited! I Haven't Seen Her In Over A Yr. She Has A Great Hike Planned For Us On Of The Days I Am There. I Have Never Hiked With Either Of My Kids. I Was Always A Cough Potato. Mariah Says The Coast Of Origon Is Beautiful And The Trail We Will Be On Has A Waterfall. I Can't Wait. Where Are All The Abc Members? I Really Miss Reading And Talking To Them. It Is Not The Same Without Them! Diane

I Too Only Told My Kids And Brother. I Waited Until The Following Summer For The Family Reunion When I Showed Up 98 Lbs Lighter. That Was Fun! I Kept My Mouth Shut For A Whole Year. My Son Cant Believe I Was Able To Do That One! I Leave For Calif On Saturday To Vist My Friends. I Have Not Told Them Anything. I Am Now 121 Lbs Lighter. That Will Be A Hoot! Ladydi