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omg!! My husband and I went to Six Flags and I was able to ride one of the roller coasters and not be the one that "stopped" the safety bar with my stomach. In fact, I had a bunch of space between me and the bar and I looked over at DH and his tummy was hanging over the bar!!! I LOVE the fact that I weigh less than my husband AND my 20 year old son for the first time ever!! (45 lbs less than hubby & 10 less than son!!) It feels so strange washing my face and feeling my cheek bones. I love walking up to work, looking at my reflection in the windows and seeing "skinny" me! I have knees! and nice legs!! i love everything about being banded!!

September 15 is great for me!

thanks for the encouragement, barb! I may need more in the months to come!!!

Hello Ladies! Thought I'd pop in and say hello. Much going on in my life latley... 20 yr old son who is getting ready to leave for college in 3 weeks, had a motorcycle accident last week. He is ok, but gave us all quite a scare. He couldn't walk up to his apartment (He lives on the third floor) for 4 or 5 days, so I have had him at home helping him to heal, running him to this Dr. & that Dr., etc. But, thank God, no broken bones, not paralyzed and no head or neck injuries! Just a bunch of bumps and bruises, (not to mention the emotional rollar coaster he put me on!!!!) In the midst of all of this, we have been trying to get him ready for college. Financial aid, dorms, tours, classes, OMG!!! What a chore!! He's been going to Jr College for the past year and a half and is now going in as a transfer student to Stephen F. Austin. No way was he ready at 18, not sure if he is now, but I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best! I am excited and nervous all at the same time! I know I saw a date for dinner in Dallas in September, somebody please let me know what date was decided. And where! I saw that you were asking about shopping. The best shoping in town by far, in my opinion, is up in Frisco. I call it mall Heaven!! You name it, it is there. And it is so nice, I love to go there to shop!! My scales have finally moved a little more. Down to 180. 3 lbs to go and I will hit 100lbs gone!!! Am actually able to squeeze into most of the 12's that I try on! In fact, one of my co-workers just gave me a big bag of shorts and capris, all jeans, all 12's that ALL fit!! And 10 years ago, she was tiny and I was fat, now I am wearing things that she can't!!!! YEA!!! What a feeling! Never thought I would move below 200, but the last 20 have come off slowly but surely. Now I think I am stuck here for a while. Seems to come off 5 lbs a month, and when I loose it, it is all at once. How strange!! Heartburn is a little better, but still wakes me up gagging sometimes at night. Pepcid and Rolaids have become my best friends again!! One more thing, at night, when I lie on my side, my knees knock together and I have to re-adjust. What a thrill!!!!!!!! I love my band... PB'ing, sliming, and every other bad thing that comes along with it, it is still one of the best things that I have ever done for my self!!!!! Here's to everyone reaching goal in year two!!!

Hello Ladies, Thought I'd drop a line. Don't know what is going on latley, but the past two weeks, I can't even get liquids down. PB everything that goes down, and the past week I have had Acid Reflux for the first time since surgery. I am talking BAD, wake me up at night choking on it.... Any ideas? Think it may be a slipped band? I dure hope not!!!! Regina-any more thoughts of a get together? I haven't missed it have I? Talk to you all soon!!

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Hello All! Happy Bandiversary to everyone! I finally moved down from 200 and am holding steady at 190!! Had a touch of the flu a few weeks back and I think that actually helped me out! lol! Regina, I would love to get together with you all! I will be on vacation the last weel of June, we too are going to Branson, so it would be after July 1st for me. You all have a great time in Vegas!

Tired of being the fattest person in the room, realizing I weighed as much or more than some NFL guys, Not being able to fit into any rides at the amusement park to just name a few...

I am so jealous of you girls that are going to Vegas!!!! Next year, wherever you all go, I'm IN!! (How about a cruise?? We can all show off our new hot bathing suit bods!!) Leece, So happy to hear that your meds are going good. It makes such a difference!! Hope you get to feeling better soon and happy that it wasn't gall stones. Speaking of gallstones, do we know how Regina is doing? She said she had to have yet ANOTHER surgery? Hope she is doing ok as well... What an exciting month this is! It sure has flown by! The day that I dreamed of for two years came and went and now it has been a whole year since. I am so happy for what my band has done for me so far! Even through all the ups and downs, I love being banded and the fact that I am down 80 some odd lbs!! Isn't it a great feeling to loose weight and know it won't be put back on in a year or two?? I LOVE it!!!!!! Yea for all of us, 20 lbs or 100 lbs... Way to go Junebies!!!!!!

Hello! I need to hear from those that have contuinued to loose weight after their 1 yr. anniv. I have been STUCK for about 2 months. Even after exercising and eating good, the scales WON'T MOVE!!! i have lost 83 lbs to date, but for the past two months, I have been going up & down with the same 10 lbs! What is worse, is that I am going between 195 & 205. I am now pretty much staying under 200, but it is SO Frusterating to keep loosing the same 5 lbs over & over & over!!!! I am beginning to wonder, is this IT?? Please, share your experiences after a year has passed!!! :angry

but you have lost 100 lbs?? That is awesome!! Isn't this so darn frusterating??? Let's hope it will pass, and soon!!!

I feel SO much better! I LOVE knowing that I am not always the FATTEST person in the room! That I am now a NORMAL size! Though only down to a 16 or sometimes a 14, I no longer feel that I am a giant or an elephant. I no longer feel like I have to sit in the front seat because I am to big for the back seat, and when I sit in the back seat, I no longer avoid the rear-view mirror, for fear of seeing my fat face. I love that I can feel the bones in my shoulders and seeing the new shape that my body is taking on! I love that I had to go get my wedding ring sized because it fell off my finger. I love that people speak to me in public now instead of avoiding me. I love being able to wear a regular size bracelet and I love putting on one of my husbands t-shirts and it is way too big! I love weighing less than him, too! I love that I sat on my 20 year old sons lap the other day for a picture and didn't break his legs! AND I loved looking at the picture afterwards and looking darn good in it! I can't wait to loose another 20 lbs then another 20! and to get to my goal!! I love so many things about the band that I can easily look over the things that I don't like, such as missing food... Yes, I miss it sometimes, but who cares! Being smaller is so much better than any food tastes! I do hate going out to eat and having the waiter ask what was wrong with the food! But I get over it! I hate PB'ing, but that too I can live with. I LOVE MY BAND, it is the BEST thing I have ever done for myself!!

Hello All, I need encouragement!!! I have exercised EVERY day, watch what I eat and I CAN NOT drop any more weight. Do you all think one year and that is IT? No more weight loss? Is there a point where you just STOP loosing, even when you have much more to go??? What do you all think?

ok, again, will somebody please explain the difference? Thanks!

Melissa, You look FANTASTIC! And how awesome is the pic with you and your "friends"!! I am waiting until my anniversary to post... end of June. I am REALLY hoping to take off another 10 lbs this month and be a SOLID 190. I am still floating between 195 & 200. Sometimes even up to 203. It is SO frusterating! I am tighter than ever, am eating NOTHING, but can't seem to move the darn scales! I went to the gym 3 times this week and walked outside twice. Maybe the exercise will kick in some weight loss. Week long family reunion in Branson/Tablerock Lake at the end of the month. I can't wait! I haven't seen family in two years. They dont know about my surgery. Their reaction will be fun! Since everything therevolves around boats and water, I will feel beter than ever this time, unlike years past when I was too fat to enjoy! Regina, We'll be sending prayers your way! You sure have been through alot, heres to a speedy recovery! Hoping for some sunshine this weekend. Love the rain, but enough is enough! Have a great weekend, everyone! Misty

I am not familiar with this band. Please elaborate!

I wouldn't say that I have lost any friends, but isn't it amazing how different total strangers treat you? Men especially... Even my 12 year old daughter has noticed men "flirting"with me! Walking by them in hallways, they now look at me and say hello, rather than look the other way... Weird, huh?

Thanks for all of the feedback! Depression runs in my family and my x-hubbys. I have been on & off meds for years and he should have been:phanvan I know that there have been horror stories of kids committing suicide that are on meds, but I truly believe that these kids are depressed to begin with and meds don't help ALL that take them, but I feel that since she has begun taking them, I have seen a dramatic change. She still has episodes, but I believe that without the meds, she would have had many many more. I know it will take time to find just the right dose and rx for her... and I will certainly continue to moniter her like a hawk!!! I did finally get an appt with a therapist. She goes Monday for her first visit. Let's hope we like her and it doesn't take 10 different docs to find one we like! It was hard enough finding one that 1.) takes our insurance & 2.) isn't 20 miles away....I'll keep you posted! Lisa, I'I'll PM you after our visit on Monday. Thanks for all of your insight! You guys are the greatest form of therapy ever!! OK, back to lap-band adventures... I still love my band! I have to keep reminding myself! I have been having pb's nearly every time i eat before 4 or 5... Sat is my b-day and I don't even want to go to the "customary out to eat b-day lunch" at work! Any suggesstions? Barbara, you are such an inspiration! I bareley get my but to the gym once a week! You ROCK!! Regina-Pls post... we miss you!! Hope you are doing MUCH better!!! OOPS, time to go pick up kids... Thanks again everyone for being here!

Every time I log in, I can only see up to the last post that I saw the last time I was logged on, until I post something new, anyone else having this problem? I hate what they have done here! OK, I was able to post, then read everyones posts and now I am editing my original post. What a pain! Wow, Barbara, I think I need an unfill. I can't even eat a couple of bites and I am miserable. AND the scales are moving EVER SO SLOW... Nothing to eat and no weight loss to speak of. I think I, too, need an unfill, as much as I hate to admit it!! Lisa, I am so sorry you have been going through so much. I so hope that you and your husband can work through everything. Sounds like he is at least willing to seek help, so that is great! And glad your son is ok. He sure has come a long way! I know he is your angel sent from above!! I have been having issues with My daughter who is 12. She is very bright and in all gifted classes, but is severly depressed. She just started on anti-depressants 3 months ago. 1 month, fluoxotine, 20mg. Caused her ticks, next month, 10 mil-not enough, now, Lexipro 20mg. Last night, she told me she is so sad all the time. Nothing is working. Now I am trying to find a counselor. (Her pshycologist only monitors meds) Not easy to do. She had a break down last night and I'm jsut not sure how to handle her. She just laid in her bed under the covers crying and would not look at me, speak to me or respond to me in any way. I finally just left her alone and she eventually came out of her room. SHe has always been so care free and now all of the sudden, I am finding out she has all these issues... I just hope the medication starts to kick in and we can find a counselor that will help. I feel so helpless and it breaks my heart to see her hurting so much. Sorry to lay this all out, but it sure feels good to "talk" with some one about these issues.

ok, when I made my last post, I only saw the post that Barbara made before Reginas story. It wasn't until after I posted my reply that I was able to view all of the others.... This is not good! Regina, I am so glad that you are ok! I was wondering where you had been and was concerned that we had not heard anything from you. Take care of your self and get better soon!!

Did they do away with the rep power? I notice that I don't see it anymore. Kinda weird, anyway! Hope everyone is doing ok. I was wondering where everyone is as well!

Good Ideas! Thanks for the suggesstions! I always forget about "My Favorites". Way to go on the new number, Barbara! I'm contemplating on weather or not I should go get an unfill. I am PB'ing daily, to the point that I can eat nothing before 4 or 5pm. I know this is not healthy. I think I am just scared that if I get an unfill, I will be able to eat and I will not loose, although I know that is not true and that I will probabley actually loose more if I am eating healthy, rather than not eating and existing on Peanut butter and milk every night. The scales are not moving fast, but they are moving some, so that is SOMETHING....It is just such a mind game. Always has been and I guess that it always will be. Some things just never do change! I would just like to say again that i am so happy that I have found this site and my new friends that I can talk to. It makes this process so much easier. I just wish that I would have come here sooner! Good Night. Misty

I hate what they have done to the site. How are you all finding the "June 2006 Band Crew"? It takes me FOREVER. Help!! I am convinced that I am missing something, because it is so hard to find!! Lisa,So sorry to hear about your mother in laws fall and your medication woes. I do hope they get your meds straightened out soon. I have a dear friend that is bi-polar so I know what you are going through. Like Barbara said, Please hang in there! Hopefully, you will feel better in no time! At least you have the remodeling to keep you occupied! Back to work tomorrow. My DH was out of town all weekend. It was nice and quiet around here. I got caught up on some housework and tv! It sure is nice to have some "me" time every now and again! Have a great week, everyone!

Barbara, upper right hand corner. Sorry if I said left! Melissa-They sure have changed things. It takes me 5 minutes to find us, lol!! Poodles, you are too funny! Who do they think they are messing with everything like this? They should at least explain what they did!! Regina, just wondering,,, My DH works at Baylor... He is a brain surgeon. Just Kidding... He works in engineering... Glad you are doing ok, take advantage of the pampering while you can!!! It wont last forever! Dancing Queen, So sorry to hear of your sickness... Maybe you do need to get an unfill for a while. couldn't hurt. what did your doc advise? Keep us posted ! Pinky, Chako, everyone, hope to hear u all are doing better soon!