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hey ladies, So I'm 4 days out and starving! Not sure that I can make it till Friday for full liquids. I'm weak and extremely tired due to lack of calories I'm sure. The plus side is that I'm hardly sore and having a much better experience this time around. I have my port in my chest, anyone else opt for this? It seems to be a lot less painful than the stomach port was . I had never heard of this being done before. I literally had dreams of pizza last night, so hungry! My stomach feels like it's turning inside out.

My band was nearly 5 years old and had a leak in it. I gained back 40lbs really fast! So my insurance approved another procedure and I went for it. I LOVE the band, I'd do it a 3rd time if I had to. It's totally worth the few days of pain and odd diet for a few months.

Hi, I was just rebanded yesterday July 21st. The post of diet is going to be brutal! 10 days clear liquid, 2 weeks full liquid then 2 weeks mushy. How will I ever be able to do it? Sounds impossible. The first time around my surgeon didn't have me on a very strict diet. I hope that coming back to LBT I can find the support I need.

Long time no talk ladies! Well, I haven't lost a bunch more weight, but have been working out with a trainer since april, and lose 10lbs gain, 7 etc. Back and forth. WEnt to Florida for 3 weeks and gained 10! I'm becoming a personal trainer, I take the test this weekend! I'm so excited. I may start taking clients in January, I already have 3 friends on the wait list for it! I'm have a tummy tuck on NOvember 6th, and insurance is paying! I am training for a half marathon that is in Paris in March. I can only run 5 miles right now, so i"m not sure if I will make it or not but I'm going to train anyway and if I walk part of it oh well. What a memory to have! " I ran a half marathon in Paris! A 26 year old mommy of two that came from almost 260lbs!" Glad to see this thread is still going, it's nice to see what's going on in everyone's life.

yes, I am 19 months out and i htink i have gotten all i can from the band. Its filled to the max and I have very little restriction. I can eat whatever i want. I'm not gaining since I exercise a lot and still eat bandster portions. I went for another fill and they couldn't put anymore in. If it's dry meat or something like that i can feel restriction or if i take a drink right after i eat it shocks me that it gets stuck. i don't know if I'm just desensitized from the full feeling or what. But I think the band has done all it can do and will just hlep me maintain. I'm working my behind off for the rest!

they are the only one i can tolerate actually and they are good quality too.

you are only 23! What about having some fun first while you are thin? Geesh, what an ignorant comment! As if it was any of her business anyway!

November 06 one month before Surgery May 2008 April 2008, I've lost since this pic

hi, I'm from cranston, although i haven't lived there in 12 years! i don't meet too many R.I.ers. I miss clam cakes, steamers, lobster, pizza strips, and good fall river chinese!

American here! only southerners know about grits. My hubby loves them, i hate them. I am from the north. Peanut Butter and fluff on wonderbread is heavenly. must be on soft white sandwich bread to be delicious. I have never heard of eating pumpkin roasted! I've only had canned pumpkin pie. I must be missing out. I love pumpkin. i should try roasting it! sounds good. canned bread is nasty! Most people love it though, I hate it. Canned whipped cream is sooo good. of course I have never made the real stuff, so i don't know what I'm missing i guess.

not sure if that will work, but I loooovvveee these!

hi, I keep getting the same thing! It is a yeast infection and the dr. gave me nystatin cream. It takes like a week to clear up. The positive thing is that it helped me qualify for a tummy tuck with insurance!

Hi my girls! Long time no postie. Well, I've hit yet another plateau! about 10 more lbs to go before I can go to the dr. to get the TT referral. I just need to get it in gear! I'm going to try to lose 3lbs a week with bodybugg so it will take me about a month to do 10lbs. not bad. I hope it works! I'm feeling a bit stressed about meeting this deadline. I am supposed to go home to Florida sometime this summer and wanted to be at goal by then. My husband had another knee surgery on Friday. This one was bad! ACL repair and a manicus repair. He can't put any weight on his foot for 6 weeks! He's off work for 3 weeks and then has to go back. Not sure what he will be doing at work, since he is in aircraft maintenance, they need legs for their job and spend a lot of time on ladders. I feel out of the loop! WE went on a 7 night cruise to greece it was amazing. Gorgeous and sunny! I miss the sun. it's been a while since I have seen any. I live in a gray misty fog called Germany. Only 15 more months here. I love it but miss the sunshine. Brandi- the marine sounds so great. Like a real keeper. I'm so happy for you. steph- I'm so excited for your TT! Enjoy the last baby going to prom and doing all the senior stuff. mine seems like it was yesterday. It was 8 years ago! crazy. Boo Boo- Holy hotness! You are beautiful, breathtaking. Jill-congrats on baby!

a quote from one of my favorite hymns. "Do what is right, let the consequence follow." another, "With every heartache, with every failure, bears with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." Napolean Hill, Think and Grow Rich "What we do in this life echos in eternity" Gordon B. Hinkley

HI, I'm 1 hr. from Ktown. I was banded in Frankfurt about 15 months ago.

boo boo, the sewer!? I love polka dots!

hey girlies- long time no post. lots of stuff happening in your lives! Not much here, which is why i've read and not posted in a few. i am just trying to lose these 20lbs to qualify for that tummy tuck. last week we all got the stomach bug again! So life was crap. I'm trying to low carb until our cruise on the 28th of March! I'm on day 3 so i'm not sure I will make it yet, i'm just taking it one day at a time. I hope I can lose 10-15lbs in this month by low carbing. I am so sick of thinking about my weight constantly. Constantly! I just want to lose 30-40 more lbs and be done with it already. I obsess over it every minute of my life. It's so stressful. I feel so close but so far away.

boo boo!!!! yeaah for the surgery date! And that is amazing that you will be a poster girl for a salon??!! Go you! I'm so proud of your accomplishments. That is really great. i can't wait to see the pics. i'm so excited for you.

hey girls, i'm on the run, so just checking in. A quick update. I am desperate to lose these last twenty something lbs, so I am southbeaching it again until it's gone! Today is day one, so ofcourse I am so gungho. I am still loving my bodybugg, but it's slower than no carbing it. So i'm counting calories still but not eating carbs. I am hoping i make it just till we go on our cruise we leave the 28th of march. I hope I can make it. I did this a few weeks ago just for a week and lost 6lbs, and I was miserable, but I'm desperate to lose these last lbs and then of course i've already reset my goal to be 124 instead of 145. but i'll focus on that after i get to the 145. Knee is still terrible, terrible terrrible, i haven't run on it at all! I have hardly even worked out. I saw the chiropractor he adjusted it, my pelvis was really screwed up, one leg was shorter than the other because of it. So i felt better for a few days and not it hurts again. he said it would take maybe up to 10 sessions to feel better, and if that didn't work, then to get an mri if possible. Luckily this guy is a friend and this chiropractic work is free! I'm so greatful for him.

congrats bman! I'm so happy for you!

MIZTER-ok, it's funny to see that your stake center is too far being 10 miles away, but the one behind your house is good. lol. Oh to be in the land of Mormons! The closest I have lived to my stake center is about 60 miles, it's 92 miles away now. Is anyone else sad that Mitt Romney dropped out? I was hoping he would make it.

12" On Left One 13.5 On Right!

I loved Pres. Hinkley too, He is my Prophet, I joined the Church 7 years ago. Surprisingly I wasn't sad at all, I was filled with joy, knowing where he is and that he is with his wife again. I bet he had a very peaceful passing. Can you imagine how he passed, knowing where he is going and who is waiting for him. No worries. He was the Prophet! I can't even imagine. What a great example he was for the world. I'm excited to learn more about Pres. Monson. I have to say that having the knowledge of knowing why we are here and what the purpose of life is is so comforting. It just makes life so much more meaningful.

HEY GIRLIES- NAT-the "dunlap" hangs down and covers a portion of my pubic area, which is why it is covered it guess. i hope with losing a few more lbs it still hangs! it's gross. claud-good luck with your move, i hope you find the happiness that you seek there. boo- do you think him moving back in will last? How are your girls, they are most important here. bev-girl, I am so sorry that life just keep throwing hard balls. Gosh, i feel so bad for you. It seems like you were doing all the right things and bam, everything falls out from under you. I pray that things get better really fast. They have to. Nikki-wow, you have lost a lot of weight! Let us know how baby is! I can't wait to see pics after he is born. jill-hi! i went to pt for my knee yesterday, and a big muscle on my outside thigh is extremely tight, so for two weeks i'm going to try to stretch it out and see if that helps. I got new running shoes $80! expensive habit. i hope this helps my knee.

jill- option one sounds good. steph-knee is worse and i haven't exercised on it at all. Went to the dr. today for knee and rash from hanging skin! just gave me more motrin and showed me how to do lunges to strengthen my knee. no MRI yet. ugg. well, so i showed him the nasty slimy rash all around my belly button and it's yeast. So I asked what the options are for a tummy tuck. And he said he doesn't think i qualify. So i had to pull down my pants and show him how low the pannis hangs and I do qualify for a free TT!!!!! I just have to wait till june and be at 145lbs. a normal bmi. it has to be at least 18 months from having WLS. So i am sooooo excited. He started filling out the form for me and when he got to the bmi question he asked how much i weigh and it wasn't low enough, so he said to come back in May and he'll put in the consult for me! This really motivates me to get these last lbs off. I am going to really kick it in gear here. i need this. The rashes are painful and itchy. I was shocked that it was this easy to get them to cover it, I've heard that it's tough, but every question pertained to me on the form. How low it hangs, if i get rashes, had WLS and lost 100lbs or more. So I have just 26more lbs to go. Wish me luck! BMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where are you???????????????????????????WE miss you!!!!