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Hi everyone, I would like for all of us in Ohio to start talking and getting to know how we are doing with our Lapband or if your are thinking about having the surgery, how things are going for you. I had my surgery Oct. 18, 2006 and I have lost 30# so far. I wish it would be more but hey at least I'm losing and not gaining. I really haven't had any problems with my lapband. I have had two fills so far and I think I might need another one when I go back to my Dr. in January. I chose not to tell anyone about getting the band except for my parent's, not even my two grown sons. You see I have failed at so many attempts in losing weight that I didn't want the pressure of everyone watching me and feeling that I would be under a microscope. For the first time in many years I do feel in control and I know that I can make it happen and finally win this battle that I have been fighting for so many years. Don't get me wrong I know that it's not going to be easy but at least now I have a tool that I know will help me get there because it has already started me on my way. I hope to here from some of my Ohio bandster family, because I really do care how you all are doing, I feel that we could be such a help to each other. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and I am looking forward to a fantastic New Year.:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Can someone give me directions? I have been to the Polaris one time but it's been a few year's back, i know how to get to dublin but i don't can't remember after that.

I started our challenge yesterday but i wasn't able to post so here goes 1-5-09 walked 30 min. and stretched 10 min. 1-6-09 gazelle 60 min. and stretched 10 min. so i have 1.5 hrs. down and 2.5 to go. Hope to have others join, this will help me and hopefully others to get and stay motivated.

wish you could join us to losinjusme, sorry to here about you having to be on bed rest but congratulations on the baby, not to much longer now. how long have you been on bed rest? i had to do it a month before my son was born and at times it seemed to go by quick and others it dragged. but the end result was so good.

sounds good to me, Jan 5th - Feb 15th it is then. and 4 hrs sounds good for me also. now we just need to get some more people to join us. come on everyone, lets have some fun.

Great KStar, now we just have to come up with a challenge. I know that you can lose the 8# especially once you get your fill. Come on October bandster's lets see how many we can get to do the challenge. I think that a good challenge would be to exercise at least 4 hrs. a wk. I read an article today by Jillian Michaels from the biggest loser and she said that all she ask is that you exercise at least 5 hrs a wk and you will see a big difference. So my goal is to exercise 5 hrs. but some people might not be up to that so you can set your own personal goal. So what do ya think. I'm ready for 2009!!!

Hi everyone. I haven't posted in probably a year. I have been losing and gaining the same 7#in the past year.I have Lost a total of 70# since my band. I am still very happy with my decision to have the band. On another note, how does everyone feel about a New Years challenge? Say from Jan 1st to Feb 14th. We have a few days to come up with one. I was thinking of 1. walk 4 hrs. a wk, 2. work out 30 min. a day to exercise video, 3. or anything else that you can come up with. Maybe this is what we need to get us kick started. Like i said i'm very happy with how things are but I would be even happier if i would complete the journey that i started over two years ago. Hope to here from you soon.

hi everyone, just checking in, i haven't been here in awhile. I'm still the same, not losing but not gaining either. I feel really good though and i know that i will reach my goal. I'd like to get there by summer clothes shopping time. i hope everyone had a good thanksgiving.

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No i'm not where i want to be but like you said the small portions of crap doesn't help. i'm still pleased with how far i have come but i know that i could of been farther if i would eat better. I don't know how many of you chose not to tell anyone about having the band, i was one who only told my parents, well my mom told me today that she let it slip... to my aunt that i had the band done. I am so upset with her for this, you see she is thinking about having the surgery and she had decided to tell people, and i knew when she decided to tell people that she would end up telling about me. I had asked her not to tell anyone over and over. She doesn't understand why i'm upset with her, so i'm asking .... do you think that i'm over reacting? I just feel that she told on purpose, and I wouldn't of said anything about her if she would ask me not to. Now i feel stupid around my aunt. When asked how i have been losing i would always just say i was eating smaller portions, which wasn't a lie. Oh well there's nothing i can do about it now.

hello, how's everone doing? well i gained 1# this week. i didn't stick to the SB that good so i started back in again yesterday. I just want to get under 180 so bad, all i have to do is lose 5# and i know i can do it. I'll check back in later this wk to see how everone else is doing.

hi everyone, well i didn't lose any this week but i didn't gain, i kinda went off a few to many times, but i'm not discouraged. hope everyone is doing good. Oh and i have tried the spaghetti squash and i like it. i like it with low carb alfredo sauce and chicken, yummy.

hey dani, i love my latte's also and couldn't believe how many carbs were in skim milk, i switched to light vanilla soy milk (8th continent) it still has 5 carbs but it's one treat that i love to give my self, i also use sugarfree flavorings which have no carbs. hope this helps. weight loss has been going good since i joined weight watchers and also cut down on my carbs. I joined weight watchers more for the accountabilty factor (weekly weigh in)

hi everyone, this is the first time i have posted here but i have been reading it for awhile. I was wondering if after losing weight if you have found yourself being more sexual? I have been divorced for 19 yrs and i didn't date till the past 6 months and i have had 2 one night stand which i instagated. I am on such a high while it's happening but the next day i feel really cheap. i didn't pick up strangers, i knew both of them but it has changed our relationships afterwords. both times i have been drinking which is something that i normally don't do. i know this is a problem with myself that i need to work on but it would be nice to here from others that are or have experienced the same thing.

well in a weeks time i have lost 9#, i know that it has to be mostly water but i am still loving it. My cravings have already stopped and i actually don't feel hungry. why or why do i not just stay on this because i know that it is what works best for me. hi baby, it's been awhile since we have talked, glad to see you giving it another try like i am. kaydotrn congrats on the 7# doesn't it feel awsome. so i probably won't check back in till next weekend, hope everyone has a good week

i just started also, i've done south beach in the past and it helped with my cravings. i have also been on a 3 month plataue, and it's all because of my eating, soft food, junk food. i gain and lose the same 5# and it is so aggravating. does anyone remember how long it takes you to start losing? I can't remember. nilsa shrimp is low in carbs and so is chicken.

hi everyone, haven't posted in a month, keep saying that i will and don't. i joined weight watchers 3 wks ago, I thought that this would help me stick to healthier eating because it would hold me more accountable, and it actually has, it's been slow (5#) but at least it's not staying the same. I'm happy with what i have lost since having the band i just want to lose more. my goal for my bandaversary is 30# more.

so here it is another month, 9th month, since being banded. I'm still very very happy with my decision to have the band. Yes i would like for the weight to come off faster but in my brain i know that losing it slow it what's best. I was getting discouraged with not really losing anything in the last month and i was finding myself going back to old habits (diet pills, starving) and i finally stopped and told myself that this is not the right way. I didn't have this surgery to go back to my old way of thinking, which never worked for me in the first place. I have been doing a lot of soul searching and decided to quit putting so much pressure on myself and to calm down and keep going at it as i had been since being banded. And right now i'm at a calmer place. For awhile i was telling myself that I'm never going to lose anymore weight that i'm going to be stuck mid way and never no what if feels like to be at a healthy weight. But I know in my heart that i will succeed and get through this and reach my goal. Sorry if this is long, i just had to get this off my chest and tell anyone who is also at a cross roads that hang in there, cause we are going to do it.So here's to a wonderful July

hi everyone, it's been along time since i posted. i went for my 8 month check up and the dr. is very happy with my weight loss so far. I wish i was as happy as him. I mean i have lost more than i ever would have on my own but i just feel that if i would stick to it better then i would have lost even more. i have been on a platue for a month and it's starting to get on my nerves. i need to start coming and checking in more often because reading everyones post helps me understand what others go through also. i am setting a goal for myself to lose 9# by my birthday which is july 16th. so here goes.

Hey Paige I was wondering what happened to you. I'm glad things are going good for you and you lucky duck getting to move to Colorado. I hope you will check in when you can and keep up the good job. Where are you going on your Cruise? I went in December and had a great time.

Congrats JohnnyRay, your on your way to a new you.

Hi everyone, just checking in. This week went pretty good for me except I didn't exercise at all. I'm starting to exercise with a co-worker this week after work so I think that will help keep me motivated. dwarden I hope you get to feeling better, hopefully it'll only be a few day's and you'll be like new.

Way to go Jimboss, :target: I'm very happy for you. And I agree with you that we all can get so much needed support from each other because we are all in this together, no one knows better than another bandster what our struggles are and who better to be there for us and yes sometimes give a gentle nudge when we need it. I don't post everytime I get on but I know one thing is for sure is that I READ all of the post and it can really be a blessing somtimes.

hi everyone, hope all is well. I haven't checked in for awhile. Things are going pretty good for me slow but still going. I finally have come to the conclusion that even if I only lose #1 a week that is better than nothing at all and I am going in the right direction. I remember reading a post when I was first banded where the person said that eventually you don't think about your band everyday it just becomes a way of life, at the time I thought no way, that the band would be all consuming just like dieting had always been. But I can now see what they were saying because my thoughts aren't always about eating and feeling like a failure because I went off of another diet. I just hope that this way of thinking stays with me because I love not feeling like a failure anymore.

Susan 3343, hang in there, I know it's hard but believe me after the band surgery you will tell a big difference in your hunger, at least for me I could. Not much longer and it will be here.