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ok about me im fine mostly...got bump been pushing out last two weeks mixture of baby and holiday choccies i think...lol the absolutely amazing thing is im lightest weight im 176 pounds if my maths right 12st 7lbs and six months pregnant on tuesday so pretty fecking amazing think babies eating all my calories..lol(my target after baby now 11 stone was 12 but when i was 19st 4 at the beginning i imagined i would be skinny at 12 ......not !!! so at 5ft 8 i think 11 be right although i will need some serious tucking done look like someone let the air out....ewww ok bad side im really bad with acid reflux so bending down sends acid into mouth and throat and while eating and sleeping so pretty much all day and night so intake at moment dire ,also constipation & wait for it piles .ewwww tmi so afraid to crap so this might be longest 3 months of my life band fully open so cant do anything else to help myself im sure it pregnancy& band and now baby expanded into chest area putting pressure up into tummy it not a good thing,also port sticking out like knob on old tvs.......lol aint pregnancy great !!!!

brandi..missus what am i going to do with you ,that brick wall you keep hitting is your ability to give yourself such a hard time relax sweetheart you look amazing and you will get to target dont be in such a rush this (unlike any other time in our lifes )is a life change we have all dieted and we cant be up all the time and by the way you look freakin amazing ,even if you never lost another ounce you would be a hottie ,you will though ,you will definately be at target but if your heart is black you wont be happy ,concentrate on happy things ,whats good in your life like ...US for example.... your followers ...you are and have been thee december bandster and we on a friggin steadies thread so steady does it ...IT WILL HAPPEN ,and by the way i ate boxes of candy and if i counted that up id faint so i wont....lol we love you and if you let them so will others you gotta realise your worth !!!!!! boo,you have a beautiful daughter..takes after her mum banannie ...wow you fox i feel like whale now..lol i want lower body lift keep trying to get quotes but they want me to go for consults but cant go til after baby so im still guessing at price and i know its serious surgery with long recovery so not done here but dont think abroad for me so looking at uk ...quick flight not so bad ,also want boobs done at same time as i reckon one long recovery better than two shorter ones !!

boo you in there honey they may take a while to get you out of that outfit ..did you feel the snow??

sorry girls cant make saturday ,i swear something always comes up i have clashing commitments ranging from visitors coming,kids birthday party to attend and sons footy match and even enlisting hubbys help i only one person sorry again girls next time i promise !!!!!!!

hi girls just popping in to see how you all are i think i can make january 5th and will be bringing friend who got banded only a few weeks ago in paris as op wasnt available here so she went to jerome care of acs !! ive had a wonderful 2007 i was banded december 06 and this xmas i am 6 months pregnant and 94lb lighter !!!! i dont know how we stand legally if acs goes belly up im hoping they can get their act together and put on a better front than they have so far i think the people there are great but organization needs alot of work but not just from my personal preference i dont think they deserve quite the slating they are taking ,i think if you delve into the goings on in any local hospital they would find errors..where there is people there is errors ...so i have no problem the medical council getting involved and shaking things up but i dont think they should be used to be made an example of .anyway thats just my opinion .the powers that be will decide but it great to have support here on LBT and would love to meet and chat about how its going /been for you all do we have a time to meet ??

hi girls just thought id pop in to say hi,all is well with me and junior apart from maybe my weight which now is starting to be an issue with me because although i do now have bump and baby measuring for dates my weight still dropping and on one hand i should be whooping with glee i worry he getting all he needs ,im a milk junky at the moment as im dying with heartburn all the remodies in the world seem only to keep it at bay for very short time then im burning again and at night even laying up high on pillows it driving me crazy im only 26 weeeks so 3 more months of this argggggggggh. i had total unfill so its not like i can do much else i still cant eat big meals only more regular small ones but ive been eating chocolates (thankfully no more left )lots of ice cream and milk & milk shakes and im lighter than ive been since i was teenager ,im not skinny im not even at target and body looks like a deflated tyre so not pretty but it is weird that for once in my life my weight is not an issue except that maybe im worried i not maintaining or gaining some weight so is baby getting enough for development (i know he growing well ),i bet i start gaining like a mad thing these last three months then il be posting whinge and im not bragging about weight its just the way its worked out for me i expected to gain about 28-35 lbs!!! instead ive lost about that !!

wow ..it is really hard to get back on track when i havent been online ive tried back reading posts but my head hurts...lol still no new laptop have to wait for santa but i know its in his sack for me ..he he he:whoo: im using hubbys today but it goes back to work tomorrow and i need to look for some pressies online well just quick update on me .... im feeling fat ,can you believe it i have now got a bump but because it hidden under my spare tyres it just pushing my flab forward and i feel huge... such negativity sucks im friggin 5 months pregnant for goodness sake.although i think i just wanted to look slim at hubbys xmas party this friday night and everthing i try on i look flabby and fat and not pregnant and blooming!!!:faint: on much more positive note my little man is doing great went for 3d scan yesterday ..baby in wrong position( i.e stuck in crevice at my hip bone) that pics were not great and i have to make new appointment but he was growing well sucking his fingers sticking his tongue out and wiggling his little willy around showing hes not modest...lol i will post picture i did get when hubby scans it for me but its not great quality ....but you can see him. my band anniversary is on tuesday and it seems like a million years ago funnily enough my best friend having the op done tomorrow and i still feel like its a distant memory but im happy with results i just wish i didnt still feel like the fat girl ,i guess the op doesnt fix your mindset. also i have developed a sweet tooth in recent weeks havent paid too dearly yet so im still indulging it .....i reckon im happy to play pregnancy card for that one...lol ok so not at lowest weight for my one year anniversary but here goes this is me 12 months on ..... starting weight..270lbs................now..178lbs bmi...41.1.................................now..27.1 hips ...51&half inches..................now..43inches waist...44 inches........................now 39inches(gone up from 37 but baby in there) thighs...24&half inches.................now..22inches calfs.......16 & a half.....................now 15 inches dress size 22...............................now.... comfy 16 i have realised that my target weight was too high but hey at 270 lbs 168 seemed a dream my new goal b4 i get surgery for tummy and thigh lift will be 154 or there abouts im not going to tie myself to numbers il know when i feel im at right weight but thats next years goal for now im a pregnant woman looking forward to greeting her new son in springtime so here is my baby bandster ticker as i now know the weight gain approaches and no point getting worried it means my little man is growing !!!

sorry to butt in but fills done here not in paris only op in paris my friend had it done last monday she is doing great !!

hey there so nice to check up on you all,i broke my lap top,literally i smashed screen ..accidently ,im on hubby work one now but it has to go back into work ,but great news is i know santa bringing me new one ..must be because ive been such a good girl !!!!!!!so hang in there as they say IL BE BACK...LOL

we dont have thanks giving in ireland but if we did i would be thankful for you guys i couldnt imagine how hard this would have been alone xxxxxxxxxxxxx. me & band baby doing good though im dying with heartburn and now i can sometimes feel my port a little sore ,i think the bump pushing it up although cant see bump yet can feel it when im laid down in bed,hope that doesnt get worse when i get bigger. i was going to call baby jonathon james..i.e jj or johnny but im going off that now maybe because i picked it too early and i really like travis but its a bit unusual for here so not sure, would like a "different "name but not so weird the child has hard time ...im open to suggestions.

hi gilrs im dying with heartburn...feeling really sick again too ,thought that had passed,how you all feeling??? im also soooooo tired could sleep all day if only i could ,getting memory foam topper for my bed hoping i can get better night time sleep soon my bed is far to firm.

hey raynie sweetheart dont worry about weight be thrilled you having baby you sound so happy i havent been trying to lose weight i just am i think my body just used to all the pregnancy stuff it is my fifth after all nothing left to stretch on me its like saggy big cloth...lol we will stick together after and get skinny then .

ok panic had set in there calculations wrong...27lb lost not 37 since finding out i was pregnant..doesnt seem as bad now..lol

hi girls omg ...i was just using a pregnancy weight estimater calculator on babycentre(website)and it asks your weight when you concieved so had to find my first post which was this... <HR style="COLOR: #e9e9e9" SIZE=1> <!-- / icon and title --><!-- message --> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->hi girls great to see this thread i just found out im pregnant ! it very early days as i was only few days late but feeling queasy sore boobs etc and had feeling..it unplanned (this will be my fifth )i have 4 sons andy 13, ben 10 (nearly 11) ,callum 7(nearly 8), aidan 3(4 in sept) and hubby is going for vasectomy..lol this one kind of just sneaked in. i know my clinic recommends unfill but i would like to wait as long as possible but as im already feeling so sick and been vomitting im terrified of band slipping i was banded last december and im 63 pound down 39 more to go im taking pregnancy multi Vitamin and making good food choices but im feeling so sickly, im not hungry but i doubt unfill would help as i would still feel nausious.im so glad im not alone on this . good luck to all our bandsters babys and it will be wonderful to share our new journey. big hugs nikki x so working back i was 270 to begin with so i was 217lb when i wrote this and according to calculator i should gain 15lbs in the pregnancy im now 20 weeks pregnant and weigh....180 lbs ive lost 37lb since i found out i was pregnant!!!!!!!!!! this is breakdown of how baby weight is supposed to work How it breaks down If you gained the average of range above, this is where the weight would go (totals are rounded): <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TH style="WIDTH: 30%">Maternal:</TH></TR><TR><TD class=dividerBorder>Uterus</TD><TD class=dividerBorder>0.79 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>Breasts</TD><TD>0.33 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>Blood</TD><TD>1.03 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>Water</TD><TD>1.38 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>Fat</TD><TD>2.75 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dividerBorder style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Subtotal</TD><TD class=dividerBorder style="FONT-STYLE: italic">6.28 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TH> Fetal:</TH></TR><TR><TD class=dividerBorder>Fetus</TD><TD class=dividerBorder>7.5 lbs.(my other 4 between 8 & 9lb)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Placenta</TD><TD>0.53 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD>Amniotic Fluid</TD><TD>0.65 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dividerBorder style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Subtotal</TD><TD class=dividerBorder style="FONT-STYLE: italic">8.68 lbs.</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TH class=dividerBorder>Total</TD> <TH class=dividerBorder>14.96 lbs.</TD> </TR></TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Source: ACOG. The formula is based on your current size and weight and whether you are underweight, overweight, or normal weight. im going for antenatal this week ..baby kicking like mad and feels so strong so im not overly concerned but it does make me worry a little ... what you all think should i consider myself lucky ??? or be concerned . <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message -->

hiya girls just checking in ,i went to my concert saturday night(MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE) i had so much fun my sister managed to persuade security to let us up on disabled stage so i wouldnt get jostled around in the crowd although he took some convincing that i actually was pregnant...lol the atmosphere wasnt as good up there as being down low in the crowd but view was great!!! on complete opposite side of my music taste( i love all kinds of music) im going to see celine dion in dublin next may ...i got tickets on friday and im so looking forward to that one Im gettinga hardtime from my loved ones about my weight ...im still losing ,but im eating and drinking full fat milk and baby kicking away like mad so im not worried but everyone around me keeps saying you need to eat more !!but i physically cant im eating less than i thought i would be able to with band open but more...a hell of alot more than i was !! as for my little aidan hes great ..back on top form and back at nursery today he did recover quick !! boo honey..... you look amazing and i love your blk dress and im absolutely thrilled for you about your book il be watching this space for news of a book deal ..whoo hoo !! transformer...good luck on the home schooling sounds like you thought it through and i think it will work out great ,he sounds like he wants to do it and thats half the battle won . brandi....are you bummed you wont see him until xmas...on plus side you get some more getting to know him time as talking loads can be great too think of it as extended foreplay...pmsl...im a dirty beast i cant stop thinking choccy covered marine ...lol va...dont fret honey you will get fill and be back on track soon i used to gauge how well i could eat by a weight watcher meal if i could eat half i thought too low ,two thirds,perfect and whole one and still licking lips ,i knew i was regaining appetite and better book fill..lol sweethot ..im so glad you are still taking that vacation and im still praying you get to keep him home with you for xmas enjoy yourself honey and dont let the thought he might have to go spoil the time you have together now.

hi raynie batman theme sounds brilliant you must post pics when its done. as for fill it depends on how i feel after i dont want to go too soon if im tired...im still losing !!!! im 20 weeks and still going down but i can feel junior stronger each day so i know hes ok but still feels strange for weight to be going down and my appetite really small still even after total unfill ive even started drinking full fat milk !!! im not complaining but everyone around me starting to be concerned .i go for 3d on 15th of decemberso i get to check hows he doing then i cant wait!!!!!!

hi girlies my youngest(aidan whos 4) had his hernia op today hes doing so well he bounced back really quickly and hes only gone to bed now (9.30pm)he was so brave . me & band baby doing great i think he's going to be amazing footy player from the amount of kicking he's doing i cant remember others being so active this early...he's due 8th of april.people keep commenting... wow you dont look pregnant which seems so funny to me as i can feel him so often. still havent gained even a pound of weight but waist band feeling a little tighter ...aww well its got to happen and i know hes getting bigger & stronger so im not worried about expanding waist band. brandi...im glad things are going well with our yummy choccie covered marine..lol kay....definately count me in to xmas card & pressie exchange i will pm you my address i need notice as mine coming from ireland will take some time and would need to be posted soon . steph...you look amazing what a difference its great seeing before and after side by side babygotback ....you look great you skinny thing well done sweethot...im so proud of you honey you busting your ass working out and im going to keep my fingers crossed your dh can stay at home if not you always have us sweetie keep your chin up and everything will be ok boo & claudia ...hope you had fun together i would so love to think one day we will all meet but since im in ireland its not exactly the right side of the world ...lol i know im missing out people im sorry im sooooooo tired been very long day. love you all.xxxxxx

ailbhe first welcome...i know exactly how you feel as i have four sons and on day of op i cried my heart out incase i didnt wake up and they would think i left them because of some vanity reason and of course a fat mum is better than no mum at all surely,but...i was miserable i felt old before my time and hated myself i couldnt understand why my hubby loved me and thought he would leave when he found a much better skinnier woman ,i thought i was a crap wife,crap housekeeper.crap mother.you get the gist !!! but i wasnt i am still the same person i just like myself alot more now,i feel confident not wow im gorgeous but wow...look how good i look in those jeans that last year wouldnt go over my thighs ,i go out now and i know i can turn heads ....probably not brad pitts but still some people would notice this young girl in the nice dress who smiles now and doesnt find the corner seat ,ive lost weight many ,many times before but never all the excess i got comfortable then would stop and then u-turn back up im still not at target and guess what im pregnant with number 5 (not planned) but im excited now as i know that i can deal with my weight its no longer this big thing in my life ,i was 19 stone 4lb day of the op 18th dec last year ...so week b4 xmas. in answer to your question will you regret it ...yes lots of times because as with all things in life you have good and bad times and plenty of times ive given myself a hard time for getting to this place where i even needed it ,if i could have learnt to live my life the way i see it now as food being so low down in the importance of things in my life i would have never needed the band.... but i didnt know how and felt i was spiralling downward and even my very real fear it would all go wrong couldnt sway me from going through with it . so here 11 months on 88lb lighter (im exactly 13 stone)i wear a size sixteen comfortably and im 19 weeks pregnant and although i sometimes have discomfort with the band i wouldnt trade it in for diamonds. only you know whether its right for you ,i wouldnt recommend it for all people but for those who have hit rock bottom it is by far the best option to get back up and stay there ,i wish you luck in your decision and hope whatever you decide to do that it works out for you .

hey girls hows it going my little one is so active now ..kinda "very active" my other boys were quite lazy but this little one kicking like mad and im only 19 weeks !!! its very reassuring though and under all those wobbles i can feel my bump ...oh how i wish i had flat tummy so it would show as cute bump! instead i just look fatter round the middle...lol im going to concert this saturday (my chemical romance ) poor baby he about to be blasted with rock music i bet he will be thrashing around ..lol im a little worried about being in such a big crowd so not going to queue but go in late and stay at back..... looking forward to it though can you believe this will be my first concert !

hiya girls boo...love your hair ..your so pretty steph well done on scales co-operating and your size 12 skirt..whoo hoo!!!! va..i hope you got your fill honey and im sure your not stretched ...il keep fingers crossed though to make sure well just wanted to say i bought a dress and thought i looked so cute and was strutting around and then showed it to my mate and her daughter who both thought it wasnt nice and where not subtle(it wasnt a jealously thing they just werent impressed)..so felt kind of flat and i wasnt annoyed that they were honest about their opinion but felt like a bit of an idiot about the strutting mood i was in five minutes b4 ..luckily im not the type to worry and i will still wear it as i like it but just dont feel quite as the cutie i thought i looked. i am beginning to wonder though... whether i have false sense of what i look like and actually im dressing inappropiate to my size as i think when you have lost alot of weight you get proud of yourself wobbles and all and maybe the rest of the world think yeah but you still too big for that ............oh hell sod them im ranting now ...lol

ok quick one just wanted to say brandi your marine sounds so yummy ....mmmmmmm im so glad you giving him a chance

congrats niecyrenee on your little boy we both be checking out the blue sections in the shops as mine boy too have you thought of any boys names im running out of ideas as i have our sons already called andrew benjamin callum aidan and nephews called sam (x2) patrick sean(x2) daniel matthew ben lewis james dillon bradley so including middle names i think getting something unique be quite a challenge...lol maybe my familys list give you ideas

good morning girls nat well done on all your lovely compliments it makes you feel like you can take on the world when your floating around i had to come in tell you my day kind o started like that as the mums in my sons nursery were saying how fabulous i look and they didnt know whether to mention my weight loss but just wanted to say they thought i looked amazing....so in my floaty mood me & mate went shopping or party dress for my hubbys work do in december and i picked one up it was 100 euro in the sale which i thought was way too expensive as it not a dress you cant wear alot ,(its memerable)and anyway i thought sod it il try it on so i went to fitting rooms and girl said "you do realize this is size sixteen" .....in a way that suggested you have no chance of fitting it ,i was so embarassed and felt my confidence hit the floor and to add insult to injury it fitted everywhere except my boobs and my mate who hadnt heard her was outside going come on show me ...god love when i walked out she was gushing about how good i looked but i was stood there with zip about an inch from fastening ,it might have gone up but for price i wasnt tugging ,but it made me realise how much we do take other peoples comments to heart even dopey ignorant shop assistants !!!!! oh brandi im from ireland honey

<TABLE height=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=730 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=540 colSpan=2 height=1> hey raynie this might help i look up meanings for dreams when they bother me it usually alot less of a worry than actual dream ...though to be honest pregnancy and weird dreams go hand and hand i used to dream i was "at it " with all kinds of demonic creatures and i would be so upset as you wake up from these dreams feeling violated only happened when i was pregnant and thats when you feel probably the most upset by them ...dont worry they will pass but i know how you feeling when dreams vivid they can stay with you throughout the day relax and do some pampering b4 bed so you feel restful. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=413 height=1> Pirate To see a pirate in your dream, signifies that some person or situation is adding chaos to your emotional life. You may feel that someone has violated your integrity or creativity. Alternatively, the pirate may symbolize freedom and one who defies authority. You may have desires to explore new adventures and take riskier ventures. Fear To dream that you feel fear, signifies that you achievements will not be as successful as you had anticipated. You are having anxieties in certain circumstances of your life. However, your worries will be temporary and short-lived. Distress To dream that you or others are in distress, suggest that things will turn out better than you expected. You will find that all your worries were for nothing and need to lighten up. <TABLE height=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=730 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=540 colSpan=2 height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=413 height=1> Safe To see a safe in your dream, signifies that you are hiding your sense of self worth and self value. It may also symbolize security or a keeping of a secret Knife To dream that you are carrying a knife, signifies anger, aggression and/or separation. There may be something in your life that you need to cut out and get rid of. Alternatively, the knife may be symbolic of something divisive in your life. You may be attempting to cut ties or sever some relationship. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

nat...... i swear im howling with laughter and worse still you just know we all going to be trying it !! i love that you told us about that hugging on loo ,congrats on your unique nsv oh and your new coat im still wearing a knee length blk one that me and baby bump will fit in ...its like a tent but really cosy and last winter i could zip it up but afraid to sit down incase zip burst. transformer,,,looking at your taz pic makes me tired..does that mean im officially the laziest person ever ..lol brandi.....glad your back honey ...thats the girl we all love ,the lean mean running machine and you sound so cheerful ..excercise and you go so well together ,ive yet to start anything thats why im like wobble monster steph .....i dont really fart alot but those pains always feel like a wind ball trapped in areas that they shouldnt be ,i took big glass of this constipation stuff and added some fibre powder and went to bed ....no "movement" but pain gone when i woke up so not complaining ,i felt really peeved because ive eaten rice many times no problem but last night it killed me and i swear it was only a little bit i had cereal this morning and threw up .im hungry but cant seem to find anything that doesnt annoy me .maybe i should go on liquids for 24 hours and give everything a rest .is melted chocolate liquid...pmsl sweethot...you have us all chocolate mad talking about your fountain we even want to dip our men....lol