nikki32

hi and welcome dont worry about weight loss its not a miracle worker and is so slow in comparison to what i think we all expect, but it does come off slowly but surely, if you think weight not moving as you can still eat big portions then definately go get a fill your in charge of when you need fill,when i was really tight i never saw any great changes as i think my body was just starving and i had many weeks off no weight loss and sometimes scales moved up a pound or two which was really disheartening but i set goals of wanting to see 7lb loss in a month and by end of month i had nearly always achieved it ,im 17 wks pregnant at the moment (not planned) but im chuffed now and im still maintaining weight i was banded last december and feel like im finally sure it was the best thing i could have done but i was so frustrated for first six months as i hoped i would transform overnight and although weight was coming off slowly it just wouldnt come off fast enough to keep me happy im not at goal and pregnancy means i wont be for another while ,but difference is now im positive that i will be at goal by this time next year.

Kay....i Always Am Tight After Fill For About Two Weeks And Then Loosen Up A Bit And When Im Too Tight My Scales Dont Budge As I Think My Body Goes Into Starvation Mode But It Will Start Falling Off When You Loosen Up ...im Sure One Month From Now You Will Be Pleased With Results My Band Totally Unfilled And My Weight Still Moving Down ...im Not Complaining I Have Still Got Restriction And I Often Wonder Will I Get Up One Day And Bam I Will Be Able To Eat A Lot More But I Guess I Have To Go With The Flow Boo Boo ...step Away From That Frosting..lol You Will Get Ps Sorted ,hang In There Sweethot....whats Sb?? Yay You For Running With Strep Are You Not Really Weak I Hear Its Really Painful Take It Easy !!! Transformer ...lovely To Hear From You Dont Be A Stranger Thank You All For Your Congrats On Our Boy Band Baby Promise To Post Scan Photos Soon Xxx Brandi ......oh Where For Art Thou Brandi...missing Your Posts Hun Hoping You Doing Ok !!!

hi girls well went for my scan today and ITS A BOY...(WELL ALMOST CERTAIN ) bex what happened to that dust ...lol..im not sad he looked so cute and i really didnt feel much different to other 4 boys and im very proud of my handsome men in my life. my little bean was wonderful no problems growing well and kicking me like mad i have been having flutters for past couple of days so i was feeling less apprehensive about there being anything wrong but such relief to see little man moving around having fun in there so dates are confirmed as april 10th( my birthday )can you believe it ,well im off to lie down its been such a relief today all is well but now im exhausted.

ok well quick reply as im so in shock........ im pregnant...lol...i never actually felt pregnant until i saw little one today on scan he's gorgeous fit as a fiddle and doing somersaults and i am bouncing on clouds with pride... oh yeah and its a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!! that makes 5 sons can you believe it im not one bit regretful he not a girl im just soo happy he's fine and those little butterflys are him kicking and bouncing off my wobbles ..i think im in love i cant post pics as i need to scan them and put on to email trying to photograph them with digital camera isnt working!! so me and little man doing great...morning sickness gone but i didnt have much actual sickness as with other four it mainly nausea so i was fine and only thing that bothered me was lack of bump i was only one sat in very long queue that didnt have one ,but that will change then il be moaning....lol midwives fascinated about the band though they were all asking a million questions they think it sounded great ...lol and are not worried for little man just told me to eat healthy and il be fine

steph....why is it not ok to phone when your concerned about someone who has been a part of your life....DIL stirring she knew she would cause trouble there was no harm done i dd handled it extremely well stuff what anyone else things i think she reacted in a most caring and good natured way ,no wonder gf feels threatened though dd sounds lovely!!! kay will have to go google body bug....ok couldnt wait i did..lol oh thats so cool and even better you are now demonstrator if it works we will all want one,thanks for all your support about our little band baby i should have scan pics to show off tomorrow whoo hoo!!!! boo baby....dont mind what md says it will be more fun to prove him wrong but i understand that he maybe wants you to relish in how far you have come but i know you will make it to your goal...oh and what was the silly silly girl thing ..i didnt run over kids foot ???????or was it something else?? ....lol now i even sound silly can i blame pg hormones. va...keeping fingers crossed it works out you are a sweetheart and any man lucky to have you ...i will be awaiting with bated breath for info ..god i love a good romance or failing that a good steamy fling not bad either......lol nat......well done you ...dont you just love it when scales play nice brandi....whatsssss uppppp babe we all thinking off you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx drop by and vent ...we love yaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!

hi girls quick message as im supposed to be getting kids ready for school but im checking my emails...lol im doing great im going for my scan tomorrow ...im sixteen weeks pregnant had total unfill a few weeks ago and appetite better but still cant eat a lot of food so weight being controlled inact havent gained any yet but then again no bump yet either!! i agree though why do the naughty foods stay down but healthy stuff stick...lol...sods law i never saw the article but heard about it glad op is over and i wasnt waiting to do it or i think i would be really nervous about it now. anyway here are my stats

brandi ..so good to hear from you and so sorry you having to deal with this crap right now as for weight gain you probably up because no period and you probably had no period because of this stress ...take a breath ...it will work out ok and worrying for six months wont change outcome just make you ill hang in sweetie if you never lost another single pound you would still have transformed and we love you girl and believe me you rock ..just as you are ..try to be happy with yourself and then maybe it wont feel like such a battle and you will win ! there is no-one or nothing than can upset you as much as yourself ..why do women beat themselves up so much ??? dont we take enough crap from men...lol big big big hug being sent to you

lol.......yeah i agree no skinny prego doctors allowed

hiya girls jumped on scales this morning and weight i gained now lost again ...where is this baby ?can you believe im complaining about weight loss...lol..think some weight gain due to constipation which has now passed...eww...tmi think it also might be stress weight loss i gave up childminding job and girl who is minding baby now stressed out as baby bumped her head yesterday and she called me to go see her and check her over she was fine but i was dreading her parents reaction later when she saw her poor big purple bruise on forehead..shes crawling and headbutting anything in her way !! then i went to collect my boys from school and saw man accidently run over his own sons foot with his car and he was caught under the tyre screaming and i ran over to help and dozey buggar was about to reverse back arggggggggh i managed to free him but i reckon it was broken ...i spent rest of day feeling so dizzy and sick . thanks for kind comments on pics ...must put up some clothed ones though im a trollop..i do feel really well "glowing"but i get tired so easily and want to lay down and sleep alot unfortunately i dont get opportunity,well im off to do mount everest sized ironing pile....see i got tired just thinking about it !!

hiya girls dooney... big hugs sweetie ..i wish i could be more comort on reliabily of downs test but i really dont know but have faith and we will all pray you and baby be fine. raynie.....dont worry about the nits ..lol..i you or anyone else has caught them use a whole bottle of conditioner and lice comb and comb like mad thing or a few days and they will go,i have four sons who go to nursery and school and have caught them before ........lol...i did freak out though as the word nits makes you itch!!!!!! lay of them cookies....you will only regret it ...they sound good but they BAD BAD BAD....LOL...IM HUNGRY NOW . <!-- google_ad_section_start(weight=ignore) -->niecyrenee....i think that we will initially gain weight as calorie intake goes up as we have been eating so low in cals but im hoping that it will settle down ..or maybe im just being an optimist,as for doctor i think he shouldnt be getting his knickers in twist about 5lb gain its not alot and he would be more concerned if you losing weight ..ive lost weight since my 8 week check and i dont think they will be pleased at all with me and im so worried for baby as i was so preoccupied with myself i was still eating too little as i feared weight gain i was exhausted...i must add eating well now and totally unfilled.<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_597146", true); </SCRIPT> oh and about weight gain every single person different and all pregnancy different..a normal heathy gain is between 24-28lbs total but it depends on weight at beginning and size of baby etc and even sex of baby apparently carrying a girl = more weight so not looking good or me as the 4 lb i gained came back off....i think it was caused by constipation..how embarassing but remember this my fifth so my body not going through quite as a dramatic change it done it b4 and you never really quite go back to the way you were i wish i had some signs a lump at front as is just my deflated tyre looking at me .

wow ...bex congrats can you sprinkle some pink dust my way...ive got 4 boys!!!!!!!

claudia...prayers being sent your way ...keep safe bk....prayers for you too..will send some prego dust your way as for me havent seen little bean yet as scan not until friday but fluttering has begun....a little life is making themself known cant wait until the fluttering is good old kick though its so reassuring that babe is well.

well girls i posted my wobbles on yahoo ..i was proud at time i took pics but now i just look and think blllluuuuuugh im so loose and still a long way to go and cant have nip and tucking til next xmas but ....i can see big change so im not going to beat myself up i prefer the new me !!!!

hey peeps ive been trying to read back posts to see how you all doing but my head swimming as im sooooooo full of heavy cold feel like sh*$ and the fact im pregnant means all those brilliant cold&flu remodies are a no no im surviving on an occasional lemsip drink so no heavy duty sleep inducing drugs.i personally think benelyn cold and flu tabs brilliant but cant have them ...ive gained back 4 pounds :faint: i know ,i know it not end of the world but ive no bump no real feeling of being pregnant ,i go for scan this friday so im scared and excited ,i think if actual baby in there i may return to the shock state i was in when i initially found out .i didnt feel much different after my total unfill and was delighted then a little worried as i kept thinking when you reach goal what happens because if restriction the same surely you would still continue to lose weight ...shouldnt have worried as past two days appetite bigger im actually controlling my eating rather than band ,ive had white bread a couple of times and a whole slice (ive had half or small piece of brown wheaton bread b4) ..quick slap me i promised myself i wouldnt start eating bread its my vice and needs to remain of menu. i did my measurements the other day too and was amazed by results i was happy girl( 9 inches of hips ) but will need to burn it or hide it as i expect as i get bigger i will be so disheartened .i think when i see baby on scan my priority will change but right now ive spent this year staring hopefully at scales a million times praying to god of weightloss to move down now im praying they stay still or move slower upward than three legged tortoise...anyone else reckon ive lost the plot !!!!! quick hellos ...nathalie ...so lovely to have you back you have done soooooo well girl im proud of you!!!!!!!! boo boo...what do mean you want smaller boobies girl ...wow wow..wow they are magnificent and make your waist look so tiny posh spice be jealous..you are gorgeous !!!the boobs great but after initial wow people look up and see a beautiul face looking back .unfortunately looking down they see big broken toe ..you poor thing .. brandi....whats up with the world you not having fun at the moment ,i think maybe karma thing going on so many great changes happening to you ,that you being thrown a curb ball life soon take a turn for the better to us you are a LEGEND,you dont deserve this crap as all things in life this too shall pass:girl_hug:i posted pics on here not on yahoo but i kept getting private messages congrats on my bravery for doing undie shots so i lost my bravery and deleted will find my yahoo posts in my inbox and post in there so i dont get my butt kicked as you probably in mood to actually do it...lol im sorry im not posting individually to all others i love you all to bits but im in and out so rarely now im not able to keep up with what happening in all your lives will be on more when santa brings me new laptop or being such a good girl.

hi girls i have my scan on friday and im really scared as i have pregnancy symptoms but dont really " feel" pregnant and for no apparent good reason i have worried about this pregnancy not being ok ,this is not my first baby..fifth in fact so not a new experience just first unplanned and i dont look pregnant no bump cant feel anything(but im so wobbly id have a job anyway)im sixteen weeks in two days time so il be sixteen +3 days at scan too early to sex the baby but il be looking and asking but i cant honestly imagine a baby in there at all !!!!!!!! whats up with me. if all is well i guess im really going to be in shock next weekend. i had total unfill two weeks ago and havent felt much different until last two days when i suddenly realised appetite has increased and i was wanting to eat and able to eat slice of bread :mad:i have to stay away from bread ,also had chinese last night and had half of meal and had restrain myself from going to kitchen and tackling some more :phanvan. i have gained about 3 pounds so far so not panicking YET but im so disheartened about seeing scales move in upward direction im hoping when i see babs that he/she will be my only concern and i can relax. have you all got a goal weight that you hope to not go over ? im weighing in at 13st 5lb nude and hoping not to be over 14st by end of year and no heavier than 15st by end of pregnancy i was 19st 4lb when banded last december .

omg raynie that seems so expensive ,i havent thought that far ahead as this is my fifth baby...yep i did say fifth i dont feel that much money will be investment as im having no more,i have four sons though so if they say girl i think il be going mad spending...lol for boys i love winnie the pooh stuff it so cute and colourful. i had my unfill today,it was quite traumatic as port turned so it took 8 stabs to get fluid out but actually not that painful just a little disconcerting for it to be going in and out with no luck then bingo out pops 4 mls which is less than there is supposed to be in but they say you lose some along the way so he was happy and they were delighted with weight loss im just praying i can keep alot of it off.

i was at acs today having unfill (im having band baby) felt really hungry b4 i went in and when i had lunch after i felt that i had less restriction but this evening not that much different so i think it pyschological .but he took 4 mls out so i guess more will be going in so i have to make sure only good stuff goes in . yan the new guy is adorable quite yummy really and i will be very happy bunny to have to see him again ,he got very lovely way about him and i doubt anyone could find reason to complain his english perfect (i found jerome lovely but hard to converse with )yan definately gets big thumbs up from me !!!

sorry babe not a lawyer but i could write reference saying what a good girl you are ,life will get better soon when life gives you lemons ...through them at traffic cops...lol oh honey i wish i could be more help but i can just be pissed off with you grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

omg omg omg you wouldnt believe what i just did i posted pics on before and after in my bloody underwear .. i took pics last night and was so upset how fat i am until i found originals in undies with non matching undies i might add and got carried away now i feel like a bit of a wally ,but feck it done now so if you dont mind looking at wobbles and girls please be prepared these are not skinny pics they just alot smaller than original wobbles go look ps sweethot you look so lovely honey in your skinny jeans well done !!!

boo you look amazing ..gorgeous dress it made me laugh though as this morning i was parading around bedroom in a bridesmaid dress i wore last time i lost weight and i thought heck i wish i could find a place to wear it....lol i think il take pic and show you though tummy looks a bit full and it aint baby belly yet ,its just my fat has fallen down around me..lol i dont know how our little band baby is yet as i dont get scan until 27th of october ...im going to ask sex ...i have four boys and really want to go pink mad in buying equipment if i get a girl ,but to be honest in my heart i feel it another little laddie..dont mind as long as he/she is safe and growing well. i took some pics of me the other day but was disappointed as thought i looked bigger than i feel ..does that make sense to anyone else,my goal weight i think is too high now, but i cant worry about that now but after my little babs is here i think i will have to rethink my goal.

hey whats happening in here steady losers i sense negativity creeping in you must know deep down how amazing you all are !!!!feck me just take a look at the women we were when we started on here when we were all HUGE and on a road to ill health and felt crappy ,ok we didnt transform into super models but god we look amazing we tell each other honestly ,our friends are amazed, we no longer wear those clothes, we have great days ,crappy days,non discript days thats life girls . brandi ....you are totally changed you are gorgeous !!dedicated beyond us all and the ONE who has embraced a total life change ...ok so mr right not been found but you (mrs right)is alive and well and mr right will be so lucky when he finds you !!! im so glad i met you as i always had someone to show me that it can be done . boo boo...you are such a darling and a great listener with no judgements and an amazing bander look how much weight you have lost ,a whole person got of your back sweethot...va...steph..claudia..faith...bk...brandi ..boo boo we have lost........SIX HUNDRED & FORTY NINE POUNDS between us thats alot of fat girls can you imagine if we could see what that looks like laid out in front of us ..........WE BLOODY WELL ROCK !!!!!!!!!!! well mondays the day for me i go for unfill (total)i tried to negotiate a half out now, half later approach but they not happy for me to have any restriction ,(ive lost 12 pounds in last month i know thats not good and know i need unfill so girls i need your positive mode to return . ps...love you all to bits.... you keep me on track :kiss2:

well mondays the day i go for unfill (total):faint:i tried to negotiate a half out now, half later approach but they not happy for me to have any restriction ,(ive lost 12 pounds in last month :confused: i know thats not good and know i need unfill i was fairly sickly so no interest in food) ,so im praying that i dont feel hungry all the time and gain too much weight ,i know baby more important but i have been so proud of my weight loss and just starting to like the new me and im only 22 pounds from my goal ,i never gained more than 28 pounds with my other pregnancys but my big fear is i go from little bird eating to "normal eating" i will gain more because body not used to it :phanvan .i dont have scan until 27th of october feels like an eternity il be sixteen weeks 3 days then and im not a patient woman !!!!!

just popping in to say hi im sorry paula about surgeons decision my mum just had consult in belfast too with yan (stand in for jerome)and he turned her down too and also suggested gastric balloon but she definately wasnt keen said it was her age /weight /medical history and didnt say she could get band eventually so she checking out england although i think only half heartedly as it just knocked her for six i dont even think she considered a nooo. i have told acs im pregnant now and asked if i could get an unfill but not total unfill and then another one in a few months time as i wanted to keep in control of weight loss throughout my pregnancy but that was big fat noooooo as well so on the 1st of october i am to have total unfill,:faint: i wouldnt put baby in harm and realised that i needed to eat more hence wanting unfill ,others have had unfills gradually and some even get unfilled until nausea passes then filled again its crazy that it depends on who is controlling treatment controls your decisions but im trying to stay positive and hope that ive learnt some self control:eek: ive been looking into having body lift done next xmas ,baby be 8 months and i should be at goal sister said she come stay with me until i recover shes a sweetheart so i still know im going to get there but slower . i would love to come to meeting on saturday i will see if i can swing it but my boys all got footy on saturday and me and hubby generally are in two different places but you never know i might get there yet .

just popped in to say hi i finally gave in and deciced to phone surgeon and tell him im pregnant( im not eating enough) .i did ask him for partial unfill like half now half later but noooooooooo they insist on total unfill grrrrrrrr so appointment 1st of october i dont have scan until 27th of october so il know then if everything ok and hopefully it will feel real and not just something i talk about,my weight has really been moving down in last few weeks which im excited about then feel guilty about because im worried baby not getting enough good stuff to grow ,but selfishly i am terrified of watching the scale and waist band increase.im 12 weeks on tuesday so still very early days so wouldnt have gained much at this point anyway .ive never gained more than 28lbs on any of my 4 previous pregnancys but have huge fear because body used to little small meals if i eat normally or worse like piggy those damm scales going to fly back up,but heck im going to think positive im going to gain just baby weight and be fabulous ..oh apart from the jelly that going to behanging below baby bump ewwwwwwwwwww,ive been emailing surgeons about body lifts for next year i.e after goal has been achieved and baby big enough to sleep at night ..lol im thinking next xmas i seem to be losing the weight with not too much sag then suddenly look like someone let the air out will definately need work doing ...but then again my poor body not only dealt with yo yoing weight but now 5 babys so i was asking alot.will keep you all updated with progress and will be popping in to check on you all im so proud of you all can you believe how far we have all come ,we all go at different rates but none have failed to shrink in size and there has been many a bump in the road but we are doing it and for some you will be soon saying "I DID IT". pps ....im so sorry to hear about epidemic of strep im hoping i dont catch it..lol boo boo,,,,, so sorry about betty but im just so glad that your ok ...and omg what a change in you ..your a babe but hey what can i say you always were a pretty girl but you now look amazing annie.... you look amazing just popped into yahoo will take pic and post in there but for short time as only proper b4 was in my undies not even matching ones and although im alot smaller i wobble even more ...lmao

hi girls you seem to on roller coaster so i thought id pop in and say firstly although everyone says it... i really mean it ..you cant scale watch as my weight fluctuates all the time and i dont worry as i know it will settle on lower weight and apart from once when i seem to gain six pounds :faint:and nearly had heart attack, i dont worry and just know that whatever happens short term i have no doubts about the long term im almost nine momths post op one pound away from my five stone loss and fitting my sixteen jeans (i feel skinny )lol although still got 33 more lbs to shift . i have 5.5cc in my band and my restriction is perfect i think i dont get hungry really and im satisfied after small portion bare with it you will all get there in the end it just varing routes and time scales i am on slower loss than others banded same time but faster than othere we all handle it differently but i know of none that have failed chin up we all going to reach our goals :whoo:take care nikki