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Hi there How r u feeling? hope you r better and more functional. Has the gas and bloating decreased? Have u started exercising yet? You know workout is very important for our weight loss journey and it will also help with the gas. I am writing to invite you to visit my blog and follow me. I need supporters it's: myra-smith.blogspot.com

Hi Jenny How r u doing today? How is the Gas and Bloating? Have u started exercising u know that is very important to our weight loss and it helps get rid of the gas. Hope u r feeling better. Stay positive. I am writing to invite you to visit my blog and follow me. I need supporters it's: myra-smith.blogspot.com

HI there how r u doing? how is the gas discomfort and diet coming along. Have u started exercising yet because it's very important that we get our daily workout in. I am still losing weight I am having good progress. I am writing to invite you to visit my blog and follow me. I need supporters it's: myra-smith.blogspot.com

Vanessa,

Hey there! This whole process has certainly not been easy for me (to say the least), but I am really happy with the progress that I have made. I have been overweight majority of my life. When I was younger, I played sports and so I wasn't really "obese", just heavier. In college, that all changed. I had a much more sedentary lifestyle, ate more, drank more...the usual.

I still have an addiction to ice cream and other sweet stuff, and do splurge on those periodically. I was banded almost a year ago, and in that year I bought my first house, moved offices (I am the office manager so I coordinated everything), got married and gained two step children, went on a honeymoon and turned 30! There have been a lot of moments or stress and a lot of occasions where I have induldged in things that I shouldn't have. (continued in next message)

Congratulations on your weight loss. Care to share exercise and diet?

hi there.. i'm doing ok. how are you doing? I'm frustrated bcuz i keep staying at the same weight, but i'm still working on it... i am somewhat unmotivated but i know if i don't stay consistent then i won't only not lose weight, but i might even gain... anyway... how are you doing? how much have you lost?

I just wanted to say hi and good job. Ur doin great and im sure yhe weight will fall off soon just keep ur head up b/c ur a very pretty women

Sent you a facebook friend request, on there more than here, very inspired by your pages, we have started out at close weights, my surgery was 3-17-09, down 50 lbs so far!

congrats on your 20lb weight loss..i hope i am as successful..thanks for the info. my name is susan i live in nc.my start weight was 242. i will be glad when i have my 2 wk ck up so i can get rid of these staples.

maybe we can talk again.

susan newman

Doing great, thanks. Can't believe the weight loss. Down 82 lbs and I feel 25 yrs younger. My wife thinks I'm a shopaholic as I've been buying a few pieces of clothing every week. lol.lol

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Wow....I am so proud of you "running on the treadmill this morning @ 3.5 with 2 incline" YOU GO!!!!! Now that is very encouraging to me. Wooo girl...its been so long running at an incline...you have me on a mission to get back to that. This is great being able to share. Are you on mushies yet? This is a little harder to me because I am scared to eat somethings...fear gaining. I just received my order for this thermogenic product from the company I recently started to work with. I am going to try it 4 two weeks and see what happens. Its supposed to increase my metabolism and burn more fat...I know I am crazy but I must try I saw myself in a pic at 210 recently and damn...lol. Chat with ya soon.

Hi-I would like a little support from a buddy if you are interested. I was banded Oct 2007, lost 115# but was vomiting daily. Had unfill a month ago and gained 14# and just had some filled last week and it is slow going as everything is different again. I do not get full right away, the food has to sit and then I get the fullness feeling. I have to learn how to eat differently again! Any suggestions? Am trying to increase the exercise, but stopping the snacking is hard. And drinking water gets old. Help if you can! Thanks so much. I want to lose 10-15# and then maintain! Have to keep a food diary for the NP who did my fill as they were not happy with my gain (I had no restriction at that point and lost control) Thanks, Suz in Iowa

I was banded on Nov. 22 of 08. Have lost about 45 pounds. It took me 6 fills to get where I needed to be. I've started exercising everyday so hopefully I can start losing more weight soon. My weight has been at a stand still for the past month. Frustrated but hanging in there!!

sabrina c

Im glad your healing process has been a easy one...cause im still like what the hell did i do..lol

i know that once everything gets going with solid foods, I will feel much better about my decision...I do enjoy losing weight..i must admit

Well my fill went great. I am finally feeling a little bit of restriction, but not a lot. I am finally down about 40 lbs and glad to see the scale back in the downward spiral. I hope your fill goes great! I look forward to hearing about it and how you're feeling! Aside from slow... how has your weight loss been going? How much are you down? Do you work out at all? I hope all is well and look forward to keep in touch with you.

a mile a day is good! as long as u do 30 min of physical activity a day, dats good...I jus wanna be able to shop anywhere I want...like in brooklyn, its so temptin cuz all them styles r madd cute n cheap too..but I gotta go 2 lane bryant jus to get a shirt that might cost me $40!!!!!!!! ughh it sucks..i jus wanna be a size 8 no more double digits..when we both lose weight, we both should go shoppin together in brooklyn! owww lol

Heya!! I just read your intro and I can't believe how much you sound like me!! LOL...I too have been overweight my entire life...I too am 5'9 and we're nearly the same age too LOL. Congrats on getting banded! How much weight have you lost so far?? I've been on a plateu now for a good month or so Waiting to get my 2nd fill on 13 August..anyway, keep in touch and goodluck with everything!

Hi! Long time since I've checked messages! Did you have your next fill? Sorry to hear about the chugging adventure. Thanks for the heads up. I go back next week for a fill and boy do I need it. With only .5 in, I can eat more than I'd like. My weight loss is crawling, but I'm happy that at least it's going in the right direction. Can't wait to hear how it was after the second fill. Do you notice a different? Look forward to the update!!

Thanks for the compliment man, I don't know anybody by the name creeder. Is he in the Philadelphia area? Cause that's where i'm from. Dude, I saw some of your pictures and it's amazing that u lost all that weight. I inspire to look like that after a year. As for the band, It was put in last week, so i'm new to this. The hardest thing for me now is the liquid diet. How'd you feel the 1st month after surgery?

Day of surgery I was 297 goal weight is 175

Just wanted to say congratulations on your weight loss!!! What a fabulous job!!!! How did you do it??? I had my surgery in August of 07 and still would like to lose another 20-25 pounds!!! Any ideas or helpful hints would be deeply appreciated. AGAIN CONGRATS ON YOUR LOSS!!!!

Thank you! I am excited! I do think my weight loss has slowed since lately I have been able to eat just about anything I want. I go today and I will let you know how it goes.Keep up your good work as well, your picture looks great!

Crystal

hEY! Good luck w/ orientation. I'm doing ok but you haven't heard much b/c I am not losing weight. I've been at the same "lbs" since 2 wks ago but I am losing inches, all over. Down like 41 inches total and my work outs have gone from 20 minutes to 90 minutes at a time. I try to do 3-4x a week, so the pounds thing is annoying. Bladder issues right now on my personal site, just working through it daily!!!

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