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Man..everytime I get on here and see your beautiful face I am inspired!! I have been on a L O N G plateau!! I had my band so tight I was pbing everything..even liquid..loosened it up and gained 1 pound after 6 weeks which really equates gaining about 7-13 pounds!!! He went in and put half as much back in me and I went to my regular doctor and she said I could stop now..HA! I am on nexium for the reflux I still get and since I suffer from that so bad I am also on ambienCR to help me sleep..but when I get that reflux...any bile or food that hasn't processed starts coming back up and I tell you honestly..you don't want to wake up puking all over yourself like I had been doing!! Now I am adjusting better but I'm still losing quite a bit of hair..I started taking protein supplements and biotin to help alleviate that but not much success there.

Thank you for the kind compliment! You will do well! Just follow the plan, I learned the hard way, the band is NOT magic! I have to work at losing the weight! Today is a discouraging day, but I know tomorrow will be a different day...work it one day at a time! Keep in touch and good luck!

EGD and Ultrasound. I wonder how much longer after that I have to actually have the surgery done. I am a getting excited but scared too. I don 't look forward to the pain. I hear the rny surgery is quite unpleasant at first. But I suppose that is to be expected considering they are re-plumbing. I am so looking forward to being healthier in the long run though.

How much weight have you lost so far? How's everything going for you?

thanks man. im sittin bout 210 or so now, hopefully get down to 185. but i just want to be lean and healthy, so whatever that weight is, is fine with me (just no more fat, haha). what are u hopin for ur goal weight?

Thanks for your detailed responses to my post about weight training! It was a big help

How are you doing? There is not much going on these days on the forum. I have 17 days left before my band surgery. I can't wait to get it done. I am worried about the gas pain after surgery more than anything else. And hope to not gain any weight before then.

Carolina MOM

I know exercise is a life long committment. However, I only have 1 more week to finish my committment prior to surgery. Getting closer all the time. YaaaaY me!!! And Yaaaay you for your incredible weight loss and caring and uplifting words.

Just checking in to see how you are doing. How's it going? I was doing good but got on the scale this morning and gained 3 pounds. UGH! Going in for a fill on monday, hopefully this will help.

Try to stear clear of Vicki if you can. I will have to tell you why at a meeting and not here on the posts. Trust me on this one.

I am glad your doing better. I ate steak last night too fast cause I was starving by the time I ate. And man was that painful. It hurt so bad I thought I was gonna pass out. Finally came back up. Didn't stop me though, went back chewed better and finished my steak. Go figure. So I have gained 3 pounds back. I really don't know what to do about my fill on Moday. It is with Deanna so I guess I will talk to her and see what she thnks.

Are you going to the support group meeting?

Hi Raychie, how're you doing? I just had my 2nd fill and honestly feel more restriction for now. I hope I see some weight loss soon. It's been a few weeks since the scale moved. Please let me know how things are with you.

I was just reading your thread in Post Op msg board about the SB diet and how you werent losing yet... Just wanted to put in my two cents... Hope it comes out the right way and encourages rather than discourages! I was banded just over a year ago, Nov 18, 2009. I didnt lose any weight until July really. I lost about 10 pounds pre op, maybe 5 pounds until July. It took ALOT of fills.

Hi i would love to share stories. how are you doing so far? I feel like i'm eating too much junk food lately I hope it's just the holidays. Also my stomach has felt sore lately.. i have been struggling lately i guess the holidays are the holidays banded or not. but maybe just maybe I won't gain 20 lbs this season and stay the same and start losing weight after the holidays are over.

dumb thing cut my words out..*i'm stuck on the same weight!

hi smiley

i had surgery on 8/26/2010 i have so far lost 23lbs, how are you doing i am only 5'4 and i weight in at 257 when i started, but i notice that i don't eat like i used too. keep up the good work

Hi simplymechanged2011,just a little secret children are gonna be mean no matter what,I figured onced I made this change for myself I would get my youngest involved in my weight lost too and maybe it would help her and her self esteem,your child is not alone kids at my daughters school is unruley too so tell your daughter shes not by her self it is everywhere, we may get a membership to Bally.

been doing really good since my nutrition visitbut for some reason my weight is stuck but im gonna blame it on pre menstrual bloating 2 more days and i get my last test im so ready for this band

i'm excited for my surgery seeing how much weight you've lost! congratulations!!

POSA? I did not know you had that. I gained all my weight ( 110lbs ) in the last 3-4 years so I know how you feel. See, I was diagnosed with thyroid while gaining all that weight out of nowhere.

I am so excited that we had the surgery on the same day!!!

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Yeah im still super glad I had the procedure done. I'm about 50lbs down, from my heaviest, still dont think i look that different, but it feels great! I feel like i'm eating normal, but smaller portions, i need to step up my game. But that really was my ultimate goal, to make better decisions, but still lead a normal life. Congrats on the amazing weight loss!! My jaw dropped! thats outstanding!

P.S. you look great! It does not appear that you need to lose any weight!

Hi! my name is Holly!i havent been banded yet, but soon to be on the dec.10th, 2010! Just looking for inspiring people on here and came across you, we seem to be similar as far as a start weight, age range & the whole skinny bf thing!lolbut just wanted to introduce myself!!

Hey there, how's your weight loss coming along? Its so hard to give pointers these days since I havent lost a pound in a couple of months now (think I need a fill). The best advice I can give is to make sure you are working out at least 3-4 times a week (I was doing 5-6 times in the beginning) and make conscious decisions of what you are eating. The band does limit the amount of food you can eat, but it doesnt always limit what you are eating. Heavy starches like bread, certain pasta, rice, gives me a hard time but i can live without. Chips on the other hand, is my weakness and it does not limit that for me really. So just beware. Count your calories. Know of what it takes to burn those calories off and you may think twice before making a bad decision. 30 minutes on the elliptical at a pretty steady pace burns about 350 for me and that's pretty hard work. So some times when I go for that bag of chips and thats 280 cals, it doesnt seem worth it.

Yay congrats on your weight loss!! That's such great news! You'll be eating regular food again before you know it! ;o) Thanks for all the info!!