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Back home from a weeks vacation on the beach, so nice!!!! Now I am so ready for my first fill. I am able to eat anything and I have no restriction except for rice, isnt that crazy, I can eat chicken but rice seems to make me feel stuffed after a few spoons. Any way, I get my first fill tomorrow and I am ready. I have not loss any weight in a while but I haven't gained any so thats a blessing.

WOW. How in the world do I have 260 ish new friends that I met only through weight loss??? Since March, I think. What a blessing!

Trying to explain the difference between summarizing and analyzing to my students. I feel some gray hairs coming on...

hello everyone! Ive so wanted to talk to people about this option of weight loss surjury. what are you opinions? Let me read about your experiances. Please

You have done a tremendous job with your weight loss -- you look totally different! You are beautiful!

Still doing well. WOuld not change my decision... weight loss slow but effective. 175.2 pounds and size 10 pants... Loving my transformtion. This is a life long process. Don't give up, you deserve to be healthy!

So happy with my weight loss, I'm learning more and more about myself during this process. And that to me is priceless, have a goodnight guys:) -52lbs whooo hoooo

Just had my first fill today! 1lb weight loss in 2 weeks....blah!

Please Keep posting your pictures on your weight loss progress It gives me inspiration!!!

I will be MIA for awhile... we totaled out with 3 deaths in my family in the past two weeks and I have decided to fall to statistics and get a divorce.. Hope all my friends continue doing well in their weight loss journey..

Ok, after scouring the site for info on whether or not my 4 lb loss for the first week post surgery was normal, I guess it is. My body is still healing and I need to quit comparing myself to everyone else

Nicolette Huebotter is my favorite daughter ever!!!! She is so sweet and beautiful. I even straightened her hair this morning! I love Nicolette Huebotter soo much! Have a great day Nick Nack! hehe... <3 Nikki.... hahahaha... Have a good day Mommy!!!!

One of my first weight loss goals obtained. I am now below 300 lbs. Since the start of my journey I have lost 75 lbs. Feeling amazing right now!

hates when my scales is 3lbs lessthen my Dr's ! and i think my nestle pure life flavored water has splenda it !!! doesnt that slow weight loss???

I am a post op person now!!! I am now banded and on my way to weight loss and good health!!

11lbs away from a 50lbs weight loss..yay!!

decided to set small weight loss goals for myself..slow and steady wins the race right

Off to my 3rd post opp appt! Don't think I'll be getting a fill bc I seem to be in my green light place...except no wt loss in over a wk hmm

hey there... I have been really really busy. I just noticed I haven't even signed on here since August 21. The weight loss is still pretty slow, I joined a gym a few weeks ago. How are things going with you?

Hi there! How are you doing? I went to the doc today, and unfortunately had a weight gain :-( But after discussing everything that has been going on, he concluded I was over-filled. So he took some fluid out. He is hoping this jumpstarts my weight loss again.

As for the smoking, I have fallen off the wagon a couple of times, but I just get right back on. How are you doing with your quitting?

Hope all is well!! Take care, and hope to talk to you soon :-)

Jason

I gained 7lbs the first day I was on steroids! lol, I was really swollen - I am lost most of it - I am still up 3lbs from my original loss - it is true - I starved and ate like a pig and had NO restriction while on steroids. I don't get it. Today I am tighter than I have ever been - ever. I can only eat 2-3 bites and I feel almost sick. I am sure it will even out soon. Hopefully I will lose those 3lbs plus 1 for good measure :-)

Hey Sue!

Thanks for the update! I know that you are a very smart and intellgent woman and know that you have gone through both options with a fine tooth combe and made the right decsion for you. Even though we may not be getting the same type of surgery we still both would of had weight loss surgery. Im happy to hear that you will still be sticking around on the site (actually i think there is a section on the forum now for people who have other types of WLS).

Speaking of needles i just put a vlog up showing everyone my heparin needle lol lol Couldnt help myself!! lol lol It feels so wierd injecting myself in teh mornings. I normally put them in my stomach, but i did this one in my thigh today and it felt ok.

Awww say hello to your hubby for me to!!! When i come to the states next yr, im gonna come round and pay you a visit!! And you gotta cook me some SOUL FOOD!! lol my sis goes on about it so much when she goes to the states....i wanna have me some (lol)

I wish you all teh best hun! and please do stay in touch!!

Did they give you a date for the RNY?

Stay blessed !

Love Harriet aka gg xxxxxx

Hello blue! I don't know if you have heard my story, but the pic is my goal. It was taken about 4 years ago. I was drugged, sexually assaulted, and then 2 mos. later I was robbed at gunpoint in my car. I put on 40 lbs. and then got on anti depressants. I then put on 60 lbs. in 2 mos. I didn't want to be noticed. Then, I got miserable. I feel young but like I can't dance and do the things I used to. Luckily, I have had my second fill as of Tuesday. Things are going great! I have lost 20 lbs. and I am sure the weight will come off more quickly. This second fill has made a big difference! How about you and your weight loss?

hi cometchaser - i'm sorry i didn't see this message. probably by now you've gotten some answers... my surgeon required pre-weight loss ( a % of body weight i think) to shrink my liver - so that she could move it more easily during surgery. i've heard this is very common and that most surgeons require this step.

it was extremely frustrating for me because it took me 8 months to lose 6 lbs - and i had to lose 10. i had to change to another program with a different surgeon that offerred optifast before surgery (medical fast where you drink their protein shakes and protein bars only and i did that and lost the pre-surgery weight finally). took me 3 years to get the surgery because i changed programs. but i had it on 6/10/08 and it is going very well! stick with it - it's so worth it!!!!!!