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I am in Maple Valley but closer to Issaquah. :tongue_smilie:

I had surgery on a Friday and went back to work the following Monday; I have a desk job. Weight loss has been slow for myself so I made another appointment with the nutritionist. Determined I was not getting enough calories for the amount of exercise I am doing. :tt1:

I am on soft food for another 2 weeks.

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I live in the west Seattle area but would love a support group get together. I was banded in sept. 07 it's been a struggle but i think being around other bandsters would be helpful . just post when and whereand I'll be there

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hiya taffie. i grew up in west seattle. lived there until a few years ago. so miss the city sometimes. I am up there every once in awhile to visit my parents and friends.

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Hello Everyone I have not been on in awhile just wondering how you all are doing. I seem to be losing very sloooooow. I guess thats ok not sure but I have another appt. on 1-8-09 will see what happens.:tt2:

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cindy your doing great on the weight loss. I have been loosing slow as well. hoping when i go to see julie in cpl weeks she will give me another small fill. My body seems stuck on only giving up 4-5 pounds a month. that and im still eating to many calories a day.

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Thanks Lisa I saw Dr. Bock today he added a little Fluid i think he said 1/2 cc so now i have a total of 4cc in there. I was kind of discourged but he said everyone loses a little different I lost only 4 lb. in 6 weeks. You are doing awesome congrats bet it feels great huh...

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Yeah it feels good to be lighter. Im counting down my days until meeting with julie. I am hoping for a fill. Past couple weeks I have been eating more than when i got my last fill in october.

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Hi All--

My name's Reeni and I finally had my doctor submit a referral to my insurance co (group health) for lap band surgery. I'm so excited! I know I have a long ways to go before I even get assigned a surgery date, but regardless, I'm looking forward to starting my life over.

I attended my first support group seminar last week. It was inspiring to witness all the success stories. I hope to one day have my own :thumbup:. I'm seeking all the advice and support I can get pre and post surgery. Wish me luck!

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hi reeni...what group health meeting were u at? i had my surgery at ghc and was at the federal way meeting last week. congrats on getting the paper work submitted.

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I was at the Federal Way Clinic. I came with my sister-in-law Shawna.

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well what a small world! I'm sorry I don't recognize you as it was a rather large group and hard to see everyone :-) A friend of mine indicated this was a good site to gain insight on all things LB, so I thought I'd give it a try.

Are you a regular at Fed Way? I think I'm going to enjoy the monthly meetings. I'm going to the meeting in the central district next week too. I apologize, I didn't catch your name at the meeting...

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My name is Lisa. Yeah i am a regular at the federal way meeting. this is the best site i have found for information. There arent to many good books out there. so this site is good for research and finding other folks in your area who have the band.

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