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Awesome job TX Diva!! I'd love to try a roller coaster again, will have to wait til summer as the amusement parks here are now closed for the summer I think. Have a blast!!

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Hey June Bugs,

Here it is the end of August. Three months ago we were nervous, excited, and anxious about the calendar turning from May to our month, June and our surgeries. So how's it going? There's lots of missing Junebugs that aren't checking in anymore, we were 300+ strong. So come on in and post a little blurb with how band life is going!

I just can't believe it'll be 3 mos. for me on Friday. (banded June 5th). I had high hopes and dreams for the band but never in a million years did I think I'd be sitting here 59 lbs lighter 3 mos later (well 49 I lost 10 from May 14th, my consult until surgery). One more pound and I will be at 60 that is unreal. My surgeon redoes your bloodwork at 3 mos and I just got those results. I have "the cholesterol of a 12 yr old" and everything was excellent. I am off blood pressure meds. and my knee though still hurts, is better when I consider I take nothing for it now and was taking 10 ibuprofen a day. I have had 4 fills and believe I am at my sweet spot, at least it feels that way right now. I'm tighter than I've ever been but just got it on Tuesday. I had one setback in that my gall bladder went and had to have a 2nd surgery 3 weeks ago to remove it. I'm slowly recovering from it, it took longer than my banding. And now I've developed a rash in a few of the incisions that I am fighting. They can't figure out what it is and did some tests on it and I may see a dermatologist next week.

So that's what's up with me, Next????

June 18 Lapband and total loss is just 30 lbs (including 7 lbs lost pre-op). It seems rather slow and I am meeting with the Dr. next Monday to discuss a second fill. I seem to be able to eat just about anything except bread. Anyone else able to eat almost normally?

Janet

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I could only tell I was banded when I tried to eat bread until my 2nd fill. Now I do have to slow down and I do not eat as much but still more than a cup per meal. I will want another fill sometime in the future but have too much going on right now to deal with that. I bet you will notice more of a difference with future fills.

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Wow.... things have really changed for me since my last message 9 days ago. I have not missed a day of cardio exercise..... Have done my Curves workout 7 times since then, and walked in the park all of the other days. I am doing much better with my diet, and OMG!!!!!I Have so much energy! I dont really crave the carbs anymore.... thank God they make me sick! I didn't know healthy foods could be so filling. And the real news is that I've dropped 10 pounds.... Hallellujah! This thing really works (if you work)!

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I can't believe it has been three months!!!! I'm finally feeling better. Lost a total of 50 lbs, and can't wait to loose more! Just got my first 2 cc fill the other day, and things are going great!

Hope everyone else is having a good experience!

Angela

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I had my third fill yesterday. I now have 7cc in a 14cc band. The doctor was going to give me 2cc yesterday but after talking to him we agreed that I probably didn't need that much and that I am almost (if not already there) at my sweetspot.

I love being able to fit into some of the clothes that I had "outgrown"!

I have really found out that if I don't excercise I don't lose! As long I do the work, my band does its job too :(

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I FINALLY broke my plateau! I dropped 5 lbs and finally got past the number 269, which I have been fighting for 2 months! I "only" have 99 lbs to lose now, but am glad it is no longer triple digits. I've been exercising but was forced to take a break because I came down with a bad cold, and NOW the weight drops off. Back to the gym tomorrow, I want to turn this 47 lb loss into 50! I get my 2nd fill next week, so this is perfect timing. YAHOO!

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