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I just realized that yesterday was one month with my band! I made it through the liquid stage from hell, then the mushie stage and now this semi-solid stage(still don't understand what semi-solid is). I have lost 23lbs and I go for my first fill on Oct. 6. he said if I am losing really good he would only do a fill if I requested one. I am gonna request it anyway. The band is meant to work with fills . I want to keep up the steady loss that I have been seeing weekly. I am trying really hard, even though I swear my nutritionist has me on an Atkins diet. Well I am so glad I made this decision. I have been getting alot of looks from the fellas lately too! I mean I can tell the difference in my face which just amazes me. Never before have I done a diet or lost weight and noticed it in my face. I have a birth defect that is called sturgy weber's oslo rondeau. It is a hemangioma that makes one side of my face bigger than the other. It always looks swollen. Now I can truly say that it just looks a tiny bit swollen . My plastic surgeon said that before she would do the last corrective surgery on the lip I would have to lose 100lbs now she told me I would only have to lose 27 more pounds and I am approved for the reconstruction on my lip(it is like normal on one side and on the other side it looks like Angelina Jolie lol). I told her I am going to wait because I will have to have a boob job. I have gone form a D cup to a C(the girls are leaving me). My mama said that when I lose 100lbs she is gonna buy me some boobs, Yea! Well enough rambling, but all in all my life is so much better now that I took a chance with this band. This is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I will try to put some pictures up when I figure out how.

DeeDee

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Congrats! Wow, you are doing so well! I wanna see your half Angelina lip...post some pics!!! I'll bet you are beautiful, funky face thingy that I can't pronounce and all. Let's see Divaliciousdeedee!!!

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bravo! congrats! 23 lbr in one month is a very good weight loss! you are doing great!

i'm doing also an archive with picts of body and face while im losing weight!

isn't funny? :(

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Dee Dee, my eyes aren't even open yet this morning, but I squeezed in really close to the screen to read this. You are amazing, ya know that? This just warmed me right through. I'm really happy for you. World, watch out, there's a diva on the loose!

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