Re: reached goal

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Hey Ginger,

I'm with you. Yesterday and today have been better for me too.

Only 4 days to go, I'm hanging in there...

You hang in there too.

It won't be long and we'll be losing like these other ladies!

I can't wait!!!

Best of luck to you on your day! I will write with all the details

as soon as I can!

Take care! Hasta luego!

Vivian

Re: reached goal

Vivian, man I'm glad I'm not the only one! It's been like the " Last

Supper " every night this week. Everybody at work has been asking me

if I'm OK. I have a VERY stressful job but 99% of the time I'm ok.

Everyone kindof expects me to be the cool one when everybody else is

falling apart. Now I've been kindof falling apart and I don't think

my coworkers know what to do. Today was better though. I've been

doing alot of positive self talk. Everybody that I've talked to

seems to sail through this procedure. It helps alot to read and

post on this forum. Hey..5 days. Thats great! Please post your

experience! I want to hear about everything. Thanks for listening.

Ginger

> >

> Sheri, you are truely an inspiration to me. I will be banded

> 4/19...13 days and counting and even though I know I'm doing the

> right thing all these doubts creep in. Especially the " what if I

> fail? " doubt. Lately I have really been eating, almost like I'm

> never gonna eat again! I know it's just stress. Did you feel like

> that before your surgery? Anyway, congratulations! Ginger

>

> > I would just like to write and let everyone know that I have

lost

> 100

> > pounds as of this morning. I started out at 235 and am now 135.

> I am

> > 10 pounds past my original goal of 145. I am not posting to brag

> but

> > more to let all the newbies know that this is for real and it

> really

> > works and if I can do it anyone can. I am the queen of no

> willpower

> > and that is what is so wonderful about this because it's not

about

> > willpower. My only problem is that I am scared to death of

> getting an

> > unfill. I am scared that if I get one then I'll gain the weight

> back.

> > I know that I can always go back for another fill but I'm still

> > scared. Dumb huh? Anyway if you are considering this then my

> advice

> > is to go for it. It's the best thing I've ever done for myself

and

> if

> > you are going alone please feel comfortable about it because I

> went

> > alone and was treated wonderfully. I had never been outside the

> U.S.

> > so I was scared but it was really fine. By the way I am 34 years

> old

> > and 5'6 " and I was banded on 8-12-2005 so just under 8 months

> ago.

> > Good luck and God Bless to all of you. I wish you all success

and

> > dreams come true. Sheri Wilkins

> >

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Sheri and Both of you are an inspiration to me. I read the postings when I get a chance but a lot of them are questions for people who are interested in the band. I love to see the success stories as we are all working towards the same end result. Winning our war with weight! I am over half way to my goal weight with being banded a little over 4 months. I finally fit into a size 12 pair of pants this week. Today I am going through my closet and throughing out all my 18+ and 1x+ items. It is such a great feeling to feel the weight coming off and it seems sometimes like it takes a while for my body to shrink to the scale weight and sometimes the scale won't budge but clothes are getting baggy. Thanks for your stories and keep encouraging the rest of us! Jocelyn LaMotta DOB 11/19/2005 215/175/145" Gross, LMP" <jugross@...>

wrote: Hey Sheri, I like your idea about a blow it day. I think I may try to have more calories one day to confuse my metabolism. It make sense. I have been so happy with my weight loss to date. Being banded is the best gift I have ever given myself. My daughter is getting married in 2 weeks and I just bought the most beautiful dress in a size 10 :0) I have been in 10 pants for a couple of weeks, but with tops I have been in a 12. I was so happy to try on a few dresses the other day and realize a 10 fit perfectly. Only with the band :0) I am so

excited to be 17 lbs away from goal. I am going to turn up the exercise and really try and make it by my year anniversary. I am so happy that I will never go back. I have never had so much control over my eating. I have always been an emotional/boredom eater. Not with the band. I can honestly say I am in control of my eating for the first time in my life. I appreciate your awesome tips. Again, you are my inspiration. D.O.B. 7/20/05 210/157/140 ----- Original

Message ----- From: wilkinsjl@... Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:06 PM Subject: Re: reached goal Hi , I really don't have a typical food day. I really try to mix it up and not eat the same things every day. One thing I make sure of is to have a protein bar or shake every day. On the days when I could not hold down anything solid it would be a shake but here lately I prefer the bars just because they fill me up a little better. I also would have a blow it day once a

week where I would go and have a big milk shake with loads of calories just to keep my body from slowing my metabolism down. I really do not exercise regular except chasing my 3 kids around. I also do all my own housework every day and I hear that vacuuming is good exercise!! LOL Anyway there is really nothing that is special about me I'm just very blessed to have found Dr. A and I see that you are almost at goal too. Congrats, Sheri Wilkins --------- Re: reached goal i am soooo HAPPY for you and thank you so much forgetting on here and letting me know. i havent heardgreat, great news on this site in a while. i am beingbanded on April 21!!!--- super medic <supermedic1707@...> wrote:> LET ME BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE YOU ., OYU> SHOULD> BE BRAGGING YOU AHVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE.. CAN WE TALK> ONE ON ONE EMAIL ME AT SUPERMEDIC1707@...... > THANKS AND WONDERFUL NEWWWWWWSSSSSSS...> CONGRATULATIONS.. > >

MARY > 3/6/06 DOB> 340/315/200> > --- sravae <wilkinsjl@...> wrote:> > > I would just like to write and let everyone know> > that I have lost 100 > > pounds as of this morning. I started out at 235> and> > am now 135. I am > > 10 pounds past my original goal of 145. I am not> > posting to brag but > > more to let all the newbies know that this is for> > real and it really > > works and if I can do it anyone can. I am the> queen> > of no willpower > > and that is what is so wonderful about this> because> > it's not about > > willpower. My only problem is that I am scared to> > death of getting an > > unfill. I am scared that if I get one then I'll> > gain the weight back. > > I know that I can always go back for

another fill> > but I'm still > > scared. Dumb huh? Anyway if you are considering> > this then my advice > > is to go for it. It's the best thing I've ever> done> > for myself and if > > you are going alone please feel comfortable about> it> > because I went > > alone and was treated wonderfully. I had never> been> > outside the U.S. > > so I was scared but it was really fine. By the> way> > I am 34 years old > > and 5'6" and I was banded on 8-12-2005 so just> under> > 8 months ago. > > Good luck and God Bless to all of you. I wish you> > all success and > > dreams come true. Sheri Wilkins> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

> Love isn't finding a perfect person, It's seeing> an imperfect person perfectly.> > > > Sincerely, > > > > __________________________________________________>

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Hey Jocelyn,

I am so happy for you. Down to a size 12 in just 4 months. You go girl!!!!

Can you share any secrets or tips for others on the site. I think if we can all share what works, then we can help others in their journey.

I think for me, what works is the band :0) My whole journey has been pretty effortless. I wish I could take responsibility, but it really goes to the band. I don't get hungry, and if I do I can only eat small amounts. So, I guess if I can advise anyone it is to keep a good fill. To try and find that "sweet spot" of restrictions.

So, I am putting this out to the group. Please share what works for you. Lets bolster each other up and get to goal :0)

Again, Jocelyn. All I can say is Wow! I am so proud/happy for you.

Your friend,

Lake s, WA

D.O.B. 7/20/05

210/156/140

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i am soooo HAPPY for you and thank you so much forgetting on here and letting me know. i havent heardgreat, great news on this site in a while. i am beingbanded on April 21!!!--- super medic <supermedic1707@...> wrote:> LET ME BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE YOU ., OYU> SHOULD> BE BRAGGING YOU AHVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE.. CAN WE TALK> ONE ON ONE EMAIL ME AT SUPERMEDIC1707@...... > THANKS AND WONDERFUL NEWWWWWWSSSSSSS...> CONGRATULATIONS.. > > MARY > 3/6/06 DOB> 340/315/200> > --- sravae <wilkinsjl@...> wrote:> > > I would just like to write and let everyone know> > that I have lost 100 > > pounds as of this morning. I started out at 235> and> > am now 135. I am > > 10 pounds past my original goal of 145. I am not> > posting to brag but > > more to let all the newbies know that this is for> > real and it really > > works and if I can do it anyone can. I am the> queen> > of no willpower > > and that is what is so wonderful about this> because> > it's not about > > willpower. My only problem is that I am scared to> > death of getting an > > unfill. I am scared that if I get one then I'll> > gain the weight back. > > I know that I can always go back for another fill> > but I'm still > > scared. Dumb huh? Anyway if you are considering> > this then my advice > > is to go for it. It's the best thing I've ever> done> > for myself and if > > you are going alone please feel comfortable about> it> > because I went > > alone and was treated wonderfully. I had never> been> > outside the U.S. > > so I was scared but it was really fine. By the> way> > I am 34 years old > > and 5'6" and I was banded on 8-12-2005 so just> under> > 8 months ago. > > Good luck and God Bless to all of you. I wish you> > all success and > > dreams come true. Sheri Wilkins> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Love isn't finding a perfect person, It's seeing> an imperfect person perfectly.> > > > Sincerely, > > > > __________________________________________________>

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Hi

I agree that it would be good to share successful

strategies for working with the band. I sat in one

spot for over a month and now FINALLY I think I am

making a downward move! I never get too hungry until

mid afternoon and then I would eat some crackers or

nuts or something pretty high in calories and carbs.

I just got into a rut and now that I have paid more

attention to what is going into my mouth, I have begun

losing again! Much of my problem is that I am pretty

sure I need a little fill and couldn't get into the

fill Dr. for over a month! Anyway I haven't gained a

thing and that is a first after a 1 month or more

plateau! Congrats on your great weight loss and

shrinking down to a size 10! Carla and I took a bunch

of pics for a midway mark in our weight loss--she

actually is over her midway mark and is wearing a size

6 jeans!!!!! I'll have to post them when I get home.

I hope the last 17 lbs. go quickly!

Penny

Penny Manville

Walden, Colorado

DOB 9/26/05

230/183/135

1st fill 12/9/05 1cc

2nd fill 1/27/06 0.5 cc 1.5 cc total

5'4 "

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I agree with you.... It is the band. I fought it for a while and tried to eat things that I couldn't but now I just accept it. I have been eating much more healthy since I've had the band. Part out of necessity part out of desire. My band won't allow for much breads unfortunately so Pizza and sandwiches are out. I PB if I eat them and I am very afraid of slippage so I just avoid it. I eat salads a lot and watch the dressing. I eat oatmeal for breakfast because if fills me up or shredded wheat with berries and I am often tightest in the AM so I don't need much. I listen to the band and when I feel full I stop. It's been such a blessing to feel like I can be healthy again. I will say that I've only walked occassionally and now that it is getting nice again I plan to increase my cardio to get the rest of the weight off. That is what works for me and I love the band! I would do it all over again as it has

created the way of life that I was undisciplined to create for myself without it! I will keep you posted! Jocelyn LaMotta DOB 11-19-05 215-175-145" Gross, LMP" <jugross@...> wrote: Hey Jocelyn, I am so happy for you. Down to a size 12 in just 4 months. You go girl!!!! Can you share any secrets or tips for others on the site. I think if we can all share what works, then we can help others in their journey. I think for me, what works is the band :0) My whole journey has been pretty effortless. I wish I could take

responsibility, but it really goes to the band. I don't get hungry, and if I do I can only eat small amounts. So, I guess if I can advise anyone it is to keep a good fill. To try and find that "sweet spot" of restrictions. So, I am putting this out to the group. Please share what works for you. Lets bolster each other up and get to goal :0) Again, Jocelyn. All I can say is Wow! I am so proud/happy for you. Your friend, Lake s, WA D.O.B. 7/20/05 210/156/140 Re: reached goal i am soooo HAPPY for you and thank you so much

forgetting on here and letting me know. i havent heardgreat, great news on this site in a while. i am beingbanded on April 21!!!--- super medic <supermedic1707@...> wrote:> LET ME BE THE FIRST TO CONGRATULATE YOU ., OYU> SHOULD> BE BRAGGING YOU AHVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE.. CAN WE TALK> ONE ON ONE EMAIL ME AT SUPERMEDIC1707@...... > THANKS AND WONDERFUL NEWWWWWWSSSSSSS...> CONGRATULATIONS.. > > MARY > 3/6/06 DOB> 340/315/200> > --- sravae <wilkinsjl@...> wrote:> > > I would just like to write and let everyone know> > that I have lost 100 > > pounds as of this morning. I started out at 235> and> > am now 135. I am > > 10 pounds past my original goal of 145. I am

not> > posting to brag but > > more to let all the newbies know that this is for> > real and it really > > works and if I can do it anyone can. I am the> queen> > of no willpower > > and that is what is so wonderful about this> because> > it's not about > > willpower. My only problem is that I am scared to> > death of getting an > > unfill. I am scared that if I get one then I'll> > gain the weight back. > > I know that I can always go back for another fill> > but I'm still > > scared. Dumb huh? Anyway if you are considering> > this then my advice > > is to go for it. It's the best thing I've ever> done> > for myself and if > > you are going alone please feel comfortable about> it> > because I went > > alone and was treated

wonderfully. I had never> been> > outside the U.S. > > so I was scared but it was really fine. By the> way> > I am 34 years old > > and 5'6" and I was banded on 8-12-2005 so just> under> > 8 months ago. > > Good luck and God Bless to all of you. I wish you> > all success and > > dreams come true. Sheri Wilkins> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Love isn't finding a perfect person, It's seeing> an imperfect person perfectly.> > > > Sincerely, > > > > __________________________________________________>