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I would just start a new topic.

Good advice. Much better than mine.

We all know people that are beautiful on the outside. So what? I know almost as many who are ugly on the inside. You have to love yourself and others. Even though I am still overweight I still have value. I am still a person of worth no matter what size I am. I have lost 30 pounds so of course my confidence it up. But my neighbor said something really sweet to me. She is a skinny lady pretty on inside and outside. She said "Dawn your looking great, but do not go changing who you are too much. I always thought you were amazing just the way you are." That made me feel great. I guess what I am trying to say is before you go working on the outside ...there might need to be some work done on the inside. It's all a battle. Just continue to love yourself when the people that are ugly on the inside don't. There will always be haters.

Sounds harsh. but you just have to set your mind on it. Keep yourself distracted and try sugarfree candy and chewing gum. Sucky advice I know.

some people might call us crazy, but I call us hopeful. The funny thing is I have trying to think of myself that way all day long so far. I find myself afraid to put anyting in my mouth, for my butt might just blow up. lol . Let's see how long I can get this mind thing to work.

You look awsome. You are losing weight just like me. It's good to see what an average of 5 to 6 pounds a month will look like in 6 months. To me you look like if you never lost another pound you would have been very sucessful. Thanks for posting and giving us hope.

You know how if you do not have the money for something you can put it on credit. Well I had a dream last night you could do the same thing with weight. You just signed up for how much weight you wanted to take off and promised you would do the work it required after the fact. I walked out a size 8 knowing I would be at the gym 3 times a week to keep a size 8. If I could only have my wish. Which leads me to my next point. If we all put our efforts into this like we were going to lose our size 8 than we would be more sucessful. It is much harder to lose something you have and want, than to work for something that seems impossible to achieve. I am going to think of myself today as a size 12. I will walk like a 12 and think like a 12 and love myself like a 12. Maybe, if I cluck like a chicken and think like a chicken I will become that chicken. (that is my mediphor for beauty...stay with me here) So, what size are yall going to be today?

Thanks so much for the replies. I am not ready yet. I still have plenty of weight to lose. I just like to know that I am making a good decision. I would be more nervous over cosmetic surgery than the band. I can't wait to hear back from all of you guys. I think I would be looking at least 6 months. Should you lose it all first? I have heard conflicting stories.

I was just wondering if any of you gals have found a forum like this one but for plastic surgery? I am a self employed hairstylist and could not afford to take off work for more than 2 weeks. Which might would be impossible for a tummy tuck. Who has thought of this. What are yall's opinion's? I need my boobs lifted and stuffed too. I am not ready yet but I want to start doing my reseach.

I totally agree. I thought it would be easier. It is still tuff and lots of hard work. I am still so excited I did it though. It makes me stay strong. I wish Dr. Ortiz had a pill for head hunger though. I would pay a pretty penny for that.

I would not focus to much on the # and stay more focused on the size or what you look like in the mirror or others. I think your trainer will keep a good eye on ya.

My weightloss is very irregular. It is not something I can explain with any authority. I lose weight when I do not think I should and stay the same when I feel the scale owes be a couple. I guess my body knows what it is doing. I seem to lose a couple at one time and than will stay the same for about two weeks or so. Last time in between fills I lost 10 pounds in 5 weeks. I am on week 4 since my last fill so that puts at about 5 pounds. Unless I lose 5 pounds this week I will fall short of my 2 pound a week goal. The strange thing is I have good restriction and know I am eatting much less than last month. I would have though from input I would have been very sucessful in weightloss this time. I just try to stay positive and know that wether it is 5 or 10 pounds a month, it still adds up. I would like to know how others do also.

here are my wishes and regrets. I wish I had not bought that stupid purse. It broke in the airport on the way home. I could have bought a Vera Bradley for that 50 bucks I wasted. I wish I had bought more of there vanilla extract. It is real good stuff and I think it is a great gift for other people when you get back. most of the stuff you get caught up in buying is junk. But, it is still is fun buying it. I found if you have insurance that pays for drugs than you are better off paying your deductable. I did not buy any drugs. I was afraid to be that 1 in 50 that get checked. It was not worth going to a TJ prison. Just remember we on this forum can just tell you our experience. That says nothing about how offical our information is. Just decide what you want to do and what you are willing to risk. I am a frady cat and have two kids at home so I was very careful and took no chances. Than again ....I always am the over protective one. Have a great time. I would be more afraid of playing frogger on the streets. lol

That is so cool. The only down side is men seem to lose weight so much easier than us women. So I am glad you had a head start. What a fun experience you will have together.

Most of us do not lose that much weight. I think I lost about 15 and it was tuff. Just follow the plan and it will come off. I would weigh everyday and it would go up and down. I thought Iwould lose my mind. Just know it gets better.

Just a footnote. I have always done the fiber thing. However since banding I have stayed packed up. I was on day 10 without going and went to get a fill. I told the doc that I was taking in tons of fiber (should get 20 grams a day I was getting in aroung 40 to push things along) and she told me that was part of the problem. She said if your not drinking enough the fiber binds togeather like concrete and cause more problems. The book they give at your first appt. at fillcentersusa actually has information on not going crazy on fiber. I still suffer with it and keep trying things. The last one was the aloe vera gel. It is supose to be wonderful. To bad it tastes like crap!!!! There is supose to be a aloe vera pill. I will try that next. I am now on day 8 and no bathroom movement. I think I will be drinking one of those things you drink before a colonoscopy. I know that will get me moving. I just have to find a day I can stay home close to the bathroom. hope this helps.

Just try to enjoy it. This is a very exciting time for you. Stay positive and think of things you CAN accomplish. You can do it.

I bet your husband had a great time!!! I hope you did too. You look fantastic. Thanks for all you do for the forum to keep us motavated. You rock.

I am so happy for you. I know you feel on top of the world!!!If that is not motavating than I do think nothin is.

Ya know there are doctors everywhere that cut corners to make extra money. I am sure that there have been patients that have gone to Mexico and did not actually get the band. As there are patients here in the USA who have had bad experiecnes with doctors undeserving of there title. There are always going to be sharks out there who want to eat the little fish. It is our job as the little fish to do our research. I felt confident with Dr.Ortiz. I read posts for over two years and followed his work. I am now thinking about sometime next year when I get close to goal to get a tummy tuck and my boobs lifted and stuffed. I would not be telling the truth if I said I was not worried about going to Mexico for this. If it were Dr.Ortiz I would do it in a second. But, I have to do my homework. I hope to find a forum like this one but for patients with those procedures. So I can follow that doctor's work and feel just as confident when I go there again. Most peole that say stuff like that have heard a bad story and are acting off fear and concern. Just think of plastic surgery? How many horror stories do you hear of in the states. Just think of Pricilla Presley...AAGGHh....poor lady. She looks horrible and I just found out her doctor is in jail for putting stuff in peoples faces that are not even approved. You hear of peoples nipples falling off and afer tummy tucks that there new belly button has pubic hair that they have to shave everyday. Those are Ameican doctors. So as I was saying ....every country has there doctors that do not know what the hell they are doing.

Wow. someone has done there homework. And I thought I was the pro on the band. Not by a long shot.

Wow. someone has done there homework. And I thought I was the pro on the band. Not by a long shot.

I am so glad your feeling better. I hope you had a good fill.

Don't you wish every procedure was as easy to recover from as the lapband?