Hi all-

I got a couple nice messages from people asking how I've been doing, so thought I'd write a little update here. After my last incident feeling too tight, i found a very nice place called Barix here in Columbus - it's basically a huge bariatric surgery center! A doctor there was really great and gave me a little unfill - I immediately felt better and have been doing great ever since! It's probably about time for me to get some fill back since I've been much hungier, but since I am maintaining my weight right now I think i might hold off for a little bit.

Last weekend, TLC flew me to Houston to do a follow-up interview for the tv show about my brother and dad's practice! The TV show is called Big Medicine, and it basically follows my dad and brother in their private practice doing bariatric surgery in Houston. Each episode focuses on different patients through their journeys with bariatric surgery, from making the decision all the way to plastic surgery. They had interviewed me previously and wanted to hear more about my experience with the band for the tv show. I am a little nervous about being on national television, but I think my story is pretty cool, and I hope that some day the band might be widely used for people *before* they become morbidly obese. I am incredibly proud of my dad and brother, and I think people are going to love the show - it's done great in focus groups, and TLC seems to love it! Commercials and ads will begin in early May, and then the plan is for it to premiere on Monday, May 28, after Big People, Little World, which is the #1 show on TLC right now. Very exciting! I will keep you all up to date with their planned interviews and ads, as they have been booked to go on several tv shows and stuff to promote it.

So that's all for now! I am still weighing in between 134 and 138 - it definitely fluctuates! I am pretty much a size 4 in almost everything, though, which is cool. Thanks to everyone for checking in on me!