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I finally did it! - I have lost 100 pounds!!! I think that's all I have to say!!! 

I know it's good for me, but..... -  I am aiming for 100 pounds lost by the 29th of January, which is my 10 month anniversary.  I am currently at 97 pounds lost.  Well, okay, so some days I'm at 95 pounds lost.  I ha...

Crossing pizza off the list - I am not a huge lover of pizza so it's no great loss, but tonight I put pizza in the grave forever! It was my last day at my job, starting a new one on Tuesday.  So my co-worker...

HUGE NSV for me - I think for most people this one is a huge one, and goes entirely overlooked!!! I was visting a friend with a new baby and she took a pic.  Do I sit this way and turn my head th...

This is one of the things that cause us incredibly OCD folks to go a...

Am I being unrealistic or a goody two shoes? - I am not scared of Thanksgiving Day today because I'm just not going to eat anything but turkey!!!  Am I stupid and trying to be so good that I will miss enjoying food?  Well, enjo...

Christmas or Holiday goals? - Does anyone have a weight goal out there for Christmas?  I normally hate setting arbitrary goals but I am going to NC to see my Mother and Father who I haven't seen since last Chri...

Loved your post. I don't know you personally but have been...

I know you aren't doctors...but... - I am having a sudden weird pain beneath my breast bone, near my sternum.  My port is to the right of my stomach up about 8 inches below the bottom of my breast.  Shoot, this is har...

Stuck, stuck, stuck...BUT!!! - You know, it's funny.  I am stuck and have been for about 4 weeks.  Yeah, I know that's not a stall and I know that working out more and drinking more water is necessary for me.  F...

Abusing the band - I have a friend at work that has been banded about 4 years.  She was successful in losing a lot of weight, got down to 140 from 290 and then had to go back up to 150.  She had a to...

Positive thoughts for LisaBeezee - Positive thoughts going out to Lisa and her family!!!

out of the 280's - I am not normally a person who comes here to tell how much I've lost.  I kinda of still have this shame associated with regaining the weight I lost between 2005 and 2006. :(  But I...

Protein shakes, Yay or Nay???? - I like protein shakes.  I love the easiness of having them in the morning.  I found one I loved the taste of, and others I can easily deal with the taste of.  I put a splash of SF ...

Who we are, how we got there. - I don't often post to the Main Board but I experienced something this morning that I just had to put out there.  I sometimes wonder at our roles in our families as the fat members,...

Stupidest. Question. Ever. - So why ask it, right?  Well, I have to because I can't find something that matches in the search function. For the past two days I have been unable to get in any more than 600 c...

Odd NSV - This morning I was coming home from the gym and I realized I had a cramp in my driving foot.  I realized it was that way because I was stretching to reach the pedal!!!  I had to mo...

I think we are all guilty of that, those of us that are obese/formerly...

Wow. I wouldn't be treated like that by anyone. I know how...

Vitamins for us banded folks - Just read through 6 pages on the search function but nothing spoke directly to Bands and vitamins.  So the question is, what are you taking? I take a multi-vitamin, extra D plus...

The hunger is back - So its been 6 weeks and 4 days since my surgery and the hunger is back.  It came back just like that!!! Between lunch and dinner tonight I suddenly felt it.  Boy is this scary!!!  ...

Ounces, Cups, Calories??? -- OH MY! - I have read a lot and searched and of course I know there are going to be a number of different answers to the question, but I admit to being a little confused. When I got my p...

Need motivation! - A little background about me!  I joined OH in 2005 when I was attempting to have WLS.  I decided to try it on my own one more time.  Between 2005 and 2006 I successfully lost 137 p...

First fill.....that did NOT happen! - Today was my one month check up with the doc, and the appointment for my first fill.  My surgery was on 3/29 and as of today I have lost 30 pounds!! My scale is a little nicer then...

New Clinical Studies reinforce that La Band is Saf - New Clinical Studies Reinforce the LAP-BAND® System is a Safe and Effective Weight-Loss Treatment for Obese Adults. 15 April 2011   Two new studies published in the curr...