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> MONA! > You look GREAT! Your face is sooo much smaller.. goodness! progress is slow but my god it really shows! It's hard for people who see you often or who don't "agree" with your choice to say they don't see a change but believe us.. we wouldn't lie to you. xoxoxoxoxox

I emailed Hanna on myspace because I hadn't seen any posts from her recently and wondered how she was doing and what was going on?? She replied with the following: sorry... i've just been busy... my daughter finally had her baby on the 17th of July ... she ended up w/an emergency c-section and so I've been at her house daily helping her out with the baby and just everything since she is to do nothing pretty much for the next 2 weeks. It's been hard for her since she is breastfeeding and in a lot of pain still from the incision. Can you just let everyone know that I'm fine... will be getting another fill (3rd) on August 18th... at OCC. She's alive just busy with new baby! Let's keep her in our thoughts and send good vibes her way.

WOW =D> =D> What a big difference. You look amazing! Thanks for sharing with us >

Girl you look GREAT! Keep up the good work and thanks for posting the pics! It helps to keep us all motivated! WOO HOO.. I too and looking forward to that day when i can shop at a "regular" store! xoxoxo >

Welcome home Paula > >

I noticed there are a lot more P-town bandsters lately.. WOO HOOO! Yah for us! I'd love a get together.. and if it's nothing "formal" then I'm good for almost any Sunday.

I also used Dr. Kelly Fitzpatrick here in Portland and found her to be fabulous! She hit my port on the first try and gave me a great fill. The price is $190 the first time then $170 after that. She does not uses fluro and that made me a little nervous but I seriously don't think it's required every time. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Have a great week.

One guy told me that he would like to be my "mexican lover" I told him I didn't think my boyfriend would like that to much and he quickly replied "I won't tell my wife either" ! HA! I cracked up and ended up buying some tequilla.

I weighed 276 day of surgery and have the smaller band. It all depends on what they find when they "look inside"... don't assume that since you are bigger than others you will have the bigger band.

Bread is not my friend, however, corn tortilla chips go down waaay to easily! Seriously, I don't eat bread anymore since my 2nd fill. Between 1st & 2nd fill I could eat it if I tried but now it just won't go down. No sandwiches, rolls, slices of bread, toast, muffins, cupcakes etc... although.. I DID manage to eat a piece of thin thin thin crust pizza.. chewed and chewed and it tasted sooo good. Stayed down, and it was a real treat.

Alana I can definitely tell a difference! You look fantabulous! Keep up the great work xoxoxoxo Mindy

I like snakebites.. on the rocks. yukon jack + fresh squeezed limes (a bunch of them) YUM-O!

I love the banner at the bottom of the page for those who have quit smoking! It's such an eye opener to see how many cigarettes and how much MONEY you have saved! Congrats and kudos!

alana, congrats on your NSV ! =D> =D> =D> I went through my closet today and pulled out 2 huge stacks of clothes that are all to BIG For me! I was able to fit back into my favorite pair of jeans that haven't fit me for 2 years! Everyone is finally starting to notice my weight loss. My jeans are baggy by the end of the day. I'm totally out of size 22 now and comfortably in a size 20.

Liquid calories are typically wasted calories but having said that I drink on the regular. A bottle of red wine a week.. sometimes 2 sometimes 0 ... froz fresh fruit margaritas.. i really watch these because of teh sugar/alcohol... generally I like to just have vodka or tequilla on the rocks with a bunch of lemons and limes squeezed on top.

that's really scary/alarming and does not sound "normal" at all.. I'm so sorry you experienced that and your son must've been freaking out! Please take everyone's advice and call your doctor. In my opinion the amount of food you ate & the time you took to eat it shold not = you fainting & seizures... I'm wondering if something else is going on ?? Please keep us posted.

I love when we post NSV!! It can get discouraging, for me, when we only talk about/ compare how many lbs we've lost. I need to remember that our bodies are changing dimensions and it's not always reflected ont the scale. MY NSV my BF thought I weighed 220-225... when I told him I was currently at 254 down from 288-290 he was like DAMN!! It really was difficult for me to weigh myself in front of him and have him actually LOOK/READ the numbers on the scale but at the same time it was strangely liberating because I was like... I will never see these numbers again! I guess it is kind of a SCALE victory but it wasn't about the weight lost it was about letting someone close to me in on my battle, which for me is huge

I'm so bummed I won't be able to make it due to work ( ( ( I usually love my sun/mon off but am wishing I was off this saturday! Please please take lots of pics and post post post. Sending all my best to my fellow NW/Canadian Bandsters

ahhh.. I love how we can talk about shit on this forum. ! hahaha thanks paula! <' />

2 fills - 2.5cc in a 4cc band. most of my restriction is in the daytime b/4 5pm.. after that I really have to be careful. wish it was the other way around but hey.. I'm not complaining.

Mona, glad to hear your fill is kicking in! Now you're gonna start kicking AZZ!! xoxoxox

Yesterday I went to see sex and the city and ate 1/2 of a small popcorn with butter. It was a HUGE treat, I enjoyed every kernal I put in my mouth I have no problems with popcorn other than it give me gas. (really) I think because I don't eat a lot of bread/white flour so it really does a number of my tummy.. usually I will have a handful once or twice a week when my BF makes it.. I haven't had movie popcorn since being banded. After I ate 1/2 the bag I closed it and put it on the chair beside me and forgot about it. I felt satisfied. I like that.

I keep a couple in the fridge at work.. there are times I can't keep anything down but am starving so I will have a protein shake to give me some calories/protein. About 2x a week... give or take. If I have one at home I mix it in my bullet, protein powder, FF milk, and a handful of frozen berries. yumm.. delish.

I LOVE Wendy's Chili... it's good and a great fast food meal. Of course when it's 100 degrees outside I'm like bleh...

You both look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing with us >