Slow Losers - Unite! This is a discussion on Slow Losers - Unite! within the Slow Losers Unite forums.
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10-17-2005, 10:24 AM
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#91 | | Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 35
Posts: 653
City: Northfield State: MN | Kim-
Thanks for the congrats on two years. I'll post a thread about it, and hopefully include some new photos in the next few days.
My fill is perfect! I don't have that constant feeling that I need to eat, and I can eat about a 1/4 to 1/2 a cup and I'm satisfied. Getting a fill was the right thing to do. I've already dropped a few pounds so I'm thrilled.
Fills Rule
Megan
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308.5/223.5/208.5(-85): 5'5" , 33 y.o. :10/15/03
Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band- FDA Trial
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10-17-2005, 07:34 PM
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#92 | | The Turtle Won!!
Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 44
Posts: 378
City: Denver State: Colorado | Megan -
Glad your fill is working for you . Just be careful not to lose too fast, or you will lose your membership in our exclusive little group here!
Can't wait to see the new two year thread.
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Kim
Banded 9/15/2004
Dr. Kuri, TJ Mexico
225/185/150
Almost 2 years!
8 fills
2.9 cc's Total
40 Pounds Down and holding
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10-17-2005, 07:36 PM
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#93 | | The Turtle Won!!
Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 44
Posts: 378
City: Denver State: Colorado | Jenny -
Welcome aboard! You'll have to forgive us Yanks, though and convert your kg's to lbs ;)
Lots of us have emotional eating issues. You've come to the right place. Good Luck with your band
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Kim
Banded 9/15/2004
Dr. Kuri, TJ Mexico
225/185/150
Almost 2 years!
8 fills
2.9 cc's Total
40 Pounds Down and holding
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10-17-2005, 07:38 PM
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#94 | | The Turtle Won!!
Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 44
Posts: 378
City: Denver State: Colorado | Candy - I pay for fills, too. And they are NOT cheap, so I hear ya. (and since my doc will only give a .1 cc fill at a time, I'm fairly sure I'm putting his kids through college, or paying for braces or something like that)
I like your attitude about making the band work for you.
I say - go get that fill! Work that band!
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Kim
Banded 9/15/2004
Dr. Kuri, TJ Mexico
225/185/150
Almost 2 years!
8 fills
2.9 cc's Total
40 Pounds Down and holding
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10-17-2005, 07:46 PM
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#95 | | Turtle Spokes-Model
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,575
City: pocatello AND Bellevue State: ID and WA | I'm going for another fill on Thursday. I've decided that I need to get agressive with these things. I spoke with one of the fill people at my doctors, and well, they are just as mystified as I am.
So, I see the interventional radiologist for another .5ccs which will put me at 2.25 ccs | |
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10-17-2005, 07:52 PM
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#96 | | jenny
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 200
City: melbourne State: victoria |  kilos to pounds
hi live2canoe thanks for welcome, i can think in pounds as i was born in england but lived here for many years and as we have been metric for a long time l'm confused now my kids laugh at me my height is imperial and any weighing i do is metric when i say how heavy i am it sounds better in kilos, wnen i say how much i have lost it sounds more pounds, does anyone know if you start losing slow does that mean that is how it is likely to carry on | |
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10-17-2005, 07:54 PM
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#97 | | ~Kathy~
Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 43
Posts: 5,397
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Originally Posted by megan0318 My fill is perfect! I don't have that constant feeling that I need to eat, and I can eat about a 1/4 to 1/2 a cup and I'm satisfied. Getting a fill was the right thing to do. I've already dropped a few pounds so I'm thrilled.
Fills Rule
Megan | Aw crapola. Between you and Candysmooch and Vines, I guess it's true, time for me to get a very small fill. There goes another $200 buckaroos. I'm not so worried about that, but an unfill is another $200 and I hate to risk a $400 fill. ARGH!!
Welcome Jenny! 7 kilos...aw, I can't remember the conversion...help! We need to see if you meet the very specific criteria for slow losers. :)
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Kathy-Dr Kuri~April 8,2005~Inamed 9.75mm/4cc
Fills 7/11/05~10/19/05~11/16/06 .75cc total
242high/223.4surgeryday/173.6current/145goal
BMI~40.1/37/28.9/24
~5'5" 68% of excess weight gone!~
36.5 total inches lost so far! (updated 9-12-06) | 
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10-17-2005, 09:45 PM
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#98 | | Love Me
Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 27
Posts: 582
City: Kansas City Area State: MO | Quote: |
Originally Posted by the best me Aw crapola. Between you and Candysmooch and Vines, I guess it's true, time for me to get a very small fill. | AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS EVERYBODY..............CHECK OUT MY WEIGHT TICKER...........YEA THAT'S RIGHT LADIES - I JUST FOUND OUT I DROPPED 5 LBS SINCE MY LAST FILL 7 WEEKS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please read my post entiteled "This is WHat's Goin ON" to find out there!
So I actually called and cancelled my small fill apt. this morning since I've at least got the scales moving now - so I'm going to try workin this band some more.
By the way for whoever's trying to count up my pounds and weeks out - you can't kick me out of this club yet!! HAHAHA - don't think you can get rid of me that easily as I'm 21 weeks post op with a probable 14 lb loss so I'm still under the requirements for the club. :) I'm just soooo excited - this is my first real loss since banded - yea I had the original 8lb loss after surgery - gained back 4lbs before my first fill and have been absolutely fighting to get back off that 4lbs I had gained back so this is now my first real 5lb loss!!! Let's celebrate!
__________________ Pre-band BMI 49 & 53% Body Fat 293/260/170ish - Current BMI 43 MINI-GOAL
May 24, 2005 - Banded 1st Fill - 1cc - July 7, 05- Lost 1lb
2nd Fill - .5cc - August 31, 05 - Lost 2.5lbs 3rd Fill - .3cc Nov. 9, 05 - Lost 3lbs TOTAL = 1.8cc in 4cc Band Jan. 19, 2006 - Joined Curves
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10-17-2005, 10:28 PM
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#99 | | Turtle Spokes-Model
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,575
City: pocatello AND Bellevue State: ID and WA | Yeehaa! excellent work!
A kg is about 2.5 pounds | |
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10-18-2005, 05:17 AM
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#100 | | jenny
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 200
City: melbourne State: victoria | well guys you have made me feel better if you think i might be losing quite fast, when i hear stories of people losing 25 -35 lbs over same time period as me i thought i was too slow and when you think 2.5 is 1kilo then thats pretty cool | |
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10-18-2005, 11:41 AM
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#101 | | Turtle Spokes-Model
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,575
City: pocatello AND Bellevue State: ID and WA | Sure thing Jenny. I think the hardest part about being a Turtle, especially for me, is when I read over and over and over about people complaining about how they've "only" lost 35-50 pounds in a few months. I know that I'm jealous and want that to be me, especially since I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do, everything I can do, yet I only lose so little weight it isn't even worth keeping a ticker.
A ticker for me, only serves to highly my failure at losing weight. So I don't have one, and I'm not feeling like I have that thing constantly showing the world that I didn't/haven't lost weight after undergoing WLS.
I'm rambling again. Sorry | |
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10-18-2005, 05:32 PM
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#102 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2005 Age: 31
Posts: 318
City: Austin State: Texas | I want to be in...PLLLLEASE. I was banded on June 7th and I have lost 20.5 pounds. I am BARELY over 1 pound a week.
Pretty please.
I have had 3 fills. First one was 1.4, Second one was 1.6 and now I am at 2.0 and I still don't think it is enough.
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6-7-05
Ortiz
222.5/175/145
:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: PROUD TO BE A:  GONE FOR GOOD MEMBER!!!
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10-18-2005, 05:39 PM
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#103 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2005 Age: 31
Posts: 318
City: Austin State: Texas | p.s. My slow sad story...I keep joining these "challenges" people have here on LBT but I can never even lose a damn pound to report back. I end up being such a sad and lonely turtle while all those d*mn rabbits report back rapid weight loss.
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6-7-05
Ortiz
222.5/175/145
:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: PROUD TO BE A: GONE FOR GOOD MEMBER!!!
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10-19-2005, 05:55 PM
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#104 | | The Turtle Won!!
Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 44
Posts: 378
City: Denver State: Colorado | We hear you lins - not too many turtles join the weight loss challenges, or even keep a ticker for that matter.
You seem to meet our criteria of losing less than a pound a week during your first year of being banded.
Welcome Aboard the Turtle Train!!
Just remember - the turtle won!
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Kim
Banded 9/15/2004
Dr. Kuri, TJ Mexico
225/185/150
Almost 2 years!
8 fills
2.9 cc's Total
40 Pounds Down and holding
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10-19-2005, 06:18 PM
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#105 | | Turtle Spokes-Model
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,575
City: pocatello AND Bellevue State: ID and WA | I originally kept a ticker tracker, but it got so depressing because I wasn't losing anything and the ticker would sit there, accusing me, taunting me, making me feel like dog pooh because I wasn't "good enough."
Well, I got rid of the tracker, and I feel much better. I really do.
I celebrate everyone who does keep a tracker, it makes it much easier to track their successes. I haven't figured out how to track my NSV list in a visual little tab. | |
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