Checking In

Checking In

Date Created: Aug 17, 2005, 01:18 PM

I thought it was time to check in.  You may remember I had the unfill in the mall parking lot a couple weeks ago.  I was worried I would gain because he took out .3, then I went on vacation last week and ate a lot more than normal.  I was 215 when I got my unfill, and weighed 211 when I went in for another little fill yesterday.  So I was happy about that.  Got another .2 put in and today I weigh 210.5.  Only 10 more pounds to get outta the 2s forever!!!  I am really happy!  I am so convinced that it is the fills that make the difference between success and failure.  I've been back to the doctor 9 times to get where I am, kind of a pain, but so worth it.  The weight is coming off so easily now.  I'm still working out at the gym, so I'm sure that's helping, but I'm not perfect in my eating, just trying to make up for it in other ways. I went to lunch today with Lauren, since I got my new fill yesterday I was anxious to try it out. Wow, I was almost in tears. I ate half of my salad and about 5 bites of chicken and a few bites of pototo and I was done. Full and completely satisfied without a hint of anything getting stuck or hurting as it went down. I'm so grateful and happy and amazed. I can take pills and eat pretty normally, but I have the benefit of the dimmed appetite and I can't eat much at all. This is what I was after when I got the band, it's taken me 4 months to get here, but I've lost 43 pounds along the way, so I'm thrilled, more than thrilled!!