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  • Hi im 29. With pcos and currently on spironlactone and metformin. I have I00lbs to loose for my wedding in october, so 2lbs per week. I had a gastric band 2011. Im committing to low carb high protein for now. Let's do this xx
  • Hi i have pcos. Currently on spironlactone and metformin. Had a gastric band 2011. Ive got 100lbs to loose for my wedding in october. Im committing to weekly weigh ins and a low carb high protein diet. Im with you x
  • Im in the same boat. Currently 235lbs. My daughter is 6 months old now. I also have PCOS. Starting to do low carb high protein to tackle the insulin resustance, part of the pcos. Im going for the first swim in a year and half tomorrow. God help me, i feel like a whale. But i have and will loose weight again. My calorie…
  • im deffo in, im being strickt, I want 2lbs of per week, no give or take, ive put on a stone n half so I want a soild 8 lbs or more of would love some support to help me there. 8lbs in the 4 weeks of august im in!
  • hi, im becky im a binge eater. i have been for 8 years. it took control of my life. i got up to 18.5 stone! in jan of 11 i desided to have a gastric band, which ended up with me being with the nhs for aftercare. they dont know about ym binge eating i guess they suspect my slow loss. a lot of people have educated me about…
  • whats all this about time limits for loosing weight, i know many banders that take years to loose weight, im a year n half in and loose a steady 2lbs a week, any more is seen as unhealthy, its not a race. weight loss needs to be healthy, and if you do it right, you will loose 2lbs a week, like me a year n half in, and i…
  • hi i was the same, im a year n half into banding, for the past 6 months i have stayed the same with excersize and eating good, i found when i went on hols had a pig out, ate small but ofter as in 6-7 meals a day when i returned home a steady 2lb loss has resumed. many people dieting find that shifting their eating habbits…
  • hello had my band may 11. so almost a year on. im about 3 stones down, so a slow and steady looser LOL. can i just say to the lady above, when professionals claim 'the band isnt working' thats a lie!!! unfortunatly i went into the surgery thinking the band would do it al for me. how wrong was i!! im still battling hunger…
  • from england derbyshire :D got a gastric band which helps sometimes :S got 100lbs to loose in total add me :D need some motivation and friends :)
  • im a gastric bander, when my restriction is good. bread, chips, and dry meats (pork chop) is a no no :)
  • hello all :) im becky 22 live in derbyshire england! had a gastric band fitted may 2011. lost 3 stones, but had a few problems, and after my band being deflated, ive slammed on half a stone in a month, which im so embarrased about. im now on the slow road to refilling the band, in hopes of some restriction. i have a fill…
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