Any questions you have feel free to PM me or I will give you my phone no. Cause its useful to know someone who know if you know what I mean

Jo

Thankyou, I will take you up on that.

Good luck with your surgery C. I can't wait to see how it goes for you. Looks like when we go out it will be to share a glass of water.

Congrats on the weight loss, Jo. You look fantastic. More importantly I bet you feel fantastic.

Great news C, wishing you all the best.
Next time I see you, I might not recognise you


Congratulations Jo, you've done good

Wow, Jo, you look great! Well done!

Goodluck with the op

I've been on a diet since I was an embryo so I have every sympathy. I don't know anything about this op but I would say that it has nothing to do with luck that you've kept the weight off. Keep doing what you are doing and you'll be fine. I put on 2 stone after the birth of my daughter (7 years ago) and just can't shift it (but then, I'm lazy and eat too much so no surprise!). Good luck.

I'm not going to judge anyone for wanting this .
I've not been slim jim most of my life apart from my working hol in Aus in the early 90's when i wasn't drinking very often , ate pretty well and went surfing lots .
Also controlled my beer/ curry waist line B4 our move to Aus with regular gym trips , felt good going to the gym after about 3months as you get fitter .
Fat ass now as very in active and Steroids don't help. I have no willpower , never have LOL .
2 Quotes come to mind ;
1 The in hole much bigger than the exit
2 fridge pickers have big knickers

I had someone tell me today that I looked all soft and fluffy. While that may sound very nice, I would rather be told I look fit and healthy.

I rang the doctor that I saw back in April to enquire about how much it would be if I paid for the op privately. $12000 was the quote or I could get private coverage and go that way. I'm on the public list, but it's very long. While I was on the phone with her the nurse looked me up on the wait list. I was tentatively booked for winter 2010, but since I was willing to come at a moment's notice she's booked me an appt for early December to set a date for May/June 2009.

JoHo

You look fantastic, I hope we`ll see photos of Northernbird when she gets there, go for it girl, you can do it, hope all goes well for you in October

It isn't cheap for sure, I am parting with cash every which bloody way at the moment. Appointments for bloods, ultrasound, dietician, anaesthetists. We looked at getting private health but that would have meant a 12 month wait and I wasn't prepared to wait, I have wasted too long being fat and I want the new chapter to start right away.

That is great news Dorothy, that time will fly by.

Thanks, I hate photos and don't allow them to be taken all that often but will do as Jo has and post some pics along the way.

Thanks for the good wishes.

I have a friend who’s had a gastric band fitted and while she’s lost over half her bodyweight she does have a horrendous amount of sagging skin which she now has to have removed through further surgeries. We went out for lunch recently and she barely picked at a chicken salad before she was full. I guess it worked for her in that she said she feels released from lugging herself around all the time but man, it’s certainly no easy option!

I’ve been on Reductil myself (before an op where I had to lose weight suddenly) and while I lost a stone and a half in 6 weeks, the side effects were just nasty. Plus as soon as I stopped taking it I put it all back on! Now I need to lose a good 3 stone so I’m going to use my validation trip next year as my goal. Just wish I wasn’t bone lazy and overly fond of pizza….!!

Tx

Clenbuterol is supposed to be fantastic for weight loss and very popular with the gym crowd. It's illegal, like steroids, but apparently works wonders in a short space of time (OH used to be a bodybuilder moons ago).

Not that I am advocating illegal drug use but it's probably no more risky than a lot of the legal options.

P.S. I should add that I have never used it.

Hi
I've been on reductil too but don't see to be getting anywhere - what dose were you on? I willl be trying still but just not getting anywhere with the medication agh!!! good luck for everyone trying it is an uphill struggle, Angi