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70 lbs

As of this morning I have lost 70 lbs!!!! I was ecstatic. I have never lost this much weight in my life.   This journey has not been easy. I have to work hard. I watch what I eat and I exercise. It's not fun when you are on vacation and can't really enjoy yourself at a restaurant because you know if you're not careful food can easily get stuck and bam you need to find a bathroom. On a recent trip to Disney World I couldn't enjoy myself at Chef Mickey's because I kept getting stuck. I sp

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• Libbyjane1976
• September 5, 200916 yr

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this and that

I tell you what that was a really great self esteem moment for me.   I haven't been this thin in over 10 years and even though I still have a ways to go I'm already feeling so much better about myself and the way I look.

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• Libbyjane1976
• July 19, 200917 yr

Read more about 5 months post op

5 months post op

So here I am 5 months post op and I absolutely LOVE my band. As of today I am down 56 lbs!!! Everytime I post new pics on my facebook page I get so many comments on them and it feels so good. I also have many people approach me at work and ask what my secret it. It feels amazing!!! Can't wait to see how much weight loss I will be at on my 1 year bandiversary!!!

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• Libbyjane1976
• July 1, 200917 yr

Read more about Measurements

Measurements

So a month into being banded it finally dawned on me to take my measurements and at the time my weight was 283 lbs. These were my measurements:   Bust 49 1/2 Waist 49 1/2 Hips 62 Thigh 35 Arm 18 1/2   2 months later I finally got around to doing it again. My weight was 270 and my measurements are as follows:   Bust 47 1/2 down 2 inches Hips 59 1/2 down 2 1/2 inches Waist 46 down 3 1/2 inches Thigh 32 down 3 inches Arm 18 down 1/2 inch   For a total inch loss of 11 1/2 inches!!!

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• Libbyjane1976
• May 7, 200917 yr

Read more about Exercise

Exercise

Exercise. That's a new concept for me. I've never been active my entire adult life. Sure in high school I was involved in track and ran 5 days a week but that's it. Since then nothing. So I wanted about 4 weeks after my surgery to begin exercising.   I don't have the money to go to a gym right now so I have to make due with what I have. I started my new adventure with home exercise aerobic tapes.   The first couple of weeks it was hard. Getting my butt up off the couch sucked. But af

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• Libbyjane1976
• March 25, 200917 yr

Read more about My Journey

My Journey

Lets see. I've never blogged before about anything but there's always a first.   I'll start with the story of how I got fat. When I was a child we lived in the city and I had a bunch of friends I was always active, always outside playing with my friends. I also had to walk to school every day. I was thin.   Then when I was 8 years old we moved out to the country. Well back then (24 years ago) it was still country). I didn't have any friends. It was hard for me to meet new people as

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• Libbyjane1976
• March 10, 200917 yr