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Ten months ago

By ♕ajtexas♕

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I was banded on February 7, 2012, ten months ago. So what has changed?

 

Ten Months Ago Today

Weight 250lbs Weight 175lbs

BMI 37 BMI 25

Pant size 22 Pant size 10

3 different meds for high blood pressure Don’t take any meds for high blood pressure

Diagnosed pre-diabetic All blood work is NORMAL

Hated myself, depressed Very happy with myself!

Isolated myself, no friends Love all my new friends (especially the Banded Bs)

Couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs without being out of breath Walk up 8 floors of stairs to my office every morning

 

When I started this journey I knew I would have to change a lot of things (food I ate, volume I ate, exercise, etc…), I knew it would be a long hard journey and I hoped I would have the strength to be successful.

 

Now here I am ten months later, at goal and starting the next chapter of my journey (maintaining).

 

I make it sound easy, but I have to say IT’S NOT! I struggled many times. I got frustrated and wished I didn’t have to follow the rules. I had weight gains and plateaus.

BUT, I didn’t give up. I kept plugging along and it worked. Here I am happier than I have been in 30 years.

 

Now, I am focused on maintaining my weight and hopefully saving enough money for a tummy tuck next year. Lol

To all the newly banded or about to be banded, success is a wonderful thing. It takes hard work, dedication and wantpower (CG I love your term).

 

I love my band!!!!

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    Bariatric Legend

    dylanmiles23

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Wonderful!!!!!!!! I live in MA and was told that if you get rashes and have problems, insurance pays for tummy tucks when the doctor recommends them. Maybe ask, it can't hurt.

    Good luck with your new life.

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    ♕ajtexas♕

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Oh I will try the insurance route first, but I am not holding my breath (I work for the state.....)

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    Annie1976

    LAP-BAND Patients

    AJtexas, that is awesome. what i can't wrap my mind around is HOW did you get wantpower? I am being banded on 12/18 and don't have to do preop diet but I am going to start on sunday anyways. How do you make that happen if you struggle with willpower/food as it is? (hence why I need the band)? Does the surgery do something to you to make it easier in the mind? I am so worried/confused about this. I have to give up so many addictions for this and i want to be successful so bad, but an example is diet coke. I am a carbonation/diet coke addict. Does that craving go away a little when you are banded? Anyways you are awesome for posting this!

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    dee257

    LAP-BAND Patients

    ~hugs~ Aj....so very proud of you...and we all KNOW what hard work it takes....so you go girl !!!

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