jennifer1

Love this post...as I too met goal a month before my one year anniversary and almost immediatly fell into old habits and the scale stopped moving at all and now is moving in the wrong direction...ugh..I'm so embarrassed and cry as I type this message...everyone keeps telling me how good I look but in private I am so upset with myself for slipping back...well I have an appointment with my doc in 3 weeks..I am gettn back on the wagon..goin grocery shopping today...nooooooo junk!

I started paying attention to my eating and I have realized that I am eating way more than I should and getting hungry much faster than I used to...I have an appointment for a fill in about 3 weeks...until then I'm gonna have to REALLY use some will power...I realized I haven't been to the doc since I think deceember and since that time I have met goal...I train 2 days a week with my trainer and work out alone 2 more..cardio..weights...etc...I have never counted calories cuz I just won't keep up with a log..and I know me..I tried several times...so thanks for ur input guys...I think I already knew the answer just needed a kick in the pants...thanks for not judging me and tryn to help...I love my lbt fam.

Ok for the past few months I can't get the scale to really move and now it's creeping up...I know I am training more and lifting more weights...but geez I'm not a body builder..this is very disheartening...help!

ok so i made my goal of a size 12 in my one year since i was banded. and it seems like i lost my drive. ugh...last week was the first time in over a year that i only worked out 2 times versus 4 and i was just being soooo lazy. i cant loose my focus and start gaining weight back. ok so today i went to the gym and got back on track..i admit it was a little bit of a struggle, but i stuck with it. i'm praying that that lazyness was a one time fluke. anyway i finally uploaded my after pics..yeah me!!! well although i havent hit onederland yet!!!!!! i'm still shooting for my new goal of a size 10 by my bday in august. i gave myself plenty of time becuz really anything after this size 12 is icing on the cake. OK SO I'M BACK FOCUSED!! full steam ahead. oh i scheduled a small fill for june 23rd cuz that's my next off day when my doc is in the office. sometimes i think i need a fill and others i dont. so for right now i will keep the appoinment, but cancel it if need be. jennifer

i totally understand..sometimes i feel my band loosens so much that i fel like i dont have it...so being stuck is welcomed..lol

i'm guessing you have not attended a seminar..you can get a lot of info on this site...but you can google lap band surgery..feel free to check out my blog on here...or on youtube jennypoo6043.or pm me with specific questions.

originally my goal was a size 14...well i reached that about 3 months early..then changed my goal to a 12...which i made 1 month early..now i want to be a 10...ohmy God..will i ever be satisfied! did anyone else go thru this..i just dont look how i thought i would at those sizes...ugh..am i crazy?

thanks again everyone.

Thanks everyone...I couldn't have made it through this past year without the support of this site and the friends I've made on here...still waiting to get my laptop back so I can post pics...tryn to be nice and let my sister borrow it..lol

We I have officially been banded one year!!!!!:-) and what a year it has been. I guess I consider myself a lap band success story. I have lost a proximately 40 pounds since last year. my clothing size has gone from 20 to a size 12. my shoe size has gone from a 9 and a half to a size 8. is journey has not been easy but well worth it. I am proud that I made my goal in 1 year. my next and final goal is a size 10. which I hope to accomplish by august. as soon as I get my laptop back I will load my before and after pictures I think god for this website because it's really help me go through my journey. thanks lbt fam

We I have officially been banded one year!!!!!:-) and what a year it has been. I guess I consider myself a lap band success story. I have lost a proximately 40 pounds since last year. my clothing size has gone from 20 to a size 12. my shoe size has gone from a 9 and a half to a size 8. is journey has not been easy but well worth it. I am proud that I made my goal in 1 year. my next and final goal is a size 10. which I hope to accomplish by august. as soon as I get my laptop back I will load my before and after pictures I think god for this website because it's really help me go through my journey. thanks lbt fam

Hi lalja..how did your surgery go?

Thank you everyone...I forgot to say my YouTube name is jennypoo6043..lol

OK this will be brief cuz I don't have my laptop...ugh..but u u can go to my you tube page and see my video for today. Lost 40 pounds.went from size 20 to 12..shoe size from 9 1/2 to 8... Many nsv's..would do it again in heartbeat..thanks for al ur support! Sorry so brief but typing on my tablet is annoying..lol

That divorce rate is astounding....I told my friends if I start trippn please check me! I understand the new found confidence but geez!

Thanks girl..3 more days till my one year anniversary.

Went shoe shopping...I normally wear a 9 1/2...today I was able to buy 8 and 8 1/2!!!!!!! Totally forgot the feet would shrink..and wasn't expecting that much:-)

Went shoe shopping...I normally wear a 9 1/2...today I was able to buy 8 and 8 1/2!!!!!!! Totally forgot the feet would shrink..and wasn't expecting that much:-)

Mines is almost in the middle of my chest but a little lower

It just makes me angry when something that small gets ppl denied...I mean these ppl do it for a living so they should know exactly what will get u approved or denied when it comes to documentation...ugh..hope this gets straight soon!

I think you are confusing restriction with tightness...true restriction is when your able to eat only small amounts of food and be satiated for around 4 hours...and it may take you a few fills and maybe unfills until you get proper restriction...the first 4 weeks are really about healing so you shouldn't be on regular foods just yet(well unless your surgeon said it was ok)....most bandsters feel tighter in the am than any other time of the day...hope this helps some

It's hard to say if that's a lot since everyone gets restriction at different levels...I would just watch the restriction and not how many cc's u have cuz that'll drive u insane..lol

it's definelty a learning experience. i'm almost a year out and some days get stuck on foods i was able to eat the day before. so just be mindful that with certain foods you just may never know till you eat them since our band can be effected by the weather, TOM , stress etc. best wishes