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May 3rd I will be getting my arms done! It is my bandivrrsary gift to myself. My 1 yr is April 6th & I'm down 105 pounds! !!!! I'm also having my chest wall area done to get rid of my 4th boob. Lol

So April 6th will be 1 yr banded... doen 105 lbs thus far!!!!! Looking back @ my struggles I still wouldn't change a thing I have gone from 284 lbs wearing a size 26 jeans to 179 lbs & a size 14 jean! For those of u struggling or just starting your journey hang in there! It was the best decision of my life & I wouldn't change a thing. For my 1 yr gift to myself I'm getting brachioplasty, having my bay wing arms cut off I still have about 30 lbs to go to get to my goal but I feel confident I will be there by mid summer.

My brachioplasty is 4000$ but I'm going to do my chest wall, the 4th boob bra area also, so it's going to b 6200$. I figure if I'm going under the knife I might as well go all the way. My surgery is scheduled for May 3rd & I will be off work till the 24th but with a 15 lb wt restriction up to 1 month after. Thankfully I work Nicu so all I lift is tiny premie babies

Surgery date 4/6/11 down 21 bags of sugar

Congratulations! I started @24 last April & i am just starting to fit my 14's!!!!! Such an awesome feeling

The scale can really mess with ur head. I always go onto it thinking it is a range of +2 to -2 of my actual weight.

On post op day 5 I sat in the shower and cried for an hour. I was so hungry & depressed. I didn't think I. Would ever survive. Here I am 10 months later and down 94 pounds! Hang in there. This to shall pass.

It's hard to see the big picture when you've seen yourself in the mirror every morning. Even my husband says it's hard for him to realize how much weight I've lost bc he sees me every day. When we look back @ old pics is when it hits home!

I'm right there with you guys. I was banded April 2011 lost 94 lbs by January & then got an unfil bc I was having a lot of trouble with solid food. Since my unfil January 19th I have gained 4 lbs & find myself going back to bad habits. It's hard loosing 10 lbs a month 9 months straight & then nothing! I am very disappointed in myself:( However I have come to realize that this affirms why I got the band. I need it to help me & I haven't truly fixed my mind yet.

Thank you I needed to hear that. I had an unfill mid January & have been bouncing up & down 3 lbs ever since. The reason i got unfilled was so I could consume enough calories to work out, I was eating 600/day prior to that. So I've been busting my butt at the gym eating healthy & not seeing results. So i decided to say screw it & get a fill... well i can't get in until March 6th So i have a few more weeks to keep working at it.

I truely wait 1 to 2 between each bite. Easier when eating alone. I know I've ate to much if i get a sharp pain in my left shoulder.

You look absolutely amazing! Way to go!

Just a lil fyi greasy food will go through you quite quick after gallbladder removal! Be close to a bathroom.

Hot and sour soup is still a mainstay in my diet 10 months later. I also love avocados & when i crave pizzai make on on a small flour tortilla shell. Oh & cottage cheese!

Congrats! Welcome to the club Hope the pain gets better soon.

I'm all about the calories. I was super tight & lived on 600 a day for about 5 months. I dropped a ton of weight but i wouldn't recommend people to do that! Im now ave 1000~1200 per day & exercising more. My body is still adjusting to the cal increase so I'm not loosing but I feel better & my energy is up.

I find I get a sharp left side shoulder pain when I over eat. I'm guessing that over eating caused your pain.

Sounds like you need a fill under fluoroscopy, xray, to me.

So 2 days ago I went into my doctor for my second unfill. I had .5 removed on Oct 28th. I have lost 29 lbs since that unfill but I was still having a lot of trouble with solid foods. I was only able to eat solidd food every 3-7 days. So my doctor ended up taking another 1 ml out & I can def tell a differnce! The past few months I had been ave 600-800 cals/day, the past 2 days I've been eating 1000-1200. This terrifies me!I am so scared I'm goingt to gain weight. I know I need to eat more so I can start working out more but it's very hard for me to realize I'm eating more. I actually have an appetite, something I haven't had in several months. I suppose I'll give it a couple of Weeks & if I gain I'll have to go back & get tightened back up. My husband was stunned tonight when we went out to dinner & I ate an entire meal without once getting stuck & having to go to the restroom & throw up. I guess I'm just very nervous about loosing my control over food.

I'm taking it week by week right now. I am trying to learn to allow myself to eat appropriatly. I bought a pair of size 14 jeans today though! Also I am able to get in good workouts at the gym now that I am actually eating.

Way to go! That is awsome! I went to the store today to buy a pair of "motivation jeans", I've been stalled out this month, and I ended up buying a pair in my "motivation size" that FITS perfect! 10 months ago I was in a size 26, now a size 14!!! Doesn't it feel great! As for the body issues, my arms are my big insecurity. I am now looking into having them done. It's hard to come so far and then to see the residuel effects of not taking care of ourselves But these are our battle wounds.

Don't give up on the gym. You will start to loose again & it is worth it. When we change things up it takes our bodies a couple of weeks to get on board.

I work 12 hr night shifts, 2 days a week now. I can't seem to gather the strength to workout on the days where i worked the night before & have to go back. I usually go on my days off. It's hard to start a workout routine but after a few weeks you start to get into a groove.

I am 30 lbs below my dl weight! Started 60 lbs over!

94 lbs in 10 months for me. But i recently had an unfill & I've gained 5 back.