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That made me feel a lot better I started this journey at 408lbs (still can't belive that I got that high) and before actually getting my surgery I thought well the lapband is only for people weighing in at 200lbs but thank gosh I made this decsion since MAY 2011 I have gone down 75lbs and am excited, scared and overwhelmed here is to the next 193lbs that I want to lose....

I can actually feel my port which I "love". I know its weird but I can't stop touching it my doctor tells me that I need to though.

Very nice story

I am a memeber of both curves and shapes total fitness. I combine both curves and shapes and excercise 5 days a week. I intially joined curves and I love it, its a great workout and they have zumba but like someone mentioned above the same routine gets BORING so I joined shapes which is all woman just like curves but they have more equipment: ellipticals, treadmills, weights, bikes etc. They have water aerobics, zumba, fitness classes and personal trainers. I alternate going to one each day. While curves ONLYL lets you do 30 minute circuit training workouts at shapes I am there until I feel ready to go. Like today I was there for 2 hours . just don't worry everyone is there for the same reason

Trust me as someone who started this journey at 408lbs and is now 332lbs we need.....MUST..excercise right now I go to both curves and shapes. Shapes has the ellipitical machines,swimming, treadmill, and other classes and curves has the 30min circuit training and zumba classes I go 3-4 times a week sometimes both on the same day and honestly I go more for the toning not so much the weight loss because the bigger you are the quicker you lose but also the more excess skin you have. I already know that I will have to get the wings on my arms done (surgically) because there is no amount of toning that will make them tight.I am 24 years old so excercise should be part of my life anyways. I find that I actually enjoy it and crave it when I can't get to it because of work or other duties. We must realize that the band is NOT a magic bullet it will not help tone you up and make you lose all the weight. Walking around your neighborhood is a good idea and build on time ex start walking for 15min then 30min then 45min etc because our bodies do get comfortable at a certain point and you want to get the most out of it Just take yur time don't rush it but as for your answer....YES it is a must!

so happy for you

Yeah I totally agree more people are noticing a change, its strange more and more people notice a change and I promise you I still see the same old me and the mirror so weird comments like "oh, my how much weight have you lost and wow your losing weight" it's intresting but weird you know

well I still have 34lbs left to go but still am excited to have lost 75lbs forever here is to the next 34lbs of hard work and gym time

I tried it today and lasted 3 minutes ha ha but when I did it I think it said resistance 15 so I will make sure there is no resistance

congratualtions, wow I have issues with my aunt "flow" due to my weight I have never been diagnosed with having conceiving issues (even though I am 24) but I am hoping that when aunt flow comes I can breath a sigh of reliefe I can't wait to be posting the great news . Once agani congrats

listen I am 5'8 and 338lbs and I go to ZUMBA twice a week and love it. I go to the one in curves and yeah I have no coordination but so what it about keeping your heart rate up and moving. I am payIng money so I do my best and have fun. Were all in there for a reason to get healthy Try it its fun it takes a while to get coordinated and feel comfortble but give it a try

I do curves 3 to 4 times a week and actually spoke to a rep from bally fitness just cause they open earlier starting at 5:45am and stay open later until 8:30pm and have a lot of more classes offered I go on my official tour tuesday. I would be doing both curves and bally's If i like ballys. Plus curves is only open for 3 hours on saturday and is closed on sunday bally's is open 7 days so we wll see how I balance school work and gym. but yeah I need something to do physically during the weekends. Isnt funny how we want physical activity in our lives now

that is awesome

Hey don't beat yourself up I just went almost 1 1/2 week without losing than I go to the docotors to get weighed and she say I lost 8 lbs so don't worry when you least expect it it willl come

When I actaully comply with my birth control I am on loestrin24 Fe, I don't take it regulary because I am not doing anything that requires prevention of having children . But when I do I will comply lol plus I don't want to have any kids until I am at least 150lbs and one is enough!

I think that I am mostly "A" with "B" at times, it's still a learning process you know!

congratulations hopfully I can say that very soon

Actually I havent started yet but I literally just signed up for curves and I have my first session tommorow, They offer zumba but that is a separte charge $40 for 12 classes or $4 a class I think I am going to try a class and see how I feel about it. but tommorow I will be oriented to the machines

Well good luck guys because I passed on my first fill yesterday my doc thinks I am doing pretty good without it so my next appointment is on july 5th

He is pretty strict I had my surgery with him on may 12th about to celebrate my one month anniversary I have lost 40lbs thus far very cool. Hopefully we can meet at the support meetings next one is june 30th

What protein shake was that pls share and way to go

yeah at first I worried but now not so much learn the facts before getting paronioid, slippage has a very small percentage

Some people are gonna ask what does being african-american have to do with wanting to become healthy, well I completly understand I too am african american and was brought to belive that that is something that "caucasian" people do.So that is one reason why I will NEVER tell anyone in my family. I had my surgery on may 12th, 2011 and have not breathed one word to anyone. I mean I am 24 years old still leaving at home, but i was able to create a plan where i got banded and stayed in the hospital without anyone questioning. Obviously my parents are noticing that I have not touched a meal in he house for like over a month and that am now walking religiously, every now and then they are like good you are excersing and with that they feel the need to tell EVERYONE just cause I am walking more, now imagine if they knew I got banded. They would watch my every move. Getting banded is not a magic bullet it still requires work, it took me 24 years to get like this so it's not going to just vanish overnight and I am not just talking about the weight, I mean attitude,habits, etc so having someone hoovering over me, questioning, will impact me. I know everyone is different but under those condition I will not be successful. I need this to be kept PRIVATE for my own PECE OF MIND!

OK first of all right now I feel like such a fool, so embarassed and jus t so outraged ...seriously. So I was banded on May 12th and things have been going great except at times I have hungar headaches, which for me causes me to be physically weak. So I decided well why not just do appetite suppressants until I get my first fill. Well I had my appointment at 10:30am this morning to be told at 10:45am that the clinic is for people that want to lose 25-30 pounds, it's more a natural-homeopathic thing, the medical assistant (not even the doctor) said that the doctor was thinking of me and did not want me to spend tons of money. He recommeded I use a biatric diet. Basiclly they were saying I was too FAT to be seen at a weightloss clinic. The medical assistant was like "don't think we are trying to send you away becasue we would love to help you feel so ASHAMED right now. I just needed to vent ....maybe I should have told them I hve the lapband...I don't know. I know some of you guys are puzzled about the appetite suppresants...but it is my choice please don't leave any comments that are mean I already feel like shit

that's great..can I ask you a question do you have retriction at this time or no fills yet