SkinnyMiniMe

WAY TO GO "B" !!! WE'RE ALL PROUD OF YOU!

I can finally say that I lost 100lbs!!!! Holy Cr*p I never in a million years thought that I could BUT I did!!!!! I have a great Banded support group and my banded husband has helped along the way! This has been somewhat of a roller coaster or a mind f*ck as I normally say. When you are not restricted you want restriction and when you restricted you wish you could eat lol. I am almost 14 months post op. I went from my heaviest of 260lbs to 160lbs. I still want to lose maybe another 20lbs. At this point I think I will take it 5lbs at a time. I went to all my appointments and when I plateaued I would get a fill. I have 6.25cc in my 10cc band and I am very restricted now. I am still learning what I can eat or can not or in other words I am trying to listen to my band. I did however give up my love affair/addiction to food. I can no longer eat a bagel or a donut but I really don't care. My only regret is not doing this sooner. For all those who doubt like I once did, it is possible and this WILL be you!

Hi everyone - just joined this blog. I thought it would be nice to share my success story. 4+ years ago I had a phsycial. I asked my Dr.for diet pills. He suggested to me lapband, I was stunned!!! Did i really qualify for THAT surgery??? The next day I call the surgeon. They had me attend an information session. I was sold 10 minutes into the session. I had all the tests, and insurance approved it all and was scheduled in August of 2008. It was a breeze! Had the surgery on a Friday, left the hospital on Saturday and returned back to work on Monday. Had my first fill 5 wks later, still wanted to eat everything in sight. It wasn't until my 4th fill did my lbs start to fall off. I lost about 65 lbs the first 6 months, another 15 lbs by the end of the summer and now i have losta total of 100 lbs.
I am a different person! Not only do I look different I am so much more happier, I have the energy of 2 buffalo and my disposition is more pleasant. My youngest daughter said she loves doing things with me cause I am silly, more energetic and I can go for a long time!
Every day for the last 3.5 yrs someone says to me how great I look. My response after I thank them is how great I feel! The day I had my surgery was the beginning of my new life.
My husband of 32 yrs has begun his journey for lapband now. He is looking at early summer and we couldn't be happier! If anyone has doubts, relax, it's safe and your life will change dramatically! I'd be happy to answer questions if anyone has any!!
Stef

AWWW so sweet!!! Well with much research on here and I found a great explanation on you tube
to be exact I want it now!!! Makes sense to me. I her also that it is reversible worst case scenario. I am going to my surgeon's on wednesday and I am talking it over with him. He said he would be ready in December to start the procedure and that is when I am scheduled. THANKS for the encouragement and CONGRATS on your weight loss!!!

I did mention this before:
You are right and I hadn't had McDonalds since before my surgery. A moment of mental weakness that I am not proud of but i am a recovering food addict lol. Believe or not for me burgers/ ground beef and ice cream doesn't go down easily for me. If I try to eat it too fast it hurts so yesterday when it went down easily I just thought maybe I needed a fill.
I had been carefully tracking calories and eating "proper" foods and still getting hungry and not losing weight. Then I said f*ck it that night and had McDonald's. Again I am not proud of it. I do think this last tiny fill of 1/10th cc so far seems it is doing the trick. No hunger, no pain and very small amounts of foods and my scale IS moving in the right direction.

You are right and I hadn't had McDonalds since before my surgery. A moment of mental weakness that I am not proud of but i am a recovering food addict lol. Believe or not for me burgers/ ground beef and ice cream doesn't go down easily for me. If I try to eat it too fast it hurts so yesterday when it went down easily I just thought maybe I needed a fill.

wait .... Mio ias a sweet tea flavor?!?!?!?!?!?!? GET OUT!!!! im making my grocery list right now actually.

Here is my picture. Everyone is doing great.

MiO helped me quit soda

Today is my 4 month Bandiversary and I am thrilled!!! The scales sometimes is a b*tch to me lol but when I step back and look at the whole picture I am extremely happy. My BMI when I started this journey was 46.1 and today its 37.6. I am 2 lbs away from a 50lbs weight loss. I am hoping I have finally arrive at "green". Here is some pics I took. I am actually lighter now than the pic but still I couldn't be happier

MiO helped me quit soda

Could the 1/10th cc have put me in the green? My food amounts are very limited and even Water I have to drink slow. My food feels like it stay longer in my stoma. I was concerned that the fill wasn't enough then I was concerned it was too much. I got on the scale this morning and its moving .

MiO helped me quit soda

transforming jlaroux, How could I forget the MIO sweet tea, I agree! I have a very hard time with Water and can not stand the sugar substitutes after taste....but for some reason the MIO is different plus my doc said i get to count it towards my water intake.
btw transforming jlaroux congrats on your weight loss you are doing an amazing job! and your before and after pics are GREAT! keep up the hard work.

So far I am enjoying
2-3 predue buffalo chicken wings w/ ranch dressing
sunny side up egg with toast
tuna salad with crackers
costco Soups, I load up when I get a fill

Pssssstt! I still vote for a fill!

This is what I am trying to achieve! I am working out but still tracking which sometimes is not so easy or successful.

Finally broke the 200!! I weigh 199 I can't remember the last time being under 200! I've lost 96lbs since sept 2011. I'm super excited!

simply A-Mazing!!! I wanna be just like you lol. Are you on my fitness pal? I would love to friend you and get meal ideas. I am skinnyminime5 on there meanwhile keep it up!!!

YEAH!!! LOL I am food diary stalker on my fitness pal. Seriously it helps me get ideas.

Sorry as soon as I get back home i will run u thru one of my days... Menu and workouts

simply A-Mazing!!! I wanna be just like you lol. Are you on my fitness pal? I would love to friend you and get meal ideas. I am skinnyminime5 on there meanwhile keep it up!!!

So very excited to say that today i weigh 88.2lbs less then i did 6 months ago!!!
still have a lot more to go but heck its a great start! =]
IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN!!
i mean that!
i <3 my band!!!

LOL....most women would love to have a sex "pass"

101 lbs lost since being banded 1 year ago! Another 30 lbs to go! Yippee! Congrats to all!