msshep7

Ever thought I'd be even close to the size I was 12 yrs ago on my wedding day!!!!!!!!!

know what you mean but I haven't gotten my journey on the near straight and narrow yet. I have had only one fill. 1cc. in a 11cc band. I still love the band because I haven't gained any weight.
Day 48
-15 lbs including pre op diet.
I am going to keep trying.
Drink my Water
count calories
exercise
get Protein
We can do this. No I haven't been perfect but I do know my shortfalls.
It is all about me, I can do better.
Must luck to both of us.

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!

Huuuuugggggsssss! I think all women feel that way sometimes. Now take 5 mins. and cry. Then go wash your face and try it again. Think of how we are going to look and feel when we stay on the path of this journey. You are not alone.

congrats!!! I am scheduled for my first fill on Friday.

Our bodies let go of the weight when they let go of the weight. That is the biggest thing I learned through this process. Some weeks I'd eat the best I'd ever eaten and lose nothing. Other weeks I'd go way over on calories and lose. It is not always an immediate cause and effect.
I also discovered that my body would hold onto weight then let it go all of a sudden. I'd stay the same for weeks then post a 3-4 pound drop. Then I might gain 1, drop 2 the next, then stay the same for a few weeks.
Overall, the trend was down, and my health was improving. I finally figured out that this was all that really mattered. Being banded is a lifestyle and a lifetime event. It is not a diet that will end. Generate habits that you can live with forever, the rest will follow.
Get OFF the scale. The stress isn't worth it. Only weigh yourself once a week, at most.

This is a great topic. Thank you for posting it. I have so many goals-I hope that I can reach as many of them as possible.
Some of my goals are:
To be able to wear a fabulous pair of high-heel, thigh-high leather boots instead of the boring boots made for big girls with big calves.
To be physically fit enough to take long walks on the boardwalks or on the beach like I used to do.
To board a plane and not have to worry that my seat mate will be offended if a part of my body touches theirs.
To experience the world as a non-obese woman.
To be an example to my children who are both overweight.