tifferoni326

before band... 1 yr post band Im down about 110 lbs...and yes these are different red heads in the pix!

I just started working in my home town..people dont recognize me! its so weird..even this teacher who literally hated me during highschool..i finally had the nerve to go say hi to him and he didnt know who i was...jaw kinda dropped when he found out though! hehe

Have ya'll had any more meetings? I live in Crosby and would love to get together and meet with other banders. My emails tifferoni326@hotmail.com if there is going to be another meeting

Ive pretty much been at goal for 2 months now, and havent gone in for a fill since Oct. Basically now I try my best to balance my diet..I know only to have a couple of Cookies instead of sitting on the couch with the container, and then will eat the rest of the day with the fact that I had cookies in mind. It also effects my workout..O I had cookies today ( i love cookies) better throw in an extra hundred crunches! lol I dont let it rule my life though. I dont get on the scale every day to make sure I havent gained a pound, I just try my best to live a normal well rounded healthy life

I wouldnt say I waited to loose my weight before I started looking for a relationship, but as I lost weight, my confidence in myself increased and I ended up meeting more guys As for finding a guy who also had a band, thatd be awesome, or even someone who is or once was heavy..just so they can understand my emotional baggage more..so if anyones interested here I am! haha maybe we can make personal ads...heres mine A 22 yo f in tx who enjoys spending time with animals and being outside. College educated, likes long walks on the beach and sunsets :cursing: lol

Ok so Im single, about a year post band and not currently dating anyone.. when you do start to date though, there is a time and place to mention things. You dont generally discuss your sexual past on the first date, or whether or not you want children right? what I am trying to say there is a time and place for everything in a relationship. Usually if a comment is made about how little I eat, and I am not quite comfortable telling the guy that I had a band, I tell them I am on a diet, which is true, because a diet restricts what you eat and how much, as does my band. As for the scars, well honestly most men have better things to do then notice a few small scars on my stomach, they better find something else on me more interesting!:cursing: lol Case & point- I met a guy from another country last year when he was here for work, I was extremely attracted to him, but we were only friends, this year after he came back again and saw me, a relationship did develop. He was around when my band or eating habits were brought up by my family, but was secure enough in our relationship not to ask too many questions until I was ready to tell him, so he knew, but didnt know. O and he never even noticed any scars :tongue:

Do you still need someone? I've had my band for about a year, and am now working on maintaining. Umm I dont mind sharing what Ive been through though, but Im in Texas.

I hope everything goes ok for you! I was always overweight growing up and miserable! No matter what I did, I was always fat...Id lose 40, gain it back..that whole yo yo cycle we all know so well..Now I am smaller than I believed possible. I can shop in stores where before I wouldnt have looked in, and its changed my life. I am happier now than I ever was and more myself, and I am starting to change my personality..I no longer feel as though I have to make it up to people..before I was so grateful for my friends because they were friends w me even though I was fat, so Id go above and beyond what I had to, just to make sure they stayed friends w me. I didnt have any major health issues..no high blood pressure or anything, and I was approved, so good luck, email me if you ever want to talk! Or you can add me on myspace- I love talking to people before or after the band!!

Yay for you!! Whenever you start to get discouraged just think about this time and know that it will only do downhill from here (your weight that is!)

Ive had that problem before, and I always worry about protein intake. I mix fat free cottage cheese into my yogurt. Its high in protein

good luck!! Let us know how it goes!

Yeah thats how it is, or at least was before i started to lose weight. It got to the point where i never wanted to have sex, bc i didnt feel sexy. After I started losing and was able to dress nicer and cuter and gain more self confidence, up went my sex drive..this is of course not including the period of my life where I was constantly having sex to make myself feel wanted and pretty...anyways as the weight goes down, dont be surprised if the sex goes up

How cool I have family there! awesome

I only weigh in at the doctor. For me this is for a lifestyle change than a weightloss tool, so i try not to weigh in too often. Of course most people think its weird but thats ok, i just dont want to be obsessed with a scale..like i havent weighed myself as of now, in Feb, since Dec of course, in doing this, I miss my goal weights, my 1st goal weight was 175, and i didnt get on a scale till i had already passed it, it was way better than agonizing about being 177, it was a nice surprise.

One more reason for me to buy one of those hahaha

Hi ya'll..I havent been on here in awhile, so to catch everyone up, I 22 in houston tx I love to read, right now I am trying to get through alot of the classic novels- Shakespeare, Jane Austin, Dickens etc- I also love to take care of my animals, i have two dogs a cat and a tortise and i also train dogs on the side. I love to go for hikes and i love hanging out w people who get my sense of humor, which is very sarcastic.

OMG! YES..my sex drive has gone through the roof! This is gonna sound horrible, but I go to like walmart or something and a cute guy will walk by and I turn and check him out and think Yeah I could totally tap that! lol So yes drive is through the roof, as for the rest, well I have this personal goal of not attempting to "make up" for lost time while I was fat :eek:

Im 5'9 when i 1st got banded my goal was 175..this was what i weighed in 6th grade when i broke my leg. I dont get on the scale very often and one day got on and I was 172..totally passed my goal and didnt even realize! oops.. so then i set a goal of a size 8..now I am a size 6..newest goal, maintain a constant workout schedule! O btw I say I am a size 6 plz dont be confused, Im not really super skinny, i just have NO hips or butt :eek:

I make meatloaf and everyone loves it, even my father who hates turkey (says its nasty) 1 lb-1 1/2 lb lean ground turkey 1-3 eggs depending on preference 1 pkg Knorr vegtable soup mix ketchup..which gets spread on top of the formed loaf to form a nice crust I also love the refried ban soup recipe I got from someone- fat free refried Beans and like 8 oz V8 hot and spicy, mix and heat Also I mix a couple servings of cooked Pasta, canned tuna (in enough amount to noodles so that its a tuna casserole not a noodle casserole w tuna) and cream of mushroom soup turkey burgers are great O I will also take a pita, split it in half and stuff it with cooked chicken breast, mozerella cheese and bbq sauce, this is really good and extra pitas last forever in the freezer

I've got some extra skin, Im still hoping it will eventually go away! Basically right now, its turning my stretch marks which used to look like a map into a 3-D map with mountain ranges and valleys!!! it isnt the look i was going fo, but i guess it adds character!

Im from a small town near Houston Tx! Howdy :eek:

I was sooooo nervous!! I kept wondering what I would do if this didn't work and wondering how I would look if I wasnt fat. I had always told myself that I would be pretty if I was only thin, but the night before surgery, I agonized what i would do if i lost weight and i was ugly..i know this sounds sooo self centered, but thats how i felt. I wasnt too concerned with the actual surgery, because it is really so simple, I was worried about my life after the band

It amazes me when i think about how much I have lost. People who I havent seen in a while makes comments about not recognizing me and it takes me a sec to figure out why they wouldnt recognize me! And then its always Youve lost some weight havents you..and I think to myself, yeah a little, if you think 100 lbs is a little, which I dont!

I threw out all my junk food..all of it. if I bought any more, I would only let myself eat it once, then throw away the rest..seriously aerobics 2 a week karate 2 a week and a crap load of prayin!lol

I have lost more than my orginal goal loss in anout 9 mnths.. my strategies include.. 1: I dont rely on the band. Its tool for me not a mthod..Ive had 3 fills since Feb 07..I dont keep it as tight as possible- This is more about change in lifestyle than being able to eat one carrot and be full 2. Exercise- I did an hour of karate and an hour of arobics twice a week. Now I do 300 crunchs a day and Im gonna start running on Mon 3. I ask myself before I eat..is it worth it? Sometimes the junk food is..but not usually good luck..message me any questions