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ballajones got a reaction from sammysam819 in Pre-Op Jitters/negative People
There will always be negative people. I put off surgery a year because I let people get to me. My nutritionist told me I could get sick being over weight or make a change to try and improve my health. I was banded 2/1/12 and have lost 90lbs. I'm not going to lie and say its a breeze. But I feel so much better now. I'm off all my medications and can actually run. Lol huge personal accomplishment
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from ♕ajtexas♕ in Am I Being Bad?
I did well pre-op and great after surgery these past 2 weeks I've been under a lot of stress and making horrible food choices. I had lost 90lbs since feb but I've since added on 7 lbs. you need to change your way of thinking now. The band is a tool not a complete fix. I have co workers who put on all the weight they lost because of their poor food choices. I'm aware of my poor choices and I sure as hell changed my ways today. The scale scared me :-/
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones got a reaction from norcalgirl211 in Banded With No Fills.
I'm 8 months post-op no fill. 90lbs lost.
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ballajones reacted to dee257 in Drum Roll....please
Good Morning Everyone....
Stepped on the scale this morning and I have finally lost 100 lbs !!!
I havent felt this happy in ages...and for all the ones wondering if they should or shouldnt get banded....
August 5 2011 was my first Dr appt that was made through my family doc 3 months pryer....as the date came closer and closer I kept thinking...Noooo Im not going to the appt....telling myself Im to old and this has been who I am most of my life....and why try and fail yet again...Im to old...and way in the back of my mind...I liked eatting...but in the last mins that day I said..OK im going.....and It was the best appt I ever had for just myself.....and I have learned to do for myself for a change.....I have raised 7 sons and 1 daughter...and many foster children....This jorney I have done for myself...and It has effected every one around me in positive ways....Im the first one now to jump up and shut the TV off and yell who wants to go for a walk.....and we do and we all love it....my youngest hugs me and his lil arms reach all the way around me....My husband has told me a few nights he has woken in the middle of the night and didnt feel me in the bed...till he felt around...This summer I went down a Water slid and loved it.....Yes Im so glad I kept that appt 15 months ago...
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ballajones reacted to prettysmart1913 in I Needed The Band Because Dieting Didnt Work For Me
Wow a bit defensive to the word bashing. LOL I definitely have seen people bashed or given sermons for saying they can't wait to get to the green zone. Like I said, I truly understand an have not been eating more than a cup of food. I appreciate that some people want to diet. It just seems that those who are always give a sermon to those who choose to just limit their intake and eat Proteins first. It works and I am a witness. You don't have to eat cottage cheese, no Breakfast and chicken breasts everyday for the band to work. I simply shared another viewpoint and I know it is against the grain. Yes I said no bashing because we all are entitled to live and be banded as we choose. I have shared a similar thought and all the band dieters give a sermon.
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ballajones got a reaction from donna12 in Hair Loss 3 Month Banded
I take Viactiv chewable multi Vitamin, viactiv chewable Calcium, Biotin 5000mcg and a prenatal vitamin with DHA.
it's working so I'm not changing it
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ballajones got a reaction from ☠carolinagirl☠ in How Have You Changed Since Lap Band Surgery?
It's kinda weird for me. At my heaviest I was real confident and really didn't care what people thought about how I looked. Now I'm always covered up because of how much attention I'm getting because of my weight loss.
My personality hasn't changed. I'm still very sarcastic and immature at times around close friends but I noticed I'm distant around a lot of people.
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ballajones reacted to JennyBee in What Your Non-Health Reason?
I want to sit without my underwear "rolling" under my stomach roll!!!!!
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ballajones got a reaction from lalaj in October Spooktacular Challenge
Checking in at 204.4. Down 2lbs.
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ballajones got a reaction from lalaj in October Spooktacular Challenge
Checking in at 204.4. Down 2lbs.
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ballajones got a reaction from Baltimore2012 in Skeptical And Scared
I started the WLS process March 2010 but chicken out because I wasn't mentally ready. I told myself I would give myself one last chance to do it on my own.
After a year my weight fluctuated up a few lbs and down a few. I was constantly at the dr getting tests done because the medications I was taking for high blood pressure and cholesterol were affecting my liver.
I decided I needed help. I had lap band surgery this past February and I'm glad I did. After a month I was off all my meds and I feel like a whole new person. I feared my personality would change but it didn't. I'm the same old me in a smaller healthier body.
Best of luck to you. This forum is helpful in many ways
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ballajones reacted to wallflower in October Spooktacular Challenge
Hey, this looks fun! I'd like to join in, please. Was banded 9/11/12 & could use a challenge/encouragement.
Name, real or screen~ Wallflower
Goal weight for October 29th~260
Weight on October 1st~277
Age~34
Dietary goal for October~ stop eating Nutella, and eat slower
Exercise goal for October~ exercise at least 4 times a week
Personal goal for October~ go down a shirt size
Date banded~ 9/11/12
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 13 lbs
What is your favorite Halloween
Activity?~passing out candy to all the cuties, and rewatching Halloween series from the beginning ( except the third one which makes no sense)