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So I went to my PCP and had the conversation about how I'm done with being over weight for the last 20yrs....(he didn't agree with me a year prior!!) And to my amazement he actually agreed with me this time!!! But he had a problem with the surgeon o went to see....so as a comprise he asked me to go see one of the best barriatric surgeons in boston.....so I graciously said yes...I was just happy to get him on board!!!! So I left his office with a large smile on my face and a tear in my eye!!! (This is actually going to happen!!!) I called the new surgeons office from the car in the parking lot and I got a machine!! So I left s message. This was Friday!! Nothing.....then I called at 3 on Monday.... no answer...left another message.... nothing..... so...finally I called today and I got my appointment!!" I'm so happy ... I started to feel like I was making a mistake!!! I don't want to be scared at this stage!!!! Just positive thoughts!!!!

Congratulations!
I've noticed tons of changes

Not only does my stomach no longer touch the steering wheel of the car, but I had to move the seat up and the steering wheel down.
I used to not be able to even walk to the entrance of a store, now I can walk the entire zoo.
I've gone from a size 7x to a 2x (so far). My old clothes are ginormous on me.
I'm told I look much younger now.
I feel better than I have in many years

One downside- I look like a Shar Pei puppy when naked. Way too much extra skin! Ugh! I'm hoping to have a Tummy Tuck this winter.

Hey everybody!
I had my surgery March 19, 2012. I am 50 pounds down and I was wanting to see what kind of changes people have or are noticing
about themselves after losing this amount of weight. I will start with some of my stuff I have noticed.
1.) I have completely stopped snoring. Unless I am super super tired. I don't know if you ever actually never stop snoring or not.
2.) I used to get bloody noses every 1 to 2 days. I have not had a bloody nose in about 4 months.
3.) I used to get a cold or some kind of sickness about once every 2 months. I don't think I have gotten sick once since my surgery.
4.) I can cross my legs easier! They still rub together when I walk but I hear that will go away eventually.
5.) I used to get heart burn literally every single day. I have not had it once since the surgery.
Tell me whats going on with you. I would like to share in the successes with you. : )
P.S. There is one downside... I have had to get my suits tailored about 3 times in the past month. Its getting expensive lol.

I am 4 weeks post op today and I am down 25 lbs!! I am so excited because it has been a tough and emotional road but at this moment it all seems worth it. I lost 13 lbs on my pre op diet and 12 lbs post op. I would like to encourage anyone that's feeling discouraged about this process and tell u that it really does work if u follow the program and listen to your dr's orders. I have a long ways to go but I'm at a good start! Thanks everyone for sharing your stories and advice on this forum. It has been so helpful in my journey!!

And some little fat guy left his pants here......

Tomorrow is my 3 year bandiversary and I choose "success stories" to post about it! It sure doesn't feel like 3 years.
A little history of my journey:
I started out with a BMI over 43. and was wearing size 22-24. I wore size 2X scrubs at work and they were too tight. I now wear size 10-12 and size med-small scrubs! (I'm 5'7")
Walmart size small scrub pants fit loose!
I dropped the first 100 pounds in 1 year and have maintained my weight for 18 months now.
I have not counted calories or tracked anything. I give the band 80-90% of the credit. I have not put in much "work" or effort. I believe the key to my success has been finding the green zone early and staying there. This has been the easiest weightloss and maintence of my life. I have been on almost every diet known over the years and the band is the one that has worked for me.
Loving life now!

Losing weight vs losing fat can be two different things. I know we all say I've lost weight and that's almost always good. But I think we all strive to lose fat so don't be surprised if you lose fat but don't lose weight right away. Especially if you ramp up your workout routine.
This is how you will lose weight and if you eat band friendly foods and you can manipulate the band so it's doing it's job, you should lose weight.
1 lb lost is equal to 3500 burned calories. You will probably burn 2000 calories a day by sitting, standing breathing. Exercise a little bit and you can burn an extra 200 calories a day. So, you're burning 2200 calories a day. Eat only 1200 calories a day and you will have burned 1000 calories more than you consumed. In one week you will have burned 7000 more calories than you consumed. 7000/3500=2 lbs lost. It's not science but it's pretty darn close. Good luck.
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Am exactly the same all my rings that i couldnt wear when i was big, now i cannot wear cos they are too big for me .. except the good news is that i can wear my grandmothers wedding ring which i havent been able to wear for 40 yrs

congrats! Me too! My ring is following off my finger, i have to go get it resized, everyone is calling me skinny legs, cause i don't have any edema....that ive had so bad that i couldn't even wear regular shoes! Im zo excited that i can wear my teenage daughters shoes!

Good for you! I now cannot wear mine because they fall off me! I'll get them resized when my weight stablizes!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

Monday will be 2 weeks post-op. Today I put on my wedding ring for the first time in 8 months. And for the first time in 3 years, my feet aren't sore and swollen. I am down 20 pounds since pre-op which isn't too shabby either. I hope this is the start of the new me!!!

I felt horrible day 2. Regrets, just not feeling right. I had very little pain which I could've cared less about. It was all the other feelings, nausea, anxiety, lump in my throat, gas. Today is day 5 and I feel pretty great. It will get better. Hang in there!

Today is the first day that I woke up and feel like my stomach is not bloated. Yaay!

Hang in there. I was just banded Monday. I had terrible nausea day 2 and part of 3. I didn't take pain meds by choice or any type of tylenol. I just have some gas pains in my back. Today i am like a new woman.

Wow! What a shopping trip! I fit into a size 12 skort!! A fricken size 12!! Really? Who is this girl? I range from a 14-16 and have been getting into 14s lately so there was a cute red skort on sale - but only a size 12 left. So I figure why not? It not only fit-but it wasn't tight either! I think at the weight I am now I don't need to lose as much to go down a size-whereas when I was heavier I could straddle a size for a much greater weight range. SO I headed up to the bras- and I am a 38C-Whoa! I think this time last year I was a 42D or more.
It's hard to go down sizes (mentally). I still gravitate to the bigger sizes. Last year I was a 22-this year a 14 and that adorable size 12 skort! To all of you starting out-just wait until next summer comes-you will feel and look so different and yes, it will definitely be worth it!

I have a friend who had the original gastric bypass surgery over 10 years ago. She told me while I was pre-op that she had known only 2 people who had opted for the band, and both of them had ended up having the band removed. She did not know the reasons why...

I never had any second thoughts, because my surgery had to be delayed for so long.

No regrets for my choice!

I always laugh when people say that, their ignorance is astounding.
I have a friend who had Gastric Bypass 2 months before me, and when I told her I was getting the Lap-Band, she told me I was nuts because it didn't work. We started out about the same weight, too.
Now, 5 months post surgery for me and 7 for her, she's lost 60 pounds. I've lost almost 100. She's not saying the band doesn't work anymore

June 11th for me. I start Optifast on Memorial Day. So excited..For surgery not optifast.

June 11th for me. I start Optifast on Memorial Day. So excited..For surgery not optifast.