kparadisek

I can pull my pants up to my boobs now.

Yes, fear of failing scares the crap out of us. Have we not all failed over and over again on every diet known to man? Yes. That is the truth. We all go into this hoping that we will succeed but fearing the fail. Again.
After surgery, little by little by little, thoughts of success starting creeping in more than assurance of failure. Say what? What the heck is this success thing? What is this total commitment thing? I have a collar bone? Hip bones? I can say no to crap that just makes me fat?
Yes. Is it hard. Hell yes! Is it worth it? Bigger Hell yes! If you are ready, the sleeve is an amazing tool to help us succeed!
You can do this.
You are not alone!
Best of luck to you!

Happy New Years Everyone!
Had a heck of a time getting logged back on ,passwords are going to get me every time.
I just thought I would give a up date also HW 284 surgery was August. 5th was 257 and today I am 188 and feeling Great !! I all ready feel 10 years younger , and healthier ! And I love this new found energy I have been roller skating with my grand daughter and it feels wonderful. Hope all of you feel as good I do .

Just got back from vacation where I flew on four different planes and for the first time ever I didn't need a seatbelt extender!! Amazing!!

I had to pack up my sz12's - I'm now comfortably in the 10's. I haven't seen sz10 since the year I was married (1982). And that's not the best part! The best part happened when I was trying on pants yesterday (I only have one sz10 and needed at least one more pair). One pair I had grabbed to try said sz10 on the hanger but actually turned out to be a sz8 - and it fit! A tad snug, but not too bad. I got them buttoned and zipped! You could've knocked me over with a feather!!!! I put them back - they sat too low on the hips for a woman my age - but DAMN! A SIZE 8!!!!! I never even DARED to dream I'd get that small! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

I had the funniest experience. My husband and I went to a holiday party Saturday that we have gone to for five years. We always go with the same couple and have a nice time. This time, I walked in with my friend as our husbands parked the car. I noticed the host--who is a friend of my husband's more than my friend--acted a little strange when I greeted her and kept looking at me strangely. I am used to that. Imagine my surprise today when my friend called and said that our host called her, very concerned. She asked when my husband had taken up with a new woman, who ironically had the same first name. When my friend assured her that there was no wife, just a slimmer one, she was stunned! I am still laughing!

I used to have to pull my seat belt out as far as it would go. If i had gained any more weight I would have needed an extender. Today ( six months post op and 110 lbs lost) I realized how much easier it is to buckle up and I have so much more length left to pull it across my chest.

That is awesome!!! You give me hope that I am on track to be there too. It's hard to imagine, but in 4 months I have gone from a 34 to 26 pants, so maybe by 6 months I'll be in those 20s you put back :-)).

I haven't but I've just started to get back into my walking and maybe dancing so I hope I don't stall especially since I'm losing weight really good right now. Good luck!

I started this journey 6 months ago wearing a size 30 in jeans. I was in Old Navy and thought I would try on their largest size jeans they have in store, which happened to be a 20. I just wanted to see how long it would be before I could get into a pair of them. Not only did they fit, but I needed a size 18! I was jumping up and down in the changing room! Holy smokes! This is the first time I have shopped in the "normal" size stores since I was in my early 20's, and I'm now 38 years old! You couldn't wipe the smile off my face yesterday! Seriously, from a size 30 to a size 18 in 6 months. Unbelieveable

I've discovered bones that I didn't know existed. I cross my legs often. My rings are sliding off. I can fasten a bra without having to spin it around. Lol! I can only fit one bra that I outgrew years ago.

My family keeps calling me skinny Minnie! Everybody keeps looking at me hugging me and gushing over how thin I am! I was this size my first year with the lapband (2007)but had gotten so big that I forgot how I look smaller. Oh hubby busted out laughing because he could see my shoulder bones and at first glance thought his eyes were playing tricks on him!

tThanks Kparadisek! skinny?? Never thought I'd hear someone use that word when referring to me! Lol.

I have more confidence in standing up for imptomptu speaking in my Toastmasters International club, and am so excited at where this will help take me as a speaker. My body doesn't feel like my enemy anymore.

My daughter said to me the other day that she noticed I cross my legs all the time! She is 18 and it is something she has never seen me do before.

I can cross my legs under a table in a booth at a restaurant.

Congratulations! I hope everythinf goes well and you deliver a beautiful healthy baby. So excited for you, and hoping I get to join you whenever that time for me may be. :-)

You look great! Go skinny lady! Congrats!

Congrats to all the August bypassers! Everybody has been having great success! I'm so happy for all of us! I'm down 61 pounds! I see the weightloss most days but then others I think my body looks the same but clearly it doesn't since I had to buy all new clothes!

Before 2⃣0⃣1⃣3⃣ Ends,Let Me Thank All The Good People Like U????,
Who Made 2013 Beautiful For Me.
I Pray U B Blessed With a Faithful Year ahead
I Wish U ALL A
????Fantastic JANUARY????
????Loveable FEBRUARY????
????Marvelous MARCH????
????Fruitful APRIL????
????Enjoyable MAY????
????Successful JUNE????
????Wonderful JULY????
????independent AUGUST????
????Powerful September????
????Tastiest OCTOBER????
????Beautiful NOVEMBER????
????Happiest DECEMBER.????
????Have A VICTORIOUS YEAR!????
✨Hope I M 1st Person To Wish U All Happy 12 Months Of 2014 ????????????????????

Congrats on your weightloss and your engagement!

Congrats on your weightloss and your engagement!

Size 10 skinny jeans a mad knee high boots! Never have been able to wear either before let alone in a size 10

NSV:Ok,I was wearing 3x shirts before surgery in May, have reduced to 2x for several months. Opened my Christmas gifts and wife had bought me 3 shirts size 1x. I told her a was not ready for this size. She told me to try them on, well.. I was Wrong, 1x was just right, sometimes it is hard to go down a size, just not use to it. Hope all had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year

This is the first Christmas EVER that I didn't gain so much as a single ounce! I weigh exactly as much today as I did Tuesday. I made it through both Thanksgiving and Christmas w/o any trouble, aside from the pecans that made me sick last night. :-)