jflo

I cannot believe it's been a year!!! I made one of the best decisions of my life a year ago. Yes, it has been a long road and hard work, yes, it in a continuing success, and you must never give up on yourself. I am down 83lbs as of this morning, and still losing. I am training to run a 5k, and I am very excited. It's hard work, but anyone can do this, you just have to set your mind to it. One of the biggest helps was finding a friend on lap band talk. Syl and I have consistantly talked and she has encouraged me nonstop throughout this journey! I am so very proud of her and just wanna shout out and say, Awesome job sister, leep up the good work, and thanks so much for your support.

Aww thanks everyone! Wishing u all the best!

This was Friday night ready for my company appreciation party!

I lost 26 lbs including the preop diet in my first month. I had surgery on July 2, 2012 and my fills are shown in my signature. I am not sure how many cc's he placed during surgery, maybe 1 or 2cc's. I think I am about one fill away from the green zone.

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement and the self esteem boost. I have dropped between two and three sizes and am looking forward to more. I have been big my entire life, so to lose 50 pounds is awesome!!

My surgery date was July 2nd and I'm down almost 50 lbs! A top I bought two yrs ago and could never wear just took tags off.

I had my first fill Thursday and I have not burped a lot! How much did you get? He added 1.2 cc's to mine.

Thanks all for the posts and encouragement! I plan on doin my best to stay positive and ready to feel better about myself! I will go back to dr in one mth and decide if I need another fill!

Had my first fill today! I am very excited to see my restriction and start losing more weight! I have lost 23 lbs in two mths and I'm excited! I am beginning to see a lot of negativity on the forum and I do not like it lol! Be POSITIVE people! I had some restriction after surgery so they put 1.2 cc's in today and it was neat to see, not painful at all! How is everyone else doing?

I was 2 days liquids, 2 days mushy, 2 days soft the regular. All doctors are different but u should do as ur sr suggested. I have not felt any discomfort eating but I know when I am full take care!

I really think all doctors are different a d u should call yours about your post op diet because day 1 and 2 were clear liquids only for me then two days of mushy the I could introduce other foods. They told me that a month or weeks of liquids was not necessary and to just chew my foods up well. All are different!

Here is the part where I get really confused about why doctors are so different because my diet after surgery is this: Days 1 and 2 post op; Clear liquids only Days 3 and 4 post op: mushy and soft foods Days 5 and 6 post op: regular diet Anybody have clues as to why mine is so different!

I am planning on going back to work next week. I can't afford to be off very long, but I think I will be fine to go back then!

Thanks Illinois gal! I am sore yes but it's not unbearable right now. Mine was outpatient so I got to hospital at 6 this Mornin then surgery at 945 and I was home at 145!