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I'm in! Let's start the new year off right.

I get port pain all the time. usually when i use my stomach muscles a lot or bend over a lot. annoying!

So i am having difficulties with body image and not adjusting the way i see myself. I find that i am getting more attention than before and people get mad when i have troubles accepting compliments or viewing myself as "pretty". Do you guys have issues with always thinking of yourself as the old you? I am nervous around new people because of the way people used to treat me. And if someone "likes" me i second guess myself constantly because i am even more shy now compared to before surgery. But i guess i have to remember that people who meet me now don't know the old abby, just the current. Even when shopping i find myself looking for the plus sized section all the time even though i'm and L-XL. It's weird. Does this go away?

Lapband surgery date 9-5-12 now 192lbs was 248lbs Goal 145lbs. Here are a few before and afters! Scary to see what i came from, but proud to see the accomplishment. I will continue on my journey though at times it is very difficult. Could use some encouragement.

Lapband surgery date 9-5-12 now 192lbs was 248lbs Goal 145lbs. Here are a few before and afters! Scary to see what i came from, but proud to see the accomplishment. I will continue on my journey though at times it is very difficult. Could use some encouragement.

Lapband surgery date 9-5-12 now 192lbs was 248lbs Goal 145lbs. Here are a few before and afters! Scary to see what i came from, but proud to see the accomplishment. I will continue on my journey though at times it is very difficult. Could use some encouragement.

Lapband surgery date 9-5-12 now 192lbs was 248lbs Goal 145lbs. Here are a few before and afters! Scary to see what i came from, but proud to see the accomplishment. I will continue on my journey though at times it is very difficult. Could use some encouragement.

I had the same feeling, but then i read other peoples success stories and it helped inspire me to stick with it. but for months i held myself back due to not getting fills. Keep with it and i know you will succeed! even if you lose a little at a time it still adds up in the end. I know it is going to take more hard work, but we will get there! I also go on walks with my dog multiple times a day and try to lift weights to keep my muscles strong, that helps the weight loss too. hang in there!

you look amazing!!! GREAT JOB!!

Hi All, I just have to say that I love my lapband. at first i was discouraged because i was not losing fast, but now i think i have finally hit my green zone! I had been disappointed after a few fills and stopped going in. I had stalled out as a result. The last fill was painful and they couldn't find my port, but eventually did. so i wasn't too keen on doing that again. i guess something in my mind thought i should be able to succeed without fully utilizing the tool, but i am back "on the wagon" and went in for a fill. It took a few tries, but they found my port and filled it .5cc more (totall 3.5ccs). I must have been just about to hit the green zone because now I feel like i am losing faster. and it feels great! It is a huge accomplishment for me to finally be under 200lbs. At my heaviest i was 252-254, surgery weight 248 and now i am 198! Can you believe it! There is a 1 at the beginning of my weight, not a 2, a 1! yay! I still have a lot to lose, but i am on my way! So stick with it and don't miss your fill appts. and it will work for you too! My surgery date was 9-5-12 today is 7-15-13

i drink coffee every morning as well. I thought i would have to quit, but it is not a problem for me.

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probably just your brain telling you that the tool is working for you and that you would be upset to take a step in the wrong direction ie.. removing the band. but i am not a dream specialist. lol.