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Fantastic!! Have a super year and I wish you much success!

For me, it has been the best thing I have ever done for myself. I have never been happier!!!

No not special occasion, just how my GREEK FAMILY eats....they all have had self control all these years, I am the only obese one....I HAD no control, now I do I will keep to my one cup of food this evening

someoneIusedtobe I love my fitness pal! I have been doing it since Dec 4 day of surgery!!

Going to my sisters for dinner; The menu is chicken parm, spaghetti, turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, homemade bread, pastichio (its like a greek lasagne) salad, assorted cheesecakes from costco and apple pie ala mode.... (ya wonder how I got so fat??) I already entered into my fitness pal 4 oz portion of chicken parm and salad that I will be intaking tonight .....So I am excited and READY TO EAT!!!! My fitness pal really keeps me in reality with food portions and caloric intake. Everyone enjoy dinner!!

Day 4/5 I started feeling better and I was back to work on Day 7

Καλή τύχη να σας my fellow greek It is awesome being banded. All my relatives where in town this weekend and my mom made spanakopita, pastischio, baklava, lamb etc and I had only a small bite of the spanakopita and lamb and I was satisfied! It is the best thing I have ever done!! Let us know how you are feeling after surgery Yasou!! ειρήνη

My doc told me never again to drink coke/diet coke. He said it can stretch the pouch and perhaps the band could slip, so to me in isnt worth it, at all. That being said I used to drink almost 12 regular cokes a day....to be honest I do not miss it at all. I feel fantastic losing weight and drinking water! I have done and will do exactly what my doctor instructed me to and will continue to have success with my weight loss. Good luck on your surgery!! Congrats

Uh yummy......so great you made it so its already in small portions!! Making tomorrow!! Thank you! I love cooking stuff in my cupcake pans lol. Plus 15 grams per Protein is GREAT!

Yes!! I been using everyday since my surgery day!! Love it!! someoneiusedtobe

Woohoo, congratulations!!!! Good luck!

That is fantastic!! So happy to hear that!! 140 lbs is huge congratulations to you and keep up the fantastic work!!

Only 3 people in my life know. I tell people I am working out and eating healthier small portions, which is very true. Unfortunately people are very judgemental and think we are taking the easy way out! We all know in here that the lapband is NOT the easy way out and we have to work very hard at this. I know i do! Congrats on your awesome weight loss!

Yes kids say what adult say behind our backs!! They are so smart kids!! Congrats on your weight loss!!! So glad you are happy!! GOOD LUCK

WOW awesome!!!!! My starting weight was 282 and my doctor told me 6-8 pounds a month for the first year. So anything over 72 pounds that I lose this year I will be very very happy. Congratulations on your weight loss, I would say you are doing fantastic to lose 102 pounds in 5 months!! Keep up the good work, any pictures to share of your incredible weight loss you would like to share!!!

Sorry you are struggling, but it gets so much better. Hang in there!!! Look through before and after pictures of the amazing people who have lost over 100 pounds and feel and look great!! Congrats on your surgery and good luck!! Be strong it will be worth it!!

Wow, congratulations on your accomplishment!!! Size 6 wow......just wow.....

Amazing picture, you look like a model by the tree! congrats

It is sad, but we can't lose weight until we are ready. I have been to spas for 4-6 months at a time and lost 75-100 pounds each time, sadly I did gain it back. I think no matter what we do spas, dieting, exercise or even drastic surgery, if we aren't mentally at that point where we want to lose weight, we won't no matter what our consequences are. I hope the lady you visited will make it this time and I hope you encouraged her through this very drastic surgery she just had. Hope your wife is recovering well!

Patty did I see you wrote "IF" you get under 200......ummm NO WHEN YOU GET THERE PATTYGIRL!!!!

Wow that is awesome! I can feel your happiness through my computer lol. Keep up the great work!!

That is awesome Jaydee!! 40 pounds is a HUGE milestone!! Keep up the great work and attitude!! It is going to be a great year for us!!

Yeah def some people don't get it. When I was in graduate school there was a very large man probably about 700 pounds. There was a thread posted on our main campus website how disgusting it was for this man to be going through medical school with everyone else and that how would any patient respect him. The posts got nasty but one post stuck out to me. a 5'6 girl of 117 pounds wrote. "It is simple Calories in and Calories out, work out and take care of yourself, there is absolutley no reason for him to be 700 pounds" If you don't have a weight problem you will never understand what we go through. People don't get even though you have WLS it isn't the end all, we still have to work at this. Still watching our "calories in and calories out" Some people really are ignorant. pfft!! I believe I am working much harder now with my new lifestyle change than I have ever did before my WLS. We have to ignore these people and do what is best for ourselves. Comments like these are exactly why I chose to only tell my mom dad and sister!! Good luck to you all and don't let others get into your head, this is our life and our journey!!!

So happy to hear you are back on track!!! Also, thank you for the heads up on this pouch test! GOOD LUCK!