della8301

Alright so I don't speak highly of myself often, but I'm proud of myself and I wanna share it with you guys. I have went from 347 in January to 312 pounds this morning. I went from NEVER exercising to working out 4 to 5 times a week 45 minutes to an hour usually in the morning but sometimes in the afternoon too. In 5 weeks my average calorie intake has been about 1200 when it used to be well over 3000. Instead of eating fast food 7 or 8 times a week, I do it maybe once a week and when I do I don't go for the double quarter pounder, I go for a grilled chicken sandwich and yogurt at chick fila. I've been working so hard and all my clothes (that used to be a 5x t shirt and a 30-32 pants size) all fit nice and baggy and I'm actually going to buy a belt this week for the first time since high school. It feels so good to say these things. I go for my second fill on Monday, and I was thinking how nice it would be for us march bandsters to share some of the positives in our lives! We're doing it guys! One pound at a time......

Alright so I don't speak highly of myself often, but I'm proud of myself and I wanna share it with you guys. I have went from 347 in January to 312 pounds this morning. I went from NEVER exercising to working out 4 to 5 times a week 45 minutes to an hour usually in the morning but sometimes in the afternoon too. In 5 weeks my average calorie intake has been about 1200 when it used to be well over 3000. Instead of eating fast food 7 or 8 times a week, I do it maybe once a week and when I do I don't go for the double quarter pounder, I go for a grilled chicken sandwich and yogurt at chick fila. I've been working so hard and all my clothes (that used to be a 5x t shirt and a 30-32 pants size) all fit nice and baggy and I'm actually going to buy a belt this week for the first time since high school. It feels so good to say these things. I go for my second fill on Monday, and I was thinking how nice it would be for us march bandsters to share some of the positives in our lives! We're doing it guys! One pound at a time......

Alright so I don't speak highly of myself often, but I'm proud of myself and I wanna share it with you guys. I have went from 347 in January to 312 pounds this morning. I went from NEVER exercising to working out 4 to 5 times a week 45 minutes to an hour usually in the morning but sometimes in the afternoon too. In 5 weeks my average calorie intake has been about 1200 when it used to be well over 3000. Instead of eating fast food 7 or 8 times a week, I do it maybe once a week and when I do I don't go for the double quarter pounder, I go for a grilled chicken sandwich and yogurt at chick fila. I've been working so hard and all my clothes (that used to be a 5x t shirt and a 30-32 pants size) all fit nice and baggy and I'm actually going to buy a belt this week for the first time since high school. It feels so good to say these things. I go for my second fill on Monday, and I was thinking how nice it would be for us march bandsters to share some of the positives in our lives! We're doing it guys! One pound at a time......

Alright so I don't speak highly of myself often, but I'm proud of myself and I wanna share it with you guys. I have went from 347 in January to 312 pounds this morning. I went from NEVER exercising to working out 4 to 5 times a week 45 minutes to an hour usually in the morning but sometimes in the afternoon too. In 5 weeks my average calorie intake has been about 1200 when it used to be well over 3000. Instead of eating fast food 7 or 8 times a week, I do it maybe once a week and when I do I don't go for the double quarter pounder, I go for a grilled chicken sandwich and yogurt at chick fila. I've been working so hard and all my clothes (that used to be a 5x t shirt and a 30-32 pants size) all fit nice and baggy and I'm actually going to buy a belt this week for the first time since high school. It feels so good to say these things. I go for my second fill on Monday, and I was thinking how nice it would be for us march bandsters to share some of the positives in our lives! We're doing it guys! One pound at a time......

Alright so I don't speak highly of myself often, but I'm proud of myself and I wanna share it with you guys. I have went from 347 in January to 312 pounds this morning. I went from NEVER exercising to working out 4 to 5 times a week 45 minutes to an hour usually in the morning but sometimes in the afternoon too. In 5 weeks my average calorie intake has been about 1200 when it used to be well over 3000. Instead of eating fast food 7 or 8 times a week, I do it maybe once a week and when I do I don't go for the double quarter pounder, I go for a grilled chicken sandwich and yogurt at chick fila. I've been working so hard and all my clothes (that used to be a 5x t shirt and a 30-32 pants size) all fit nice and baggy and I'm actually going to buy a belt this week for the first time since high school. It feels so good to say these things. I go for my second fill on Monday, and I was thinking how nice it would be for us march bandsters to share some of the positives in our lives! We're doing it guys! One pound at a time......

Alright so I don't speak highly of myself often, but I'm proud of myself and I wanna share it with you guys. I have went from 347 in January to 312 pounds this morning. I went from NEVER exercising to working out 4 to 5 times a week 45 minutes to an hour usually in the morning but sometimes in the afternoon too. In 5 weeks my average calorie intake has been about 1200 when it used to be well over 3000. Instead of eating fast food 7 or 8 times a week, I do it maybe once a week and when I do I don't go for the double quarter pounder, I go for a grilled chicken sandwich and yogurt at chick fila. I've been working so hard and all my clothes (that used to be a 5x t shirt and a 30-32 pants size) all fit nice and baggy and I'm actually going to buy a belt this week for the first time since high school. It feels so good to say these things. I go for my second fill on Monday, and I was thinking how nice it would be for us march bandsters to share some of the positives in our lives! We're doing it guys! One pound at a time......

Wow! That's one of those things thin people take for granted! I'm happy for you! I'm waiting for the day I can see my collar bone

Wow! That's one of those things thin people take for granted! I'm happy for you! I'm waiting for the day I can see my collar bone

Wow! That's one of those things thin people take for granted! I'm happy for you! I'm waiting for the day I can see my collar bone

Wow! That's one of those things thin people take for granted! I'm happy for you! I'm waiting for the day I can see my collar bone

I am 5 weeks post op and down 28 pounds. Although, only half were from the lapband, the rest have been me practicing self control and exercising like a mad woman! Lol. I go for my first fill today. Kinda nervous.....should I be???? Anybody out there that can put some worries to rest????

@catfish 87: thank you. Thank you. Thank you for encouraging words. I read them over and over. I know I will feel better once I get out of bandster hell (now that I know what this terrible limbo that I'm in is called) and I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your support

@catfish 87: thank you. Thank you. Thank you for encouraging words. I read them over and over. I know I will feel better once I get out of bandster hell (now that I know what this terrible limbo that I'm in is called) and I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your support

@ super sweet: thanks for the encouragement. Im starving and frustrated

@catfish 87: so, do you think I should just act like I'm on a diet (that I'm starving on) and not be worried that for 3 weeks straight I lost weight (24 pounds to be exact) and this week I gained almost 2 pounds back? Should I just keep pushing through working out and trying to keep my calories low? My dr said until my first fill at week 6 I should try to keep my calories to around 1000, but I'm getting closer to 1200-1500. Should I try to eat less even though I'm already hungry? Thank you so much for your insight

I slept in a recliner. I had horrible gas pain for days, to the point I just wanted them to remove my left shoulder! Lol. It will fade. By day 4 I felt much much better. Try bending over and picking things off the floor and moving your arms around like making your bed. You'll start farting like crazy!!

I started at 346 and I am now 325. I want to be under 300 pounds! Haven't even seen the 200's in 10 years

My surgeon told me under no circumstances should I attempt sword swallowing.

I got banded today. I too was nervous and posted on here that I was scared I was making a drastic choice. I made a "food bucket list" as stupid as that sounds and hit buffets and cake like it was my job. At my last consult before I went on liquids for the diet, I told my surgeon that I was afraid I was making a drastic choice. He told me being 5'4 and 346 pounds was the drastic choice I was making not the surgery. It's normal (my opinion not fact) to feel scared. Look inside your heart and make sure this is what you really want to do because you know you will never loose weight on your own. If u have doubt in your heart still, talk to your surgeon and be honest about the abuse you are putting your body through before a surgery that could and will change your life! Good bless

Got banded today. Expect pain in your shoulder and chest from gas. Nobody told me I would feel it in my chest so I was scared when I woke up cause I thought I was having a heart attack! Lol

I got banded today. I too was nervous and posted on here that I was scared I was making a drastic choice. I made a "food bucket list" as stupid as that sounds and hit buffets and cake like it was my job. At my last consult before I went on liquids for the diet, I told my surgeon that I was afraid I was making a drastic choice. He told me being 5'4 and 346 pounds was the drastic choice I was making not the surgery. It's normal (my opinion not fact) to feel scared. Look inside your heart and make sure this is what you really want to do because you know you will never loose weight on your own. If u have doubt in your heart still, talk to your surgeon and be honest about the abuse you are putting your body through before a surgery that could and will change your life! Good bless

Got banded today. Expect pain in your shoulder and chest from gas. Nobody told me I would feel it in my chest so I was scared when I woke up cause I thought I was having a heart attack! Lol

Got banded today. Expect pain in your shoulder and chest from gas. Nobody told me I would feel it in my chest so I was scared when I woke up cause I thought I was having a heart attack! Lol