ANewMe428

Thank u ALLLLLL SOOO MUCH! I'm still in shock I can only see a difference in my weight when I do a side by side even though I'm buying smaller clothes.

Its been 6 months since surgery & 1 yr since I started losing weight. I have lost a grand total of... 94LBS IN 1YR! 54 PREOP & 40 POSTOP & I'm STILL losing! I'll NEVER BE THE 372LB LADY I WAS NOVEMBER LAST YR! I even wore the same shirt for comparison wOW what a difference a year makes

U rock girl! !! Keep it up

You look great! Hard work pays off!

Thank u everyone!

To day I'm FINALLY UNDER 300LBS!!! I FEEL GREAT! I've worked so hard & its finally showing! Down a total of 74lbs!

I go sleeve less daily also but I don't like the looks of my arms. How many lbs should my weights be?

Thanx everyone I'm definitely gonna stick to weights & strengthening cuz these wings need to go beacuse I don't want another surgery

Since loosing 70+ pounds I noticed my arms are EXTREMELY drooping. I tried strengthening with weights & resistance bands but still nothing. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve arms? Maybe im not doing it right or for long enough.Right now I have wings and I'm not a chicken. Lol Please help

I'm going today. I have in 7cc. & havent kept anything down. It hurts like hell to keep throwing up. Soft foods & solids come up. I don't like this. At 5cc my restrictions was very minimal but 7 is tooooo much. Hoping removing 1cc will put me in lovely green zone

Checking in with a 7lb loss. At 305 now

No loss or gain this week. Gotta up my workout

My first fill I was given 3.5cc & two weeks later I was still having no restriction and gained 2lbs in 2 weeks so I got another fill. I have ALOT more restriction. I believe I'm at about 5cc in a 10cc band now.

Yes I had liquids for 48hours. Catfish yes it was above the band. Yes I did learn. I know its a LONG process

I've had my 2nd fill this week on Monday. I'm up to about 5 cc in a 10cc band. I just attempted to eat what I ate the day before my fill & I vomited for the 1st time half way thru. I was attempting to eat a small salad with fat free dressing & a turkey sloppy joe sandwich on a whole wheat thin. needless to say I'm staying away from any bread & salads. I was ok eatin the sloppyjoe alone... did I do something wrong?

Name, real or screen~ANewMe428 Goal weight for June 30th~290lbs Weight on June 1st~312lbs Age~31 Dietary goal for June~More home cooked meals incorporating more fresh veggies & getting more then 70gm of protein DAILY. Also drinking more water. Exercise goal for June~Gym 4 or more times a week. More cardio & strengthening. Personal goal for June~Adapt new ways of not thinking about missing certain foods, find healthy recipes for the unhealthy foods I like & only weigh myself ONCE a week. Date banded~5/6/2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~29lbs Favorite Summer Activity~Going to a ballgame & walking my dog around the neighborhood.

kristinc1985 Thank u so much for the encouraging words!!!

Just felt the STUCK feeling for the 1st time. I Didn't like it at all. I knew I was finish eating after that. I thought I would vomit but I didn't. I burped a few times, now I'm ok...

This is a great post. I seem to stop myself but feel like I can eat more. I have had one fill of 3.5cc an I informed my dietitian & i've been scheduled for fill #2. I've never felt restrictions thus far. It will be 2 weeks since fill 1 on june 3rd & that's when fill 2 will be. Lord I hope I have restrictions cuz I can eat what I want (minus breads) without problems. I know when I go in the scale will say I've gained in 2 weeks even though I count calories & exercise.

I explained everything to My dietitian. So Monday June 3rd I'll be getting my 2nd fill. I'll be one month post op. Hopefully there will be somewhat of a difference in restriction.

Thnx. I'm trying to be very mindful of what I eat. I'm trying to burn more calories then I consume. I hope that works. .

Thnx kristinc. I'm not liking banster hell at all. Next week is one month post op. We will see what the scales say....

I'm gonna try to get in more water. I really wanna lose. I'm hoping my dietitian says come in for another fill. I wanna feel restriction but not be too tight.