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You can't fix the past just try and make better choices today . We all have bad days at least I do but I try and remember why I got banded and what I want to accomplish .... Don't beat urself up. Today is a new day aim for more water

Woo hoo

Banded July 1 and a week later I went shopping with my sister and her kids. I found a DKNy dress in size 18w for 15 bucks. Post surgery I was a 22w (maybe 24) but I wouldn't buy larger than a 22. I saw that coral dress n it was a steal at 15 bucks. I bought it for my trip to Vegas in September in hopes it would fit (kept receipt in bag had 6 months to return just in case i love Macys !!! ) anyway Well I tried it on yestedat 1 month to the day I bought it and it fits ... It fits and looks nice it might be a lil big next month but ill get the sucker tailored . I'm super happy and wanted to share my 2nd first NSV... The first one was walking Into an all tone favorite bakery and had no Desire to purchase a dam thing to eat . Ordered the cake I needed for a party n left empty handed... A first !!!! I needed to share with my lap band family because my real world friends and family get happy but don't see the joy way we do:)

You can do this. You will so busy entertaining food will be an after thought. You will be able to have those delicious foods once you hit solids in moderation so it's not no forever just more like ill catch you later drink lots of water and good luck

Great job

I feel the same way !!! I'm glad I made this decision

Welcome this forum is a great place for support and encouragement

[Name, real or screen~ readysetgo612 Goal weight for August 31st~ 258 Weight on August 1st~ 267 Age~ 38 City/State~ Brooklyn my Dietary goal for August~ Smaller bites n longer chews Exercise goal for August~ Get in the habit of daily exercises Personal goal for August~ get organized! Date banded~ July 1 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 30 Favorite End of Summer Activity~ getting ready for a new school year

80lbs since January that's awesome !!!

Agree as well this site and the members are great and so supportive

As far as people saying you can lose it by yourself well I say if I could of I would of I needed help n that's why I chose this tool n trust me its crazy how I'm ok with 1 yogurt fir breakfast or feel satisfied after 4 oz of protein it has changed my life . I don't obsess over when is my next meal I eat when hungry n make good choices its kinda odd but in a good way ..

I felt the same way . I got banded on 7/1/13 and I was nervous all the way up to the surgery. U thought long and hard. Even said I can drop these 100 lbs without the surgery if I just tried harder. I have been trying fir the past 28 years and it never worked:/. I had the band mainly cause it is reversible if god forbid something bad happened. I follow my drs guidelines and listen very careful to his suggestions. Being 100 l s overweight I'm at risk for heart attack and other disease so I decided I'm going to get the band worried about its complications yet this weight is a ticking time bomb so that's how I decided. I don't have children I'm 38years old so ill just wait till I'm 42 to get my tummy tuck if no children by then lol. This site is awesome for encouragement I read post everyday. 1 month post up down 30 Lbs and feeling great so far so good!!! Only you can decide try a pro/cons list and see if that helps. Good luck on ur decision

Nixon products are on sale on groupon this week for those who use that site guess ill be ordering when I get home tonight thanks for the info

I'm sorry that you had to encounter this idiot. I know the world is full of them!!! I always tell myself remember where the remark came from. I notice that people who like to talk about others or be rude are the ones with issues and need to be that way to deflect the attention on themselves. You are doing great Don't let anyone make you think different !!! Hugs

High five great job

Congratulation and thank you for the inspiration!!!

Amazing job !!!

You look great congratulations !!!

Thanks ladies and sorry for all my typos my thumb isn't as fast my mind lol

Thanks ! Yes I had thd pain and didn't want to throw up but. I tried so hard and the next thing I knew I was vomiting I have been trying so hard to do the right things so they will become habit. I cherish my band and want to keep it and me healthy. I figure ill tell the doctor and I'm Hoping a one time vomit isn't so bad. I fine loaded a meal timer app n I will use it to slow me down n make me more aware of my bites n chewing .

I am 1 month out of surgery and had a fill 3.5 cc last monday ... followed drs prders liquid mushies solids ... I guess I wasn't paying attention when I was eating dinner and well I can now say pork of any kind is currently not my friend. I thought the piece of meat would go down but it didn't I guess I didn't chew it enough or it wasn't small enough. I have been so careful... Well I guess not careful enough and at first I thought it was pb but then I actually vomited. I'm so afraid I did damage to my band ... I plan on going back on liquids tomorrow just to be safe .... N I will be eating with a timer until I can program myself to eat slower. I do not want this to happen again.

Thanks for the info on the meal timer app

Woo hoo congrats !!!!

38 yo female from brooklyn ny banded July 1, 2013

I'm feeling great. Had my first fill on Monday with frank and resumed spinning on Tuesday so now I hope to see the scale go down. I'm still amazed how I'm not starving and am satisfied with so little. Never knew how much I ate till I see how little I eat now if that makes sense. How are you feeling doing? Have u gone to the support group at NYU? I'm thinking of checking it out this month....since its all so new I want to gain as much insight as I can lol