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High five country sweet. Awesome victory. I can't wait to join you in onederland !!! 5 lbs to go I hope to join you and the rest of you there soon !!!

Love your post your such inspiration . I always chose the window n pray I didn't have to pee . I hated the aisle always getting bumped as I was so big for seat and poured out if it. Can't wait to fly this July and experience the flight as the new me. In sept I flew and was happy the seatbelt wasn't yelling it's to right u idiot as I strapped myself in. Prior to bring banded I was almost ready for seatbelt extender ....

4/7/14 204.8

Name, real or screen~readysetgo611 Goal weight for April 30th~199.9 Weight on April 1st~207 Age~38 City/State~Brooklyn Ny Dietary goal for April~less snacking Exercise goal for April~30 push ups for 30 days Personal goal for April~accept my new ever changing body and enjoy this journey Date banded~7/1/2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~89 What do you like about Springtime?capris n ballet flats light jackets still light out 7 pm Ugh up a pound since last weigh in I'm a yoyo then I have a good lose as long as I lose hoping to make onederland this month.

March 31 goal 205 March 1 211.4 March 7 210.8 March 14. 207.8 March 21, 207.4 March 28,206.0 Looking to lose that last pound by Monday

Oh love those type of sayings wtf is wrong with people my coworker gives back handed compliments like that and finally I had to put her in her place telling her how rude it is and the fact is I had a problem and if you never been obese you can't understand so please keep ur negative while well intentioned comments to urself

Omg I just bought size 12 stretch jeans and size 14 regular jeans. Walked Into the loft and white house black market and felt like I belonged!!! And I do I can wear their clothes and they fit they really really fit!!!!! Can't wait to clean out my closet again realizing I have more old me clothes that need to go all they do is take space. Have a few key pieces to remember where I came from but they are about to get backed away. Spring cleaning this year has a whole new meaning!!! Gasp me and my bestie are shopping at the sane stores picking up the same sizes. This has never ever happened in the 25 years I have known her this day was amazing

Me too I hope I can make it you guys are my rock u have inspired me from the beginning you were inspiration

The compliments n beliefs we have in ourselves are way better then the ones other gives us. Now that I believe in myself I can accept compliments better.

Awesome and motivating post. As my excess skin hangs off my arms n elsewhere or when I hear it flapping at the fun. I say in two years when I get my plastic surgery it won't matter. I randomly picked two years it will be my 41 bday present for me. I will have the entire summer off to recoup n I need the two years to save for it. You are an amazing woman! Yes the band does help but making the right food choices and exercising is really the key

Fantastic looking great

Wow how much as changed in a year . Reluctantly I went to see The doctor about getting a lap band just to shut my PCP up. March 26,2013 I had my appointment determined not to be banded. Call it divine intervention but after my visit I wanted the band. And due to the fact for months prior I had seen doctors regarding my weight loss efforts and health issues I was banded July 1,2013. And how fitting close to my 1 year anniversary of deciding to be banded , the girl who could barely do a sit up won the transformation challenge at the gym. Me !!! I won a fitness challenge. I'm inspiring others at the gym. I have gym friends gym friends!! Not the one buffer friend because I'm afraid to be the fat chick at the gym but people I look forward to working out with on a daily basis and who wanna work out with me!!!! We encourage and motivate each other. Making protein bars and protein bites n replacing yogurt with ice cream wtf !!!! When I started this journey I was a size 22/24 pants and 2x/3x in shirts. Currently a 14/16 in pants n l/xl in shirts. People are calling me skinny -and worried about how much more weight I'm going to lose wtf is going on here lol.. Had about 150lbs to lose probably more if I look at bmi I randomly thought 150 was overwhelming . Well I'm down 90 .. 60 to go in less than a year and thinking Of getting to 125 if it's a heathy choice for my body. I am inspiring people at the gym me the girl who couldn't do a sit up. Now I'm doing explosive sit ups burpees , knee highs , sprints on bikes, spinning weight training mountain climbers and dead lifts etc. I get up 3 days a week at 4am to get my workout in before work. Working out 5-6 days a week n I love it. Drinking a spinach fruit smoothy with protein powder for breakfast. No more bacon egg and cheese on a bagel followed by a muffin n millions of snacks a day . I Make healthy food choices and really think about what I put in my mouth and yes occasionally it's ice cream or cake. But my band make sure I don't over do it n I love that it has my back or stomach if I was to make a poor choice. But I'm truly making choices not eating mindless. I am aware of everything I eat good or bad n rarely impulse eat anymore. I have wardrobe issues not because things are not too tight but are too big. When I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror out in a store or gym I double take cause u can't believe its me. Folding these small pants is bizarre they are my pants not anyone else's. I take pictures bimonthly for progress and can't believe where I started From to now. I'm doing a spartan race and mud run in June. My workout clothes take up same amount of space on my laundry basket as my regular clothes. So much has changed. I'm happy really happy with me ! Thought I was happy before but not like I am now. I know this post is all over the place but the thoughts of how I changed are flooding my mind as I write this. Being banded was the best decision. For ME . Next goal onederland

Awesome

March 21 207.4 me n the scale need a beak from each other it likes to not move then bam a nice loss but hey the .4 add to pounds after a while hope to make my goal for this Month and get to onederland during April challenge

How you feeling ?

Thinking my plateau is working itself out ... Looking positive to make my match goal of 205 March 1 211.4 March 7 210.8 March 14. 207.8

Looking good the photos tell all. . On a day when I'm not feeling the loss I look at before and now pics and I am amazed. Great work keep it up

Banded 7/1/13 down 87 lbs. Have about 60 more to get to goal but I'll get there I work out 5-6 days a week. I have changed so much inside and out and all for the better (although some may disagree bc now I take even less crap then I did ore band lol )

Best of luck I was nervous too on July 1 2013. Looking back glad I didn't cave into my dear glad I got banded. Remember to walk and listen to ur dr

Stress is draining. First few days after surgery I was sluggish and not myself . Just follow drs orders and walk. The discomfort is temporary n the rewards are incredible . Good luck and welcome to the club

Awesome . Ur doing great and without you knowing it being a role model for others. Paying it forward is the best

When I go out I order an appetizer for my meal. Not many people know I'm banded so in the beginning it was hard for me . I was afraid to socialize for fear of being found out Or to get stuck. But you know what no one cares what I eat or drink for the most part. My dr said I can have alcohol I just choose not to. Got banded in July 2013 have had 3 drinks In total to date . I drink Water when I go out my answer is in eating clean and no one questions it. They can see the results and once you start to see them in you th food won't matter. Never understood the term no food taste as good as being thin until gasp dare I say it in getting thin. The success will be motivating you won't care if u go out and eat a Soup or 15 course meal.

Love the pic of you. Your success continues to inspire me . Since you got the cost it warned up here in NY lol

Nerves are normal. My band process was so fast my head was spinning and thought about backing out. It was the best decision I had ever made regarding my life. I was banded July 1. My Initial consult I was around 297 last march I meet with the surgeon. N did the last time in ever going to eat this tour. When I got the approval I did 2 week preop diet full force I did the straight liquids not even eating the allowed steamed veggies. I had to prepare for surgery and get my body ready. Dropped 20lbs those 2 weeks. I'm down about 87 pounds now. I do work out 5-7 times a week weight training and cardio. Believe me I was not a workout person. I know get up at 4 30 am to get to the gym before work. I follow the advice of my dr n Nutrionist . Making sure to get my vitamins and protein in. i look back now and wish I did this surgery years ago. It has changed so many things in my life. I worried about never being able to eat fill in the blank. You know what I don't care if I can't eat something and most can eat everything. My band is picky it will like something one day and not the next. N boy do I listen. This web site is awesome for support. Good luck and I highly recommend monthly photos so u can see ur process because sometimes the scale won't move but your body will definitely show the changes

Vegas and a size 10 in very jealous lol awesome victory ebony ur trip