allielee

good morning Junies.. Hey long, this was as my honey would say a perfect moment. I was freaking out about my calves to my honey and he was like babe your calves are NOT big and then he said, "you know how you think you still are still this fat little caterpillar and you are actually this beautiful butterfly? Well I am sure she thinks the same thing and she is focusing on her beautiful butterfly legs thinking they are still fat little caterpillar legs and they arent!" I was like Yep that's it. We all sometimes still see ourselves as the fat caterpillars we used to be and not the beautiful butterflies we are all becoming! So girl your calves are not huge! You, me and Vz all have about the same size calves. LOLLLL this is exactly the moment I realized that I am really really getting smaller. I spent forever in front of the mirror looking at all my body parts and realized I really like how I look now. I never did before. We all should be PROUD! So thanks so much Long you gave me something without even realizing it! P.S. for some reason in my pic with the tankini my left boob looks so much smaller than my right and really they are the same LOL.. just wanted to put that out there.. :blushing: Vz, Long and Allie the band triplets :cursing:

ohh and Long.. I didn't think I had big calves I thought they were fine but NOWWW you have me all freaked out about them..lol.. mine are 17 inches..:thumbup: jeez is that huge? I thought they looked ok. Pants fit me fine.. I don't understand. :thumbup: ohhh well..

ok girls.. first off I would love to meet you guys! If any of you live near Pheonix, AZ I will be going with hubby there in June for his work. Ok second off here I go posting me in my tankini :thumbup:

hey lovely ladies.. Um pic of me in the tankini?? ummmm ok i will have hubby take it later and I will post it.. eek.. I would have NEVER let someone take a pic of me in a bathing suit pre band.. but now what the heck. I don't think it's to bad..lol. Yeah when are we going to see pics of apples??? I WANT PICS (pounding my fists) lol ..

I wish I had measured at the beginning.. I will have to measure my calves and see.. I don't think they are big but who knows..lol

apples.. welcome back girl! I didn't see your post, so we must have posted at the same time. That sucks to come home to that! I bet it was nice to get home though. Have fun getting all your stuff back in order!

hey there.. I have the 10cc band. I am not sure what fill I am at but I would guess around 7? I will find out at my next appointment. I really didn't do much investigating. I went to a seminar then less than a month later I had the surgery. When you self pay you don't have a bunch of stuff to do. I just knew I wanted the lapband. My insurance would have paid for the bypass but not the band. My hubby said NO WAY to bypass.. Oh well. I hear tricare is now paying for the band arrgh. But I would rather be the weight I am now and paid the 18 grand than have had to wait one extra day! I also didn't have any problems from being fat. I was a super duper healthy fatty. My life started over on June 20 ,2008 and I am sooo glad it did! I wish I was rich because all I want to do is shop for new clothes!! I want lots and lots of new clothes and shoes and all the girly stuff that I had been avoiding. I want long hair again and I want heels! I missed heels. It is so nice to wear sexy heels and my feet not kill me. I can hardly wait to wear sexy sundress this spring and summer. I have always stayed away from dresses because I thought I looked pregnant in dresses. NOT THIS YEAR ladies and gentlemen.. I will be wearing sundresses and looking fantastic! :tt2: :tongue2:

I suffered for years with terrible cramps and then my doctor prescribed me Naproxen 500 mg and let me tell you, it is a lifesaver! I literally could not function and missed many school and work days. Now I pop a pill and I am off. It lasts usually 3-4 hours and then I pop another one. It has been a god send for me! Good luck and I hope you find something!

Ok so I will need a mons lift. I had a really chubby one before and it has lost weight "thank god". But since I plan on getting a tummy tuck I think she deserves a little lift as well :tt2: , I myself am anti-hair down there. Hair drives me nuts! I don't itch at all, but I shave it every day just as I do my legs and armpits.. I don't think it's a little girl thing, because I have some large breasts and at 38 nowhere do I resemble a young girl. It for me is more a cleanliness thing. I feel blecky when it's hairy on my mons, legs or armpits. I have no idea why but I have been shaving down there since I started getting hair as a teenager. lol. I do like porn :tongue2: but I don't think that is why I like to shave since I didn't start watching porn until my early 20's! I know I'm a shameless hussy but the good news is I have been married for 18 years and I am only a shameless hussy with him!

You do this because you want your lapband to work. The main reason is so that your stomache can slowly get used to being tighter and second the 2 days of liquids and 2 days of mushies really jump start your weight loss! I always lost the bulk of my weight right after a fill. Good luck and I hope this helps. The rules of the band are simple to follow and are there to help "optimize your weight loss!"

Hey there.. I guess I am a fast loser since it hasn't been 8 months and I have lost 107 pounds. I follow these rules very strictly: I have been extremely aggresive with my fills I chew chew chew I eat slowlllyyyyyyyyy I cut my portions in tiny pieces I eat Protein first then a veggie I eat off of a salad plate If I start to feel stuck I stop eating immediately and am done. I always eat under 3 cups total food a day If I need a snack i stick to 100 calorie Snacks Love the m&m I drink as much Water as possible between 32-70 ounces daily I stay away from carbs (I just don't have room and am to tight for cereal or breads) My foods usually are: b: 1/2 6oz yoplait thick and creamy yogurt l: small piece of meat and a little veggie d: small piece of meat and a little veggie s: 100 calorie snack I am never starving. I never have tummy grumbling which makes me not focus on food. I now eat to live not live to eat. I stop when I start to feel full. I don't pb anymore ever! I listen to my body I don't diet, I eat what I want including fats and sweets I just eat a tiny bit because I am full from being at my sweet spot! I am not a big excercizer, I figured if I was losing why excercize lol. I know if I started really excercizing I would have been at goal already.. I hope this helps!

Congrats mum of 2!!!!! wooo hoo!!

I am also looking to get a lower body lift and some new girls. I am hoping to find it cheaper than my lapband cost me $18,500. I have two teenage daughters that start college this year uggh.. I don't want to wait 5 years for them to get my plastics done but as their mom I just can't see paying another almost twenty grand when that can go toward college. If I can find it for around 10 grand I think i can swing it! Does anyone know if the lower body lift includes a mons lift? Mum of two boys.. good luck girl! You are gorgeous and you will be batting the men away!!!! congrats!

Hi, I am almost 8 months out and getting closer and closer to goal. I am starting to look at getting some plastic surgery. I would love a lower body lift and some new "girls". lol. I am a self pay bandster and I assume I will be a self pay plastic surgery patient and was wondering what are the costs? I am willing to travel since I live in CT and my band cost $18,500 I am hoping to go somewhere where it is cheaper but just as safe! I appreciate your help and wanted to do a poll but am not that computer savvy as of yet! LOL.. So please let me know where you are from and how much plastics cost you and what you had done! I appreciate your help!!

congrats!! I have been looking at getting a lower body lift and remember just from my first c-section (daughter was 10 pounds and I was cut hip to hip to get her out) how painful that was.. I am willing to do it to have a good result! I hope you post before and afters!

good luck and keep us posted!!!!:tongue2:

I haven't posted in awhile so I thought I'd drop in and say hello! b: 1/2 thick and creamy yoplait yogurt L: 1/2 snack pack cottage cheese s: 1/2 wasa crisp with 1tbsp chive cream cheese d: 1 small piece of chicken and two small carrots covered in gravy s: 100 calorie m&m pack drank 64 oz of water I am definetly at my sweet spot wooo hoo!

Hi congrats!!! My starting weight was 305 I am 5'10" and I am now 198. I wish you much success! :tongue2:

I had that pain for like 8 weeks.. it's gas pain and really all you can do it walk walk walk.. excericzing is the best way to get it moving.. good luck!

Kizzie.. how are you??? I keep looking for your posts and nothing, I just was worrying about you and hoped you were doing ok. xoxo

Thanks Army.. I love the way that sounds smoking hot with my name next to it!!! LOL who would have thought that 7 months ago??? Hey ladies.. I got my tankini at Target in the juniors section. Yep you heard right in the Juniors section! It is black and white halter top with a black bottom with a tiny skirt attached. It's really cute. I needed the halter to keep my girls up!

Hey there.. I also had this pain and was told the same thing that I had pulled out one of my internal stitches.. but I am over 7 months out now and no pain.. the only thing now is when I am standing my port sticks out due to the weight loss. I was told that it's ok to lose a stitch and after awhile your body naturally heals itself around your port. I wouldn't worry. I hope that helps!

Hey everyone! I usually only post in daily news but thought I would check out the other june threads and I see my great friend Long has started this one! Thanks Long for including me I think you rock girl! xoxo

Ohhh Addy.. I am sooooooooooooooo excited for you!!!! That is awesome! WOOOO HOOOOOOO .. you must have been doing the happy dance all the way home!!! Great job!!! Hunzi.. congrats on your new date. I hope all goes well, good news is you will come out with something done! Lucy, I was giggling when I read your post! I hope you got the entertainment center you wanted!!!

Hey there.. vzg.. your stunning!! Loved the before and after you look really like a different person! Great job!