BlessedTwice

You look great and so beautiful! Congrats on the baby abd your weight loss:)

I have had a few complications of being too tight and having and unfil and gaining 22 pounds and then finally getting to a good spot. I have lost 12 again and have another 10 to go until I am where I was at. I still need to lose between 20- 30 more depending on where I decide to be or my body decides...lol I have found if I eat more Protein and make sure I eat slowly and chew my food well I don't have the vomiting I had before where I only drank Protein shakes. I was a tight size 8, but very weak because of not having more than 400 calories a day. My surgeon said I gained after my slight unfill because I was eating normal (around 1000 calories) and my body was not used to that amount. I upped my exercise and followed the "rules better and am losing again. I do fear that I will not get to my goal with the band and have thought of the gastric sleeve, but wonder if I'm just trading a "tool" for a "tool". I had an irritated esophagus and severe acid refluc and went in to see my surgeon. He said it was normal and to take over the counter meds for it. I have never had hearburn in my life except for when I was pregnant and now I have it several times a day. I'm really having a hard time with it and am hoping it stops soon. Congrats on your baby boy. I have two sons who are my world. It sounds like you are doing well. Keep up the good work. Blessings, Brenda

Very Informative! This will be alot of help to many.

Congrats on your baby boy! What did you name him? Blessings, Brenda

Angie, You look great!

Congrats! You will be so blessed!

Happy new year everyone!

Hello Everyone! Its been FOREVER since I checked in. I hope all your Holidays were wonderful. Well I got down to my lowest 152 and then after my unfill I gained 15. I could not make my scheduled appointment in November because of a storm. I went in today and had .5 of the 1.5 he took out put back in for a total of 4.5 now. I have been busy with my boys, PreSchool for one son, College and work for me. I'm hoping to lose the 15 by my Anniversary on 2.25...but that might be pushing it. School doesn't start until the 18th so I will have almost 3 weeks to concentrate on my weight loss. I'm going to go to the college in the morning after I drop my son off at preschool 3 x a week and take my other son and walk the track at the gym. It will be fun...I'm going to try and work up to running again and see if I can be running at least 2 miles by Spring. Have a Happy New Year!

Nicole, You poor thing...I hope you are feeling better soon. Keep us posted!

My surgeon wants me at around 122 so I have 31 pounds to go according to him. I'm going to see how I feel and look as I lose the next 20 -30 pounds. I'm 5'2" ...I will have to decided as I get smaller and it will depend on how I feel. I don't want to be sickly looking.... Great Job Angie.. Hang in there Ezma...you are doing great!

Hey everyone... I've been MIA a while ...trying to get my life as a single parent running smoothly.... I have not had a fill since sometime in May I believe...I still have restriction so I cancelled my appointment I had this week and rescheduled it for mid September... Some days I look in the mirror and I can't believe I'm 153, down from 226...Size 18 to a 10... I went to Goodwill and was looking for shorts and capris and I decided to try on a 10 to see how tight they were on me and I had to take them off and look at the tag to make sure they were 10's. I even tried on a second pair, trying to blame it on the designer...lol I'm trying to fit more exercise in my day, but so far I can only get in 30-40 minutes 3-5 days a week depending on my schedule. I hope everyone is doing great!

Hello everyone, I've been away because I have been in a Women's Safe Home with my children since the middle of April. I just got into an apartment a week ago and got Internet Access. I had finally had enough emotional, mental and psychological abuse and left after an episode with him where I felt unsafe more than I have ever. I am still losing weight and am down 65 pounds....:thumbup: And now my DH wants to work things out an doesn't want a Divorce... As much as I want my boys to have both parents at home, I want them to have a happy home. And I think this means two happy homes, not one unhappy one. I just don't feel he can change...we have went to Marriage counseling and everything is my fault in his eyes...He says its all me. And now he's try to woo me back...I'm stronger than I've been for a long time but I still have moments of guilt over my boys. I feel that he's like this now because he has lost all control over me. I've lost around 20-24 pounds since leaving him and he has commented on that too... and asked me if I was seeing someone else.... Yeah right...the only men in my like are my two little ones I read books to every night. I'm sorry I've rattled on and on...Its been a hard few months and I feel it will get worse before its better. Blessed

I'm here too and I need all of you too, in order to reach my goal.

Thank you shinyhappymommy! I will try the couch to 5k :eek:

that sounds so good RSG... I'm going to try it tomorrow! Thanks...I might at a bit of black bean salsa too! Yummy!