Miss Michelle

So I was banded on 5/23/08 and in November of that same year I found my sweet spot after three or four fills. Since being banded I have lost 135lbs but have still not made it to my goal weight (at my lowest weight I was about 20lbs shy). Recently I have been able to eat a lot and even wake up hungry in the morning which I havent felt since before surgery. I even have gained about 15lbs in the last two months. I have had acid reflux and heartburn since banding and my doc did find a very slight slip in my band at my last visit but nothing enough to remove fill for or need to worry about at that moment. My question is- does my sudden change and weight gain mean my band has really slipped or is it possible to need a fill even after I was at my sweet spot for so long? I know the obvoius answer is to have testing to see the placement of my band but since surgery my ins has changed and it currently does not cover any band related expense. So I would have to self pay and money has been tight lately. I am so scared that some sort of revision will be needed and I literally will not be able to have it done because of cost....

Ok, I am sure someone else has posted about this somewhere..Since being banded last year my already fine hair is just getting thinner and thinner. It falls out if I brush it too much, dry it too long or flat Iron it. I have stopped styling my hair and decided to just keep it up becuase I am so embarassed by how it looks. The breaking is making it look like I have layers, and not flattering ones!!! What do I do? A friend who had gastric reccomended Biotin which I have been taking but it doesnt seem to help. I considered cutting it so that it may look fuller if shorter but I am terrified that it will never grow and keep breaking until I have to have a pixie length cut. Has anyone found anything that works??? HELP!!!

Hey, everyone- I checked the fitness section here on lbt but didnt really find any great recomendations for workout dvds. I am looking for something fun and that will make up for the days I miss the gym. I would love something like flirty girl fitness but dont want to spend the $200 for the set...Any suggestions???

Hi Maureen, Congrats on the start of your new life! You will be FAB! OK, so for the ticker: Go to User CP on LBT Select 'Edit Signature' In another window, go to www.ticker factory.com Select 'Weight Loss' and create your ticker. When your done, copy the 'bb Code'. Paste it in the signature box on LBT. Preview to be sure it looks right then save. GOOD LUCK!!!

Congrats to all! I am super excited- I lost 125 exactly by my 1 year bandiversary on the 23rd! The next day, one more lb lost and I AM IN 1DERLAND!!! WooHooooooo!

People suck , don't they? Right now I am dealing with a friend who texts or calls me with these rediculous statements without considering my feelings. She texted me just yesterday saying she was looking a pic's from a b'day party we recently went to and said (and i quote) "I am looking at pictures of us at my mom's party and I am twice your size! I hate you, stop losing weight" I ignored it because how am I supposed to respond to that??? She has also said jokingly that she hated me for losing so much weight cause now she's the big girl of our group of friends. WTF????

Can you believe it May Flowers / Shrinko De Mayo's- our 1st year bandiversary is fast approaching. I think it would be nice for us to check in and update us all on our progress so far.... My bandiversary is 5/23 and so far I am down 121 lbs but am hoping to be down 125 by the 23rd. I will check in again closer to then As for my band- this was the best decision I have ever made! I am finally able to be me! For years I was so misserable I even dreaded leaving the house. My doc, Dr. Fielding of NYU was banded himself and at the very first seminar I attended he said that I will stop thinking about food the way I always had. It wasn't going to run my life anymore. I never thought that would really be the truth, I honestly thought it was a sales pitch. But it is so true. It's almost unexplainable to people who have not been through what we have. I can't eat alot of the things that I used to love but ya know what? It doesn't matter anymore. My pants are SMALLER, LOL! So no matter how close I am or how far away I am from my goal, I know that I am getting there and I have no regrets!

UGH! I STILL HAVE A HARD TIME LOOKING AT MY BEFORE PIC'S. I WAS SOOOO UNHAPPY! BEFORE: IN PROGRESS:

I think I am broken. I don't want it more, I actually have been wanting it less. I mean, sex is better once I get into it but poor DH, getting me in the mood is soooo hard to do lately. I dont know if it has to do more with my diet, or my long hours at work on top of an hour+ commute each way, but I have no energy and am EXHAUSTED!

I :drool: NY & COMPANY!!! I buy all of my work clothes from there!

Yay, KristiLynn! When I hit my 100lb loss, I went shopping! I bought new clothes in a size 14! 14! I will def be buying soo much more once I get to my long term goal and am thinking of a tattoo. Something with cherry blossoms....

113 lbs down for me so far....

At my lowest adult weight I did have a cute round butt, but the more weight I gained, the wider and flater mine got. So, since losing 112 lbs my round booty has reimmerged! I actually think its ever rounder than it used to be and as I lose I have found that my body has changed shape alot too since I was 16. Well, either that or clothing sizes got a little bigger. At 213lbs I can wear a 14, when before a size 14 meant I weighed 190lbs. Hmmm... Anyways, I keep getting caught by DH looking at my booty in the mirrors at home becuase it just amazes me! LMAO!

I went into Charlotte Russe and was so sad to see that I still cant fit into anything there (wearing a missys 14, and the biggest size they carry in my local store is a juniors 13). I am trying to keep in mind that less than a year ago I wouldnt have even had the guts to go in! So I think we are all doing fabu-less-ly and we have to remember that when we are out shopping! So far, some of the stores I am dying to shop in: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Guess accessories store but my feet are still too fat I think to fit in thier shoes, lol. Soon enough, soon enough.... Victorias Secret. Five years ago I got a gift certificate for X'mas from there (not sure what my step mom was thinking...) and DH overheard someone say "She knows she is too big to be going in there". I will not step one toe in there again until I at my goal weight, then I say screw them all and whatever they are thinking! Bitches! ALDO shoes- My shoe size has already gone down a 1/2 size so I dont want to spend too much on any one pair until I am at my goal. I wouldnt want such hot shoes to go to waste ; )

110 lbs ago, I was dying to shop anywhere but Lane Bryant and/or Avenue. Now that I can wear more things and show off my style, I am having a really hard time finding my new go-to store. I am inbetween a 14-16 right now so there are still a few places that I cannot buy anything from just yet, but hopefully soon I will be able to go into any store I want! So, May bandsters, what I want to know is, what is your new favorite place to buy your clothes and what is your goal store???