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Hey all. I've been banded since April 09,2009. I have went from 255 pounds down to 125 pounds. I no longer have diabetes 2, high cholesteral, high blood pressure, no longer sleep with oxygen or a cpap. I move around more and have less pain. I'm doing things I would have never even tried before surgery...like trying to climb to the top of a rock wall AT THE FAIR, yes IN PUBLIC. II'm 44 y/o and moving more than I did in my 20s. I've went from a size 4x top to a girls size 16 a 24w pant to a size 2 in adult or a size 16 girls, my hoodie is a boys size 10. From granny panties to cute boy short panties and a 44DDD to a size 34 A, even my feet and fingers are thinner. I eat better, sleep better, hurt less try and do more than I ever have. I still love food and cooking but am more likely to try new foods, recently I tried calamari..love it and escargot...can take it or leave it...I actually like the taste3 of some vegetables I would never have eaten like carrots..since I've changed my lifestyle and eating habits they are sweet now not bitter like before. I can walk all day without getting tired and I take the stairs not the elevator. I no longer have pain shots once a month as the pain I have is bearable without the extra weight on. I want to thank all the old timers that helped me pre and post band. The best advice I got from them was top remmeber this is a new lifestyle not a new diet, food can still be enjoyed even the rare sweet. Don't limit your diet, limit your intake. PEACE AND HUGGLES!! Bonnie

CONGRTS! Welcome to your journey. Remember this is not another diet its a lifestyle, you will have ups and downs but the outcome is so worth it. I've been banded since 2009 and no longer have diabetes 2, high cholesteral, sleep apnea or high blood pressure. Take measurements as sometimes you loose size and not pounds. It's not a compitition its YOUR LIFE! Wishing a speedy recovery and a great life! Bonnie

Banded april 09,2009. Start weight day of surgery 234 today 128.6, I was banded in Shelbyville,Tennessee. I have recently moved to Edmonton. Looking for fellow bandsters to talk to and a band doctor. I'm married , 44 y/o. A mother to 3 adult children and grandma to 1.

I attempted and made it 3/4 of the way up a rock wall climb at the fair!!!! I wouldn't have even attempted it prior to surgery!

Hey everyone who knows me I cant access chat on my mobile or at the library so Ill let everyone know here. I am OFFICIALLY a grandma now. My grandson was born Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 5:20 am PST via C-section. He was 8 lbs 14 ozs and 20 inches. This is my 1st grandchild and I am so happy I get to be a healthy grandma. I am now 136 pounds Ive lost a total of 118 from my heaviest weight. I went from size 24 womens jeans to a size 5 and 4x shirts to a small/medium. My bad cholesteral is now at a whopping 88 LOL. I feel good I look good and am very happy I made the descion to get the band. Merry Christmas or whatever Holiday YOU celebrate.

trying to find a doc that takes Medicaide in Georgia live in Milledgeville but am willing to go wherever I need to go in Georgia any help appreciated thanks

I think its a sad thing that health care is cosnsidered a privilege and not a right.

I got this recipe from once a month mom blog (dinner Mom Cookbook. New York: St. Martin's Press QUAD Quantity Measurement Ingredient 6 pounds pork roast or loin, divided into 4 1.5 lb portions 4 cups apple juice 4 cups onion, chopped 4 each apples, peeled & sliced 4 each pears, peeled & sliced Directions: In 4 gallon freezer bags divide each of the last three ingredients and place in bags. Place a 1.5 lb portion of pork in each bag. Pour in 1 cup of apple juice to each bag. Seal and freeze. To serve: Thaw. Cook in slow cooker on LOW for 8 hours. Containers Needed: 4 gallon freezer bags

Thank you all so much for your thoughts on this I really appreciate it. You may be right adagray about teh thinner than me thought cause 2 of the 3 that keep telling me that have had other WLS done. You all have made me feel so much better and more positive right now. Bon

YOU LOOK TO THIN....had to do it Thanks everyone for making me feel better!

Just wondering what you finally decided on .

I wonder how people handle the comments others make about dont get too thin and you shouldnt lose that much weight. I am currently at 186.2 pounds and constantly hear from family members you dont need to be that thin when I tell them my goal is between 130 and 140 which at 5'4" would put me in the middle of a normal weight, tjhey constantly say you will look sick and too thin. I keep telling them that I discussed this with my doctor and we agree that taht is a reasonable weight but they dont want to listen. Any one have any idea of another way I could approach this to get it thru their heads that they are just used to seeing me fat and tha whole family is fat that a normal weight will look different to them? Thanks if nothing else I at least could get this out of my system. Bonnie

off subject but when you hit Tennessee visit McMinnville, thats where I am at/ :thumbup: