LovableLynn

Hi Everybody!!! My 4 month band anniversary was June 7th and at that point I had finally succeeded in hitting my 50 lbs weight loss. I have only received 1 fill so far and that was less than 1 week ago (June 18th). I believe my Dr. said he inserted 3cc's. You are all truly a great inspiration and although I don't post much, I am honored to be a member of the Victorious Valentines Love and respect Lynn:thumbup:

When I first got the band and started to lose weight, I got a huge burst of energy but that didn't last long... for the last few months, moreso the last few weeks, I am so exhausted I feel drunk. Perhaps I do need more Protein because I know I am not taking in enough... I wish i could also find the answer to this as it is extremely discouraging. Lynn

I am a little far away... but i would come to you, not to escape the cold but to escape the heat. Today we are having a cool day and it is only 100 degrees...what makes it cool is that the humidity level is only at 30%... so count me in... I will join a party in a cooler climate! Then again if you girls want hot... I am sure Amoud (another Victorous Valentine and my best friend here in Qatar) and I will welcome u all.

Thank you Ezma, that is so sweet and kind of you to say. I don't feel I am beautiful.. well.. at least not on the outside:frown: but this is why i got the band.. so my outsides can catch up to my insides (inshallah, God willing):rolleyes2:... as for my mini goal.. i was so gung-ho 2 weeks ago thinking I was there.... I got a little too cocky and then hit yet another plateau )#&_$*&@#(^@% .. I have to admit i was being hard on myself but considering I am dealing with constant hunger because i have yet to have a fill, I decided to go easy on myself and still see the accomplishments I have done instead of the failure to reach my mini goal by my set date. Again.. thank u for your kindness Love Lynn:wub:

Hello ALL!! Wow.. this is so great to put a face to a name. I had to do some digging as I dont allow full body shots neither.. but i found these which are making me cringe. The picture with the camel... my face.. not sure if it was due to the smell or the thought of my father taking my full body pic and having nobody in front of me to hide me..lol Anyhow.. these are my befores... I am scared to compare to now in fear i wont see a difference but i will try to get the courage to take some soon. Hugs to all Lynn

June 18 :-(

When i didn't hit my first mini goal a few days ago I was not so worried about it because after reading the posts here I was encouraged by all the support... but the last week, I have reached an ulitmate level of frustration... I am sooooooooooooooooo hungry all the time...and i am refusing to eat to I am suffering with headaches, shakiness and just plain old weakness.... I know it isnt so far away but on one hand I feel like I am never going to make it. When i look in the mirror, I feel like I am ballooning.... ARGGGGGGG!!!!! Sorry.. I needed to vent some today I hate to admit.. I am so jealous of you girls who are on ur 2nd, 3rd, 4th fill.... I feel like I am about to lose the battle

Hello All!! I don't post much.. but I am always here reading, learning, laughing and finding great sources of encouragement. You truly are all great and inspiring. Hugs to all (((((((((((((((((((HUG)))))))))))))) Lynn:wub:

I agree with HF... unless you have this problem then you can truly not understand the humiliation. I would also keep the weight if I could just have this hair gone forever. Lucky for me as a Muslim I wear a hejab so I can hide it... but hey.. can't stay covered all the time. When situations like this happens with our kids, yeah you can find laughter in it but at whose expense... So for all the "hairy" women out here.. and there...and everywhere, let's me a little more compassionate and realize some of us are really affected by this. The excess weight we have can be taken off.... but the hair.... for some will never go away.... :-(

Hi Puddin, I wish I had an answer for you as to why we have yet to have a fill (we as in my best friend and I who had our bands put in days of each other). We were so excited to go to our 6 week follow up only to be knocked off our chairs. The Doctor on 1 hand was telling me he had expected me to lose more (at 6 weeks I had lost about 14KG - 31 lbs) and then on the other contradicted himself in telling my friend and I he was not going to give us a fill because we were losing. Although we told him we were struggling with hunger and had hit a plateau for over 3 weeks, it was just not getting to him. We are not in an area where we can just get up and change Dr. so easily... so all we can do is grin and bear it for now. It is by the grace of God that I have lost this much weight without a fill and I must admit it is a daily struggle. You have no idea how far June 18th seems to be... but this is when he scheduled our first fill. Will keep you posted... :-(

Welcome to the site, From my ticker you will see that from my beginning weight I also hade more than 200 to lose. I am a long way off my goal but I am off to a good start. As you go read on you will find other bandsters who have achieved this amount of weight loss... so just believe in yourself. It's not always going to be easy but it will be for your benifit. Welcome to the journey. This site has been the best support for many of us. Kindest regards and the best of wishes Lynn:thumbup: