KelinTx

What an amazing loss WAY TO GO!!

I reward myself with clothing and shoes. I treat myself to something new every week!

213 pounds gone for good!

I loved reading your post and the quote about it not mattering how long it takes to get to goal is so true!

I have posted my 200lb loss photos, they are down further on this thread and also in the before and after pic area.

Please let us know how it all turned out! Good luck to you!

It took me 3 years to reach my goal. My lapband surgeon told me to aim for 170 lbs and when i reached his goal i felt as though i was still to large. My family doc and i talked about it and felt that 150 was a reasonable goal for me to hit and to maintain. I am so very proud to say that i did it and even a couple pounds below that. For me the maintaining is the hard and scary part, the thought of gaining freaks me out.

Sounds to me like you are doing super! Keep up the great work and congrats on your loss thus far.

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I have flown at least 25 times since my surgery date 3 years ago. I NEVER have had an issue not one! I pack a band friendly snack incase i get hungry. I have read other posts where folks say they do get tighter in flight, perhaps it is an individual thing. My last flight was 2 months ago and my band is filled almost to max and still i felt no different at all.

My top three would be...... 1. Having small frequent fills. This enabled me to always keep my portion sizes in check and therefore not be able to overeat. 2. Establishing a regular exercise routine. 3. Not depriving myself. I eat what i want, however only a few bites of it.

I saved the pair of pants that i wore to my initial LapBand consultation. I love seeing jaws drop and the look of utter shock on peoples faces when they see me hold up my size 34 womens pants. I now wear a size 8 jeans.

I have been over weight since about age 8, so i guess you could say just about my entire life. I did however manage to get down to a "normal range" twice. Once when i graduated high school and another time before i got married. The weight plus some always flew back on. When i got my band all i ever wanted was to be "NORMAL WEIGHT" , i am also one that is not cut out to ever be a size 2 or even a 6 for that matter. I have gotten to that point of a normal size range its taken me 3 years but in my heart i know this time it will be for good. So yes in answer to your question it is indeed possible for a person that has been over weight their entire life to have amazing results from this surgery as you can very well see from my stats.

Hey Dallas Dude i was also banded by Dr. Benavides just a tad over 3 yrs ago. I have had amazing success with my band as you can see from my stats. I would be more then happy to help you out in any way i can. Best of luck on your upcoming banding.

100 percent yes i would do it over again!! The band has given me back the quality of life that i was missing out on at 359 lbs. I can do anything i so desire now where as before doing just the smallest of things was a major effort. I love my band.