julie.ann

Welcome! I hope you love this site as much as I do. It has been a great thing for me. I kept my surgery a secret from everyone and this was the place I would come for support....still do! Are you banded? When?

Hey! 80 lbs is AWESOME! Wow! Think about where we were just 6 months or a year ago. The change is incredible! I love my new body...not I wish I could get a new tummy and chest to go with it! ;-D

Yep and don't worry I check my subscribed threads every day. It is set as one of my home pages in internet explorer. We weigh in each saturday and post how much you have lost for the week. So on Saturday you will post you first week's loss.

Thanks for joining in!

You can find it here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/any-october-bandsters-73669/index119.html

Well if I lose a couple of big days (.5-1.2 lbs) then I will usually put on about 0.2-0.5

Still not bad. I haven't been doing well lately because I have been eating soft sweets. I am having a hard time with our daughter right now and I am using food. I know I am. I get upset and start to look for food. I need to decide to go just one week without sweets. I would be back on my losing track easy if I did that!

Hey! I am doing good! I can only eat about 1/2 cup now. I have to chew, chew chew! I am tighter in the mornings now than i was before. It usually takes 10days for the fill to hit maximum. I am hoping it stops here. I have already lost back down to my lowest. I have lost about 3 lbs this week! I wish I would have gotten a fill 2months ago. I just have to be more careful about what I eat!

Hey there! I just blooged about "the reveal". It is great you are working out so well. I just hit the gym myself!

Thanks for the kind words! I am proud and ready to get started back when I come back from vacation next week!

Oh by the way if you put your ticker in your signature it is avaialbe for everyone to see under "About Me" and if you change the numbers it changes it for you without reposting it. Just thought I would share.

Hang in there. I will keep you in my thoughts. If I can do this anyone can. It is hard work, but managable with the band!

Sure! Here you go. SmartBandsters : Smart_Bandsters

Hope to see you on there.

Hey. Yep after 6 days I stayed exactly the same!!! Great news there! I am enjoying the gym more lately since I got off my rigorous weight lifting schedule. I don't more of my own thing and concentrate on the areas that I think need it. I can't wait to see them. Only 5 days left!

I have been thinking I have been pushing the band too much lately eating things I shouldn't. I am just going to chill until I get back. I come back August 4th and I'll be back on the weight loss wagon starting the 5th! I am kind of looking forward to that too!

Take care! ttyl

Thanks, Yep that's me...but the picture they have is outdated by about 40 pounds. I plan to have a new one taken this fall...maybe for my Bandiversary. I'll send that to them.

Hey, I see you are from KS. What part?

You look awesome. You know you can always come here for encouragement. I don't know what I would have done without this site.!

I joined the yahoo group SmartBandsters and it was in their files section. I really like it.

I joined the yahoo group SmartBandsters and it was in their files section. I really like it.

Hi Honesty. Thanks for the comment on my pic. The best advice I can give is really all in my blog Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum - My Secret Journey Start with the last page and work your way forward. My guidelines and lessons that I have learned are all in there. 22 lbs in 2-3 weeks is awesome! Keep it up!

Hey that's great. I love sparkpeople! I can tell when I stop keeping track! I haven't tried the lapband version of it.

Go to my profile and then the blog tab at the top of my visitor messages. Then go to the last page. They are in reverse chronilogical order. I hope you enjoy it!

Sarah, Where ya been? How ya doing? According to BG it sounds like you are doing GREAT! I think about you band-sister. We just passed 7 months Post Op. Can you believe it!!?!?!?!

Keep in touch.

To weigh in on the soda issue....I hope you decide not to take the chance. I've heard too many people say they were told no soda - I was told that too. Not worth the risk.

I Minnesota. First of all if you want to ask questions and have people post to your blog you need to let people comment. After your ticker is set up in your signature you don't have to copy and paste. You can change it and it will change it in your signature. You will never need to copy and paste again, even if you change your weight or ticker style.

Good luck!

Tig,

Thanks girl. You are so sweet! Keep working hard! We will all hit our goals. We are so lucky to have been about to get our bands.

You give me such great incouragement. THANKS AGAIN!!!

Luna,

Thanks for the message and thanks for reading my blog. It has helped me through a lot. I marked my page on sparkpeople so you should be able to find me now.

Have you had surgery yet? Good luck.

I've been having some problems staying on program too. I am getting a workout plan made up for me at the gym, maybe it will help me out.

Hey girlie!

I've been wondering how you have been doing since your last fill. Spill the beans..

Hey there! Thank you for the awesome message on my page. It has been quite a journey so far. I'm sorry you have to wait another 4 months. It is tough. Remember to follow most of the bandster guidelines most of the time and you will get to goal. It is a marathon, not a spint. I am starting to feel tired of the viligence, but I know this is a life long battle against this monster, obesity.

Hey, why don't you look at www.sparkpeople.com or the daily plate or such. It is the second best tool I have to help my weight loss. I keep track of EVERYTHING I eat on there. You can put in food or choose from the list and it tells you your calories, carbs, fats and whatever else you want to know. Take a look at my blog. It will give you about the best advice I've got.

You will do great. It was only 6 months ago I has surgery and felt just like you do now. It isn't easy. It isn't a magic pill, but it is worth it!