MADE IT 2 MY GOAL..OH YEAH

I am wanting to change my profile pic and info but cant find where to do it. I guess when they changed things around I got lost. Can anyone help me out?

Here is a picture of me taken last night, with another "during" and a "before"

Penni, feel free to delete the last post of my photos!

Congratulations Everyone - we're looking great!!!

Big change in myself people. First pic was taken March 6 2008 my wedding day (5 months and 12 days before my band. I was so unhappy with the way I looked. I was at my "fattest" at 264 pounds.

Second pic was taken November 25 2010. 2 years 3 months and 7 days after my band. I now weight 149 pounds. I'M NOT ONLY SOOOO PROUD OF MYSELF BUT PROUD OF EVERYONE ELSE! WAY TO GO EVERYONE. WE ALL DESERVE A BIG PAT ON THE BACK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys or gals shall I stay. I started off at 264 in August 2008 and am now down to 149 12/07/10. I am so excited about this. I also have a consult for a TT on 12/10 with the same surgeon that did my band. Puts my mind at ease but still have the nervous feeling. I'm sure whoever is reading this understands what I mean. For those of you that have had TT can you float some words of encouragement my way please? It sure would be appreciated.

I gurggle when I sit up or lay down so I'm not much help. I think it's because the lower stomache is empty. Don't know if as time goes by it just gets used to being empty and gives up asking for food.

well I am over 2 yrs out and im still doing it

I have a problem that is really getting on my nerves here. I have no idea if anyone else reading this has the same problem or not but, I will never know unless I ask. Right? So anyways. It seems that every time I lay down I start gurggling. This only happens when I lay down. Sitting up, I don't have a problem, but the second I lie down, the gurggling starts. My husband actually woke me up the other night cause it was so loud and constant. I have trouble getting to sleep but once I fall asleep, I am fine.

Is anyone else having this gurggling problem or am I alone on this one? I don't know what it could be. Maybe I am swallowing to much air or something. I don't think it is anything serious enough to contact my doctor over at least I hope its not. HELP!!!!!

Well, I have made it to my goal weight and still loosing. Just wondering if anyone else here has stomach pain kinda like gas pains after they eat?

When I was to tight and waiting for an unfill, I sent my hubby to the store to get chicken noodle Soup. I would drain the broth out of it warm it up and drink it. It felt good going down, actually soothing and I never had any problems with it. Just remember, small sips slowly. Hope this helps you out some.

I go next month on the 10th to meet with my surgeon that did my lapband. This time, I am meeting with him for a consult for a Tummy Tuck. I am so nervous. This is something I want so bad I can taste. The only thing is, I hate going under. I am always so scared that something is going to happen and I wont wake up from it. I've never had any troubles while under or coming out of it. Guess it's just one of those cold feet things everyone goes through. I have a wonderful, nice, and caring surgeon. I know he will take good care of me as he did when he placed the lapband. Still, I have the nerves problems.

Is there anyone out there that can maybe give me some advice? Anything to help with calming my nerves. I'd be very grateful!

If you don't get enough calories, you tend to stop loosing weight. I am on a 1400 cal. diet. I figured out that even though I may not always feel hungry, I have to make myself eat. Even if it is just a piece of fruit.< /p>

If you don't eat, you really are putting yourself in danger. A short story of how I know this from personal experience. Early this year, I was too tight. I never wanted to eat and when I did eat, it would come right back up. I ended up in the ER late one night with horrible stomach pains. Turned out it was nothing but gas pains..lol. Anyways, since they knew I had had weight loss surgery, they ran a full blood panel on me to make sure everything else was ok. It wasn't. My Vitamin level were really low. So for 45 minutes I had this huge vile about the size of a golf ball full of liquid Vitamins pushed through my veins. It was the worse pain I had ever felt in my entire life.

If you are having problems eating or keeping food down, please go to your surgeon and have some Fluid removed. Not only are you not loosing weight and leaning to eating unhealthy, you are putting your life in danger.

Thought it would be fun to share what we're having. Sometimes I forget to think outside the box and need new ideas. My menu today...

B: 1 egg, 2 thin sl bacon, 1 sl whole grain toast

Snack: Hot broth

L: Boston lettuce salad with 2.5 oz tomatoes, 1.5 oz mushrooms, 1.1 oz ham, .8 oz low fat jarlsburg cheese and a spritz of olive oil and vinegar

Snack: Hot broth

D: 4 oz (cooked) flank steak, grilled with onions, red pepper and mushrooms over 1/4 cup rice.

Snack: sugar free jello[/quote

your food selection is a good choice minus the steak, i just seem to have problems with digesting steak and hamburger. i would love to keep this forum going because i have problems with food choices and i beleive that is why i am at a stand still with my weight lost

Happy to know that I am not the only one having problems with hamburger meat. I can eat a piece of it and within minutes, I'm hanging over the toliet bowl crap, just smelling it while it is cooking makes me sick to my stomach now.

dinner is baked chicken and green Beans. YUM!

baked chicken has become my best friend. I love to get a piece of boneless skinless chicken, put some lemon pepper on it and throw it in the oven or on the grill. I can eat it like that or put some carribean jerk on it and cook it that way. It is OH SO YUMMY! Put some broc and cheese with it and you have a wonderful meal!

Everyone has a different opinion on this topic, as you can see. As for myself. I go next month for a consult to have a Tummy Tuck. I have lost 109 pounds and have plenty of excess skin left to show. I am 99% wanting the tummy tuck done for vanity reasons. I am married but still want to look good for my husband, although he says he thinks I look good the way I am. I am very self concious about my loose skin and want to have something done about it.

Going into have the lapband placed, I didn't have any health conditions. My blood pressure was wonderful, heart was fine, not even border line diabetic. Only thing wrong with me was heartburn and my back. I wanted the band because I wanted to be able to look myself in a mirror and not want to look away because I was so unhappy with what I saw staring back at me. I also wanted it done because I knew if I didn't do something then, it may end up being to late later on in life and my children would have to suffer for it.

So I say, if you want any kind of plastic surgery done, do it. If you don't, don't do it. It's really that simple. People will support your decision whether you do it or not if they love you.

I dont have the funds either. Luckily I was told today that they would if I have like rashes and sores and stuff. I have a constant rash above my pubic area from the sagging skin, I get yeast infections in my bellybutton from my muffin top and between my folds, i occasionally get sores. So my doctor thinks i should not have a problem getting approved.

HELLO EVERYONE!!!! It may be cold and cloudy outside today here, but it is such a beautiful day for myself. I just got back from the Doctors office. Great visit as always but this time was the best visit ever.

First of all, I was informed today that at 155 pounds, I have reached my doctors goal weight. We set this weight goal 2 yrs. and 3 months ago. 2 years ago, I was 267 pounds with a BMI of 47.3. Today I am 155 pounds with a BMI of 27.5.

Second of all, I have made an appointment for a consultation to discuss a Tummy Tuck. I am so excited and proud of myself.

Only bad thing about today, I am on a liquid diet until tomorrow morning and I am getting hungry! But I will manage my way through the day.

Has anyone had a tummy tuck done yet? I'm sure someone out there reading this has had it done. I'm nervous about having it done, but it is something I want done so I will have to suck it up and get past the nerves.

considering i just had an adjustment, no solids for me today. Instead I will enjoy hot tea with splenda, diet hot chocolate, Water, broth from chicken noodle Soup and well, thats about all

Hey everyone! I have been having serious pain exactly where my port is for the past 2 days. I have been taking some left over pain medicine from a surgery that I had back in Jan. of this year but it's not seeming to help. I'm starting to wonder if something is going on with my port, like if it has slipped or even maybe has flipped or trying to? If it's not any better by tomorrow, I'm calling the doctors office. Just wondering if anyone out there in bandland has any suggestions as to what it could be. I had my surgery back in August of '08 by the way.

I HAVE MADE IT!!!

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I've been on here, but, I have wonderful news! I got my band in August of 08 and after 2 years, I have finally made it to my goal weight of 150lbs. I am so proud of myself. It hasn't been the easiest trip nor the funest but well worth it.

I started out at 267 and am now at 150 and it feels so wonderful. I do have one question though. Now that I am at my goal weight, what happens with my band? I have an appointment with my surgeon in August and can't wait to share the wonderful news with him. Will I have one last fill or what? How does that work? Will he fix it to where I don't lose more weight or what?

I know that I have to talk to him about seeing a cosmetic surgeon since I have excess skin that needs to be taken care of. And to be honest, I am but I am not looking forward to that part of this journey. I am because I will have a beautiful body to show off to my wonderful husband who has stuck with me through this whole journey, but I'm not looking forward to it because I hate having surgery and I know this is going to be a HUGE one. I have to have my tummy, thighs, and arms done and I'd like to have my boobs lifted back to where they where when I was a teenager, but I just may be able to let that one slide for a while longer. Right now, I just want to get rid of my thunder thighs, overlapping belly, and my high bye arms (LOL). Anyone have any advice of having this done? Anyone at all with any kind of advice at all? I'm up to hearing it all.

My kids range from ages 8 to 17. My 8 yr old was the only one to go trick or treating. I can't lie, I thought I would be able to be strong while trick or treating but the candy was to appealing. It won and I lost. I have had some toostie rolls, and a few bite size crunches. The good new is, while trick or treating, we walked walked and walked. So I only gained a pound. The bad news, I still have a huge bowl of candy left over and I'm the only one home right now. So far today, I have resisted the temptation. It hasn't been easy, but I think I just found a way to not want it. I pulled up a few pics of myself from b4 I had the band and saw how big I was and was disgusted. Think I will blow that pic up and put it on my fridge door will help me to stay away from anything unhealthy.

Yep, you read it right. I have done so good with not going overboard on the sweets and not eating to much. That is, until this past week. I have felt like I did when I was pregnant. You know how you always feel you are hungry and just can't get enough? I know I'm not pregnant cause it is not possible. So why is it that all I wanna do is eat eat and eat? I last weighed last Friday and had actually lost some more weight, but I am afraid to get back on the scales since this past weekend. I have had Ice Cream, candy bars, Cookies, and all kinds of goodies.

I know it does no good to be mad at myself or to be down on myself. All I can do is what I just did about 15 minutes ago. I went to the freezer, threw out all the ice cream, went to the pantry threw out all the candy bars, and started to throw away all the Cookies from the cookie jar but remembered why I had bought them in the first place. I bought them for my step-daughter to take to school and eat for snack, so, I just turned and walked away from them.

So does anyone else go through these kinds of spells and does anyone know what triggers them? If so, please please please share with me.

I am now in a size 11/12 juniors. I'm so stoked!!

I even got into an addidas jacket I haven't worn in years. I'm big into sports and have a ton of sporty clothing I haven't been able to wear and now I can!

Wow..way to go. I know how good you feel. Just one question if you don't mind. Your ticker says you weight 172 and you say you are in a 11/12 juniors. How tall are you? I way 175 and am only in a 16 in womans. I am short so you have got to be tall to be at 172 and in that small of a size. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not calling you are liar by any means, just wondering how much taller you are than I am.

I was just wondering if anyone else out there have these good days and bad days like I do. There are days when I can eat and it not bother me meaning: I'm not to tight. Then there are days (like today) I can't eat anything without it coming back up (due to me being to tight). So far today, all I have been able to eat and keep down is ice cream and drinks. If anyone else has this problem, please let me know what you do when you have your to tight days.

it might be, I know it is on a regular bed cause fittness lady at the rehabilitation center in the hospital said I could do them on the bed if the floor hurts my back too much but I'm only 3 weeks and 3days post op and she told me way back before pre op I can't do crunches or sit ups til 6 weeks post op but try it (: if it doesn't work try getting a comfy floor mat

I just spoke with my Exercise Physiologist and he said yes, doing crunches on a Water bed is just as effective as doing them on a regular bed, bench, or floor. Finally I have found a way to do crunches without crying from pain after I am finished.:biggrin::thumbup::ohmy::crying:

Got a quick question. Hopefully they answer can be answered fairly fast. I was just wondering, if I do my crunches on my Water bed, will it be as effective as if I did them on the floor or on a bench?

I went in yesterday for my fill. I had orginally thought that when I went in last month for a slight unfill that the doctor had taken out all of my Fluid. I come to find out that he only take out 3cc. He added in 2.5cc yesterday and now after a month of no restriction, I finally have some restriction. I (as of right now) don't think I am too tight. Guess I will find out as the day goes on if I am or not.

Also meet with the exercise man. Since I have a lot of problems with my back and my right hip, he helped me decide on some new types of exercises to do that wont effect my back so much. I explained to him that the fear of my back and hip hurting so bad after exercising, I hadn't been doing much not even walking. We agreed to start out with about what I can handle and slowly work in about 2 or 3 more minutes as I can. I have already done this (went to Wal-mart at 5 this morning and did the walking) I have a little bit of pain in my hip right now, but nothing major. I plan on walking the kids down the cove road (which is about a 10 minute walk down and up) to catch the bus this morning. If I have no pain or just a little pain, I am going to walk down the cove rd. to get them offf the bus this evening and walk them home. I figure this will get me started off right. My leg and stomach exercises, I will do them as much as I can 3 days a week until I know for sure I wont have to worry about pain so bad that I end up on the bed with a heating pad crying.

I also met with the nutritionist. She said I had been doing good with my choices of food other than the few Cookies or something sweet I have every once in a while. She put me on a 1400 calorie a day diet and broke it down for me. Breakfast...200 cal lunch 400cal....supper 500cal....snacks 100cal....and liquids 200cal.

I know I can stick to this. I have come such a long way since I had my band placed last August. There is no way I am turing back now.

She and I also discussed the weight that I want to be. I want to be 130 pounds when it is all said and done. She believes in me and believes I can do it. What I am about to say next, when she told me, it brought tears to my eyes and a huge smile on my face. She said that if I stick to the 1400 calories or less a day and stick to my exercises at least 3 days a week. In 6 months, I will be at my target weight.

I have been excited about losing all this excess weight since day one, but now I am more excited than ever. Hearing the words 6 months, it really gave me more reason to do the exercise and stick to the 1400 calories a day.

Our oldest daughter is graduating high school this year. She is severley mentally and physically disabled. My husband and I are taking her and our other 3 kids ( it will be us a 17 yr old (who is disabled), a 8 yr old (who will be 9 when we go), an 11 yr. old, and a 15 yr. old to Disney World to Celebrate her graduating.

We went to Disney World back in 2007 with all the kids and my mom. I was so over weight that while I enjoyed it majorly, a part of me did. I had to ride around in a cart cause my back hurt me so bad from walking and I was afraid to get on some of the rides because I was so big. Now, when we go this coming April, I will be skinny and able to walk and ride anything I want without any fear of being to big to get into the seats. Plus, the kids will have to keep up with me instead of me trying to keep up with them.

I've had a wonderful life but I feel an even more wonderful life is in store for myself and I can't wait to live it!!!!!!!:thumbup:

1 yr ago 2day I had one of the most life changing operations. I had my band placed. This yr hasn't been the easiest I've seen. But it has been very rewarding. I have lost 80 something pounds. Sure I haven't lost as much as most people have, but I am very proud and excited about what I have lost. I have learned how to eat, what to eat, and what not to eat. I have learned to take my time while eating and have learned what can and will happen if I don't.

Last month I had to go in and have all the Fluid removed from my band. The last fill I had, well, we got it way to tight and I wouldn't call my doctor to have some removed. The pain of heartburn and the frustration of not being able to eat or when I'd eat it would come right back up got to much to bare so i finally gave in and made an appointment to have some Fluid removed. Little did I know that 3 months of being too tight really messed with me. My sugar was way to low, my vitiam level way extremely low. I ended up having to have a total unfill due to this. Nobodys fault but my own. I can only blame myself for not calling when I should have.

I have gained about 5 pounds of my weight back since last month. I am not downing myself for this. I know if I do, I will get depressed and end up gaining more. The good news is, I go in 2morrow to start my fill process all over again.

Yes, 1 yr. ago today, not only did I get my band, but my started my life all over again. I am happier than I have been in over 10 yrs., I feel better than I have in 10 yrs., and I look alot better than I have in 10 yrs..