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?

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.