laurr925

congrats on your progress and keep up the good work!! your boys are super cute, btw!

Hey! So I didn't make my goal either but I am pretty excited that I have made it down to 229 lbs, and have lost 56 lbs total! I am starting to exercise more, which I think will help push me toward meeting my goals more efficiently. Debbie - thanks for the positive thoughts. Things have mostly calmed down, minus one really bad sinus infection that threw me out of commission for two weeks last month and I'm still playing catch up from.

looking good everyone!

I struggled with who to tell and who not to tell for a while. I decided that while I wasn't going to run through the streets screaming it, I couldn't exactly hide it forever. As of now I have told majority of my family, a few friends, and my boss. I haven't told many of my friends yet because I don't see them too often and I don't think its necessary for them to know because it would just lead to a lot of questions that I honestly don't feel like explaining to them. Tell who you want, when you want - there is no right or wrong way. If you want to keep it a secret from people, there's no need to tell them. If you had an IUD you wouldn't necessarily tell everyone, and I feel the same way about my band.

Name………..Start Lbs...........Current..........Goal.......To Go Laurr925..........244...............234...............220........14 luv2scuba........201...............201...............185........16 mynewlife09.....199...............199...............189........10 NcsQueen.........215...............207..............195........12 Serenity55....... 288 ............. 286............. 268....... 18

Sorry everyone! I know I have been slacking with keeping this up to date but I have been so stressed at work (and at home) I haven't had time to check out whats going on here. Keep up the good work everyone

Hey Lauren, Welcome to the forum and congrats on your surgery date!

Awesome. Well it seems like people are slow to join, oh well. How is everyone doing? My mom just bought me the Weight Watchers Momentum cookbook (she does WW and I kind of follow some of it) and it has AWESOME ideas! Name...........Start Lbs......Current..........Goal.......To Go Laurr925..........240...............236...............220........16 luv2scuba........201...............201...............185........16 mynewlife09.....199...............199...............189........10 NcsQueen.........215...............215..............195........20

Hey Shrinkos, Now that our challenge is over, I started a July 4th Challenge for the Feb 09 bandsters since there are already a few large ones in progress. Anyone who wants to join, please feel free: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f292/february-foxs-july-4th-challenge-93608/#post1218142

Hey Everyone, So I am sure you have seen some of the other challenges people have posted around here. I decided the February 09 bandsters need something to liven up our section! I am challenging myself to lose 20 lbs by July 4th. Anyone else who wants to join me, please do! Copy the list below and add yourself to it. I'll check in and fix it up if people seem to be left out, but try and add yourself to the most current list! Anyone is welcome to join, not just the Feb's. Name...........Start Lbs......Current..........Goal.......To Go Laurr925..........240...............240...............220........20

woke up this morning. got on the scale. and was at 240, my goal for this challenge. its been 3 months since surgery and i am down 45lbs. im a happy girl :thumbdown:

i waited until after college to have the surgery because i was afraid of the affect it was going to have on my social life. meanwhile, my social life probably would have been better if i lost weight during college. its a double edged sword. either way though you are going to have fun and get healthy, so id say make the right decision. i had surgery and i still go out and have fun, i just dont drink like i used to (or eat, obviously). but that means no more beer bongs or chugging contests or rum and cokes.

everyone looks amazing! thank goodness for this site.. ive been having a rough two weeks due mostly to the fact that i am due for a fill on monday and i have been so damn hungry and trying not to eat everything thats bad, so my progress has slowed.. (although today i am feeling especially tight, weird) these pictures remind me what my goals are so thanks everyone for posting :thumbup:

somehow my digital scale broke so i had to use the other one this morning. at any rate, i lost 2lbs this week bringing my grand total up to 8lbs :sad: yay

so this morning i was getting dressed, and i pulled out my last pair of size 22 pants that hadn't fallen off of me yet. i took one step, and tripped over them. they fell off. i am officially a size 20 now. feels sooooo good to say! so i am putting all my size 22 and larger pants in a bag never to be looked at again!

good luck and welcome!!

haha jane you are too funny! congrats on your NSV! and please, were young, go out and make crazy decisions, life is more fun that way. so if you want to flirt with "big buff silly guys" dont even think twice about it!

Yeah, I understand. Calling BCBS was a PAIN. I called them quite a few times until I got someone competent, but they aren't bad because it didn't take long for me to be approved and since they deem WLS "medically necessary" they are really nice about everything once you are approved. Go to the seminar, and see how you feel about things. It's about 2 hours and it really solidified the idea for me so it may help you make a decision one way or another.

This really isn't a before or after, but I've had this skirt for like 5 years now. I could NEVER wear it the way I wanted to because it always pulled over my stomach and looked terrible. Well, I needed an easter Sunday outfit and I figured let me try that skirt on. And guess what? It fit better than the day I bought it. My mom could not believe it! So I'm posting this under "In Progress" haha. I'm down now about 38lbs and it feels awesome.

Another 3lbs down, so thats 6lbs in total! Another 7 and I'll hit my goal :smile: With a little over three weeks I'm pretty optimistic

Also, when i first went to talk with the surgical coordinator there, she told me that most patients with BCBS get approved. If you want, heres a timeline for your info: Feb 08 - started thinking about band March - Sept 08 6 month diet Dec 08 - NYU Seminar Jan 09 - Psychiatrist, Nutritionist, and Surgical consultation (all through NYU) Late Jan 09 - BCBS Approved Feb 2 2009 - Surgery! Of course, you could probably start the process now and have surgery in 6months, but I waited around thinking about things a lot so it took me a year!

I have Empire BCBC and was approved. I had to do the 6 month doctor monitored diet though, so if you are seriously considering it, I would get working on it now! I don't think the NYU office takes GHI, I could be wrong. Once I had everything together, it took be less than a week to be approved. I would go to NYUs website and look at the dates for the Info Session - you have to go to it and you will get a LOT of info there!

as usual, everyone here looks amazing. its just so inspiring seeing how good everyone looks

um yeah. i have been avoiding the mall at all costs lately, bcs i am a compulsive shopper, but i KNOW i dont want to buy anything until i am at my goal weight. then im getting myself an entirely new wardrobe!

im with everyone, its hard to try and drink 64oz of fluid. especially when you have a small bladder like me! but i try and mix it up, not just drinking plain water. i have an assortment of crystal light mixers on my desk at work, this way i dont feel like im just drinking water for the sake of drinking water.