KEtlinger

Hello All- I decided to utilize this blog function just for fun. So forgive me if I dont update everyday.. still new to it all. I wanted to say that today I bought 2 pair of jean in a size 16!!! A what? A 16!!!! After telling my self that jeans are all cut differently and blah blah that dont get upset if they dont fit, they will soon... and then just like that a button and zip later there I was in the dressing room wearing a size 16! :thumbup: I was elated to say the least. I took the jeans I had on and held them up to the new ones and near fell over. I had mixed emotions after the purchase. I said to myself, "Is it more disturbing that the old jeans used to be sung around the thighs and hips or is it more disturbing how big they are now?" It was one of those moments when you think back to two months ago and I rembmer the day before surgery measuring my thighs and my arms and hip and waist and my thighs were 31 inches each.. today they are 26 inches. I can fit my whole are in there. :thumbup: Crazy!!! This whole journey has only gone on for 2 months I cant wait till I am one year out and looking back on this blog entry. Keep up the good work everyone... It just keeps getting better!

Hello Runners! I was banded on 1/22/09. Before surgery I was running about 3 miles a day at 255lbs :smile:. I am currently at 229:thumbup:. I havebeen using the Nike+ Running Program with my Ipod. Its a great tool to track your running and after a run it will tell you if ou justhad your fastest mile or your furthest run. It's a real motivator when it doesnt tell you anything. I find that just seeing the chart on the website is a great tool to keep you running everyday to push yourself to daily goals. The site also has a way to set a goal to run more often, faster, so many times ina month. Its a great tool to have in your arsenal. The only thing is that you need an ipod and then the Running chip ($30). And if you not running in a Nike shoe ( there is a place in the sole of the shoe for the chip to sit in), you might need to get something to attach it to your sneaker (all sporting good stores normally sell them). Keep it up everyone!! Oh another things Nike+ has channalges you can sign up for like a 1/2 Marathon that you can do from wherever you are. I have done it twice and at the end they send you a "Finisher Tee" and a Tiffany Key Ring!

I am having the same thing (7 days post-op). Dr. says its just gas. Keep moving!! :bored:

Hello All! I am new to the site and I am excited to read about everyones stories. I was banded on Jan. 22, 2009 by Dr. Fred Brody at Sibley Hospital. I could not have asked for a better experience from the moment I got my IV to the moment it came out (same day :thumbup:). The best part was waking up in recovery and the first thing I did was cry becasue I knew I had just done something to change my life at 24 years old!!! Every Recovery Nurse said, "She is so young, this is going to change her life"... they are right.