imaluckydog

2 Years out... Try and Remember Where has the Time Gone? I remember being FAT! I sometimes think I am still FAT!! I remember wanting to be banded and I could not wait! I remember wanting to lose weight and I could not wait! I remember my sleep apnea and machine and could not wait for it to go away! I remember packing up the apnea machine and tossing it away forever! I remember taking blood pressure medicine and could not wait to get off that stuff! I remember canceling the order for my Blood pressure meds! I remember the shots in my knee and the pain not being able to walk! I remember wanting people to notice I have lost weight, I could not wait to be noticed! I remember wanting my first fill and I could not wait! I remember wanting my un fills and there have been many, I could not wait! I remember wanting to just eat all the foods I love, I could not wait! I remember not wanting to exsercise and hoping the weight would come off! I remember starting to exsercise and having the weight fall off while I slept! I remember snacking and eating those things we as bandsters should not! I remember making a food plan and sticking to it mindfully! I remember the mistakes I have made, and could not wait to fix them! I remember not wanting to go skiing as I could not bend over and buckle my boots! I remember going skiing again for the first time in 20 years, been skiing now for 2 years! I remember my fear of flying because I could not sit in the set comfortably! I remember going on a plane and feeling small in the seat I still have the memories! I remember waking up in the morning and committing to a healthful and happy day! I remember the power of a positive attitude, it has change my life! I remember feeling my body and not ever remembering how it felt thin! I remember the excess skin hanging off me and I can not wait to have it removed! I remember making the appointment for skin removal! I can not wait! I remember thinking what is Abdominolasty, Panniculectomy, I can not wait! I remember the life decision I made to be banded, I would do it all over again! I remember just two years ago and now the excess skin will be removed, I can not wait! I remember being denied by the insurance, I did not have all the correct paper work! I remember being patent and re submitting the paper work and got approval today! I remember blogging for the first time and wanting anyone to respond, I could not wait! I will get my Nip and Tuck on June 27, 201. I can not wait! I am just a little worried about the recovery, I hope I can bounce back, I can not wait! My two year Bandversary is right around the corner banded on June 29, 2009 I wish everyone who is starting out on their journey all the best to you and I can not wait to hear from you. imaluckydog

I am going for my Pre-Op appointments tomorrow. Two weeks from my Nip and Tuck! I watched all the procedures on youtube. Well, I am not sure I am ready for all this but it's a good thing I will be put under!!!! I am just not going to think too much about it and just show up!!! I know six weeks after I will be feeling myself again. Getting it all done at once is scary. Thanks for all the kind words, you are my LB family. Best wishes imaluckydog xoxoxoxoxox

Had a nice CHAT this morning on this site and I did figure out how to start an entry. LOL I have not had a chance to figure out this new site, it seems very confusing to me the DITZ that I am. I am a creature of habit and I resist change. I also get in the habit of eating the same every day. It is safe because I know what works for me. I like the foods I eat. I can eat almost anything I want even just a taste and I am satisfied. Breakfast goes slow it always has and I cannot eat too early. I have my lunch at the same time every day. I guess you would say I have a set routine and it works for me. I know for a fact that blogging has helped me keep this weight off. It also helped get the weight off. I do not eat when I am at my computer. My Dr said that more people are apt to keep more weight off if they blog or write about their experience. I was resistant at first but it is piece of mind I can put something out in cyber space and let it go. I wish everyone well on their band journey. I have had an exceptionally great journey myself almost two years and feeling great. Best wishes imaluckydog

I am back to eating small to be small. I had to have a large un fill and I gained some weight. Yes, I let myself eat all the wrong foods and sliders too. I had great fun of it until I stepped back on the scale and almost had a heart attack. I gained 20 pounds in one month. I got back in to the Dr. office and had a fill. Now I get tight if I eat the wrong foods. I am keeping my foods clean and healthy and I feel so much better. I want to be small so I am going to continue to eat real foods, not too much and mostly plants with proteins this I can manage and feel good. Best wishes Imaluckydog to be losing again.

It is hard work you know what you have to do. It is hard for me too. Best wishes and keep positive and all will be well. imaluckydog

Best wishes, everything will be fine, I was also scared. I was banded June 29,2009 and have lost 110 pounds. It has been an amazing adventure and journey to say the least. The most I can say is I love my band and I am a new and healthier person today. Follow all the rules and keep up with all of the appointments. Keep blogging it help get the weight off. Good luck imaluckydog :-)

Livin' the life!!!! I just love it. We are coming up on our two year Bandversary OMG I can hardly believe it. You have worked so hard and it has paid off. I am skiing again and I should post another blog but this site is so confusing. I do not seem to have the time to figure it out. I love reading your posts so helpful and informative. Yes, you do look amazing!! Best wishes my band buddy. imaluckydog

Laugh Out Loud, I LOVE THIS!! I'm in VT Skiing again Ton of snow this season. Our school team is going to the States. Yippeee I am so glad I have my health and energy back. Best wishes, imaluckydog

Hi I was also banded in June of 09. We are band buddies. Yes, we all need support. Keep blogging that is one way to stay in touch with others that have what we have. It can be a struggle and if the choices in food and beverages are not the best it can be a harder struggle. I eat real food not too much, mostly plants with good quality proteins first. I do not drink while eating. I also limit alcohol it has too many calories and is harder to burn off. I will have an occasional Iced Milk Shake as a splurge. Iced Cream has too much fat and does not agree with my band. I have also had a few issues with chocolate even though I think it is medicine. It takes time to figure it all out, it is more or less trial and operator error at least that is how I see it. I have lost 110 pounds and have stayed at the same weight now for five months. That is a first in my lifetime. I am happy and all my clothes fit. I just need to keep reminding myself to keep making the best choices for me and my band everyday. If you need help I may be able to offer it. I am a June band buddy. Wishing you all the Best imaluckydog

Hello LB Lifestyle I can do this!!!! Living with the band as a lifestyle. Yes, I can say I am now living the LB Lifestyle. I am 83 weeks from my surgery, lost 110 pounds and I will have my 2 year bandversary at the end of June. I know what I am doing. My weight has stayed the same for five months and I feel like a million bucks every time I look in the mirror. All of my clothes fit and I have a hard time trying to decide what to wear because I have so many choices now. The only problem I have encountered during this adventurous journey is I must keep myself well hydrated. If I do not drink enough liquids I feel sick. I have to have some kind of nourousing liquid going in at all times except at meal times. I must say following all the bandster rules has also been key to my happiness and success on this journey. I am starting the process to see if I want to have the "Nip and Tuck" . That is a lot to think about. I was told today it is a six week recovery. I am not sure I am ready for that. The paper work will be submitted to insurance and we will see just what they will or will not cover. Sure is something to think about! Best wishes all my LB buddies. imaluckydog I remember being so excited to get the LB and I am just as excited today to be as healthy and energetic as I am. I am never looking back. Those miserable days are gone forever. Hello LB lifestyle I can do this!!!

Hi BG, Great to hear from you <div><br></div><div>I am up in ski country this week end, livin' the good life and lovin' it!!</div><div><br></div><div>The new site has me a bit confused, being computer challenged and all LOL.</div><div><br></div><div>I got all my own ski equipment this season. I am having so much fun.</div><div><br></div><div>I had to get an un -full last week. I get myself all worked up and muscles around the band get tighter.</div><div>I had 1 cc taken out. I am down to 4.5 cc in my 10 cc band. Feels a little better.</div><div><br></div><div>I was at my sweet spot for 5 months and needed an un-fill again.</div><div>I hope you get your long await fill soon.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes imaluckydog</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

Good thing you owned it! NOW LET IT GO! This is not a diet. It never will be once you are banded you will need to eat to keep yourself alive so make choices to ensure health. This is a new way of life and it is all about the choices you make. I would have also beaten myself up. This is life and in real life we need to eat. Food of all kinds. It may have been an emotional handful of whatever. It is still life. We all need to learn how to deal with whatever comes our way. I was banded on June 29, 2009. My journey has been successful. I have keep off 110 pounds and I try to make healthy choices. I have learned it is how I think about the food I eat and the choices I make. I think a lot about the food I put into my mouth before it gets there. I have been know to send food back and change my mind. After a while you will know what and how much you can eat of something. Keeping the emotional aspect of food under control was always harder for me. I am and always will be an emotional eater. Best wishes on your journey. imaluckydog

Blogging is a real way to success for me with my LB. I have rules I do not eat at my computer and it helps to write your feelings out there as other so can identify with where you are and what you have to say. I owe much of my success to be able to write about what I was feeling, the ups and downs and the everyday life of being a Bandster. Reading the bloggers of others helps to pass the time. Your life will change, your body will change and keeping up with the reality of the everyday feelings can be worked out in a blog. So three cheers to you on your LB adventure and have a happy healthy journey. I was banded June 29, 2009 and have lost 110 pounds and people call me skinny now. I am no longer a fat person and I can buy clothes in any store I go into right off the rack. I used to have to order all my clothes out of catalogs because stores did not have my size. I had the last meal syndrome the two weeks will fly by for you. Best wishes and remember to follow all the bandster rules. Make healthy choices. imaluckydog

I went to a second hand store and found some great deals. I bought things I would never pay a lot of money for and I got designer names for way less. By the way I went from a size 24 plus on a good day to a size 10. Lost 110 pounds. I think we owe it to ourselves to feel good and look good at any size. Many of the things I found still had tags on them and had never been worn. It is expensive to drop all those sizes. I feel so much better now and I know I am way healthier. Best wishes imaluckydog

I remember it took me forever to feel better after my surgery about two weeks. I read someone's blog this morning which made me think I should blog myself today. I work with food, play with food, create with food and YES I dream in food with all kinds of textures and colors. I am also addicted to food! I am now 67 weeks into this journey, 1 year and 3 months and I have had to re learn how to think and deal with food, handle food, eat food and chew my food, the thought of food, the taste of food, the smell of food all the food triggers and the reminders of food that have brought me to where I am today. Sounds like a confession LOL. I must say I ask for help every day. I always say as a reminder to myself I must eat real food. Not fake food my body cannot digest. Nothing packaged or overly processed this has helped me regain my understanding of how I got this way and how my body needs food to work properly. I strive for a healthy and clean food plan today with lots of fresh cooked and raw veggies and real Proteins not the fake ones that is all my body craves now. That is so weird because I used to be a starchy, crunchy, salty and sugary addict. Get this I dream about Broccoli soup now. I am now being nourished with whole foods that my body is able to use and I do not have the struggle anymore with the elimination process if you get my meaning. I do cook a lot and freeze my own foods in portions for later use. I make sure I eat enough Protein and never drink with my meals ever. I find I stay full way longer. I have had one soda in my LB journey and it was because I needed something to hold. I kept stirring it and as it flattened I was able to drink it. I do not drink soda anymore I just do not need it, waste of money I could buy on clothes. I have kept off my 110 pounds and I think I would like to lose more but I am in no hurry. I have a new wardrobe that fits and if I take off more I will need to buy more clothes and I am not ready for that. I wear a size 10/12 in almost everything. I feel small, and normal, I am not the heaviest one in the room now ever. I even swim and do water exercises and I am not the whale I used to be, I feel very comfortable in the water now. I have lost so many inches with the exercises I do and people always say don't lose anymore now or you will waste away. Like RIGHT me ever waste away that will never happen! I have a 10 cc band and I have had about 6 fills and about 3 un-fills to get me to my sweet spot. I can eat anything I want now. The amount of what I can eat has changed as well. I do better with Veggies and Proteins than I do with muffins and breads. Although I can eat them I must go extremely slow. I love my life as a thin person with a better handle on how I work, play and live with food in my life. Thank you to all my LAP-BAND® friends who have encouraged me along my journey, I know I could not have done this without you. I am enjoying this crisp Fall day. Some Pray for Snow! Best wishes imaluckydog

I am not very happy with this new site I must say! Happy New Year everyone in Bandlania. Best wishes imaluckydog

We are LB Buddies I was Banded June 29, 2009. WOW we have the same Band birthday month. You are amazing. I have spent a little more time on the site but I still do not know how to post to my own blog I must be a ditz. I may go for the tummy tuck and lift at the end of the summer I will be 2 year out and skin is sagging. I am just waiting to hear if my insurance will cover it. I am almost sure it will. Wishing you All the best love imaluckydog

Blog, make a wish list, get busy, take a walk, ride a bike, write what you are feeling on paper, breathe, drink water, take another walk, do some stairs, write a letter to yourself about what you think you will look like in a year from now, take a bath, do a load of laundry, anything to keep your mind off food. The first few weeks are so hard and take it from someone who has been there and survived, it will take all the effort you have, set your goals and move forward, set goals and let nothing get in your path. Best wishes imaluckydog Banded June 29,2009 lost 110 glorious pounds forever best thing I ever did for myself.

Best wishes on your Band Birthday. It will be a most amazing journey. I am over a year and lost over 110 pounds and feel great. Most importantly take time to heal and rest at the beginning. Make healthy choices and go SLOW. Remember baby bites and keep it a practice. Follow all the rules and all will be fine. Best wishes on your band journey imaluckydog

I am also NOT a FAN of this new site. I have ADD and it is way to confusing. Best wishes to all my friends I do not talk to any more because I can't find you. imaluckydog

Hi I have been using this site for a year and a half and I am at a loss now Not sure how to use this site any more. Everything looks so different. I will just need to keep blogging and see if I can get used to it. It is better than eating! I was banded on June 29,2009 and I have lost 110 pounds in about a year. I am very happy working with my band. I am at a normal weight for me now and people call me skinny. Not sure I can agree with them but I have been over weight my entire life so I am a lot smaller. I am a petite size and when I shop I can always find something that fits. It never used to be that way. If you have any questions maybe I can help. I have made my fair share of mistakes and have been able to survive and talk about it. All has been well and I would choose this LB over all the other measures I have tried in the past. Best wishes on your journey and keep blogging no matter what the site looks like. It will be part of your success. imaluckydog

Keep blogging this is a great way to say what you feel and get the support you need. So proud of you. The pounds will melt away. Remember to eat slow and chew well and get that water in whenever you can. BEST WISHES imaluckydog

Congrats on your Bandversary!!! I had mine on June 29th. I have also lost 110 pounds. Very happy with my band as well. I've made my fair share of mistakes that is for sure. I have had to really look at the kinds of foods I am eating as some foods do not keep me full for very long and other foods keep me full like forever. Try to switch up your foods. Keep them real as your body has to work to process them. That has help me so much. When my body needs to work it feels better. Best wishes imaluckydog