Gorda123

DONT GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great attitude!!! His has missed out, and he will truely figure that out when "he grows up"

keep up the good work

i have lost 50lbs in 21 months or so....i dont think of it as failing. I just havent kept my part of the deal with my Band. I am eating more that i should ( grazing) and i am not consistent with my Workouts.

Think of 50 lbs gone fore ever..it is HUGE!!!

Dont give up. I give myself small goals. Right now i am aiming for 10lbs by Sept ( 2 year anniv)

Chin UP!

THank you everyone... I like honesty and if i cant be truthfull and blunt in the website that i am doomed!!

This week i plan on writting down every food i put in my mouth,...even if iti is 5 tiny gold fish...so that i week from know i can look back and see where my empty calories are coming from and then do something about it.

I went to the gym today and burned 400 cals in the elliptical..love that machine. I will go again on wed and friday. The summer is tough sometimes since i have all 3 kids home.

Thanks again.. keep up the good work. Size 14 here i come

i need to get my ASS moving!!! 50 lbs to go and i want to be a size 14 by the time i turn 40!!! right now im a size 20.

I need to stop grazing...i have little restrction but Dr tell me that my band is almost full...so any suggestions??

you look WONDERFUL!!!

i have also lost 50lbs...and still have another 50lbs. I sometimes forget that ihave lost weight and think about not being able to do things.... i have been big for so long that it is tattooed in my brain "i cant". We must start thinking a new way.

Last year i had to get off a carnival ride with my daughter because the belt was about 2 inch to short.... that was a bummer! thanfully my husband was there so he could take my daughter on the ride .I think this year i could go on that ride.

Have a great time!!!!

wow half of my weight in water... that would be 120 oz = 15 glasses of water a day YIkes!!! right now i drink maybe 6-8 glasses.

i also have a scale problem.. i only weigh myself once a week (mondays) i ususally dont like the # i see since i have been stuck on the same 3-5 lbs for 6 months. Maybe i should od planning to. but i stay home during the week and go to work on the weekends.

Good luck !!!!

hello, I was also banded in sept 2009. This site is great to keep me motivated...i shuod come in it more often.

How are you doing?

you are not alone. I am almost 2 years out but I have not lost nearly as much as you have.i still dont see the 50lbs i have lost.

THe muffin top is what bothers me the most. I am much older than you and have had 3 kids..so maybe my belly will never be flat and firm but i would like to wear a sweater without seeing anything bulging out.

I keep telling myself that it took mye10 years to gain 100 lbs so why expect to loose is in less that 2-3 years"

I know how it is to be in your ealy 20's and feel fat. YOu made the right decision to do it while you are young, dont give up. It is a struggle to loose the weight but even a bigger struggle to look at ourself in the mirrow and see what other people see--- Beauty!!

good luck

you are so right!!! i have been banded since Sept 2009 and i have lost 52 lbs. In the last 6 months i have stalled and i do know why--- ***THe Eating of crunchy salty carbs*** I find myself eating snacks that i dont really need. THe BAnd is a Tool and some part of my brain is refussing to change my ways. I am very happy that i have not gainned any weight but it is fustration that i still have another 50 lbs to get to my ultimate goal.

For now i am sticking to small Goals like keeping my calorie intake to 1200 and looseing 10lbs by Aug.

Good luck and chin up!!!

good for you!!!! we all slip when goodies come around sometimes. We just have to pick ourself up and start new.

congrats!!!! you must be so proud....

i know what you mean.. the scale has not moved down for me in the last 4-6 months!!!i go to the Y 2 or 3 times a week and get on the elliptical and dont get off till i have burned atleast 400 cals. My guess that my graising is the problem..BUT still i eat about 40% less than before the band. I still need 50lbs to loose but most importantly i want inches off my waits?core area. THe muffin top is killing me!!!

I do get compliments and its had to just say thankyou cuz i dont see much difference... BUT i will try to loose 10-15lbs by Aug for a wedding...small goals are good right?

Good luck with your struggels.

in Sept it will be two year since i was band and i have lost 50lbs...keep in mind that in the last 6 months i have not lost. I have been sabotaging myself by grazing during the day. I go to the gym 2-3 times week and dont get off the machines till it tells me i have burned atleast 300-500 cal.

We all work diffently...i am always amazed at people that loose 60-100 + in one year. I guess i am not one of them but i am ok with it. I keep telling myself "it took me 10 year to gain 100lbs, so what if it takes me 2-3 years to take it off"

good luck

congrats !!!! i am still waiting for that moment. right now i fit in a 1x and a size 20 pants.... my goal is to fill in a XL and size 14 jeans without the muffintop lol have another 50 lbs before that.

i am a grazer!! and i believe that is why i have not lost or gained any weight in almost 6 months!! i know i need to stop and do what has to be done... eat 3 square meals a day and drink my water...workout ofcourse.

I have been banded since SEPT 2009 and have lost 50lbs.....still have 50 lbs to go, so i dont see it as my band failing i see it as sabotaging myself by tricking my band .

Good luck

Take the chance... if anything you will make a friend and hopefully have a good time

yikes...sorry to hear u r having such problems.... i have almost no restriction after 7 fills...my band is almost to its limit. I have not lost or gained any weight in almost 6 months...very fustrating. I have gotten stuck because of stressfull moments..so now i try not to eat with my kids lol

When i do get stuck i make sure i go to the bathroom and start doing my breathing and spitting up..the longest it has lasted is 45 mins of hell...it doesnt help that when i lock myself in the bathroom i have 2 toddlers banging at the door telling me to come out

Anyways..dont get down on the band...it si not a miracle cure... sure i have not lost much weight 18 months=50lbs BUt i have to let myself that it will take time. I do think that if you are constantly tight and cant even pass down liquids you should get the band loosen up. Like some one said if you dont eat you dont loose.

Best of luck and Chin up!

thanks everyone!!

I think i need to keep goodies and candy in the house that i dont care for....

I am cooking Easter lunch for 12 people ( ham, Asparagus, mash potatoes, salad and chocolate coconut cupcakes) One thing about having people over is that i have learned i cant really serve my self a plate and eat it since my band gets really tight (stress). So i just focus on everyone else eating.

The easter bunny will be coming over with lots of chocolate, i let my kids have 1-2 piece per day so i am hoping i can stay away from the stash for the next few weeks.

Hope all is well

YOu can do it... just be realistic.

I keep telling myself " it took me 10 years to gain 100 lbs.. i cant expect to loose it in 1 year".

Right now i have had the band for 18 months and have lost 50 lbs... that puts me half way to my goal. I have been in a plateau since last Oct...thanks to eating between meals. SO i have to get back on track ( checking calories ) and getting 2-3 workout per week andi know i will get to my healthy BMI...BUT i dont pay to much attention to the scale, what is important to me is how my clothes feel.

Good luck!!

good for you!! im sure your daughter got over it.... my 7 year old is aware of my band and worries when she doesnt see me eating dinner with her. BUt sometimes i just can eat with all my 3 kids cuz its stressful.

Anyways CONGRATS!!!!

it happens to alot of us!!! i have been on and off track for the last 6 months and i have paid for it by not loosing any weight.

Start fresh tommorrow!!

congrats on your baby boy!!!

The band will help you get to your goal!

you are doing great!! I keep telling myself "it took me 10 years to gaing 100 lbs, i cant expect to loose it all in 1 year". But there are people out there that can and do.

I am going slow...very slow.

My suggestion to you is not to take the # on the scale to seriously. I also have a wacky scale..I can step on it 4 times in one minute and it never gives me the same result. Look at your body and how it is changing..i feel at how my clothes fit, that makes me feel good.

Good luck!

great job... i cant wait to get to 198lbs!! my ultimate goal is to get to 180..

You said you exercise by dancing? how many time a week?

I have only lost 50lbs and i am already seeing the saggy skin on my belly and upper legs...and ofcourse my flat breasts. I started saving my pennies for surgery some day...hopefully before i turn 40. I think i wil start telling friends and family to donate $ instead of Bday/Xmas gifts.

I hope you get to your goal..keep it up!!