dragoncreature

So very excited to say that today i weigh 88.2lbs less then i did 6 months ago!!!
still have a lot more to go but heck its a great start! =]
IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN!!
i mean that!
i <3 my band!!!

Has anyone tried safslim or raspberry ketones? If so, is it working for you?

I am sitting here at 192 lbs. I started at 337lbs. My life has changed so much. I look back now and say...what the hell did I do to myself! I was out of control! Now the scale is my best friend! I just want everyone to know that you can do it too!

Or better yet, use real oatmeal. Just buy the rolled oats, measure out, pour on milk and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, just microwave for a minute thirty, two minutes depending on your microwave, and then add your flavorings - I like it with just brown sugar and a bit of extra milk or peanut butter and maple syrup.

I have the new table up for this months challenge at this link March Pre-Spring Challenge. Good luck to everyone and even if you don't make your goal at least you are trying and that makes you a winner.
The best part of running this challenge is that I have to read everyone's posts, so that is the reason for the questions, yep it's for my entertainment. So!!!
To Justdoit130 yes you can pretend you are 29 years old for as long as you like, but "laying on the beach!!!!" does not count as an exercise/activity.
To Carol who's personal goal March is to "start a you tube channel", we will be expecting a link by the end of a the month.
and to Megan, try walking where it's not boring.
Stay tuned, more to come.

Hi all, Looking for a lap band buddy in Ct. I was banded on 8/2. Looking for someone to help support each other.

Hey everyone, was looking for a lap-band buddy. I was banded January 2007, lost weight, gained, and now I'm back on the "bandwagon", just looking for someone for support and accountability especially with excercise (I'm usually motivated, but I fell this week in the snow and in a lot of pain, I'm afraid that I'll lose my motivation)
Thanks for reading!

hello...im from CT and my tentative date is Jan 2011...i am doing the insurance 6 month wait..ugh..
my surgeon is Dr Erhlich...great so far..

Wow not too many CT on here, but anyway.. Got banded on July 30th 2010 and I'm down 30lbs as of today... Total of 60 Since 1/14/10... Finally got a good size fill today.. Really feeling the restriction and loving it! Hope to meet more bandsters from CT especially anyone who lives close by where maybe we can get together work out and keep each motivated!!!

Hey Revolver,
I went through the 6 month thing. It's not a bad thing. I had a nice nutritionist and I had appointments with her every month. I really learned what to eat and I felt so much better after those 6 months of eating well.
My approval finally came in this week. My letter says I'm approved for 12/6 but the surgeon's office said that they will set my date during my pre-op appointment on Nov 4th. I can't believe I'm almost there!!!! FINALLY!
Lucy,
How are things going for you??

Banded June 8, 2010 here at HOCC by Dr. Nahmias from Central CT Surgeon. Would love to talk to other CT banders

This will be my first weight loss challenge, so I'm going to give it a go!
Name, real or screen~ shues 138 (andrea)
Goal weight for Febuary 29th~ 285
Weight on Febuary 1st~ 295
Age~ 28 31(lol)
Dietary goal for Febuary~ Stay below 1000 calories/day
Exercise goal for Febuary~ At least 4 days a week
Personal goal for Febuary~ Not to go crazy lol
Date banded~ 1/26/2007
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 27 lbs (fell off the wagon, back on again)
Do you have any Valentines day plans (How do you plan to handle Valentines dinner)~ Going for hibachi I think, which I usually take leftovers home for the next day.

Hi there! I'm in the Savannah Ga area!

I'm a geezerBandster....now in Year 7 PostOp.
A few minor incidents of not recognizing being OVER filled. A few of esophageal irritation that settled down after a while. And I still can produce PGs and slime if I don't pay attention when I eat certain foods.
Yes the Band still works for me. No, I'm still "35#" from goal.
The REALLY good news, is my comorbidity factors have mostly gone away.
I no longer take insulin injections after 15 long years on the needle.
I no longer use the noseHose after 10 years on the CPAP.
I haven't reached my goal of size 40 pants either....but life is otherwise far far better than preBand.
I've got the old 4cc model. Would I do it again? In a heart beat....as for 40 years I had the old CouldaShouldaWouldaeatTooMuchBlues. And nothing I did made much headway.
I maxed out at 373 preOp....Been shadowing 265 for four4FOUR years!!!
Life is good.

Challenge Info:
Start Date: January 8th, 2012
End Date: February 14th, 2012
Open to? Anyone who wants to join
Is there a signup cut off date? nope
How does it work: Each person sets their own goal for wtloss during the challenge.

Where's the tracking sheet?
https://docs.google....UFRfNVpnV1pyWFE

I haven't been around the site much lately but I just felt like posting today.. It's my 1 year bandeversary, although I am not where I wanted to be at this point (I had much higher expectations but was unable to live up to them)... Who was I kidding thinking that being banded was going to turn me into Jane Fonda or Denise Austin?? yeah ok, I don't think so, I know me better than that.. But anyway so far so good, I really can't complain. I wouldn't be where I am today without the help of my band, and of course some determination on my part and the support of my super amazing boyfriend, his family and my bestgirlfriends. I had so hoped to be 100lbs down in my first year, but knowing now what I didn't know before is that it just isn't realistic for all of us. We lose what we lose, Every Body is different. I can't beat myself up or cry about it, it's partially me (partially my PCOS). I know I didn't workout enough, I wasn't as strict with my food as I should have been. But I chose that route because working out like a maniac and eating like a rabbit was never, and will never, be a lasting thing for me. It's what got me to the weight of 309lbs.
For me it was always that old song and dance of losing and gaining more than I lost in the first place, time and time again. Being too strict inevitibly caused me to fail over and over because it never lasted, and I was so afraid it would happen again and I'd truely be a failure with a $25,000 band in my belly, and a lump of embarrassment and devastation in my throat. I still worry that I may fail, I have good days and bad days, who am I kidding I have good weeks and bad weeks, but I can't give up on this... I won't give up on this.
So anyway, I've done everything in moderation, my eating, workingout, and my indulging with the penalty of losing slowly, but so what, I'm still losing and I'll take that. When I really sit and reflect and I notice the little changes, I'm so amazed with myself, smaller clothes, I can feel bones, wait I have bones? lol, yeah I do, and it's so awesome to finally meet them.. I can cross my legs, I don't huff and puff walking up stairs.. my sex life (hehehe).. the list goes on and on.. and to think this is only the begining, I still have a ways to go.. I'm still so excited for what my future holds. A future, before surgery I didn't see one, I didn't want to. Now I see the possiblities and I finally see how wonderful life is/can/and will be.. For the first time in my life my weight isn't weighing me down, I'm not a prisioner to it anymore. I actually allow myself to live, whereas before I avoided most social situations by staying home and burying my face in bag of McDonalds or a pizza or whatever else I could shovel in til' it hurt and I fell asleep..
I don't know who I'm writing this for, maybe just for me because who can I really say these things to? Who would really truely get it, or want to listen? Only other banders, maybe.. Or maybe I'm writing this because there's someone out there like me that just needs to hear this and know that they aren't alone.. I don't know.. If anything I say helps or touches one person I'd be happy. Thanks for listening and good luck to every single one of you..
Remember to Never give up on yourself, no matter how helpless things get.. We can do this..