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Anyway losing weight has always been a struggle of mine for years... LAP-BAND?? was a thought in my mind for a about couple months before my sister passed away although at the time I was losing weight pretty good on my own. After she passed a way I kind of gave up on myself and gained back 20lb real quick. My highest weight ever was 247 take it I am only 5ft 2? tall (yeah a lot of weight for someone as short as me) this was from Aug to Dec. at that point I said to myself enough is enough! I called and made my appointment for 1-5-10 I weighed in at 223. So now after my 3 months and surgery I am down to 200.

Sorry to hear about your little brother.. 6 years I bet it still feels like just yesterday. He was so young as well, I believe that is the hardest trying to understand why their life was cut so short for them.

As you can tell I miss her so much I must say work has been really really hard to be at, but I guess dying is a part of life we may not understand it and we may fuss about it, but the way she lived life it kind of taught me so much and she would always say don't sweat the small stuff life is too short, and remember P (P short for my name) do what you can with what you got!! That was her advice all the time to me if I’d worry about anything. She was just so different it really is unexplainable. Well to honor her on her death anniversary we had a mass for her and went to her garden as my daughters like to call it and let balloons go up in the air in her memory... Talking about her really helps!!! Thank you for listening or reading i should say!

We were really very close but we were also so different she was a very out going happy go lucky type of kid, she was truly loved by so many people!!

She and I both worked together. I been at my job for 10 years now, and she was at her job for 5. It was so funny because me being at my job for that long when we would go to lunch together I knew hardly anyone cause all you'll get is a smile from me and her on the other hand she just seem to know everyone, and talk with anyone. I would make fun of her at times because of it, I'd tell her "OMG Jojo it wouldn't surprise me if you even stop and say hi to the dam stray dogs" lol

Thank you!! getting through that day wasn't so hard of course being with all my family helped!! I have 4 sisters and 1 brother she was the youngest only 27 years old she was very young she passed away unexpectically... I can't help not talking about her. She was that type of person that really left a stamp in your heart and was so full of life, very beautiful, So FUNNY, I swear she would light up a room; she didn't like to see anyone down in the dumps at all. She had something about her that she knew how to make everyone feel good about themselves, was never a judgmental person. Now to me not just because she was my sister, but she was one of a kind!

Thank you!! Aug 14th will be a year and it feels like it was just yesterday... =(

Hello there Ms Venegirl1. I been doing okay I guess!! A lot has been going on… in the brain!! Aug 14th will be exactly 1 year that my little sister has passed away, so just kind of been down and out not really wanting to do much of anything (like exercising) so my weight loss has slowed down. I am currently down 27 pounds in total and I been stuck at that for like a month!!!

I have to just get it together so I can start to lose weight again!!

32 pounds WOW that is awesome good for you!!! Keep up the good work!!

I know what you mean!! I had my first fill last week on the 1st and supposedly I have 2cc in my band right now, but I tell you can’t feel any restriction whatsoever. I stick to my ? cup servings like the nutritionist tells me how to, but I find myself eating and picking at stuff cause I get hungry!!!

Hello, so your 3 weeks out!! How are you feeling?

hey girlie what's up? How are you doing?

Hey you, well what can i say it is going!!! So i got my first fill on Tuesday only 1cc so I still feel no restriction... kinda disapointed in myself too i gained 2 pound from the last time i went to the doctor... but i am back down been busting my butt working out and sticking strickly to the way we are suppose to eat!!! I gotta say i was a little ashame but the holiday cook out is what messed me up!! oh well back on track!! So for total weight loss since my first appointment is 25 pounds...

Thanks for the request....

i get my fill june 1........ i know about liq diet that was hard my mouth was watery the whole time!!! lol

i know what you mean living off soft foods, i did also cause i was afraid to eat, but i been over that now ha ha. So i can pretty much eat anything, and it is scary cause i feel i have no restriction at all unless i don't chew my food right. So just watching what i eat and making sure i don't go over 1/2 cup of food but i still feel very hungry after i am done, so i find my self like dragging my bites so my food will last longer. oh i can't wait till i get my fill!!!

yes it did go away thank God because i was kind of getting scared!!

So how are you doing with the food stages and what stage are you at now?