bigenuff

I understand. i lost 65 lbs the first 6 months . Then after my first fill last November I have not lost and actually gained almost 10 back. My dr I'd telling me its my fault. I'm not weighing measuring counting chewing. This sucks. I'm so discouraged. im not even motivated to figure out the problem.:-/

Amazing !!

... Is g that .. HAD a really big butt !! LoL Congratulations !!

WHOA AWESOME !!

WOW !!

My doc says vomiting is never OK .

Great post! I compare and get discouraged.:-/

WOW. ! Congratulations. !

Congratulations !!

WOW !! Congratulations !!

Here is ur kick !! \_ I understand I just had people on this site kick me a couple of weeks ago. I'm starting to spend more time on the site, I think I'm slowly falling back in line ! Good luck !!

i never had an experience where a person said something as i read' date=' mine were more (private) the most embarrassing for me was (and sorry now TMI) was that i was getting so big i was having trouble wiping my hiney after going to the bathroom....that was and remains very embarrassing..i have not shared that with my friends at work or my hub..just on this forum....thanks for not laffing[/quote']

I understand I went through that also , it's a bit easier now 65 lbs down :-)

Unfortuately we all have those stories. My advice is to try to let those things go. You are on the way to new you and will make more exciting and better memories from now on!!!

I agree !! But letting go is easier said than done . I also think it important that we know each others struggles as well as successes. I wanted people to share so that others can understand that Yes we all have been through this You are not alone. I think sharing helps us " to let go" a bit of unconventional therapy if u will ?

Banish that from your memory along with the "F" word. We are or have been obese' date=' but "F" is derogatory!!![/quote']

Thank you ! Point taken !:-)

I just had a flash back ( I totally blocked this out for years) of one of my most embarrassing moments being fat. I hope it motivates someone and I hope others share theirs. It makes me grateful for the band even though I'm moving at snails pace right now:

12 yrs ago I was a labor union rep. I had to represent a worker who was unfairly disciplined. I saw that the chair with arms that I had to sit in looked small but I was too embarrassed to ask for a different seat so I slowly and firmly pushed my bottom into it.

Being the great rep that I was , I argued my clients case with professionalism assertiveness and a bit of a threatening tone as they were condescending and disrespectful and the evidence was in our favor....Well I totally forgot about the chair. In all my confidence of successfully arguing the case , I stood up with a firm " take that!!" Attitude to find that the chair was STUCK to my butt !!! There were 4 people there , i will never forget their faces, the direct supervisor who snickered with his head down , his manager who belted out a laugh that would make me vomit if heard it today, a guy from HR who kept a straight face but you can see tears of laughter in his eyes and a woman from HR a bit over weight herself who had an embarrassed smile as if she was just glad it wasn't her ! I kept the " take that !" Attitude as I pushed the chair off my butt and left the meeting. I kept it together long enough to debrief the worker I was representing but when I got to my car I balled like a baby. Today I kind of chuckle at it but at the time I was so hurt .a couple months later I started Atkins for the first time . I hope others will share I think it will help others to know they are not alone and there is help.:-)

Do you have my fitness pal? It's an awesome app with lots of motivating people! I would suggest it. Great way to keep yourself accountable! 70 lbs is amazing. You did that!!! You can do it again

Thank you Ali, yes I have MFP but have not been consistent on there either but will start tomorrow and hopefully stay consistent. My name is the same as here. Bigenuff so feel free to add me :-)

And thanks to Terry for completing the link.not sure why it came up like that.

Ur welcome Goodluck !! It's a hard decision and we all have reasons for choosing the band but whatever you chose you will have support from the great people on this site !

Aweee ! I missed the voting but sending you well wishes !

Thanks everyone. ! I lost most of that in the 1st 6 months, and have been holding or gaining the 2 nd 6 months. Which is why I think I feel a bit discouraged,

@Lapbandster you haven't heard much from me cuz I haven't been consistent on this site.But I'm refocusing and trying to climb back on the wagon. I've been coming on here more consistently the last few weeks being inspired by everyone's stories !! Which is what made me post my success because I know it can help someone else :-)

2nd pic around 1/15/13

At first I didn't want to post cuz I have not lost as much as I wanted and actually gained weight. First pic 4/6/12 339 lbs 2nd pic around /15/13 272 lbs 3rd pic 4/6/13 277 lbs.( 5 lbs gain ) getting back on the bandwagon is not easy but I'm pushing to get back on track. I know what I need to do I'm slowly getting it together. :-)

Awesome !!

Being Healthy is the most important reason we do this surgery ! Congratulations !

Looking good !!