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Thank you so much for your kind comments . Actually my arms in my opinion do not look good at all. What you see hanging down is lose skin. I really NEED to work on them .

I had some tightness issues one month and lost 20 pds in one month and my arms kind of happened over night.

BUT IF I worked out more they would probably get better.

SO I recommend if your worried about them work those bad boys out !!

Your doing awesome congrats !

Mindy

I enjoyed all your photos. You're beautiful. I asked if you had a tummy tuck, but then viewed the pictures where it said you had. Did you have anything else done. You have like no sagging skin on your arms, and your legs. Did you get anything done to your legs. You look amazing. What an inspiration! Thanks for sharing.

I have been loosing about .75-1 pound per day. Its amazing. My husband said that he can tell a lot in my face, chin, and stomach. My pants are getting baggy and my sweaters and blouses are fitting loosely. Also, I don't feel like I am retaining fluids like I was before. Before I could just feel my body puff up and my blood pressure go up and down. Now losing the weight I feel much better and sleeping better. continued...

Hey Lady! I am doing great! I'm steadily coming down after a little slump. I don't know what I did to pick it back up but its working. I'm still not working out like I should though. My 18's are getting a little loose! I'm trying to keep from going shopping because I don't want a bunch of clothes I can't wear and have no plans to fit into again! Thanks for checking on me!

Yes my family knows. But dh's doesnt. They live out of town. I just told mil that I lost weight cuz we were talking about diet. And she is coming here next week so I didnt want she should become shocked. In the end I didnt even loose so much so whatever.. . I didnt even have to tell her.

what else?

hi,

I am trying to choose, I want to loose over 100 pounds so I dont know if the lap band is the best one for me. I praying on the issue

Have been pretty busy and of course sick. Getting better now. Had a great time at home in Virginia. It's getting cold here in Korea. Planning another trip to see my doc to get another fill, will be my 5th. I have 7 cc in a 10 cc band. Just got an invite by my doc on fb, so now were in touch. Looks like I had sent some business his way. Looking forward to loosing another 50 #s.

That is great that you will have a wonderful Christmas gift (your band)! My pre op diet consisted of no bread outside of nature wheat (no white flour), no white flour or sugars, no corn, potatoes, or foods heavy in cream. I could eat fruits that were low in sugar, lean meats without any skin, and limited fruit juices or half/half. I was encouraged to limit coffee and lots of water. During that period it was suggested not to eat fried foods. The main reason for such a strict diet is to shrink your liver down to do your surgery. It seems a bite hard to do but just look at the bigger picture and what you stand to gain from all of it. page 1

Hi there, thanks for the compliment. I actually wrote a blog thats on my page about my diet/workout routine. I've since slowed down the working out, but my weight loss has slowed as well, so I really believe strongly the key to success is working out (it also helps some with the saggy skin). Please check out my blog and let me know if you have any other questions.

Well the time has come, I have been standing on the sidelines and now am about to take the plunge. Just had my psych and nutritionist visit. Will have the sleep study(what is that about) Tuesday. I do have a question, what is the deal with the excess skin after you drop the pounds. Any body had problems with that. I am about five ten and 324 will I end up looking like one of those Chinese dogs with all the loose skin.

Having the gastric to get some help with the diabetes the skin thing is what I am worried about.

Any insight would be a great help.

Thanks

Anthony

hi...just read you most recent blogs and i loved them. I know what you mean about the "poop weighing"" dry dry chicken" and "slime=shower".

I have been stuck at the same weight for the last 4 months... not the bands fault. Lack of motivation and a little saobotage on my part.... i have a new goal for this year. loose 33lbs by my sept Bday.

How is you new veigan diet going?

What a inspiration you are! I just had my band on the 29th of dec! My highest weight was 440 and I'm down to 384! How long did it take you to loose all of that? I would love to chit chat some time !

Hello my friend. How is up there in Canada? I love to snowmobile in Cananda and have been there twice. How is the weight lost been going? I am down 30 lbs from my heaviest and wishing it would go faster but they say the slower you loose the better it is. This old skin of mine could not take the fast lost. My neck is getting wrinkled now.....LOL Just stopped by to say hi and hope all is well

Hi Rose, Yes it has been a long time since I have been on here. Been very busy getting all my test done before the 19th of October when I got to NC to see my kids. All test are done but the last one was suppose to be today and I got sick and could not get it done. Waiting for a call from the doctor to see if I can get it done before the 19th which is only one week away. It really sucks I got so sick with this cold but was afraid if they put me a sleep I would not wake up. They were going down my throat and doing the other end. If that test was done and everything was ok, I would have had a date in December. Now, I am frustated but I am still dieting to make the doctor happy and lost over 10lbs which the first ten pounds is easy to loose because I have been there before.......LOL Have a good day and thank you for thinking of me. Now I am going to look at your post just to see how you are doing. Our friend Bklynike is doing great. I love to read about her progress also.

Judy

I do Zumba for exercise and yes, I have a big amoutn of skin on my stomach. I am actually scheduled for my extended tummy tuck on January 10, 2010. So excited! Good luck to you all!

I am considering a lap band procedure, I have 125 pounds to loose and I've had it on for 9 years, since the birth of my childern. My insurance doesn't cover it but I am still determined to have it done as all the other weight loss methods haven't worked for me. Any suggestions? I'm in the Dayton/Springfield Ohio area.

Hey! I'm feeling pretty good. I'm on my 10 day work stretch so i betta be ready! I'm excited now that i can start loosing some weight! My new goal is 30 lbs down by feb 20 cause i have a wedding to be in so u know im on a tare now! U doing ok?

I think you look SO great in your photos!! I think you can make them bigger. I upload them in the regular size on facebook but you could put them on a blog or myspace or something. You could even put them on snapfish or webshots. Then you copy the web address and insert it into the little box that pops up when you click the picture icon.

You look fantastic!! I can only DREAM of wearing a bikini. Did you get plastic surgery? I'm getting nervous about loose skin... so think I probably will need it.

How many fills have you had? I've only had one but it was 3 1/2 and it seems like alot talking to everyone else. I still dont fell much restriction? You look really good. I want to look like that in 7 months. Do you have alot of excess skin?

I can't wait to start loosing instead of gaining. Florida, here we come!

Brenda i was just looking at ur pictures and i think you have done a great job so far. I commend you on that. I also read your blg and it seem as if you having trouble to loose a few more pounds first you have to be honest with yourself about your eating habits. Make sureits on track another thing to look out for is what you drinking make sure you are not drinking your calories. That can be easy to do at imes i find myself strungling with that. My next advice is to find you a real intense workout plan and stick with it atleast 3 days out the week. Keep me posted i would love to follow your process. Maybe we can help one another out. Good Luck and keep up the good job.

Hello Julie, it's nice to meet you! In response to your question. Post-op life has been a little rough. I have a very low pain tolerance, and I'm not very good with it, so the pain has been the number one factor. The only place where the pain is quite bad is the area of skin in which my port is. The rest of the scars are just itchy.

Secondly, pre-banding, I could drink 50oz. of water everyday. It kinda sucks not being able to even finish 160z. of water in a single day. Maybe I'm afraid of drinking too much and throwing up, but it's sad. And I'm more thirsty than hungry.

Third, I miss the texture of food. It's not that I'm hungry. I just miss the different textures of food. I'm 7 days post op and I feel kinda bored with liquids. Anyway, thank you for the question. Have a blessed holiday!

Hi Mc in Md,

I saw your stats and we are similiar in weight, height and age. I have my surgery Dec. 14 and I am 189 today @ 5' 1 1/2". I am 38 years old. I was wondering how long did it take you to reach goal? I am so excited to have it done. Do you have any advice to offer on what worked for you and what was the hardest to do? I plan on working out with weights 3 days/week and treadmill 3-4 days a week. Also, do you have any extra skin? I will prob need a tummy tuck because I have had 2 c-sections. Thanks for sharing your info.

Michele in CA

I am a 37years old. I am a Paramedic in louisville,ky. It has been a struggle my whole life to loose weight. I am so glad that i finally took the step to have the lap band. This web site is really helpful and hope it will be for others.

Hey Pete, I hope you're doing well. Me, I'm still learning to eat. I'm not loosing any more weight since I went to the mushies. I'm hoping my new christmas present/treadmill will start that scale moving again. How far are you walking a day? Are you outside or on a treadmill? You have a great advantage with weather being in Fla. but it still gets dark early in the winter. Thanks for the updates!