Hello! I was just wondering if anyone else who has been banded for at least 3 months is having the same experience that I am having...

I have been banded for just over 6 months. I have lost 70lbs and 42in. I am now feeling bones that I have not felt in a very looooong time. It sometimes takes me by surprise when I feel this hard "bump" and then realize that "bump" is a hip bone or wrist bone. On the flip side, parts of my body that were once relatively firm (ie. boobs and belly) are turning squishy. My belly has always been big, yet firm. It is now shrinking and shakes like jelly. I keep telling myself that my belly was so firm b/c it was packed w/ fat. And now that my body is using my excess fat, my belly is feeling looser.

On a strange (yet true note), I have gone up a cup size.

I would be thankful for gaining a cup size! that's awesome! I was a DD before surgery and now it's like I have nothing.

yes, I know exactly what you mean about feeling bones you are not used to. My hip bones are the ones that have stuck out the most to me, as well as my ribs, even my wrists and knees. I do have some of the squishy, loose skin but I plan to have most of that removed. I started at 282 in March of 08 and was down to 130 by this summer. I'm in a fluctuating phase right now due to a revisional surgery but I still feel the bones

You may not have actually gone up a cup size, you may just now have a bra that fits properly. A 38D and a 40C will usually both fit a person but one will fit a person properly and the other doesn't.

228 to 130, the bones are the best bits, hips, ribs and spine...i still cant get over it!

Congrats to all of you I am do to bebanded on january 7th and cant wait but I am soooooooooooooooo scared of failing do you guys have any encouraging words for me GOD knows i NEED them..... good luck all and again congratulation!!!!

I got quite squishy and was very alarmed, lol.

But in the end, I ended up with very little loose skin. I would now desribe my skin as about 1/2 a size too big for me. I now feel firm and toned, I have visible muscle, and you can feel that my body is very fit. But it just has a bit of drapiness over the top of it - probably nothing anyone else would ever notice.

It was definitely serious exercise that got rid of the squishiness.

Lol remember in Bridget Jones's Diary when she is making out with the young guy and he says 'Mmmmm....you're all squashy!' and she grabs her clothes and books it out of there. Tooo funny.

I've got the squish going on too. I hate when my husband jiggles me. It's a gross feeling.

Hi! I was actually getting scared thinking I had lumps in my chest and realized it was bones I hadnt seen or felt in years! My hip bones are poking out and I LOVE it! Ive always been bottom -heavy, so since Ive lost 85 pounds, my butt feels soft and so do my thighs. Supposedly, it takes about a year and a half after you have reached goal for your skin to adjust to your new body. Although, I willl never be firm, maybe with exercise, some of this extra jiggle will firm up. But, Im not complaining, believe me. Hell, plastic surgery is always an option. So, I welcome those lumps and bumps. Bring 'em on!

Hello! I was just wondering if anyone else who has been banded for at least 3 months is having the same experience that I am having...

I have been banded for just over 6 months. I have lost 70lbs and 42in. I am now feeling bones that I have not felt in a very looooong time. It sometimes takes me by surprise when I feel this hard "bump" and then realize that "bump" is a hip bone or wrist bone. :smile2: On the flip side, parts of my body that were once relatively firm (ie. boobs and belly) are turning squishy. My belly has always been big, yet firm. It is now shrinking and shakes like jelly. I keep telling myself that my belly was so firm b/c it was packed w/ fat. And now that my body is using my excess fat, my belly is feeling looser.

On a strange (yet true note), I have gone up a cup size.

I've been fat since age 8 so I'm definitely experiencing the same thing! About a month ago was playing with my knees and noticed a little notch right below the knee cap. I couldn't stop poking it in wonderment. My roommate laughed at me, haha! I also love lying on my back and feeling my hip bones and ribs. I used to have to dig to feel them and now I can glide right over them. It's a nice feeling.

My butt is so flabby ;__;. I almost miss my bigger, but firm, tooshie. Almost.

I love my hip bones & collar bone showing!!