I am now a year and a half out from surgery and have lost 142lbs!! I can not believe that I have made it this far. I should also say that during that year and a half I also got pregnant and had a baby. My weight loss does not include any baby weight that I gained which was 30lbs. I love my band! And I have found a new love and addiction in going to the gym. Yes I am there a good 5 days a week for a hour and a half at a time. I still have about 10lbs that I want to lose and I will slowly get there. Plus I have been left with an extrme amount of excess skin on my belly that I will hopefully get removed next year. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself!

Picture from me yesterday

That is amazing, especially with 10 months of pregnancy in there! Congratulations!!

Thank you!!!

I could not imagine life without my band now!

Wow! I would have never guessed you had once been an overweight person---you look amazing! I love these inspirational photos. i hope to be a gym bunny again when I am cleared for working out again. I used to work out ages ago when i was slim. I like the feeling of lifting weights.

Keep up the great work....you're a success story!

That is great considering you had a baby. I hope i do that good, I have about the same amount of weight to lose. i have not got the band yet, but got approved by insurance now just waiting on a phone call to schedule my surgery.

Congrats on your weight loss success! I will be having the lap band procedure on wed. June 1st. I am so excited to start my new healthy lifestyle. My goal is to lose 120 pounds. I just have to tell you that you are an insperation for me personally. By the way, you said something about having loose skin around your stomach, can that be prevented in any way?