January Surgery Bandsters Group

[Ladybandito 516]

Hi JDI, thinking of you ... One day and a wake-up until your fixed up, right?

[JustDoIt130 369]

Hi LadyB! Yep, surgery tomorrow. THen I'll heal and get back to being filled and have my fingers crossed that it will be as good as before or even better!

How are you doing? I had a physical last month, and though the weight has gone way up , my cholesterol is good and my blood sugars are low! So overall healthy. Now need to work on the fat again!

Nicki

[Ladybandito 516]

Check in, Nicki, when you're feeling up to it!! Hoping that everything went well and you're on the mend. How's the recovery going so far?

[Ladybandito 516]

Hello? hello? hellllllloooooo???? Miss you guys!

[NJ2NC 62]

Hello Everyone.. wow, it's been almost a year since I've posted.. my 3yr anniversary was the 17th and it made me think of everyone. I've been great hope everyone else has been too. Haven't had a fill in a VERY long time. I've become a runner and since surgery I've completed many 5K's, 10K's, 2 15K's, 8 Half Marathons (13.1 miles) with 3 more scheduled between now and May and my 1st full is coming up in 3 months (26.2). My weight has maintained the same over the last year, 175 & I'm happy with that! dress 10 pants 12.. I'm good. I adjusted my ultimate goal to 175 cause I'm happy here. If I ever get to 160 that'll be just a bonus. I eat to maintain energy for my active lifestyle (I'll admit it isn't always good) but when i get out of control my band remind me! it's still doing it's job and I love it.

I hope everyone is doing well and still loving there band. Happy Janu-versaries to you all!!

Take care!

[NJ2NC 62]

Hi everyone! Chrissy- I feel ya, girl. All I can say- LOG your food! I'll see you on MFP, LOL, and you'll see me. It is totally a journey, and remember, with the lapband we can always do the right thing. Heck, y'all have seem me through a MAJOR backslide, and I'm still here (I consider this most recent backslide a minor one, LOL). I like what Karen said- make a decision each day to make good decisions. And if you slip up- well, that means you're human. It's not a fatal failure! Just begin again. You can do it!!!!

Karen- btw, thanks for your words of wisdom regarding my medical records- I have them all now, and as soon as my insurance kicks in I'll find a new doc (Carolina Girl on the boards lives near me and recommended her surgeon, so that's good). You had great advice for Chrissy. I'll have to print out one of my before pix and put it on my bathroom mirror. You're right, each day is a new day to make good choices!

NJ2NC- HI!!! You're doing so great! A size 12, I'm jealous! I finally am in an 18, the first time in like 9 years I wore a size with a 1 in the front, not a 2, LOL. Good for you running, you go, girl! I am so sorry about the separation/divorce- I hear you on the comfort foods, I do. If I can ask- and if you don't want to answer that is of course totally fine- did your wls have anything to do with your marriage problems? I'm asking beacuse though not going through a separation/divorce (which is a long process here in NC!!), it's still been a stressor on our marriage- DH isn't the most supportive...and it's frustrating.

Well, yay me for not eating a TON of ice cream last night , though I really wanted to- I didn't eat ANY!! And, I didn't eat DS's chocolate chip cookie from chick fil a that he didn't want because it was "too chocolaty." I told him I wasn't at all sure now that he was actually my son!! LOL I stuck to my plan, logged all my foods and lived through the craving.

Everyone have a great day!

Nicki

To Follow-up - yep, almost a year later, I've kinda dropped so many things a year ago, but kept myself as #1 and focused on my journey and kids. Nicki, no my WLS had nothing to with the situation, he was cheating before and after the surgery. He was supportive during and after my wls tho. However, what he didn't count on or realize with the results of my WLS I gained the self-confidence to walk away and not look back once I found out how stupid he really was. We've lived apart since then, Feb will make a year. Yes 366 days you need to live apart for a divorce in NC. I'm waiting patiently. lol

[shannon2015 26]

Hi I had my lapband placed on 1/7/15 and I feel great!

[JustDoIt130 369]

Hi NJ2NC! It's so great that you're doing so well! I had quite the backslide since my surgery, but didn't get quite to pre-band weight. So now I'm headed back down. I'm filled again, I think good restriction, and am really logging my food and exercising 3x a week. I've lost 10 lbs in the month of January. I just need to keep going when motivation lags- that, and I truly cannot eat ice creat. It is absolutely a gateway to all things unhealthy for me. One taste and I eat the whole carton. So no tastes for me!

It would be nice to have some of us back and being supportive of eachother, I do think of you all a lot!

Shannon- welcome to the world of banding!

Nicki

[NJ2NC 62]

HEYYY! This was always a great and supportive group... anyone still here?

I can't believe we've been 5 1/2 yrs banded.. I put on 10 pounds since my last post in 2015 (but I'm more toned and stronger). I opened my band a little to compensate for the back to back marathon training, I just wasn't getting in enough food to sustain all the running and weight training. I'm still doing good and still running (have 2 half marathons and 1 full marathon this fall of 2017).

Please say hello and let me know how all of you are doing!!