Well, its been one year since my surgery and I feel great! I am not at goal yet, but only about 9 lbs to go. So that is not to bad...

I go into my one year appointment on the 25th and i was wondering what will happen at that appointment. I am hoping that he will do some kind of xray or something to check on how my band is doing in there. Is this typical for the year appointment? I am hoping that he will be pleased with my weight loss.

My year went by so fast. I lost most of the weight in the first 4 months or so and the last 6 months I have only lost about 24 lbs or so. I kinda go in streaks where I try and watch more of what I am eating to get down a couple of pounds here and there. But for the most part I just eat little meals all day long every three or four hours. I have not been very good about exercising in the past couple of months but I am very active all day long and get over 12,000 steps in just by running around everywhere. I am confident that I will eventually get rid of these last 9 pounds, but for the most part am not in to big of a rush to get there.

I am in a size 10, which is what my personal goal was to be in. Some are a little on the tight side, so I would like to lose a little more so that they fit a little better. I am so happy that I did this. Sometimes it seems surreal that just a year ago, I was 70 lbs heavier and felt so yucky. I can walk up the stairs now without my ankles and knees hurting (sometimes crawling up the stairs to get to bed at night). Its funny the different reactions that I get from people now. People actually acknowledge me instead of looking past me or thru me.

I wish everyone that is just starting out the best of luck and to stick with it and see where you can be in one years time. You may not be a your goal weight, but you will feel so much better with whatever you can take off, trust me. I felt better with each 10 lbs that came off. When I got to 200, I was like, I could stop here and be happy. At 190, I was like, ok, if I didnt lose anymore, I would be ok with that. At 180, I was like, this is it, I probably wont lose anymore, but I feel so good, that is ok. Now, at 169, I feel awesome, but now I know I can continue if I want to and I will more than likely lose more if I want to.

Thanks for everyone's support throughout the year. It is greatly appreciated!!!!

Congrats on your 1 year bandiversary! My surgeon just did what he had done every month. Nothing different, and since you are not at goal, I am guessing the same thing for you! Good luck, Karen

Congrats on your one year of success. I am not banded as yet but I can't wait ....