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Stefmcg100    3

Stefmcg100
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Hi everyone - just joined this blog. I thought it would be nice to share my success story. 4+ years ago I had a phsycial. I asked my Dr.for diet pills. He suggested to me lapband, I was stunned!!! Did i really qualify for THAT surgery??? The next day I call the surgeon. They had me attend an information session. I was sold 10 minutes into the session. I had all the tests, and insurance approved it all and was scheduled in August of 2008. It was a breeze! Had the surgery on a Friday, left the hospital on Saturday and returned back to work on Monday. Had my first fill 5 wks later, still wanted to eat everything in sight. It wasn't until my 4th fill did my lbs start to fall off. I lost about 65 lbs the first 6 months, another 15 lbs by the end of the summer and now i have losta total of 100 lbs.

I am a different person! Not only do I look different I am so much more happier, I have the energy of 2 buffalo and my disposition is more pleasant. My youngest daughter said she loves doing things with me cause I am silly, more energetic and I can go for a long time!

Every day for the last 3.5 yrs someone says to me how great I look. My response after I thank them is how great I feel! The day I had my surgery was the beginning of my new life.

My husband of 32 yrs has begun his journey for lapband now. He is looking at early summer and we couldn't be happier! If anyone has doubts, relax, it's safe and your life will change dramatically! I'd be happy to answer questions if anyone has any!!

Stef

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yellowrose88    43

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Thank you for sharing your inspriational story. Something for all of us to look forward to.

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1shauna1    129

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Thank you for this post, it's very encouraging! Congratulations on your weight loss! And good luck to your hubby! I am sure he will learn a lot from your example!

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SkinnyMiniMe    63

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Thank You for coming in a sharing an inspirational story. I wanna be just like you when I grow up lol

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elcee    3,343

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I love it when people share their good experiences. It is so encouraging for others.

Well done

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sherrypep    91

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Thank you so much for sharing your story. I needed to hear something like this. I was banded on 12/21 and have had two fills the next one is 5/8. I have little or no restriction. I have lost 36 out of the 75 pounds I need to loose and I am off my diabetes meds, however, I know I can eat too much. Maybe like you it will take one or two more fills. Thanks again!

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SashaWLS    412

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Wow, what a great story! Thank you so much for posting, and congratulations!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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