I had my surgery 10 months ago today. If you would have told me then that I'd be writing this post today celebrating 122.6 pounds down i would have said you were crazy - that would be way too good to be true! BUT GUESS WHAT IT'S TRUE!!!!!! Thank you all for your support and info over this year - you are wonderful!!!!! BEST OF LUCK TO US ALL ON OUR JOURNEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW ! Congrats ! This must be a huge change for you in only 10 months ! So whats your secret for losing 122 lbs in 10 months ?? Please share !!

WoW WoW !! Very inspiring !! I want to be like u when I grow up !! LoL !! Banded 4/6/2012 looking forward to 10 months from now !!

That's Awesome! Share with us some of your healthy living ways! Lol... I'm inspired and motivated by your 10 months with a 100+ weight loss!!! Please tell us what helped you along the way....

Congratulations!

How much did you weigh? I've lost 56 lbs in almost 10 months . I weighed 258 before my lap band

Oh , I forgot to say contgatulations to you ! You are amazing !

Oh , I forgot to say contgatulations to you ! You are amazing !

Oh , I forgot to say contgatulations to you ! You are amazing !

Sorry about that ! Can you tell I'm new at this?

Hi everyone - thanks for all the well wishes!!! A few asked for my tips - so here they are:

• I did not get restriction for the first 4.5 months and 4 or 5 fills - that was just "diet" time and I steadily lost - people need to treat the time before restriction as any other diet that we've all been on (like weight watchers etc.)
  
• I stick to the 800 calories per day recommended by my surgeon about 80-90% of the time - but i have "cheat" days about 1x per week or 10 days where i eat whatever i want (quantity still small - i have restriction now) but it may be junk/m&Ms etc. The rest of the time i eat healthy. I think going up in calories once in a while "shakes up" the metabolism a little - you will see a gain (i weigh every day) after doing it but then the scale always starts moving back down once you go back to normal eating
  
• I tell anyone who asks about the band surgery - keeps me accountable as i do not want to gain with everyone's eyes on me - that works for me - may not work for everyone
  
• I've hardly exercised but i do go out of my way to walk longer, go up stairs instead of elevator, etc. in day to day life - it takes a conscious effort - i need to start doing regular exercise that is for sure - I have 18 left to lose to "goal" of 135 - and i'm sure this will be the hardest to lose.
  

Great job!! And happy shopping