One Year Baniversary

[emonie71 14]

Hello all from a avid lurker' date=' sometimes poster. I started my journey one year ago today. On the day of my surgery, I weighed 248 lbs. This morning I weighed 170 lbs That's 78 lbs in one year. Woohoo! I've gone from a size 18/20 to size 10. I don't think I have EVER been a size 10. I currently have 6.25 cc in a 10 cc band. The following have been my fills:

6/6/11.... Surgery

7/28/11......3cc in

9/21/11.....2cc in

11/10/1.....1cc in

2/23/12...... .5cc in

5/30/12...... .25cc OUT I live in south Texas and warmer weather definitely made my band way too tight.

Exercise

I work out about 3/4 times a week. Love elliptical ( spinning) classes and just started kickboxing classes <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I only lift weights during some type of cardio class.

food

It's harder for me to eat in the mornings than in the evenings. I'm not a shake person. Try to stick to Proteins first but I'm going to honest, I'm not a perfect eater. Its weird but sometimes I feel like my band talks to me. I can look at a food and one day my band tells me it's ok and other days it says " DON'T YOU DARE" haha.

What I didn't realize would change after the surgery:

< That I'd become a morning person. (I get up for 5:15 am spinning classes three times a week)

< That I'd weigh less than my husband ( first time in 15 years of marriage <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />)

< That plateaus are part of the journey. Just keep doing what you're doing and ride them out. I had one last about 6 weeks! I've had 3 major plateaus. All lasted about a month. What cani say, just keep on keeping on.

< That roller coasters are sooo much more exciting. I used to squeeze in the seat. I went to a park in May, and I kept FLYING off the seat. Sooo cool!

My goal is to loose 90 lbs. I've got 12lbs to go. Am I sad that I didn't accomplish it in a year? Nahh! It's a journey, not a race. Good luck to all! We can do this!!!

Cyndee

Starting weight. 248

Current weight 170

Goal weight 158

12 lbs to go!!!![/quote']

Congatulations!!! That's awesome. Love this post.

[bigenuff 302]

Congratulations !! Thank you for sharing and inspiring !! :-)

[phatkatblue 45]

Thanks for sharing you've done great!

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