Never in my wildest dreams did I EVER think I would be writing this post! My one year bandiversary is June 27th and I hit my 100lb, actually 101lb, loss this morning!!!! I am over the moon happy with all the wonderful changes in my life! I am finally living again, and for the first time in a long, long, long, while I actually feel comfortable in my own skin.

For all of you newbies out there reading this I encourage you to keep the faith and stay strong in your long journey to your goal. It is SOOOOOO worth it.

By the way, I had a breast reduction and abdominoplasty 3 weeks ago and am so happy with the results!!!

My best wishes to all bandsters out there!!!!!

Loving Life Again,

Lisa

Congratulations on your wonderful success! You are an inspiration to all of us here as are so many here on the site that I don't want to leave out.

I have also been inspired by so many on this forum. When I questioned which WLS to have I almost did not choose the band because most of the literature said you would only lose 40% of your excess weight. However it was Lapband Talk that convinced me that losing 100% of your excess weight was possible and for that I will forever be grateful!

U r an inspiration!! Thank you for sharing

U r an inspiration!! Thank you for sharing

Inspirational and congrats!!!!!

This is great news!! 100 pounds is such an accomplishment!! I'm almost there and it has been a battle. Loosing weight has never come easy for me and I'm a slow loser, even with the band. My ticker shows weight loss from when I began my supervised diet in April 2011. So, it has taken me over a year to lose 93 pounds. As I get closer to goal, the weight loss is slowing even more.

To all the newbies, persistance and routine are the keys. You will have some weeks where the scales don't budge or you gain. I know I do, but just keep doing what you are doing and it will pay off eventually. I keep telling myself that I didn't gain overnight, I won't lose overnight. I have been banded 8 months now and am finally in the green zone. However, I still only lose between 5-7 pounds a month. My doctor is ecstatic with that, but I was a little disppointed. I was expecting 10 pounds per month with the band, but he explained that everyone is different and some people just lose slower.

I'm hoping that by losing slowly, it will enable my skin to re-adjust and I won't need extensive skin removal. That's my biggest fear now.