Just thought I woukd check in. Hard to beleive it has been 15 months! What is your biggest sucesses since being banded? And any general updates....

For me - normal weight now. BMI 24.6 goal 22; I am the smallest I have been since 1994 a size 8 and feel amazing! Glad to have my life back & the old me!

You are a star ! you have done so well and u are so busy too, i admire your enthusiasm and your dedication to making this work. Those of us who were banded early 2011 seems we did well , or maybe its because we were the slightly 'older ones ' .. i am still not normal on the bmi scale but hell i feel bones sticking out, nopt sure i want to feel them even more

Good luck for your up and coming surgery then u will be in the superstar bracket !

You are a star ! you have done so well and u are so busy too, i admire your enthusiasm and your dedication to making this work. Those of us who were banded early 2011 seems we did well , or maybe its because we were the slightly 'older ones ' .. i am still not normal on the bmi scale but hell i feel bones sticking out, nopt sure i want to feel them even more

Good luck for your up and coming surgery then u will be in the superstar bracket !

Cazzy you have done such an awesome job!! I hope you are proud of yourself!! I know it must have seemed impossible in the beginning but you made it work. You need to put a before and after picture up!! I bet they are amazing. Keep up the good work....you are an inspiration to those of us trying to cross the finish line.

I have about 25 pounds left and it is getting harder not easier. I have to keep such a low calorie and carb count to get any results and well after 6 months....I am getting weary....I hope this doc gets me to restriction soon.

Kis,

You have done amazing!! I am still moving along...hitting plateaus now and then and devising new workout stragies to get past them. Running my first marathon in a couple of months (eek!!). Generally, I am loving life and going full force forward with energy I couldn't even remember that I had.

Never lost another pound since August of 2011. This has been one of the most frustrating things I have ever done, almost worse than getting fat in the first place. It has taught me one thing: I can't spend money and have my problems disappear like some folks can. Why was it so easy for others and not for me? I have no idea. I can blame my thyroid, I can blame every single carbohydrate I put in my mouth, I can blame PCOS. The ultimate responsibility lies in me. I may not be able to do anything about it, but the first step in accepting my failure is learning from it. The hardest part has been watching my sister in law, who had to do me one better and have gastric bypass, lose 70 lbs and now every time she sees me she acts like she feels so f***ing sorry for me. The whole thing and her phony attitude makes me sick.

I just wish I hadn't spent $12,000 on surgery and another $5,000 with a personal trainer twice a week for 6 months to learn I can't lose weight, apparently. I knew that before lap-band.