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Bandedlauren

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Bandedlauren    18

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Hey guys, so I am super close to my 3mo post op point! I feel amazing! I am officially down 36.5 lbs! I'm 5'7 and started at 244lbs with diabetes, joint problems, and gaining about 5lbs per month. I knew I'd be well over 300 by the time I graduated college and wanted to make a change! If you were banded in may, what is your weight loss and why did you decide to have lbs?! (even if you weren't banded in may, I'd still love to hear from you!)

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candtwalker    46

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Congrats to you! My date was May 14. I am also down about 36lbs, start weight of 227.

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Bandedlauren    18

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That's great! I was banded on may 11th.

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bbbanded    70

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I was banded on May 11th and I started at 331. I lost about 20 lbs on my own, in total I'm down 63 lbs.

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candtwalker    46

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I was banded on May 11th and I started at 331. I lost about 20 lbs on my own' date=' in total I'm down 63 lbs.[/quote']

That is awesome!

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Bandedlauren    18

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Wow! Down 63 lbs is amazing!! What is your goal weight?

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LoozQuoils    22

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I was banded May 25th, started at 255 and now I'm at 234lbs. Just had my second fill this past Friday and I'm hoping by my next appointment at the end of August I will weigh 220lbs.

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Tamg    29

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I was banded May 11th as well. pre op I weighed 271 and this morning I weighted 236. I go back to the doc August 9th for my 3 month check up. I decided to do the surgery to help my health, I was tired of the roller coaster ride and what is was doing to me. I prayed for over a year and what do do and I believe God answered my prayer with the band.

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Jolly    11

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May 21 was my date. Started at 240 down to 210. Feel great, started couch to 5 k last week so it feels good to move! I've had 3 fills and have restriction now. I love this band and hope I can make the most out of the opportunity I've been given! Good luck to you! BTW I am 49 years old. I believe the younger bandsters are brave and smart to do this early, enjoy your youth as a thinner healthier person.

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Bandedlauren    18

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I was banded May 11th as well. pre op I weighed 271 and this morning I weighted 236. I go back to the doc August 9th for my 3 month check up. I decided to do the surgery to help my health' date=' I was tired of the roller coaster ride and what is was doing to me. I prayed for over a year and what do do and I believe God answered my prayer with the band.

Tammy[/quote']

God definitely answers prayers! He did mine for sure! That's so funny that we were both banded the same day, and my 3mo post op appt is the 9th as well! I will be getting my 3rd fill!

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Bandedlauren    18

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Wow, everyone is making great progress toward a healthier lifestyle! Hopefully we May bandsters can stick together!!

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Tamg    29

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God definitely answers prayers! He did mine for sure! That's so funny that we were both banded the same day' date=' and my 3mo post op appt is the 9th as well! I will be getting my 3rd fill![/quote']

I hope I get another fill I feel as if I'm not in the green zone yet. How much are you eating per meal? Let's be friends and stay in touch since everything is about the same. I have a 10 CC band and have 5 CC in my band now.

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Bandedlauren    18

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I hope I get another fill I feel as if I'm not in the green zone yet. How much are you eating per meal? Let's be friends and stay in touch since everything is about the same. I have a 10 CC band and have 5 CC in my band now.

I am probably eating about 2c per meal. I should be eating around 1c. I have 5.5cc in my 10cc band and I really think that .5 more cc's will put me right where I should be! Maybe ask for 1cc on the 9th and see what your Dr. says. We should definitely keep in touch!

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babydumplin1968    13

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Banded on May 25th with a starting weight of 234. Current weight is 208. I am 5'3 and last year I weighed 262. I lost some weight on my own, but I started to gained it back, so I decided to end the yo-yo cycle. I have had only one fill so far. My decision to get the band was based on my desire to live a healthy lifestyle. I wish you the best on this journey.

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erickaernst    5

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I was banded May 30. Starting weight 309 and I now weigh 277. I did the surgery for my health and family and I wasn't happy with how my weight holds me back from doing so many things. I starting to take control of my life:)

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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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        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.

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