Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I've posted here but I wanted to share my one year bandiversary pictures! I can't believe I've been on this journey for a year already. No regrets, I would do it all again in a second! I still continue to lose weight, and I don't have any particular stopping point in mind. I plan on just going with the flow until my body tells me it's at it's comfort zone. I feel great and am just loving life everyday. I can't believe the difference in my confidence, I feel like I'm finally the person I was meant to be.

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Progress:

Wow you look amazing any tips on eating and exercise ?

Wow you look amazing any tips on eating and exercise ?

Looking good!

Thank you everyone for your kind words! To answer a few questions:

-Starting weight was 308

-Exercise: 4-5 times a week for at least an hour, sometimes longer. I'm really into Zumba, bike riding, walking, 30 day shred, and the Arc trainer eliptical

-Food advice: I eat whatever I want, just in moderation. You can view my food diary on myfitnesspal if you'd like (akurre12). I crave cheetos, cheesburgers, and fries constantly still after all this time. So I don't deprive myself. If I buy a bag of $1.49 cheetos, I eat it over the course of 4-5 days so I don't ruin my day.

-I usually eat between 900-1200 calories a day, and I don't eat back the calories I burn during exercise. I try and shoot for at least 300 calories burned a day, but try even harder to burn at least 500!

You look great wow!

You look fabulous!! Congratulations

Amazing!!

What a hottie! Congratulations and keep up the great work!

Thank you everyone for your kind words! To answer a few questions:

-Starting weight was 308

-Exercise: 4-5 times a week for at least an hour' date=' sometimes longer. I'm really into Zumba, bike riding, walking, 30 day shred, and the Arc trainer eliptical

-Food advice: I eat whatever I want, just in moderation. You can view my food diary on myfitnesspal if you'd like (akurre12). I crave cheetos, cheesburgers, and fries constantly still after all this time. So I don't deprive myself. If I buy a bag of 1.49 cheetos, I eat it over the course of 4-5 days so I don't ruin my day.

-I usually eat between 900-1200 calories a day, and I don't eat back the calories I burn during exercise. I try and shoot for at least 300 calories burned a day, but try even harder to burn at least 500![/quote']

Thanks for sharing. I've often wondered- should I eat back my calories? And most often I do. It's actually difficult to eat back my calories burned. I feel like I'm over eating tremendously. Now I will say that something must be going right- I'm down over 60 pounds in 3 months- but I've been contemplating trying harder to lower my caloric intake. I'd love to talk to you more about this topic as you've seen tremendous success in just one years time.

You look amazing! Congrats!

You look awesome!

did you have plication with your lap band?

Wow u look awesome way to go keep up the grrrrrrrreat job !!!!!!!!

No I did not get plication with my lap band.

Wow! You look amazing! Great job!