Here we are in December already! I don't know about you but 7 months into this crazy journey has been amazing for me. I have offically lost 53 pounds since I was banded, actually down 63 pounds from my heaviest weight of 290. YIKES! I am fitting comfortably into size 18 pants, from the misses section! I have been shopping in the little tiny fat girls section for so long that I didn't realize how much stores have to offer normal sized people! I was at Kohl's on Monday with a girlfriend and I wandered through the entire Misses section and it just went on and on and on. I was shocked! My MIL has lost quite a bit of weight since I was banded (hubby says I inspired her to get healthier, yay!) and we were discussing last week how scary and overwhelming it is to have so many choices in clothes. When your world is small, like the "womens" section, it gets comfortable, but when you have to venture out of that box it sure is scary! Can't quite get my head around that one yet. I need to get to Old Navy this weekend and get a couple of pairs of new jeans to get me through for awhile. My too big jeans are just ridiculous looking on me now.

I am looking forward to the holidays and spending time with family and friends. I won't be embarassed to have my picture taken this year! I will get some new pics posted next weekend!

Happy December everyone!

Drew and OU -- I am so excited for you!!!! Drew, I hope all your tests come out good. Babies are so great!

OU, isn't it exciting to just be normal? Your loss is so enspiring. Keep up the good work.:biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1:

Drewslou, I am so excited for you! I hope all goes well with both of you. My father was a quad- for 41 yrs. He broke his neck in a diving accident when I was very young! My parents already had 4 children so they didn't try for anymore. My mom was 24 yrs old, 4 children and a husband paralyzed for life. She is a very stong women and it sounds like you are too! I wish for you the best and a lovely family!

Drews - you look fantastic and good luck with the testing. I will keep you in my prayers. My son was such a blessing. I can't wait to have another child.

OU - that is great about the 36 pants!

I will update my ticker tomorrow, but had a great week last week...3.6 loss and it brings me down to 181. I can't wait to be in the 170s again.

May Bandsters ROCK! Everyone keep up the good work!

Two more lbs!!!! 203.......Onederland, here I come!

You shake that thang duckie!

Alright Duckie makes me wish I had a girl butt instead of the man butt I inherited:angry .

:update: I now have NEW TEETH. Well I have one temporary crown still. The new permanent crown was seating incorrectly so it is going to have to be remade. I sat in the dentist's chair for SIX hours yesterday.

But it is going to be so worth it eventually. Course I still have to get the bite adjusted, the new remade crown and then my partial on the bottom.

It was nearly impossible to deaden my bottom teeth. HYPERSENSITIVITY to the extreme. To be truthful they were never 100% deadened. Sometimes I would just have to grip the armrest and make my mind go elsewhere.

I can honestly say that it is the worst thing (pain wise) I have EVER experienced.

OU way to go on the pants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That made me have an idea. I don't know if this would work. If you removed the back pocket of your old jeans then they could be blocked for a quilt. Then you could do like a memory quilt of the different sizes of clothing (by using the pockets) you wore as you lost weight. Maybe do some blocks where you write about that particular stage of your journey.

DL keep us up on the testing. My SIL went through the fertility process. Course that has been about 15 years ago so I am sure things have really changed nowadays.

Everybody else keep up the good work.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to everybody.

Myra

Yeah Myra!!! All you wanted for Christmas eh? I have a friend who has 4 teeth on the bottom and was fitted for false teeth but has such a bad gag reflex that he can't wear them. He just gums everything. No steak for him. I am just so happy for you. You will now have more than one reason to smile.

For the third week, I sit just a few lbs above 200. My weight hasn't moved. It doesn't help that this week we were hit with major ice and snow and it is now impossible to walk outside (I tried today and it was just too slick). How about you Marci, are you digging out of snow? You got it worse than we did, I'm farther east. We have tons of tree branches and whole trees down, power was out to many residents for over a day. Crazy way to get a white Christmas.

:clap2: :cheer2: Myra, a great big congrats on sitting in that Dental chair for so long...wtg. Oh, and congrats on the teeth also.

Marz, where are you located that you are having to dig out of the snow?

I know its crazy....but I'm just a little bit jealous of that winter weather.

Missy

I finally got dug out from the blizzard yesterday. I have a thread titled "Stuck in a Blizzard" with pics if anyone is interested!

BTW.... I'm down 2 pounds this week... and it's my TOM... freakin' amazing!

Here's the link to the other thread:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/stuck-blizzard-t27055p2.html

I live in North Platte Nebraska. We got a ton of wet, sloshy snow! It is finally starting to melt a bit today. Ice chunks keep falling off the trees and power lines so it important to be careful that nothing hits you in the head. We haven't had moisture like this (winter or summer) for about 3 years. Even with the problems that winter weather brings, we are happy for the moisture!

Now if I could only figure out how to melt the 3 lbs off that are keeping me from 'Onederland'...Maybe it could be a Winter 'Onederland'?

Hello May friends. Happy Holidays. Thanks Drew for keeping our thread alive! I rarely post but have checked into to lapbandtalk every day for about 8 months now! It (you guys) have been my support and I am so thankful for these written conversations. They have educated me, entertained me and surely supported me over my banded months. Drews - I love my band also!! We have about the same stats. Banded on the same day - same starting weight and all. And we are both doing great ! I do not fear the Misses clothing section however - I LOVE it !!! I told my doctor I now need a band for my wallet as I have changed vices and instead of over eating I am now over shopping ! How fun !

I do not have biological children instead my husband and I have chosen to foster and have adopted through DCFS. We have lots of children in our own communities that need loving parents. Keep it in mind..... it has been a God's gift for us! Love you May bandsters. Keep up the good work - and stay away from those Christmas cookies!

Merry Christmas Bandsters - I hope you all had a great one. We had an awesome day yesterday. My son was so much fun this year (he's 19 months old). I also had a really cool NSV - hubby bought me some size 12 jeans and I can wear them already! If I could do cartwheels I would have been doing them!:banana

Great job Alicia! I hope everyone is having a great holiday. I had a cool SV for Christmas. I made Onederland. I weighed 197 on Christmas day. I weighed againt oday to make sure it was true and it was. Have a great and safe New Years everyone.

You rock OU!!! I didn't get on the scale because I have been stuck at the same weight for 3 weeks! I didn't want to depress myself on Christmas with the same numbers again. So I decided to wait a few days and see if the scale moves. I did behave myself on Christmas. I didn't overdo it. It is such a wonderful feeling to NOT be miserable after a holiday meal. I'm hoping to get back to walking again this week. This last week was the longest I've gone without exercising. But the outside weather made it impossible, so now that the ice and snow are cleared off the street, I've got to get going again.

You rock OU!!! I didn't get on the scale because I have been stuck at the same weight for 3 weeks! I didn't want to depress myself on Christmas with the same numbers again. So I decided to wait a few days and see if the scale moves. I did behave myself on Christmas. I didn't overdo it. It is such a wonderful feeling to NOT be miserable after a holiday meal. I'm hoping to get back to walking again this week. This last week was the longest I've gone without exercising. But the outside weather made it impossible, so now that the ice and snow are cleared off the street, I've got to get going again.

Thanks Marz. I know what you mean about not being miserable. It was nice when all the meals were over and everone one else was complaining they ate too much and felt miserable and stuffed. I felt very comfortable and satisfied. Its a great feeling. I haven't exercised in about 3 months since I lost my last job that had a fitness center. For Christmas, my brother gave me a Visa gift card to sign up for one. I went to LA Fitness this morning and got all set up and plan on starting tomorrow. Wish me well!