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Can you believe your eyes?? You are looking fantastic! When my own progress slows to a crawl, I think of how you stay the course and keep on keeping on! The difficult days do pass. But, how inspiring these pictures are! Thank you.

Have a really terrific day!

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You are hot mama... I am so impressed with your determination and you inspire so many people.. Your hub takes good pictures too..

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well, yesterday was my 29th annv...we ate out a local (buffet) instead of chinese..they were having steak and hub likes to eat (alot) so we went and it was delicious...yes i ate...i always feel bad leaving stuff on my plate but it is what it is....that is my life now...a bite of this..a bite of that.....and def ate my 4 oz filet mignon steak though..yep, overly well done w/ketchup.....YIPPE

something to be said for knowing the band is inside me, working

and telling quickly when enough is enough.....and with eating slow, chewing alot, picking high protein/healthy options (no deprivation) its nice..its doing its job..no need to over think...ponder oh my this or oh my that...just let the band do its job......and listen/feel/seek out those signals that it does tell you.

some burp, some have runny nose, some whatever.......i have a baby burp and i can tell when i have had (enough). the plication has made my stomach small and very small amounts fill me up and i feel (full).....and the band also helps with this....and the baby burp lets me know to put fork down.....1 cup of food or not..if its less, its less....

i advise you to listen to your body signals

we all know what (full) feels like and when we had enough

dont wait on the band to say stop.....you take responsibility to stop.

that is exactly what i do....and since i cant eat much...i choose to eat

the best foods i can...

this morning, at work, we are having a halloween party

i had a small brownie and it was awesome.....i also chose fruit/sliced cheese

and made my own 96% lean beef patty.....mainly because i like it.....and because i know that Protein is good for me to have....and all these goodies

is not an excuse to just have at it......

i am not deprived...if i wanted it, id eat it.....

but i merely chose not too....i sit here typing this and going

me being this close to 189 is way better tasting that all

those holiday sweets/cakes/cookies etc.....way way better

i am not all that and do not claim to be

like you, i was giving instructions on how to use the band

(and my plication) for best results....and i am trying my hardest

to do just that...i am very happy with the results but i focus on this

24/7 and i eat right, i exercise and i just do it....no excuses, no drama

no whiney....just getting it done...as i am the ONLY one who can..

anyhow, tonight i plan on walking with ole man and kabo the doberman

looking forward to it....especially now that i can.. :wub:

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You look amazing!! Congratulations!

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Amazing!!!! You are looking great.

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Awesome

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October 6 will be 17 months post op for me.

Green sweater was right around 336 pounds

Here is a picture hub took of me this a.m before i left for work

i am closing in on the 150 pound loss mark...so yeah, the lap band and plication DOES work.

Vavavoom!

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You look amazing! You've helped & inspired me so much - and thanks for that too ;)

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You look amazing! You've helped & inspired me so much - and thanks for that too ;)

oh, nice words from a gorgeous lady :)

:wub:

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AAAHHHH.....LOOK AT YOU GIRLFRIEND! :D Beautiful and amazing....what an accomplishment.....you are SUCH an inspiration!

Loving my band and plication too! :wub:

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      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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      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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      1. summerseeker

        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.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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