well, hub found this pic of me at christmas, 2011 and i had to do a side by side face...i had my surgery june 2012..........and this picture in black was me yesterday (17 months later)

did i even have a neck?

hard to believe that was me..but that is me

well, for any larger BMI person seeing this, please believe that you CAN have this surgery and it WILL work.....be patient and stop worrying about what you cant control..

you can control your food choices and if you exercise or not...let the band do the rest...

You have a GORGEOUS neck!!!!

Look at that amazing difference. I am truly blown away when I see before and after pics....after all pictures don't lie....unlike when we look at ourselves in the mirror!

Your transformation is wonderful and I know I've said it a million times already.....THANKS FOR INSPIRING ME ....THANKS FOR HELPING ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO IF I FOCUS AND WANT IT....

I am a believer! :wub:

Absolutely beautiful

That is so awesome!

I'm sorry but that cannot be the same person.....

You rock Princess!!!

Awesome, you are looking HOT my friend

Beautiful my friend... just beautiful.

Beautiful my friend... just beautiful.

now dont know about that........but def a change in my face....one little thing, like clothes being too big or going down a size or noticing a older picture vs a new one, can make ones mind go heck yeah i got this and keep them keeping on.....

why i posted it....to show the bigger BMI's that yeah, it can be done....

there is so many bypass/sleeve people on the band threads and i want the ones

who got the band to see, the band works..

not just me but jim or missy or aj or floridays and many many many more...or YOU go.......its a GREAT thing

add patient compliance to the band and whoop .....WATCH OUT

You are simply beautiful, inside and out.

Fabulous!

Thanks for more motivational pics. Your beautiful you comes shining through. I sure hope my neck skin looks as good as yours when I get to goal.

Thanks for more motivational pics. Your beautiful you comes shining through. I sure hope my neck skin looks as good as yours when I get to goal.

well bless your heart.....i looked at those two pictures before i posted and did a OMG moment....the neck (or lack there of) was enough to make me cringe..and you my darling are as gorgeous as i dont know what......i can only DREAM to look like you GF

thanks for the nice words

Collarbones, yippee! Now there's a birthday present you have all year round now!

Terrific way to start the day

Thank you for not giving up on yourself when it would of been easy to do so.

Just found this topic and WOW - You are a totally new person and beautiful thank you for sharing looking forward to my own transformation