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Update: Still in love and am now firmly in "ONE-derland"!

I've been 194! for awhile now, and the process to get there has been heavenly and fun. Yesterday I bought a pair of Size 14 skinny jeans that look and feel amazing. At this time last year (pre-surgery) I was a Size 22.

Someone on FB commented on my new profile pic (which shows off cheekbones (I have cheekbones??!) and my newly more-slender Self - "What on earth..?? The fountain of youth has found you. You are radiant"!

Getting banded is the best decision I have ever made for myself.

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Yes the horror stories are scary, aren't they? I've learned that being banded is a lifestyle change that has to be accepted by both the body AND the mind. I have adjusted very well to 'band-eating' - nothing carbonated, no bread, tiny amounts of Pasta, small bites, eating slowly... these changes are what has led to my success (so far!).

Seems a lot of the horror stories (not all) come from those who fought their band or refused to give up the bd habits that made them obese in the first place.

@@bel1995 Have faith that the band will work it's magic for you the way it has worked for me, provided you have an excellent surgeon and you follow-up the placement of the band with the changes your body deserves! Eating less, eating better, moving more...

Please keep us posted about your surgery and experience - we have all been where you are! As someone one year in and 3/4 of the way to my goal weight (having dropped from a size 22 last Christmas to a size 14 this Christmas!), I can only hope that you will be as in love with your band as I am with mine!

Wishing you the best!

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Thanks so much I will certainly post an update on how it all goes. You have definitely made me see more of the positive to the band thats for sure. Well done on veing so determined and sticking to the rules of the band :)

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Hi Emily!

@@EmilyMikulec

I'm doing great, thanks for asking. :-) I am so happy with my band. I took a discipline hiatus over Christmas and enjoyed wine again and just a wee bit too much brie. I stalled my weight loss, but now that I've been banded for over a year I know exactly how to break out of a stall.

How are you doing? You love your band, too?

Yay us!

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@@bel1995 - I am SO COMPLETELY EXCITED for you! You are almost there... stick with the pre-op diet and take it one Protein shake at a time!

Keep us posted - we love to support each other on this site!

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Hey there. Well this is why I love my band!!! My heaviest was 275+ after several years of being miserable and trying every fab diet I decided I needed to do the band. It took a year and a half for my insurance to finally approve my procedure. I was banded in March 2014. I struggled with it at first trying to get to my heavenly green zone and it also took my brain a while to understand that I don't have to eat everything is sight. It was a very slow weight loss the first year I think I only lost like 40 pounds. Then after my last fill which was in March of 2015 I was losing a lot of weight and I was doing my part to contribute to the weight loss. Also what really really helped me was talking to people like me that had the lap band because no matter how much support you have people will not understand unless they've gone through it. Little by little I continued to lose weight and when I gained a little I didn't get super upset I would just start again the next day. Oh and I weigh myself every Wednesday so I can take accountability for celebratory times when I lose and also for when I gain. If I gained I just really really watch what I eat the next week. You can't bully yourself into losing weight. Just realize what you did wrong and do it better next week. After my long struggle i weighed in this Wednesday at 164. I can't believe it. That's a weight loss of 111 pounds. It was the strongest, bravest and smartest thing I've ever done! My quality of life is so much better and I am so happy!!! Best thing I've ever done!!!

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Wow - now THAT is seriously inspirational!!!!

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Thank you! Your posting made me much more confortable to do this surgery. I am going for my first appointment with the surgeon in two weeks and I can't wait to get it done.

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Am a week away from being banded - Something i didnt think about. I was asked yesterday what my surgeon said my goal weight should be. We didnt discuss any of this. Is this normal? Should i be concerned? From what I have been told by others my surgeon is a good surgeon but doesnt seem to have the best bedside mannerism. He was friendly to me discussed my eating habits and band but as for other details nothing was mentioned. I plan on going back to the specialist for follow ups and refills but as for goal weight etc i can do that myself or go to my doctor. I do have two dietician appts booked in through my specialist rooms.

is there any thoughts?

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My surgeon never set my goal weight. Somebody, can't remember who, asked me what I wanted it to be. So I picked it myself.

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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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      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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