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picture on left, is the night before sugery. Picture on right is last week about 15 months post-op.

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Here is a before & after of me one year out. I am down 40 pds & a lot of inches. I have to say that I really haven't worked at it that hard & that is why I lost so little. I cheated- didn't exercise that much & well lived life. I know that by exercising alot more & making even better food choices I will lose at LEAST another 40 this year. I hope it will be 60;0)

The last shot is me & one of my girlfriends hanging out in Naples. I love my band & pray that I will NEVER lose it. Lord please here my prayer!

A special thank you to Penni for the montage of photos.

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OMG, this is my first posting of pictures. I am so excited that I can finally see a difference. I'm down 47 lbs. and feel so much better! I look at my surgery picture and think how in the world???? I still have a long ways to go, but I just had to share.

Wheetsin had the quote right...apparently I "was" a beautiful person before, but I am so much HAPPIER now that it couldn't be better stated!

I'llsucceed - OMG, you look fabulous!! You're pics tell such a story! What an inspiration!

P'nut - I'm jealous!:) I'm 5'4", 227 lbs. and still stuck in a size 22! You go girl!!

I love all the support here...THANKS so much!!!

(p.s. I hope the attachment shows up with the pictures...if not, someone please help the village idiot!! :biggrin1: )

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I wanted to join in on the fun of sharing pictures. ..

SO (Let's see if I do this right)

Just some face shots. Before pic is at about 295 pounds, after pic is 257.

I'm so excited..2 pounds away from being OBESE!!

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Can you see a difference? I think I do maybe a little

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This week is my bandiversary.... I'm sad that I"m not at goal like I thought I would be but I've had some bumps along the way including a complete unfill for two months but I extremely grateful for the -50lbs I've lost.

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I said I wouldn't post until I was 50 lbs down but folks have been bugging me LOL.

This is me 40 lbs down.... next viewing 80 lbs down LOL

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Ok I don't know if you can tell in these pictures the weight lost but some body shots & some face shots of me before and now !

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Ok, I will be brave and jump in here! I think it is the new hair color that is making me want to finally share my pic's!

(Sorry the bottom pick is so big!)

January 1, 2006 - One Month Pre-Op

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June 20, 2006 - Four Months Post-Op

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I am 6 weeks post op. I think I have lost 40 to 45 pounds. I will find out when I go to the doctor on Friday (June 23rd). I was banded on May 9th at 331 lbs. If I can beleive my home scales, I am now about 285.

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Thank u so much i'm really trying but it gets really hard, really really hard sometimes !

Msheaven: you look great![/font]

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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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