I'm going to do a monthly picture story for myself . . . so I'm posting my before pics today. Join in!

(if this works)

As soon as I get pics on my new computer I will definetly post.

and now I have to learn how to make pictures SMALLER

I am glad you posted your BEFORE pictures. You will be shrinking before our very eyes. Good job on your W/L so far... keep it up.

Peaches (Banded July07)

Thank you Peaches. My first month is already showing a difference. Yea

You are going to do great!

Being banded in December has got to be the hardest month of all!!!

Does anyone else have the AP Band? I was told that's what I have. No fill yet.

Does anyone else have the AP Band? I was told that's what I have. No fill yet.

I believe that is the one that I have. My surgeon merely said that I have the newer model (sounds like a car, doesn't it?!). According to him, the only restriction that I have is from the band being in place.

Ok I still son't have any tue before pics of myself but I took this picture today, which is one week post band. Now I have a before picture to at least compare to.

Cute picture, Jaymie. You look so young! You look 25 and not 35!

AWWWW!! Thanks!! I know I am blessed for that. Everyone always tells me I look younger than what I am. I guess I got good genes in that aspect!:whoo:

Alright, I finally got a true before and after pic. I am not sure how to make them smaller so bear with me. The before pic was taken at my heaviest and the other pic was taken today by my new computer. I can really tell a difference in my eyes. This is 10 days post band. So here goes nothing!!

wow, you look like a totally different person! You've done really well. I see it in your cheeks too. Plus the hair looks fabulous.

Very cool . . . you look GREAT!

Chris

Pictures for the web should be no more than 75 dpi (low resolution)=smaller

a good guide is to keep them at no more than 400 pixels wide. If you have a software to make them smaller you can input the size. Probably the software that comes with your camera, or Photoshop

I began my weight loss journey 11 months ago (Feb 07). These pictures were take of me on June 1 after I had already lost 18 pounds on my own. They were taken at the beginning of a 21-week Optifast diet at Emory Hospital that I enrolled in on my own. I lost 50 pounds on the Optifast plan before I was banded on 12/6/07. I have lost an additional 26 pounds since surgery