Let's start a new thread for the Lower Bmi'ers for 2008!!!

A place for us that are lower bmi'ers to come for support, questions, helpful tips for those of us that have less to lose!

Anyone is welcome!!

Anyone up for an exercise challenge!!

Roll Call!!!!!

BabyGotBack

Hey everyone! I haven't been on much lately, but for the first time in forever my BMI is under 40!!!! YAY!

Well, he hasn't said he it was a good choice yet. He only comments if I ask him how I look. Every pound I lose I ask him...."how much do you think I weigh today?" He always says less than what I actually weigh. He has been understanding when it comes to going out to eat, he makes sure it is a restaurant where there is something on the menu I can eat comfortably. I am still tight and can only eat a few bites before I am full. My hubby can tell when I am uncomfortable, he says I get this look on my face and he can tell something is stuck or passing through the band. I still get the shoulder pain when I eat until the food passes through the band. I just keep hoping with every lb lost that the band is going to losen up. I am down to 159!!!! I haven't seen 159 in about 6 years! I am so excited and I am now wearing a size 10 comfortably. No more lane bryant jeans for me. I have given all of my clothes that are too big away so it is not an option to gain weight back now. Thanks for the support! Nicole

AudricIan- I just loved reading this post! I can't wait to be able to go to a store that is NOT Lane Bryant, and be able to buy some really cute jeans! AND, to wear a skirt above my knees! I'm being banded tomorrow! My BMI is 39.5, and I'm lucky enough to have an insurance company that is covering all but $37.00! I'm so ready to loose!

Yay! I am always happy to hear someone got approved.

I have a BMI of 32. I havehad 7 fills and have only a little restriction. I can still eat quite a bit. I was banded Feb.26th and have only lost 15 pounds. I was hoping for more than this. I have not lost a pound in the last 3 months

If you have little restriction, you need to get another fill. Having the right fill is a key to weight loss. That and exercise are a must!

Nicky, so good to see you! You too, Baby!

I feel bad for those of you that pb at all. It's great having the perfect fill.

It's so great here in bandland! I honestly thought I would be one person that the band wouldn't work for. I never thought I would ever look at myself in the mirror and be surprised.

Hi Denise!

Hi everybody!

Denise, are you at goal??? That is so great!

I have not been on for a while. How did you get to the perfect fill level?

I have not enough fill, but do not feel like I can take more. I pb when I am premenstrual. I am about 15 pounds from my goal.

How is everyone doing?

Baby, I thought you got to your goal at one time?

I was too tight. I was pbing all the time. I went in and got a slight unfill and that was in Dec. I haven't needed a fill since then. It was a lot of trial and error to find the sweet spot. I only live 5 min from my dr. so I am sure that helped.

Hi Denise!

Hi everybody!

Denise, are you at goal??? That is so great!

I have not been on for a while. How did you get to the perfect fill level?

I have not enough fill, but do not feel like I can take more. I pb when I am premenstrual. I am about 15 pounds from my goal.

How is everyone doing?

Baby where have you been? We've missed you.

Hey TerMur! I was just reading your post about minimal weight lost since your banding and your 32 BMI and I'm thinkin' we're about in the same boat there... I was banded April 14th and am only 11lbs under banding day weigh-in. UGH!! I am at a BMI of 33. I've had two successful fills (and one unsuccessful) thus far and am still far from proper restriction. I've become a gym junkie and am trying to "be good," but if I had all the self-control to do things that way myself, I wouldn't be banded! Anyway, my fill dr. won't fill me again for another 6wks as he's on vacation. Oh well.. So I'm just wondering how things are going for you...

Gettin' hitched in Jamaica in Dec... time to get crackin'!!

Banded: 04.14.08

HW: 238

SW: 222

CW: 211

GW: 145

AudricIan- I just loved reading this post! I can't wait to be able to go to a store that is NOT Lane Bryant, and be able to buy some really cute jeans! AND, to wear a skirt above my knees! I'm being banded tomorrow! My BMI is 39.5, and I'm lucky enough to have an insurance company that is covering all but $37.00! I'm so ready to loose!

Armywife,

Wow, I must have put that comment in a while ago! I am now 140.8 (as of this morning) My husband is calling me anorexic (no clue how to spell that word). I have been pb'ing and sliming quite a bit since the second fill. I finally got the courage up to call and schedule a slight unfill and low and behold, I was able to eat that day! Maybe I was just freaking myself out or maybe the last 2-3 lbs I have lost made the difference. Either way, I am happy I can eat again and I am still losing. I was going through some old paperwork the other day and I ran across my military records. When I enlisted I was 18 and I weighed 139 lbs. I am now 30 and I weigh 140 lbs. I just can't believe it. I want to go run a marathon and shop til I drop! My goal was 130 lbs or a size 7 pants. I am now a size 8 pant (in the waist) my legs and butt are more like a size 6. This is actually working for me, now if I could only get my butt to the gym and tone up:bored:.

I hope your journey goes as smoothly as mine has. Don't slack with your follow up care and if you ever get to the point where you are too "tight", don't wait 4 months like me to call your doctor. Everyone on here has given such good advice and so many people have gone through what you have so far and what you will in the future. Trust your gut and trust LBT! Take care.

AudricIan, I am glad to hear you got that unfill. It's so much nicer not to be sliming and pbing. I really can't even remember the last time I had to pb. I am still losing a little bit once in awhile, but if I don't it's because I eat junk.

Wow Nume Impressive weight loss! way to go. I am particularly impressed because we are the same age I am pre banded and geez if I look at food now I GAIN weight ...all in my gut of course and boobs. I'm so hormonal lately and worry the band won't work for me as I'm starting "low" bmi 35 and nothing has works for me at this age. I love to exercise and do it as much as possible but I eat like I always have but I am learning that during this meno time eating like I always did (alot and never gain weight) is not an option~!

Hi all, Still pre banded and waiting for approval but in the meantime I have really vamped up my exercise routine and I feel much better. I can still do just about anything because I am very strong as I've worked out most of my life.

I am looking to get the band because of my over size 40 waist (also chest too big now and strangles me at night) which I understand is very bad for longevity and I have a young daughter still. My question is has a lower BMI person ever missed being able to splurg once in a while and just overeat. Is it possible to do this once you are banded? After I exercise I am famished and worried that I will really feel cranky or more likely lose my MIND if I can't eat if I am very hungry. Any comments?

Hello my name is Holly and i'm not banded yet but im geting all the test done and my doctor will be sending in all my paper work in about 2 months.My BMI is 36.8 and I have very high triglyeserides about 600:cursing:and my good cholestrol is at 35 I also have Gerd,back pain,Artheritis,and borderline diabetic.So im hoping and praying my ins will cover it.Do you know of anyone that has been approved with a low BMI AS MINE WITH THESE CO-MORBID CONDITIONS?I have Cigna OAP.

I know nothing about insurance but have heard you have to have a bmi of about 40 for most insurance companies.

I self paid and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I took out a 2nd mortgage on my house.