Hello! My name is Connie. I was banded on 12/12/07 in Dallas, TX by Dr. Benavides w/ Lap Band Solutions. I am from (and live) in MAINE- but made the choice to travel to Dr. B for my surgery because of his stellar reputation etc.

My pre-diet (and highest ever!) weight was 296 lbs. At 4 months post op I was at 244 lbs. It's SO amazing to me!! I had my last fill on 01/29/08 and my next one is scheduled for 05/06/08. I stretched it out a little longer the I should have, as I'm feeling as though I would benefit from a fill N-O-W, now! I have an AP-S band.

If someone could tell me how to 1)post pictures and 2) get those cute ticker things...that would be really cool!

Connie:teeth_smile:

hi Connie,

welcome to LBT.

you can find info on posting pictures and the ticker in the FAQ

Hi my name is gail and I live in Dallas area and had my surgery by Dr. Felts who is with Dr. Benevidas. If you click on my signature where it has the ticker tracker it will bring up the website to make your own ticker. Also, click on my name and you can see my albums. My heighest weight was 285 pre op and now I am at 229. I had my surgery on 12/21/08. Glad to have you join us as a Merry Loser! Keep up the good work and weight loss.

Trying out my new ticker...hope this works!!

Connie,

you do not have to post it as an attachment, go into your signature and put it there, that way it will automatically appear.

I think I figured out the ticker!!! YAY me!

Thank you for the warm welcome, Gail! Don't you love Dr. B & Felts' office?!? They are so nice...

Question for you- how are you doing w/excersize? I find that I don't get nearly enough in...

Thanks!

There is always room for another! Welcome to the site. There are so many really smart people here. And when you listen to the advice of most of the successful ones....magically....the system works! I find when I am not doing as well as I should that I read some posts by people like Salsa, Jachnut, Wheetsin, and a few others who have had tremendous success and it puts me back on the path I have strayed from.

Good luck. It looks like you guys have been doing very well!!! Success feels so great! Welcome to the board

Welcome Connie .. .there is always room for more here ... that's part of its beauty! Great job so far - keep up the good work.

Chris

Congrads on the weight loss!!!! Yes the fills are a blessing.

Dear Connie,

Yes, I love their office staff! They are all wonderful there. I have a hard time staying motivated to excersize. It just isn't something I enjoy. I know that if I did more that I would be loosing even faster and get toned at the same time. I hope that as I loose more weight I'll be more motivated. I usually excercize 2 to 3 times a week. I know I could do more and I think I will, it is just learning to change my life and adjust to the new one. Hope your doing well.

Gail

You guys are SO nice. Thank you for the welcome. I've attached some pictures of my progress. The first is Sept '07 (I think I gained about 10 lbs before actually having my surgery- so that wasn't even my highest. I am the one w/short hair in the navy dress, but daughter is the little girl). The second is Oct '07. Then I have a 2 month post op (taken in Feb '08) and a 4 month post op(taken in April '08). I don't really see a difference between Feb and April.

pre-surgery2.bmp

Your progress is awesome Connie! Keep up the great work.

Hi Everyone,

My name is Gina. I was banded on 12/21/07 in Southern California. I have been reading all the posts and I am so glad to find such a great place to learn more and meet people going through the same thing as me.

I often feel like my loss is slower than I expected, but its definitely coming off so I will bite my tongue. I have had 6 fills and am currently at about

7 cc is a 10 cc band. It took a long time to feel restriction, but now I do and I understand more about the band and how it works. I literally did not start feeling restriction until the end of March so I felt like I had pretty much wasted the first three months of my band, but the last two fills have definitely put me where I should be.

Exercise is a challenge for me because my days are over filled with work and my kids' sports schedules! Once I find the place for it, I know that the weight will come off quicker!!

Hi Gina!!

Welcome to the board! I have found this group to be really supportive, and I'm sure you will too. Jump in and have fun!!

Connie