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shy_one

By shy_one, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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shy_one    0

shy_one
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Oh my gosh, I stepped on the scales this morning and it read

295.4 :cry_smile:

I haven't weighed that in I don't know how long. I can't believe it! It feels awesome. I'm ready to jump out of my seat. I am soooooooooo glad that I got banded. It was the perfect tool for me to use, I love my band. Thank you God!

Brenda

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notateechanow    7

notateechanow
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:drool::cry_smile:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

How will you Celebrate? !

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SuzanneG    1

SuzanneG
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Brenda,

Congratulations. This is just the beginning of many celebrations! Well done!

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SuzanneG    1

SuzanneG
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I always Celebrate by shopping! :-D

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notateechanow    7

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Exactly my suggestion, Suzanne. I was thinking new underwear---something practical and fun!! :wink_smile: You can't do the usual fat woman shopping--no food, shoes, handbags, or appliances. Admit it---how many shopping trips ONLY included things like that?! Now that you fit into smaller clothing, no avoiding buying real clothes!! :thumbup:

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dab    0

dab
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Giddyup!!!!

Great job - can't wait to see that myself....will be a while - but it will happen. :thumbup:

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JASON R    0

JASON R
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thats great news. i was just banded 4 days ago. and i cant wait to see the scale start to drop. keep up the great work.

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Dustielee    0

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I hit this same mark about a week ago. :) YEA for us!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, it hasn't gone any lower in a weeks time. My weight is coming off v e r y s l o w l y.

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SuzanneG    1

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OMG dab! Way to go on your weight loss! You must feel amazing!

You're an inspiration!

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MicheleK    8

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WOOHOO Grats!!! I can't wait for that day!

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mominlv13    1

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It has been 6 months since surgery and have lost a total of 74.6 lbs!!! This week my weight loss is 3.2 lbs!!! I love my band Looosssiiieee!!! YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!

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dab    0

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Been a while since I have stopped in. Glad to see everyone still droppin pounds....nice having to step over them on the floor :smile2: :cool2:

It is getting to that time of year where it is more difficult to stay away from the bad stuff.....in quantity.

Hunting season is here and I can tell a HUGE difference. What was almost impossible at 570+ pounds just over a year ago is pretty simple to me now at 352 and on the way down. Wading through crotch deep Water with 4 inches of mud for 250 yards doesn't hardly make me breath hard now....I couldn't do it last year.

The fact that I am off my diabetic medicine, off both my blood pressure pills and can do things like above are some of the reasons I had surgery. The biggest reason though is that I can share more time with my family. I have four kids that need me out there working for them to get through college and helping to do my part in readying them for this world of uncertainty we have now. I want to be around when they get older and have kids......so I can laugh and tell them they were just as bad :cool2: :w00t: :tt2:

Best of luck to all...stick with it one day at a time.

dab

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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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        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.

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        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.

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