I hope everyone does not mind but I just wnated to brag a little. I had my surgery 1 year ago. I have lost 105 pounds:thumbup:. I started at 282 pounds and now am at 178.

This was the best thing I could have done for myself, my husband, and my children.

I have been on hikes, boogie boarding, jogging, playing base balll, ect...

I hope this blog can some how inspire someone.

Good luck to all!!!!!!

CONGRATS!! :w00t:

It's post like yours that inspires ones like me.

Wow!! How wonderful. I am so happy for you. I am 4 weeks out from my banding and waiting for my first fill. I feel I am eating too much, but you give me hope. Hooray for you. I'll bet your family is so proud of you. Best Wishes for continued sucess.

Congrats! I'm 2 months out and hope I can brag also in 10 months time. I'm frustrated at the current moment (read my post, the one after yours). How were you able to lose so fast and so much?

wow that is AWESOME!!! I hope thats me in a year!!! Congrats!! you should be very proud of yourself!!!

Thank you all very much! It was so nice to see responses so quickly. I have no doubt a year from now you all will have your "brag" stories to tell, I look forward to reading them.

Congratulations on a great first year!!!

Thank you very much!!

way to go chicky!! i love to hear stories like yours. Im hoping in 1 year i have a brag story to.

I hope everyone does not mind but I just wnated to brag a little. I had my surgery 1 year ago. I have lost 105 pounds:thumbup:. I started at 282 pounds and now am at 178.

This was the best thing I could have done for myself, my husband, and my children.

I have been on hikes, boogie boarding, jogging, playing base balll, ect...

I hope this blog can some how inspire someone.

Good luck to all!!!!!!

Congrats!!! its not bragging you should b proud thats the whole point of this site we love to hear inspiring stories im so happy for you and i hope to "brag" about my weight loss in a year also!! keep up the good work let us know how u keep doing!!!!

This was the best thing I could have done for myself

Congrats Allison! Dont'cha just love being a bandster?:w00t:

Congrats! I'm 2 months out and hope I can brag also in 10 months time. I'm frustrated at the current moment (read my post, the one after yours). How were you able to lose so fast and so much?

My guess is Allison found her "sweet spot" quickly.

I dunno for sure cuz the band works differently for everyone...

But in my situation I found my sweet spot about 3 months after surgery...so the pounds have just flown off.

YOU GO GIRL!!!! Happy Bandiversary. Do you have before and after pics that you can share? I don't know about everyone else, but when I see the before/after's I get get so motivated.

I have a few questions for you.....Have you reached your final goal? If so, what happens then to ensure that you don't lose too much weight? Also, how many fills have had? How many fills did it take for you to feel any restriction? I am only 1 month out and I am able to eat anything, no restriction at all.

Thanks for sharing!!!!

I hope everyone does not mind but I just wnated to brag a little. I had my surgery 1 year ago. I have lost 105 pounds:thumbup:. I started at 282 pounds and now am at 178.

This was the best thing I could have done for myself, my husband, and my children.

I have been on hikes, boogie boarding, jogging, playing base balll, ect...

I hope this blog can some how inspire someone.

Good luck to all!!!!!!

Congratulation on your amazing loss of 105 lbs.

you are an inspiration

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I am being banded today at 12:40 PM. I am sitting here at about 9:00 AM and getting a tad nervous. This journey has been a long one almost 7 months since I first looked into the Lap Band.

You are in inspiration to us all. I hope in a year I can brag that I lost a total of 100 lbs. also. Have you had any Plastic Surgery for skin sagging. that is the one thing I worry about, that apron thing in the front. UGGG it's ugly now and wonder how much more ugly it will be. LOL

I am drinking my last coffee for a while and last night, well I had a chicken sandwich and a pickle at 11:30 PM (had to not eat from midnight on) figuring it was my last real meal for a few months. Might as well enjoy it.

Again congratulations.

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Edited August 7, 200818 yr by Shamrockgirl60

congrats, that is remarkable, because the band is a tool and you have to work it.!! obviously you are very committed. You are an inspiration, thank you for sharing.

banded 7/29

15 lbs lost

Congrats!. Just want you to know, you were the bearer of my blessing for the day. I am two months out. I hope this time next year I will be 100 lbs lighter also. You are such an inspiration. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing.

I would like to thank you all for the kind comments! I am happy that I could be an inspiration to some of you. I am trying to get before and after pictures bit I am not sure how to shrink them down to the correct size. My Dr. is going to put me on his web site. I would like to wish you all much success with your weight loss, it is such an exciting time!!!