Well I made it! My 1st 100lbs off and still more to go. I cant say that i feel any better and to be truthful I am more scared now the I was and the beginning of my journey. I am so scared to go back to my starting weight and wondering if I will be able to lose another 80lbs. I thought I would start feeling skinner but I dont think my mind has ajusted to weight yet. How long does will it take me to feel skinner in my head? So i guess now that the 1st 100lbs are gone its time to start on the second 100....:wink_smile:

Wow thats great! When did you first get banded? Before I was banded, the year before I lost 100lbs from just me dieting and exercising. After I lost my gym membership, I slowly put back on all the weight plus more. So I went through what your worst nightmare currently is. However, I think with the lapband it helps control weight so much more, because if you do feel like you are gaining or feeling hungry, they can always tighten it. Thats just how I see it.

Way to go!!!!!:tongue2:

I am so happy for you!

That is great!! keep up the good work. I was banded 1/19/07 and have lost 81.5 pounds since then. I had lost 68 prior to being banded so that's a total of 149.5 pounds in the past 3 years. I still mentally cannot adjust to the idea of there being a new and less me. Some days I can see the difference and other days, I still feel the same. I have to try on old clothes that I remember wearing to really grasp the difference. Everyone around me acts as if it is so dramatic and people say that they hardly recognize me. I just find that hard to believe. I don't know if my mind will ever adjust.

What ever you are doing, keep doing it.. Make sure to keep your Dr Visit even if it is just to check your weight and BP..

Trust me after going from 320 to 268 lbs, then regaining all my weight back plus an extra 20 it sucks....

Now I am starting over again...My problem I stop working out and did not keep my Dr. Appt...for fills and started eating the wrong foods...

I am now going to the DR office every month even if it is just to get weight in.!!!!

Congrats, Bigpapa! :redface: I see that it's been almost a year since you originally posted this. Would love to hear how you are doing now. Could use some encouragement because I'm feeling the same sorta things you were feeling!

Thanks!

Congrats on your first 100 lbs ! that's awesome .. from reading other posts people say it takes a long time to get over being fat in your mind ... even after a couple years of being at goal weight, they said they still "feel" fat mentally.. I have to agree with them.. if you've been overweight for many years as many of us have, it will most likely take a while to mentally adjust .. I'd say just live for the day, enjoy the weight u have off... and set your sights on your new goal and don't worry about anyone or anything .. just live for YOU !