hello there new here my name is trista i live in christiansburg va and i had the lap band surgery december 16 2008 i weighed 260 and currently weigh 229.5. my surgen is Dr. Bissell in radford va. i am a mother of a beautiful 13 month old and have been married for 6 years. i am very excited to lose the weight and be healthy for my little girl and look fabulous for my husband. but still need some support

Hi Trista, I am new here today. Just made my first post right before you. I also have a little girl - she will be 2 in 2 weeks.

Looks like you are making great progress...congrats!! I have 75 pounds to lose....can't wait to get started! My surgery is probably going to be on April 3rd. I am a bit nervous about everything...just hoping this works!!!

Hi my name is jennifer, and I was banded 12-19-2008. I am a mother to 4yr old twins and I did the band for the same reasons as you. I am down about 28-30 lbs and i could use some support too!1 I think I am struggling with choices of food. I am eating what i want but in very small quanities.. I know that I need to stcik to protein and veggies but it is really hard. I started at 231 and I am 200 today.. i want it to go quicker so why wont i eat what i should!! LOL

hey thank you and happy birthday to your little on. congrats on your surgery. who is your surgen? it is a scary thing to go through i had a rough time with having to be put to sleep but once the surgery was over it was like a new me the first day. you will do fine have faith in god and anything will happen. 75lbs thats great i hope you meet that i know you will do great. i have 100-120 to lose wish me luck. email me anytime if you want to talk when your not on here.

trista

wow twins i bet you have your hands full. i know i do and i just have the one (plus a husband). yes you need to stick to your veggies and protine, although it is hard. if you are having a hard time with getting all your protine in (im sure you have heard this before) but go get some protine powder that is unflavored and mix it in any drink or maybe some ice cream and that will help you get your protine in. we all have trouble getting all of what we need in but as long as you stick to it things will be ok. if you ever need to talk you can always email me. good luck

Hi Trista,

I'm Jennifer, I live in VA also, I'm fairly new to the area so I'm not sure where you're located (ie if we live near each other).

My son just turned 2.

I'll probably be banded in May (I hope).

Sounds like you're making awesome progress, congrats!

Hit me up whenever (I'm trying to get in here more), add me as a friend? I still can't figure out how... :0)

hey did you get my message im new at this and im not sure if i replied to the messages the right way please let me know

trista:confused::tt2::confused::confused:

I had to post after I read JenEc's post. First, congratulations on your weight loss so far and knocking at the door of "onederland!" I was banded 1/14/09 and have lost about 20 pounds so far. I am having the same issue as you with food selections. I eat far less than I have ever eaten in my life, but I know my weight loss would be further along if I didn't eat some of the things that I do. I go for my second fill on Monday. I hope to get some restriction this time, as I had none from my first fill. My advice to all of us is no matter how we struggle with losing this weight, each pound we lose is a pound we will never see again, so keep looking forward and it will happen! Everyone be blessed!