Lets celebrate and recognize non scale victorys...stuff you couldnt do before but now can, weight loss milestones...anything that you're feeling good about since getting your band!!!

Hey, Happy Birthday, Mac! That certainly is a way to celebrate! That is fantastic about getting off the hbp pills after so many years! Hooray! :thumbup::sad:

Last Friday my doctor took me off of my blood pressure medication which I have been on since my late 20's. The down side to that was I am now up a couple of pounds since I no longer have the waterpill portion of the medication. But I'll put up with that over having Hypertension!

Also on Monday I was able to fit into a dress I bought a few years ago but was never able to fit into. Nice way to turn 50!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mac.......I'm glad your off the HBP meds....That's awesome.......

Reading through all of our successes on so many levels is so motivating! I'm celebrating just being ON the road to success instead of on the sidelines watching (like I was for most of my adult life) as others achieve their weight/health goals! I just got 'over the hump' and have lost more than I still have to lose - over half way to goal and I couldn't be more excited :tt1:

Happy Birthday Mac. So much success. It's wonderful!

Thank you Ann, John and Rebecca. You and all the Banditos are great to have as friends and support!

Last Friday my doctor took me off of my blood pressure medication which I have been on since my late 20's. The down side to that was I am now up a couple of pounds since I no longer have the waterpill portion of the medication. But I'll put up with that over having Hypertension!

Also on Monday I was able to fit into a dress I bought a few years ago but was never able to fit into. Nice way to turn 50!

Happy birthday and congrats on being taken off your hb meds! That is an awesome accomplishment!

I have had so many NSV's that I have randomly posted around I can't remember them all but my favorite of all time and I see it alot...

I can fit in an airplane seat comfortably and do up the seat belt without an extender and my DH still has lots of room in his seat because I am not spilling into it!

Thank you, Carrie! It was a great way to turn 50!

Last Friday my doctor took me off of my blood pressure medication ....

Also on Monday I was able to fit into a dress I bought a few years ago but was never able to fit into. Nice way to turn 50!

Mac, that's great. We are about in the same boat. I just got off my BP 3 weeks ago, gained at least 3 and then this week, lost 4, so over the hump, and you'll get back down and then some too! I had lost 8 pounds when I started taking the bp meds several years ago, so I knew this would happen to some extent. I also am turning 50 soon, next month. :blushing: GB

Thank you, GB, for letting me know that there is hope for the scale to start moving in the right direction again soon. :biggrin:

On Sept 12th I participated in the S. Florida Walk from Obesity. They had 3 courses, 1/2 mile, 1 1/2 mile and 2 1/2 mile. I chose the 1 1/2 mile course and finished in 30 min. I was banded on May 19th... and before then, I don't think I would have been able to complete that in 30 min... I am down 50lbs total since May 4th, which is when I started my pre-op liquid diest.

On Sept 12th I participated in the S. Florida Walk from Obesity. They had 3 courses, 1/2 mile, 1 1/2 mile and 2 1/2 mile. I chose the 1 1/2 mile course and finished in 30 min. I was banded on May 19th... and before then, I don't think I would have been able to complete that in 30 min... I am down 50lbs total since May 4th, which is when I started my pre-op liquid diest. I raised $385 and was one of the top fundraisers too!!

That's a fantastic accomplishment, Untfluter, that benefitted your health and others through your charitable act! :biggrin:

I was banded the same date as you and started my pre-op diet on 5/5. We are very close in our journey and I am thrilled with my progress and increased energy, improved health, and much brighter outlook. Best of luck to you and to us all!

I have another! I have a wedding to go to in 2 weeks and I've been dreading dress shopping. So I finally went this weekend, the first dress that I saw that I really liked I tried on. It was a size 18. I didn't think it would fit because I haven't been able to wear a size 18 dress in I don't know how long. Anyway, I figured what the heck because it was on clearance for 10 freaking bucks! So i tried it on and it fit PERFECTLY! I didn't even have to suck my stomach in, lol. I was thrilled.

WOW! Awesome, everyone!!! :bored: