Hey all just a quick update. I'm so excited I weighed my self and I'm finally under 200 for the first time since I got married 8 yrs ago!! I was so excited when I weighed myself I cried!!!!!!

I just wanted to share this and tell each and every one of you thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your suport and understanding in the 6 months I've been banded and during my reasearch. All of you here on LBT have brought me where I am today.....66 pounds lighter and so much happier and healthier!!! Thank you all for your great suport and dedication to me!!

Jamie, congratulations on to you!!!! I can only imagine how excited your are. That too is one of my goals! My surgery is on the 23rd, so hopefully I will be there soon! Congrats again!

Thanks and good luck to you on your upcoming band surgery. You will love your band!!

Congratulations Jamie! Being under 200 pounds seems so far away for me. I am 285 right now. I haven't been under 200 in about 18 years. Share your secret to all the new banders. You give us all hope.

I was at 265 when I started and beleive me I tried everything to lose weight prior to deciding to get banded.If I can do this you can too!!! Best advice I can give you is just follow your bandster rules. Eat 3 meals a day/don't drink with meals/excercise(at least some) this is my weekness)try to eat your protein first and then your vegtables and starch. Most of all it is so much easy not to give up when your banded. you wake up each day with hope and your little band in your belly reminding you that you can do this. Its a tool and when used right it works!!! Good luck to you and I want to here how that 285 five is dropping off okay!!! Before long you will be below 200 too!! (((HUGS)))

Woo Hoo, you made it to ONEderland!!!! Enjoy those numbers the scale is showing - you deserve it... Ms."-66 in 6 months"! Girl, look out - Inamed is gonna be calling you to do a commercial!

Paula your so funny... but I think I'm camera shy. LOL!!!

Welcome to ONE-DERLAND

What a great feeling isint it? , I'm happy for you, Big Congratulations to you.

YaYYY! That's fantastic - can't wait to be standing in your shoes

WOW!!! You have done such AWESOME job. You are an inspiration

Jamie, CONGRATS!!!! keep on going girlie!

I just have to say congrats AGAIN!! I simply can't wait to be were you are! I wish I was motivated enough to run around the block right now but alias-lol -I am not-lol lol.. Good news is I will be walking more when I go hang w/Penny this weekend.

Oh & about that 11 pd or 8.8 pd difference. Potatoe poo-tat-toe. Your still down & you still did all yourself & you still look wonderful & I am still so very happy for you:0)

Well if I didn't feel good enough about getting below 200... I sure think my head is getting bigger by the second with all this suport and compliments that all of you have given me on this thread. Thanks for being there for me!!

ONE-derful...you keep going girl!!!

Great job Jamie! What an inspiration!!

I was also married 8 years ago, and I dieted down to 190 for the wedding. I haven't been under 200 lbs since. Pretty sure I gained 20 lbs on the honeymoon (ha ha)...

same here being married 8 years

congratulations for hittin the 1 number!! i can't wait to be there

lovz

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Well Done!!!!!!

I am so happy for you. I can only imagine how wonderful that felt!!!!!! I dream of the day I read 199!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!

Well done you've done brilliantly. I agree you deserve some sort of reward.

Congratulations

Gaynor