Just what we needed. a positive and successful post. Congratulations to you. what a great encouraging post to read. you look wonderful. i am so excited for you. i am going to be banded six weeks from now and i am so happy to see that you are loving your band. thank you for sharing your story and for giving us future bandster hope. it has been kind of negative lately and was second guessing there for a second. but i am back on track waiting for my special day. well, good luck to you and continued success to you. Way to go.

That was so fun to read! I know exactly how you feel - I feel awesome too! About the bones, I "found" a bunch too! LOL! Good for you! You look fabulous!

I agree!! your post really made me take a good look at all the sucess i have had also. I can truly related to all your sucesses as i share many of them as well, however i am having a problem with celebrating the new me, i feel that its not enough.

Just what we needed. a positive and successful post. Congratulations to you. what a great encouraging post to read. you look wonderful. i am so excited for you. i am going to be banded six weeks from now and i am so happy to see that you are loving your band. thank you for sharing your story and for giving us future bandster hope. it has been kind of negative lately and was second guessing there for a second. but i am back on track waiting for my special day. well, good luck to you and continued success to you. Way to go.

<br><br><br>Best of luck to you! Try to have a strong positive attitude going into your surgery it makes all the difference in the world! If you ever have questions or need encouragement, please contact me. I'm a great cheerleader!! lol<br>

I agree!! your post really made me take a good look at all the sucess i have had also. I can truly related to all your sucesses as i share many of them as well, however i am having a problem with celebrating the new me, i feel that its not enough.

<br><br>You have to celebrate the little things along the way.. it's a must! If you wait until you've done enough.. you may never feel you've arrived at that point! By celebrating along the way you can look back and see more clearly just how far you've come! <br>

That was so fun to read! I know exactly how you feel - I feel awesome too! About the bones, I "found" a bunch too! LOL! Good for you! You look fabulous!

<br><br>Thank you! And yes, finding new bones is so much fun! LOL, it's something I never would have thought of before I had this surgery! <img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://cdn.lapbandtalk.com/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif"><br>

thanks so much for the positivity I havent had the band yet but I hope and pray that your words and energy rub off on me

AWESOME!!!!!!! I needed that encouragement sooooooo badly. I have been banded for one month today. I am down 25 lbs., not had an adjustment yet. Staying hungry all the time!! Scheduled for my first fill on 10/25...looking forward to a positive story like yours within the next 6 mos. Congrats to you. You look absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

thank you myseason and Glenda045! It's been a very exciting journey so far! I'm excited for both of you and will be cheering you on from the Nebraska prairie!!

Your looking great! Vey inspiring.

Ok, you're cool on so many levels but also because you said "Xyphoid Process". I love the name of that bone- always have.

Thanks for this kick-a$$ post on loving life down 86 lbs 8 months out! You have a lot to be proud of, and we so appreciate hearing a positive experience. I'm new to the blogs so now I'm going to check out all of your past posts! Yay!