marisol77

I think anything is possible. I had my surgery Oct 6, 2010 and I went from 293 to 249 by December but once I hit that number I got too comfortable so I went back to also tracking my calories through www.myfitnesspal.com it is awesome you can even download apps to your iphone or droid. Sometimes we rely too much on the band itself and not think about "what" we are eating. I thought well if I can eat the cookie and not get sick then it's good but in reality it isn't because I'm not making the life changes that I need to. This is new to me and I went through a lot to get here and I don't want to take this lightly. I used Myfitnesspal before the surgery for over a year and it helped me to realize what I was eating and work to bring my weight down slowly. I wish you the best. if you decide you want to join look me up! mfontanez77

Ask me a year ago if I would be where I am now and I would have to say no. I've spent over 15 years of my life gaining weight every year. I don't know what it is to end a year lighter than the year before, it's like I'm in competition with myself. Here I am 22 days post op and I feel GREAT!! I find that I keep my excitement quieted down because I don't want to be one of the annoying people who are always talking about how much weight they've lost around people who just gained 5 pounds. I'm very proud of it and people can see the loss, so for now I'm keeping my cool, we'll see how long that lasts. :tongue: My highest weight was 292, day of surgery I was 266 and now I'm at 251 and it's ridiculous how loose my cloths fit me. Gonna have to start sewing because I'm not getting a new wardrobe until I hit my goal weight. Again, we'll see how long that lasts also. :thumbup: 76 pounds to go until I reach my first goal of 175 and I won't miss one single pound when it's gone!

22 days and 15 pounds loss post op, so giddie someone should smack me. :thumbup: Total loss since I started this journey has been 41 pounds. Lots of questions about my first fill, I'm sorta of a chicken about it but I'll survive. :thumbup: