flowergirly

I just really dislike Debbie-Downers! I'm glad that you're regaining your strength (muscle too!) and getting back to burning a few calories while you're at it. Keep up the great work and don't let those negative comments sink in at all!

No matter how you look at it, 100 pounds is a fantastic accomplishment! I love your goal of short term goals, I really want to do that too now. The big number can be too overcoming. What exactly are you doing in your 30 day challenge?

So happy for you! You are beautiful!

I think the best advice that anyone banded gave me was to keep your band filled. It seems so obvious but I have an aunt who only lost 12 pounds. Now, after being banded for 2.5 years, I can't see how that is possible unless she has next to nothing in there! I'm currently unfilled due to inflammation in my pouch from it being over-filled. I went for over a year with no adjustments and did great. I made the mistake of eating corn on the cob and that plugged up everything! Since then, I've had a tough time finding the perfect place and will only get fills under flouroscopy now! So, my advice is to go for it! Easy-smeazy surgery and keep it filled, only under x-ray and don't worry about the skin. I'm with Boshie and say that I'd rather have saggy skin than tight fat skin. A good friend of mine saved her $$ and got a body lift after her drastic weight loss. For me, my skin just shrunk slowly as I was shrinking. Best of luck and do what is best for you!