Dacoop

Great job!!! I am right behind you I am one year next month! I am at 85 lbs now and trying very hard to 100 by a year. I have more to lose than you. I love your before and after pic of your profile.

Good luck ob the start of your new life! There will be good and has times but remember the goal is great.

My goal is to be able to do everything with my kids like ride bikes go on walks going swimming. But I have found how fun it actually is to go clothes shopping and not have to wonder if something would fit or not. Its funny I would go into regular not plus size stores with friends and I would go straight to the accessories not the clothes but now clothes are starting to fit me in there and it has lit a fire in me to like to shop haha.

I have learned keep a room temp can of soda and tip a tiny sip and wait. If the food doesn't go through try another tiny sip. It usually will make me burp or a weird feeling then the food goes through. Its the carbonation that helps move the stuck food. This is the only time I drink soda but usually two tiny sips does the trick.

They can replace your port with a low profile port. It is flat so I am told. I don't know if they can put the port under muscle and be able to access it properly. I can't sleep on my port and I am 11 months out.

I have decided to put myself first again. I am a mom and wife. Putting myself second is what got me to the point of needing lap band. I have done well so far but I have realized I am starting to slip and put myself second again. I need to make time for myself and exercise. Next month is my one year mark and I am at 85 lbs lost and u wanna see 100 lbs by my date so it is time to get busy! I know there are other moms and wives out there and remember a healthy mom or wife makes a healthy home and happy home!

I have found with the more weight I have lost I have so much more energy. I have more energy to do things with my kids. They were commenting to me this summer they thought it was so awesome I was going on bike rides with them and I was keeping up with them. I need to get my exercise in as a priority. I am saying with weightloss I don't tire out as fast any more. I am excited to be part if my kids lives nit watching them out the window!

I have found with the more weight I have lost I have so much more energy. I have more energy to do things with my kids. They were commenting to me this summer they thought it was so awesome I was going on bike rides with them and I was keeping up with them. I need to get my exercise in as a priority. I am saying with weightloss I don't tire out as fast any more.

I was just wondering what other people take. I take a complete multivitiam by Opurity and calcium citrate plus by opurity. I am also take b12 everyday. What do you all take and am I leaving out anything important?

This is the first time I really went shopping for clothes since I had surgery last December. I have bought a few thing here or there but haven't taken a ton of things in the dressing room. I decided today was the day I was gonna find out my true new size. I took things that would have fit me before surgery and things I thought would be way too small. It was amazing to see how big they were from the size I used to be. The size I ended up at that fit me I started crying because I didn't think it was possible that they would fit but they did and now they are hanging in my closet. I haven't until today realized how much I have really changed. Its amazing how the outside of us change but it takes so much longer for our brains to caught up with it. It made my day to see how far I have came and I am not done yet. Watch out world I.am coming back alive!!!

Wow you have a great job. Happy band annivery.

Doesn't it feel great congratulations!

I am getting burnt out on the same things for dinner. Please give me some ideas for your lap band friendly dinner ideas!!!

I am trying to get my walks in. I have been going to the park and it is 1.33 around and I have been going three times around. I can only walk but try to get a little jogging in. I am disappointed when I try to jog or run because I feel like I can't breath like my chest is super tight. I have lost 85 lbs and still can't run like I would like too. So walking is.mostly what I do. I also have a gym membership but like the outdoors more.

I looked up my bmi. Starting weight Dec 2011 298 bmi was 44.01. As of today weight is 217 and bmi is 32.04. That is a great way to look at it and see how far you have come.

I was banded Dec 19th 2011. I am officially down 80 lbs. It is so amazing how I am feeling physically and how I am feeling about myself. I am feeling like a new person well a healthier version of me! I want to have off 100 lbs by my one year anniversary. My total goal is 130 lbs but focusing on the first one hunred.

Wow Congrats. Being a mommy is one of the most amazing things in life.

I am feeling good. I haven't tried much food yet I just did liquids last night. I will see how lunch goes at work.

I am in waiting room now for doctor. I am going to ask for a small unfill. I feel like I can't eat the solid foods I should be able to. I tend to be eating more sliders.

So he removed 0.3 ccs from my band and see if that helps.

So he removed 0.3 ccs from my band and see if that helps.

Thank you all for the kind words. Well the only tip I can say is keep going because you are going to have a bad day once in a while and don't let it get you down because you are gonna have great days as well. Our bands are our helpful tools to get you to where you need to be.

That is great. I need to check on my bmi App on my phone because I haven't done it in a while. You are doing great keep it up!

Has anyone tried the shakes? They seem good but a little higher in carbs. What do you all think?

I was banded Dec 19 2011 and I am down 78 lbs. I was looking at my driver license and I was like wow I might actually be the weight I have listed on there really soon. I bet when I went in they said yeah right that's how much you weigh. Haha. The other thing I am looking forward to in being in the regular section for.clothes not the plus size. I do have to say I have had to take clothes back after I bought them because they were too big and I didn't try them on in the store. That isn't something I have ever had to do before. I am now realizing it takes longer for your mind to check up with your body.