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lanagirl reacted to Bandista in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
Yes, indeed! You look great. I also want to see what else I can do -- live life and have fun, explore new things and be out there -- if we can achieve this kind of success we can do anything. Thanks for the inspiration.
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lanagirl got a reaction from KAATNS in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
This is what I have done is 16 months. I want to see what else I can do
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lanagirl got a reaction from KAATNS in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
This is what I have done is 16 months. I want to see what else I can do
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lanagirl got a reaction from KAATNS in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
This is what I have done is 16 months. I want to see what else I can do
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lanagirl reacted to parisshel in One Year Since My Decision To Have Lapband Surgery: Thoughts And Photos
On December 11, 2012 I had my first appointment with the bariatric surgeon who would, four months later on March 20, 2013, install a lapband around my stomach. This decision and surgical action was major and dramatic, but I was sad and desperate as well as exhausted, defeated and no longer willing to buy into the fallacy that I could do this without surgical intervention. So I lay down my previous weapon: the cycle of "traditional" dieting which I had been believing in and paying into since I was 14 years old. Traditional dieting was so clearly not working for me; I had lost and regained weight my entire life and I no longer had the energy to do one more round at Weight Watchers, filling up on salads and bulky foods to keep my hunger at bay, gaming the points program so I could work in a dessert each day, hanging on by my fingernails from one meal to the next, and fearing vacations, birthdays, holidays, as I knew these would either see me feeling frustrated and deprived, or overeating because "hey, I've already gone over my points. Might was well start back on Monday."
I had done hours of research and had a good idea of what lay ahead. I had a few fears as a pre-op, notably the fear that I would no longer be able to "eat as much as I wanted" when I wanted. I also feared the surgery itself (I try and stay out of hospitals as much as possible) but I was willing to override these anxieties to become one of those people that I see here, on this forum: a success story, transforming myself inside and out.
I had made a list of why I was doing this and I brought that to the hospital where, the night prior to the intervention, I read and re-read my hopes for this surgery. I was ready, peaceful and in a mindset of self-care when they wheeled me to the OR the next morning.
I am now 8.5 months post-op, almost 50 pounds lighter than I was on the day of surgery. It goes without saying that I am happy to have back a more aesthetically-pleasing exterior, renewed energy and mobility, and a load of self-confidence.
My original fears about surgery were unfounded: the lapband gives me a physical restraint to overeating, certainly, but it also has an effect on my brain and how I view food now. ( I call it the nicotine patch for the stomach as it dims the appetite much like the patch works for smokers.) I should not have worried about missing the ability to stuff myself, as that is of no interest to me today. (Just the thought of that makes my band tighten!) I am free from the dieting mindset that I must seek bulky, filling foods or I'll cave and break my "diet" because my lapband clicks in and gives me satiety when I eat my small portions of lapband-compliant foods. I don't have to log points or calories, and restaurant dinners, parties, vacations or holidays are not viewed as opportunities for white-knuckling deprivation or, alternately, opportunities to go off my eating plan and eat all the cake, Cookies and candy that I can, "until Monday."
I have experienced so many unexpected benefits as the result of my decision and the most striking is this wonderful sense of fierceness that I now have. I feel so strong, capable and confident! This fierceness has manifested itself in many ways. Physically: alongside my daily dedicated exercise, I now do aquagym and ride my bike each weekend when I'm out in the countryside--26 km logged last weekend through the fields of Normandy! Mentally: I travel out of my comfort zone--last month I went to Morocco, a place I'd always dreamed of going to. Professionally: I seek opportunities to speak publically and am involved in more professional conferences, meeting others in my field which has the effect of re-energizing my own committment to my job.
I am so grateful that I did not try and convince myself to give Weight Watchers (or another diet program) "just one more try" last year. I know as surely as my heart is beating that I would weigh more today than I did last year at this time had I not had surgery. Instead, I am looking towards this Christmas season in deep gratitude for my self-care, not fearing the supermarket aisles filled with chocolates, buttercream buche de noel (that was a real binge food for me pre-surgery), and special holiday foods. I know that I will eat peacefully, enjoying my small portions of delicious food, and I won't be waking up on January 1st feeling fat and guilty, and embarking on another futile attempt to diet and "do it for good this time."
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lanagirl got a reaction from KAATNS in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
This is what I have done is 16 months. I want to see what else I can do
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lanagirl reacted to ☠carolinagirl☠ in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
i took a pic of me today to send to hub.....and saw myself......and knew to get to where i wanted to be weight/clothes size i have in mind, was to just do it....knee hurting, poopy day, pms and all....knowing i am losing inches inspires me..how could it not..
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lanagirl reacted to pink dahlia in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
I want to continue to get stronger and healthier, as I still have 20 lbs to go, and I want to try cross country skiing or snow shoeing this Jan, and maybe get back to horseback riding too. So exercising, eating right ( most of the time ) getting the scale to go below 160 and keep moving down is my motivation right now. I keep bouncing btwn 160 and 158 !! But I' ll get to 140 some day !
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lanagirl reacted to Gardnergirl2 in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
Smoking hot, Lana ! You go girl!
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lanagirl got a reaction from DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! in 16 Months Progree
Few side tracks along the way,but it is what it is, this is my journey :-)
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lanagirl got a reaction from KAATNS in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
This is what I have done is 16 months. I want to see what else I can do
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lanagirl got a reaction from KAATNS in On This Dreary Monday....what Is Your Inspiration And Motivation?
This is what I have done is 16 months. I want to see what else I can do
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lanagirl got a reaction from lisacaron in Wls....a Bad Name!
I totally agree with you weight loss surgery alone is a tool not a trick. It doesn't magically fix anything and along with diet and exercise you have to keep learning how you react and eat after a fill. Good luck I am 16 months into my journey and have lost 97 pounds, 30 to goal and maintenance.
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lanagirl got a reaction from lisacaron in Wls....a Bad Name!
I totally agree with you weight loss surgery alone is a tool not a trick. It doesn't magically fix anything and along with diet and exercise you have to keep learning how you react and eat after a fill. Good luck I am 16 months into my journey and have lost 97 pounds, 30 to goal and maintenance.
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lanagirl got a reaction from chasingadream in Wls....a Bad Name!
I really don't feel ashamed for having to have WLS, I am a private person and don't need anyones opinion on my chose. Also I look at my band as a treatment. I had an addiction and I got treatment for it. That simple, I got help! Hope this helps some of y'all that feel bad about your WLS, you just got help!!!
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lanagirl got a reaction from DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! in 16 Months Progree
Few side tracks along the way,but it is what it is, this is my journey :-)
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lanagirl got a reaction from DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! in 16 Months Progree
Few side tracks along the way,but it is what it is, this is my journey :-)
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lanagirl got a reaction from DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! in 16 Months Progree
Few side tracks along the way,but it is what it is, this is my journey :-)
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lanagirl got a reaction from DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! in 16 Months Progree
Few side tracks along the way,but it is what it is, this is my journey :-)
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lanagirl got a reaction from DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! in 16 Months Progree
Few side tracks along the way,but it is what it is, this is my journey :-)
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lanagirl reacted to kll724 in 16 Months Progree
You look great! Are you sure you are the same peson as the 1st photo? You look 5-10 years younger!Congrats!!!
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lanagirl got a reaction from kll724 in Banded 12/5 Still Feel Full And Nauseated.
You still have a lot of swelling give yourself time that it slow right now just concentrate on fluids, healing and a little movement. Can you get liquid down slowly?