marly7

Hi I'm Marlynn ...i had the lapband surgery a year ago today ! As of may 4th i have lost 100lbs ... My starting weight was 326 ... Im 5'7" / 5'8" ... Decided to post a pic of my progress so yall could see .. I was a size 26/28 im a size 12womens now and could be smaller if this little pooch wasn't in the way ... I know insurance wont cover mine since my pooch sucked right up instead of hung down after the weight loss ... Just fishing for unbiased opinions on readiness as far as the TT GOES ... Anyways the pic on the left is before an you can see the massive rolls and then there is me now ...

No carbonation period from what i was told. I have been banded a year and soda free for almost two

I really need to try this i haven't lost a pound since may 4th ... And I'm still working out and getting my protein in etc ... Thanks for the info

Yea my surgeons office gave me the referral card to the plastic surgeon they recommend ... They also told me to lose about 15more lbs ... Saying its preferable to be within 30lbs of goal weight prior to having the tt ... I guess im just overly anxious lol ... )

Thanks ! I will ) ...honestly i really want to get under 200 before i consult with anyone ... Thats about 26lbs or so ...

Hey y'all my sinuses are putting a whooping on me and my eating habits ! I'm trying best to stay hydrated more than anything and if I am able to eat get protein in ... Lately I feel like I live on black piping hot coffee and hot tea ... I have precaution allergy meds but they seem to work when they want too .... !!!! cause I'm not the type to run back for a deflate when the band isn't the problem ... Any advice ??

Yay congrats !!!

Ok so this is probably terrible of me but I just hate that my 5yo wants to eat junk all the time or what I think is too much food ... She is and always will be more active than I ever was as a child ... But she is a thick muscly 5yo and she is pretty tall for 5 probably 3.5ft tall and weighs a solid 70lbs and I do mean solid she is very dense ... I guess I'm hoping for a growth spurt lol but idk .... I just don't ever want her feeling like I have my entire life ..... She is gorgeous beautiful curly hair and a personality that captures everyone's heart .... I work for the police department so she stays with my mother lots and I try to tell my mother stop feeding her so much but I don't really even think that's the problem .... Sports are definitely in her dirtier this spring and summer .... I'm being a crazy person aren't I ? Anyone else start losing crazy amounts of weight and become obsessive about their kids ???

Yea when I'm home with her it's my way ! My mom is just stubborn she doesn't feed her poorly honestly she actually cooks meals etc and very good ones ... I just think I'm freaking out cause I don't want my baby to feel like I did ever ... Sports sports sports something active is coming in the near future !! Lol t-ball drill team something lol just so I know she is getting good physical exercises in !! Thanks y'all I thought I was crazy for a second I love this forum I can come here and say whatever and not be judged

Yea my mom just tells me to hush that I was never Ever even close to as active as my daughter is and that I need not say anything because that will give my daughter a complex the doc also said nothing was wrong as long as she maintains her weight and just keeps growing vertically

If you don't take anything from these helpful and insightful tips ....trust and believe when your fellow bandsters say it's a mental thing it truly is ! I was banded may 25,2012 at 326lbs and on dec 31st ,2012 I met my goal for the year of 240lbs that's an 86lbs loss mind u I also ended up in the emergency room from having a drainage clog and my surgeons office that was supposed to be open closed on a whim ... I was royally pissed because at the emergency room they drained my band completely so at this time I'm more open than you are .... But I am proud to say I have beat the mental battle I'm still walking like a crazy person and eating 5-6 small meals a day lot and lots of protein packed stuff !!! I go back on jan 8 to start my fills again ... I was so sad thinking that I came all this way and have to start over but then it hit me I'm not starting over ! I'm starting at 240lbs and getting rid of the rest of it forever !!! It's all in your head you can do it !!!!!! You band is a tool just utilize it and work on your mind ... It's mind over matter !!!

Wow luv my labs ! I just love seeing how everyone on here is so positive )!! Yea I can't wait to get started ASAP lol and it's only been 24hrs but I think you just get used to the restriction and the band being there ... Not to say dependent but let's e honest no one had the surgery cause they were able to discipline every part of their lives especially the food intake part ..

I feel kinda the same way at this point yesterday I had to have my band completely deflated .... Oddly enough I'm not eating a lot I guess I finally overcame the mental issues ..... I started may 25 @326 and as of yesterday dec 31,2012 I was 240lbs ... I workout like crazy ... Kinda feel like my tummy will growl at some point before I go back to the doc and get a fill... I'm also nervous that I literally have to start over their not gonna put all the fluid right back in they are gonna aggressively refill though I hope .... Best wishes to you I don't know what to say but stick with it cause I'm 7months out and having to start back over Tuesday jan 8th with my first fill I hope because my work schedule is chaotic .... And I hope and pray things work out ... I was so sick though I needed my band deflated it was full of sinus drainage and hadn't eaten or drank in 3days ...my body was in shock ...

Thanks yea I thought instantly I was gonna wanna eat a massive amount of food but I had a very small bowl of black eye peas with lean ground beef and I was full . Which is great like my band has trained my tummy I'm hoping lol

I hate going in for "unfills" makes me feel like a failure or like I'm going in the wrong direction but as soon as 0800hrs hits I will be at my doc office fixing the problem ... I got my fill on dec 5. And it's been great no problems extremely good weight loss but then a couple days ago I started having issues and well it's sucked since then and I'm onto barely getting ice chips down ... I'm so thirsty ... Dec 5 I was 262 I'm now 241 ... Started may 25 2012 at 326 and I just want to keep losing but I know that if I'm not nourished I won't be able to keep with the hard workouts ... :/ idk if going in for a unfill makes anyone else feel like they are going backwards but I'm pretty sure my band is clogged with phlegm because I have been so congested and have tons of drainage ...

Thanks for your kind words I actually ended up in the emergency room because my doc office that was scheduled to be open at 8am this morning decided to close out of nowhere ... And guess what the hospital completely deflated my band I just cried and cried .... idk what to do but I'm not gonna go backwards no matter what !

Oh ok lol cool I got ya )

Hmm my dr never told me that the sinus drainage would damage my band I will ask them when I go back in ... Thanks for that info

Oh honey just wait the side effects are coming I was the same way ... I could eat and lose and feel fine ...oh but by month 4 -5 real restriction hit and then I started also having the allergy problems too ..

Does anyone have any experience with body shapers ? Waste of money ? I have been losing weight and started boxing here recently and someone at my job mentioned I should get one of those belly slimming bands (the ones that make u sweat so u lose water weight ) she is thin so I don't think she understands that in my opinion the belly slmer will just roll down on me ...I have been interested in spanx but they are so expensive ... Is it even necessary to wear shape wear at this pint ?? I'm less than 6months out and have lost 60lbs ... I will be at 6months on November 25th ...thanks for y'all's input )

Thanks for the feedback ladies