ANewMe428

Its been 6 months since surgery & 1 yr since I started losing weight. I have lost a grand total of... 94LBS IN 1YR! 54 PREOP & 40 POSTOP & I'm STILL losing! I'll NEVER BE THE 372LB LADY I WAS NOVEMBER LAST YR! I even wore the same shirt for comparison wOW what a difference a year makes

Thank u ALLLLLL SOOO MUCH! I'm still in shock I can only see a difference in my weight when I do a side by side even though I'm buying smaller clothes.

U rock girl! !! Keep it up

To day I'm FINALLY UNDER 300LBS!!! I FEEL GREAT! I've worked so hard & its finally showing! Down a total of 74lbs!

You look great! Hard work pays off!

Thank u everyone!

Since loosing 70+ pounds I noticed my arms are EXTREMELY drooping. I tried strengthening with weights & resistance bands but still nothing. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve arms? Maybe im not doing it right or for long enough.Right now I have wings and I'm not a chicken. Lol Please help

I go sleeve less daily also but I don't like the looks of my arms. How many lbs should my weights be?

Thanx everyone I'm definitely gonna stick to weights & strengthening cuz these wings need to go beacuse I don't want another surgery

I'm going today. I have in 7cc. & havent kept anything down. It hurts like hell to keep throwing up. Soft foods & solids come up. I don't like this. At 5cc my restrictions was very minimal but 7 is tooooo much. Hoping removing 1cc will put me in lovely green zone

Checking in with a 7lb loss. At 305 now

No loss or gain this week. Gotta up my workout

I've had my 2nd fill this week on Monday. I'm up to about 5 cc in a 10cc band. I just attempted to eat what I ate the day before my fill & I vomited for the 1st time half way thru. I was attempting to eat a small salad with fat free dressing & a turkey sloppy joe sandwich on a whole wheat thin. needless to say I'm staying away from any bread & salads. I was ok eatin the sloppyjoe alone... did I do something wrong?

My first fill I was given 3.5cc & two weeks later I was still having no restriction and gained 2lbs in 2 weeks so I got another fill. I have ALOT more restriction. I believe I'm at about 5cc in a 10cc band now.

Yes I had liquids for 48hours. Catfish yes it was above the band. Yes I did learn. I know its a LONG process

Name, real or screen~ANewMe428 Goal weight for June 30th~290lbs Weight on June 1st~312lbs Age~31 Dietary goal for June~More home cooked meals incorporating more fresh veggies & getting more then 70gm of protein DAILY. Also drinking more water. Exercise goal for June~Gym 4 or more times a week. More cardio & strengthening. Personal goal for June~Adapt new ways of not thinking about missing certain foods, find healthy recipes for the unhealthy foods I like & only weigh myself ONCE a week. Date banded~5/6/2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~29lbs Favorite Summer Activity~Going to a ballgame & walking my dog around the neighborhood.

I've been banded 3weeks & I've had an adjustment (3.5cc in band) My dietician says stick to 1000-1200 calories a day. I get in exercise & I track my intake, take vitamins, etc. But I'm able to eat the calories & it seems to be more then 1 cup of food @ a Time & it doesn't keep me full 5hrs or longer. I'm getting a lot of protein. But I'm afraid I'm not gonna drop any pounds. What can I do? Should I get another fill? My only restriction is bread. Other then that I can have whatever thus far.

kristinc1985 Thank u so much for the encouraging words!!!

Just felt the STUCK feeling for the 1st time. I Didn't like it at all. I knew I was finish eating after that. I thought I would vomit but I didn't. I burped a few times, now I'm ok...

This is a great post. I seem to stop myself but feel like I can eat more. I have had one fill of 3.5cc an I informed my dietitian & i've been scheduled for fill #2. I've never felt restrictions thus far. It will be 2 weeks since fill 1 on june 3rd & that's when fill 2 will be. Lord I hope I have restrictions cuz I can eat what I want (minus breads) without problems. I know when I go in the scale will say I've gained in 2 weeks even though I count calories & exercise.

I explained everything to My dietitian. So Monday June 3rd I'll be getting my 2nd fill. I'll be one month post op. Hopefully there will be somewhat of a difference in restriction.

Thnx. I'm trying to be very mindful of what I eat. I'm trying to burn more calories then I consume. I hope that works. .

Thnx kristinc. I'm not liking banster hell at all. Next week is one month post op. We will see what the scales say....