chickatee

updating 193........192.......175........17....

I am almost 7 months post op. Three weeks ago I joined weight watchers because with the holidays upon us I wanted the accountability that comes with weight watchers. I am so glad that I did. I have lost 51 lbs. since May so it's not that I wasn't losing I just wanted to make sure I didn't stall over the holidays. I was on weight watchers pre-band. It is so much easier this time now that I have the band to help me.

Name....chickatee.........start....193......current.....193........goal......175......to go......18

I was in a wedding two weeks after my surgery. I was very worried about what I was going to be able to wear to hold me in without hurting myself. I wore spanx. They were great. I was prepared to take them off right after the ceremony but I didn't need to. They held everything in place and were so comfortable I forgot I even had them on.

Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go abckids..............303.........................3 03...........270..................33 alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212...............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212...............14.5 argon..................162.....................148 ...............142................6 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................201 ............190.................11 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................193 ..............175................18 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................252 .................250..............2 cindyluhu...............194....................193 ...............180.............13 dacer123...............243....................239. ..............223................16 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................228. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………198……………………..196………………2 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................226.... .............207..............19 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 69................165................4 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............12 KarenG................. 240.....................223...................215. ...........8 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Keekahari..............230......................21 8..................215............3 Kellymovingon........207......................196 .................187............9 Kimmie.................296.....................287 ..................270.............17 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................23 4................228...............6 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................271 ..............259................12 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................160 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................263. ...............238................25 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................263 ................250............. 13 mcgreen...............236......................210 .................210..............0 METALBAND...........187.....................177... ..... .......167..............10 momlambert..........207.....................198... .............185................13 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 267..................258................9 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................23 4...............230...............4 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................317.6....... .......320............-2.4 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43 Down 1 more lb. I know that I'm not going to reach my goal. I think I was expecting a little to much of myself. This last lb. brings me to a total of 50 since May.

Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go abckids..............303.........................3 03...........270..................33 alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212...............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212...............14.5 argon..................162...................155.2 ...............142.............13.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................201 ............190.................11 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................194 ..............175................19 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................252 .................250..............2 cindyluhu...............194....................193 ...............180.............13 dacer123...............243....................239. ..............223................16 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................228. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………198……………………..196………………2 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................226.... .............207..............19 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 69................165................4 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............12 KarenG................. 240.....................223...................215. ...........8 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Keekahari..............230......................22 2..................215............7 Kellymovingon........207......................196 .................187............9 Kimmie.................296.....................287 ..................270.............17 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................24 0................228...............12 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................271 ..............259................12 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................160 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................263. ...............238................25 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................263 ................250............. 13 mcgreen...............236......................215 .................210..............5 METALBAND...........187.....................177... ..... .......167..............10 momlambert..........207.....................198... .............185................13 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 267..................258................9 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................23 4...............230...............4 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................317.6....... .......320............-2.4 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43 __________________ updating down 2 more lbs.

Lawanda Jessica My heart and prayers are with you and your daughter.

I've lost an elephants heart and an average human brain. Looking forward to getting rid of that bale of hay

I can tell it wasn't easy for you to write this post. So that was a big step in the right direction. Making the appointment for the fill was another step in the right direction. Just keep taking those steps and before you know it you'll be back on the path to losing weight and the scale will be going in the right direction. Good Luck. You can do it!

brownbeauty I know what you are going through. It is hard to have this added stress about insurance on you while going through all of the pre op appointments. I went through almost the same thing. My husband wasn't looking for a new job. He promised me that he wouldn't until I had my surgery. The company that he works for was up for sale. Twice before I had the surgery we were told that it was sold. We didn't know when the take over date would be, what insurance we would have, or if he would even still have a job. I just kept believing that it would work out. I kept going to my appointments. If the dates seemed to far away I called to see if there were any cancellations so I could get in sooner. That usually worked. I stayed on top of everyone to make sure my doctors office had all of the results as quickly as possible to submit to the insurance. I'm sure they all thought I was a big pain in the butt. Everything did work out. I don't know what I would have done if my husband wasn't supportive through the whole thing. Does your husband know how much this means to you? I don't really have any advise for you on how to get him to wait until after your surgery other then to tell him how much this really means to you. I hope that it works out and that you don't have to put off your surgery. Do you think that your husband will at least agree to only take the job if they offer insurance that will cover your surgery?

You are not a failure. You just don't have enough restriction or enough information. Your Doctor should have told you that most likely you would not have enough restriction after one fill. I know I didn't. The reason you are eating the wrong foods and to much of them may be because you are beating yourself up and feeling bad about yourself instead of going for another fill. I know that for me this has been a very emotional journey with lots of ups and downs. It's easy to start doubting yourself. Don't give into that. You went through the hardest part. You had the surgery. Now let it work for you. Call today and get an appointment for a fill.

Does anyone know what happened to losingjusme? She hasn't posted in awhile. I hope that she is alright. I miss reading her posts. They always give me inspiration.

I agree completely about the clothes for girls. I have two daughters. one is 3 yrs. old the other will be 13 next month. A lot of the stuff that they have out for the three year old I would never buy, but I can find clothes for her with out to much of a problem. The older one is another story. She has been in the Jr's sizes for about a year now and it has been a nightmare. I have to buy her shirts two sizes to big if I don't want them to be to short and sticking to her skin. forget about trying to find a pair of jeans that aren't low rise. you have your choice between low waist and ultra low waist. It's hard to keep her looking her age.

Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go abckids..............303....................303... ........270......................33 alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212.................14.5 argon..................162...................155.2 ...............142...............13.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................196 ..............175................21 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................259 .................250..............9 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................236. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 70................165................5 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................229...................225. ...........4 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Keekahari..............230......................23 0..................215............15 Kellymovingon........207......................196 .................187............9 Kimmie.................296.....................290 ..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................24 0................228...............12 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................270. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................268 ................250............. 18 mcgreen...............236......................220 .................210..............10 METALBAND...........187.....................179... ..... .......167..............13 momlambert..........207...................204.5... ............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 273..................258................15 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................24 1...............230...............11 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................334......... .......320................14 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43

Chickie I agree with everyone leave your signature the way it is. There are not that many people that reach goal and stick around to support those of us that are still on our way. Before I found this site all I ever heard, even from my Doctor, is that you don't lose as much weight with the band as you do with other WLS. Thanks to you I now know that I can and will reach my goal.

Marnie well said

I am addicted to weighing myself. I know it's not good, but I can't seem to stop. Every morning I wake up, go to the bathroom, strip naked and get on the scale.

I agree. It's very rude!

Congrats on your NSV. It's a great feeling isn't it. I always keep a pair of jeans that are to small on the chair in my room where I can see them for motivation. Every couple weeks I try them on. When I can finally get them up, buttoned and zippered it is the best feeling.

I also lose it in the face first. I've lost 46 lbs. and the only person who really says anything is my husband. I think the reason most people don't seem to notice is because about a year before my surgery I had lost this much weight on weight watchers. This time last year I weighed pretty much what I weigh right now. I decided to get the surgery and I gained everything back. During the time I was gaining I tried to avoid people as much as possible. I was ashamed at gaining the weight back. So I don't really know what people think. They might think I haven't lost anything at all from surgery. It is nice to fit back into my clothes from last year,but in a way I feel like I'm just getting started.

congrats!!!!!!!!!!

I guess what I am struggling with is feeling like I "don't deserve" the surgery. Like I got myself into this mess...shouldn't I have to fix it? I understand how you are feeling. I have been struggling with my weight for many years now. The one thing you need to understand is that the band is not a magic cure. YOU still have to do the work. It is just a whole lot easier with the band. If the band is what it will take to help you be a success with your weight then you deserve it. It's only been 5 moths since I had my surgery, but it has been a year since I started this journey. For me it has been very emotional with a lot of ups and downs. You have to be prepared for this.

Losing, You have made amazing progress. You kept your motivation high for a year. That's a long time. I do believe that you will be able to get your head back where it needs to be. I think that Julie gave you great advice. She's been there. Maybe you just need a little break. Don't be so hard on yourself. Pat yourself on the back for what you have accomplished in a year because you deserve it. Oh and if getting skinnier then your sister gives you motivation then use it. Who cares if it's petty

In the end only you can decide if the lapband is right for you or not. although what the other posters have said is correct. Someone should tell you that the band doesn't do anything for your head issues with weight. I still battle with it every day. Don't get me wrong I love my band and would do it again in a second. The band is only a tool. It is a great tool, but the monkey will still be there.

Ghost you look amazing. I can't wait til I get to where you are. Thanks for sharing it really helps those of us who are still trying to get there to stay on track.