nvalicia

Suzzie, I think you need to go to your doctor and talk to them about your restriction and your difficult time with eating the right foods. That is what they are there for so I would take advantage of it. I was also told that if you are too tight then that can make you gain also because we do tend to eat what will go down the best at that point.

Sounds yummy. Do you know how many calories, protein and etc. are in them?

Thank you. I need to update that picture as I have probably lost at least 20 pounds since then. I remember when I first fit into "regular" clothes, it felt so good. Keep up the great work!!!!!!

Thank you. It hasn't been easy but I am glad that I stuck with it. I would love to be at goal my Christmas but it takes me forever to lose now. I think it is because I am smaller so it won't drop off like it used to. But we can inspire each other to try to make it by the holidays!

I just updated my weight loss and realized that I made the original goal that I set on this site. I changed it so that I need to lose about 10 more pounds. It was great to see that I had made this goal though!

I am sad to see our thread so slow. I never posted much but I would read every day. I am doing good with the band. I can't wait until I get to the point where I can focus on maintaining and not worry about losing all the time. I think I mad a good choice in the surgery and I wouldn't change it for anything.

I was finding it hard to gage how much to eat because I don't have restriction (that I can feel at least). But it really helped to see the portion sizes of what I should be able to eat.

I don't think it's healthy for those people who say they take a few bites and they are done. I have asked my doctor about it also and he says they have too much fill if that is the case. He says it will cause major problems in the long run for them. My doctors office has plastic food that they use to show how much your portion size should be. Maybe you should ask you doc. about that.

I looked at your pictures and you look wonderful!!!!!! Good job.

I have been waiting to see everyone's 1 year pics also and I don't think that you all have posted them!

Karla, you look awesome. What a difference.

Big Baby you look wonderful! Way to go.

I am still a work in progress and need to lose more but thank you for the nice comments. I figured out how to put pictures on my profile too so I have more.

I hope this works. The first is a before picture with me and my boys and the next one was taken a couple days ago. Still trying to find a good after picture.

Can anyone tell me how to post pictures?

I am going to vent also. I have to see the doctor every 6-8 weeks, so I went in yesterday expecting a fill. They wouldn't give me one AGAIN. They don't want me to get too tight, I don't think I can get tight with the small amount I have in the band anyways. I told them that I don't feel restriction at all, but I haven't eaten a lot either so it hasn't really been tested. I guess I will wait until next time. On another note, is anyone having problems with low vitamin D levels? I am taking supplements but the doc says it is still low.

I was banded June 1st, 2007 and have lost 123 pounds.