LoserWannaB

this is priceless info to have. thank you.

I have been at a plateau for some time... I've lost 60# total and have been at the same weight give or take a few lbs for the past yr or so. I was banded Sept 6 2007 and am thinking about tt in the next yr or so if I can get it. I've gotten back on track by helping a friend that had gastric bypass surgery on may 27. I was scolded by a young lady on here in chat this morning who hasn't been banded yet. I feel better after reading your entries here.

I am thinking about having this surgery so this thread has helped me immensely with the thoughts I've been having... I was banded 9/6/07 and started out at 260 my highest weight and now I'm 202 or so; it fluctuates... and I see where one of you has lost 130# and was banded around that time. I haven't lost as much as I could have. I've been really trying these last 2 weeks since I was helping a friend who had gastric bypass at the end of May. Being with her got me back on track and I didn't even realize I was off track. Now I am thinking about getting the tt more seriously than ever. Thanks for this thread.

this is worth saving, so i did! thanks for the laugh.

Some of my NSV's: I can fit into smaller clothes; down from size 2X to 16 (XL) walmart and kmart not designer sizes as someone else said... My face is much thinner. Some people no longer recognize me. That's always fun. :eek: Smaller bra size. yippppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I can walk til the cows come home. No problem. I can climb stairs without any difficulty. No resting or break required. I don't feel like I'm sitting on my steering wheel anymore... I can cross my legs comforably a biggie for me! I love good healthy food and crave it not the fatty stuff... but fresh fruits and vegetables and enjoy them! Wayyyyyy more energy. I can walk in the morning, swim in the afternoon and walk on the beach in the evening. With energy to sit here at 11PM still going... If a wave knocks me over at the beach I can get up.

i've only had mine for 6 months but i'm loving it. i haven't lost 120 lbs but i'm ahead of my drs projections. i went for my 3rd fill today and he said i'm where he thought i'd be after a yr and it's only been 6 months. so we're happy.

no regrets here either i'd do it all over again any day of the week and twice on sunday if i had to lol

I was banded on Sept. 6, 2007 am down 48 lbs at my physical my home scales say I'm down 55 lbs. I go for my 2nd fill tomorrow. I feel like I need it. I'm able to eat more than I could before.

i can so identify with your shirt i'm in an XL for the first time in yrs i am having trouble realizing it's really me too sometimes i feel really thin and other times i feel like i'm still 250. it's weird... then i go walking and i feel so energetic and thin and healthy!

September 2007 and Now, December 2007:

i went to kmart today and walmart on christmas eve and got some 16 petite pants and XLG tops. they fit now. today i tried on 14 petites and i could get them over my hips but they weren't too comfortable around the waist. i need to work on that area more. now i'm loving getting clothes that fit me instead of the 3X, 2X, ETC. it's great to get into some smaller sizes. i have a size 12 bathing suit waiting for me. lol

i'm almost in one~derland! this morning i was a hair away so i hope to be there soon. i've had one fill and my 2nd is scheduled for the 8th of january. i'm walking 3 to 5 miles every day, weather permitting and i love it. i got my hair cut today and people say i don't look like the same woman at all. as a matter of fact, people i know walk right past me not realizing it's me. LOL i'm enjoying it.