mandyjo

It has been a year for me. I had my one year appointment on Monday. He said things were great. The best part of the whole appointment was that he talked with me about how my life had changed. Not the fact that I look different. But the feelings I have had before during and after. We sat and shot the Sh*t for 20 mins. He asked me if I wanted to be in the advertising for the lapband. He has a spread in our local paper and a few papers around the area. I was very flattered but I don't know If it is something I should do.... Any thougtht?

Honestly, taking one day at a time. My blogs will show you I am a little crazy. I have had a lot of hard days. Remembering it is not a race! Obessing will not make it work faster. Follow the rules and workout! There is no "faster way" you have to do what works for your body and is healthy.

We have our group meeting tonight!!! YAA, It has been a really good few weeks! I am not a scatterbrained!! DOn't get me wrong I still have a lot of times I don't know what I am doing for a second, but it is getting better. I have found the meetings string the weeks together for me. I am seeing the newer people having the same "silly" struggles that I had. The ones where I was mad because someone was nice to me. Even if they had never talked to me before, I seemed to get upset with them. Now I am dealing with people not knowing who I am. lol it is kinds funny.

We have our group meeting tonight!!! YAA, It has been a really good few weeks! I am not a scatterbrained!! DOn't get me wrong I still have a lot of times I don't know what I am doing for a second, but it is getting better. I have found the meetings string the weeks together for me. I am seeing the newer people having the same "silly" struggles that I had. The ones where I was mad because someone was nice to me. Even if they had never talked to me before, I seemed to get upset with them. Now I am dealing with people not knowing who I am. lol it is kinds funny.

Life is a short run, we are in here to make the best out of the time we have. Less weight=more time? What do you want?

It is a hard thing to cover up with out someone thinking you have an eating disorder. Best of Luck in the future

I thought when I reached a hundred pounds lost I would be yelling from the roof tops. It is so much better then that!!!! I have a great sense of calm. I didn't even have to tell anyone for several days. I just was so happy. I think this is the best I have felt mentally since before I had the band done. Not to say things won't be rocky. I was so worried about getting here I was driving myself crazy. So to everyone on the journey.... ENJOY THE RIDE!!!!

Coming to terms with the lapband is not a overnight thing. So being outed is a very frustrating thing. If you can find people around you that support you and muster up the courage to face the people you may feel better. Not making the issue the surgery just the fact a trust was broken. Good luck

it really did kind of happen fast. THE ride was not always great, but it was well worth it.

I had all these great ideas for things I can do for myself but the money is not there right now to do any of them. But, I am going to enjoy a fab summer with my 2 year old daugher!!! What could be better then that right?!

I am here and only have 9 more pounds to go!!!! I amso darn happy I can hardly stand it!!!

Keep the fluids and the protien!!!! Good luck

This is a major deal. You really have to feel confident in the whole process. If you are questioning anything review your opions. Sometimes the best things are not the easiest to get to. I also think there needs to be a standard for all wls. There seems to be too many variables in each state and hospital.

I think to follow the doctors rules is best. Yet our bands seem to work differently for all of us. I think it depends on our bodies. I think the major goal is not to drink a glass of something with your meal. Our meals were meant for us to get our food in. It is hard enough to eat enough sometimes.

Everyone has the same problem right now. No one has enough money. We had been fine up until this winter. Now the normal me would be crying and complaining. But I seem to have this strange calm right now. Which is really unlike me. I hope it lasts!!!! I think the lapband has helped me learn to cope with things.

Everyone has the same problem right now. No one has enough money. We had been fine up until this winter. Now the normal me would be crying and complaining. But I seem to have this strange calm right now. Which is really unlike me. I hope it lasts!!!! I think the lapband has helped me learn to cope with things.

I will be 31 in march. I have one child. I am wondering if a woman in her 30's has a nice shape after losing 100lbs or do we have to take extreme measures? How is your body shaping up? Is it snaping back at all?

I have had a pretty good spell here for a while. I have been losing and am almost to my goal. Or what I thought was may goal. I am starting to get the comments about not getting too thin. I don't know if I am thin.... I know that sounds silly. I know what I look like in the mirror and I don't see thin. I see someone normal. What do you consider signs of being thin or even too thin?

We had our group meeting last night. There was only 5 of us there. It for me was the best one we have had. I expressed my concerns about going crazy. I was wondering if I needed to be medicated... We have a physcologist that is at the meetings with us. She was saying that the feeling I have are normal. I am redefining who I am. I feel lost so much of the time that I can't concintrate. Or spell for that matter. I am close to goal and am having the hardest time now knowing what I am going to do next. My world is changing and so am I. Learning to "deal" with out wigging out is not an easy skill to master!