mandyjo

Today is friday!!!! It is -6 right now. But the sun is out.... I am looking fwd to the spring, please come soon. My cold is kicking my butt but not my spirit!!!

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[ATTACH]6[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]7[/ATTACH] A little reminder you can look better as you get older

[ATTACH]6[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]7[/ATTACH] A little reminder you can look better as you get older

I am 31!!! Whooohooo..... I am amazed at what a year can do. A year ago I was doing my evaluation for the band. Now I am down over 80 pounds and feel and look like a new person. People are so supportive. Even my sister who I thought would be aweful has really come around. She has been really pleasant!!!

I am 31!!! Whooohooo..... I am amazed at what a year can do. A year ago I was doing my evaluation for the band. Now I am down over 80 pounds and feel and look like a new person. People are so supportive. Even my sister who I thought would be aweful has really come around. She has been really pleasant!!!

[attach]12396[/at The top two are me now the other two are "before"...

Today is a good day. I am thinking about what I want to do!!! I am under my goal of 180 for my birthday. I would really like to be 175 by my mom' bday. March 12..... I am doing atkins to get me on the road again. Otherwise just drinking water.... Nothing wild has "come up yet" so life is good!!!

Today is a good day. I am thinking about what I want to do!!! I am under my goal of 180 for my birthday. I would really like to be 175 by my mom' bday. March 12..... I am doing atkins to get me on the road again. Otherwise just drinking water.... Nothing wild has "come up yet" so life is good!!!

Not there yet!!! 196

Life is choices and timing... Becoming selfaware is not determaned by calender age. Some it takes a lifetime and some like yourself it is a young age. How you handle this will really make the differnce in how the rest of your life maps out. Good luck with it!

These are the day of the lap band and last month. I got a new haircut and have lost more. But I wanted to share where I am at for now. More to come....

[ATTACH]3[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]4[/ATTACH] Here is where I started. I will post my after in a little while. More like during I am still a while from goal weight.

[ATTACH]3[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]4[/ATTACH] Here is where I started. I will post my after in a little while. More like during I am still a while from goal weight.

I Would Love To Pics Of People That Were Band The Same Time...(before And After). Is Anyone Up For That? I Am Not Down To My Goal Yet But I Think We Are All Doing So Well That We Need To Show It Off. And When It Is With People That Have Been In It For The Same Amount Of Time We Understand Each Other!!

WOW!!! I am so excited. I had the band done in May 07 and we had our first support group meeting last night. We live in a small area so it took a while. But it was so refreshing. If you have not joined a group I would really recommend it. Everyone was really open and entertaining. I really wish I would have had this sooner. But I am extremely thankful for LBT. I don't think I would have done half as well as I have done without lbt. SO, if you are not going and are struggling try it!!!:blushing:

I Went To The Support Group Last Night And I Think It Is Really Going To Make All The Differnce In The World. Everyone Was Really Nice. We Were All Reallly Looking For Something To Dig Our Teach Into. Even The People That Are 10 Months Post Op Were Just Like Me. They Were Doing It But Blindly. Things Seem To Work Out When They Are Really Needed. And In My Case It Was Really Needed. I Didn't Think It Would Make A Lot Of Difference. But Boy Was I Wrong. I Went In With Bad Attitude And Came Out Refreshed And So Excited.

I Went To The Support Group Last Night And I Think It Is Really Going To Make All The Differnce In The World. Everyone Was Really Nice. We Were All Reallly Looking For Something To Dig Our Teach Into. Even The People That Are 10 Months Post Op Were Just Like Me. They Were Doing It But Blindly. Things Seem To Work Out When They Are Really Needed. And In My Case It Was Really Needed. I Didn't Think It Would Make A Lot Of Difference. But Boy Was I Wrong. I Went In With Bad Attitude And Came Out Refreshed And So Excited.

I am just having a bad day but it has flooded in to the last month. I have been eating wrong not working out. I am going to start the support group tonight. I really hope that gets me going agian. I love the lap band. I don't like the way I am dealing with issues that I can't eat my way out of. I sure try to. It is like my mind won't flip over to the 'right way" I know what it is and I can do it. I just am struggling. If I stay aware of it I will over come it. I want.. mememe. I guess I need to get out of my own head. I really hope tonight starts me back on the right track.

I am just having a bad day but it has flooded in to the last month. I have been eating wrong not working out. I am going to start the support group tonight. I really hope that gets me going agian. I love the lap band. I don't like the way I am dealing with issues that I can't eat my way out of. I sure try to. It is like my mind won't flip over to the 'right way" I know what it is and I can do it. I just am struggling. If I stay aware of it I will over come it. I want.. mememe. I guess I need to get out of my own head. I really hope tonight starts me back on the right track.

I am 9 months post op. I have lost enough weight look like a different person. Looks are not a real big deal to me. (or so I thought) I have (had) a lot of friends before I have the lapband done. As time as gone on I have see less and less of my friends. I am 30 and live in a small town. So we are all kind in the same boat... married, kids, and working. So we are all busy. But not any different then 9 months ago. My friends have not been rude, just distant. I am unsure of how to deal with it. Most of my friends are heavier so it is a touchy subject. I try not to bring it up at all. But it seems like the big white elephant in the room all the time. What do you do? how has life changed with your friends.... do you make new ones? We talking about life long friends here,not fairweather friends.

thanks! I think I have been dancing around the situation. I don't want to upset the applecart. But it has already tipped over. I just need to get some balls and talk to them!!

FYI if there is anyone in southern minnesota. We are having our first support group meeting on Wensday Feb. 27 at 7pm. It is at the Blue Earth hospital. If anyone wants more info let me know. huntingtons@bevcomm.net

Do you feel the push within yourself to finish what you have started. I have drive to get these next 27 lbs off. I want to be that person everyone already thinks I am. I know you do also!!!! Keep working. Life is so worth it, now that we have one to look fwd to.

Hi, I have shown horses/mules for over 20 years. I had the band done in May of 07. I was ridding in shows by July. Really be careful of getting dizzy. I seem to get light headed dismounting sometimes. I never had that problem before. Start out slow after 6 weeks. Remember your balance may be off when you start loosing big amounts of weight. If you ride western, just remember to keep your heals down.