Jennie1976

I'm about halfway through my journey, and if I never lost another pound, it would STILL be worth it. This is BY FAR the best thing I've ever done!!! Yes, there are some things that are hard, but who cares! I was a tight size 26. Now I'm an 18. I'm good!

Hi! When I went in for my last fill, I was getting hungry between meals, just like you said. I could eat a BIT more, but not a lot more. I got a fill of .2 or .3 mL (I can't remember which one), and now I'm on the edge of being too tight and just right (which is fine for me). And as for a crunchy snack, I eat wheat thins or the spicy cheezits. I can't eat more than two or three of them before I'm not hungry anymore. And I HAVE to eat carbs (I have a really rare disease) so it ups my carbs for me, but I know many people on here try to stay away from carbs. So, if you are staying away from carbs, then this is a stupid suggestion :-) Good luck!

Just updating myself :-) OLD: Jennie1976...........235......205.......235........................30 NEW: Jennie1976...........235......205.......226........................21

I'm about an hour and a half out side of Fresno. Dr. Felix did my surgery last September. I can't be an exercise buddy because I live so far away, but I thought I'd give you encouragement! Good luck on your surgery! BTW, I go to Dr. Swartz for my fills because he's a bit more aggressive than Dr. Felix...just thought you'd want to know :-)

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Just an update: BEFORE: Jennie1976 Starting weight: 235 Current Weight: 235 Green Day Weight: 225 DOWN So Far: 0 lbs LBS TO GO: 10 lbs __________________ NOW: Jennie1976 Starting weight: 235 Current Weight: 228 Green Day Weight: 225 DOWN So Far: 7 lbs LBS TO GO: 3 lbs __________________ Yay! I can't believe I'm in the 220's!!!

I'm down a little over 60 pounds, and since losing weight in my face, I've noticed my TEETH are so much bigger! My two fronth teeth have always been a bit oversized, but now? My friend is my dentist's assistant, and she said they can fix it for me. Weird, right?

I just recently was able to feel the entire face of my port as well. I am now down to 230 pounds, and I sometimes have trouble lying on my stomach as it pokes into me. My surgeon said that I might want to replace it with a flat version when I'm done losing weight.

My doctor didn't like the idea at all, but he still provided me with the letter I needed and all the tests I needed to do the surgery. My last doctor didn't like the idea either, but that was before the lap-band. He worked in a bariatric center and had seen too many people with complications from gastric-bypass. But, he was the BEST doctor I ever had, and I often wonder how he would have felt about the lap-band. Unfortunately, I don't have Kaiser anymore, so I had to change doctors.

Your post made me smile! Thank you for sharing the joy! It's so exciting to see someone who has done the same thing as you!

I was banded September 6, 2007. I just got my fourth fill yesterday. My third fill was the day before Thanksgiving and lasted me until yesterday. I noticed that I was feeling hungry all the time, and that I could eat a bit more (not much, but I was making a difference in my weight loss). I got a fill of .3 yesterday to make a total of 2.4 in my 4ml band. My band may now be slightly overfull, but I know that in a month or two it will be fine, and I don't mind eating only 3-4 bites of something before I'm full. But, I also know that my band tends to tighten about 2 weeks after a fill, so I may have to re-evaluate then. :-) Hope that helps!

Today I am down to 230. I went in yesterday to get a fill. He have me .3ml so I am now up to 2.4ml total. I'm hoping that he didn't overfill me. I can drink liquids, but only a couple of bites of actual food. Not that I'm complaining. I really don't care how much I can eat. As long as I'm eating a bit and am losing weight, all is good! I am officially down 60 pounds today. I have 50 to go to get to my goal weight. I am firmly in size 20s, and in a few 18s as well. MOST of my closet is now worthless. While my eating addiction is now under control, my spending addiction is not! I find that I am now more excited about non-scale victories than I am about the scale itself. In the next couple of days, I will be in the 220s...a place I haven't been since high school. But I am WAY more excited about shopping at Old Navy and in the regular sections of Walmart and Target (for one or two items). Things are more enjoyable for me. I never let my weight stop me from anything...I still went horseback riding, hiking, kayaking, etc. But now, it's SO much easier. I don't have to worry about looking stupid...or, more specifically, fat. I looked fat in the saddle. I looked fat going down the river. I was the fat girl struggling to keep up (but I DID keep up). Now, I look so much better...and it's all EASIER! I have moments where I feel bad about this being so easy...guilty even. It's not all easy, but it's a LOT easier than my previous diets. The hardships are such that I don't mind them. So WHAT if I can't eat more than three or four bites! So WHAT if it hurts when I eat too much! I had 32 YEARS of eating too much! So WHAT for ALL of it! The benefits are SO worth it! I'm not even talking about the health benefits. I KNOW there are so many of those. I didn't really have health problems beforehand. I wasn't depressed or anything like that. I know they would have some soon enough, but I was blessed. I'm totally talking about superficial benefits. I look better. I get attention from men. Even better than that, I get more attention from my HUSBAND. I feel better. I can DO more. It's just amazing. Better than I ever thought. I know I have been so blessed for this to work out so well. I hope and pray that it continues to work out so well. This was one of the best things I have ever done. It's not easy...I have to do quite a bit different...but it's SO worth it. Here's to the next 6 months and, hopefully my goal of 180 pounds!!!

Today I am down to 230. I went in yesterday to get a fill. He have me .3ml so I am now up to 2.4ml total. I'm hoping that he didn't overfill me. I can drink liquids, but only a couple of bites of actual food. Not that I'm complaining. I really don't care how much I can eat. As long as I'm eating a bit and am losing weight, all is good! I am officially down 60 pounds today. I have 50 to go to get to my goal weight. I am firmly in size 20s, and in a few 18s as well. MOST of my closet is now worthless. While my eating addiction is now under control, my spending addiction is not! I find that I am now more excited about non-scale victories than I am about the scale itself. In the next couple of days, I will be in the 220s...a place I haven't been since high school. But I am WAY more excited about shopping at Old Navy and in the regular sections of Walmart and Target (for one or two items). Things are more enjoyable for me. I never let my weight stop me from anything...I still went horseback riding, hiking, kayaking, etc. But now, it's SO much easier. I don't have to worry about looking stupid...or, more specifically, fat. I looked fat in the saddle. I looked fat going down the river. I was the fat girl struggling to keep up (but I DID keep up). Now, I look so much better...and it's all EASIER! I have moments where I feel bad about this being so easy...guilty even. It's not all easy, but it's a LOT easier than my previous diets. The hardships are such that I don't mind them. So WHAT if I can't eat more than three or four bites! So WHAT if it hurts when I eat too much! I had 32 YEARS of eating too much! So WHAT for ALL of it! The benefits are SO worth it! I'm not even talking about the health benefits. I KNOW there are so many of those. I didn't really have health problems beforehand. I wasn't depressed or anything like that. I know they would have some soon enough, but I was blessed. I'm totally talking about superficial benefits. I look better. I get attention from men. Even better than that, I get more attention from my HUSBAND. I feel better. I can DO more. It's just amazing. Better than I ever thought. I know I have been so blessed for this to work out so well. I hope and pray that it continues to work out so well. This was one of the best things I have ever done. It's not easy...I have to do quite a bit different...but it's SO worth it. Here's to the next 6 months and, hopefully my goal of 180 pounds!!!

I just had to share! Several years ago, I got down to about 240. I tried on a pair of jeans from Lane Bryant that were a size 20 and was VERY surprised that they fit. Then I remembered that Old Navy has size 20, so my best friend and I went there to see if I fit into them. She's about a size 0, so I felt okay being in there because even if they didn't fit, I could pretend we were shopping for her. Well, they didn't fit, and, before I got down to that size, I started gaining weight again. It never happened, and my friend went back to Indiana (where she lives). Well, last Friday I was going by Old Navy again. I am only about 10 pounds lower than where I was before. I must be losing weight again because (and I have to put the caps lock on for this): NOT ONLY DID I FIT INTO THEIR CLOTHES, BUT I WASN'T EVEN THE LARGEST SIZE!!!!!!!!!! (okay, caps lock over). I couldn't believe it! I had to resist the urge to buy everything in the store! Okay, that's my coolest non-scale victory for me ever and I had to share. Thanks for reading!

Hi all! I got banded last September, but hit my sweet spot last November. I am now down a little over 50 pounds, and am noticing that I can eat just a little more than I used to. I also PB a lot less. I have been losing between 2-3 pounds a week steadily...until this week. I know that sweet spots differ as you lose weight, but was wondering how long other people's have lasted. I don't think I necessarily need a fill yet, but am looking towards the future. Thanks!

I can relate to that. In my first teaching job, the principal told me I had to dress differently because certain items didn't look professional on me and they do on others. I ALWAYS dress professionally (nylons, heels, the whole nine yards), but am still hurt to this day about that comment and others she made.

Hi! I know my husband worries about this. He met me (and we got married) when I was heavy. I didn't have a lot of dating experience beforehand, but I knew what I wanted. We have our problems, but I know we are strong enough for anything. And, a little jealousy from him does ME some good! :-)

I just finished that time of the month, and not only was I hungrier, but I gained four pounds!! I'm hoping that since it finished today, the weight will continue to come off like before. I always get so worried that this is where the weight loss stops!!!

My highest weight and my surgery weight were the same so I didn't need to make that decision. However, my lowest I've ever gotten to in my adult life was 240, and I didn't really feel like I was losing weight until I hit that mark because, in my mind, I really shouldn't have been above there in the first place!

I ride horses too, but I waited six weeks (but it felt like forever) before returning to horseback riding. I too felt completely healed, but I wanted to make sure I couldn't rip anything or move the band in any way. I know that kind of healing takes a bit longer. And I say I waited six weeks, but thinking about it, I think I smudged a bit and only waited five :-). Hope that helps!

I seriously can't believe I'm at the halfway point. And I'm lower than I've ever been in my entire adult life. Now I think I can believe anything. I feel like I was just going through the motions until I got to 240. That was the lowest I've ever been. Now that I'm seeing new numbers...it's unbelievable! Literally! I knew it COULD happen, but couldn't imagine it ACTUALLY happening. And, today, I wore my husband's jacket...a men's large...and it fit! I've met every goal so far and, even if that changes, it doesn't matter! It's coming off! I'm at 235 right now. My goal weight is 180. I just lost 55 pounds. In FIVE months! AND it took me awhile to get to my sweet spot! That didn't happen until the day before Thanksgiving. I'm losing an average of ten pounds per month. I'm hoping to meet my goal weight in about August or September. All of my clothes are falling off of me. I am now a size 20. Last Sunday we went clothes shopping. I am seriously getting so many compliments and stares. In a way, I'm embarassed that I looked so badly before, but I'm also happy that I look so much better now. Now, each pound down is another victory, and I can't wait to see what's going to happen next!

I seriously can't believe I'm at the halfway point. And I'm lower than I've ever been in my entire adult life. Now I think I can believe anything. I feel like I was just going through the motions until I got to 240. That was the lowest I've ever been. Now that I'm seeing new numbers...it's unbelievable! Literally! I knew it COULD happen, but couldn't imagine it ACTUALLY happening. And, today, I wore my husband's jacket...a men's large...and it fit! I've met every goal so far and, even if that changes, it doesn't matter! It's coming off! I'm at 235 right now. My goal weight is 180. I just lost 55 pounds. In FIVE months! AND it took me awhile to get to my sweet spot! That didn't happen until the day before Thanksgiving. I'm losing an average of ten pounds per month. I'm hoping to meet my goal weight in about August or September. All of my clothes are falling off of me. I am now a size 20. Last Sunday we went clothes shopping. I am seriously getting so many compliments and stares. In a way, I'm embarassed that I looked so badly before, but I'm also happy that I look so much better now. Now, each pound down is another victory, and I can't wait to see what's going to happen next!

My best NSV was today. I left my jackets last night, and didn't have one to wear this morning. My husband threw me his (which has always barely gotten around my shoulders) and it fit PERFECTLY. I told him he never gets it back!

Hi! I LOVE these challenges! Here's my goal: Jennie1976...............235..........205...........235.........30

I want to do this too! I put mine at the bottom...hopefully I did it right! [/size]Jennie1976[/color][/u][/b] Starting weight: 235 Current Weight: 235 Green Day Weight: 225 (but I can't even imagine it! DOWN So Far: 0 lbs LBS TO GO: 10 lbs