EliT13

I was banded on Monday August 1st 2016, the surgery went great except for some shoulder pain the first two days post op. Today is August 4 and I feel so much better. I was able to walk 2 miles on the track and left all my energy there, being on post op liquid diet is not as difficult anymore as I thought before I started this journey.. I have a feeling I will be seeing a lot more of this ... I'm doing this for myself and my daughter :-) Tomorrow is a new day .... Let's do this !!! EliT

I haven’t posted in a while and I believe it’s because my weight doesn’t consume my thoughts every minute, every hour , day, every week of my life now. I am still very conscientious about because I know the lap-band is just a tool and not a magic pill so I still have to do my part. I had my surgery one year and five months ago and for the first time in my life I haven’t gained a pound during that time. I have lost 80 pounds so far and still looking to loose another 15 or so....The biggest advice I can give someone is the following. The physical part of you will change but the mental part of you will not. My mind still thinks like the old me, it wants to eat everything in sight but physically you can’t. I personally feel if you can realize that and conquer that. You will be ahead of the game because eventually you will be able to eat more but you have to remember it’s just your mind that hasn’t caught up to what’s going on... Remember it’s just a tool and you have to do the work.. I tell myself that everyday...

Thanks for everyone's support. I haven't posted anything in a while mostly because being busy with the holidays and such...My lapband surgery been nothing but great to me. I have not had any complications thus far and feel great. I started my journey at 287 pounds just 13 pounds of 300 pounds on August 1st 2016 and I am Currently at 222pounds. Losing 65 pounds in almost 6 months has been a life changing experience for me. No more back pains, feet hurting, bad sleep and I can list many other things but the best thing is that now I can go zip lining with my daughter, we have gone parasailing together and we hike..I'm excited to continue my journey for myself and for my daughter and see where this takes me !! EliT

Well, it's been over a month since I have posted anything on here and I'm a couple days away from my two month post surgery date. My surgery date was august 1st and I got my first fill on Sept 12. I weight myself this morning and I'm down 40 pounds which make me feel great emotionally and physically. I can eat anything I want and not have any issues except for pizza and bread which is fine because I try to do a low carb low calorie diet. The great part about the band is that I feel like I eat like a normal person now and not over eat until I'm sweating...The things that I have noticed is that now I'm the last person eating at the table which is fine with me. day of surgery two month after surgery EliT

Well tomorrow marks my 3rd week post surgery and I feel great !!! The day I went in for surgery I weighted 277 and today I am weighing 251. I am stoked that I have lost 26 pounds in three weeks. I have been able to eat my three meals a day without any issues and walked daily also without any issue. So far so good EliT

Yes, I was able to finish the whole thing and I feel perfectly full.... EliT

Well today I was able to eat something for the first time in two weeks of being on a liquid diet. I made one scrambled egg and 1/2 of avocado and let me tell you it was the best egg and avocado I have ever tasted... EliT

You can do it, I'm just starting my journey but I believe the hardest thing is to start and take one day at a time....Let me know if you need anything EliT

Started my pre-op Diet today to get ready for my procedure on Monday morning 8-1. I will be honest with you guys if feels awkward that I'm not going to able to eat the things that I used to eat and how I ate. However, I remind myself that those things are what got me here in the first place.... Here is to the next 40 years :-)... EliT

It went great, Thanks ... A little discomfort there for a day but now it's going really well.... EliT

I had mine last Monday August 1st and the back pain was bad but all I can say is Walk, Walk,Walk I know it's the last thing you want to do but it really helped me..... EliT

Day 5 post op.... I feel good/excellent, I'm still on my Protein Fluid post op diet for another two days. I cannot wait to get some real Soup broth in me :-). I started my pre-op liquid diet on July 29th and weighted 277 today is August 5th and I weight 263.... 14 pounds down and feeling great EliT

Mine was August 1st. I am three days out. and it seems that day 1-2 were the hardest due to trapped gas. Once That went away I only have mild discomfort in my incision areas.. Walking has really help ... EliT

I'm am getting banded this coming Monday 8-1 and Stories/pictures like these is what is keeping me in the right frame of mind.. Great Job, on your weight loss... EliT

Thank you so much for those kind words of encouragement. I really appreciate it... EliT