JJB

I was feeling pretty good about my weight loss and myself a couple weeks ago. I went to Lane Bryant with a friend and bought my first pair of thong panties. I came home and tryed them on and you know that saying just cause they make it in your size doesnt mean you should wear it. Well they could have made a poster with a picture of me in my thong. I was actually cracking up wondering what the heck were you thinking. I would deffinitly need some surgery for those to look good. LOL I did get rid of my old undies. But I was so scared a dog would get into the trash or the garbage man would some how see them. I would have been horrified if any one saw how BIG they were. They were still stretched out from my last pregnancy. Pretty bad huh?

The first thing I do every morning is weigh. I like to keep a close watch on it. That way when I gain a pound or two I know I can not snack or anything. I am really scared of putting the weight back on. Some weeks I lose and some I dont. But I know im not gaining for once in my life.

YES! YES! YES! And more yes!! I love my band. I only wish I could have had it done years ago. So oh yea thats a big YES for me.

I was also told that I had a fatty liver. My Dr. didnt seem to concerned with it. He told me that losing weight would help alot. He found it when I was having pain while I was pregnant. Turned out to be a hernia and had nothing to do with my liver. He just wanted to make sure.

Good luck to you. Its a new start on life thats for sure. Keep in touch.

Mine has not gone away yet. It is annoying. Especially when I am some where that I cant let it out. Then it hurts. I still get shoulder pain every day to. Dont get me wrong it is still worth it tough. Just a pain.

I am so sorry for you. I was scared of that happening to me. I have only heard these stories on TV. I cant imagine what you are going through. Maybe you should talk to some one who can help you work through this. Keep us posted. Good luck to you.

I know that for me things are changing a little since my weight loss. I still love my husband the same as I always have. But I am starting to think he is tired of hearing about me, my weight loss, new clothes, plastic surgery and my band. I have worried about ever body else for so long and avoided thinking about my self because I have not been happy. Now that I am I think he feels like I am being selfish because I am now taking time for myself. I get my hair done every 3 months and I go shopping with friends every once and a while. I have never been able to feel good about myself untill now. And sometimes I do feel guilty. But I also think I deserve this. We have been married for almost 10 years. But we have been together since I was 16. I really think he just got used to me always putting him and every body else first and now I put myself first sometimes. I guess what I am trying to say is I dont think that people divorce because one person changes. I think it has a lot to do with a spouse not being supportive of these changes. I know this has been an issue lately in my house. I would love for my hubby to look at me one time and say wow you look beautiful. It does not matter to me what other people think. I really want him to be happy with me now that I am happy with myself. Man I love this web site. I can just let it all out and not have to have an argument. Thanks for listening every body.

I had posted about hair loss a couple months ago. But now it has stoped and is coming back also. I had lost about 50% of my hair. It was really thinck to begin with so I was lucky. Man was that scary. I tried Nioxin and a couple other things in the beginning. But it was all a waste of money. I guess all it takes is time. Its a huge relief for both of us. Congrats.

I dont know how everyone else is doing. But this no snacking thing sucks. It usualy takes me a couple of days to get used to it again. I cant even imagine weighing under 200. I know when I get there I will want to tell ever body how much I weigh. Cant wait!!

I try to eat mostly protien at each meal. But for the most part I am eating whatever I want. My weight loss has slowed down a lot now. I have been snacking way to much. In the begging it was really easy for me to just eat the 4 ounces but now I am having a problem with it. I do sometimes get a little hungry. I could not eat 8 ounces though. I dont think my band would let me. I am going to try hard not to snack today. Oh ans about the weight loss. I really do think it is better to lose it slowly. I lost so fast in the beggining that I lost a lot of hair. If I would have known that would happen I would have taken it a lot slower. You are doing good on your loss. My mom had the surgery the month before my and has lost 40 something. I think I just got lucky at first.

I have no secret. I just stuck to the 4 ounces 3 times a day for a long time and the weight just came off so quickly. Now I have snacks though wich I did not do before. So I am losing a lot slower. But as long as I am losing and not gaining I am happy. I am married with two boys ages 6 and 2. They are a awesome and also a hand full. I am 33 years old and I started out at 299. My highes weight was 319. I have not weighed what I weigh now since Jr high. So it is really new to me. I love being able to buy clothes at stores now> I was getting to the point where I had to order clothes. I feel soooo much better. I dont have any bad side effects. Other then when I eat something like brownies or anything that is to gooey it stays in there for a lon time and hurts. But that just shows I shouldnt eat that. My addiction is sweets. After every meal I like to have something sweet. It is very hard to break the habit. In the beggining I was really good about just adding a sweet to my 4 ounces. But now I have my 4 ounces and then a small sweet. I am trying hard to stop. Wish me luck.

I always get thin crust now. I like it loaded with cheese and sausage. I have not had any problem with it. Good luck to you.

I cant believe you have been going through this for so long and he has done any tests. Im glad that you have an appointment for a second opinion. Make sure and let us know what happens. Good luck to you. And congrats on the weight loss.

Hi Jennie. Happy to hear your doing good. And im happy that you found this site. It has helped me a lot having all of these people to talk to. Every one is very nice and they dont get annoyed with me like my husband does when I go on and on about my band.LOL Anyways I hope to hear more from you. Jennifer

I went to a family function this last weekend and I had not seen one of my cousins since my surgery. Well when I walked up he said oh my gosh I didnt know who was walking up until you got close enough for me to see your face. I thought wow. I cant believe I look that different. I loved it!

I am going through the same thing now. But I also give in and have something sweet. I have founf these low carb ice cream bars thought that make me feel like I am eating totally bad. But they are really low in carbs and made with splenda. It will take away you sugar craving. But as far as a high protien diet. I really just eat what I want only in me 4 ounce amounts and have not had a problem yet. Good luck to you. Oh and the ice cream I loke is made by Breyers.

Oh and I am one of the ones who would deffinitly have this surgery again. I could never have come this far without it. I was also concerned with all the negative at first. But like Happy Bandster said people ar more likely to post when they are upset about something. The only side effect that I have is I cant eat as much as I want now. Man that stinks. LOL

My fills are covered for the first year. After that I think they are $200.00. My body deffinitly looks different. It looked better in places when it actually had some fat in it. But those places are covered anyways. But man when I put on clothes do I feel like I look so much better. I can hide all the ugly areas. Like my THIGHS! But I feel so much better that the skin does not bother me so much. I will deffinitly be looking into a boob job next year though. LOL

I had Makotos. Its a Japanese steak house. I ate every bite. And I loved every bite.

I have 18 pounds until onederland. But I have 19 until I am under 200. So that will be my goal. I have not been under 200 since I was about 15. I know if I try really hard I can do it. So I need to lose a little over 2 pounds a week. Im with you on this. I neede this to get me going. Thanks. Jennifer

Thats awesome. I know how you feel. I took my 6 year old to the Dr yesterday and for once when I sat down in the chair it didnt feel like my hips were being smushed through the arms of the chair. I loved it. Congrats to you.

I have a lot of marks on my stomach. From weight and 2 kids. Since I have lost weight they are saggy. I dont really know what word to use for it. But they deffinitly have not got any better. In fact I think they looked better when they were filled in more. Not that I would go back or anything. I can hide my stretch marks but I couldnt hide the fat. LOL

Great way to put it tellymelly. I totally agree!

I think it is really sad how they say her ratings have dropped since her weight loss and wedding. And it is horrible how everyone is upset that she will not come out and say how she lost weight. Who cares. For some people it is a personal choice and its awful that people have come down so hard on her for that I have also seen her posing a lot for pictures and she should she has lost a lot of weight and is feeling good about herself. Good for her. I dont watch the show much but I can say Merradeth was my favorite and Rosie is so annoying. I wont be watching it any more. Thats just my opinion.