luckyfive101

Haven't been on here in a while.. Hope you are doing well! Don't give up! You'll get there! God Bless!

I LOVE YOUR ATTITUDE! I too did this for me, but my family was NOT SUPPORTIVE (except for my wonderful hubby who has ALWAYS supported and accepted me at any weight/size!),..... My mom told me that was "the most ignorant thing" she had ever heard of! ... My sister told me I was "shallow"... but you know what... I fell a couple of months back (after having lost 90 pounds) and had to have a total knee replacement.... I CANNOT IMAGINE having an extra 90 pounds on top of this surgery... It just doesn't seem possible to survive this thing had I had that extra weight on me... it has been ROUGH! ... Since my surgery, I have stopped my stomach medicine (my hiatal hernia was repaired during surgery), my blood pressure is under control, I am no longer borderline diabetic, and if I never lose another pound, I AM HAPPY AND HEALTHIER THAN I HAVE BEEN IN 20 YEARS! Thank God for this tool! God Bless and hope to see "less of you" soon!

I too am 53, banded 6/20/2008 and have lost 93 pounds. Just 2 weeks ago, had a knee replacement due to an injury and that has really slowed everything down! Hope to be back on track soon... Still need to lose about 50 more pounds! The tracker, if I am not mistaken, you CREATE YOUR OWN PIN NUMBER... or at least that is what they asked me for... you can go to my signature line and it will have a link to the one I use... Good luck and God Bless!

Congrats on the twins! You have done a WONDERFUL job with your weight! I still have quite a bit more to lose... banded June 20, 2008, lost 93 pounds and FINALLY/BARELY in One-Derland! 2 weeks post op from total knee replacement and trying to get back on track! It's a life-time commitment, huh! Again, Congrats!

hey Teach! Good to see you back on here and back on track! I too have been struggling, needing fill, etc. and up/down 3-5 pounds... Plateau more or less since Christmas! I have a good fill now, but I am still struggling... Problem is I had a knee injury and have become less active, off to have a TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT the 3rd of May.. I hope once I get back to swim season it will start falling off again... But as I have said so many times in teh past, if I never lose another pound.. I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT! I feel better than I have in 20 years! Good luck to all and hope to see "less of you" in the near future! God bless!

Sorry about the insurance thingy! I think it is radiculous that they will cover things such as meds to control diabetes and/or hypertension but will not actually cover something as simple as the lapband which can and often does... CURE IT!... It sounds like a conspiracy to keep us all fat and PAYING! I was 150 pounds overweight but the docs in my area (rural Tennessee) kept telling me I was not "fat enough"... how fat did they want me? in a wheelchair? bedbound from diabetic neuropathy? or needing cardiac bypass because of my out-of-control hypertension? not to mention the hiatal hernia that was corrected when I finally went to Mexico as a self pay and got things FIXED! I have lost nearly 100 pounds now and still have a ways to go.. but i would do it again in a heartbeat and I encourage others to do the same! I go to the Fill Centers for my fills, and they are WONDERFUL! even if insurance paid for mine now, I would still go to the Fill Center! Good luck in everything and hope to see "Less Of You" in the near future! God Bless!

Diddo! I still have about 60 pounds to lose, but I would do it AGAIN IN A MINUTE EVEN IF I NEVER LOSE ANOTHER POUND! I feel better than I have in 20 years! I am at a plateau right now and working on getting past that.. Not finished, and not giving up! Good luck to you all! Hope to see Less of You soon! God Bless!

Hope you are doing well! Congrats on your new journey! Hope to see Less of You soon! God Bless!

Finally got another fill..... And GOOD NEWS........... NO LEAKS! Yippee! Scale slowly starting to move again! Good luck all! Thanks for all the input and support!

Thanks all for the input/support! My surgery is scheduled for May 3. I am starting strengthening exercises this coming week in PT.... I am ready to get back to living! I also have a fill scheduled for 3/25... Hope I can kick start the rest of this weight coming off! I had hoped to be at goal by my 2-year anniversary, but I guess that is not going to happen! At any rate, good luck to you all and keep up the good work! Hope to see "less of you" soon! God Bless!

I have been juggling 2-3 pounds for the past month or so... sooooooo close to 100 pounds lost but just haven't quite made it! Fell last month and messed my knee up, have to have total knee replacement. I am sure that will slow things down even more since i won't be able to exercise! You guys keep up the good work and fight a good fight! Hope to see less of you soon! God bless!