wannabefit
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From the album: Half way there!
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This is me as of today in the wedding dress I am about to buy. I haven't weighed myself in a few weeks but I should be at about 185.
wannabefit commented on BubblyBandit's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
congratulations and I love your dress. you look beautiful! -
Wow girl...you look amazing! Congratulations! I was banded 6/22/09. I have lost 103 lbs...still need to lose another 58 or more. lol I will be happy there. I have no desire to be a twig. Just want to feel better and of course look better. I just wanted to let you know that you are an inspiration to all of us. This is what we need to see....that it is possible! Thanks for sharing your pics!
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Hi April...just wanted to stop by and say hello! How are you doing? I have not been on here forever! I haven't gotten below 200 lbs yet...dangit! I have been playin around with the same 4 or 5 lbs all summer. Its my own fault though. I like margarita's in the summer and I know they are bad for me...but...oh well. I have to get serious again now because my oldest son got engaged and the wedding is next June! So I have 11 months to get my butt ready for that wedding. I don't want to look like a cow in the wedding pictures so I need to get busy! I have started walking now. Finally have the energy to do it and actually feel like doing it. I even hiked up a mountain in TN this summer! I thought I was gonna die! haha! BUT I DID IT!! l would love to hear from you! take care! Jackie
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OMG! Yes! That was me! I was there around 10:00 that morning, and I think I saw you and I thought the same thing, but I wasn't sure!
I had trouble the weekend before, I had a blockage. Man! Hope you never have one of those,it is miserable. I ate spaghetti and even though you can chew it up really well, I guess that pasta can "ball up" and get stuck in your pouch, thought I was going to die. I couldn't eat or drink anything without it coming right back up! I have lost about 82 lbs now! still weigh a whopping 256! that is much better than 337!I can't wait to get under 250, that is my 2nd goal. Once I get under 200, I will be happy. I think I said I wanted my goal to be 180 because that is what my driver's license says. LOL You are looking good(if you were the person i think I saw) don't be so hard on yourself. You know that "bigger" people, like me, lose faster because we have so much more to lose. Sure do wish one of us would've said something, it would've been nice to chat with you!
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MADE IT TO GOAL! 10 months post-op 130.5 LBS! 88 pounds lost!
wannabefit commented on megster27's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Thank you for sharing your progress photos. It was so cool to just literally watch you melt away month by month. Congratulations on reaching your goal weight. How does that feel....I've never done it! I am on my way....I have lost 75 lbs in 7 months. I still have a very long way to go, but it's a start! -
You look awesome and congrats on being under 200....I am soooo looking forward to that day! It will be a celebration here I can tell you that! You really do look so much younger! Good luck on your journey! -
You look awesome!! Congratulations! You are an inspiration and very encouraging to the rest of us.... -
Wow I just wanted you to know what an inspiration you are and your before and after pics are very encouraging. Thank you so much for sharing them! Best wishes on your continuing weight loss journey! -
You look fabulous! Congratulations! -
Congratulations on your 40 lb. loss! That is awesome! You were beauriful before and even more so now! Good luck as you continue your journey! -
Hi April! Hope you survived the holidays. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Just wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing? Still working on getting under 250 lbs. I really need to exercise more. But...I'm lazy...that's why I'm in the shape I'm in. lol I have only had 1 fill. I have a lot of trouble with throwing up. I just can't seem to get it into my dumb head that I am not able to eat as fast as I used too and I can't eat as much either. It still blows my mind that you can eat that little amount and it fills u up!!
I hope you are doing well? I have lost a total of 68 lbs.....such a long, long way to go. Obesity really sucks! Don't know why I couldn't be one of those people that eats everything and anything that I want and also be skinny. (might as well wish to be beautiful and rich too!) lol
Hope to hear from you sometime. Take care and hope your journey is going well!
jackie
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Hi donna....how are you doing? Just wanted to check in with you and see how things are going for you? I have lost 60 lbs....still a long way to go. Hope u are doing well. Let me know. Jackie
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Hi Cindylou! Just wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing?? Have you recovered from all of your surgeries? Are you back to work? How much have you lost so far and how is it going?
I am back to work. It is really busy! Still in the middle of trying to move also....very stressful! I have lost 37 lbs so far....its a great start on my very long journey. Hope you are doing well. Please let me know. Jackie
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Hi Stum...sorry, I haven't been on here much lately. I am back to work and it is busy, busy!! We are also in the middle of moving. Half of our stuff is in Mexico at the new house and the other half is here.
What a mess. I'm not sure when we are ever going to get moved. It is pretty stressful! LOL
I have had one fill. It made a difference in the amount I can eat. I get filled up with just a few bites!! It is so hard to wrap your head around the fact that you can actually eat that little bit of food and feel soo full. And don't even try to overeat....there is no way you can. If you do...you pay for it.
I am under 300 lbs for the first time in about 3 years!! I am happy for that. I just keep setting little goals. That was the first one, to get below 300, next goal is to get below 250!
I am more active then I was. I need to start walking everyday. I hope once we get settled in we can start walking on a regular basis. My husband says he will walk with me. Let me know how you are. Jackie
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Best wishes on you new beginning!! Hope all is well. I have mine on Monday, June 22. Please keep in touch!
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Do you *REALLY* want to know what the band is like????
wannabefit replied to Weas123's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you for making my day! I go in Monday for my surgery and I have to say your post was just what I needed to be reading today! Thanks! And I hope that I have all the "problems" you have really soon! -
:scared2:This liquid diet sucks! I know its for a good cause....I really need to get my health back. I want to feel better. This is why I have decided to do the surgery. My son keeps telling me that it's "mind over matter"! Yeah, whateva! It's a lot harder then I thought it was going to be. :confused: I can't believe that I have actually gone 4 whole days without eating food!! 6 more to go! I have lost 10 lbs. in 3 days, so that is a good thing, but truthfully that's the only good thing I can say about this. I have my surgery next Monday! 1 week from today. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. I have doubts creeping in...I keep wondering if I am doing the right thing? Am I making a mistake by doing this? What if I die? What if something goes wrong? I guess this is normal. Also, this liquid diet has taken away all of my energy. I don't feel like doing anything. I think I could sleep all day. I'd like to say, that at least when I'm asleep, I don't think about food! However, I can't say that! One night this week, I was actually dreaming of cooking bacon, frying tenderloins and fried potatoes!! The smell was heavenly! Thank goodness it was only a dream...I'm not sure I could've resisted the temptation! LOL Ok, I've rambled on enough...I just want to remember what I felt like at the beginning of my journey....TIRED, HUNGRY, SCARED, NERVOUS, EXCITED, HUNGRY, READY FOR A CHANGE.
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:scared2:This liquid diet sucks! I know its for a good cause....I really need to get my health back. I want to feel better. This is why I have decided to do the surgery. My son keeps telling me that it's "mind over matter"! Yeah, whateva! It's a lot harder then I thought it was going to be. I can't believe that I have actually gone 4 whole days without eating food!! 6 more to go! I have lost 10 lbs. in 3 days, so that is a good thing, but truthfully that's the only good thing I can say about this. I have my surgery next Monday! 1 week from today. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. I have doubts creeping in...I keep wondering if I am doing the right thing? Am I making a mistake by doing this? What if I die? What if something goes wrong? I guess this is normal. Also, this liquid diet has taken away all of my energy. I don't feel like doing anything. I think I could sleep all day. I'd like to say, that at least when I'm asleep, I don't think about food! However, I can't say that! One night this week, I was actually dreaming of cooking bacon, frying tenderloins and fried potatoes!! The smell was heavenly! Thank goodness it was only a dream...I'm not sure I could've resisted the temptation! LOL Ok, I've rambled on enough...I just want to remember what I felt like at the beginning of my journey....TIRED, HUNGRY, SCARED, NERVOUS, EXCITED, HUNGRY, READY FOR A CHANGE.
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February 09 ( 5 months post Op)
wannabefit commented on JennBand08's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
You don't look anything at all like your "Before" pictures...you look amazing! Congrats! -
5/30/09 : My new size medium top!
wannabefit commented on Melody2006's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
wow! what an inspiration! -
Way to go....you're definitely making progress! Congrats! -
june 1,2009.. Stuck at 41 lbs.. 2nd fill is the 11th of june..
wannabefit commented on 1RockinMom's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Wow mom...you are looking great! Keep up the great work! -
Thanks for the "welcome"! I just went to see my surgeon on Thursday. I start liquid diet on June 12, and have my surgery on June 22nd! I am really excited and happy to begin this new journey!