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you look amazing! congrats on the weight loss and your little ones

Hey Girl...Congrats on the weightloss...I would like to get the operation but I am scared and kinda chickened out..LOL I have been told and read a few storys that didn't have good results...Just wondering have you had any type of problems with the operation I started the process all I need to do is the pre-op testing then the opertion but I have put it on hold...Plus My family isn't supportive and they keep telling me no to get it and ect. and also did you have to get any type of operation to remove the skin from lossing so much weight

Remember it's not about the weight loss it's about changes for a better healthier life. Focus on that and the rest will happen.

Good luck with your fill, let me know how much and how you are doing with it.

Update on my progress....I have been banded for a little over a year now. I am very pleased with my weight loss...still have a long way to go, but I'm getting there! When I began my journey I weighed 337 lbs. My current weight is 233 lbs. Unfortunately, 233 lbs. would still be considered a "BEFORE" weight! haha! So...I will continue my long journey. My oldest son got engaged this summer, and we will be having a wedding next summer! So, I have about 11 months to try to get some more weight off and try to look as good as possible before the wedding! Wish me luck!

Thanks so much for your kind comments, I have come so far, but with a long road ahead and want more from this change. It will come, I believe it too. I am a work in progress as we all are. Tomorrow it will be one year since my surgery and I am down about 90 lbs or so, give or take a few lbs for the up and downs in my life, I can live with this loss. Hope all is going well for you too!

Hi Dena- I was banded on 6/29. I get my first fill on 8/11 and I can't wait. This bandster hell is killing me. I feel like I could eat a house! Congrats on your weight loss! I'm still down about 14lbs now, but I keep thinking it should be a lot more. Oh well. GL!

Hello there Ms Venegirl1. I been doing okay I guess!! A lot has been going on… in the brain!! Aug 14th will be exactly 1 year that my little sister has passed away, so just kind of been down and out not really wanting to do much of anything (like exercising) so my weight loss has slowed down. I am currently down 27 pounds in total and I been stuck at that for like a month!!!

I have to just get it together so I can start to lose weight again!!

32 pounds WOW that is awesome good for you!!! Keep up the good work!!

OK...the TT in 2007...It was easily the hardest in terms of recovery, because the abdominal muscles are involved. I had a lower body lift last summer, and that one is supposed to be the roughest, but it wasn't, in my opinion. The summer in between (2008) I had a breast lift. With all of these surgeries was miscellaneous liposuction, except with my TT when he also did a scar revision for something unrelated to my weight loss. A few weeks ago I had an arm lift (shorter scar) and a revision to the medial thigh lift from last year. I'm still pretty swollen from that, and the arm lift is not a pleasant surgery for recovery. The scars are ugly right now and my arms look thinner but they are nowhere near their end result. Same with the thighs. I go through this every time...I have a post from the past on the Dr. Schulman thread on this site where you can see my anxiety!! More to come...

yeah- I definitely notice that after I workout I'm tighter-- same sensation as in the mornings. Last night I went to the gym, and noticed it right away.

I will look into the toning classes. They offer a "bootcamp" thing here, but I'm not sure what it consists of. I do think I need to try something new, because at times my weight loss is stalling. I added weight machines after my cardio, and that seemed to help, but I still think I need to shake it up a bit.

thankyou all for the messages sorry i had'nt got back to you all but i wasnt happy with my wieght loss because it had been almost 2 years and i wasnt loosing anymore weight in fact i was gaining it was my fault really because i got busy doing other things focusng on my business that i neglected the band so i wasnt getting fills but now thank God im back on track now i ve been loosing wieght since january and so far lost over 4 stone i currently weigh in at 14st 10lb i will not neglect my band again lol

Hi Nean! Ugh today was sucky. I am excited about the weight loss coming but I have been hungry. The appetite suppressants are not holding down my appetite. But I heard it gets better so I'm crossing my fingers. Have you started yet?

Hey... congrats on the weight loss!!

Kinda curios... How did your port flip...Did feel that it moved...will u have to go under sedation again to adjust it?

hi thanks soo much its great to meet someone who knows what im goin trough just wanted 2 ask u about hair loss iv only discovered 2day thats a factor my surgeon never mentioned it,

Hey, I saw your post on weight loss and that you have never had a fill! I went for my first fill and the doc said I was doing so well I didn't need one right now. Just curious, did you just have good restriction with the band alone? You have done so well with your weight loss, I hope I can do the same.

Hi, Blondie. I will be taking a new picture this weekend and will probably change my avatar. I really never liked the picture I am using, but it was the most recent one I had. I am actually wearing a wig in the picture, which is similar to my actual hair, just lighter in color.

The reason I had a wig on is that I had breast cancer surgery (left breast mastectomy) on Jan 5th and I was scheduled for chemo and radiation, which thank goodness it turned out I didn't need. But I got the wig because I was told I would lose my hair within 11 days after starting chemo. I took the wig pic to show friends who lived out of state.

hi, we are in the same boat. i admire you. i weigh 217lbs and will get the band soon. i also want to weigh 150lbs. i had so much energy. i am on hb meds, cpap machine. i was going to get banded last year but thought i could do it on my own. i did lose weight (15) with exercising and eating but gained it all back. when i don't see results, i give up. i love working out and eating healthy but it is discouraging when i don't see weight loss. i have all my paperwork complete. i just need to do the dietician and psy eval. how long did it take you to lose the weight. thanks

very true lisa i'm just happy that with the change in my habits that the weight is coming off cause some people don't lose any weight. And i reallly have a lot to lost before i'm at my goal weight. but any loss is a good loss thats what i think

Wow...I would love to speak to a group someday, its really an honor! I am thankful for my band everyday! My loss has been very slow and some of my long plateaus are prob becuse I have to drive 4 hours down to LA for a fill but I am still thrilled! I just feel great! I wish I could have done this 15 years ago!!

I go in for my first fill on Monday the 13th. I am glad to get it done because it is too easy to just eat like I used to, I mean the quantity of each meal. It almost seems like I was able to loose when I was drinking protein shakes and no food and now the weight loss has slowed considerably. I still try to only drink a shake for breakfast and add frozen fruit to the blender. It does help to read that other May banders losses are comparable to mine.

Hope you get your fill soon.

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Hey there -- How are you doing? I have not been here for a while and just thought I would check in with you since we were done on the same day. I'm doing pretty good now. Doctor still has not given me a fill. He wants to wait til I hit a stop in weight loss. So in a weird way, I'm thinking I hope I don't lose any this week. I know, I know, that is just plain wrong. Maybe on July 22 I will get my first fill. Just have to wait and see. Well, I hope you are well. Give me an update when you can. Take care!

I'm new to this site and haven't had my surgery yet. I get a little scared when I read about people who aren't losing. It makes me feel that this could turn out like other weight loss attempts and that i'll walk away frustrated and still overweight. Your story inspires me and gives me hope. Keep up the good work.

I am also sorry to hear about your loss =( yeah it is very tough!!! I also lost a parent (my father) 8 years ago on December 26th........ That was the toughest for me lossing my dad we were very close and till this day it feels just like just yesterday. It took me 5 years to except his death.... SMH!!! I will also keep you in my prayers....