mrspopeye 69 Posted November 15, 2012 I had my official 6 month follow up visit today and I am so thrilled! I had surgery on May 14th and I am down 89 lbs since I started my journey on April 2nd. 6 months ago a spent a lot of time reading success stories, and that really helped keep me motivated thru the terrible pre-op phase and I can now say this had been very hard, but very worth it. My head hunger is finally going away and my cravings are less. I am adjusting well to life with the band as tool, and the rest is up to me. My next goal: I REALLY want to tell people I see at Christmastime who i havent seen in a while that I am officially down "100 lbs". A lofty goal, I know, but a girl can dream. For all who are struggling: hang in there. It does get better. Read others successes and picture yourself there. You have the power to make your own decisions. Do you really want that cake or do you want skinny jeans this time next year? The more weight you lose and the more compliments you get, it does keep you motivated. Celebrate all goals, big and small and keep the faith! 14 Anume 937, PattyGirl66, kyrasgrandma and 11 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703 Posted November 15, 2012 Congratulations!!!! You're doing AWESOME!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.J.L 24 Posted November 15, 2012 Congrats, keep it up u will hit that goal;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
♕ajtexas♕ 3,771 Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks for sharing your story. Congrats on your success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PattyGirl66 1,243 Posted November 15, 2012 Congrats, keep it up u will hit that goal;-) BJL, your weight loss is super impressive! You deserve a congratulations too!!! 2 B.J.L and mrspopeye reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PattyGirl66 1,243 Posted November 15, 2012 MrsPopeye! whoohoooo! Just fantastic news! Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaGottaBand 498 Posted November 15, 2012 Congratulations! And on a side note...your dog is adorable!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyrasgrandma 228 Posted November 15, 2012 Awesome news! By the way, you were banded on my birthday 1 mrspopeye reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrspopeye 69 Posted November 15, 2012 Congratulations! And on a side note...your dog is adorable!! Thank you! She has kept me company on those hungry days and is full of unconditional puppy love! 1 CaGottaBand reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B.J.L 24 Posted November 15, 2012 BJL, your weight loss is super impressive! You deserve a congratulations too!!! thank you.......taking it one day at a time we will win this battle... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dee257 1,516 Posted November 15, 2012 Great Job girls.....hard work pays off so sweet 1 B.J.L reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latinamom 9 Posted November 15, 2012 Your doing awesome tell us your secret or your typical day and foods please share. 1 Cindy Amato Dashko reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
line-dancer 810 Posted November 15, 2012 wow thanks for sharing I am just starting but doing so well. I to read these to keep myself on track ....keep us posted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nanu 60 Posted November 15, 2012 Yes, please share! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devans 8 Posted November 16, 2012 Congrats! , I had surgery the same day, but only down 40lbs, wish I have done as good as you! 1 Cindy Amato Dashko reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites