5 Months and 1 Week Post Op

josephine · April 18, 2006

Well,

Today I had my doctor appt. and nothing but good news. I am so excited because I only have 20 more pounds to go. To date I have lost 86 pounds and I feel GREAT! The doctor is still amazed. He walks into the room and says are you going to show off again this month? He saw that I lost 12 lbs, this past month and said, yes, I guess you are. I always forget to ask him though because he asks me if I still feel restricted. I have never had a fill so I don't know without a fill does the band give you restriction? I have a 4cc band and I don't know if when it is put on does it tighten your stomach right away.

I am hoping maintenance will be this easy for me. This is what I am deathly afraid of. I am just so used to losing, then gaining plus gaining more than I originally lost.

Good Night All,

Josephine

251/165/145

No Fills

Surgery : Nov. 10, 2005

JAYGERL05 · April 18, 2006

that is awesome hopefully soon i can say i have lost 86 pounds.

carlacollins · April 18, 2006

Wow...that is wonderful! 5 months and that much off with NO fill! Wow.....keep it up!

lianna · April 18, 2006

Good grief, you are melting, lol!!! Share some secrets to your awesome success! What is a typical days menu? How much are you working out? You are setting records there without ANY fill!!!! Congrats on being so close to goal!!!

carlacollins · April 18, 2006

I have lost 39 in 4 weeks and thought I was doing great! Gee the weight is falling off her!...tell us what is the secret???? :confused:

josephine · April 18, 2006

I only just started excercising 2 weeks ago. I go on the tread mill for 30 mins. a day. I have only missed out on 1 day within that 2 weeks. I hate to exercise and it shows on my nasty inner thighs and stomach. Talk about the wrinkles.:confused:

I had just decided that I was going to change my lifestyle and eat healthy and you know, healthy doesn't taste bad. I will not eat fried foods anymore because that is my addiction. Just about every day I eat a salad for lunch with other veggies and either chicken or tuna on it. I don't worry too much about the Salad Dressing which ever one I choose because I don't get much fat in my system anyway so I eat which ever I want. I don't eat Breakfast because I am not hungry and I will not eat if I am not hungry! I have always eaten because it was Breakfast, lunch and dinner time and not because I was hungry and I used to eat until my stomach hurt because it tasted good and not because of being hungry. I really had to change my lifestyle and think differently about food. It is there so we can survive. My husband thinks that eating is a pain. He eats because he knows he has to. I only ate because it tastes good. I try to keep in my head, eat to live, not live to eat. For dinner I grab a cup saucer of food. It doesn't matter what I make for my husband I can eat because he doesn't care for greasy food anymore either. I broil alot or I eat a half of frozen dinner. I can eat every kind of meat, I am not restricted, thank God. The food tastes good, it is probably about a half of cup and I am full. If I eat beef though I put vinegar on it in a salad with olive oil because of vinegar cuts the fat content of the beef.

We got this way for a reason. We all know exactly what are down falls are and I believe for myself, I have to stay away from it.

Losing weight hasn't ever been the problem for me, it is keeping it off that terrifies me. Probably in my life time I have lost 300 lbs. that is gaining and losing, gaining and losing. I have had it. NO MORE !

To succeed I believe we have to make a lifestlye change. It is a hell of a challenge but doesn't it feel good to wear something smaller? Don't you feel good when someone tells you that you are looking good? If you haven't gotten there yet, just wait........ there will be no turning back. We are the same inside us whether big or small but other people don't see us that way and it is unfortunate. The confidence builds and builds in us and you will finally notice a change in yourself because of it, but you can't help that change. It is a good change though.

Take Care,

Josephine

PS: I couldn't get the bold off of the thread sorry. I am not yelling but I feel DAMN good so I thought it was okay.

oneflew · April 18, 2006

Congrats Josephine!

Seems like you really have your "head" hunger under control.

I know that's also what I have to conquor. Keep up the good

work!

What a great inspiration for me!

"Just" Paul · April 18, 2006

Hey there fellow melter! I was banded the week after you.

Way to go! only 20lbs to go... I am jealous!

josephine · April 19, 2006

Oh my God Big Paul !

How in the world did you do it? I see that you had fills but I can't even imagine the amount you eat for the amount that you lost. Way to go November bandsters!

Are you feeling healthy? I bet your family is in awe with your loss let alone yourself.

Take Care

Josephine

Hedwig · April 19, 2006

WOW!!! you are such an inspiration to me. I am looking forward to my band which I get on june 7th. But so scared. Reading your post has me so excited. I swear I wanted to get up and go for a walk. GOOD JOB!!!!!! You are doing so fab. I hope I can make a thread like this in 5 months.

"Just" Paul · April 19, 2006

Jo,

Actually I do it similar to you. I do eat Breakfast everyday, though, a bowl of sugar-free oatmeal with some added flax meal (flax oil is good for your skin and hair)... about 150 calories.

lunch is about 200 calories, various meals, and dinner runs between 250-350 calories. I do have 1-2 100 calorie or less Snacks a day allotted. Some days I have em, some I don't. I do 45 minutes, 5x a week on my recumbant bike, and dumbell weight training 3x a week.

For me, I needed fills as I have the Vanguard band, and as I lose, it gets loose.

We want to see your before/after pics... get em up here!