This has been a long "JOURNEY" but worth it!

[mandyMO 67]

2 1/2 years ago I had hit my all time high of 442 lbs ! My health was terrible i set and watch my life go by , I missed out on alot of my children's life because I couldnt play with them and do the things a mother is here to do for there children I had let this happen to me and gradually my family was watching me die! So I had prayed hard about this i didnt want to live this life I had been living and missing out on things that were so precious to me!!!! In April of 2010 I took the step and started the process to get the lapband went through the 8 long month process and then finally had it done on Dec. 29th 2010 ! I done so well with it and had succeeded with it and had lost a tremendous amount of weight i was getting my life back to where it should be I was starting to feel better in my own skin again and to top it all off I could run and play with my children but in april of 2012 I started having issues and it seem like it was one right after another first I had a slight slip then in may I found out I was going to have a baby and ended up having a miscarriage then in june I ended up in the hospital with blood clots in my lungs and then in aug I had a major slip and had to have my band removed I had a rough rough year but the lord got me through this !! Then in sept I decided to have the gastric sleeve done and then on dec 17th I finally had it done At first I didnt know what the heck I was thinking cause I hit some rough Patches folks but let me just say I don't regret getting the lapband but if I knew then what I do now I would of had the sleeve done first !! I have enjoyed my sleeve so much its the best decision I'd ever made!!!! Right before I had my band removed I had lost a total of 193 lbs then after I had it removed I had gained a total of 38 lbs since I had the sleeve done Ive lost total of 50lbs a all around total weight loss of "205" lbs yeahhhhhh!!!!! Ive still got a ways to go but what i have lost ive gained more in other ways

[jrsygrl0520 19]

Good for you .. You look amazing i have lost 31 pounds since jan ive stalled dont know why for about three weeks today is hard for me to eat im hoping to lose 50 more pounds getting lil upset the scale has yet to move in weeks

[mandyMO 67]

Good for you .. You look amazing i have lost 31 pounds since jan ive stalled dont know why for about three weeks today is hard for me to eat im hoping to lose 50 more pounds getting lil upset the scale has yet to move in weeks

You are doing so good congrats on the 31 lbs!! Don't you just love those stalls i've had several myself its irratating but we get through them lol !!! Thank you so much its been hard but ive made it through

[jrsygrl0520 19]

Thanks mandy but having a stall for like two weeks or three its been forever i want to reach the 40 pound mark yet my birthday is in may i am hoping to get out of this stall soon

[mandyMO 67]

Thanks mandy but having a stall for like two weeks or three its been forever i want to reach the 40 pound mark yet my birthday is in may i am hoping to get out of this stall soon

Ive had long stalls like that to and it makes you want to scream You will get there I promise its irratating but you will get there

[jrsygrl0520 19]

I was 236 sw now 205 so what did you start out with i keep saying thats all i am gonna lose i really hope not

[Keepgoing247 116]

Thank you for posting this! You are an inspiration. You look wonderful!

[Webchickadee 716]

You are doing great! Keep up the fantastic work.

As to stalls, they happen. A lot. I'm in the middle of a 3 week one right now, and I've got my 1 year surgiversary coming up in May, so I have goals I want to reach by then. I feel your pain.

But the weight will come off if we stick to the program. And it will stay off FOREVER. We just need discipline, and the joy of embracing our new healthy lifestyle.

So that's what I'm doing!

[annabelle 76]

congrats and well done, your looking amazing, im still pre-op no date yet but reading and seeing all the post here keep me going xx

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

Way to go girl.. What a journey!

[jrsygrl0520 19]

Thanks web i am really putting up my hopes high

[Heyher 581]

Wow!! You look amazing!! Big big congrats!!

[SML1997 308]

Congrats on your success. You look great.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

To the OP, congratulations on your success and the decision to go to the sleeve. I had a revision and the sleeve is 1000% times better in so many ways. I know that you will reach your goal weight!!

You look absolutely fantastic!!!

[mandyMO 67]

To the OP' date=' congratulations on your success and the decision to go to the sleeve. I had a revision and the sleeve is 1000% times better in so many ways. I know that you will reach your goal weight!!

You look absolutely fantastic!!! [/quote']thank you I agree the sleeve is so much better