May 2007 Banders

[Wenjea 1]

love the before and after pics, love the gown, especially the red with your dark hair, and wow! . . . .your arms are a heck of a lot slimmer. I would show them off too.

My before pics are in my underwear so I can't put them on the web site but I will try and find some fully dressed. Oh, I wore my shirt tucked into my waist band today at church and everyone was saying how much weight I had lost and how healthy and happy I looked . . . I was happy because I can't remember the last time I tucked in a shirt! LOL

[Melissa S 1]

Thank you EVERYONE!!

You have truly made my day (at 6:23am..ugh)!!!

I'm not sure I SEE much of a difference in my before and afters... but I FEEL the difference..and my old clothing fits... does that make sense?

[ragdollx19 1]

I love the dress Melissa! I agree with your wedding being two months away you will probably have to get it taken in some. What a wonderful problem to have!

I had a pretty good weekend. I went hiking which was great fun but very hot towards the end. Yesterday I was hungry all day long. Not head hunger either physical starving hungry. So I ate, I ate healthy but more than I usually do. I am really hoping it was just one of those days and that its not an indication I need another fill. I was able to eat an entire homemade hamburger with two pieces of regular bread this weekend!

[GREATFUL 24]

Mellissa, All I can say is Honey you look FABALOUS simpley FABALOUSE!!!! I agree with the others, you are going to have to have the dress taken in by the wedding day.

Keep up the good work Girl!!

[lizrbit 0]

melissa!

you look amazing! congratulations on your losses! if you dont see it now you will soon! that dress is gorgeous on you and you look so happy.

kudos!

[mini 0]

Melissa,

You are beautiful! Just beautiful! The weight loss will just be the iceing! You hubly must be so proud!

Blessings, Weazer

[michelle lowrey 0]

Hello Amazing Bandsters Looks like everyone is doing well. I have not been on in a while so I wanted to check in to see how everone was doing. I think it might be time for me to get another fill. Don't know about yall, but I tend to get a little discouraged. Then I will check the scale and it moves down. All of my clothes fit comfortably now so I must have been really squeezing into them. I can honestly say that I feel better now then I have in a long time.

[METALBAND 0]

I have had one fill and since then I have at least one problem per day sooo today back to bandster rules!!! Small bites, chew, chew, chew some more and eat slow!!! It worked, I do not know what I was doing wrong, maybe all of it but I started to feel bulimic!

I had a great compliment from a neighbor who barley speaks English, she said "you have gone down some" and I looked puzzled so her husband clarified with she means you have lost weight! It was nice hear!

Cheers

Maureen

[mini 0]

Morning!

Maureen, how kind of your neighboor to say something about your weight loss! That must have been such a big encouragement!

Hi Michelle,

Don't get discouraged, just think, 30lb! That is wonderful. It is nice to wake up each morning and not have to squeeze into your cloths! I love the fact that I am getting to wear cloths that I havn't worn in so long. I slipped on a tank top this morning and needed something to wear over it for work...usually I would grab like a button down blouse to wear over it. This morning I grabbed one of my old real thin suit jackets and it slipped right on. It's even back in style after like ten years! These little NSV's really make my day. I just can't believe it. I am really going to be skinny. I am sure that we are all going to have to learn how to deal with the attention. I have noticed that men are actually greeting me now..yesterday..a sheriff that was sitting in the hall gaurding a patient winked at me and smiled real big. I am not used to that. So it will take some getting used to. One day soon there will be no fat to dissapear behind.

Well, yesterday I had Breakfast and lunch with no problem. I barfed my guts up trying to eat dinner. I tried three different things. I really did PB about 6 times. I am still feeling shakey and afraid to eat breakfast. It has been 2 wks since my fill and it does seem to really kick in after 2 wks for me. I am going to stick to Soup today. I really was miserable last night.

Well, blessings all!

Weazer

[jsrico 1]

Everyone of us is doing great!!! We have come a long way. I have only had one fill in June...about a month after being banded I still have good restriction....occasionally I will have food get stuck.....or PB!! I get hungry at lunch...and dinner I eat a little something...but not really that hungry. I am loosing about 10 lbs a month so I am happy with that. Sometimes I wonder if I should get a fill...maybe speed up the process!!!

Sandra

255h/242s/194c/165g

[mini 0]

Sandra,

Ten pounds a month is just great with only one fill. I would stick with that until your weight loss slow's down. But, only you can make that dicission. I am going to stick with this 3rd fill for awhile I believe. Unless my restriction suprises me and dissappers. It's not fun getting food stuck..so doing like you are would be a dream for me. I still havn't weighed and I just can wait until Monday the 1rst day of October to weigh in. That will be just over a month and a couple days since my fill. I hope I don't get disappointed! I pray it will be 10 pds less...grrrr

Weazer

[GREATFUL 24]

Weazer - sorry to hear about your problem with PB lastnight. Hope it gets bettet today. I have had a few of thoses episods. I usually take it easy for at least 24 housr afterwards. Stick to soft food. Like you, my fills seem to kick in after 2 weeks. Hang in there.

Maureen - I know what you are talking about. Why is it we forget the rules and have to learn them AGAIN the hard way. I bet it gave you a boost to hear that from your neighbor.

[jsrico 1]

Yep I have learned....that if something gets stuck.....I got to go throw up!!! Then I dont just throw up once.....its usually 3 or4 times till its all done. After that.....every meal gets stuck. So after I have one of those episodes I will have Soup or soft, mushy food for the next day and eat and drink cold stuff. I guess after throwing up I have swelling wich sticks around for a day or so. After that I just start all over w/ the rules!!

Sandra

255h/242s/194c/165g

[METALBAND 0]

Yes it is nice when someone notices and actually comments! I know it was a topic on here somewhere before about the people that notice, you know they notice and for whatever reason they do not say anything.....I hate that! I will always comment because I know how hard it they worked to lose it!

I feel bad about feeling so good on Sept 11th....We must never forget!

[Melissa S 1]

The fiance complemented me tonight saying... WOW.. I can really tell that you've lost alot of weight (while I was getting changed) ... but then he said a real sh*thead comment..... I have a sunflower tattooed above my belly button.. got it when I was 18..pre motherhood.. it looked damn cute in its day.. but then I gained 80 lbs while pregnant and it all went to hell...

anyhow... he said.. thats starting to look more like a sunflower rather than a footprint.

Hmmm... wonder how comfortable he'll be on the COUCH! HA!