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It's my 1 year bandiversary!!! August 3rd



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Sooooo... Today is my One year Bandiversary! A year ago right now I was fresh out of surgery and on my way to a new improved healthier me! Making the decision to get the lapband was a huge life changing decision that I did not make lightly. After much research and praying and asking my mom for guidence I decided it was something I had to do. The past year has been a whirl wind and I'm very happy with my results so far.

As of this morning I'm 77 pounds lighter and at the halfway point of my weight loss. I'm still shocked everytime I step on the scale. It's amazing.

I wanted to thank each and every one of you for the support you've given to me during my journey to skinnyville. I'd imagine it would have been a whole lot easier without having lost my mom and going through this endless grief but I'm doing it and I know she's with me still being my biggest cheerleader! THANKS MOM! I LOVE YOU!

I appreciate the motivation and listening to me whine about food and groan when I've been eating too much and complain when my food gets stuck... ick!

Thanks so much!!!

PS...I'll post better pictures later. I didn't think about taking them last night so my afters are taken with my cell phone and are almost as bad as the before!!!

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Congrats Congrats! You look fantastic...and you must feel fantastic too! I'm only 4 months out, I love seeing people once they've had their band a year+!

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You're a very pretty girl and I know you FEEL that way now too, as you should. I'm coming up on one year next month too. Congrats.

Jewel

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Wow, Josette you've done a great job in your one year! You look wonderful and I believe you'll go all the way!

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Wow Josette, you're very inspiring! You look so beautiful, like a different person, so much more confident! I do like your "flip flop tan" on your feet in your "before" pic, haha! Can't wait to see you in another year! Congratulations and I pray your mom is looking down at you from above with that proud mamma-love that you deserve.

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Thank you so much everyone! And thanks for the comments about my mom OregonHolly. I appreciate that so much. I miss her everyday but she's my inspiration and I know she's proud!

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First of all, I want to extend my sympathy in the loss of your mom. Your Mom is there for you when all else fails and I know she is looking down on you now and very happy for you.

Congrats on your 1 year anniversary. I will be banded on Aug.27th. I just started my liquid diet yesterday. Man is it hard, as you know. But happy Anniversary to you!!!!

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I am so sorry to hear about your Mom's death, thats a lot of changes in one year you are a very strong person.

I will say it for me and your Mom I am very proud of you...:clap2:

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Let me start off by saying Conrgats and many blessings to you. I am about to get the band on 8/23/07 and i have been told that the first month you do not loss much in the first month and that those first months it is very hard to loss any weight is this ture? You have made it past one year how was your beinging?

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Oh my gosh thanks so much for your kind words everyone!!! I appreciate it so much!

MR123... I had a slow start on the weight loss. Here are the dates of my doctor check ups and my weight and how much in my 4cc band:

6-15-06 - Consultation - weight 393

8-3-06 - surgery date - weight 387 (-6)

8-29-06 - Post op check - weight 373 (-14, -20 total)

10-3-06 - fill 1cc - weight 373 (-0, -20 total)

11-7-06 - fill 2cc - weight 371 (filled too tight and had all fill taken out same day) (-2, -22 total)

11-14-06 - refill 1.3cc - weight 373 (+2, -20 total)

12-19-06 - no fill - weight 365 (-8, -28 total)

1-16-07 - no fill - weight 357 (-8, -36 total)

2-27-07 - fill 1.6cc - weight 351 (-6, -42 total)

4-10-07 - no fill - weight 340 (-11, -53 total)

5-22-07 - no fill - weight 329 (-11, -64 total)

6-26-07 - fill 1.8cc - weight 322 (-7, -71 total)

8-7-07 - no fill - weight 313 (-9, -80 total)

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