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mduffy31 · July 12, 2008

Hi folks, I just found this forum and I thought I would introduce myself. I am coming up on my 2 year anniversary of my surgery on Monday. I figured that you all would appreciate this, so here are some before and after photos:

BEFORE

This is me at my brother's wedding. I am running 335 here.

AFTER

This is me this morning. 235 on the scale before I got dressed. Now you can see that the pants are belted down as tight as they can be. They are a size 46, I now wear a 36-38 depending on the pants. They are flat-fronts but now they have pleats! The shirt has gone from a 4XL to a 2XL, so I have a littel work yet to do.:cool:

ja4332 · July 12, 2008

WOW!! What an amazing transformation. You look like a totally different person. Congratulations.

After 2 years, do you still know that you have the band? How many fills have you had?

HAPPY BANDIVERSARY!!!!

mtnman428 · July 12, 2008

Woohoo great job! Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing!

Boo Boo Kitty · July 12, 2008

Congrats! Keep up the good work and go get some new pants, you deserve them! :cool:

MyTurn · July 12, 2008

Wonderful!! Tell us more......

HeatherO · July 12, 2008

How was the second year as opposed to the first? Did you have to change things up a little to keep losing over time?

Please tell us more. Your pics are awesome. We all want to know how you have found such great success.

mduffy31 · July 14, 2008

I have had 6 fills or so, and yes sometimes I am very aware of the band, but it usually my fault when it happens.

mduffy31 · July 14, 2008

How was the second year as opposed to the first? Did you have to change things up a little to keep losing over time?

Please tell us more. Your pics are awesome. We all want to know how you have found such great success.

I had a quandry for a time because I had lost my health coverage. My doctor filled it pretty good right before I lost it and I had a rough time of it for awhile. I lost some weight, but it levelled off. I had obtained new coverage and because I hadn't been seen in over a year for an adjustment I was able to get it done right away. After that the weight started to fall off again and I felt much better.