LifeisWonderful
16 Mths post op
Jun 27, 2010
Wow it's hard to believe it's been 16 mths! Time flies when you're having FUN. I can say that finally after battling obesity for so many years in my life. I have 11 lbs to goal. ELEVEN POUNDS!!!!!!!! I am so excited words just can't explain how I feel. I'm pretty much at restriction now and have 6.2 cc's in a 10 cc band. Life truly is wonderful. I actually enjoy putting on my swimsuit this summer! WOOHOO Although it will never be a bikini I'll take it! LOL I hope and pray to anyone reading this that you are doing well in your journey and just remember keep your focus it is worth it!!!!! Hugs and best wishes!!!!
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My one year bandiversary
Feb 12, 2010
WOW I can't believe it's been a year already! 
This has been the most amazing and life changing experience in my life. Well other than having my wonderful beautiful children. I have learned so many things this year that it has blown my mind. I have learned to be more confident and hold my head up instead of down in shame. I have learned that I do have a beautiful smile and do a whole lot of it now than I ever did before. My grand kids can't believe it and say where's our Mimi she's gone. LOL I tell em she's still here just in a new body. I have more energy and am able to sleep through the night without being woken up struggling to breath from the sleep apnea. The morning headaches are gone, by blood pressure is normal and no more being borderline diabetic YES!!!! I'm down 70 lbs and have 20 more to goal. I have been stuck now for almost 3 mths and it's aggravating to say the least. I have heard the last 20 would be the most difficult but dang! I go see my Dr. for my one year follow up and hopefully he can help me get over this hurdle. If I can give anyone any advice if they are thinking of having the lapband surgery would be to do it! It will be the best thing you can do for yourself and for your loved ones. Some skeptics out there say this is easy? Well I say YEA RIGHT NOT! I have learned that eating is NOT a way of life for me. The hardest part has been learning HOW to eat and keeping in my brain to eat SLOW and take SMALL bites. All in all I have to say thank you for all the folks here on OH and to my fantastic Dr. without ya'll I would still be hiding and not living my life to the fullest. THANK YOU!!!! 
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This has been the most amazing and life changing experience in my life. Well other than having my wonderful beautiful children. I have learned so many things this year that it has blown my mind. I have learned to be more confident and hold my head up instead of down in shame. I have learned that I do have a beautiful smile and do a whole lot of it now than I ever did before. My grand kids can't believe it and say where's our Mimi she's gone. LOL I tell em she's still here just in a new body. I have more energy and am able to sleep through the night without being woken up struggling to breath from the sleep apnea. The morning headaches are gone, by blood pressure is normal and no more being borderline diabetic YES!!!! I'm down 70 lbs and have 20 more to goal. I have been stuck now for almost 3 mths and it's aggravating to say the least. I have heard the last 20 would be the most difficult but dang! I go see my Dr. for my one year follow up and hopefully he can help me get over this hurdle. If I can give anyone any advice if they are thinking of having the lapband surgery would be to do it! It will be the best thing you can do for yourself and for your loved ones. Some skeptics out there say this is easy? Well I say YEA RIGHT NOT! I have learned that eating is NOT a way of life for me. The hardest part has been learning HOW to eat and keeping in my brain to eat SLOW and take SMALL bites. All in all I have to say thank you for all the folks here on OH and to my fantastic Dr. without ya'll I would still be hiding and not living my life to the fullest. THANK YOU!!!! 8 mths down!
Oct 19, 2009
Sorry it's been awhile since I've updated. Guess life gets busy sometimes. Been 8 mths since I was banded and things are moving right along. Down almost 70 lbs!!!!!! I can't begin to tell you how my life has changed. I'm in a size 12 pants and a size large shirt omg it's AMAZING! I haven't been this size since gosh I can't remember when. I now have 5.9 cc's in my 10 cc band and am at pretty good restriction. I managed to go almost 2 mths without a fill. WOOOHOOOO Went today and got .5 put in and it was the first time I had my fill done without flouro. It was wild! I'll schedule to go see my Dr. on my 1 yr anniversary. I'm really really hoping I'm at goal by then. Things have been going great and so far I've only had to have one unfill and hope to not have to go through that again. I wasn't eating and was dehydrating pretty fast. Thank goodness for OH and all the great info I've gotten from here that I saw the warning signs early enough. So until next time see ya'll on the thin side of life!!!!
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6 month bandiversary!
Aug 25, 2009
WOW where has the time gone! 6 months ago I was heading into surgery to change my life for the best. I've had a great time and I'm feeling so much better about myself and my health! I saw my ex for the first time this past weekend and I think he raised an eyebrow! LOL Even the woman he left me for took notice. blah blah blah I have lost a total of 60 lbs and things are beginning to slow down a bit but that's ok cuz in this race the slower the better. This time around I know it is going to come off eventually. I recently took my vacation with my best friend and had a blast! I tried to eat healthy honest I did but it didn't always work out that way. I drank ritas and wine and pretty much ate anything I wanted, just not alot of it. I managed to only gain 4 lbs all of which came off pretty fast once I got home and got back into the swing of things. I go for a fill tomorrow and think this may be the one to put me at my sweet spot since I am pretty much feeling good restriction now. My last fill didn't go so well and had to have .4 of the .8 cc's taken out. I lost 5 lbs in 2 days and was getting dehydrated so I knew something was up esp. since it was hard to even drink water. I'm so glad I've taken this journey because now I have a lot of life to look forward to. I will be visiting my pcp to get blood work done and I'm REALLY excited cuz I know the numbers are going to be good and the borderline diabetic will be a thing of the past! So here's to more than half way to goal! 
and here's to the fat lady that used to sit around and do nothing but cry. 
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and here's to the fat lady that used to sit around and do nothing but cry. 5 mths and 50 lbs later!!!
Jul 15, 2009
OMG I can't believe it!!!! 50 lbs gone I'm still on cloud nine!! 
This has been the best 5 months of my life and it just keeps on gettin better. My daughter and son in law just bought a new house and I'm so proud of them, they are doin awesome! I've been putting off a fill because I think I've got pretty good restriction. I pushed my appt. to July 22nd and we'll see how things are goin then. I am still lovin my band and haven't had too many problems other than a few slime and pb'n episodes and that is just YUK! I'm still learning to eat slow and take smaller bites. I'm gettin there. Still a work in progress! I posted a pic of me from Halloween to now and I can't believe the difference. Didn't really notice it till I put those pics side by side. I'm going on vacation Aug 6th to see my best friend in the whole wide world. We haven't seen each other in 5 yrs! I'm gonna have a blast. I soooo need a break! I've been pretty lax at goin to the gym but have gotten into swimming and pretty much go every day and get my exercising in there. I love to swim so it's not so bad getting in the exercise while having fun. To date I've lost 11" in my hips 11" in my waist and 6" in my bust! I've gone from a size 22-24 to a 16 and soon to be in a 14. I'm having a blast closet shopping!!! LOL I've gotten rid of loads of clothes to Goodwill and kinda had separation anxiety but knew I would NEVER be in that size EVER again in my life. So I'll post next month at the 6 month mark. I've got a goal to be at before Halloween! 
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This has been the best 5 months of my life and it just keeps on gettin better. My daughter and son in law just bought a new house and I'm so proud of them, they are doin awesome! I've been putting off a fill because I think I've got pretty good restriction. I pushed my appt. to July 22nd and we'll see how things are goin then. I am still lovin my band and haven't had too many problems other than a few slime and pb'n episodes and that is just YUK! I'm still learning to eat slow and take smaller bites. I'm gettin there. Still a work in progress! I posted a pic of me from Halloween to now and I can't believe the difference. Didn't really notice it till I put those pics side by side. I'm going on vacation Aug 6th to see my best friend in the whole wide world. We haven't seen each other in 5 yrs! I'm gonna have a blast. I soooo need a break! I've been pretty lax at goin to the gym but have gotten into swimming and pretty much go every day and get my exercising in there. I love to swim so it's not so bad getting in the exercise while having fun. To date I've lost 11" in my hips 11" in my waist and 6" in my bust! I've gone from a size 22-24 to a 16 and soon to be in a 14. I'm having a blast closet shopping!!! LOL I've gotten rid of loads of clothes to Goodwill and kinda had separation anxiety but knew I would NEVER be in that size EVER again in my life. So I'll post next month at the 6 month mark. I've got a goal to be at before Halloween! 4 mths in!
Jun 12, 2009
WOW I can't believe it's been 4 mths already! Time sure does fly by when you're havin fun!! For the first time in my life I can honestly say it has been a WONDERFUL ride! I decided to change my goal to 140 lbs since that seems more realistic at my age and I'm good with that. My youngest daughter is that weight and she looks fantabulous so that's what I'm shootin for. I guess I realized at my age I'm never goin to look like I did when I was 17 sooooo I needed to do some soul searching and make my mind realize this was a good and healthy weight to be. I have 40 lbs to go and I'm STOKED and more than half way to goal!!! I lost alot of weight with my divorce but I sure wasn't healthy and was on the brink of a horrible hospital stay and it took my children to pull me out of it. Thank God they were there for me. I'm havin the time of my life now, I'm healthy and the weight is coming off with the help of my band. I have read where some say this was the easy way out and it really really irks me to say the least. This is FAR from the easy way out! 
We are reminded on a daily basis that if we don't follow the band rules we stall and get frustrated and want to give up. 
I have trained my mind body and soul to eat right, exercise and smile more and let me tell ya it's not easy! 
I still look in the mirror and don't see anything new but people do tell me how well I'm doing. I guess I'll always see that "fat" girl lookin back at me. It's the disease talking because it has ruled my life for so long. Now that I'm down 40+ lbs I'm looking forward to the future with my kids and my grand kids. OH WHAT A FEELING! I could write a book on the way an overweight persons mind corrupts their life and sends us into a downward spiral. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my band and like so many others wish I had of done this sooner. With the help of God and me of course I will get to my goal and will learn to smile more and be happy in my skin and like the person looking back at me in the mirror.
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I lost alot of weight with my divorce but I sure wasn't healthy and was on the brink of a horrible hospital stay and it took my children to pull me out of it. Thank God they were there for me. I'm havin the time of my life now, I'm healthy and the weight is coming off with the help of my band. I have read where some say this was the easy way out and it really really irks me to say the least. This is FAR from the easy way out! We are reminded on a daily basis that if we don't follow the band rules we stall and get frustrated and want to give up. I have trained my mind body and soul to eat right, exercise and smile more and let me tell ya it's not easy! I still look in the mirror and don't see anything new but people do tell me how well I'm doing. I guess I'll always see that "fat" girl lookin back at me. It's the disease talking because it has ruled my life for so long. Now that I'm down 40+ lbs I'm looking forward to the future with my kids and my grand kids. OH WHAT A FEELING! I could write a book on the way an overweight persons mind corrupts their life and sends us into a downward spiral. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my band and like so many others wish I had of done this sooner. With the help of God and me of course I will get to my goal and will learn to smile more and be happy in my skin and like the person looking back at me in the mirror. I MADE IT TO ONEDERLAND!!!
Mar 29, 2009
I did it I made it to onderland!!!! What a day I've had, I've been on cloud nine all day!! Since I joined the gym I can really see what a difference it's making. Thought I was goin to sit down on the edge of the bathtub and just sob and sob. Thank you God for helping me through the first 5 weeks of this amazing journey! It's awesome how much happiness I feel seeing the scale go down and the inches come off! I am one happy camper today!!!
WOOOHOOO!!!
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What a day I've had, I've been on cloud nine all day!! Since I joined the gym I can really see what a difference it's making. Thought I was goin to sit down on the edge of the bathtub and just sob and sob. Thank you God for helping me through the first 5 weeks of this amazing journey! It's awesome how much happiness I feel seeing the scale go down and the inches come off! I am one happy camper today!!! WOOOHOOO!!!
My one mth bandiversary!
Mar 20, 2009
WOW I can't believe it's been a mth already! So many things have changed in such a short time. I'm starting to get my cheek bones back and I'm happy to say I'm closet shopping and it's great! I'm wearing clothes I haven't worn in almost 3 yrs. I went for my first fill on 3/18 got 2.6 cc's. They said everything is going good and they were giving me high fives at how well I'm losing the weight. That made me feel totally awesome! I have to admit I was a bit nervous because I have read some horror stories about fills gone bad. I think they could tell I was nervous and assured me it was going to be fine. My dr. does all his fills through the xray so no problems with finding the port. I was in awe and was asking tons of questions. The staff was so helpful and really spent some time with me. To date I've lost 23 lbs and I'm feelin great! Lookin forward to the next 23.
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3 weeks post op
Mar 14, 2009
Well I know I said I would only post once a mth but I'm soooooooo excited! I've reached one of my goals. I am now closet shopping! YAY!!! I'm down 6 inches in my hips and 5 inches in my waist. OMG this is so cool! I love my band and I'm so glad I made this choice. I go for my first fill on Thursday and I've posted on the board how worried I was. Everyone here has helped me be optimistic about it that now I'm actually excited! lol Looking forward to some restriction cuz I feel like I can eat whatever and however much I want to. Just keepin that mindset that it's a NO NO! I put a new pic up and can see the changes unfoalding. Can't see it when I look in the mirror tho cuz I think I'm always goin to see a "fat" person looking back at me. Everyone at work is being so supportive and giving compliments that make me smile and know I'm finally winning this battle of the bulge! So just a little update on how things are goin. Will post again after my fill since that will be my 1 mth bandiversary! WOOHOOO!
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2 weeks in
Mar 06, 2009
Welp I'm 2 weeks in and just started eating solids. Yep I was a bit intimidated to take this next step because I didn't want to get sick. Last night I had pork chops! OMG HEAVEN to actually eat something with texture! LOL I did it without any problems. I went for my follow up appointment with my doctor on Thursday and he said I was doing awesome! I've lost more than the average this soon after surgery so that made me feel on top of the world. Doc said all the incensions are healing good and I shouldn't need anything until my first fill in a couple of weeks. I asked what kind of band I have and he said I have the newest one called the APS. It isn't measured in size and I also found out that 2 CC's were left in the band during surgery. Dr. Marsden explained how my band works and said it has the balloons all the way around the band instead of just having 3 so there is less chance of it slipping. YAY! Still he said to be careful when I eat so I don't get that bloated feeling in my chest. So my weight has kind of been steady for about a week now. Been bouncing back and forth between one and two pounds and it's starting to peeve me but doc says not to worry it will start up again and I'll be happy. Dr. Marsden is the BEST! I love him and would recommend him to anyone thinking of the Lap Band surgery.
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About Me
Bedford, TX
Location
28.2
BMI
Surgery
02/20/2009
Surgery Date
Feb 24, 2009
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