Recent Posts
Topic: RE: August lap-band babies
Congrats Becca!!!! I'm not a lap-band patient, but from what I've heard of the procedure, you've done INCREDIBLY well in a short period of time... you're right there along side of us RNY'ers. Keep up the good work!
GREAT JOB!
Dawn
257/158/130 (1 pound to go to the century club!)
RNY 08/03/04
Topic: RE: New pics on profile...
OMG!!! You look STUNNING!!! You have such a beautiful face! I'm sorry you were sick for a while, I hope you're feeling better. Keep up the AMAZING work! You are such an inspiration!!!!
Send some of your will power over this way!
Becca
389/294/170
Topic: August lap-band babies
Hi everyone!
I had my lap-band on 31/8/05 and I've lost 95 pounds! I can't wait to hit the century club!
I know that's amazing and we shouldn't really compare weight loss, but I was wondering other August babies, (8 months out) what have you guys lost?
The best part is another 15 pounds and I'm half way done!!!
Thanx! Have a great day!
Becca
389/294/170
Topic: RE: New pics on profile...
Oh my Goodness, you look great. Doesn't it feel wonderful to look at those pictures and know that it's you. I just posted pictures on my profile too and am also having a tough time grasping that it is actually me. I also now realize that I never truly knew just how big I was. I knew what the scale said but just didn't put it to image. Anyway congratulations, you look great and keep up the good (hard) work.
Saundra
Topic: New pics on profile...
Hi all,
I have posted new pictures to my profile. It is still hard to accept the change and come to terms with the new me.
Christie
338/213/170
-125 lbs.
Topic: RE: Date of surgery: 8/18/04
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Hi,
I noticed when I hit the 7 mo mark that I was more hungry. I finally went to the bariatric eating.com and bought some of the low carb high protien things to eat. Not bad. I really like the peanut butter Power Crunch bars. That way I am satisfying my eating and still eating good. When I was at the store I am looking for more of the same. I found some South Beach Diet cereal bars that have 10 grms protien and only 9 impact carbs. I also found some low carb ice cream sandwiches. They only have 80 cals, 5 net carbs, 2 protien, and 2 sugars. They are good. I am also eating lots of strawberries. Berries are the best, low sugar and high vitamins.
Good luck,
Karin
Topic: RE: POLL TIME!
Date of surgery: 8/27/04
Weight day of surgery: 278
Current weight: 186
Total lost since surgery: 92 lbs
Total lost since highest weight (if you lost weight for your program as a requirement):
Goal weight: 170 (doc says 150)
Pounds to goal: 16
Starting size in clothing: 24
Current size in clothing: 16 (maybe 14)
Starting shoe size: 9 1/2
Current shoe size: 9 1/2
Any other comments you want to add about your journey: It's been a real adventure. Up some days & down others. I am so glad a friend showed me this site. I have been eating like a pig. My appetite returned full force. Then I started reading messages on this site and found many others are going thru the same thing.
Topic: RE: 5 A Day??
Uh, yeah... I wish I could say that I was getting 5 a day... How the heck can we manage that? I SOMETIMES get in a whole banana a day... other times it's only a half. I do eat 1-2 servings a day of veggies (usually some salad and then some cooked veggies with my meat at dinner). I wonder what she considers a serving size to be though??? I eat MAYBE a spoonful of veggies as one serving. Maybe I really need to meet with my dietician again. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........
Keep up the good work by the way!
Lots of love,
Dawn
Topic: RE: Vision Changes
I really wish my vision would change for the better
I couldn't read the big "E" at the top of the test way back when in 4th
grade and it's only gotten worse since. I have had my vision checked recently and there are no changes in my prescription. I also now have the
beginnings of GLAUCOMA- Yikes!!! they ran a bunch of tests. I know it has
nothing to do with WLS though. I'm on eye drops to keep my pressures down. Kudos to you for your improvements.
Sue H.