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My name is Lisa O. and I've lost 100+ with the band post surgery. My highest weight was 335 and today I'm around 223. My personal goal is 195. My lowest weight since surgery was 211 so I'm up a few pounds thanks to a lot of holiday cookies! Basically, I was feeling so good that I forgot that I am a food addict and always will be. Sugar is my Kryptonite and I've learned that I'm defenseless against it. If I can go a week without processed sugar I can stay off the simple carbs all together, but just one sampling and I'm done for! Abstinence from sugar and simple carbs is the key to my success. I have good restriction and am very rarely hungry but I battle my emotional eating behaviors mostly in the evening. For me it's never about being hungry, it's ALWAYS about how I'm feeling emotionally. I started working with a therapist a year a go and it's helped a lot! When I decided to have WL surgery I promised that I would work on both the body and the mind and that's what i"m doing! It works!
Lisa O.
My name is Lisa O. and I've lost 100+ with the band post surgery. My highest weight was 335 and today I'm around 223. My personal goal is 195. My lowest weight since surgery was 211 so I'm up a few pounds thanks to a lot of holiday cookies! Basically, I was feeling so good that I forgot that I am a food addict and always will be. Sugar is my Kryptonite and I've learned that I'm defenseless against it. If I can go a week without processed sugar I can stay off the simple carbs all together, but just one sampling and I'm done for! Abstinence from sugar and simple carbs is the key to my success. I have good restriction and am very rarely hungry but I battle my emotional eating behaviors mostly in the evening. For me it's never about being hungry, it's ALWAYS about how I'm feeling emotionally. I started working with a therapist a year a go and it's helped a lot! When I decided to have WL surgery I promised that I would work on both the body and the mind and that's what i"m doing! It works!
Lisa O.
VSG on 03/25/16
Hi all
I am jodi banded 01/21/09 at my heaviest I was 258 I am currently 168 would like to get another 20-25 lbs off
lost 72 pounds with the band the rest was lost before that total 90 lbs lost
I am jodi banded 01/21/09 at my heaviest I was 258 I am currently 168 would like to get another 20-25 lbs off
lost 72 pounds with the band the rest was lost before that total 90 lbs lost
Lapband - Jan 2009 weight goal reached with lapband. Revised to VSG- 1/25/16
VSG on 03/25/16
You crack me up lol I will this weekend..
Lapband - Jan 2009 weight goal reached with lapband. Revised to VSG- 1/25/16
Great idea, Tiff!
I was banded 9/07 and lost at most 30# and regained 10. However, in the process I have had probelms that have defied the odds. What are the odds that ONE person would have: acid reflux, a leaky port and a port detach from the abdominal wall? These are the odds of winning the lottery! Unfortunately, no $ won for me. I keep telling my Doc that when he writes journal articles about me or uses me in a lecture I want full credit and a share in the profits!!! After my 2nd surgery 12/30/10 I was feeling so hopeless but I've reached out for help and I am giving it my all. Praying has helped alot! There have been some NSV's like going on an Alaskan Cruise 7/10 for a week and not gaining an ounce! Another good tool is Jean McMillians book Bandwagon ( I don't get anyting for giving it a plug). Its been a looooonnnnngggg haul but I have grown alot.
Sorry- I don't know how to do pictures at all.
Karen
I was banded 9/07 and lost at most 30# and regained 10. However, in the process I have had probelms that have defied the odds. What are the odds that ONE person would have: acid reflux, a leaky port and a port detach from the abdominal wall? These are the odds of winning the lottery! Unfortunately, no $ won for me. I keep telling my Doc that when he writes journal articles about me or uses me in a lecture I want full credit and a share in the profits!!! After my 2nd surgery 12/30/10 I was feeling so hopeless but I've reached out for help and I am giving it my all. Praying has helped alot! There have been some NSV's like going on an Alaskan Cruise 7/10 for a week and not gaining an ounce! Another good tool is Jean McMillians book Bandwagon ( I don't get anyting for giving it a plug). Its been a looooonnnnngggg haul but I have grown alot.
Sorry- I don't know how to do pictures at all.
Karen
I'm Cheryl I'm single with a kitty. I'm down around 100 pds depending on the day. Slightly over 2 years out. Most of it lost the first year. But even though the last year I have fighting against the band I've still managed to lose 20 pds. So who says the band doesn't work? . I have decided I need to find a different job that keeps my mind better occupied then maybe I can lose the remaining 50. Retirement is 4 years away so if I can stay at least the same weight till then there is hope for me.
Enjoy reading on my Kindle, sewing for grandkids and I don't mind the exercise (walking, eliptical, wii, total gym) in fact almost enjoy it. It is leaving sweets alone when bored that is my downfall.
Enjoy reading on my Kindle, sewing for grandkids and I don't mind the exercise (walking, eliptical, wii, total gym) in fact almost enjoy it. It is leaving sweets alone when bored that is my downfall.