17 months out! Love my band!
I am 17 months out, 115lbs down and 15lbs from goal... the journey has been the most amazing journey I have EVER had and a life saver, might I add. There have been ups and downs, but what would a journey be without bumps in the road that make you hit your head on the ceiling, pot holes that ruin your rims and blac**** that makes you swerve out of control? LOL I mean, what fun would it be if the journey was perfect? LOL Plus... the harder I work for it, the more worthy of it I feel.
I went to a specialist doctor today. He saw that I had the band (in my chart). He asked me about my weight loss and congratulated me, then asked how much I wanted to still lose. I said, "Fifteen pounds." He said, "Fifty?" I corrected him and then he said, "Oh ok, because you do NOT need to lose 50lbs... 15 is good." Haha.... that made me feel great! :)
I was scared to get surgery... I started it with pure hopelessness after tries and tries and many failures. I was convinced I was doomed to die from obesity. Now I have my life back... I cannot begin to explain how much I love my band... it's like a miracle.. but also a miracle that had a lot of effort behind it.
Here's my lovely band, hehe:
Here's a body shot before:
Here's one of me now that I posted before, but here it is again:
I went to a specialist doctor today. He saw that I had the band (in my chart). He asked me about my weight loss and congratulated me, then asked how much I wanted to still lose. I said, "Fifteen pounds." He said, "Fifty?" I corrected him and then he said, "Oh ok, because you do NOT need to lose 50lbs... 15 is good." Haha.... that made me feel great! :)
I was scared to get surgery... I started it with pure hopelessness after tries and tries and many failures. I was convinced I was doomed to die from obesity. Now I have my life back... I cannot begin to explain how much I love my band... it's like a miracle.. but also a miracle that had a lot of effort behind it.
Here's my lovely band, hehe:
Here's a body shot before:
Here's one of me now that I posted before, but here it is again:
You BET you did the work for it, Elena. No one understands until they have it that temptations and difficulties continue to lurk. WE have to be the ones that make the decisions each day. Many banders don't lose like you have - your dedication is obvious.
Mary
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
Elena, you continue to be a huge inspiration to those of us neer to this process!
You looking incredible and that sparkle in your eyes that has always been there is now accompanied by a rockin' body to go with it :o)
KEEP IT UP, you're almost at GOAL!!!!
Shannon
You looking incredible and that sparkle in your eyes that has always been there is now accompanied by a rockin' body to go with it :o)
KEEP IT UP, you're almost at GOAL!!!!
Shannon
Highest 301 - Sugery 270 - Current 173 - 1st Goal 165
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