Can I see your before and afters?

You look great! Did you run a Marathon? I hope to be starting some running/jogging soon.

Yes I did my first 5K this past January in Disney world! I am not a runner , but I can do 15 minute  miles! I have done 3 5K's since January, I am doing a 10 K in October through Disney called Race for the Taste.   5K =3 miles, so a 10 K= 6 miles

I began walking before surgery and continued immediately after surgery. Was I slow? Yup! Was I tired, yup, but it helped me immensly with Bandster Hell, food cravings and energy!!!!!!! When I went back to work, I began using my break to walk. Today I continue walking on my break, but now I have a co-worker asked if she can join me. Now we do 30 minutes of brisk walking, and we walk 40 flights of stairs in the parking garage of where we work. NO EXCUSES!

I found that if I didn't change into work on my break then I wouldn't bother working out at all. I had a 25th anniversary trip to spain ahead of me, so I bumped up the exercise, I stayed in my work out clothes and when I got home, I would throw my things inside and head back out the door and walk some more. If I went inside and sat, then I wouldn't go at all!    Later I got a trainer, and she is the bomb! She pushes and motivates me, and now I am addicted to it and need it to relieve my stress and it helps to build my self esteem.    Band is ONLY one TOOL, ya still gotta do the work.

Good luck to you!
Prek-3

For some reason, I can't get pics to cut and paste on here, but here's the link to a B&A photo from my profile:

www.obesityhelp.com/myoh/photos/514419/A-Short-Photo-History -of-Me/A-Before-and-After/#photo

WOW Bette! That is one of the most drastic transformations I've seen with lap band! GREAT job and it looks like your even maintaining a very thin (ok healthy) weight!

Nah, not "very thin" by any means. "Normal" and a little above. But thank you!!

Good Luck to you and see you on the loser's bench shortly. You Can Do It I Believe in You!!!

 My first Engagement Photo I hated it so much because of my weight I later retook them when I lost 76 lbs Weight here is 330-346.7lbs Thanksgiving 2004

 

 My official Engagement Photo weight here was about 265lbs July 2006

 

 June 30^th 2009 Our 10^th year together weight 168lbs

You are so pretty! I can't for some reason see your pics here but I went and checked out your profile and WOW!

March 08 pre-banding I think my weight was 225
This was I think 3 months post-op at 175
This one is 9 months post-op at 122

I was banded in 2005 here are a couple of my before and afters....still loving my band at 4 years...

Size 26 March 2005




Size 10/12 March 2009