So happy I cried! Pre-lap-band to post-tummy-tuck progress pics. WITH CLOTHES!!
You guys are probably going to get tired of me but damn it, I deserve to be this proud! Because I traveled 1000 miles away to have surgery, none of my real life friends are around to share with. I hope this provides some inspiration to you all.
First, a far past glimpse of me around my highest (somewhere 260-270 in all these)
So I lost about 90-95lbs with my band...0me at 180, size 10 pants
And then I kept it off for a year...so decided to get rid of that pesky belly!
1 week post-TT and I am literally crying with happiness. I never in my life thought I would see my body without rolls of fat. The TT was exactly what I needed to make the mental connection, I lost a **** ton of weight!!! Wooo!!
First, a far past glimpse of me around my highest (somewhere 260-270 in all these)
So I lost about 90-95lbs with my band...0me at 180, size 10 pants
And then I kept it off for a year...so decided to get rid of that pesky belly!
1 week post-TT and I am literally crying with happiness. I never in my life thought I would see my body without rolls of fat. The TT was exactly what I needed to make the mental connection, I lost a **** ton of weight!!! Wooo!!
Highest Wt: 274 / LAP-Band Low: 180 / Sleeved at 233 / Goal: 160!
You look gorgeous! I am envious of your TT. At 60 years old, there are better uses for my money than a TT - never going to wear a bikini!! But sometimes, I grab the fold with a and and look longingly at the kitchen scissors!
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
LOL. Well, you look great too. If I had lost 30 more lbs and weighed what you did I probably wouldn't have needed one to be happy while wearing clothes (my top priority) but I don't think that was ever going to happen. I will never wear a bikini either but this was money well spent. Being able to try on clothes and feel happy with the way I look for the first time in my life was truly priceless.
Highest Wt: 274 / LAP-Band Low: 180 / Sleeved at 233 / Goal: 160!
I'd be crying with happiness too!
Love the decorative belt of drains!
Jean
Love the decorative belt of drains!
Jean
Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
author of Bandwagon (TM), Strategies for Success with the Adjustable Gastric Band & Bandwagon Cookery. Bandwagon for Kindle now available on Amazon. Read my blog at: jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com
Aw, I am sorry to hear that. Sounds awful! I have had a very smooth recovery and I am swollen, the jeans were 14 stretch when normally I wear 10 non-stretch but I figure that's normal and in a couple of months I'll be back to 10 or maybe even smaller (?) Glad that yours turned out successful despite needing to be relieved of fluid. That just sounds so horrible! I go to the dr. in 1 hour and hoping to lose 2 of my 5 drains today.
Highest Wt: 274 / LAP-Band Low: 180 / Sleeved at 233 / Goal: 160!
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