3 years!

Kim U.
on 7/24/12 2:09 am, edited 7/24/12 2:18 am

I should start by saying I hardly ever get on this site anymore but if it weren’t for this site in the months before surgery and the year or so after I don’t know what I would have done.

I consider my story a complete success. I had my realize band placed 3 years ago. I have not had any port problems. I have not had any slips or other major issues. I have been too tight before but knowing my body and having a great doctor to get me in right away made it a pretty forgettable experience and nothing I dwell on.

I may not have lost as many pounds as I once thought I would but I feel great and look pretty darn good too. I have never figured out how to post pics on the forums so you will have to go to my profile and the 3year album to see my before and after pictures. Below is just a small list (no particular order) of the things I have been able to do only because the lap band helped me lose the weight and gain the confidence to do them. I should mention I’m a single mom and my daughter is now 5. She was very much so the reason I knew I had to get my life in control.

Went from a size 28+ at my heaviest to a very comfortable size 14 and can shop anywhere. I still get nervous to try things on but they ALWAYS fit. I even buy some M shirts and 12 dresses.

Climb, run, and play with my daughter
Shop in normal clothing stores
Buy a cute and expensive pair of jeans
Sit with my legs crossed
Sit on the floor
Go hiking
Walk a mile, Run a mile, Run a 5K (many many now) Completed 3 half marathons and always beat my personal best time
Slide down the slides at the playground with my daughter
Take my daughter on vacation
Sat by a pool in Vegas with a swim suit on (several times now)
Buckle any seat belt (car, airplane, roller coaster, ect)
Sit in a lawn chair
Buy a bike and ride all around town with my daughter
Ride every ride at Disneyland with my daughter
Join a gym –Now considered a gym rat
Join my work fun/rec sports leagues

Band rules I continue to fallow everyday
* I take a multivitamin
*no soda (yup over 3 years and I even work a place that has free soda in the kitchens)
*I don’t drink with meals (I do drink before now but not during or right after. Usually at least 20 mins after if not longer)
*I always drink more than 64 oz of water each day
*I track my calories and protein more days than not (Myfitnesspal.com is a great site)
*I drink a protein shake on average 6 times a week
*I eat most of my protein on my plate before anything else *workout on average 6 hours a week
*I leave food on my plate at almost every meal
*I cook most of my own meals

Stephanie M.
on 7/24/12 2:30 am

Way to go!

6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

cheynne03
on 7/24/12 7:24 am - West Monroe, LA

Lap Band on 04/22/08

It is so wonderful to have so many bandsters coming back with their success stories. As of late it seems we have had quite a few with problems and it was becoming somewhat disillusioning to say the least. Even though I understand the need for all sides to be told, it really is nice to have some good stories as well.

Theresa

                S 254/C168/G150
          "Patience is the companion of wisdom." St. Augustine