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Melissa F.
on 8/6/05 10:10 pm - Gastonia, NC

I am an August 27 person, and I am down 108 lbs and my dr wants 10-15 more. I went from a size 24 to a 14 and am thrilled with that. I feel good. I can walk up & down stairs, cross my legs and all kinds of things now that I could not do before. Like you, my losing has stopped. I think if I cut back on calories & increase my walking though, I'll be able to drop the last 10-15 lbs. Am trying to do it before I go for my one year check-up. YOu have done fantastic!! Congrats!! Do you want to lose the final 20? I've read that the losing continues as long as 18 months after surgery. There is still time for you to drop the last 20. How about excess skin? I have enough that if removed I'd be a size 12. Unfortunately my insurance will not cover any plastic surgery so I will live with the skin. I do not have the money to self pay. Well, gonna go now. Again Congrats.

brepau
on 8/6/05 10:06 am - Altoona, PA

RNY on 08/03/04

Topic: RE: Happy Anniversary 8/3 peeps!

Happy Birthday to us all!!! What was your start weight?347lb What is your current weight? 160lb Are you at goal? No If not yet...how much more? 25 more to go 135 is my goal What were your start sizes? tight 26/28 pants 30/32 top Current sizes? 8/10 pants size or a medium 8 or medium top How has the last year been? Absolutely fabulous. Very lucky to have no problems only dumped once or twice I cannot believe how well I know I body. I am very glad I can not eat seets or carbs at all. Any regrets? NONE Would do it again tomorrow and Wish I waould have been ready sooner but know I wasn't foot size 9 -91/2 now 71/2-8 ring size before 9/10 now 6/7 Take care all Congratulations All. Love Brenda

bopper
on 8/6/05 9:34 am - chattanooga, TN

RNY on 08/24/04

Topic: almost there

hi every body i am a august 24 peerson i started out at 320lbs lost 20 lbs and then had my surgery i have since lost 100 lbs gone from size 26 to 14 and cant believe it my doctor wants 20 more lbs but i have stopped and feeling great.

Brown Sugar
on 8/5/05 12:33 pm - Houston, TX

RNY on 08/17/04

Topic: RE: I STILL FEEL FAT

WOW!! I tell my friends the very same thing all the time. It is a mental thing. But I have learned to look at who I am today, and know that I am not the same as I was 130 pounds ago. There is no way I am the same size. I will always be a big girl in my head, and able to relate to the struggles we have in society. BUT, I thank God for being a size 10-12 and not having all of the probems I had. So here is what I do. I look at myself in the mirror every day when I get out of the shower, and then when I put on my clothes, I take another look and I give myself affirmation that I do not look the same as 130 pounds ago. I think we have seen ourselves large for so long, that we have becom used to that picture.

Michelle W.
on 8/5/05 2:08 am - Cullom, IL

Lap Band on 08/17/04

Topic: RE: GOALIES

I made it!!! 10 months to the day 6/17. I lost 100 lbs before my 38th Birthday.

Slender_once_again
on 8/4/05 11:03 pm - portsmouth, VA

Topic: RE: 8/30 --- 6/30 11 months check in!

Hay Barbara, I have dummping at weird tiems and not always related to specific food! Oh Boy do I miss and crave Pizza... so every once in a while I will get a slice and throw 1/2 of it away even before the first bite. I also know that it will cause some pain... "...... Is anyone else lactose intolerant? ..........." YES and I LOVE MILK. I can use it in cereal and tea and other ways I just cvan't DRINK it... sort of spoils Oreos and Milk! ( just kidding!) CONGRATS on the exersize routine! Way to go!

Tracey R.
on 8/4/05 2:57 pm - Altamonte Springs, FL

RNY on 08/04/04

Topic: RE: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY fellow 8/4's!!!!!

I started to think right after midnight about how horrible it was a year ago. I am so happy with life now! I started out a size 26 and now I am a 6/8...a friend called me hawt today

Good luck to everyone! Tracey 5'9 327/165 below goal

Kelley
on 8/4/05 12:05 pm - Trafford, Pa

RNY on 08/04/04

Topic: RE: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY fellow 8/4's!!!!!

Hello Rachel, Happy Anniversary to you also. I try not to think how miserable I was one year ago today, being only a few hours post-op, but it's still better than I felt a year and a day ago still being pre-op. This surgery was the best thing I could have ever done for myself and my daughter. I still have a long road ahead with plastic surgery and all, but It's a road I can travel now without getting winded. Best of luck to everyone who has made this journey and who will be making it in the future.

Kelley

Rachel_T
on 8/4/05 10:17 am - KS

RNY on 08/04/04

Topic: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY fellow 8/4's!!!!!

Hi All~ Just wanted to post and say how truly truly grateful I am for this amazing surgery.

I know that God has given us a second chance at life and we are going to succeed this time! As today is my one year anniversary, I have spent some time reflecting on the plethora of changes that have happened in my life and I am so humbled. We are just so very fortunate to have this wonderful opportunity. A year ago, I weighed 352 pounds and was sitting on the sidelines of my life. Today, I weigh 191 and am living my life to it's fullest. I pray for everyone who is just beginning this journey and hope that they are as fortunate!!