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Well Actually it was yesterday, Feb 10th..... I have lost 89 pounds....I feel soooo amazing more than I ever imagined I could ever feel. I am loving life, my friends, my family. Passing through the Holidays for the first time ever NOT having to search around all the plus size shops to try and find nice Holiday attire that I could cover up and fool all my family that I haven't gained since last year.................Yeah!  Right! Oh painful years......
So, I have had 4 fills   No unfills  and my last fill was in August which brought me to my sweetspot : )
I still have 15 pounds to reach my goal. I did say the first few months planned on making my goal by this time, and believe me I tried everything..........I work out faithfully 6 days a week, I food journal and get all my vitimins and log my calorie intake. I keep my proteins up and lots of water. I haven't ever had a gain, but I had plenty of weeks where the scale just never moved!!!! Reguardless, I am sooo happy and I love my band. I think my biggest problem is I am STILL guilty of taking too big of a bite......even though I am a great chewer...too big of a bite, too big of a swallow.......not good : (         sometimes too I still struggle with eatting too fast. You just can't get away with that, and it makes me so mad at myself. Nothing worse than being on a romantic date, and having to run for the bathroom as fast as I can before the slime gushes out!!!!!!! Ugh!  I have GOT  to work on this!!!!!!

Yesterday, well wait a miniute, its been 9 months now since my lapband. I am still lingering at minus 83 pounds but feeling quite grateful for my new life changes.Absolutley everything has been wonderful because I am feeling much healthier and makes me much happier. So believe it or not, all this time I have not been clothes shopping! Only 1 time, I ran in and bought a blouse for my daughters Homecoming, kind of like a 1 size fits all deals.......anyways, all this time I have fit back in to really old clothes, sizes 14 was my lowest and when those got to loose I started wearing some of my daughters old pants......Imagine I didn't even buy panties yet, lol when they started falling down I also dug into my daughters drawers because way back I use to buy her what she called " granny panties " and she never would wear them. So anyhow I got a few big gift cards from macy's my favorite clothing shop in the world, for my Birthday that just passed, and yesterday I spent the whole day just trying on tons of outfits, it was sooooo fun and mostly sooo shocking. My pants size is now 9 .....they just slide right up and zip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! of course I had to try on several pairs to make sure this is really my new size. I bought also a dress size 10............................................ This is so unbeliveable for me! This is like my big moment......I wore a size 22/24  and 3x and 4x  for years and years and years. I haven't been out of plussize since high school. I am really blabbing on, I just am feeling so happy and wanted to write this down to never forget

I woke up this morning and feeling quite thankful for losing 82 pounds and feeling younger and healthier than say...... the last 28 years! I have never been a candybar girl, I always loved doughnuts and cakes, but my birthday has always been connected with Halloween and I would eat sooooooo many candies I would be so sick in the morning from the sugars. I am so so happy that this is the first year ever I didn't eat any candy or have any temptation to, I woke up this morning feeling healthy and very happy! Before I never forget I would wake up on my birthday morning hatin life because I was soooooo sick from the pounds of chocolate I ate the night before!!!!!!
So anyways, I am planning to take a hike with my brother and daughter this morning and as far as birthday cake goes I am thinking maybe to make a doughnut cake?????? Its like a bunch of doughnuts on a platter, drizzled with chocolate syrup, they actually look very beautiful and kids love them! But my cake will be very very small, like maybe just 3 of my favorite doughnuts and no chocolate syrup. I was thinking I will have a small bite of each???????? I don't know yet but thats what I'm thinking : )

 Now i'm at 6cc, I go back in 1 month........

I went to my daughters orientation last night and wore my " skinny jeans " size 11  Hahahahaha, never imagined that! I seriously don't know how many years??????? or should I say decades since I wore an 11  The nice part was they slid right up.........the bad part was the damm muffin top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh, soft and hanging! Luckily I found a top that was loose around the tummy tight at the bottom and that did well for a muffi cover!!!!!!! but I hate it..........its just not going anywhere.....I can't wait till my tummy tuck! I need one so badly :(
I hope I will look back and read this one day with a smile. I was always a plus size girl for sooooooooooooooooooo long! yiphee for size 11

So I've lost 70 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yea, I am feeling great and very happy loving my lap band. Although my weight loss has slowed down alot since the last 3 months or so, I know I am doing absolutley everything possible to work it. I eat between 1,000 to 1,200 cals a day, excersise 6 days a week, get my 100 grams of protien daily and at least drink 64oz of water daily, and never ever have the " whities "   sugar, flour, pasta, rice! I haven't really struggled with a sweet tooth except for when TOM comes around and I so far cure that with a couple scoops of peanutbutter :)
I never had to count calories the first few months but as the weight has slowed down I was full force on finishing my mission....................I have had 3 fills and my next appoinment is Thursday the 14th of August, I'm not sure if I will get a fill or not? I still have restriction and my last fill was 2 months ago.
My new favorite dessert is mock blueberry cheesecake, well sometimes its a meal, but anyways its 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, a scoop of free coolwhip, splenda and mix it up real good, sprinkle some frozen blueberries on top and yum yummy yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also have to say now that I am 6 months post op I am very happy I haven't had any trouble eating any type of food, meat, chicken, all veggies, fruits............I hope it will always stay like that. After my last fill I did for the first time have morning restriction which I never had before. I could get up at 6 am and take my breakfast. Now I have my coffee first and eat around 10:30, lol that like almost use to be my luch time! I am an early bird :)

This morning I just got my third fill............Yeah!!!!!!!!!!  5 1/2 cc's  Let's hope this will get the scale moving! I only lost 4 pounds last month, my total lose is 59 pounds, Doctor said to see him in 2 months unless I start to struggle with hungar I can come in sooner. Besides a couple glasses of wine once a week, I work out hard 6 days a week, no white stuff EVER and very healthy light choices!  1 pound a week really bums me, I try not to let it, but honestly it does........

Dreamed of how I would spend the money , Just like I always dreamed of losing 100 pounds, how badly I wanted it, how I would look? How I would be so much healthier and happier, but some how deep down inside I knew it was all just fantasy, the odds of me making it were so slim..........Well, Today I am very happy to say I've lost 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yiphee yahoo!!!!! Gosh it feels soooooo awesome!!!!!!!!! Its an amazing feeling and I am building up my confidence that I will make this deep desire come true!
When my brother turned 50, I threw him a big party and ordered these shirts for all the guest that had in Big Bold print 50! I pulled out that shirt and I am going to wear it all day! I can't keep going back on the scale to see the minus 50, so I will just march around today with my Big FIVE O T-shirt on to keep reminding myself of my accomplishment and that I'm made it half way...........

Hi, I'm Mary.................Wow its been almost 1 month since my surgury and my life has been getting better and better each passing day! I feel like I am living again! There is so much more I want to do. I'm so happy! I am looking for anyone who will like to share there journey with me. When I attended my support group meeting, all but 1 have had RNY. So often questions come up about the band and I would love to have as much support as possible!
Thanks, mary