Traci

Great Tips to live by ....Thank you

Thank you Revy,

What an amazing transformation you have made as well ....

I never thought I would love to work out again and actually get all sweaty .......lol

Thank you Kristi !

You look great too .. I never dreamed I could weigh this much ever .......

Hi Faith .

I will be honest with you ..My port flipped ...I did too much too soon ...Dr So had no problems at all with my fills and my band is fine ..

It does not hurt anymore. But I can feel it right below my rib cage. and it does stick out a little bit . But I work out daily and have a very active lifestyle and I do not have any issues with it ...True the issue with gas after a year doesn't go away , it does get better ..I have found all of this worth it ...I am no longer type 2 diabetic , and I no longer have high blood pressure ..and I have surpassed my goal weight ..I find the trade off well worth it ..

WOW! Great Post!! Congrats on your weight loss. Do you have any "before" and "after" pictures?

Yes I just uploaded them today

I had my lap-band August 8th of 2010 . I just had my last fill August 9th of 2011 ..I have lost 125lbs . Reaching and passing my goal weight ..

When I went to Mexico for my lap-band I was a 4x top and let just say I had out grown Layne Bryant Jeans and moved up to Catherine size Jeans .. I am now a Large woman shirt size . And a size 16 jeans . I went back to Mexico for all my fills

My starting weight was 310 I am 6ft tall ..my Goal weight was 200 but I am now at 185 and comfortable at this weight .

At first the weight did not come flying off me as I thought it would . Then when I came to the conclusion that a lap band was not a free ride but a tool like Dr Ortiz had explained to me and Dr So did as well during my fill visits ..I started working out . Totally changed the type of foods I ate and in doing so My weight started to come off fast . I actually reached my goal weight within ten months .

I am no longer Type 2 Diabetic and was able to come off my high blood pressure medication . Dr So encouraged me to blog about my Journey . To help others who might be stuck on a plateau, or losing there hair , or barfing all of which I experienced and dealt with it .

A year that is all it took ...Seems like forever at first ..but it is not .. A lap band is not a free ride ........But a tool that has given me back a beautiful gift .