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wow 1 year 7 months and 3 days ago i was 208 lbs and was wearing a size 3X in t-shirts/blouses and 18-18w in pants/shorts.....on x-mas 2010 my husband bought 3 dresses, 2 where just simple and nice one was a 14 and the other one was a size 10. And the last one is a going out type elegant dress and it is a size small.  The size 14 dress was the one that fit me better at the time cause it was just perfect size and the other 2 well not quite fit me, but he did it for a reason to have got me the smaller sizes dresses, yes to keep me motivated to continue losing weight....and well slow but surely i am at 130 still, but i could know fit on both dresses the size 14 one is big on me  and just today i tried on the last dress and it fits me nice.....i cant still believe it i could fit on a size small in dress..............i know i still have a little more to go and i know i could do it with the support of my husband and daughter and well family i could make it, by next summer i will be at 120 i hope.....now my god daughters mother and her sister in law could take me to discovery store and now they could tell me try this on and lets see who looks good now.... i remember like if it was yesterday, she couldnt drive and asked to take her to discovery to exchange a shirt that didnt fit her and i was like ok but than her sister in law want to go too so we all went and than i was like how nice for u to shop at this store and she said why i was like dont u see only skinny people shop here and than she said no i am pretty sure there is clothes for u here somewhere is just for you to look around i was dont make fun of me you know not even have my thigh will fit on none of this pants and than she was well let me go look for something your size what size are you? i told her i am a size 18 and she went around the store the biggest size there was was like a 12 i believe and she said i couldnt find a size 18 but found a size 12 try it on i was are you making fun of me? she was like no it is going to fit you.....never in my life did i felt so bad. Of course i didnt try the pants on and just walked away and let her do her own thing. She said i am sorry didnt want to make you feel that way i was is ok you are skinny and of course you look good on anything but look at me? She felt bad. I never ever did go to discovery or even looked at it.......this stories when i look back i feel sorry for my self cause my self esteem was so down that is was not funny....now i feel good about my self and when i see someone stuggling like i was i always mention the lapband surgery and (well not to everybody ) how it change my life i am proud of my self and my accomplishment even though i feel i didnt lose as much as i would have want to but my journey hasnt end here i am still going on

Wow its been awhile i wrote something well here it goes.....on April 08 2010 i was 208 my BMI was....
You have a BMI of 38.
This indicates that you are Obese.
Your BMI is generally high enough to qualify you for bariatric surgery if you have comorbid conditions such as diabetes (type II), hypertension, sleep apnea or other potentially life-threatening diseases.
That little word "Obese" scared me to death i knew i had to do something but tired and didnt see results fast enough so i quit. After April 2010 my life took a turn for the best. Of course there is ups and downs and it wasnt easy but i am proud to say it was all worth it. My life has change after the lapband surgery. I say it has change because i have more confidence on myself. When i go clothes shopping i dont have to go to the plus size section any more people treat me differently as before i just felt people would just stare and criticis me for been obesed.  And now i could go to clothes stores and try on different outfits on, that before i wouldnt even think on even looking at it just because i knew they didnt have my size. The lap band surgery did change my life for the better. I am also proud of my friend Vero, her sister and my sister in law Araceli that followed my foot step and got the surgery like i did, i also followed my friend Vianca foot step cause she was the first one that got the surgery and because of her we are living our lifes well i could say i am living my life healthier and more happy than ever. My husband is proud of me for what i have accomplish and of course it hasnt end her my goal is 120 only 15 more pounds to go.....i think i could do it i have lost the total of  73 in 1yr and 4mnths and i am proud to share my BMI and feel super happy with the numbers
You have a BMI of 24.6.
This shows that you are of a normal weight.
Normal weight? I just couldnt believe it and still cant believe it. This is the weight i use to weight back in High School and that has been a long time ago lol. Well my journey is still far from over and i will keep posting of my progress

Once i was at 208 and like i said before didn't realize i had my self go. And need to do something about. Well on November or December of 2009 my friend VIANCA  called me and we had a conversation  that she was going to get a surgery called lap-band surgery which was going to help her lose weight. Well she gave the info and on 04/08/10 i was having my surgery as well. I thank God for that call, because after that call my journey started and my life has change for the best.
I thank God for that info. Like i said once i needed help too. And thanks to my friend VIANCA that was so nice to share the info with me i also shared it with my friend/co-worker and on 03/10/11her journey started to a healthier better life. I am grateful i was there to help some one else change there life for the best. It feels great to know that you helped some one just like they helped you once. Just like my friend VIANCA was there for me. Also my friend/co-worker shared the info with her sister and also her journey has started.
Our journeys hasn't end here, its just the beginning of a new healthier lfe.

Well what can i say about my 10th month?  It has been a changelle for me this month to lose weight i am the same as i was last month well i have lost inches i been going to the gym to tighten my body a little but my journey hasnt end here i am at 147 i could fit on a 7/8 sizes pants, medium on shrits. I am 27 lbs away to hit my goal and 12 to be on a normal weight.. A little more and i will be there. It feels great to shop at normal size aile. On xmas my husband bought me 3 dresses one is size s (just a little more to fit me prefect) and the other one is a size 10 and a 14, back than the 14 fit me perfect and well now it does still fit but a little lose and now the size 10 fits me perfect. The smaller one well is to motivate me to push a little harder so i could fit on it but almost there. Like i said my journey hasnt end here will continue to hit my goal

Wow my 9th month what a journey so far but worth every effort and all the ups and downs. I would never believe i could be at 149....this is actually my high school weight...never in a billion years would i think i could have made it back to this weight. Like i said before i would start a diet but didnt see results right away and would give up. I always hope that there was a magic pill to make you skinny from the night to the morning and realty brust my bubble, there is no such thing in this world that will do that. Of course there are pills to help you lose weight but as soon as you stop taking them you will start to gain all the weight you had lost and i do say by experience. Now i know that is just a tool to help you and the pill just by itself is not going to do miracles, it gives a percentage and you have to give the other percentage that is left to make it 100%. I found it out the hard way.

On 2002 after i had my daughter i started to gain weight and didnt realize it. After i started to feel more tired and could do much cause i would get tired faster. I went to the doctor and well he gave me some pills to help me lose weight and well of course i thought if i drink them i didnt have to do nothing else and just wait for a miracle. And boy was i wrong, well i did lose about 40 lbs and i was super happy. I took them for about 6 months. Until my husband told me those pills are not doing nothing for you. Of course i got upset and i was like i know they are helping me but he was right i was waisting my money, well not really if you think about it, it did help me but i didnt give the other percent but i gave up and i stopped them. After i did i gain all the weight i had lost and even gain more. I would start diets for a while and like i said didnt see results and just stopped it.

On 2006 i started again with the pills but than it started to get expensive again so i stopped it i only took them for about 3 months and well lost about 10-12 lbs and again didnt give the other percent and gave up. Years went by and i knew i did gain and i was at 217 and didnt realize  i had left my self go. I knew but didnt want to realize it. I could also tell i did gain to much weight because my clothes didnt fit i started to use size 18w in pants and 3x on shirts and even sometimes 20 in pants. But i still didnt want realize it i need to do something about it. Until one day out of no where my friend Vianca called me and we talked and she told me she was getting the lapband surgery and i was like omg i want to get it too. After that call my life change and thank God for that info i am now here telling my summary on how the lapband surgery helped me getting to the weight i am now.

Now i know the lapband is just a tool and you need to give the other percent to help you hit your goal. I am real thankful for my husband that was and will always be there pushing me to continue with my journey if it wasnt for him i dont know where i would be or how much i would be weighing.....to be continue....my journey hasnt end yet

wow my 8Th month already n i feel great i am down to 155 lbs...never in my mind would i think i would be back to this weight thank God for the lap band surgery. it has a been a long journey i could say good and bad...good because i am down to 155 and bad is that i only lost 53 lbs in 8 months which is also not bad i only need about 35 more lbs so i could get to my ideal weight . i know i need to work a little harder and i will for my new year resolution is that i am going to work hard to get to 120. i want to be at 120 for my 32ND bday that would be my bday present for my self ...pics will be up soon

after 2 months of been absent i am back to business....i been doing ok not 100% but i am getting there......yesterday was my 7Th month anniversary for my lap band surgery...i didn't post no pics on my 6Th months due to some unexpected news. on my 6Th month i got some unexpected news what u may ask...well i found out i was pregnant and i was 5 weeks pregnant i felt bad and scared and didn't know what to do....i went to my ob and confirm it i was 5 weeks pregnant...and this point i left like all my hard work went down the drain but in another way i was happy and excited and nerves and scared. i was happy because after 9 yrs God decided to bless us with another baby, i was scared cause i didn't know what to expect, i was nerves because i wasn't expecting that big news.

my happiness only lasted 10 weeks . why u may ask...well after the 2ND month of been pregnant i had a miscarriage . again i became sad i couldn't understand why God decide to take it away. but things always happen for a reason good or bad.

during my pregnancy i didn't gain anything instead i lost about 1 or 2 lbs....after the incident i lost a total of 7 lbs in less than 2 weeks i guess that is a good thing i still am confuse....i guess i wasn't ready yet and i need to finish what i started i guess

well yesterday was my 7Th month and well there is not a lot of difference in my weight i am at 160 and well in my opinion i am not doing something right or there is a problem with my band, but than again i was pregnant and i guess i have to give my body time to heal and get back to shape to start again with my exercise. i am about 35-45 lbs away to hit my goal and of course i will work my butt off to hit by march 2011 or hopefully sooner...i would say by the end of this year but is hard to do it cause we only have a month and some days to end this year but is not impossible to at least lose half of that....

wow after a little more than i month i haven't logged in.....wow a lot has happen since a month ago
on September 12 i took a pregnancy test, and after 9 years close to 10 years, couldn't believe what i saw on the results.....yes i am pregnant. couldn't believe that i am, i got super nerves, the next day i went to my ob and confirm it i am 5 weeks pregnant. i was in shock after 9 years God decided to bless us with another baby. i couldn't believe it....i said to my self why now? now that i am doing something for myself why?....i was also scared cause i had the lap band surgery 5 months ago and didn't know what to expect. i got on line and read some info and they called it band baby, because is when you get pregnant after you have the lap band. also went to Dr tiensiga and he said i would be fine and that if i need to get readjusted to let him know. well the info that i read was about some ladies that had there baby while they still had the lap band, well some people said they didn't need to get readjusted some did some say there pregnancy was fine and no complications other said morning sickness was the worse. also i read that after they had the baby everything was back to normal some of them didn't gain no more than 10 lbs some a few. it also said the baby was healthy and they where still losing weight and where back in business. well that cheered me up a little. well another few weeks went by i was fine my appetite was fine i was actually losing weight even though i was pregnant. i was 166 when i started and went down to 163 and up again to 165 and down. i was ok.
..until.....october 21 when i had a miscarriage i was 10 weeks and 3 days. it broke my heart in millions of pieces after 9 years waiting for this little miracle it was gone in a few hours. never got to even see it, when i got the 1st ultrasound it was to small to see it and couldn't see it when they did the 2ND ultrasound there was nothing there . until this day i still cant believe it...i had a little miracle in my tummy and as surprised i was to had it there i also had a surprise i didn't have it no more. now i know he is in a better place......


now my goal is to continue with my goal and hit it i am almost there new pics are going to be post it soon.....things always happen for a reason and well we need to accept it even though at times it is hard but i guess God has something else store in for us.....well i am at 161 now, yes i lost 5 lbs after my incident i dont know if i should be happy or what but my journey continues....

well today is my 5th month after the surgery, cant believe five months ago i was 208 lbs....well i couldn't see my self that heavy, even though everybody would tell me i was heavy, i did notice i was after my pants didn't fit no more but in my mind and opinion i was still not heavy......i just didn't want to realize i needed to do something about it but i just didn't want to cause in my own world i wasn't obsessed or heavy in any way, even though i was and i knew i was, my husband try to convince me to go to the gym or to do exercise but again i was to lazy and wanted results asap if not i wouldn't even try it.....like p90x videos would say Rome wants built in a day neither your body....now i could actually could say that is so true. after 5 months after my surgery well i could tell the difference now and well i still dint go to the gym but i have lost a total of 41 lbs doing p90x videos well i most con fence i don't do them everyday  get lazy at times but i get my lazy butt up and push my self to do my exercise. I am super thankful to my husband and daughter for the support i had from them and always push me to keep going because if it wont been for them i would still be at 208 or even heavier.....also am thankful to my friend Vianca because of her and that phone call she made to me my journey began. also thank God for listening to my prays. as of today i am at 167 have lost the total of 41 lbs am a size 14Th in pants XL in t-shirts and of course this journey hasn't end here i will could posting my progress....to be continued....

well on 08/08/10 was my 4th month after my lapband surgery....well what can i say.....i have lost about 38-40 lbs since my surgery....it is not easy to lose weight it hard. Have about 48 more pounds to go,  is not easy but i am trying my best. know i could do it almost there....dont have much to post this month