1 Year Post Op Lap Band: My Journey Photo Essay

[nosamoon]

wow u look amazing

[IamAveryPrettyBlonde]

You have such a cute hour glass figure. I love how your boobs didnt disappear. 

[Reemaleo]

This is so amazing.Congratulations! I got banded 3 months ago.Lost 5kgs only and it didn't work for me.Got my 1st fill few days ago & I can't tolerate many things and sometimes have to throw up.I went through all your videos and I'm going through the same stuff now after the fill.Before that I could eat pretty much I wanted to so it wasn't working.I frankly have no hopes.I so envy u.I did it as my last resort but seems like it will never happen.

[bigroc0480]

id do ya!

[bigroc0480]

@bigroc0480 lol jk! seriously tho, good job! i used to be 436LBS and i have now lost 206lbs over the past 2 yrs! i know exactly what u had to go through and i know it was not easy! keep it up!

[biggayute]

Absolutely remarkable good on you Wendy.

Tony uk

[thebandedbran]

All I can say is AMAZING!!! That song was perfect by the way because you really do look amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your story and ideas with all of us throughout the year. You really have been such a big inspiration to me. From a 20 to an 8..... WOW!!! Hopefully I'll be there in a few months. Congratulations on all your weightloss success. Keep it up girl!

[2007lmc]

Congrats! You are an inspiration............just goes to show you that with the right tools and determination you can make it happen. Wishing you further sucess in your weightloss journey.

[sueshearts1844]

I almost wept with joy for you to see how far you've come!! You're amazing!!

[seemego2150]

apparently I missed this vid somehow? sorry if i comment twice but i sure don't remember seeing it and i am sure i would remember this one!!! great vid showing the progress.... the change is amazing. awesome 1 year proof that this really does work, when you're workin it!

[sannyarmani86]

Oh, I forgot to ask you. Do you have problems with excess skin??

In my case everything is goeing south :P My upper arms are really hanging and I don't Know what to do.. :-/ But my stomach is so far not so bad, I do expect that it wil be worse in the future.. Are you doeing anything special to improve your skin condition?? I take extra vitamine C becouse this is making more collagene in te skin and improves the elasticity of the skin. I don't know if it helps but I'm trying..

[sannyarmani86]

WoW..! You look really different from one year ago. Totally a different person.. You and skymoon1982 are my examples of weightloss success. I also have a lapband, about 6 months now and I lost 61pounds. I hope I will be as successful with weight loss as you and Melanie.. I learned a lot from you.. Good luck with the remaining weight, I now you wil lose it..! (Sorry for my english, I'm from The Netherlands) Bye,Bye, Sandra

[bobosmomma]

damn girl that stripy dress is hellllllla cute!

[kissnyuszi]

You're looking really good Wendy & such a transformation even in the last couple of months.. You're a skinny-minny!

Cheers from Maria in Australia <3

[bucketster]

Awesome progress. I almost did lapband until I started watching your videos. Very inspirational. 6'5" guy, mid fifties, 325 at highest (start) 265 lightest. Now around 275. Going to get back after the weight watching now that weather is getting better. Look forward to your posts.

[bandedwendy]

thank you so much. i appreciate all of the support you give me. thank you!

[bandedwendy]

thanks! so worth documenting the changes over the weeks. it may not seem like much when you look at them each week, but putting them all together like this really had an impact on me and how i see myself. thank goodness for youtube and digital cameras. i am going to keep putting in the work and reach that dang goal of 145. thank you for watching and supporting me. Onward!

[bandedwendy]

Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words and support. Both mean the world to me. Thanks again! Take care.

[ArtGirlJan]

My gosh, woman. You lost at least ten years.

[bandedwendy]

thanks! my eyebrow lady said the same thing today. i did not think that. thanks for sharing! i'll take it as an excellent benefit of WLS. take care.

[cycleChic08]

ooooh wee, that dress at the end was Hawt!! Great job girlie I'm so proud of you!!!

[bandedwendy]

thanks! i love that dress at the end. i did not buy it. I was just happy to be wearing an 8 and loving it. thanks! i appreciate all of your videos, your story and all of the support you give me. take care. Onward!

[JiveGirl24]

Congrats Wendy! You look beautiful!!

[bandedwendy]

Thank you!

[franny577]

OMG Wendy you look Grrrrrreat Congrats

[bandedwendy]

blushing.  thanks!

[miknrache]

You have done great and are an inspiration to me. My date is set for June 8 of this year for the lap band. And I believe I will be a success thanks to being able to see some of what you have done to succeed.

thanks and God bless you.

[bandedwendy]

Thank you. Thanks for sharing how my journey has helped you. I wish you all the best with your surgery and your journey. i hope that you will be sharing it with me. i love watching all of us win and create the outside beauty that we have been forever inside. Take care.

[supaflyflip]

I applaud you, girl...You've done so well this 1st year of your lap band!!! THANK YOU for sharing the ups and downs of the lap band but most importantly, YOU!

You're doing awesome, girl! Keep it up!

[olly02169]

Wow, horizontal stripes! Who'd a thunk!!  You look fantastic...great video!

[bandedwendy]

funny. i did not even think about the stripes. it was all about being a size 8. ha! thank you!

[romina9983]

wow what a difference. you can especially tell in the last couple of months the transformation your body has made from running. makes me want to cry happy tears for you :) congratulations on a job obviously well done!

[bandedwendy]

the running really does it. i have ran 12.5 miles thus far this week and i feel GREAT! it makes you look good and feel even better. i cried a ton of tears. . .all happy! thank you for watching and supporting me on this journey. I am enjoying watching your vids too. We are doing this thing! Onward!

[skymoon1982]

All I can say is wow chica... that literally gave me goosebumps. Check u out in the dress at the end.. ur a knockout!

[bandedwendy]

BIG SMILE ON MY FACE. .. BIG SMILE! I had making this video and seeing all the changes. I am so thankful that I found youtube and have been documenting my journey. what an awesome tool for winning and staying motivated. Thanks girl!

[Brenda0600]

Bravo!!!!! Awesome!!!! Well done!!!! Kudos!!!!!

[bandedwendy]

Thank you! Thank you!  Thank you! Thank you!

[CCA111222]

Fabulous job !!!! You look Terrific !!!

[bandedwendy]

thank you! I am feeling as good as I look. gotta love the lapband and the ability to create change in your life. Woot! Woot! Take care.

[onederlander]

Wow you have done an awesome job! Very inspiring!!

[bandedwendy]

thank you! i am glad you get something from watching.  that makes me feel really good. take care.

[amandaaccounting]

Amazing and beautiful. Thank you.

[bandedwendy]

hi amanda! you are kind.  Thank you!

[LittleLessShan]

A. MAZ. ING. You really started to glow along the way... it's awesome to see your confidence blossom in those pics. Thank you for being a beacon of hope for so many of us! Blessings to you!!!

[bandedwendy]

thanks. I have also been confident, just never in clothes. i am getting a little more happy with me and how i look in clothes more and more each day. i am glad you enjoy supporting me on the journey. I enjoy having your support. Thank you! Take care.

[sweettjudy]

Hi Wendy... you have put your heart and soul into this journey...and it shows. You have been, continue to be, and will always be an inspiration to those of us on our journey. Congratulations on your journey thus far and embrace the wonderful what is ahead of you. Your friend, Judy. :-)

[bandedwendy]

Hey Judy - Yes. I have put everything I have into this journey. I think paying $15k has a bit to do with it and also the fact that I wanted to be 100% in love with myself. i know that when I love me, I can love others better. I want to be a fantastic women, employee, lover, friend, daughter and sister. This journey and all of your journey's here on YT are making the want a real piece of my life. My spirit is lifted each day when I see a new comment or get a kind word from a friend like you.

[mayacalypsa]

Happy Surgiversary Wendy! You look so beautiful, inside and out! What a great video for you and all of us to remember your weight loss journey! Thanks for sharing your motivation and your huge success! Love you! Christiane

[bandedwendy]

Yay! Happy Surgiversary! love that! Thank you for the kind words and compliments. Thanks for the love and support. Take care.

[onyX716]

You look great Wendy! Thanks for doing the year in review, I can totally see the changes. what a tiny waist you have my dear!! Congratulations & YOU BETTER keep on sharing with us & let us know when you reach your goal!!  Much love, Xavier

[bandedwendy]

Thanks Xavier. I am glad that i did this review. it took forever to piece together the pics and get it posted. so worth it though. my life has changed so much in some way and not all in many other ways. this lap band is making me realize who i want to be when i grow up. how cool is that? tiny waist? really? who would have thought. not me.i always think of my stomach as "problem". I will keep sharing as long as you keep watching and supporting me. deal? lol. I am going to hit that goal.

[blakkandi]

you r simply beautiful... and you are

"ONE SEXY BANDED BITCH" !!!!!

[bandedwendy]

thank you! yeah baby, I am one sexy banded bitch! What out world! Woot! Woot! Thanks! lol.

[ReillyAJ]

YAY! so happy for you congrats on all your success, you are a such an inspiration!

[bandedwendy]

YAY! thank you so much. Take care.

[goride4love]

Great work Wendy!!

[bandedwendy]

thanks!

[msarcomere]

The B&W dress ia amazing!!

[bandedwendy]

thanks! i had so much fun shopping and trying on anything that i wanted to try on.  i could NEVER do that. not since 8th or 9th grade. Take care.

[MsKIMB0]

Wow, you have done so awesome with your transformation! You look great Wendy, and great job.....your smile does show brighter!

[bandedwendy]

thank you. thanks for your support. i feel as good as i look too. Awesome!

[danyett]

awesome!!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!! looking hot!!!!!!!!

[bandedwendy]

thank you pretty lady. thank you! feeling HOT too!!!!!!!! take care.

[jofulmommy23kidz]

AWESOMENESS! You totally rock Wendy!

[bandedwendy]

awe! thank you.

[IntriguingOne]

Wendy, you have done so well and you are an inspiration to soooo many of us! I am sooo proud of you and how far you have come! CONGRATS girl!

[bandedwendy]

thanks! I am glad that my journey is giving you support. this is such a great network of human beings with hearts. i love that. Thanks again!

[bunnybeetle]

WELL DONE. YOUR AMAZING. AND BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS KEEPING IT REAL. LOOKING TO YOU FOR SUPPORT WHEN MY DATE IS HERE. AGAIN CONGRATS. YOU ROCK!!!! love ya Deb

[bandedwendy]

thank you! if you are making the vids i will be watching. good luck with your journey. i appreciate your support. take care.

[mynewleaseonlife]

You have done awesome!!! Congrats to you!! You deserve it all!!

[bandedwendy]

thank you!

[selfmadelady72]

HI Wendy just wanted you to know what an inspiration you have been to many of us. I plan to go in for gastric bypass once i get the approval from my ins. I should know something in the next couple wks. Please keep sharing your special gift! You look amazing.

[bandedwendy]

thank you for watching and supporting me. Your comment is very kind. I want to share anything I can to help others on this journey. we all need support. I have my fingers crossed for your insurance approval to happen quick and see you get on your way to the loser's bench. how exciting! Onward!

[strongisfighting]

Congrats on your surgiversary! Amazing transformation. Totally inspiring!

[bandedwendy]

YAY! Thanks for celebrating with me. Seeing the photos all together helped me gain a whole new perspective on myself and what i look like. i have transformed. i am telling you that the running is really shaping my body. did you give up the "smokes" and start your running plan? You are looking good to girl. love the dark hair. sounds like craziness at your house with the inlaws that you do not care for. oh my! stay strong and go on with your strong self! love ya!

[MissJanieHere]

yay Wendy!

[bandedwendy]

thank you! your support means so much to me. take care.

[newtoy4kt]

YAY WENDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have come SO far, such a great record of events to look back on. Conrats to YOU for making the lapband BE a success! You are amazing, awesome, and SOOO supportive to all of us in the WLS world... KUDDOS KIDDO!!

[bandedwendy]

YAY MEEEEEEEE! thanks! having these photos changed the way i saw myself. i am so happy that i chose to document this journey. i have always struggled with like the way i "look". that has changed and is continuing to change and only get better. loving my band this week! Thank you so much for your encouragement and support. Take care.

[clarienrich01]

AWESOME! CONGRATS U LOOK AMAZING!

[bandedwendy]

THANK YOU!

[BandedForever]

Amazing is an understatement! So proud of all you have and will accomplish. Thank you for sharing your story and always being open and honest. I look forward to seeing you in the 140's you go girl!!!

[bandedwendy]

you are kind. thank you! i am happy to share my story. i love that we all share our stories. such an awesome support tool.  I am getting to those 140's. I am! lol. take care.

[vickyzsig]

ahhhh absolutly fantastic!!!!!!!!....i sat and smiled too......you look stunning!!!!!....im running past myself in the gym....you inspire me every day im on the treadmill....did 5 k on it for the first time today...took me 48 mins though...now i have to beat that time

keep it up...vicky (liverpool uk) xxx

[bandedwendy]

thank you. I have watched this video a ton of times. you can really see the transformation from when i started running. it really works the whole body. love it! Congrats on your first 5k experience. 48 minutes is a start. you have plenty of time to get better, right? shaving time off of the run is a game and that is what keeps me going back for more. well, along with the way it makes my body look. love that too. Keep me posted on your progress. thanks for watching from Liverpool. :)

[Angel89014]

You have done great this year you have inspired me when i needed i want to say thanks and keep going you look great

[bandedwendy]

thank you! hard to believe that it has been a year. seems like just yesterday. I am smiling knowing that my journey has given you strength when you needed it. that really makes me feel good. thank you for sharing that with me. Take care.

[mothershipfarm]

Woot Woot!!!

[bandedwendy]

thanks!

[baldfamilyman39]

Wow Wendy!! You look amazing and what a transformation over the last year!! I am so proud of you and very thankful for all you have done to inform us on the lapband journey you have gone through so far. You have truly been an ispiration to us all. Congrats on your wonderful accomplishments!!! ....Jeff

[bandedwendy]

thank you! watching this was such a good tool for me to SEE what my body has morphed into. pretty freaking cool! I am happy knowing that videos are helping you. Making them helps me a ton too. so do these comments. thanks so much! Keep doing it and believing in yourself. that is the key. Onward!

[MsDulceLeche]

perfect song- you're so amazing! What a beautiful woman! you're such an inspiration to us, Wendy!

[19la54]

Amazing year of transition .... into a butterfly...

fly high!

[taytay2befit]

wow ur working it girl the transformation is awesome..ur legs look amazing all that jogging is paying off 4 sure...woot woot...

[mityah83]

Tear-Tear Tear.....Wendy what a great video ....You've done such a great JOB !!

[QuietHiddenMe]

con't...

Which also makes me realize that people may see my recent videos for the first time and not see me as the old me. They may not have the judgements associated with old me vs. new me. That means I'm the one holding on to that stuff, not the people I come across. It's an important distinction. Thank you for that.

You look amazing in all the pics, but that dress at the end is a winner! congrats on being so together! keep it up!

Aviva

[QuietHiddenMe]

wendy! What I love about this vid is that I didn't "know" you til just recently and to me you just looked like this regular, average, fit, slender, athletic woman. yes, I knew you lost 75 lbs. I knew your goal was to lose a total of 99...but I couldn't tell where you came from.

Which is wonderful!

con't

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[31cristine]

i can remember almost all of the pictures in this video, i have been following your journey. we started this jouney a week apart and you have been such a leader for me... i love your drive for sucess,,,,your eyes are stunning...aand u look beautiful and you deserve it cause i know u have shed many tears through out this journey, ur beautiful!!!

[yumyum1217]

wow as i sit here and watch your video i become even more excited about surgery in a few months you go girl u look fabulous

[gastricRose]

Your Amazing!!! congrats on the year of sucess!!! love ya...love rosemary

[rosebush555]

What an amazing journey...

What an amazing person you are! You look amazing!!! Nothing more to say :)

Rose

[JennBand08]

Amazing to look back over your amazing year! I got misty seeing your success. You've been such an inspiration for so many here on youtube, including me. And girl, you really look fantastic. Keep striving for goal... which I know you will.. and you'll be there in no time! ~ Jenn

[thegerm1]

You are Amazing!!! All smiles here as I watched the video. You an really tell the difference in your smile as you get closer to the present pictures! Rock on!! Very inspiring!! Congrats on the 1 year!

[523melanie]

omg u look amazing i had not look at all your video you look 10 years younger congratulation

[faith8412]

Wendy - as I watched your video, I sat here and smiled. Your transformation has been amazing to watch. You look fabulous! I love seeing how your smile changes. You once said, you wanted to like what you saw looking back at you in the mirror. Judging by your smile toward the end, I think you have accomplished that! What a great way to round out a year! Way to go girl!

[bradlsar2346]

What a BEATIFUL video, wonderfur tranformation

[LapBandChick2010]

You look amazing! You're videos are such inspiration! I have been watching them from the beginning if you can believe it. I just got my surgery but had been trying (for insurance) for an entire year! It has been wonderful to 'share' your ups and downs and it will ultimately help me in the good times and bad to keep that PMA. Congrats to the max!

[iThinspire]

Love it. Congratulations Wendy! You look fantastic, but more than that, you can tell you FEEL fantastic! :o)

[whinsong]

You are amazing....you rock

[ocs874]

woooooo hoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vkhele]

Woot Woot!!! Awesome!!

[maxfaith28]

Yup Sooo AMAZING! So inspiring! You look sooo sooo beautiful Wendy! Again when I grow up in my journey I wanna be just like you! LOVE Loooove your pics. You not only look beautiful on the outside but watching your videos and sharing your journey makes more BEAUTIFUL in the inside THANK YOU! THANK YOU for sharing your cool tips,motivation,your energy, your positive attitude,encouragement,your wise words!Yup You're Soooo Amazing!GOD BLESS YOU ENDLESSLY! Lots Lots of LOVE from New York City!XoXo <3

[kkimberly2004]

Rockstar!!!!

[Mellabella78]

Wow Wendy, I have no words for what an inspiration you have been to me, and so many others. Really, those are not just words. There are days your words change the whole course of my day. Your videos helped me in the weeks before lapband surgery, and solidified my choice. I'm 8 months out and 103 pounds down. So thank you, thank you, thank you. I am so proud of you, you are amazing. I am so happy for you, and am in awe of your drive. Much Love! Melissa