African American Bandsters?

Abi · 05-12-2008, 08:36 AM

Hello Massa36
I have Egyptian blood in me and i know i look a lot like my mother, so as for elasticity....not all that great. I have however done well compared to other people i see on TV loosing weight. I think with the band, elasticity is generally better because we dont loose the weight as fast hence the skin gets time to shrink. the worst of my sagginess is my tummy and my arm. I am planning on doing a tummy tuck but my surgeon would rather i dont do the arm only because i dont scar that well. october last year i had a breast reduction and my scaring is not as great as others. I however am loving my breast at this size and happy i did it. My surgeon seems to think i should wait it out with my arm, so i've decided to live with it right now. my belly is not hurrible but i'll feel better with a tuck. As for water, i know my surgeon had said i wont be able to gulp down water and would be able to only sip, i find that to be untrue. am thinking maybe its what they want me to do but am so used to drinking a glass of water in two seconds that i still do that now. so for me i can drink a gallon without any problems. When i started loosing weight, i think my midsection is where i started loosing. in general my whole body is going down, except i think my arms. it shows on my face, neck and chest. the rest i think is gradual. so now that am down 58lb a year later, most people see me slim from the back but my belly still make me look somewhat big. overall i am happy, its the best think i could have ever done for myself. Good luck to you.

beebeej1 · 05-13-2008, 02:21 AM

My skin is not too bad, but my arms are a mess, I go to the gym 4 times a week, and i'm told only the top of my arms will tone, my stomach hangs, but not too bad, i'm using the ab machine, and I see some inprovement! i've been heavy all my life(from age 11) i'm from Antigua,W.I i've been here since I was 5 years old, i'm so happy with my band! my doctor told me to only sip water, I did it in the liquid phase, but not now, and i'm fine! i'm going for my first fill on the 30th, I had my surgery on Jan.24th and as of yesterday, i'm done 62 pounds!best thing i've done in my life:)