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Whoo-hoo!!! Congratulations!!!

Behaving is sometimes an issue for me on all levels!

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!! someone got a charm bracelet when they had their surgery and added a charm for every goal met, i always thought that was awesome and today my sig other surprised me with a beautiful charm bracelet, I LOVE IT! so many failed attempts and for the first time ever i feel like king of the mountain lol i am so motivated now more then ever, and a very big CONGRATS TO SKKCS & LOLLICATT as my son said we made weight loss our b&*ch!!!! and to all you that sent the positive wtg's and conrats you are awesome! and and have inspired me to be a little less envy and alot more supportive ty ty ty!

Wow!! I don't really even know what to say. I'm not trying to be negative, but I don't see how you could possibly say that 100 pounds in a year is not a success. Huh...

Look at you - that's three of us all around the same day - CONGRATULATIONS!!

Good for you! Congrates..I thougth your title said Woowhooo Sugar! and I had to check it out..thought maybe you discoverd something good we can all replace our sugar with...lol

Huuuuugggggsssss! I think all women feel that way sometimes. Now take 5 mins. and cry. Then go wash your face and try it again. Think of how we are going to look and feel when we stay on the path of this journey. You are not alone.

Congratulations....I agree with everything you said. I hit my one year January, and I can also say I hit my mark. Don't regret it for one minute. Best thing I have ever done for myself. Literally changed my life!

What great inspiration! I am waiting to see if my insurance will approve my procedure.

I know this isn't a Marist Poll but still the fact that 60% of those polled PB on a regular basis is troubling to me. A large part of this process is behavior modification and I have to wonder if some of these folks didn't have their restriction ramped up too quickly (which would achieve WL) and perhaps didn't have a chance to learn the new behaviors? I say this not to judge anyone, but because why should you accept pb-ing as a daily fact of life? Isn't accepting PB's as the norm just exchanging one unhealthy lifestyle for another? Isn't the purpose of the band to move you towards a healthier life? I think we need to stop looking at the band as a tool. You use a tool to achieve a desired result, but with most tools - its a one way street. I perfer to think of my band as a business partnership. You benefit from a business partnership. Each partner brings to the table something. For me the band brought forced portion control and carb control early on - while I brought my willingness to change my habits, make better choices. And as will all great partnership - if one of the partners once in a while wants a cookie so be it. This conculdes the Dr. Phil portion of this post.