Asherscrashers

the name of the group is New Jersey Bandsters

welcome! sorry I just saw this! how are you doing so far?

yes there is a jersey group i started it i think i can invite you let me look

i'm in NJ where in nj are you?

i go to my surgeon's support group every month but i feel the people there tend to be very fake and saying the things the dr wants to hear and not being real. because to them all they ever talk about is the good things not the things that they struggle with ... and i will stick around i have been on this site for 3 years now so i'm not going anywhere

thanks for the responses ... i do have an appt with my surgeon today for a fill i think i am gonna request to get an xray to make sure my band hasn't slipped or anything and take it from there... you are right it is just a tool I think too many times i depend on it to do more than it's supposed to. I think i just need a lot of encouragement and discipline to really get back at it again and not give up if things slow down again... and i certainly was not offended by your comments/... i appreciate the input

well the first year i lost 100 lbs and since then i have been struggling to lose any more i was sticking to the plan and excercising for a long time but then i got discouraged and stopped trying as hard because the weight stopped coming off... i feel i can eat too much and have had to have a couple unfills as things kept getting stuck and i was throwing up a lot

has anyone had their band removed and got the sleeve? I am thinking of doing this not for complications reasons but the band doesn't seem to be helping me anymore.. i need some advice thanks!

i am in NJ and had the band for 2 years would love to be a buddy/ mentor i could use it too!

i got a tattoo it's a lotus flower with a butterfly to signify change i've lost over 100 lbs now and my life is completely different

i am 2 years out now and haven't had any really bad problems the only thing is i do get stuck sometimes and had 1 unfill and one slight unfill but I am working on getting back on track so the weight can keep coming off

when i was in the mushy food part I didn't lose anything because right now it is about your body healing not losing weight... when you start eating real food is when it will start with the weight loss again. My nut says between 800 and 1000 and 1200 if you work out a lot. hope this helps a little!

we could ! my dr does have a support group that meets every 2nd wednesday of the month it's a good time and actually i am running march's group on the importance of excercise and we are even going to do some zumba ( i am an instructor) other than that if you want to do something for this group... i live in Brick I would be willing to meet up in real life

i had dr. pasquerella with that group at SOCH but he's no longer there I see dr Reich most of the time for fills, but sometimes the other dr's of that group... they are all great and the best of what they do !