A New New Dawn

Congrats, Dawn. That is soooo friggin awesome!

You look great.. having those times with your kids is so important and they grow up so fast.. My "baby" is 40 and thankfully my grandkids and I do alot together so keep on doing what you do it's worth it...

Thanks everyone! It was a great day indeed. It felt soooo good to be a part of the fun, not put on a happy face and be hurting or sad inside, and have the endurance to walk the park all day.

Thanks everyone! It was a great day indeed. It felt soooo good to be a part of the fun, not put on a happy face and be hurting or sad inside, and have the endurance to walk the park all day.

The house is beautiful and it sounds like the pool will be a great source of enjoyment and therapy.
I am very happy for you and great job on living w/ the band and being successful. I, agree, that we need to find our own comfortable weight and glad you have found yours.

Thanks everyone! It was a great day indeed. It felt soooo good to be a part of the fun, not put on a happy face and be hurting or sad inside, and have the endurance to walk the park all day.

super duper!!

This is just way too cool and too fun!! I love it!!
Btw, I haven't been to Great America in decades. Next time I'm back in Chicago visiting family and friends I'm definitely going.
You look wonderful too!

That is awesome...honestly that is exactly one of my goals...i have a 3 and 6 year old....going to disney soon and dreading it a bit hoping i can ride everything with them...nothing will make me sadder that if i can't!
Congrats to you...you look so happy! It must have been soooo much fun!

that is a great NSV!!!! to fit on rides. A smile is super, too.

That is a great story!!! Even better that it's YOUR story.

The house is beautiful and it sounds like the pool will be a great source of enjoyment and therapy.
I am very happy for you and great job on living w/ the band and being successful. I, agree, that we need to find our own comfortable weight and glad you have found yours.

The house is beautiful and it sounds like the pool will be a great source of enjoyment and therapy.
I am very happy for you and great job on living w/ the band and being successful. I, agree, that we need to find our own comfortable weight and glad you have found yours.

The house is beautiful and it sounds like the pool will be a great source of enjoyment and therapy.
I am very happy for you and great job on living w/ the band and being successful. I, agree, that we need to find our own comfortable weight and glad you have found yours.

Glad everything worked out well. That was really kind of your sil.
How did your hub make out?

And MY doctor is somewhere in the middle of both of yours.... It goes to show you, there is no ONE magic formula or set of rules. If we follow the basics, we can and WILL be successful and, of course, listen to our respective doctors.
Great post!

Excellent post, my friend!
Thank you for sharing and being candid about your journey. I do think many of us are waiting to "get there" (at goal) and not realizing that our journey doesn't end there.
Our health and happiness is so well worth it though.

Excellent post, my friend!
Thank you for sharing and being candid about your journey. I do think many of us are waiting to "get there" (at goal) and not realizing that our journey doesn't end there.
Our health and happiness is so well worth it though.

yah, yah, yah... JK
This sounds like someone I may know/resemble. Funny thing, just knowing that I have my (long overdue) appointment on Tues. I have been very motivated. It does make a difference and "hiding" from the doctor certainly hasn't helped me.
Thanks for your encouragement and dose of reality. This is soooo true.
Love ya!!

yah, yah, yah... JK
This sounds like someone I may know/resemble. Funny thing, just knowing that I have my (long overdue) appointment on Tues. I have been very motivated. It does make a difference and "hiding" from the doctor certainly hasn't helped me.
Thanks for your encouragement and dose of reality. This is soooo true.
Love ya!!

Well put. I do appreciate people sharing their stories as they can be very insightful good or bad; but I agree that it can happen. I have horror stories I could tell about MRSA and what my mother went through for 2 years with gastric bypass, but I also know many people who have been very successful and had a seamless procedure. It's a chance we take. Many times I want to say well, what was your prognosis for NOT doing anything... probably much worse! Congrats to you and sorry to hear about what should have been a simple procedure.

I think it's unfortunate that some people have to drone on and on about their misfortune. I have found nothing but good advice and encouragement on this group... no one has purported themselves to be experts.. That being said I do find it easier to take information from successful people on here than people who have a hard time understanding the rules.. I don't think everyone who has had problems is at fault but I do think there is a fair percentage just like anything else that like to place blame on anyone but themselves. so, my advice to you is to go to another board where you can whine and gripe... we've all seen and heard enough negativity and frankly it's tiresome.. so if you are happy then act like it and move on..

I don't understand why you hang here, if you loathe everyone so much?
We really don't mind hearing about bands not working, but when ppl start posting old out of date info and claiming it to be true, kinda gets under our skin.
Fact is there are a few complications , ask msmaui, that are no fault of the patient. But the majority of complications are from non compliance.
So if you want ppl to say, its ok, eat & drink whatever you want and as much as you want and the problems you are having with your band is the bands fault, not yours. That's just not going to happen.

Well put. I do appreciate people sharing their stories as they can be very insightful good or bad; but I agree that it can happen. I have horror stories I could tell about MRSA and what my mother went through for 2 years with gastric bypass, but I also know many people who have been very successful and had a seamless procedure. It's a chance we take. Many times I want to say well, what was your prognosis for NOT doing anything... probably much worse! Congrats to you and sorry to hear about what should have been a simple procedure.