Yadiordz

Yes. I need to remember to be more thankful!! The band is one of the best things I did to completely change my life.
I had to learn to comply....I suspect not easy for some of us . Life goes on.
I’m @ the Lowest I’ve been since high school. And it feels good
Don’t think it is easy. I have to try daily

That is great! Keep going , I am doing the same and is working I am loosing again and my clothes feels loose again! You should try to exercise at home , in “you Tube” there is a program “walking inside home” you can walk 1,2,3,4 miles at day without going out in the cold , I started at 1 mile and now I do 3 every day (45 minutes), never thought I will do that it feels great 👍 !

That is great! Keep going , I am doing the same and is working I am loosing again and my clothes feels loose again! You should try to exercise at home , in “you Tube” there is a program “walking inside home” you can walk 1,2,3,4 miles at day without going out in the cold , I started at 1 mile and now I do 3 every day (45 minutes), never thought I will do that it feels great 👍 !

So I saw Dr. McClendon on Monday Feb 25, got my EKG and green light for Phentermine. I'm back on low carb, high Protein diet. I have been tracking intake on MyFitnessPal and have had 6 successful days so far. I'm back to not drinking while eating - a hard habit to break for the second time! No exercise yet because it's too darn cold and wet but I did get new batteries for the elliptical and stopped using it as a clothes hanger so maybe I'll actually use it this week. I feel I'm getting back on track so we'll see. I'll keep updating as I go.

Good luck in your incoming surgery Lisa ! I am also thinking about a revision surgery, I try very hard but I keep failing to get to my goal with my band , I am always hungry I do not know what is wrong with me 😒

Yes!! We can !❤️

I haven’t posted in a long tine either. I’ve not been as successful with the band as some of you. Banded 4/21/2012 and still 57 lb short of my goal weight. Went to the medical weight loss doctor at my bariatric surgeon’s office and starting on phentermine to hopefully get (back) on track. Looking forward to summer when I can swim but meanwhile plan to go back to walking a half hour each day to start. I love reading your posts; I feel that we’re all in this together. Let’s keep it up!

Hi
I am glad that we still post in this tread😃, I also gain weight due to health issues and surgeries but now I am back on track eating healthy and drinking my shakes, also doing walking 2 miles at day hopefully the weight It will melt again 😂,

Hi
I am glad that we still post in this tread😃, I also gain weight due to health issues and surgeries but now I am back on track eating healthy and drinking my shakes, also doing walking 2 miles at day hopefully the weight It will melt again 😂,

Happy to see some of us are just working our program as life goes on
Nothing is perfect, yet we are still here. Wonderful

Hi
I am glad that we still post in this tread😃, I also gain weight due to health issues and surgeries but now I am back on track eating healthy and drinking my shakes, also doing walking 2 miles at day hopefully the weight It will melt again 😂,

I still trying to be successful with my band, I was doing so good but

Yes!! We can !❤️

Hello friends. Welcome back, Lisa. You’re brave and I know you’ll do well with the surgery prep. I’ve been struggling and decided to check in here today. I am glad i did. Yadiordz, we can do this together. October is an emotional month for me so i decided to take a vacation and make some happy memories for October. I want my f ood in order before i go.

Good luck in your incoming surgery Lisa ! I am also thinking about a revision surgery, I try very hard but I keep failing to get to my goal with my band , I am always hungry I do not know what is wrong with me 😒

It's been a mighty long time since I've checked in here...probably over a year. I had to have my band removed last year due to a slip and other complications.
It took a while but I gained back the weight I had lost I've given myself time to heal and deal with some of the other personal issues life has thrown my way. Though you can't put your life on hold continuously just to cope with other issues. It's still so important to take care of ourselves, and I often forget that allowing myself to get bogged down in other people's health and wellness issues. Even my dogs get top billing.
I'm currently scheduled for bypass surgery in October. Right after my sons engagement party as a matter of fact! Party is Saturday and Monday will find me in surgery provided I make it through the liquid diet for 2 weeks and don't eat at the party but be good with my shakes and such.
My father in law just recently passed away and I have been helping my husband cope with the loss as well as clearing up all the legal/medical stuff. His Mom is very sick as well...and yeah it's been a hell of a month here. One of my dogs ate a rock and he needed gastric surgery before me! They had to resection part of his intestine to get the rock out...and repair the damage so now he's recovering and I hope I can be just as brave and bounce back just as well as he seems to be doing.
I think of putting the surgery off a couple more weeks to clear the hurdle of all this...and the engagement party, but that might be just me putting myself on the back burner yet again. So...the diet starts in a couple of weeks...Sept 24 is the start date, and by then I'll know if I can give this my all or if I need to push it out a couple weeks.
So that's what's up and what's new on this part of Long Island NY.

HI
I am myself also fighting regain but I I already lost 30 pounds doing 4 shakes and one meal you should try and you will see your 10 pounds regain drop in a few weeks, good luck 👍

HI
I am myself also fighting regain but I I already lost 30 pounds doing 4 shakes and one meal you should try and you will see your 10 pounds regain drop in a few weeks, good luck 👍

Hi folks. Does anyone still read this thread? I’m doing okay but struggling with ten pounds I added this summer. It’s not a fill problem. I’m overdoing salads big time. Anyway, how is everyone?

Hi Gowalking the same here , I think I will call for a fill also , I was doing so good but I went to my country for a week and gained 5 pounds and I was eating carbs and sugar stuff again and now is getting hard to be back on track, our fat brain is a traitor 😂 But I will go back to my 1,000 calories at day watching my carbs and sugar intake good luck to us!!

Hi Gowalking the same here , I think I will call for a fill also , I was doing so good but I went to my country for a week and gained 5 pounds and I was eating carbs and sugar stuff again and now is getting hard to be back on track, our fat brain is a traitor 😂 But I will go back to my 1,000 calories at day watching my carbs and sugar intake good luck to us!!

Hi Everyone. I don't know that we need a Banders #8 as there are so few of us left here. If I need to start another one, I will. Sorry you and Ken are having a hard time Lisa. I saw on FB...
So for me...I'm having trouble getting my food intake under control. I've had another fill but I find myself stress eating. I'm around 150 lbs. now and that's too much. I keep saying I'll lose 10-15 lbs but so far, I'm not doing what I say I will.
I even eat when I know I'm likely going to get stuck. I do and still don't seem to learn my lesson. I just have to re-dedicate myself and not use work, or other stresses in my life as excuses.
When I had my back surgery and recovery, I went off track. It's been six months since and I'm still not focused. Will have to do better...
FYI, all my family and friends in Florida are well. Some a little worse for wear but no one got hurt and no one is dealing with major damage. It was scary for a while with my folks especially as they have health issues but again, everyone got through it better than we expected.
Thanks for checking in and letting me have a place to talk about the realities of maintenance.
Liz

Hi All!!
Back on the boards these days doing some revision research....cause I am still very undecided about what to do.
I had the band removed on August 9th and recovery has been a road let me tell ya! It actually was a bit more painful due to the muscle dissection to remove the port. The incisions healed nicely no infections just muscle soreness for a few weeks. Of course though with my father in law in rehab, hubby got super sick with bronchitis and brought that home along with a wicked stomach flu virus and you know I caught that in a heart beat and we have been sick since! Horrible bug really. I am back to work now after having to take another week off for that illness and honestly feeling better now.
For some reason my body did not like having the band inside, it just kept rebelling against it with inflammation all over the place. It was making me so sick, and the reflux and prolapse of the band was just the final straw in a two year battle to get things to calm down.
So...here I am post band removal...and wondering if doing another surgery is something to consider given all the issues I had with this one. Who knows if my body will accept being altered and rewired it didn't accept the hardware

Wow Punta Cana ! So beautiful 😍 I went last year and I was unable to control myself so many different delicious food everywhere, take the ride to isla saona is out of this world you are able to do swimming in almost the middle of the ocean in a natural pool 😃 Priceless, enjoy with your girls!

Wow Punta Cana ! So beautiful 😍 I went last year and I was unable to control myself so many different delicious food everywhere, take the ride to isla saona is out of this world you are able to do swimming in almost the middle of the ocean in a natural pool 😃 Priceless, enjoy with your girls!