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I'd li ke to start with you and share the path to the new goal . My experience is similar to yours and I need friends who can understand without judging

I've been banded since May 10th 2011. I was 59 and, despiite my weight (125kg), quite healthy. My life was on the whole good : a hushand, a son,a job,, a house. But I reali ed that, besides being dissatisfied with my physical appearance, I didn't want to live and die fat. So I made my decision , which was not easy because my husband (who is a doctor in medicine) was contrary and sure I would either fail or spoil my health..or both . He was sure that no surgery was required. Only good will. My band is nos my best friend, a bit noughty and overpowering, but caring and faithful

I've decided to get back on track too . I started yesterday. It was Monday ( (the best day to begin something new) and the Christmas holidays are over at last! Here in Italy they're too long and too full of food. I was banded on May 10th 2011. Over the first year I lost 55 kilos, but from then onwards I started to slowly gain back weight. ..20 kilos. You will succeed. So will I

Nebuliser? It might help you, without having anything to drink.

I was so uneasy whenever I got on a plane .and I was always afraid I might need another piece of belt..the one you need when you cannot fasten your belt. Now I fasten it and thank my band

That is exactly what happens to me.I' ve been banded for 3 years and a half. I lost 50 kilos the first 10 months after surgery. My surgeon filled my band with 1.5 cc during surgery and that was enough for me. A year later, when I had already lost 50 kg, he added another 1.5 cc. He says that our stomach gets slimmer too, and the bend gets loose just like a belt around our waist. I haven' t needed more fills. If my mind lets my band work, I don' t need further restriction. If I wanted to eat the "wrong foods" , I think that the tightest of the bands could not prevent me from doing it

I've read your post as if it were the first chapter of a novel The novel of your life, many more chapters to write. I wish you luck, happiness, recovery

I think you are the only person who will wish me a happy mothers' s day. I have a 37-year-old son, but I am sure he will forget it So THANKS!!!!!

Three years ago this time I was in the operating room and my friendship with Leonida, my band, was starting. During the first year I lost 52 kilos, which is something between 100 and 110 lbs, if I am not wrong.. During the second year I started losing part of my strong motivation and,by the end of the second year and the beginning of the third, I had gained back 10 kilos. Bariatric Pal is helping me come back on track, your approach to weight loss connected to wls is a bit different and many of the suggestions I have read here are becoming part of my life and behaviour. Thanks to all of you!!!

Nothing terrible has happened.It is only a white lie.You were / are not ready to tell him. You are not hiding a husband waiting at home with four children! The ring around your stomach does not make you and your relatioship different.. Or, if it does, it can only make it better. Be serene and enjoy the second gift life is giving you. (I mean, your band and your sweetie). Best of luck!!!!

Unfortunately you will..But you won' t want, most of the times, at least. Our rebellious mind is our enemy, but the band is a friend ready to help. I don't mean I no longer crave for "forbidden" foods, but much less than before. Maybe because you are easily satiated, but it is easier. That is my personal experience. Best luck!!!

You are not alone!!! You can get support from the wonderful people you meet here! I was banded on May 10th 2011, my band is not too tight ( 3 cc)because I have realized that if the "right " food doesn't go down, I turn to the "wrong" one! Cakes and chocolate are not stopped by my band. I am easily satiated with small amounts of food..the fight is not against my stomach, but my mind Best luck!

You have lost an amzing amount of weight in a short time. Cograts!!!!!

I think you shouldn't exercise when you haven't eaten for hours. Our muscles need fuel, which is mainly given by carbs. A small quantity of them might help you avoid low blood sugar symptoms. Best luck!

Secretband!!!!I was thinking of you some days ago and I wondered if you were well..I'm so happy for you and the good news in your life. Being sincere with our partners is not always necessary or advisable.You know, men come from Mars, women from Venus.There are things that belong to ourselves and ourselves only.. I wish you the best luck!!