Kelliebelly

Here is an updated before and after.

Ok I am going to give it a try - My before and 3 months later shot...long way to go.

I actually just came on to look into info about this. I was banded April 2005 and still have my original band. I have lost 65kgs give or take 6 or 7kgs. I go up and down, but get my eating back under control if my pants start getting too tight. I have to stay on top of my eating and exercise because the weight comes back on very easily.
I seem to be surrounded by anti band people at the moment. A lot of people converting or bagging the band, but I really dont have a lot of bad things to say. I mean at times I wish I didnt have to take nexium every day due to horrific reflux or the occasional blockage, but overall my band serves me very well and I will be eternally grateful for everything it has done for me or helped me do (touch wood).
In the beginning I was on forums constantly, but in the last 6 or so years I have been ...well, living. It was very suprising when I caught up with some previous band friends who all had their bands removed due to issues. They have basically told me it is inevitable that I will have issues and have the band removed, hence here I am researching again.
Who here is +10 years with a band? How are you going?

Ok I am going to give it a try - My before and 3 months later shot...long way to go.

Ok I am going to give it a try - My before and 3 months later shot...long way to go.

Hi
At this stage I have not had any problems at all. I have been comfortable at this fill level for yrs and its been pretty smooth sailing (touch wood again). I have been on nexium since my first fill for reflux and continue to take that daily.

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater

Hi Everyone,
I havent been around for a bit, so I thought I would pop in. I have just had my 7 yr anniversary and I am still going strong (touch wood). I have been sitting at give or take 10 kgs for about 4 yrs now. It took me quite a while to lose the weight originally and I still have my struggle days (hence the 10kgs up and down). I havent had a fill in about 5 yrs and am sitting at about 10.1 in a 10ml band.
Life has never been better for me since getting the band. I was always depressed and shy. About 2 yrs after getting my band I got my first proper job. I had always been a stay at home mum with casual jobs. I worked my way up and my confidence grew. Last yr I got a big promotion and I am now a Manager. This is something I never ever would have considered let alone dream of getting.
I am still waiting for my head to catch up and I dont know if it ever will. I look in the mirror and I still see fat, but not as much as I used to. I need to get into the mind frame of maintaining and not "need to lose weight".
Anyway hope to see you around.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
If you think Kiera and I look a like, Please click the link and hit like on our pic Its a Mother/Daughter look a like comp!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150798982442903&set=o.232023536820269&type=1&theater