GettingMyLifeBack!

My name is Jerry. I was banded on 3/20/03 by Dr Mark Pleatman at the North Oakland Medical Center in Pontiac Michigan. My highest weight was in January of 2001 and I weighed 390 lbs. At that time I went on a diet and lost about 50 lbs. Slowly but surely I was regaining. In January of 2003 , at a weight of 355 lbs, my PCP asked me to investigate a strange new device called an "Adjustable Gastric Band". I had always been opposed to the drastic internal changes required of other weight loss surgeries, and would never consider them. The minimaly invasive, and totally reversible nature of the lap band intrigued me, and I started my research. Well the rest is history. I was banded and am working on reaching my goal weight of 200 lbs. I am an Engineer and therefore like plans, targets, and tracking charts so I record and plot everything I eat or drink, and all my exercise. I am trying to eat a quantity of calories that would allow me to maintain a weight of 200 lbs. I figure if I can do that during the loosing phase then maybe my chances of maintaining 200 lbs is feasible. As of today(7/22/03) I have lost 66 lbs which is about 44% of my excess weight.