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I am also approaching my two year anniversary in August. I lost 47 lbs the first 3 months, but it didn't take me long to figure out how to cheat. The good thing is that I haven't gained alot I fluctuate +/- 5 lbs, bad part is I haven't lost anymore either. I would keep getting fills every so often, too tight, too loose. My friend got the by-pass and lost like 100+ pounds, she hit goal in about 10 months. I was so regretting my choice on the band until something clicked a month or so ago, I went back to the original eating plan 4 oz 3X a day, Protein, veggies. Was starving for the first week, went in and got a small fill, started some exercising and 6 weeks later I'm down 5 lbs. I don't know why I could not accept the fact that this band is only an aid to make the new healthy lifestyle easier, its hard, I expected to get this band and poof, it would do all the work for me.....make me make the right food choices, make me dislike the taste of sugar, I wouldn't have to do any work or changing (by-pass friend can't eat sugar...throws up if she eats too much....she's not exercising....weight is falling off...).
Friend update, she is 3 years out from her surgery and has regained almost all her lost weight. My moral to this story, she didn't learn how to change her habits, it was too easy and when I reach my goal hopefully I wont regain any, but I'm not giving up.