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I already miss the solace I found in food. It wasn't a healthy relationship though. I have been banded for over two years and it has been a huge struggle for me. Food was my best friend and I'll admit that two years later I still miss it. I went off track for almost a year and was only eating candybars Cookies and icecream and believe me those go down nicely, I had to get my head in the game and realize that I didn't just pay $13,000.00 for something that I'm not going to take advantage of. Yes it is hard, it's a lifestyle change. I still have many friends that while they are eating bread or something I can't have like soda they sit there and feel bad the whole time, but I CHOOSE THIS LIFESTYLE!!! Keep looking at the bright side of things even though I haven't lost even half the weight I wanted to I have lost and I can honestly say that without the band I wouldn't have lost that much weight.
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Me too!! I've gone for 14 months without having a support group. I'm so happy that I've found this. Hopefully this site will help me learn to work with my band and not against it.