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I love love my Glock 40-cal and Taurus 380 and go target practicing at least once a month. I cherish having my CCW permit too

Lellow, glad u r feeling better, I would have never thought a tattoo would cause such an issue! Bump in the road ! U r doing great and will continue to meet ur goals .

Thanks hockimama for ur encouragement! Good luck to us all !

Well went started 6-month follow up program at new lapband surgeons office. Went over and planned goals before next visit in one month. Working on getting back to strictly following 10 Rules of Lapband. Top 3 goals for me right now : 1. No drinking with meals and up yo one hour following a meal. 2. Exercise at least 30 minutes 5 days week 3. Drink more Water and less coffee. Praying I can get back on track. How is everyone else doing?

Well went started 6-month follow up program at new lapband surgeons office. Went over and planned goals before next visit in one month. Working on getting back to strictly following 10 Rules of Lapband. Top 3 goals for me right now : 1. No drinking with meals and up yo one hour following a meal. 2. Exercise at least 30 minutes 5 days week 3. Drink more Water and less coffee. Praying I can get back on track. How is everyone else doing?

Well at least only 6 pounds in a yr they should be proud of u! Congrats on maintaining. I like u am on my own after they told me they thought I had lost more than they anticipated with lapband; I like u have more to lose and we can do it!!! We have the best tool available and look how far u have come!! Great job! I have faith we can keep losing and prove them to them we are more than a statistic! Here is my next plan of action: Getting excited got first of a six-month program appointment on Thursday; having to use new followup surgeon as my lapband surgeon quit doing them and providing followups for lapband. New doc requires u attend 6-month program will be good for me as will be new accountability every month to them and hoping will kickstart my weight loss and break my plateau! Hope everyone is doing well today here.

Getting excited got first of a six-month program appointment on Thursday; having to use new followup surgeon as my lapband surgeon quit doing them and providing followups for lapband. New doc requires u attend 6-month program will be good for me as will be new accountability every month to them and hoping will kickstart my weight loss and break my plateau! Hope everyone is doing well today here.

Do you still see your surgeon after lapband on a regular basis? They released me to come only once a year unless I felt I needed an adjustment. I miss having to go every 3 months for accountability and really wished I could start going back every three months. I know you would think this far out from my surgery that I would not still need that kind of accountability but I do!! LOL They did not take my brain out, where all the mind games go on with you thinking you want to eat, chocolate cravings, etc. LOL Good luck at your doc visit

Hi Vicki. Well, I can say, I have shared your experience. I did have band slippage after my first year of lapband. Luckily insurance paid for revision surgery and placement of new band. I was crushed emotionally when it happened, but my doctor assured me he was sure I had followed all rules precisely. I am not sure what caused the slippage, but he had told me the last couple of times he had looked at it under fluoroscopy with barium swallow that it looked like I had what he called "a generous pouch" which is a sign of possible future slippage. So when was your revision for replacement? we can encourage one another here. Good luck and thanks for your post.

Hi Heidib, Glad to meet ya. Congrats on your success! WOOHOO. Hope to stay on the boards more often than I have n a while to keep me accountable. Lost 140 so far but Still got 80 more pounds to lose, so, recommitting! Have a blessed day!

K been lurking off and on for a while, today is my 8-year bandiversary! I have been blessed to have lost a total of 140 pounds to start with, and over time, slowly let old habits take over....mainly drinking with meals!! I struggle so hard with this. I have had a 25 pound gain in the last 3 years due to me slipping off the bandwagon and drinking with meals and stopping exercise.... I see you all are recommitting so I am chosing today my bandiversary to revamp and recommit as well. May we all be successful in our recommittments to our bands and support one another here.

Hello, Seen your post and just had to reply. I have been banded 8 years exactly today. I have lost 140 total only to gain 25 back during this time, but I guess considering I am that far out from the surgery, that is not bad, but I still have 80 more pounds to lose. So....I feel your pain, the part where you said "acting like you don't even have a band" hit home.....I have let my old habits slip back in and take over...which are now extremely hard to break! My BIGGEST pitfall is drinking with meals. It is such a mental thing with me...thinking food will get stuck if i don't sip with meals.... I am dead wrong. I know I will be fine as long as I chew chew chew and take small bites.... it is just something I self-sabatoge myself with that I struggle with greatly. So, now trying harder now that today is my 8 year bandiversary! Setting new goals to get back to bandster rules and get rid of the other 80 pounds I need to lose!! Yes, I can do this and so can you, I am proud of you all for where you are now and what you have accomplished so far. Good luck to all of us!