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CCI00013a.bmpPaul Williams Richard Improta and Todd Hartmann (337lbs). Last photos 192lbs. Winning the weight battle is not a dream... its a reality now! I said on a previouse post it was 3 years... no. Today is 4 years since the surgery!

Thank you! Anything is possible with the right mindset!

After 3 years I can say 143 lbs down and keeping it off has been achieved!

We are performing this next Saturday night 3/17 at Don the Beachcomer... St Patricks Day!!! Come see us in the BIG room and celebrate our Irish Tiki Party! This is sure to be a memorable night of music, comedy and dancing! Then, on Friday and Saturday night 3/23 and 3/24 see us at McKenna's Bayside and our old home week in Los Alimitos Landing! Call Don's @ 562 592-1321 for reservations if you'd like to join us for some real fun! Call McKenna's @ (562) 342-9411!

I am sitting here at 192 lbs. I started at 337lbs. My life has changed so much. I look back now and say...what the hell did I do to myself! I was out of control! Now the scale is my best friend! I just want everyone to know that you can do it too!

Here is my story from start to finish. There are 2 videos and some pics that show the end result. The last video is being filmed right now for a Lap Band special coming to the Health Channel. Here are the links: Then check out the pics! You are on the right track with this procedure in my experience. Your life will be so much better... Good luck with your new adventure! Todd

You will live on soups! I did not like soups til I got banded. Now it's clam chowder, lobster bisque, cream of tomato, cream of mushroom, potato soups of all kinds... lost 144lbs on that my friends! I can eat other things but it's just easier with the soups. Feel great and everyone is saying that I'm thin now! Everything in my life has changed for the better. Congratulations to those of you just banded...hang in there. It will get much better soon. YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR SCALE! lol!

I was on a cruise ship for 6 1/2 months performing. 2 weeks before we came home I got the flu and was throwing up a LOT. I started having REAL problems holding anything down and was having severe acid reflux. To the point of caughing up gastric juices from my lungs!!! Lost 10 lbs by the time I left the ship. Went to the doctor asap at home... next day surgery! The band had slipped and was obstructing almost all I ate or drank. Due to the throwing up I got a hyatal (spelling) hernia. Had the band fixed and the hernia repaired. Now things are getting better but it was still a real pain. Hope this does not happen to anyone else...

Good luck to all Feb bandsters! It works you know!!! Your life will be so much better soon. Just think about the good thing coming and not you thinks you are giving up. I have lost 144lbs over the last 2 years. I have reached my goal weight. My life has changed forever thanks to that band! 56" waist to a 36" waist. Get ready to be happy... That's my experience anyway. Todd Hartmann 5' 11" 185lbs 56 years old and feeling 36!

It is now 2 1/2 years post lap band... Victory! 144 lbs lost. Waist was 56 " now 36"!!! 337lbs to 193lbs. It saved my life in so many ways. It is a miracle. You can do this!!! I did and I'm no one special. I am not hungry and I don't crave anything any more. Liberating feeling. Watch for the final chapter being recorded soon and you'll see what I'm talking about. Good luck with your lap band adventure!!!

It is a strange feeling when you finally get to the weight you dreamed of... you look back at the person you were and say to yourself "how could I have let that happen to me"! I was 337 at my highest weight. Today I am 197! God Bless the Lap Band procedure. You can do it too. Todd Hartmann

This is part 2 of a documentary of the Lap-Band®®® process for FOX and DHC. I am now 20 weeks out and have lost 88lbs. Thank god for the Lap-Band®®®!:thumbup: Checking in with CosmetiCare patient Todd Hartmann 8 weeks after his LAP-BAND®®® surgery. He's lost 63lbs since the procedure! CLICK: :biggrin:

This is part 2 of a documentary of the Lap-Band®®® process for FOX and DHC. I am now 20 weeks out and have lost 88lbs. Thank god for the Lap-Band®®®! Checking in with CosmetiCare patient Todd Hartmann 8 weeks after his LAP-BAND®®® surgery. He's lost 63lbs since the procedure! CLICK: :thumbup:

Here is a short clip of my Lap-Band® procedure and 2 months after! A full documentary will appear on Discovery Health nex year some time when I've reached my goal weight. 87lbs down since 6/16/09!:mad2:

Here is a short clip of my Lap-Band® procedure and 2 months after! A full documentary will appear on Discovery Health nex year some time when I've reached my goal weight. 87lbs down since 6/16/09!:thumbup:

This is a miracle story!:thumbup: I had the LAP-BAND® surgery on 6/16/09. In 3 months and 2 1/2 weeks I have lost 81lbs! Sore everywhere from all the exercise! This is a documentary of my LAP-BAND® experience. To say this has changed my life would be an understatement. . I want to share this with anyone who is in need of this procedure. Addicted to food? ME! If I couldn't eat it I'd sit on it!:thumbup: Everything in my life was so hard to physically do. Trouble even sleeping. Frustrated...me, miserable....me, tired all the time...me... GONE GONE GONE!!! If you want to lower health care cost the government should just pay for Lap Bands for all who need them!:laugh: Diabetes cut in half, Heart Disease...half...etc. Just my opinion...can you tell I am SCREAMING WITH JOY regarding the LAP-BAND®®®®? I've been told I am losing more than most people...BUT IT'S SO EASY!:thumbup: I'm NEVER hungry...just me? My cravings are gone...just me? The key to the LAP-BAND® I believe is looking at it as if it's a gift and not fight it. I took on this to save my life... it's that important. I realise now the world is SO much bigger than food! Be sure to watch all 3 clips!:biggrin: You must have the Quicktime player to see it: Here is the free link. Takes a minute: QuickTime Free Download If you have Quicktime: Click: My Movie

This is a miracle story!:thumbup: I had the LAP-BAND® surgery on 6/16/09. In 3 months and 2 1/2 weeks I have lost 81lbs! Sore everywhere from all the exercise! This is a documentary of my LAP-BAND® experience. To say this has changed my life would be an understatement. . I want to share this with anyone who is in need of this procedure. Addicted to food? ME! If I couldn't eat it I'd sit on it!:thumbup: Everything in my life was so hard to physically do. Trouble even sleeping. Frustrated...me, miserable....me, tired all the time...me... GONE GONE GONE!!! If you want to lower health care cost the government should just pay for Lap Bands for all who need them!:laugh: Diabetes cut in half, Heart Disease...half...etc. Just my opinion...can you tell I am SCREAMING WITH JOY regarding the LAP-BAND®®®®? I've been told I am losing more than most people...BUT IT'S SO EASY!:tongue: I'm NEVER hungry...just me? My cravings are gone...just me? The key to the LAP-BAND® I believe is looking at it as if it's a gift and not fight it. I took on this to save my life... it's that important. I realise now the world is SO much bigger than food! Be sure to watch all 3 clips! You must have the Quicktime player to see it: Here is the free link. Takes a minute: QuickTime Free Download If you have Quicktime: Click: My Movie

Hello to all bansters!:bored: I'm Todd and I was banded 6/16/09. Lost 75lbs in 3 month and one week!:smile2: We play music at a club in Long Beach. If you like classic rock...you will love us! We've been playing there for...gulp... 30 years! Would love to have a bandster appreciation night at the club! What do you think? Here is my story on video:

I just got off the scale and WHOOO HOOOO!!! 75lbs down in 3 month and 1 week! Started at 325 and now I just broke the 250 mark!!!! I am so happy with the LAP-BAND®®®!:huh2: Here is my video diary of the whole experience so far. 73lbs down now. Banded 6/16/09. No fill needed yet! You should have the Quicktime player to see it: Here is the free link. Takes a minute: QuickTime Free Download CLICK: The LAP-BAND®®®® Musician

I just got off the scale and WHOOO HOOOO!!! 75lbs down in 3 month and 1 week! Started at 325 and now I just broke the 250 mark!!!! I am so happy with the LAP-BAND®®®!:tt1: Here is my video diary of the whole experience so far. 73lbs down now. Banded 6/16/09. No fill needed yet! You should have the Quicktime player to see it: Here is the free link. Takes a minute: QuickTime Free Download CLICK: The LAP-BAND®®®® Musician

You are going to do fine!:tt1: Piece of cake! You will be so happy you did this. I lost 75 lbs in just over 3 months! One year from now will be a jumping for joy...literally! Good LucK

Kathy!:tt1: Thank you so much! You should be so proud of yourself for not only taking control of your life but...OMG 50lbs! You are on the path. The hardest part id over. Now it's kind of exciting to watch your body shrink! I appreciate your kind words regarding my family. I have more support than you can imagine. I think I'll see my grand kids now. Thanks again and keep up the good work, Todd