imaluckydog

I am back to eating small to be small. I had to have a large un fill and I gained some weight. Yes, I let myself eat all the wrong foods and sliders too. I had great fun of it until I stepped back on the scale and almost had a heart attack. I gained 20 pounds in one month. I got back in to the Dr. office and had a fill. Now I get tight if I eat the wrong foods. I am keeping my foods clean and healthy and I feel so much better. I want to be small so I am going to continue to eat real foods, not too much and mostly plants with proteins this I can manage and feel good. Best wishes Imaluckydog to be losing again.

It is hard work you know what you have to do. It is hard for me too. Best wishes and keep positive and all will be well. imaluckydog

Best wishes, everything will be fine, I was also scared. I was banded June 29,2009 and have lost 110 pounds. It has been an amazing adventure and journey to say the least. The most I can say is I love my band and I am a new and healthier person today. Follow all the rules and keep up with all of the appointments. Keep blogging it help get the weight off. Good luck imaluckydog :-)

Had a nice CHAT this morning on this site and I did figure out how to start an entry. LOL I have not had a chance to figure out this new site, it seems very confusing to me the DITZ that I am. I am a creature of habit and I resist change. I also get in the habit of eating the same every day. It is safe because I know what works for me. I like the foods I eat. I can eat almost anything I want even just a taste and I am satisfied. Breakfast goes slow it always has and I cannot eat too early. I have my lunch at the same time every day. I guess you would say I have a set routine and it works for me. I know for a fact that blogging has helped me keep this weight off. It also helped get the weight off. I do not eat when I am at my computer. My Dr said that more people are apt to keep more weight off if they blog or write about their experience. I was resistant at first but it is piece of mind I can put something out in cyber space and let it go. I wish everyone well on their band journey. I have had an exceptionally great journey myself almost two years and feeling great. Best wishes imaluckydog

Livin' the life!!!! I just love it. We are coming up on our two year Bandversary OMG I can hardly believe it. You have worked so hard and it has paid off. I am skiing again and I should post another blog but this site is so confusing. I do not seem to have the time to figure it out. I love reading your posts so helpful and informative. Yes, you do look amazing!! Best wishes my band buddy. imaluckydog

Laugh Out Loud, I LOVE THIS!! I'm in VT Skiing again Ton of snow this season. Our school team is going to the States. Yippeee I am so glad I have my health and energy back. Best wishes, imaluckydog

Hi I was also banded in June of 09. We are band buddies. Yes, we all need support. Keep blogging that is one way to stay in touch with others that have what we have. It can be a struggle and if the choices in food and beverages are not the best it can be a harder struggle. I eat real food not too much, mostly plants with good quality proteins first. I do not drink while eating. I also limit alcohol it has too many calories and is harder to burn off. I will have an occasional Iced Milk Shake as a splurge. Iced Cream has too much fat and does not agree with my band. I have also had a few issues with chocolate even though I think it is medicine. It takes time to figure it all out, it is more or less trial and operator error at least that is how I see it. I have lost 110 pounds and have stayed at the same weight now for five months. That is a first in my lifetime. I am happy and all my clothes fit. I just need to keep reminding myself to keep making the best choices for me and my band everyday. If you need help I may be able to offer it. I am a June band buddy. Wishing you all the Best imaluckydog

Hi BG, Great to hear from you <div><br></div><div>I am up in ski country this week end, livin' the good life and lovin' it!!</div><div><br></div><div>The new site has me a bit confused, being computer challenged and all LOL.</div><div><br></div><div>I got all my own ski equipment this season. I am having so much fun.</div><div><br></div><div>I had to get an un -full last week. I get myself all worked up and muscles around the band get tighter.</div><div>I had 1 cc taken out. I am down to 4.5 cc in my 10 cc band. Feels a little better.</div><div><br></div><div>I was at my sweet spot for 5 months and needed an un-fill again.</div><div>I hope you get your long await fill soon.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes imaluckydog</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

Hello LB Lifestyle I can do this!!!! Living with the band as a lifestyle. Yes, I can say I am now living the LB Lifestyle. I am 83 weeks from my surgery, lost 110 pounds and I will have my 2 year bandversary at the end of June. I know what I am doing. My weight has stayed the same for five months and I feel like a million bucks every time I look in the mirror. All of my clothes fit and I have a hard time trying to decide what to wear because I have so many choices now. The only problem I have encountered during this adventurous journey is I must keep myself well hydrated. If I do not drink enough liquids I feel sick. I have to have some kind of nourousing liquid going in at all times except at meal times. I must say following all the bandster rules has also been key to my happiness and success on this journey. I am starting the process to see if I want to have the "Nip and Tuck" . That is a lot to think about. I was told today it is a six week recovery. I am not sure I am ready for that. The paper work will be submitted to insurance and we will see just what they will or will not cover. Sure is something to think about! Best wishes all my LB buddies. imaluckydog I remember being so excited to get the LB and I am just as excited today to be as healthy and energetic as I am. I am never looking back. Those miserable days are gone forever. Hello LB lifestyle I can do this!!!

Good thing you owned it! NOW LET IT GO! This is not a diet. It never will be once you are banded you will need to eat to keep yourself alive so make choices to ensure health. This is a new way of life and it is all about the choices you make. I would have also beaten myself up. This is life and in real life we need to eat. Food of all kinds. It may have been an emotional handful of whatever. It is still life. We all need to learn how to deal with whatever comes our way. I was banded on June 29, 2009. My journey has been successful. I have keep off 110 pounds and I try to make healthy choices. I have learned it is how I think about the food I eat and the choices I make. I think a lot about the food I put into my mouth before it gets there. I have been know to send food back and change my mind. After a while you will know what and how much you can eat of something. Keeping the emotional aspect of food under control was always harder for me. I am and always will be an emotional eater. Best wishes on your journey. imaluckydog

Blogging is a real way to success for me with my LB. I have rules I do not eat at my computer and it helps to write your feelings out there as other so can identify with where you are and what you have to say. I owe much of my success to be able to write about what I was feeling, the ups and downs and the everyday life of being a Bandster. Reading the bloggers of others helps to pass the time. Your life will change, your body will change and keeping up with the reality of the everyday feelings can be worked out in a blog. So three cheers to you on your LB adventure and have a happy healthy journey. I was banded June 29, 2009 and have lost 110 pounds and people call me skinny now. I am no longer a fat person and I can buy clothes in any store I go into right off the rack. I used to have to order all my clothes out of catalogs because stores did not have my size. I had the last meal syndrome the two weeks will fly by for you. Best wishes and remember to follow all the bandster rules. Make healthy choices. imaluckydog

I went to a second hand store and found some great deals. I bought things I would never pay a lot of money for and I got designer names for way less. By the way I went from a size 24 plus on a good day to a size 10. Lost 110 pounds. I think we owe it to ourselves to feel good and look good at any size. Many of the things I found still had tags on them and had never been worn. It is expensive to drop all those sizes. I feel so much better now and I know I am way healthier. Best wishes imaluckydog

I am not very happy with this new site I must say! Happy New Year everyone in Bandlania. Best wishes imaluckydog

We are LB Buddies I was Banded June 29, 2009. WOW we have the same Band birthday month. You are amazing. I have spent a little more time on the site but I still do not know how to post to my own blog I must be a ditz. I may go for the tummy tuck and lift at the end of the summer I will be 2 year out and skin is sagging. I am just waiting to hear if my insurance will cover it. I am almost sure it will. Wishing you All the best love imaluckydog

Blog, make a wish list, get busy, take a walk, ride a bike, write what you are feeling on paper, breathe, drink water, take another walk, do some stairs, write a letter to yourself about what you think you will look like in a year from now, take a bath, do a load of laundry, anything to keep your mind off food. The first few weeks are so hard and take it from someone who has been there and survived, it will take all the effort you have, set your goals and move forward, set goals and let nothing get in your path. Best wishes imaluckydog Banded June 29,2009 lost 110 glorious pounds forever best thing I ever did for myself.

Best wishes on your Band Birthday. It will be a most amazing journey. I am over a year and lost over 110 pounds and feel great. Most importantly take time to heal and rest at the beginning. Make healthy choices and go SLOW. Remember baby bites and keep it a practice. Follow all the rules and all will be fine. Best wishes on your band journey imaluckydog

I am also NOT a FAN of this new site. I have ADD and it is way to confusing. Best wishes to all my friends I do not talk to any more because I can't find you. imaluckydog

Hi I have been using this site for a year and a half and I am at a loss now Not sure how to use this site any more. Everything looks so different. I will just need to keep blogging and see if I can get used to it. It is better than eating! I was banded on June 29,2009 and I have lost 110 pounds in about a year. I am very happy working with my band. I am at a normal weight for me now and people call me skinny. Not sure I can agree with them but I have been over weight my entire life so I am a lot smaller. I am a petite size and when I shop I can always find something that fits. It never used to be that way. If you have any questions maybe I can help. I have made my fair share of mistakes and have been able to survive and talk about it. All has been well and I would choose this LB over all the other measures I have tried in the past. Best wishes on your journey and keep blogging no matter what the site looks like. It will be part of your success. imaluckydog

Keep blogging this is a great way to say what you feel and get the support you need. So proud of you. The pounds will melt away. Remember to eat slow and chew well and get that water in whenever you can. BEST WISHES imaluckydog

Congrats on your Bandversary!!! I had mine on June 29th. I have also lost 110 pounds. Very happy with my band as well. I've made my fair share of mistakes that is for sure. I have had to really look at the kinds of foods I am eating as some foods do not keep me full for very long and other foods keep me full like forever. Try to switch up your foods. Keep them real as your body has to work to process them. That has help me so much. When my body needs to work it feels better. Best wishes imaluckydog

Hello Girlfriend and Triple HUGS and Kisses I was reading your blog and I can relate so well to all of it. I have stayed the same for 5 months now. I can remember being as tight as I ever wanted to be and that is so NOT a good place to be. I remember the unwanted weight plateaus, and how long they lasted. It just happens and I just had to deal with it. I can remember not owning a scale and having to wait until I went to the Dr.'s office to get weighed in. When I inherited a scale I started weighing myself morning, noon, and night. I was crazy. It made me crazy. Now I had to train myself only to step on it once a week. I also had to train myself to eat foods that would be helpful with my band. I found many foods left me hungry and some foods made me full for longer periods of time. I had to commit to eating foods that kept me full longer. I still have some cravings but they are more easy to deal with. I feel like I am a trained Dog!! LOL Yup imaluckydog Blogging is such an important part of the Training Program. I know I have done a better job of working with my band because of being able to read blogs and write them. We even blogged to each other the day I was banded. I will never forget your loving support and caring. I knew I had a friend I could share my thoughts with. I didn't even know at the time if my surgery would happen that day. I am so happy to say that you empowered me by saying it is was up to me to create my own destiny. I love playing with my band and I will always be a member of your band. Love you BandGroupie and Happy Thanksgiving. Best wishes, imaluckydog

I wish you luck and just want to say you are going in the best direction. I loved reading your blog and I may suggest you get off the lean cuisine and the wt watcher foods (these are easy simple carbs), sounds like they do not keep you full anyway. They are not real foods. They are overly processed and simple. If you made your own foods with real (complex carbs) veggies and whole wheat pasta these foods will stay with you longer. Mind you, that you may not be able to eat that much but they are REAL foods. Our body needs real food to digest. I find I need to eat less but I stay fuller longer. Never drink with meals. Blogging is a great way to keep busy and out of the food. Choose to snack on carrots or celery sticks with a pinch of salt yup you are right get off the potato chips again a simple carb and will not stay with you. Eat colors and real, not too much mostly plants with proteins first. You will feel so much better. Best wishes on your journey. imaluckydog

Yes, it happened to me too. Chew slower and take smaller bites and if you start to get an acid taste get an unfill ASAP. You may need to eat less and not as much at one meal I had to break my meals into two. This is so the foods would stay down. You really do not want to be throwing up all the time. This is not how the band is suppose to work. I have had three un fills over a course of time. Nothing wrong with fine tuning the band. Best wishes and I hope this helps. You may be getting closer to your sweet spot. imaluckydog

Congratulations what a great feeling I am having reading your blog today. So proud of you and your continued success. You are staying positive and working with your band is paying off big time. Thanks for posting. Great pics. Best wishes imaluckydog

Love your attitude. Be Happy Best wishes on your journey. You can do this. imaluckydog