I am soooo happy to see this thread. I had actually thought of this idea also and was planning on asking the staff at my LAP-BAND® doctor's office about the possibility of doing this with other patients. I just happened to think about checking here today and typing in the words "LAP-BAND® buddy" to see what I came up with.

I am in definite need of a LAP-BAND® buddy. I started at about 430 and got down to 379 and after weight gain from the holidays and having to be deflated because my band was too tight, I am back up to 410 and I am absolutely miserable :smile2:. I feel like a complete failure and have been beating myself up over it. Unfortunately I am an emotional eater so that just makes things even worse. I don't want to give up and know that I could use some encouragement and motivation to get me going back in the right direction. So if anyone out there is listening, HELP!!

I am a 43 (soon to be 44) year old female in Ft Worth, Tx and was banded by Dr Adam Smith, who I think is an absolute gem. I would love to have a mentor in the Ft Worth area, but a mentor from anywhere would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!!!

I am soooo happy to see this thread. I had actually thought of this idea also and was planning on asking the staff at my LAP-BAND®® doctor's office about the possibility of doing this with other patients. I just happened to think about checking here today and typing in the words "LAP-BAND®® buddy" to see what I came up with.

I am in definite need of a LAP-BAND®® buddy. I started at about 430 and got down to 379 and after weight gain from the holidays and having to be deflated because my band was too tight, I am back up to 410 and I am absolutely miserable :smile2:. I feel like a complete failure and have been beating myself up over it. Unfortunately I am an emotional eater so that just makes things even worse. I don't want to give up and know that I could use some encouragement and motivation to get me going back in the right direction. So if anyone out there is listening, HELP!!

I am a 43 (soon to be 44) year old female in Ft Worth, Tx and was banded by Dr Adam Smith, who I think is an absolute gem. I would love to have a mentor in the Ft Worth area, but a mentor from anywhere would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!!!

OK- so I'm here to help - having started out at 424 I definitely feel your pain. The ONE thing I learned for sure from this journey is that I have to stop beating myself up for whatever- bad food choices, gaining weight back, whatever. Being hard on ourselves and being negative doesn't help. You can't take back the food choice you made yesterday, but you certainly can make a better one today. Also, I go back to basics when I have strayed and it helps me get back on course. Please email me or PM me with any questions or just to chat. You may be able to find some useful information in my story which I am blogging at Sandi's Banded Living — My Lapband Weight Loss Success Story

The whole purpose for my blog is to give some encouragement and hope.. I think it may be useful for you. Please let me know. I'm interested in your feedback.