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Today is my one year Bandiversary!



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It has been one year since I received my band. I remember my main goal for getting the surgery was to lose atleast fifty pounds and improve my medical conditions. Well shortly after getting the band I realized what a wonderful tool I had.

I knew that it would not only help me achieve my original goals but would allow me to go much further. I lost the first fifty pounds, no longer have Type 2 Diabetes, have reduced my blood pressure meds from three to one (hope to be off of that one soon too), got off of my cholesterol meds, and have improved my sleep apnea from a pressure level of 12 down to 6. I have lost 80 pounds and look at the last 25 pounds I need to lose not as a possibility but as a certainty.

I no longer look at the band as a temporary thing but as a partner for the rest of my life. It will move from a weight loss tool to a weight maintenance tool. I am much more active, I exercise regularly and I have so much more confidence in how I look. It is like a whole new life. I am so thankful for my band. I never could have done this without it.

Happy Bandiversary my wonderful friend. May we have many more together!

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Congratulations on your success over this past year! Happy bandiversary, Startingover!

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Happy bandiversary!! Congrats on all your NSV & weight loss! You have saved your own life that's inspiriational!

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Congratulations! You are doing so wonderful. Happy Anniversary :thumbup:

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Congrats!! 80lbs is a wonderful accomplishment! How much do you eat daily and are you exercising daily? I'm only 1mth post op but already have decided exercise is a must for me.:thumbup:

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Congratulations! What a great story-- thanks for sharing your success with us!

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:bored: :glare: :sleep: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY!

Thanks so much for posting your status after one year; very inspirational . . . the very best part is your saying that "weight loss is not a possibility but a certainty" . . . we all need that positive thinking, and for once in my life, I'm looking at the weight I've lost as gone, gone for good . . . never before have I thought this.

Keep up the GRRRRREAT WORK!!!

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Thanks so much to you all. This is a wonderful place to come to whether you are having a good or a bad day. You all truly have walked a mile in my shoes so I know how sincere your congratulations are. Again, thanks for the support.

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I am one month out from surgery and I AM SO INSPIRED BY YOU! Keep up the great work and keep sharing your experiences!:bored:

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Happy Anniversary to you and your band! reading your story is truly an inspiration, and you are so right when you say that weight maintenence is a certainty...good for you!

Keep up the great work, I wish you and your band many more years of success!

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Congrats "Startingoverat50"...U go GURL!!!!

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AWESOME! :bored: So proud of you! 80 pounds in a year is AMAZING!

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Congrats on losing 80lbs!

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