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Stages of Banding
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I thought this might be of interest to some:
SUBJECT: Stages of Banding
Discovering the Band
Wondering if this is for me
Investigation
Doing serious research
Joining a support group
Getting hopeful
Finding a doctor
Shock at the price
Deciding to do it
Making the arrangements
Wondering if you made the right decision
Getting nervous
Going ahead with it
Waking up and wondering what the hell you did to yourself
Post-op discomfort
Month of liquids- not being able to strictly adhere
Wondering if you've been scammed again
Seeing a little success
Getting your first fill
Changing your eating habits
Seeing more success
Getting second fill
Really losing
Seriously changing your eating habits
Being totally euphoric about your weight loss
Changing your thinking about eating
Wanting to tell every fat person you meet about the band
Realizing you really can't eat
Worrying about nutrition
Learning to eat healthy and wise
Finding other ways to meet your emotional needs
Realizing it takes a long time to lose 100lbs
Trudging along
My clothes are too big
Buying new clothes
Oops, I bought too much too soon...now these are too big
Buying more clothes
Getting near goal
Enjoying all the compliments
Feeling successful
Getting aggressive
Not taking crap from anybody
Realizing you can be assertive without steamrolling everybody
Finding balance
Wondering what comes next
**There are other stages and everybody does not go through them in the same order or even go through all the stages. Some people might have stages to add....and there is some looping back and forth. But these are common stages that most Bandsters go through.
List by Jessie H. Ahroni (ahroni.com) she has a book about banding, this list and much more are in it. Jessie has been banded for over 10 years and works in the bariatric field.