:thumbup: Hi, I'm Nina , aged 42.

I'm from the UK and live down in the lovely south west Dorset countryside with my partner Dean and our two sons aged 9 and 11. Both are autistic so never a dull moment!

I am a stay-at home Mum at the moment and I had my band placed in Summer 2008.

I started my band journey at 350lbs and I have lost 129lbs to date.

Just trying to persevere and lose the remaining 90lbs to reach a goal weight I feel would be right for me and hopefully never lapse back into unhelpful eating again.

I love spending time with the family, Music ,gardening, video games and exercising.

Always happy to meet banders and swap tips and I look forward to checking out the forum and getting to know some new friends x

Edited October 7, 201015 yr by Neenornina

Welcome!

My goodness you really have your hands full! You've done such a great job of losing weight so far, that's just excellent. Your boys need you to take care of yourself!

Good luck on your journey!

Hi Nina,

yes indeed, what fantastic weight loss! Someone on another thread said they saw your before and after pictures and you look fantastic. Congratulations!

Looking forward to hearing that you've reached your goal, and you sound like the kind of person who will

Debbie.

Edited October 10, 201015 yr by serenity55

Thank you Annie and Debbie!

I have to say it is so refreshing to be on an entire site of banders and see so much positivity!

I am on a forum that's UK based and very biased towards bypassers...the mood is very anti-band there and it's really hard to feel good about my choice of operation.

Being here has really given me a morale boost and I am enjoying reading around the threads and getting a feel for the place.

Thankyou so much ladies for welcomming me and your kind words xxxx

Welcome! :puke: Wow! 129 lbs is AWESOME! You're doing great.

I think you'll love it here. Everyone is so supportive and it's a great group of people. Following the blogs is also very helpful.