Hi, My name is Jodi and I live in Denver, Colorado I was banded on 5-21-09 and I have only lost 30lbs. My surgery with through Dr.Brown at Colorado Bariatrics. He is really a great doctor. He has a great staff as well when it come to nutrition and counseling.

My starting weight was 260 pre op weight. I am struggling with exercise because I have knees that are bone on bone and so even short walks become an issue. I am trying out a few new Ideas like yoga, the exercise ball, and simple weights to see if I can get things moving in the right direction.

I am looking for someone that will just be there to talk to. I fell into some bad habits because of personal issues and now I am correcting them. I am just a bit discouraged. Looking for a friendly smile even if it is long distant.

JodiDarlene, take heart, do what you can within your tolerance level for exercise. At least you are open to experimenting in finding a type of exercise that you can do. Its hard to get out of bad habits, but it can be done and you are taking a step in the right direction.