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Just wondering how some older bandsters are still doing? I haven't lost much at all but want to get back on the "band"wagon so to speak.

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I just made two years on March 30, 2011. I started my weight loss journey at a whopping 400plus and i have lost 135lbs and am still going feel free to check out my album!

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Hi:

First band July 2007, slipped sometime last Spring, new band July 2010. Starting weight 324, lowest weight 174, went up to 208 when band was slipped. Now maintaining around 188 to 192. Still love my band because it's my belly cop.

There is so much left to the responsibility of the bandster - making the right choices, getting some exercise. Can't maintain without doing the right thing at least half of the week :).

Best wishes to the rest of you.

Sue

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Banded 2/2003, -Original weight 287 lbs. size 20 current weight 185. size 10/12...... Prolapse band 2006/170lbs, Fluid removed and gained 27 lbs, currently working on trying to lose 30 lbs,

but still feel good and love my band,

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How did you know something was wrong with the band?

Banded 2/2003, -Original weight 287 lbs. size 20 current weight 185. size 10/12...... Prolapse band 2006/170lbs, Fluid removed and gained 27 lbs, currently working on trying to lose 30 lbs,

but still feel good and love my band,

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I was banded in April 2008. I've lost 178 lbs and I've been working on maintenance for the last 6 months. I seem to go up and down about 5 lbs and I'm learning exactly how much I can eat without gaining weight. I wouldn't mind losing another 10 lbs, but I'm not actively working on it.

Cindy

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Banded 03/09/09 at 383 lbs.

Today I'm hovering between 191 and 188 lbs. Still working on the last 20 to 30 to 40 lbs. I'll get there eventually.

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Banded 10/31/06 They thought the band blew and the surgeon wouldn't touch it.

Now 3 1/2 yrs. later, I went under fluoroscopy, and there is nothing wrong, It was deflated,

and he wouldn't fill it,

So I found a new surgeon, and I meet with him next week.

I hope to lose the weight again, with proper aftercare.

Shirley.

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Don't call me old... rolleyes.gif

3 years 2 months banded. No complications at all. Maintaining with ease.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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