The past 6 days for me have been very stressful.

I can honestly say for the first time in about 4 years since being banded in '06 that because of stress I almost turned to food for comfort.

I went downstair to check my mail today and stopped into the convenience store... the chips were calling my name... I had the toonie in my hand but instead of buying the tiny bag of chips I bought a $2.00 lottery ticket and won $75.00 !!

I'm still having a crappy day but feel a little better... I've always said what goes around comes around and Karma can bite you in the behind (I normally wouldn't use the behind).

I'm trying to stay positive and I think that if I were not banded I'd be on my third bag of chips right now and on the second rows of cookies.

I like who I am now... I've worked hard to achieve my goal and life to short to let people bring me down.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 140 lbs

Good for you! It's really good to hear of people who've had their bands for years still working it and maintaining their success. I hope things get less stressful for you soon.