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JERSEYGIRL12111    2

JERSEYGIRL12111
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Hello Everyone!!

I was banded on 1-21-11 by Dr. Johnathan Reich, Southern Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin, New Jersey. I have lost 42lbs and have had 2 fills (one being last week). So far I am very happy with my band. It is still trial and error but I am very pleased. The one thing I haven't started is exercising. I obviously need to but just don't know how to get there. I have had a very difficult month this month becasue my dad had passed away unexpectedly and the following week my dog needed some major surgery. I am on track with my eating and drinking now I need to exercise. Well I look forward to talking with all my fellow "Bandsters".

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eloisavgarcia    0

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Hello!!! I'm so sorry for your loss!! I lost my mom when I was 16 and my dad when I was 22. I love exercising! I have a best friend that motivates me when I really don't want to get up. She is awesome!!! Exercising clears my head and I have so much more energy after I get done. I would suggest finding a partner to work out with. They say you actually lose more weight when you have a partner. I also love to hike. It's a lot easier on my knee than running. (i fell on it in aug)...I haven't started exercising yet again, because I was I was banded on 4/21/11....Apparently, I have to wait 2 wks before I can start. I'm miserable, but hopefully it will pass. Good luck on working out. I think you'll find to love it!!

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Asherscrashers    43

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Hello Everyone!!

I was banded on 1-21-11 by Dr. Johnathan Reich, Southern Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin, New Jersey. I have lost 42lbs and have had 2 fills (one being last week). So far I am very happy with my band. It is still trial and error but I am very pleased. The one thing I haven't started is exercising. I obviously need to but just don't know how to get there. I have had a very difficult month this month becasue my dad had passed away unexpectedly and the following week my dog needed some major surgery. I am on track with my eating and drinking now I need to exercise. Well I look forward to talking with all my fellow "Bandsters".

hey! let's be friends we went to the same dr! lol well anyway i was banded by dr. pasquarella or however you spell it on 4-22 i have lost close to 40 lbs now since i started the process 3 months ago. good luck to you and hope to talk more

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JERSEYGIRL12111    2

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Wow That's great. We def. should keep in touch since we are going to the same office. What a great feeling to go down a size. I just went to the store today because my underwear were too big they were falling down. LOL!!! True meanining of Granny Pants. I went down 2 sizes i was so happy. Well I hope you are feeling better today.

hey! let's be friends we went to the same dr! lol well anyway i was banded by dr. pasquarella or however you spell it on 4-22 i have lost close to 40 lbs now since i started the process 3 months ago. good luck to you and hope to talk more

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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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        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.

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