Hello all!! First of all, congratulations to everyone here for all successes large and small. Second if you have joined and are still deciding if this surgery is right for you, then you are in the right place. Just reading through these forums gave me the reassurance I needed to make my final decision. Getting the lap band has really saved my lfe and I would most certainly do it all over again if I had to. As of this morning I have lost 44.4 lbs and I feel awesome! In addition to my band I have been using a Bodymedia armband to assist me in my weightloss efforts and so far it's been very successful. It's kind of expensive but I feel worth it. Also, I have been using Twitter as kind of an accountability tool, as in if I tweet it I have to do it. I also follow @LapBandTalk to keep up with the forums. Everyone here is so encouraging, it makes me proud to be part of the Lapband community! So good luck to everyone in 2012!

Welcome, and congrats on your great weight losses! Good luck to you and your future losses! Karen

Whats a bodymedia armband?

Yeah I'm curious too what in armband ?

It is a device that you wear on your arm that tracks your activity and steps taken and then you download it and put in what you eat...there is also Body Bug (seen on Biggest Loser)and Fitbit which seems to be the most popular and is available at Best Buy. Fitbit is tiny and it hooks up to myfitnesspal and you can friend all your peeps so you are all together on there...I think it costs around $80.

Yes, I've heard alot of good things about the fitbit and it is the lowest costing device I've seen. I wanted something that would let me track all pertinent info in one place. I dont always have time to log meals so i just put in the estimated calories for my day and it will show my calorie defecit based on my activity for the day. It also monitors how well you sleep and how many steps you've taken. I like to see the hourly breakdown so I know when I lose valuable time doing something not so active. I also like to see that I'm burning calories like crazy when I'm working out, it makes me feel good . The armband is a little annoying at first and I had to order a Lg cuz it came with a sm but now I don't even notice it.