I was banded March 7, 2005.

Pre op weight 312 lbs

Present weight Feb...225

Its been nearly a year and a very interesting journey. I live in Bermuda and was banded in Switzerland.

I have come to accept that there are many foods that I do not tolerate well to this day. Not just beef but even many vegetables, no doubt the fact that i am missing some back teeth has someting to do with it. Still considering what my life has been like,"i'm not complaining at all".

I have found that i cannot eat in the mornings and even water is difficult to down. Lunch times are a little better but often food will force it's way back if i try to force the issue. So I try very hard to get those liquids down in the evenings mostly. Wine helps to open the passageway some. As I watch myself I am still trying to curb the desire to eat when I am not hungry and to learn the feeling of being unhungry. Hey guys I'm 51 years old and these habits are old, so I work to have patience with myself. Dispite this I am hardly starving ! Though my mind and my mouth often is convinced that it wants more. as I approach that 100 lb mark I am begining to be more excited by that benchmark and less by foods period. I can fasten my shoes, move easier and I dont feel like Im going to die when I walk up steps. Alas fellow bandsters I feel like I have a second chance to live !.I feel the happiness ooze out of me when I board a plane and am confident that I can fit in the seat without spilling out all over other passengers; I dont need a seat-extension.....ohhh I

am so happy !!!!!!!!!!!.

ps ..I wish I could tell every fat person I see that there is something they can do about their situaion

Hi Bermy, and welcome! You look terrific and it's great to have a Bermudian Bandster among us. I'm jealous...I LOVE Bermuda!

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WOW BERMIE!!! you look GREAT!

yes please, edit it out I dont know how I got it all. thank you

I'm jealous

Alexandra that are my extact thought.

bermy you look great. You have done an awesome job. I can't wait to be were you are......weight loss and location. LOL:clap2::clap2:

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Hi Bermy ~ WOW!! Youve lost nearly a whole person. :clap2:

I love what you said...

ps ..I wish I could tell every fat person I see that there is something they can do about their situaion

I agree!

You look amazing girl! What are you doing to have such a success?

You just look awesome. Great job.

excuse me Im still figuring out how to use this site.

I go to the gym every day. I used to go twice a day but I was concerned that I would start out with a bang, then fizzle so I cut back a few months ago. I just work out for 1/2 and hour - that's all. And I stay away from the scales. I just weigh about once a month. I figure I'm in for the long hull so if I'm doing all I can , who needs the up and down drama of finding out that I only lost one lb here or there.

My brother got banded two months before me and he lost 100 lbs in si x months. I tried like hell to keep up with him but he left me in the dust and thats when I changed my attitude and realized that I had to travel my own course but ohhhhhhh I wanted to keep up with him so badly !I go to NYU for chck ups but I go fairly often about every six weeks but only for a liitle tweek. I cant handle too much of a fill. Somedays I cant seem to eat anything much at all. Its when Im very thirsty that the band is irrating like in summer when I really want to chug-a-lug that cold water down in gulps. its very hard to re-learn sit sip

Do you go out for dinner? LOL

You know I dont really enjoy that much anymore . I want to eat all those old foods and it just dosent work. Oddly enough that is a little sad....but on the other hand thats kind of what got me into trouble in the first place

Wow! You look great! Welcome to LBT! I say go buy yourself something nice to wear, get a manicure and a pedicure! You deserve them all!:clap2: :clap2:

Celebrating 100 lbs down is a huge milestone. I didn't do anything special, because every day has been special to me on this journey. But I toyed with the idea of getting a teensy, tiny tattoo. Only for a minute.

Maybe if I keep the weight off for, say, 20 years I'll get the tattoo. Whaddya think?

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guys how do u dress? I mean I dont ownanything that fits now. I have sweats but i cant wear them to work and i dont want to buy a lot of in=between sizes what are you all doing?:confused:

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Right now I alternate 2 outfits.....this is getting old !