Hi,

I live in East Tennessee. I was banded on 12/27/05 by Dr. Mike Hodge at the Johnson City Med Center. My starting weight was 240lbs and as of this morning I am at 199lbs. I haven't bought new clothes yet but the ones I am wearing are getting so baggy that my friend at Church told my husband he needed to buy me some new clothes.

Being banded was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am off all my diabetic medicine and at my last visit to the doctor he cut my heart medicine in half. He said he will probably take me off the heart medicine at my next visit.

This weekend my son came home. He had not seen me since I had surgery. He was thrilled at my progress. We went to the mall and I was actually able to keep up with him. When we got home, I think he was more tired than I was.

Connie -

Welcome! WOW - that is some great weight loss! And great news about the meds as well! Yee haw - you made it to ONEDERLAND! How cool?

Hey Connie :eek:

So glad you found LBT. Its a great place to make friends, learn a LOT and find plenty of encouragement along your journey. Grats on hitting ONEderland and what a great NSV (non-scale victory) it was for you to go out with your son and enjoy the time rather than feeling so worn out! So happy to hear about the meds becoming unncessary! Hope to hear more from you as you progress.

Hey Connie! Welcome to LBT and congrats on your weight loss so far! My parents are both from Bristol (the Va side) so I have lots of family up your way. Anyhow, just wanted to say HI! Glad you are here!