Hello,

Im a newby here and wanted to say hello to everyone. I had the band fitted in Belgium a year ago today and have had no complications whatsoever with it, apart from a couple of fills that didnt work, and have lost 112lb so far, I started at 408lbs. I lost lots on the Atkins diet, swore Id never gain it back and voila- 2 years later I was almost back where I started.

the band was a last ditch attempt to lose this weight Ive carried around most of my 54 years. So far so good. many thrills and spills along the way but I recon Ive got the hang of it now.

Hiya Tilly! Welcome to LBT!!

WOW!! That's some weight loss! Congrats!

Oh my goodness, I saw your pictures... you look amazing!!

Hi Lizzy, and welcome to the forum of Lapbandia. You're doing a great job with your band and I'm sure that you couldn't be happier. I'm sure your experiences will be good advice for the people in here.

thanks for the lovely welcome, I had good advice from an experienced bandster before I went for the band which was DIET ! so thats what I've tried to do, some days ive been naughty but most days Ive stuck to around 1200 calories and found it very very easy compared to the days without the band.

Welcome to the board!!!

Congrats on your success!

Hi Tilly, you are doing great, i too am from scotland, the west coast,Dunoon but now living inPerth Australia, keep up the good work,

Jacqueline,xxxxxxxxxx

Dunoon!!! thats a really really lovely place

cant comment on Perth, never been, only to the Scotish one !! lol

Welcome to LBT, Tilly.

Hi Tilly - youre from Scotland?? wow. Another newbie - fom another country. Thats amazing!

Welcome to the LBT family.

hi tilly

im off to scotland in about 6 weeks have lots of family there

sandra.......

ooh where abouts are you going???

my mums family is mainly in glasgow,my husbands from aberdeen, ayrshire way

sandra...........

so your going to be buisy, Aberdeen is about 200 miles north from glasgow, ayreshire is about 80 ish from glasgow but going south.but youll see the scenery.

try to get up to the west coast, isle of skye cos thats where the real scenery is, its lovely.

Hi there,

I really need to talk to someone before I go to Prague to have mine done.

Can you mail me at lynz.gib@btopenworld.com and I'll give you my telephone number x

Hi Lynsay - Tilly hasn't been online since 2006. Not sure if you was aware of that.