At 18 years old I had the lap band procedure. I was successful at first and lost nearly 80 lbs. I was on cloud nine! My success did not continue because of poor choices made. Lap band is not a miracle procedure, you have to work at your health. I guess as a naive 18 year old I thought differently. I am now 23 years old and weigh more than my pre-op weight. I'm not an adult and sick of it!! I decided nearly 2 weeks ago I want my life back.. I have lost 10 lbs so far. I guess the moral of this story is lap band is a tool not a magic fix. If you get off the wagon like myself, it will be there. If you eat the wrong foods don't beat yourself up like I did, keep pursuing your healthy weight. I'm so thankful for the lap band, it is wonderful! Good luck to all of you who have just started your journey. If you ever feel like giving up please contact me, I can give you a few good reasons not to!

God Bless,

Cortney

Glad to see your back on track! Good Luck!

Way to get back on track Cortney! I'm so glad you are not giving up. Sending up a prayer for you on this journey...because that's what it is...a life-long one. Best of luck and God bless & keep you!

Great post, so happy to hear you are back on the bandwagon. It's not easy, but you can do it!

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Thank you all so much for your kind words! I'm so excited about this app!!

Thank you for sharing your story and welcome back!! I wish you the best with your reacquainted journey!

Thank you for sharing your story and welcome back!! I wish you the best with your reacquainted journey!

Thank-you very much!

Thanks for sharing Cortney. It takes a lot of strength to get back up after you fall. I'm sure everything you learned will help you be a success.

Thank-you very much!

You're very welcome!

Congrats for getting back on the band wagon!! You will rock this out. Get that momentum going.