One of the things that would be so great about this group is if the people who reached their goal stuck around for a little while. It's so inspiring to the rest of us and balances out the more common threads about problems we are having, etc.

Would anyone like to make a pact with me? Once I reach goal, I promise to come back and post here at least once a month for the next year. Is anyone with me? Now that I think about it, it would be nice to have a forum for bandsters at goal.

Jean, I don't know that I'll ever make goal, but sticking around has always been what I'm good at.

I'm with vinesqueen.

I'm still working toward my goal, but I'm happy to continue to hang out here and offer help to those who are new, just like others did for me when I was starting out!

Even though my surgery was only 2 weeks ago, I will always come back because there are wonderful friends here. I don't know when I will reach goal as I think my surgeon is going to go slowly with me.....but I will be here for every milestone big or small. This forum is so informative and useful, and so many great people on it.....so you have my pact.

I will always be here as long as I'm breathing. This forum is responsible for my taking the leap and be banded. When I came here just a couple of months ago and I wasn't sure about anything except that I was overweight. With everyone's help and support I am now a bandster. I want to take this oppurtunity to Thank everyone for they're help and support. I am making this pact without.

I'll make a concerted effort to stay.

I will prob. be here for as long as I have my band~ maybe longer if something happens to it.

Even once I hit goal.

Unless :Banane56: people start getting u-g-l-y and mud slinging. normally I just duck and cover during those times Your stuck with me 4eva!

You've got my commitment! :Banane56:

I will try,

I'm around, I'm not just at goal yet.

Doc says 6# more is his conservative goal the wardrobe I aspire to says I need to get down at least 15# or more. But closer to goal, my weight loss has been SLOW.

(*sigh*)

Needless to say, I won't be going anywhere for a while.

You're all stuck with me!:nervous

...Would anyone like to make a pact with me? Once I reach goal, I promise to come back and post here at least once a month for the next year. Is anyone with me? Now that I think about it, it would be nice to have a forum for bandsters at goal.

Well I am going to loss this weight with all of your help. We are a team and together with each other as a sounding board we will get threw it. United we stand and together will will not fall..........

I will also stay around as long as I have my band...unless someone really pisses me off.:Banane56: LOL

Count me in. I'll be around another 130 pounds. Ain't going nowhere till I can say it proudly... and I will need everyones help till that time.

This is my second home. Its my place where I know I can always find someone. I will be here as long as I have internet access. Celeste

From a pre-band newbie THANKS! to all you more expererienced bandsters that help us through!!!

I will stay. I have 20-25 lbs to go and love it here!!

~Liz~

03/10/06

241/182/150ish

5'7''

I am curious about the percentage of people that acutally reach goal and stay within a few pounds of it for any lenght of time. surely there are some out there???? Does any one know statistics about this? I am curious!

Banded 6/21/06

-35 pounds. Could not get fill

due to incision infection???

fill on my 40th birthday... 8/15