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giveyouthemoon    4

giveyouthemoon
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Amazing! Simply amazing and an incredible inspiration!

So much for those stats about "patients only lose 60% of their excess weight", eh? You sure kicked the $%^& of of THOSE stats!!!!!!!

Anybody who complains that bandsters don't get RNY-type results should be directed to THIS post!

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tonya66    13

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Neal,

Your a great inspiration (even if you are an OU fan and not an OSU Cowboy fan), you have done great (even if you are OU fan), and I really admire your determination and your focuss (even if you are an OU fan). I know that you have followed the Banding rules to a "T" and it shows with your tremendous success. I am amazed at what you accomplished in LESS than year (even if you are an OU fan). You show the statistics that Lab-Band patients only lose 50-60% of their excess weight to be false!

I hope you know I'm just giving you are hard time about being an OU fan, lol. I'm a huge OSU fan, and OU is our rivals.

Congratulations again, and let me say, Well Done!

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ousooner    1

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Thanks everyone! (even the OSU fan!) I am somewhat uncomfortable talking about myself, but I had to share :) The ironic thing is that I feel like this is the starting place for me. Time to start living a normal life. Thats sounds strange to me, but I think maintaining will be harder than the loosing. I am praying the band will be my guide in this part of my journey as well. Thanks again everyone! :(

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tonya66    13

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LOL - Thanks for including the OSU fan.

I think the best thing about the band is - it will guide you and help you maintain. I think it will tell you, "Neal, you've eaten too much", etc. So, it will still be work maintaining, and your right, it will be the hardest part. But YOU CAN DO IT!

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NurseLaureli    1

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Neal,

OMG! :faint: You are awesome and such an inspiration! I have seen some of your posts on different threads and you are so very helpful whenever someone has a question. As a newbie here starting in this lapband journey (which seems like it won't start soon enough!), I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your experience with everyone.:mad:

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Paulax    8

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Thanks everyone! (even the OSU fan!) I am somewhat uncomfortable talking about myself, but I had to share :) The ironic thing is that I feel like this is the starting place for me. Time to start living a normal life. Thats sounds strange to me, but I think maintaining will be harder than the loosing. I am praying the band will be my guide in this part of my journey as well. Thanks again everyone! :D

Yes, and I thought of a question for you.

I'd like to know what now?

Do you have the band loosened?

Can you maintain your weight with this fill?

Where is your fill if'n I may ask?

Just curious to see the next steps after reaching goal.

I agree, the next part of your journey will be challenging as well, but one worth working for and with the help of the band...attainable.

AND unless I am looking in all the wrong places, I think there should be a whole forum devoted to Maintenance....any moderators out there?

There is a section for support, fills, complications, how about a new one for Maintenance.....:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

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ReneBean    3

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Neal

Your discipline and hard work have paid off big time!! Congrats on reaching your goal.

Good luck in the Maintenance phase of life.

Enjoy!

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ousooner    1

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Yes, and I thought of a question for you.

I'd like to know what now?

Do you have the band loosened?

Can you maintain your weight with this fill?

Where is your fill if'n I may ask?

Just curious to see the next steps after reaching goal.

Thanks Paula. Those are great questions. I don't plan on getting my band loosened. I think I can maintain at this level. I have 7.75 in my VG band. I am taking this step slowly as I don't want to let myself get to the point in thinking I can go back to my old ways now that I have hit my goal. For the moment, I am going to keep doing what I have been doing and I figure my body will stop where it needs to. If that doesn't work, then I will try to eat more. I know I can as I have never had great restriction. The questions you ask are the same ones that have been running through my head as well. I will keep everyone posted :)

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