I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Cherice, I was born, raised and currently live in Los Angeles. June 99 at 255 I was banded. Lost 60lbs that summer. I stayed there for a while, then all of a sudden I started to lose again and ended up 147!bs. My band slipped and had to be removed in Jan 12, my surgeon performed the sleeve at that time. Since then I have gained and am now back to 194. I do not have the restriction the band provided, have been making horrible food choices and no exercise. Life has kicked my butt, my daughters father passed and the love of my life dumped me all these in a span of three months. However I want to re submerge myself back into the wls life. I'm here to rediscover my motivation, find inspiration and also share my journey. Thank you for reading this and I hope to interact with you all more!

Best wishes to you as you resume your weight loss journey.

Wow!!! Im sorry to hear that! I too was banded got down to an 8-10 now im a 14-16 currently waitin on the Vsg...good luck beautiful lady i understand the pain and feel the struggle!