wow, i have been banded with plication for almost 2 yrs

and been on this forum for 2 yrs 4 months..where has the time gone?

i am happier today then i was when i started in Feb 2012...compared to

where i am now today..

the only (advice) i want to give is the following (take it or ignore it):

• call your doctor if you are hurting or concerned or need (assistance w/questions can i or should i eat/do/drink)
• i strongly advise anyone to do what THEIR doctor says, not mine or anyone elses..
• use common sense (you cant gain true weight overnight and you wont lose true weight overnight)
• eating more calories than you burn off will make you gain weight with or without any WLS
• reality is clothes sizes getting smaller is a accurate sign of losing weight (dont focus totally on the metal monster)
• you do not have to be at goal in six months...get there when you do...WLS has no expiration date

and last but not least

believe in yourself to give yourself credit..you know if you eat too much of the not so great food chioices out there

dont say the WLS did not stop you..you stop you.....YOU can control yourself..(you wont step out in front of a train would you??)

WLS will help you but it wont be the save all as that part is up to you and me

be well and all the best to you.

Sorry for ur loss

I am sorry for your loss.

Hi Friends! I have returned from my Disney Cruise...everyone should go on a Disney Cruise. It was so much fun!!!! I have no idea how I did it, and I'm not complaining, but I didn't gain a single pound on that vacation. And I had the most delicious food every night!!! I took a kayak tour on Castaway Cay and floated over nurse sharks, sting rays, and baracudas. It was awesome. I can't wait to do it all again. I've included a few pictures here.

Pirate night was such FUN! They shoot fireworks off the ship that night. Very cool experience.

I got a picture with one of my favorite characters

My best sister-friend and her daughter and I on dress-up night.

Hope everyone is having a great day. Back to work now for me!

Happy Monday!

You look so wonderful Di. I'm just so so so happy for you. I can remember when you started posting on this site and now look at you. What an inspiration!! And yes...it can be done. I lost a pound on my cruise. Just shows that you can still have a great time without losing control over the food. I know how fantastic you feel right now...I surely do.

Hi Friends! I have returned from my Disney Cruise...everyone should go on a Disney Cruise. It was so much fun!!!! I have no idea how I did it, and I'm not complaining, but I didn't gain a single pound on that vacation. And I had the most delicious food every night!!! I took a kayak tour on Castaway Cay and floated over nurse sharks, sting rays, and baracudas. It was awesome. I can't wait to do it all again. I've included a few pictures here.

PirateNight.jpg

Pirate night was such FUN! They shoot fireworks off the ship that night. Very cool experience.

CaptainHook.jpg

I got a picture with one of my favorite characters

FormalNight.jpg

My best sister-friend and her daughter and I on dress-up night.

Hope everyone is having a great day. Back to work now for me!

Happy Monday!

The pictures are wonderful. I did a Disney Cruise about 26 years ago and it was the best. There were over 500 kids on board and you never knew it. My sons were never board. Now time for grandsons to go, just need 15k to take the family. Welcome home.

Arlene

@ SillyAuntDi I had to take a second look and put my glasses on the screen to see which one was you , wow you look wonderful .

Edited August 18, 201411 yr by Debbie3sons

sorry about my rant earlier in the month. I refuse to let this one person ruin my happy place or take away from my success. The reality is I needed help and the band provided me with the help i need to make my work successful. Its a shame with the stigma attached to wls surgery as the say way out. Yes it limits the amount I eat but I still make the food choices and I am still at the gym 5-6 days a week. It has been a lifestyle change not a magic cure. So to that person who can't mind their business i say go bleep yourself and I'm sorry your life is so unhappy that you want to make everyone else miserable. But I won't allow you to do that to me. Yes I am private as I am on a dam website sharing my business. It is my choice who I share MY business with. Love it here yu have all inspired and motivated me and have shared my joys and defeats and thank you for that.

Hi all. Here are a couple of pics from our submarine experience excursion when we were in the Bahamas. I love looking at these pictures because this is the same girl who couldn't get off the ship two years ago because I was in so much pain and couldn't even walk the pier or navigate the tender. If I've said it once, I'll say it a million times. This band gave me my life back. Have a great day everyone.

Hi all. Here are a couple of pics from our submarine experience excursion when we were in the Bahamas. I love looking at these pictures because this is the same girl who couldn't get off the ship two years ago because I was in so much pain and couldn't even walk the pier or navigate the tender. If I've said it once, I'll say it a million times. This band gave me my life back. Have a great day everyone.

Awesome !!! Just like u

Hi Friends. Wanted to post a happy holiday wish to you all. Have a great Labor Day...enjoy the beach, or the mountains, or whatever you wind up doing this weekend. Stay healthy and make those good choices we've come to rely on.

Liz (gowalking)

Wow just think how much out lives have changed all of us , we are able to pay it forward to others that are or thinking about wls and we are getting out & moving, , dating & have more energy than we had in the past before our Journeys , meeting people , I am so thankful , I just went to my Doctor. on Wednesday thinking I would need a fill but we both said my band was tight enough , I asked if cortisone injections could make you gain weight & he confirmed it , so it is still up to me to get these last lbs off , I had to have the injections because I have deteriorating, degenarating discs in my back at least I am health, what a number it does on your health , when you are heavy & carry all the weight we have or had , well Everyone keep up on your journey & I am thrilled my Doc. asked for pics he saw the pic of me zip lining & wanted a before & after pic to show some of his patients , how cool , that I may be able to help someone else as many of you have helped me & others.

Happy Labor Day weekend! Happy bander with a few days off. Plan to ride my bike a bit perhaps a walk to see begonias. Just FUN STUFF

Please keep this thread going. It is very inspirational.... Especially because the "magic" from 1-2 years out is wonderful But us long term banders need each other as we travel this journey for years and years. Thanks

Have a great holiday weekend everyone! Stay on course! (That's from me to me.)

Happy Labor Day to the people who have been with me when I needed them thd most even when I thought I didn't need the band or you all. Realized I was so busy with good things I wasn't here for a bit. Back to work tomorrow where done people haven't seen me in a few months. And yes even the ride lady I vented about a few weeks ago. Well I have a kick a$$ outfit picked out new hair cut and walking I with my head held high. I have worked my butt off to achieve these results with awesome supports from my friends here let the new school year begin ....

Hi there every one and happy Labor Day! I have always loved the energy of autumn -- full of possibility. A time to buckle down. And this year having September start off with a Monday is giving me the framework I need get back on track with a little more organization and discipline. I have been a little lackadaisical lately. Too much socializing, too much grazing. I'm happy where I am size-wise for the first time in so many years, but I'm not settling for this. I think I needed to just be with my last loss for a while, to stabilize emotionally, but now I'm ready for the next drop. So here's to a new week, a new month, a fun summer in the rear view mirror and now committing to the next step. I made it into the eighties and now need to get into the seventies. Onward!

Edited September 1, 201411 yr by Bandista