OK August 05 Bandsters. Come out, come out, wherever you are! :smile:

I want to hear from you if you are successful!

I want to hear from you if you are struggling, too!

I feel a whole lot better with the weight I've lost so far. It's certainly nothing to sneeze at.

I stalled for almost a year -- my fault, I should have gone in for another fill but didn't, then we adopted our son and that was a stressful time. Just got adjusted to that and then he had surgery, more stress. And then it was time for the holidays... anyway, I made lots of bad eating choices in the past year.

Well, I got my fill and I'm doing a LOT better now. Eating the way I should, working my way through The Beck Diet Solution (highly recommended if you are struggling - it's not a diet, it's coping strategies for people trying to lose or maintain their weight).

Anyway, I wish I were here to be an example for people just getting banded of how it's so easy to get to goal and stay there, but sorry, you're out of luck. I'll have to settle for being an example of how you need to stay on top of getting fills, exercise and work on the head stuff.

And hopefully, an example of how the band is always there when you're ready! There's no "window of opportunity" that says you have to lose all your weight in one straight shot.

Anyone out there from Aug 2005? How ya doin?

:biggrin:

I was banded Aug. 17,05. I'm not doing too great. I have lost about 45lbs, but have another 85 to go.

I am going in for my 4th fill on Wed.. I wish I had a local support group, the dr. that does my fills is 3 hrs away and I can never make it to any of his support meetings. I am not giving up, I just need to fix my bad eating habits. I am hoping a small fill will keep me from over eating. I don't really get full, and sometimes I can eat a lot.

Hope everyone else out there is doing well with the band!

OK August 05 Bandsters. Come out, come out, wherever you are!

I want to hear from you if you are successful!

I want to hear from you if you are struggling, too!

I feel a whole lot better with the weight I've lost so far. It's certainly nothing to sneeze at.

I stalled for almost a year -- my fault, I should have gone in for another fill but didn't, then we adopted our son and that was a stressful time. Just got adjusted to that and then he had surgery, more stress. And then it was time for the holidays... anyway, I made lots of bad eating choices in the past year.

Well, I got my fill and I'm doing a LOT better now. Eating the way I should, working my way through The Beck Diet Solution (highly recommended if you are struggling - it's not a diet, it's coping strategies for people trying to lose or maintain their weight).

Anyway, I wish I were here to be an example for people just getting banded of how it's so easy to get to goal and stay there, but sorry, you're out of luck. :huh2: I'll have to settle for being an example of how you need to stay on top of getting fills, exercise and work on the head stuff.

And hopefully, an example of how the band is always there when you're ready! There's no "window of opportunity" that says you have to lose all your weight in one straight shot.

Anyone out there from Aug 2005? How ya doin?

hi there i was just looking a round seen your post for aug 2005 and i thought i would look and see whats up with you . well i was banded aug 2005 and did really good i have kept off 80lbs since about may of 2006 and it is 2009 almost 4 years. i had surgery june 18 2009 and i will be off all summer . i drive school bus . so i thought that i was ready to get back on the right track and now that i started eating the right way and drinking the Water and taking my dogs for walks again. i am down 92 lbs and my goal is before school starts again to make that 100lbs mark. and i know i can do it .