Name: bigbaby

Age: 38

Gender: Female

Race: African-American

Amt loss-70lbs.

Location: Duncanville, TX (Suburb of Dallas)

Occupation: Educator

Wt. Goal--undetermined

Looking forward to receiving a mentor/buddy

I hope you are doing well, I'm in Justin, Tex. I had my lap band in Feb. 08. I have lost over 70 pounds and would love to be a buddy/mentor whatever. We can encourage and continue motivate each other. :embaressed_smile:

That would be GREAT!!! Where is Justin TX?

What's your exercise routine? eating habits?

Big Baby!!! I'm in Grand Prairie. I haven't been banded yet but my date is scheduled for sept 15th. i would love to pair up with you...I can give motivation to keep going and you can give me 'been-there-did-this' advice.

We can do lunch (soup, slim-fast), work out (24 hour fitness membership). Let me know if you are interested!

big baby - i'd love to meet up with you real time:redface:

maybe we all can get a group lunch / diner / mtg at a central place in town. ??

Lulac/Bigbaby....looks like a party starting in DFW!!

I wanna come to!

Lulac/Bigbaby....looks like a party starting in DFW!!

I wanna come to!

i'm all for it - :cool2:

Im in Richardson, not far from you'all. There are some scheduled dinners and stuff from lapbanders in the DFW area.

Im not banded long enough to be mentoring anyone, but wanted to say hellow from another Dallas person.

Im in Richardson, not far from you'all. There are some scheduled dinners and stuff from lapbanders in the DFW area.

Im not banded long enough to be mentoring anyone, but wanted to say hellow from another Dallas person.

Hi Flowers!! You don't have to be banded a long time to be a mentor...Just going through the experience is enough for me. Also BB wanted someone to help her over the hump and motivate!! I think we can all do that!

Hi all, Im only planning on walking around the block here, approx 1.5 miles, I did maybe a mile last night, getting back to it.

I didnt want to walk at all, but made myself get out and do it. Id been grazing all night and thought I needed some exercise. (SF stuff, but still nothing wrong with my appetite at this point).

Yep, we can all give each other a kick in the butt.

Justin is a small town up north of FortWorth, close to the Texas Motor Speedway. it sounds like we have a lot of DFW bandsters. I currently workout 3x a week, w/spouse . We usually do 30 min of cardio, and then we rotate between upper and lower body. But, let me tell you girlfriend I can use all the motivation I can get. I'm scheduled for a fill next week and not really looking forward to it because it usually takes me awhile to adjust. So, lets stay in touch....

sweetmeat ~ when were you banded? how much have you lost? Working out 3 times a week is GREAT.

I wanna be like you when I grow up (oops I mean when I get banded!!)

This is GREAT!!! I am currently on vaca until July 28th. How about a dinner date? Maybe we can split some dishes...

maybe we shouldn't meet over food---how about a long walk--either way--I'm in...let me know

What's better a weekday or weekend?

Luluc,looks like you are a veteran bandster. What could you tell us that you found to make your weight loss journey more successful? I think we can all appreciate any help and good advice.

Mommie of 4, I was banded Feb. 18 2008. I have lost over 70 pounds. My goal is still undetermined because I have found that the scales and the size of clothing varies. I have gone from an 18/20 to 12/14. Now, let me tell you that size has been interesting because I tried on a size ten about two weeks ago and got in it, but for me I feel I'm not ready until it hangs on or falls off.

Mommie of 4, I was banded Feb. 18 2008. I have lost over 70 pounds. My goal is still undetermined because I have found that the scales and the size of clothing varies. I have gone from an 18/20 to 12/14. Now, let me tell you that size has been interesting because I tried on a size ten about two weeks ago and got in it, but for me I feel I'm not ready until it hangs on or falls off.

Sweetmeat ~

70 pounds since February that's great!! Have you been working out this entire time or did you just start? If you just started working out, do you find that this has produced a greater loss? Do you feel toner?