My name's Karen and I was banded by Dr. Lopez in Tijuana on March 28th of this year (2003). I started my banded journey at around 230 lbs. but was about 20 pounds heavier earlier in my life.

I'm down about 40 lbs. so far and absolutely loving my band!

I have about 40 more pounds I'd like to lose to reach my goal of 150 pounds. I do have a website for those of you who are interested. I update my journal when my two very active children allow me to!

Happy to have discovered this site!

Hi Karen!

It's nice to "meet" you. Congratulations on your weight loss and new life!! I'll bet your two very active children are thrilled to bits that you're losing weight and getting more active too. That's what I'm most looking forward to myself!

Congrats on the weight loss!! What is the name of your website? Would love to see it. Keep up the good work!

Hi Alexandra and Kelly,

Thanks for the warm welcomes you guys! Kelly, you can access my website by clicking the "www" button at the bottom of my post.

I don't see the link. Course I could be overlooking it; but I do not see it.

If you look at the very bottom of your post you'll see a line that has the date and time and then you'll see a string of gray buttons. It's one of the gray buttons. Those people who have websites will have an additional "www" button that you can click to access their website.

See it?

Found it! Boy am I an idiot...blind idiot! Thanks

Hey Karen!!

Welcome to this forum - glad to see you here. I really like this format better than the Yahoo groups.

Great to see you yesterday as well! I love our San Diego group - I always have so much fun at our meetings.

Thanks Donali! It's always great to see you all! Your mother is such a sweetie! I'm surprised she didn't turn 10 shades of red with some of the stuff we were talking about!

Mom is a very cool gal... lol