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Hey everyone

I've been banded since 8/25/2008. I've lost maybe 30lbs or less. My Surgeon Dr. David Kim in North Richland Hills Texas. I was really motivated before I got the surgery and seemingly lost the motivation there after:crying:. I joined this site with hopes of getting ideas to help increase my weight-loss and meet new people.

Well, i don't have much to say...but if anyone has any ideas, websites...gyms recipes...activities..ANYTHING that helped with their weightloss journey....Please feel free to send me a message..

*:thumbup:Best of wishes to ALL who will be banded or thinking about the surgery...:)*

Thanks!

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have you thought about why you are not motivated? Do you have alot to lose? does your surgeon have a support group? well, I haven't had a problem with motivation but i think you may need to "re-set" your self. lots of people use the 5 day pouch test to get back on track. you could also limit yourself to one high Protein, low carb food (ie cottage cheese or tuna) for a few days. i haven't needed to do it with the band but have done it before. certainly wouldn't be "doctor approved" but for 3 to 5 days couldn't hurt. basically, anytime you are hungry or think you are hungry you could eat but only that food. breaks both any carb addiction and your food relationship in general.

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hey gratz on getting banded!!! yeah i totally understand the motivation part my friend actually motivated me by saying if your so down and not liking what you look like what are you going to do about it? well that got my head started and i finally realized that if i fail its my fault if i succeed then its because of what i did. i too live in forth worth well actually keller. i go to 24 hour fitness off 35 over there at western blvd. so if you need some motivation ill be happy to go to the gym with you... i usually work out for about an hour a day or hour and half if your interested.. so message me if you are interested

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I would go back to the reason you got the band, what was your initial motivation? That might be a great place to start! From their you could reset your goals and find some more motivation to get you going!

How many fills have you had? Are you feeling any restriction at all? I think that really helps with motivation.

Make sure you check out this site, you will find all kinds of information that will help and motivate you.

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I think personal support groups are the best. Oh sure this web site offers great support, but there is nothing like connecting to individuals in person who know your struggle, who actually live with your struggle to.

Connect to a support group. I utilize Sparkpeople.com to track my food and exercise. I weigh and measure all my food, because I have a terrible time knowing what a real portion is.

Are you keeping up with your fills? How is your aftercare going with your doctor?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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