After reading a few posts by people having issues with the thought of having a "foreign" object in them, and hearing someone name their band, I decided that mine needs a name. After all, I will have to live with it the rest of my life (or a good portion of it) and I'm sensing that everyone has a real relationship with it as well--good and bad.

I must note that I have not been banded yet as I have hoops to jump through, but I'm viewing this waiting period like pregnancy with all the mixed emotions that come with it until that glorious day when it finally arrives and you start your life together, learning all the quirks and personality of your little bundle of joy.

My process of finding a name came from a thesaurus. I put in 'band' and after that 'belt' and from those I decided on Girdy--like a "girdle", then thought of Girty/Girtrude. But I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to have a girdle the rest of my life. So my next step was the "tool", everyone talks about it being a tool so Mr. Thesaurus and I have collaboratively come up with the name...."GIZMO". :w00t: For us older folk when we hear the name Gizmo we think of Gremlins. Isn't that apropeau for that band? Especially when he's acting up.

So Gizmo it is! If you would like to use Girdy/Girty that is fine. It would be neat to know that I'm not the only crazy one here so let us know what you have named yours, or your thought process towards your decision. We would love to help you name it. :eek:

Spud Mama

i've always refered to mine as "portus" lol.. But i call my husband "pate-us" so it just kind of fit.

or i call it my alien

I love this idea! I get banded 6/19 and I will come up with a name by then!

Howdy! I think I might name my band... RINGO

I've had my band for almost 3 years...

After about the first 2 weeks I noticed how much noise my belly made, it never stopped grumbling/rumbling/gurgling... So after laying in bed 1 night listening to it I started calling it... GABBY!!! And she ~still~ never shuts up !!!

Patricia....and Gabby :scared2:

On second thought... I think I will name my band Junie B. (as in Junie B. Jones) since I am getting Banded in June. Can you tell I am an elementary school teacher? :scared2:

I just refer to it as my symbiote.

It is a Stargate SG1 thing. That is also why I am JAFFA!!!!

I want to lose weight KREEEEE

Edited May 17, 200917 yr by Jaffa

I've had my band for almost 3 years...

After about the first 2 weeks I noticed how much noise my belly made, it never stopped grumbling/rumbling/gurgling... So after laying in bed 1 night listening to it I started calling it... GABBY!!! And she ~still~ never shuts up !!! :cursing:

Patricia....and Gabby :cursing:

For some reason that one really made me laugh!!

I love it!! I'm glad I'm not the only weird one naming my band. I'm still waiting to get in June. Looking forward to Gizmo :cursing: but not to Gremlin! :cursing:

Not really a name, but I refer to mine as "The Leash"

Might have to name my port though, now that I lost 80 of 100 lbs there's no swatch of whale blubber hiding it any more.

I named mine a lame name Bandie took out the "r" is all it sounds as human as it comes I guess LOL!!!

Mine is "BB" short for belly buddy.

I named my band George....... :thumbup:

My grandmother that has since past :party: had a colostemy for 15 years and she always called it George. So I thought I'd keep the name George alive for my sweet Granny. :mad:

I named my band Looosssiiieee on the day I got it. I love my band Looosssiiieee!!!

Joey ...nickname for a baby kangaroo that comes out of the mother's pouch. Makes no sense but what can I say...

Trisha

i've called my trudy for a LONG time, since my port has pro"truded" out since early on.

I named my lapband "tiny" because my goal is to be tiny.