Those darned messages in a fortune cookie really don't make much sense about 99% of the time. So I decided to make one just for me and I carry it with me all the time. It says...

I am NOT Hungry!!!

Hunger is a figment of my imagination.

WATER WATER WATER WATER

ride / walk / ride / walk / ride

The flip side says...

I AM ON THE WAGON

I am a food-a-holic

Please do NOT offer to feed me

The funny thing is, it works for me. I have been drinking more water, eating smaller portions and not as much eating in between meals, plus I am riding my bike more and walking.

My co-workers, friends and family are so supportive. And this blog is the BEST. I get so much inspiration from everyone.

There is a girl I work with and when she found out I had been banded, she immediately wanted to know more information. She attended a seminar (based on what her insurance covers) and came back feeling that her only option was gastric bypass, since she was told "the band really did not work" and that "people would probably only lose about 50#s". She was further told at the seminar that a lot of the patients who come in for bastric bypass do so after having been banded.

At first I was a little discouraged, but then I realized my fate was in my hands and the band. The band is what we make of it, so I am going to forge ahead, following the guidelines (although I do have a hard time eating slower...I am sure that will change once I reach the green zone) as well as MY FORTUNE COOKIE.

Good luck to my fellow bandsters. Keep up the good work.