AlaskaGradDude

I received my lap band a little over three years ago.....and did pretty well until I plateaued the first time. Once that happened I steered away from the fundamentals of the lap band program. I began to test myself with things I shouldn't have (e.g. eating more......especially with things that I shouldn't have). Inevitably I began to gain some of the weight that I had lost back (about 15 or so lbs). I had moved to Alaska for grad school and found myself in a situation were I couldn't follow up on fills and such. While going to the doctor for a checkup unrelated to the band, I asked him about getting a fill. He checked around and it turned out that the local surgeon had experience with lap band fills. He gave me my third fill and I now feel that I have hit my "sweet spot" (at least I think I have). Ever since this fill, everything that I had spent so much learning about the lifestyle of the lap band came back. I knew I needed to get "back on track" and that is exactly what I did. I am about 7 weeks out since that fill and am loving the return to my lap band lifestyle! I focus my diet each day on protein beginning with my pea protein shake in the morning and am in a regular exercise routine of jogging about 1.5 miles a day along with using the elliptical. I couldn't feel better! Since having my last fill 7 wks ago I am down 26 lbs! This brings my total to 52 lbs loss since my surgery! The moral of this post is that it is possible to get "back on track." Even though we may detour from our goals, ultimately this particular goal is a LIFE goal. If you take a few steps back, regroup and take 20 steps forward!