pamela67

been awhile since I've been on this site. You had responded to a post of mine in reference to dr. malley. were you banded? and was it by dr. malley? I've been with him since december 2004 and would never think of going anywhere else. let me know how you like him and how you're doing

just wanted to say hi to all fellow northlanders! I live in gladstone and was banded by Dr. Malley 12/29/04. Love to meet with you, there seems to be a lot of us around. can't afford gym memberships (husband out of work) at the present, but would love to meet at oak grove park or oak park high track and walk if anyone interested.

I've been banded over 2 years now. Eating out at first was weird but I look back now and think maybe it was just me feeling paranoid. My family and I eat out alot. My two teenagers and husband will order off the menu and I'll either order an appetizer or soup. Then I just "taste" something from everyone's plate. I get full and satified and we still usually have leftovers. On occasion, if it's just me and my husband or if I'm just not in the mood for soup, I will order a regular dinner and just ask for a box when my dinner comes. Rarely are there any comments, if there are I just return with not very hungry or had a late lunch.

Hi all... Just found this site tonight. I was banded 12/29/04, 245lbs and size 24. At my lowest weight I was 163 and could squeeze into size 12. :clap2: Unfortunately, about a year ago, fate brought some new challenges into my life and stress took over and I'm now 187 and barely squeezing into my size 14 (thank you to whoever invented elastic waistbands!). I refuse to go back into 16's, besides, I got rid of them all and the budget doesn't allow me to buy new clothes right now. I seemed to have lost my motivation which was strange because being banded had never been difficult. In the beginning, I fell into my new "banded lifestyle" easily, rarely have blockages and never feeling like I was missing out on the foods I had given up. I was losing slowly but regularly and felt better than I had in years. Then BOOM! Circumstances beyond my control came in and burst my bubble. Before I relized it, my clothes went from loose and comfortable to tight and I felt fat and miserable all over again. I finally woke up and realized somewhere along the way I got tired and gave up. I was letting the powers that be win...the problem? I wasn't losing - - I was GAINING!:doh: With that knowledge, I knew I had to take control back in my life. Sitting home tonight I didn't something I rarely do and started surfing the web. Fate once again stepped in, this time in my favor, and here I am. I'm not sure what I clicked on to get here, but I have a good feeling that not only will I get the support I need to help get me back on track, but maybe sharing my experiences will help someone in need at the same time.