eGomer

I was banded Nov '06. I am 54 and the Lap Band is really my last chance at health. I lost several pounds post op while on liquids but then stopped losing. The failure I've experienced up to now has been mine, not the Lab Band's. I am determined to turn this around and make it work. I am asking for support and help from anyone who has been successful post op, most especially from anyone who did poorly for a while after getting banded but then somehow turned it around and became successful. I'm looking for the fundamental points: What are the three or four post-op things that you realized or learned or started doing or stopped doing that have helped you to turn around a bad start and made you successful in the end? If I get a good response, I can put together a kind of Top 10 list for Bandster Success. If you see that someone has posted a point that is true for you too, please reinforce it. If I see trends of repeating learnings and strategies and techniques, I'll know I'm on to something that is generally sound, and not just meaningful to one person. I'm not looking for overnight miracles or easy answers. My objective is slow. steady, sustainable weight loss and the adoption of life style changes and behaviors that will promote life-long health. Thanks for your help. I really need it and I will value it.