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I was banded 04/09/2010, Begining weight in Jabuary was 325ls. Current weight as of today 266. So woth my stats out of the way I wanted to share with you all my NSV. About three weeks ago my 13 year old son who is a senior patrol leader for his scout troop tells me he is going on a 20 mile hike in three weeks. I start to thinking and decide what the heck lets try it! Well I left Thursday through some of the roughest country in the Arizona mountains, 7 miles a day with a 40lb back pack my 10 year old son, my 13 year old son, 17 other scouts, and two other leaders. We finished the trip yesterday at 2pm, what an experience. I want to thank the LAP-BAND® for helping me take my life back. If I hadnt made the decision to get teh LAP-BAND® I would have waived to my boys as they went on this awesome journey, instead I got to share it with them! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Here are a couple pics.

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Congrats for taking your life back! I'm sure your boys are so glad you're losing the weight.

Thanks for sharing.

Sue

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GREAT JOB....congrats on the walk and the weight loss

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Waynoo that is so good to hear!!! Congrats!

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Congratulations! That is great!

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Good for you for having the guts to do something to take your life back!!! What an awesome accomplishment. I would love to do something like that.

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Awesome! What an inspiration!

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Thanks for the reply's, it was really quit emotional when I finished the trip. I had to suck it cause of all the boys but on the inside I was all tore up!

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That is so awesome.

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Congratulations!

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