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Hi,

I was banded on 12/21 and is there anybody out there from Dallas? I would like to know other Bandsters in my community. Its going well so far and I have lost well. Only complaint is lack of energy. This is a great present to myself and I hope to do it justice.

Happy New Year!

Vanessa

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Hi,

I was banded on 12/21 and is there anybody out there from Dallas? I would like to know other Bandsters in my community. Its going well so far and I have lost well. Only complaint is lack of energy. This is a great present to myself and I hope to do it justice.

Happy New Year!

Vanessa

Hi Vanessa and welcome to the start of your new life!!

I don't know about Dallas bandsters on this site, I pretty much stay on the post-op section, but there's a yahoo group called DFWBandsters at:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/DFWBandsters

I'm a member there even though I'm not technically IN Dallas.. I'm 2 hours (or more, depending on traffic..hehe) east.

There's also a Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery conference coming up soon in Dallas..my doc and a lot of his staff are going and are encouraging patients to attend. I've registered, but still haven't 100% decided to go.

http://www.txtabs.org/index.html (scroll down for the links about the conference).

Again, welcome to bandlandia.

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Hi Vanessa! I was banded on 4/1/10 and I am also from Dallas. Don't worry about the lack of energy right now, I seemed to start feeling like I had more energy as I got closer to the 30-40 pounds lost mark. And some days still I have no energy but now it seems more to be connected to what I am eating (junk or stuff thats good for me) and if I exercise. Good luck on your journey!

Jordyn

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Hi Jordyn,

Thanks for the encouragement. I am hoping to lose 50 pounds by Memorial Day Weekend. My best friend is getting married, I'm a bridesmaid, and I want to look at the pictures without wincing. I think that I can do it. I will sure try. I am not ready to start actual exercising. I was going to start after my first fill. But I have been taking my dog for half an hour walks around the neighborhood.

Which part of Dallas? I live in East Dallas. Have a nice day.

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