Need lots of support!

[BG's Pops 1]

I was banded just over 2 years ago and at first all went well. The thing I failed to do while going through the process was to take food addiction seriously. I always considered myself a healthy fat guy as all my normal physical test results would come back good every time, what I did not take in to account was my love of food.

At first after having the band I thought man I can eat whatever I want and not gain weight and actually lose it....well this worked for some time because my portions were so small. Well then I began to miss the high that goes along with over eating and figured out if I could drink Water while eating I could push more and more down to where I could eat my old portions. I have gained back about 25or so of the 80 lost.....

I am in the acknowledgement phase and know that I have a problem.

My commute went from 10 minutes to an hour so I do not ever see my doctor because there is no convenience to doing it

I tried to fit in with my buddies once again and drank as much as they drank which resulted in eating what they ate

Where do I go from here???? Can my band be so stretched out that I can not achieve my results????

I am tired of being the healthy fat guy and want to be the athletic guy as well. I am very active and play outside with my daughter all seasons. I just need to focus and I am hoping the reading this forum will help.

Any advice and encouragment would help!

[thsisme 14]

Make the time to see your doctor, start back at the beginning, think and figure out how your social life is going to be handled, you will need to rethink about what goes into your body when you are out with the buddies. Start an exercise plan. Best of luck. it won't be easy, but we all have to start somewhere!