Nov. 09 Bansters- we are a year and a half out.

[vlp1968 83]

Hi there,

18 months out is kind of a milestone for me. I go to a "Vetrans" support group. The vets sit at a table and those less than 18 months sit around it. For the first hour it's just the vets, than they open it up to the whole group. The June meeting will be my first one at the table.

I have done well with the band, lost 107 pounds in about 10 months. Right now, I keep my band very loose. I want to be able to eat Breakfast, whole grain breads and Pasta.

I am still struggling with 5 pounds I gained. I was "bad" for almost 2 weeks. Not again, it just wasn't worth it.

Hope you all are well and look forward to hearing your stories.

[Karon 1]

Hi there,

18 months out is kind of a milestone for me. I go to a "Vetrans" support group. The vets sit at a table and those less than 18 months sit around it. For the first hour it's just the vets, than they open it up to the whole group. The June meeting will be my first one at the table.

I have done well with the band, lost 107 pounds in about 10 months. Right now, I keep my band very loose. I want to be able to eat Breakfast, whole grain breads and Pasta.

I am still struggling with 5 pounds I gained. I was "bad" for almost 2 weeks. Not again, it just wasn't worth it.

Hope you all are well and look forward to hearing your stories.

Thanks for posting this. I think you have done very well. Losing 107 in 10 months that is great. I would be thrilled if I could achieve those results. Do you exercise much? Has that been a vital factor in your weight loss? Just wondering.

Kay

[Psyche 1]

Very inspiring for the newly banded! Sounds like you've done really great! I'm only a week and a half post op And currently in bandster hell, but this helps reassure me that it can and will happen! congratulations!

[vlp1968 83]

Thanks for posting this. I think you have done very well. Losing 107 in 10 months that is great. I would be thrilled if I could achieve those results. Do you exercise much? Has that been a vital factor in your weight loss? Just wondering.

Kay

Yes, I excersise 4-5 times a week, I am now up to 45 minutes on the treadmill. I warm up for 5 minutes, walk 1 minute, jog for 4 for 35, cool down for 5. It's called interval training and is suppossed to burn more that than staying at the intense part the whole time.

I think the workouts are 1 key to my success, the othe is diet I eat very lean protien and non starchy veggies for meals. I snack on nuts (1/4 cup), low fat cheese and berries. I believe the low carb/ low fat/ high protien diet was key to my success.

Thanks for asking and I hope it helps. Everyone needs to do what works for them, this is just what worked for me. The very basic is if you burn more calories than you take in, you will loose weight. Best wishes.