Bandster Boost

[Tomander 614]

I met a small group of women for coffee and "Bandster Boost" session this afternoon.

They were all recently banded.

Four of the ladies met two of women from one of my coffee groups at a recent gathering of bandsters and they contacted me. Two ladies told the other ladies about my egg timer trick... they wanted more information and then we connected by phone and agreed to meet.

The ladies wanted to pick my brain on how I have done on my lapband journey.

Together as a group we laid the out their goals of what they wanted to get from their lapband journey. We set out a plan... and short-term goals

EVERYONE agreed to TRY the follow for 1 week...

- plan your meals for 1 week ONLY

- try at least one new recipe every week (for those of you that know me I have a HUGE library of bandster friendly recipes that I have collected since being banded)

- write down EVERYTHING you eat

- listen to you body and your clinic - MAKE SURE you take tiny bites of food and swallow each bite before you take your next bite

- only weigh and measure yourself ONCE a week

- take time 15 minutes a day for yourself... walk.. or do simple exercises

We have exchanged contact information and will be staying in touch.

I was telling the group about my Bandster network of friends... not only the ones I meet at the coffee groups but also the many individuals that I speak with on the phone on a monthly basis.

Let's face it the lapband journey is not easy... and who can afford to throw away the cost of the procedure. As many longtime bandsters will tell you... you must work with the band and use it as a tool. If you go into this journey with a positive attitude and take it one day at a time and seek support from fellow bandsters YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS.

For any bandsters that have fallen off the "band-wagon"... wether you have just been banded or banded a long time... it's NEVER too late to jump back on and ask for help.

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 140 lbs

[nu2ywg 4]

That's really great Tom, I'm sure you were a great inspiration to them. If I lived anywhere near TO I'd be calling You're right, it's a journey and at times it can be tough but if you work with your band, you can have great success.