Looking For A Mentor :)

[raigedotson 0]

Looking to get banded in about 2 months any advice or pointers would be great.

[kiki1616 1]

Also looking for a mentor that can help. Has anyone tried weight watchers with success?

[JosieK 120]

Hi, let me start off saying this is the best thing I've ever done for myself. It wasn't easy...but so worth it.

I think a few key things for me were:

1. Look at the band as a tool and not a magic cure.

2. I used this site for information. I did not get into any debates with anyone. (back when i was banded there were some pretty nasty people on here. It seems to have gotten much better...people are more supportive)

Each person's opinions and journey are their own.

-I tried to follow people that were banded before me that we're successful. These people journaled their food (myfitnesspal is a good one), they exercised and when they fell off the wagon....they worked to get back on track.

-i was concerned before being banded because I noticed some people hadn't lost weight after having the band for a pretty long time. But after investigating I noticed they talked a lot about dairy queen, taco bell, etc. and they thought the band was a magic cure.

You'll be able to see the people that are working hard at it.... Connect with them

My plan was:

1. Journal food

2. Exercise (3 aerobics/2 weight training per week) although when I started out I could barely do one class a week) I had to build up to this.

3. I only weighed and measured myself 1 time a month. I did both (weigh/measure) because I was losing inches fast. So I could see a complete picture. In the beginning I was weighing myself a lot and it drove me crazy. I actually put my scale at my sister in laws house so I couldn't get to it easily.

4. I wrote down my NSV's (non scale victories). Like the first time I rode in an airplane without the belt extension or when I first saw my collar bones. These helped me to keep going.

5. I also met up with other bandsters in my area as support.

6. I read LBT stories for support.

Anyway let me know if you have any questions or need more info

Best of luck in your journey...

Josie

[JosieK 120]

One last thing.... I drank gallons of water... I still do. I felt like I was drowning ha!

[raigedotson 0]

Thanks so much for the advice.