*~Open Letter to Family & Friends~*

[MissBrownelocks 0]

Open letter to family & friends,

The reason I am writing this open letter. Is because someone told me I should write Admin(on a different site) about my successful weight lose story and I had someone else send me a personal email telling me I was an inspiration to her.

My MAIN goal to have this weight loss surgery was to stop my Diabetes in its tracks from doing any more harm to my body. Which I have done! I have been considered NOT A DIABETIC for almost two years!(My A1C has been normal.) Losing the weight was just a bonus.

The reason I do not like to be classified as a mentor or an inspiration is because I feel pretty much that I didn't do anything to lose 160lbs!( I know that by cutting my food intake by 3/4 has been the reason why.) I still have this its to good to be true mentality and I am still waiting for the other shoe.

I was banded 5/14/02. I was in the hospital for a week due to being so swollen that I couldn’t even swallow my own spit.( Lost 20lbs in that week.)

I was losing about 10lbs a month. At six months I had lost 100lbs. I have never really followed the “Bandster Rules”, or exercised like I should have. (One being because I had other problems that hindered me from doing exercise.) I do walk regularly and swim occasionally.

I don’t drink the Protein drinks.(My doctor says we should get our Protein from the food we eat.) I don’t take my Vitamins.

On my fourth week of all liquids I had an whole taco & Enchilada with all the fixings. I lived off of Water, Pecan Sandies, and Doritos for the first three months. (That was about all I could keep down!)

I was the MAIN PB Queen. (I still have issues with that. THANK GOD my band has not slipped! Since June my weight has gone as low as 209 and as high 228. Due to a broken port, then the port revision, and an until in Dec.

I have fallen into the “Soft Food Syndrome” since Jan. I know that I will REALLY have to work to lose these last 50lbs.or I will NEVER get under 200.

If I am an to be a role model to pre Ops and those already banded it is to be a role model of what not to do.

XOXO~Teresa

[Vera 7]

Teresa

I don't think theirs such a thing as a perfect Bandster.

I like your honesty and appreciate your letter

Thanks for sharing:cool:

[FDATrialGuineaPig 7]

Teresa, you CAN get those last 50 lbs off, look how amazing you've already done!!!

You've been a huge inspiration and I'm glad that you got those port problems taken care of!