1 Yr Bandiversary - Thanks for all your help

Lisa99 · September 27, 2007

Hi all,

My one year band anniversay is tomorrow and I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for such an informative and helpful site. I'm down 60 lbs from my highest weight and would like to lose another 20 or so.

The lapband has changed my life and you guys have helped me immensely in learning how to live successfully with my band. I had no problems losing the weight (over and over and over) I just couldn't keep it off.

I've gone from sitting on the couch to training for an adventure race (it's next weekend and is 15 miles of mountain biking and about 4 miles of trail running) and I've been asked to be in an infomercial for my surgeon about the health benefits of the band...bottom line; at 46 years old I'm healthier than I've been in years and it's due in large part to Lapbandtalk.

..you guys rock!! :clap2:

Lisa

JOANIELOVESTEDD · September 27, 2007

Hi all,
My one year band anniversay is tomorrow and I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for such an informative and helpful site. I'm down 60 lbs from my highest weight and would like to lose another 20 or so.

I don't post much anymore....I feel a bit out-of-place since I didn't have as much to lose as most, but the lapband has changed my life and you guys have helped me immensely in learning how to live successfully with my band. I had no problems losing the weight (over and over and over) I just couldn't keep it off.

I've gone from sitting on the couch to training for an adventure race (it's next weekend and is 15 miles of mountain biking and about 4 miles of trail running) and I've been asked to be in an infomercial for my surgeon about the health benefits of the band...bottom line; at 46 years old I'm healthier than I've been in years and it's due in large part to Lapbandtalk.

..you guys rock!! :clap2:

Lisa

wow thats excellent did you have any complications or do you ever crave sweets?

TracyinKS · September 27, 2007

HAPPY BANDVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

60 lbs is GREAT! better than 1 pound per week..

Where are the pics????

Lisa99 · September 27, 2007

Joanie, I do crave sweets but it's my own fault. I went into this thinking "I'll never have to diet again, this will be a lifestyle"....reality is that sweets and junk slide right down, so I continue to struggle with my love of chocolate. The difference after the band is that I feel I have my weight under control.

I was a volume eater, so in addition to the sweets I would eat fast food junk and lots of it. I now can't stand french fries, or anything else that's fried. The taste from chewing to liquid is gross when there is grease all over the food....(my opinion of course) :-)

Tracy,

I have finally found a truly horrid before picture. It took a while to find since I shied away from cameras...so I'll post before and during pics soon.