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Hello everyone! I just signed up to be apart of this wonderful forum. I was just banded on Wednesday, July 9th, and so far everything is going well! Of course I wish my weight would just fall off now, but I guess I need to be patient!

I am 28 years old, mother of a two year old, and married to a supportive man! I have struggled with my weight since childhood, and I am now on the road to recovery!

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The band doesn't do the work for you or choose what we eat. So to do your part I hope you stay around here for the support and pick some sort of exercise you can stick to daily. For me the 10,000 steps a day works and I invested in a pedometer that syncs to my computer (Omorn HJ-720ITC, purchased on Amazon.com) and I can carry around in my pocket and not think much about it. I have to do what works for a real life for me. I'm sure you'll figure out what works for you! Glad your here. Keep us updated! :biggrin:

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Hello everyone! I just signed up to be apart of this wonderful forum. I was just banded on Wednesday, July 9th, and so far everything is going well! Of course I wish my weight would just fall off now, but I guess I need to be patient!

I am 28 years old, mother of a two year old, and married to a supportive man! I have struggled with my weight since childhood, and I am now on the road to recovery!

Congrats...........I am 28 years old as well and I will hopefully be banded August 1. I am impatient as well I am getting married on June 6, 2009 and I need to loose 100lbs by then so I am sure I will be feeling the same way in a couple weeks. Just look at it like this.........next time this year....ur gonna be a hott momma :biggrin: Just be patient!

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Thank you melody2006. Walking has also been my primary source of exercise at this point too! Once I loose some weight I might be able to move on to bigger and better things to help in the area of exercize!

I am so excited for this journey! My pre and post op diets have not been a problem! My mind is set, and I am going to kick butt! There is no turning back for me!!!

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Jodrae, you've found a great place here for support to keep on track. Being banded in July makes you one of the July 2008 Butterflies!

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poohprecious! you are too cute! congrats on the engagement! i wish you well! the process of approval felt like forever, but then again it went by so fast! i am a school teacher, so i wanted to get banded asap! my first appt was may 29, and then my sugery was on july 9th...so that wasn't too bad!

i am looking forward to small successes! i can't hardly wait!

good luck to you on your journey!

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What kind of ins. did you have? MY surgeon sent my info in on July 3 have not heard anything. I have Highmark BCBS. Good luck.

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