low carb vs. weight watchers

[bigmons23 0]

I was banded back in Oct'06. I have learned every trick to eat around it and not use the band correctly. I had figured that I was a lost cause. I did not have the right set of mental tools to live with the band. I still feel that I don't. I had the wrong adjustment with no restriction. I was a poster child for band failure. Still am.

I gained all my pre-surgery weight back plus 34lbs.

I got fed up. I joined weight watchers because I knew that that worked. I felt as if the band didn't.

It's all about the mind tape that plays in your head telling you things like "your hungry, You can eat that, just throw it up and keep eating, and even your not worth it"

I have now had an epifinany!! Through weight watchers I discovered that the reason the band did not work is because I did not work it. I've found a renewed commitment to the bandster life style. I had a fill last Saturday under fluoroscopy. I have 7.8cc in a 11cc VG band. I feel like I finally have the restriction I've needed.

Weight Watchers will help me be accountable. Diet or not. I am looking at it as another tool in the weight loss arsenal.

Tim Saxton

Edited January 20, 2009 by bigmons23
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[jimmielou 0]

Great job getting back on the band wagon. You should be really proud of yourself. Good Luck with it. Have you got back down to your pre-band weight?

[bigmons23 0]

Nope. I got 26lbs to go.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Tim