Soon to be banded? Let me know if I can help...

.. answer questions you may have. I live outside Saint John and was banded last July. In the year of being banded, I dropped 100 lbs. I've gained back 10 but that is stopping right now. I recently got a 1CC "unfill" putting me back to 5.5. I hadn't had one since the previous October, spending a year at 6.5CC.

Anyway, I have always got ALOT from this site (here and the main board) and Charline "reminded" me of that :) If I can answer any questions, I'd be happy to give back.

WOW Great to see you "back home". The board is usually quite today, every one must be out  shopping today. There are a few of us being banded in December so getting ready for Christmas is a priority. We have had 2 support group meetings and we are now trying Find a varirty of activities that meets our needs. I am planning to call the Superstore and see if we can use there community room and if the dietitian will either give a talk on reading labels or a cooking class or a store tour. The first 2 meetings were at a restaurant but we don't want to make that our only option. The restaurant was usefull to break the ice, but it is difficult to eat healthy in many restaurants.
Thanks for checking in, I'm sure you are going to hear from any of our regulars.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery, Charline :) I know you've been patiently waiting. Your dreams are about to come true my friend.

Hi Krista,
YOu know...I think of you alot now.  You are my hero!  . This Saturday morning, I am being pretty lazy on my computer...and then I think of this gal in NB who is so fit and exercises so much...and thin****atherine....get off your butt.

So...you do inspire me!  I need to exercise more!  How do you keep so focused on staying fit?  Any tips for the lazy?

Thx,
C.

Gooooooooood morning! What in blazes are you doing up at 4 in the morning ? :) I'm up here at 5:30 and could not sleep. Looked out the kitchen door and there's the SNOW! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

For me, I have to hit the gym right after work. The best thing for me is classes as it inspires me to be with others and the time goes much faster. I also choose a variety of things so I don't get bored. Body Combat class, Body Pump, sometimes Body Flow. Sometimes treadmill. Sometimes incline walking, sometimes weight machines.

I have to make it part of my day. I admit that the past 2 months, my exercise has not been AS much. My goal is 2000 minutes / month and the last 2 months have only been about 1/2 of that but the new year is coming and I'm going to recommit and get my final 15 lbs off (I'm 160 now and I'd like to be 145).

You will feel so EMPOWERED when you exercise, Catherine. I honestly LOVE it now and never thought I would say that! Do you belong to a gym? I'd HIGHLY recommend Goodlife if you don't :)

Have a great SNOWY day!!!!!!!!

Thanks Krista...and I am not up early...I am wasting my day...I am in Europe every other month.  so...Nov is my Europe month.  And it is mid morning already...and I am still on my PC...mind you...I do need to do a few hours work...but still...a waste of a day.

and...it is snowing here as well...and I am still at the "thinking" stage of todays exercise.

I did go to aquasize last week...it was great.  But...lazy git that I am..I didn't make it a second time as I wanted.

When I get back to NB for Dec...I need to get my act together! 

Again...you do inspire me!

thx,
C.