I am so grateful!

kathkeb
on 10/8/12 9:29 am

Flash back 3 1/2 years ago and I was almost 300 pounds.
I was winded and tired all the time.
I had trouble getting in my car to get to the grocery store so I could buy the Double Stuff Oreo's that I wanted to have for lunch.

Flash forward to 2 weeks ago ---- on vacation with my husband and friends in Wengen, Switzerland.
12-mile hike with backpacks on the Eiger Trail in the Swiss Alps ----

Germany and Switzerland are the lands of meat and bread!!! I get migraines from processed meat, so I was very careful to stay away from salami and most of the sausage options.

Even with eating a little more bread than normal -- and stocking up on Swiss cheese and wine, I managed to come home from my 2-week vacation 1 pound below my goal weight.

I know that the band is not for everyone -- and that it has caused pain and suffering for a lot of people.

I am grateful that my band has been a good partner for me.

I am grateful that Weigh****chers has helped me to learn how to eat and track my food and make wise and nutritional food choices.

I am grateful that OA has provided me experience, strength and hope - that I could use the fundamentals of its program to structure a way of eating that is changing my life.

I am grateful to this (and my local) support group that inspires and challenges me to stay honest and accountable.

Kath

Stephanie M.
on 10/8/12 10:00 am

Sounds like you had a wonderful time! I too am grateful to have lost enough weight with my band that I'm able to participate in life, despite the issues I'm having. Lets hope that the next generation of WLS will provide an improved quality of life and fewer complications:)

6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

Jean M.
on 10/8/12 8:21 pm

Revision on 08/16/12

Kath,

I'm still very jealous of your European vacation, but I'm very glad that your band and your hard work have wrought such wonderful changes in your life.

Thanks for sharing!
Jean

Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
author of Bandwagon (TM), Strategies for Success with the Adjustable Gastric Band & Bandwagon Cookery. Bandwagon for Kindle now available on Amazon. Read my blog at: jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com

Tiff tells all
on 10/9/12 12:14 am - Ewa Beach, HI

RNY on 05/21/19

H Kath, sounds like you had a great time. I'd love to see some pics of you To look back on where you were and how far you've come is truly inspirational. Thanks for sharing

Tiff

Current MD- Dr. Mikami, Honolulu Hawaii

Lapband 14cc AP Lg in 2008- slipped and removed 2016 -VSG July 21, 2016-dx Gerd

** RNY Revision 05/21/2019 **

"A few drops of hope can water and nourish our garden" - Jean M