For those want to work their tool and get support and "Cheered" on your...

I will be starting a daily posts for all those who still NEED and WANT support, whether it be Lap Band or "ex" banders to Sleeve, I don't discriminate, I just like to Celebrate "Success" and help guide the Newbies.

So if you are lurking and have been "scared" away from all the Negativty...come and support each other and those who want to Kick a@@ with your tool.

Remember having that daily support will help you get back on track, if you are struggling that's ok, if you need a kick in the rear to get someoneto motivate you to get up off your butt and move it, well I am hear to do just that

If you are vomiting and sliming over your meal -- GET YOUR BUTT to your surgeon and get help 

And for all those that are Negative.Nellies...well please stay out of my posts, my posts will be for those who are struggling and need help whether someone goofed and ate too much, got food stuck, pissed off with their surgeon, need food ideas post op, how to use their bands without choking and sliming, getting fill adjustments tips....and being accountable for their actions and quit blaming the WORLD if they are not losing weight....IF YOU DON'T WORK YOUR BAND ...WELL IT WON'T WORK........and if your band NO LONGER WORKS...WELL GET SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK FOR YOU....

But the main focus of my posts WILL BE WORKING YOUR BAND AND LOSING WEIGHT.....

Let's get this party started: 

.  I will participate.  I really would love to get out of the struggle of needing to lose and get onto the next phase of hahaha struggle to maintain.

 NO BREAD PRODUCTS (this includes pretzels ) 

 NO RICE for me neither.  I love rice

EXERCISE - I need to make a true committment and be consistant.

 

Let's do this!!!

....you are doing good, yea that exercise is a MUST, start slow and find a way that you can truly commit daily. If you try too hard and make too tough, you will fail, start small and find a routine that is doable.

I have been packing my house for the past 2 weeks in preparation for a cross country move. I've lost 10 pounds from the activity. (And being too busy to go to the grocery store!) I may have hit upon something that works for me... working out 16 hours a day and not eating.   I forgot I had muscles! 

You can lose weight without surgery, MANY DO and have been successful. Hopefully you are kidding with 16 hours lol....but start small and find a routine that is doable, it does not matter if you have surgery or not, it's the same routine, calories in, and burning them out.

I'm not kidding with the 16 hours! I wish I were. All of this happened in super-fast-forward motion. Hubs got a new job and had to start working and I stayed here to pack up the house (Which we've lived in for over 15 years. SO much stuff. Yikes.)  Up the stairs, down the stairs, repeat 100 times!  Good thing my butt is where I've always had the most muscle (all those years waitressing during my 'formative' years!) 

I have worked myself to exhaustion... part of it feels kinda good. And part of me is like, "You're too old and chubby for this nonsense."  

 

I highly doubt I'll ever have another WLS. I just can't risk it. But I'm moving to the beach and it is warm year-round, so that is going to help with getting outside and moving a LOT. 

Congrats on hubby getting a new job and moving to the Beach! That new beach environment will be a plus to keep your weight down too.

Thank you! I really appreciate it. 

 

Hi Nic,
Can u pm me and let me know what beach? I also live by the beach and would love to meet with u.

Thanks,
Karen

Your welcome,  and BIG congrats on the 10 pounds! I think we all care about each other regardless of our band issues over the years,  are you moving to the West Coast? That's my dream to move out to California near the beach lol...we are going back on vacation in about 2 months to the bea*****alifornia and then head up to Lake Tahoe.