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on 4/27/10 12:42 pm - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Happy Wednesday!!
I'm posting this early because I've got a very early appointment Weds morning and won't have time to log on.
I'll come back on Weds afternoon to add my proud......
in the meantime.....
.What are you celebrating and proud of today?
Welcome!
I can share your journey a little. I had the LapBand installed in 2007, and had it removed November 2009. I lost *no weight* with proper band inflation, and had TONS of regurgitation even when all saline was taken out of my band. I did self-pay to put it in (HUGE waste of $$$), but by the Grace of God, my insurance company paid 100% to have it removed. I am so curious to read what the *actual* success rate/fail rate of the band actually is. But it's water under the bridge for me.
So in December 09 I started a VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diet) and it's been a blessing for me. I'm over half-way to goal, and feel GOOD about myself for the first time in years.
I hope you find your way to inner peace, too, A! I'll be cheering for you!
Best Wishes!
on 4/27/10 8:59 am - Rochester, NY
Sounds like everyone had a good positive start to their week!
on 4/27/10 8:53 am - Rochester, NY
Great week for you....congratulations!
on 4/27/10 8:47 am - Rochester, NY
This board is very supportive....very glad to see it active again (went through a period of very little activity). We all need the accountability and encouragement that we can give one another is this journey. Thanks for your support.
on 4/27/10 8:42 am - Rochester, NY
Just got back from a two week vacation and couldn't believe how much I was looking forward to going to my water aerobics class yesterday. If I'm being consistent with that, it makes it easier to make the healthy food choices....no sense in doing the exercise and then negating its effect with junk food.
Thanks for the encouragement, Skylar.
on 4/27/10 8:38 am - Rochester, NY
on 4/27/10 6:58 am
Hi Sherrie and welcome back. I too was too scared to have WLS and quit in the middle of the process. Boy a lot of people are on WW.
I think you are so wise for looking back and figuring out where you went wrong so this time you can correct your mistakes - yes - don't use those precious points for junk food.
I'm sure if you've been lurking for awhile you have read my posts. You've seen me many times say how just not eating junk food for a couple of weeks and well now it's a year - my taste buds have changed so that food doesn't taste good like I remember and I've lost my cravings for it. we just can't eat that stuff - it's not real food, it doesn't nourish us and only makes us sick and fat. It was hard at first not to eat that stuff, but the longer you don't go near it eventually it won't have that addictive hold over you. Don't keep tempting yourself because that's when we fall off the wagon.
That quick fix WLS comes with a price - and I don't mean just dollar figure -and you still have to make profound and permanent changes in your lifestyle. And you have a very important goal - knee replacement surgery - nothing to sneeze at. I'm glad to see you're doing water aerobics - so I applaud 
your for starting back and hope you make it a routine.
And please keep us updated on how its going.
