Happy 4th of July Everyone,   This coming sunday is our monthly meeting ( a week late...sorry about that ).    I have a great meeting planned and I hope that you ALL plan on being there.   Summer is tough on us all.    Let's all come and support one another on this lifelong Weight Loss journey.    If you have been MIA for a while and have put on a few pounds....trust me we will NOT throw any stones at you.    We miss you and would like for you to come be part of us again.    After all....1 hour a month ISN'T too much IMHO to get support and hopefully make some life long friends.    So please plan on coming this sunday.    We would love to have you join us.   If you know anyone pre op or looking into surgery please invite them to come with you.    PLEASE RSVP if you plan on attending so I will have enough materials for everyone.    Hope to see you sunday.        Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian   WHERE AND WHEN.....SUNDAY JULY 8, 2012   3:30 - 4:30 PM                                     CARROLL WATKINS DRIVING SCHOOL                                     303 N. MAIN STREET   ( NEXT TO DOLLAR GENERAL....KELLER PLAZA CENTER )                                     KELLER, TEXAS 76248

 Gratitude is an attitude that
hooks us up to our source of supply.
And the more grateful you are,
the closer you become to your maker,
to the architect of the universe,
to the spiritual core of your being.
- Bob Proctor

Good Morning Everyone,

I saw this today and thought that I would share it with everyone.   I thought it was really good.   Today I am grateful for Motivational quotes that help keep us on track with our WLS lifelong journey.   PLEASE share with us what you are grateful for today.   Please stay hydrated and have a amazing tuesday !!!

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian 

  Hello Everyone,

We will be having our monthly meeting this coming sunday July 8th.    Hope everyone can make it.   We are at the same place.....Carroll Watkins Driving School    303 N. Main St.    Keller, Tx. 76248.    Reminder we meet from 3:30 - 4:30 PM.    Everyone is welcome to attend.    Please let me know if you will be attending and have a blessed and safe 4th of July.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

 

"Don't wait around for your life to happen to you. Find something that makes you happy and do it. Everything else is just background noise."

George Mason 

Well I can understans why you  can't relate to this........you have been LUCKY! You are blessed. MANY of us though were not when we got our bands. Now no one is talking about compliance. I was referring to failed bands. If you don't comply and try to work WITH your band then just kind of deserve what you get. Kind of like being given insulin and injecting it once a wk. You have to do your part as well, but that is not the issue here. The issue is a HUGE % of failed bands. You are not that far out. You have been lucky thus far. Recent data indicates a 50% failure rate at 6 yrs. Why would anyone want a band if they knew they had a 50% chance of needing it removed in 6 yrs.??? We had a lady on the Lap-Band forum about 6 or 7 months ago that was just all gung ho about the band we tried to tell her. She said her husband had it and had lost 200 pounds so she knew it worked. So what happened? She got her band. Had to have it removed 10 days later. Now granted that is an extreme case...........but you frequently have husband/wife teams that get the band together and one does great (short term).............the other doesn't. I can guarantee you that you will NOT feel the same about the band in a few years!