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I haven't posted on the board in months but I do read and lurk I wanted to let everyone know I am a few days away from my 2 year bandaversary!

Jan 2009 I weighed 290#, when I was banded at the OCC in March 2008 I was 286 (I think, I have to look at my signature) Today I weigh 155#

I am thankful, almost, everyday for my band. I wear between a size 8-10 and a M-L. I am having plastic surgery at the end of April. I am gettting

a boob job and arm fat cut off. Woo hooo! Next will be thigh lift and that under the boobs roll of fat, I figure when I get my droppy now size B's

back to the full D they used to be that middle roll of fat/skin won't be as noticiable.

I started out losing weight very slowly so don't give up hope if you are a slow loser. One day the weight literally started falling off.

I started running in Nov/Dec last year and after a consistant month of running I lost another 15# is a month. It just fell off. I eat full fat

high calorie stuff but just very small portions. I don't go for diet food, low fat, non fat, low calorie etc... I try to eat foods that are

minimally processed. I rarely to never eat bread, pasta, pizza or anything along those lines. I rarely eat red meat only because I find it just

doesn't settle well with me. I have been completely unfilled since Oct/Nov 2009 and I still have restriction. In the next month I plan to go under

fluro to have the band checked out, I feel sometimes like maybe something is wrong becuase I have so much restriction and am totally unfilled.

There are times I cried because I felt like the band limited me from having food fun with friends and family but once I wrapped my head around the

fact that fun does not always have to involve food my life became much easier. I started therapy over a year ago and, in my opinion, have learned

a lot about what made me obese and why I was such a food addict. I still see my therapsist but now we talk about how a former fat all her life

woman deals with attention from male and females.

It's a journey my friends and I encourage everyone of you to go at your own pace and do what feels good for you. It is not a race. It doesn't matter

how quickly you lose the weight just that you continue to move forward. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I have a ton of before

pics if anyone is interested. (sorry about all the spelling errors)

Mindy