RE: at goal 4 yrs!

[Guest guest]

YAAAYY SANDY!! Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I hope you

stay active on the list as us newbies will probably have loads of questions

for you!

Thanks again

a

[Guest guest]

Neither Dan nor i are going anywhere! We're both comitted to sharing

our perspectives and what we have learned, to help you all along the

way.

Sandy r

>

> YAAAYY SANDY!! Thank you very much for sharing your experience. I

hope you

> stay active on the list as us newbies will probably have loads of

questions

> for you!

>

> Thanks again

>

> a

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> It's very hard for me to believe...but I've been at a 22 bmi goal

> weight 4 yrs this week!!!

>

> In many ways, I barely remember my old " fat " life, but in truth I

> MAKE myself remember because I never want to be there again. I

> consider myself still morbidly obese - but in " remission " for as long

> as i remain vigilant. I think this is a good perspective.

>

> My mind-set from the start was this : I am fat and and sick from

> being obese. I am heading for an early death. So, improving my health

> and living well for a long time yet is worth ANYTHING.(ANYTHING)

> Sure, i missed diet pepsi for awhile. French bread too. I could eat

> most foods if I followed the band rules, but chose to greatly limit

> the ones that did not help my weight loss.

>

> The one thing I would tell you all is this: If I can do this, YOU can

> do this. If you want it badly enough, you CAN do it.

>

> But banding is not for everyone. We have to be willing to make many

> changes in our lives - but what we WERE doing clearly did not work,

> or we would not have gotten fat and sick. Banding is NOT a magic

> cure. There is work involved, and patience, and perseverance.

> Flexibility and more patience. It's not always fun. It's often not

> easy. There are risks we must understand and accept.

> But it is worth it.

>

> But please do be honest with yourselves about sincerely being ready

> and willing to make changes. If you're not, banding is not quite

> right for you yet.

>

> I also want to thank all of you. While I love teaching and sharing

> what I've learned, coming to the Band boards almost daily for 4 + yrs

> (sometimes

> in a formal paid position, sometimes purely volunteer) has kept me

> accountable and on track. When I see your occasional struggles and

> the normal glitches, I remember my own and remain humbled that I got

> thru - and you will get thru too. I continue to learn more every day

> from all of you. Several of you I consider good friends by now, and I

> hope to meet many more of you in person and become good friends.

>

> I wish you all a wonderful New Year, full of personal and band

> success and growth in life.

>

> Sandy r

> banded March 25, 2003

> at goal 4 yrs

>

WOW! Sandy that's amazing.

Thanks,

I needed to hear a good positive outcome story today.

Not to mention with the holidays I may have indulged myself a little...

not feeling so hot as we speak. The house has now been searched and

all toxic

food

has been sent to my sons house.

nancy