Goannabanda
10-26-2007, 08:11 AM
October 5th was my 1st bandiversary.
What a roller coaster ride the past year has been!
I've tried to write my bandivesarry thread for ages, but it's taken me until now to be able to reflect and put down what the past year means to me and to be able to express just where I am at after 1 year in.
I've gone from fat, desperately unhappy and without hope, to banded, a little less fat, and a lot more hopeful and happy. There's been plenty of ups and downs along the way to make the journey interesting and challenging - particularly in dealing with over-restriction issues over the last 6 months. It would seem that I am over these issues now, and therefore ready to move forward into my second year of banded life a better educated, more effective and more successful bandster for having had these experiences.
I can't say that is exactly where I wanted to be around the time of my 1-year bandiversarry. I've not been a screaming success in terms of weight lost in the first year.
HOWEVER, I do feel very strongly that I have suceeded in my first banded year.
Since my journey to banding began, I have learned many lessons about myself, I have reached a new understanding as to how strong I really am (both mentally and physically), and I have a new perspective as to the things in my life that are important to me, namely my Lord, my family and my health.
I am thankful for the opportunity to have been banded, and feel privileged to have expert surgeons, dieticians, psychologists, nurses, and other lap banders guiding and supporting me. I feel blessed for the many friends that I have made during my banding journey, and will be forever grateful to Susan and Paul for making this lovely place where we can band2gether. I feel honoured that by being invited to become a moderator, that I can help to keep this place that I love a welcoming and warm home for all of us.
I am grateful for the weight that I have lost to date. I know that with continued focus and effort, that the rest will go with time, so that someday soon, that skinny girl who lives within my heart will finally be free.
So here's wishng all of my beloved b2g family many thanks, and raising a glass to that skinny girl for making me get banded in the frst place... :thirsty: ...cheers! :thankyoub:
What a roller coaster ride the past year has been!
I've tried to write my bandivesarry thread for ages, but it's taken me until now to be able to reflect and put down what the past year means to me and to be able to express just where I am at after 1 year in.
I've gone from fat, desperately unhappy and without hope, to banded, a little less fat, and a lot more hopeful and happy. There's been plenty of ups and downs along the way to make the journey interesting and challenging - particularly in dealing with over-restriction issues over the last 6 months. It would seem that I am over these issues now, and therefore ready to move forward into my second year of banded life a better educated, more effective and more successful bandster for having had these experiences.
I can't say that is exactly where I wanted to be around the time of my 1-year bandiversarry. I've not been a screaming success in terms of weight lost in the first year.
HOWEVER, I do feel very strongly that I have suceeded in my first banded year.
Since my journey to banding began, I have learned many lessons about myself, I have reached a new understanding as to how strong I really am (both mentally and physically), and I have a new perspective as to the things in my life that are important to me, namely my Lord, my family and my health.
I am thankful for the opportunity to have been banded, and feel privileged to have expert surgeons, dieticians, psychologists, nurses, and other lap banders guiding and supporting me. I feel blessed for the many friends that I have made during my banding journey, and will be forever grateful to Susan and Paul for making this lovely place where we can band2gether. I feel honoured that by being invited to become a moderator, that I can help to keep this place that I love a welcoming and warm home for all of us.
I am grateful for the weight that I have lost to date. I know that with continued focus and effort, that the rest will go with time, so that someday soon, that skinny girl who lives within my heart will finally be free.
So here's wishng all of my beloved b2g family many thanks, and raising a glass to that skinny girl for making me get banded in the frst place... :thirsty: ...cheers! :thankyoub: