Still alive and well in Utah

[Guest guest]

Greetings all,

I've been relatively quiet lately, since I've been very busy in

retirement. As the signature shows, I was banded eight years ago

tomorrow. All is well, thought my weight is back up a ways at the

moment. The band always works, but never stops grazing, liquid

calories or bad food choices.

The last year has been a bit of a reversal, with several nagging but

non life-threatening illnesses, a lot of travel (including cruises,

always a particular challenge), and a couple of deaths in the family,

with all the attendant emotion and tons of food. (I'm the oldest of

six, our father dying of cancer at 40, a sister at 52, a brother at

56, and a brother at 58).

Anyway, the current 240 will be back under 220 this year, and would

still like to break the 200 mark one of these days. But if I don't, I

don't. It still beats the heck out of 355. I walk, jog, hike, play

tennis and pickleball, and lift weights. I'm extremely happy overall,

though still a bit depressed over the loss of the latest, my youngest

brother, a month ago this Saturday. This too will pass.

You all keep on keeping on, and never forget the band is just a tool,

and any " excuses " are just that: excuses. All of your eating and your

life is under YOUR control.

dan

(this sig is old, we've lived in St. Utah for almost 18 months

now). Guess I will change it one of these days.

--

" It's OK to be a little broken, everybody's broken in this life " Jon Bon Jovi

Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA www.riverofdata.com/lapband

Banded 4/27/03, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana

Started at 355, at goal in the 210-220 range for almost 4 years

Ultimate goal of 195 Tummytuck in Boise and SmartLipo in Tijuana