Give me your best "how I did it" lines!

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Oy vey. I'm going to a function on the 29th of this month where I will see people I used to work with, but most of whom I haven't seen since before my banding. No one there knows anything about it, and the last time they saw me I had just had my first child (and weighed my highest).There will be LOTS of questions, and while I'm happy to share my story with friends, I don't really want to go into details with lots of former work acquaintances.

HELP! I'm looking for that perfect one-liner that says a) thanks for noticing; b) it was lots of hard work; c) I did have medical help (in case anyone sincerely wants to know more for themselves or a friend); but d) don't feel like spilling my guts to you who hasn't bothered to keep in touch since I left this job 6 years ago); and e) that can be tossed off with a gracious smile.

Any ideas?

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~~ Alexandra
banded 8/20/03 -- Dr. Abkin, Morristown NJ
band removed 4/9/07 due to slippage REbanded 8/13/07

340 highest / 210-ish lowest / 255-ish now / 200? maybe?
5'10" -- size 28/30 then, 16/18 now, heading downward once again

"smaller portions and more activity"

it's the truth at least, just not the entire truth :)

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Banded on April 26th, 2006 by: Donald Hess, MD Boston, MA






264/185/150 - Height: 5'6'' (79 lbs lost)

I just hope I can get to the point one day when I have to think about what line to use!!! Waaaaay to go!

Hmmmmm, lets see....how about "what's it to ya"? hehe...nah, just kidding, ya might alienate ppl!! Ummmm, you could say, "I put a lock on the fridge and threw away the key"....nah, that might not work either.....I would stick to the "lots of hard work, both mentally and physically".

Either way....yay you!
:clap2:

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"Do...or do not...there is no try"


Banded: 21 Apr 06
TLBC - Toronto ON

"Lots of hard work with some great tools"
tools can be excersize gear, band....

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244 / 191 / 154:biggrin1: / 157
1st band/re-banded/current/goal
08/14/03 & 03/31/05

How about, "I had a physical exam, got serious about becoming healthy and made life changes to accomplish it."

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Elisabeth :)

Highest Wt 440 lbs, Banded on 3/30/06 (351 lbs)
Dr. Geiss, NY
5/25/06 1st (1.5 cc in an 11 cm VG Inamed Band)
6/21/06 2nd, (2.5 cc) 7/20/06 3rd, (2.0 cc)
9/07/06 4th, (0.3 cc) 10/18/06 5th, (0.3 cc)
12/7/06 6th, (0.5 cc) 1/4/07 7th, (1 cc)
2/13/07 8th (0.2 cc) 3/26/07 9th (0.3 cc)
5/7/07 10th (0.25 cc - total of 8.85 cc)

My nosey neighbor told me the other day that she noticed I was losing weight, I thanked her and then she asked me what diet I following.

I said "I'm not dieting, I eat what ever I like, just smaller amounts" end of conversation.

IMHO, its nobodys business.

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~ Eileen ~

A few months ago I saw an old friend who lost 100 pounds. I was thrilled to see her looking younger, healthier, happier. I really wanted to know her secret so I could get help. When I asked her what she did, she flippantly responded, "You don't want to know. I've been through a lot." I was a little hurt that she found my inquiry offensive. I had assumed she had followed a diet, and it didn't even occur to me that she had WLS...hadn't even heard of the band at that time. I think we have to be careful, like you said, to make sure we show appreciation for the compliments, praise, and attention. We also need to be sensitive to those seeking answers for themselves. After losing the weight, do some bandsters become snobs?

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Banded on 4/5/06
Dr. Ortiz
Starting weight:209
Current:158
Goal: 136-146??

I agree it is best to keep a reply as simple as possible. I usually just say "I have been trying to eat a little less and exercise a little more!".

I feel like when someone says 'wow you're looking great, what are you doing?' it is said in the same spirit as "hi, how are you today?'....it's just a nice friendly acknowledgment, but doesnt REALLY require a lengthy explanation, lol!!

"I was abducted by aliens and only part of me was returned"....'they are holding the other part ransom'....

"The IRS insisted we come to terms"....

"My EX said he wanted his share of EVERYTHING, so I gave him my butt"

"There was a malfunction in Scotty's transporter room"

"I'm in training for a new action thriller as a body double for xx[big starlett]"

"I've been involved in a torrid love triangle with a set of swarthy Rumanian trapeze triplets"

"I was part of a science research project and given artificial anorexia vaccine"

need more?

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"Carpe mañana"
*Oldtimers posse: surgery 12/21/04*

My Quest is Victory over the Dragons of Habit, Gluttony, Sloth, Desperation...

I actually have been being very truthful and just telling people that I was banded.... I've not had one thing ugly said to me anout my decision...at least not to my face anyway"SHRUG" I really have been able to tell alot of people about the band and several have actually been checking into having it done. So my advice would be the ones you think need help with weight loss tell them about the band it might help them...but the ones you just wanna get them to leave you alone..just politley say thanks and that your eating smaller amounts and excersing.

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Jamie
March 18,2005 band date
265/160/140
5'00tall
-105 POUNDS

"My EX said he wanted his share of EVERYTHING, so I gave him my butt"



Jack,

That is a good one!

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Mary
Banded 12/22/05
Dr. Spiegal-Houston, TX
189/142/Goal 125

Jack said it all, Aliens abducted me.... (of course, that's about the only way I'm ever gonna lose weight....:faint:)

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3/14/05 banded
Never give up. Never surrender.--galaxy quest

Breaking the laws of thermodyamics daily

My Journal http://vinesqueen.blogspot.com/
Cushing's help site http://www.cushings-help.com/intro.htm

"Watching my diet and exercise." If they want to know specifics, I tell them "I eat 1/2 of what I used to, minus bread, and walk most days."

I would tell someone who was my close friend. However, I mostly feel it is no person's business. Shawn

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Banded 9/08/2005
Dr. Craig Chang in Victoria, TX
5'8"

Fills: Total 0
7) 06/26/2007 unfill 1.6 (all of it...dilation)

Thanks , wow ..Ive been working really hard at it, with the help of my Dr. ,but what it basicly comes down to is learning to eat less, and excersize more..

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March 06 284
Today 194

12/13 194 -90 Pounds
12/13 Complete Unfill :Cry:
1/1/08 Time to renew my commitment and lose the last 30 lbs!
1/12/08 1.5 fill. therestriction is good!!

"I've been involved in a torrid love triangle with a set of swarthy Rumanian trapeze triplets"

LOL!!! :rockon: :pound: :rockon:

I guarantee that this reply would get lots of laughs and that would be the end of the questions, unless someone sincerely wanted to know and they pulled you aside to ask more discreetly.

Um, let's see... how about:

I decided it was time to take care of me, so with my Dr's supervision I changed my eating habits and lifestyle and it's really paid off.