Patient Testimonials

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Dr. Pinnar and his team have been a God send to me. I have struggled with weight all my life, literally. At my highest weight I was 240#. Now almost 2 years post-op I am down to 150# and a size 8/10 from a size 20 Womens!! My post-op course was very easy, I was home early in the afternoon and walked with my husband that evening. Prior to my surgery I had hypertension, gastric reflux and hypercholesterolemia. Today I am free of all my meds. I was also an emotional eater and this surgery has truly re-tooled my mind and behaviors about food - and that is saying a lot coming from an Italian family where food is central in what we do, how we feel and how we express our love. Now I eat to live, not live to eat :) I am happy, full of energy and healthy. I plan on staying this way for the rest of my. For anyone considering this course of therapy I highly recommend it.

Hi Dr. Eric - Just a quick note of thanks for taking such good care of me. I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and believe my experience might be helpful to others considering this procedure. My procedure was done on 2-13-07 in the Reston Surgical Center. I was scheduled for 9:00AM and I was home by 1:30PM the same day. Dr. Tammie, and her team at the Surgical Center, did an outstanding job of making me feel safe and very well looked after. I was given quite a bit of pain medication prior to surgery, so coming out of anesthesia I had no pain. I was very intoxicated, but definitely not in pain. The pain that I was expecting never came. I would say on a scale of 1-10 it was never more than a 4. I took 1/2 of my pain medication twice on the day of surgery (afternoon and evening) and that was that. I was instructed to sleep upright the night of surgery because they had a hard time intubating me, and there was concern that my airway could swell. That didn't happen, and I managed fine. Of the blessings this surgery has given me, and there are quite a few, I would say hope is by far the biggest gift. I can now see myself at a healthy weight. I know the pounds won't come back. The struggle that I expected has not happened. I don't miss eating the whole box of cookies. Not that I could at this point, but I don't want to. Seriously, I cannot remember a time when I didn't want to the eat the whole thing (of whatever). I'm not craving food, I'm not hungry all the time, I'm not obsessing about what to eat next. Prior to surgery I had very real concerns that this was just another step in my screwed up relationship with food. That this would be just another side to the craziness. Thankfully -- and I'm so surprised by this -- it's not! I now feel normal about food. I do wonder if I'm in a honeymoon period and that 'hard times" are around the corner. With only three weeks under my belt (or band...sorry), I really can't say. Thankfully Dr. Robi will help me navigate those waters if I go there. Thank you again for taking such good care of me. Of course you're my new favorite person. I think you're a genius. If any of your potential patients want to talk to someone, please have them call me. Warm regards, Sue Thank you.

I'm a 56 year old male, about 5'3", and a few weeks ago I weighed 330 pounds. Today, it is just 3 weeks since the surgery and I am already down to about 295. That's 36 pounds lost in 4 weeks, including the liquid diet week prior to surgery. And I feel great. No hunger, no cravings, more energy, sleeping better, etc. I've already dropped 1-1/2 pants sizes, had to throw out 2 belts because I ran out of holes, put my wedding band back on for the first time in 10 years and my personal physician already took me off of 2 blood pressure meds and one of the 2 for high blood sugar. It's amazing what happens when you lose just about 10% of your body weight! But this is just the beginning. I have another 85 or more pounds to go and I have every confidence I will make it. An endless array of diets and exercise never did it for me. This has been a life-saver, literally. If I kept on the way I was, I was sure to die an early death due to a heart attack or, even worse, suffer diabetes. How did I come to the lap band decision and Dr. Eric Pinnar? Well, about a year ago I saw a friend who I hadn't seen since she was a bowling ball with legs. I was amazed. She had a gastric bypass...the roux-n-y....and looked fabulous. Lost 115 pounds on what was essentially a small, short frame underneath all that blubber. So I thought I'd have one also and proceeded down that path until I found out that there was an exclusion in my health insurance policy for any type of weight loss surgery. Determined to have it even if I had to pay for it myself, I decided to put it off until one child got out of college and I had one less tuition to pay. In the intervening year though, I read up more on lap band and decided that was for me for a variety of the obvious reasons. But who to do it? I went to THREE free seminars with 3 widely respected surgeons and was most impressed by Dr. Pinnar, who only does lap band procedures and for good reasons that he explains very well. Plus, he inspired a lot of confidence, was open and honest, has a great sense of humor, and is easy to talk to. The same extends to his key staff associates, Sue and Paul. Both great. The procedure went smooth as can be, no pain, just soreness, I was up and walking up and down the halls of Reston Hospital about 3 hours after the surgery ended, an hour or so after I was fully awake and lucid. I spent the night, planned due to sleep apnea condition, and went home the next morning. Walked slow due to abdominal soreness for about 3 days. Surgery was on a Thursday and was back to work on Monday for a full day. The only post-op minor issue ...and I do mean minor..is that the larger of the 5 incision is down near my belt line and it occasionally got a little sore or irritated for a few days once I got out of sweat pants or pj's and went back to work. Big deal. Couldn't be happier with the entire program from Linda the nutritionist who is VERY helpful and gives you a big binder with do's and don'ts and helpful food shopping tips. I have my first support group evening in about 10 days and I am looking forward to it. Oh, Dr. Robbi Tamargo, the psychologist they refer you to see prior to surgery, is also great. I am looking forward to my first fill in about 3 weeks probably. I am currently in my soft food stage and not suffering one bit. I highly recommend the lap band procedure over any other and Eric Pinnar and associates as the tram to do it. They specialize in it and do a damn fine job of it.

Dear Dr. Pinnar, How do I begin to thank you for saving my life? There simply are no words to express my gratitude. I came to you out of desperation. At 62 years old , morbidly obese and with a lifetime of failed diets behind me the only future I could see would be one of various illnesses, nursing home and ultimately an early death. I researched the gastric bypass and spoke to a few people that had the procedure and decided it was not for me. At my age I wanted something minimally invasive, a mortality rate that was basically nonexistent as well as any future complications from this surgery. I found this miracle in the laparoscopic banding! I have lost 20 lbs. so far. You may not remember the date of surgery, but I do, December 2,2004.Exactly 1 month. I feel wonderful and already see great improvement in my overall health especially with the osteoarthritis. People are amazed when I tell them this is an hour to an hour and a half outpatient surgery. I never required as much as a Tylenol, walked my dog for 45 minutes the next day and continued my regular schedule and lifestyle. I emphatically endorse this surgery to all overweight persons desiring better health and longevity. Sincerely, Patricia G.

At the time I went for my initial consult with Dr. Pinnar in June 2004, I weighed 283 lbs. By the time I had been approved for surgery I was 281 lbs. In the last year I've lost 107 lbs. I've gone from 283 lbs to 176 lbs and a size 26/28 to a size 14/16. Quite honestly, I can say having this surgery was one the best decisions I've made in my life. It's given me my life back, and more importantly it's given my family the healthy, active, wife and mother they deserve. It hasn't always been easy and it wasn't an easy decision to make. However, I did my research, and I knew it was the right choice for me. I also knew doing this meant that I finally had to take responsibility for my weight, my health, and my emotional issues surrounding those. At no point did I think this was going to be a quick fix. I had to modify my behavior and seek help in the areas I needed it most. I still have to do that. I work hard at it. My successes are mine and my failures are mine. I look at the band as a tool to help me succeed, but it's not going to do all the work for me. It's a long and sometimes hard road, but it's so worth it. I can't thank Dr. Pinnar and his staff enough for all they've done for me, including the wonderful support and encouragement I receive at each appointment. Again, having LAP-BAND® surgery was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Jennifer Vollmer banded August 20, 2004

Hello, my name is Jackie. I thought I would take a little time out to let others know about my experiences with trying to mange my weight. I am a 49 year old African- American woman. Over the years, I have tried numerous diet programs and weight-loss programs. None of them worked. Then, a friend told me about LAP-BAND® surgery and Dr. Erie Pinnar. My husband and I visited Dr. Pinnar's website and found a great deal of very useful and important information about the LAP-BAND® procedure. That was the day I decided to put my life back on-track and scheduled an appointment with Dr. Pinnar. My husband and I were impressed immediately with his sense of professionalism and genuine care and concern for my health and well-being. I had the surgery on July 11, 2003 . At that time I was weighing 214 lbs. It is now, September 19, 2003 and I have lost 25 pounds. I am very pleased with the procedure, the success I have had thus far, and extremely pleased with the continued guidance and support from Dr. Pinnar and his staff. I would highly recommend both the surgery and Dr. Pinnar to anyone seeking assistance with weight-loss.

Kudos to Dr. Eric Pinnar and his team! I am 53 years of age, and used to weigh 265 Lbs I had tried every diet there was until my internist referred me to Dr. Pinnar's practice after putting me on medication to treat high cholesterol. 10 years earlier I had half starved myself to death or rather to Lbs 132 from Lbs 172 in a record 3 months, only to regain all the weight and more. I was concerned about my health. And I had always been an active person, enjoying the outdoors, hiking, skiing and sailing. My weight gain made it difficult for me to continue enjoying these activities. My joints were hurting. I had no energy. At first I was a little skeptical. A friend had had bariatric surgery, and she was struggling with hair loss, etc... I wanted to be less heavy, but above and for all, I wanted to be healthy. I was scared of diet pills. Turns out the friend in question had a bypass, with incredible results at first, until the problems came along (and never left). I called Dr. Pinnar's office. I was invited to attend an information seminar, which answered a lot of my questions. On the basis of that information, I decided to proceed with the surgery. Needless to say, my anxiety level was high. This was to be my first "surgery". I cannot say enough good of Dr. Pinnar' and his staff, especially Sue who became my reference person. She was patient, and reassuring. I had surgery at the end of December 2003 on a Friday, and was back at work on the following Monday. My colleagues do not know I underwent a procedure. I did not use painkillers. A couple of Tylenols the first day. The follow-up was excellent. I just had my first fill at a little over 8 weeks and I now weigh in at 229 Lbs. I am committed to my new healthier life style, exercise, 3 meals a day I enjoy, and plenty of water in between. I have more energy, and my cholesterol is lower. Thank you Dr. Eric Pinnar and all the team! Michele

Hi, my name is Tammy; I am 35 years old and have spent the last 18 months, becoming the person I never imagined I could be. Dr. Eric, Paul and Sue Anderson are responsible for helping me become the confident, beautiful (inside and out) person I am today! My journey to becoming a heavy person (I hate the word fat) began my freshman year in High School. I was 15 years old and after 19 years of marriage, my parents were going through a divorce. As many people are, I was an emotional eater and would eat just to be eating, to be doing something. Over the next 18 years, my weight fluctuated as I tried every diet in the book, followed by eating everything in the book!! You name the diet and I have been on it and in most cases more than once. Finally, in 2004, I reached my highest weight of 256lbs and was wearing a size 22-24. Something in me just snapped I refused to go up to another size and decided that it was time for me to do something. I had a number of friends and co-workers that had Gastric Bypass surgery, and just knew that was not the road I wanted to take. In the spring of 2004, my dad was having some medical issues and in caring for him, I found myself in the emergency room waiting area at Reston Hospital . While I was waiting for him one day, I picked up a copy of a medical type paper that was sitting on the coffee table in the waiting area and that is where I first read about Dr. Pinnar and the LAP-BAND® procedure. Now, I must tell you I make decisions fairly quickly, do whatever I decide and then worry and have regrets later. As soon as I read the article, I called and made an appointment to attend the information seminar. I think I attended in April or May of 2004. I knew as soon as I attended, that I would have the procedure. I also knew that I wasn't going to take the time to mess with insurance, especially since I knew my carrier more than likely would not pay and I was not experiencing any weight related illness. Plus, if I added up all that I had spent on diets, personal trainers, gym memberships, new clothes, etc, I have more than spent what the surgery was going to cost. The day after the information meeting, I called and set up my first appointment to meet Dr. Eric. Love him!! He is the nicest Doctor I have ever been to, and he is a cutie too! Both Sue and Dr. Eric answered all my questions that day and I walked out of there ready to schedule my procedure, and that is exactly what I did. I made an appointment to see my regular physician, got all my pre-op stuff done, etc. I took care of all of that and scheduled my surgery for the end of July 2004. I like to think that day in July was the first day of the rest of my life, my thin life. I have had my band for approximately 18 months now. I have lost just under 100 lbs; my goal is to loose 105 lbs. I am weaning a size 10 in most clothes, and think that number might be an 8 when I am all done. Yup- I said it - an 8! I skipped 8 on my way up, actually I don't ever remember wearing anything less than a 12 and even then it was a 12 women's size!! People I have known all my life don't recognize me. I am dating now. I wear clothes I never imagined myself in, and on and on. I love the new me!! Thank you Dr. Eric!!

I've dieted for close to 20 years. Diets work, if you can live with restrictions for the rest of your life. Diet pills work, if you want to risk your health. I've tried all the diets: Nutrisystem- 3 times Jenny Craig-2-3 times LA Weight Loss-2 times Weight Watchers-3+ times The Diet Center-1 time Atkins-1 time The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet-1 time Hypnosis I started dieting when I weighed 135 lbs and at my highest weight, I weighed 218 lbs. Diets worked initially, but I could not live with the restrictions. Every time I dieted and gained the weight back, I packed on a few more pounds. In 1996, I thought I found the "magic pill", phen-fen. I lost weight quickly and tolerated the shakes, loss of memory and extreme mood swings. After they were found to be dangerous, I went off them and very quickly gained the weight back, plus more. In 1998, when doctors recommended an echocardiogram to check for heart or lung problems, I had an echocardiogram. To my dismay, I was one of the few who developed mitral valve prolapse. For the rest of my life, I will be monitored to ensure my condition does not get worse. The "magic pill" was not worth my health. I tried several diets from 1998-2003 and resigned myself to being overweight, but it still impacted my life everyday. I did not look like me, could not keep up with my two young children and was missing out on so much of my life because of embarrassment. My 20th high school reunion was last year and I missed it because I was not the "same" person I was in high school. Not a day went by when I did not feel my weight was weighing me down, literally and figuratively. I have a wonderful Primary Care Physician who is very blunt and does not sugarcoat her recommendations. We have discussed my weight several times, but in July 2003, she mentioned the adjustable gastric lap-band and recommended Pinnar Surgical Associates as surgeons who performed this procedure. I left her office with a glimmer of hope. I called Pinnar Surgical Associates and discovered they were having an informational seminar in a couple of weeks. I signed up. In the next few weeks, I read everything I could about the adjustable gastric band. There are several wonderful support forums and web sites on the internet which helped me learn as much as I could before the seminar. The seminar in early August put everything in perspective. Dr. Eric Pinnar was thorough and explained how the lap-band worked, why diets typically do not work and compared the lap-band to gastric bypass, which is a much more invasive and risky surgery. I left the seminar determined to get the lapband and end my yo-yo dieting. In order to submit my request for the adjustable gastric lap-band to my insurance company, I collected all the necessary documents and underwent all the testing required by my insurance company. Unfortunately, in the middle of compiling all the medical records and other documents, I found out my insurance had an exclusion. They did not cover any weight-loss related surgery. I was devastated! My husband and I discussed the possibility of self-pay. When we added up all that we had spent on diets, gym memberships, diet pills and hypnosis, we quickly realized we would spent an amount in excess of the surgery! We decided to self-pay. In December 2003, I had my initial consultation with Dr. Eric Pinnar. I came prepared with my list of questions. Before meeting with Dr. Pinnar, I spoke with Sue Anderson, RN, for awhile. She is knowledgeable, empathetic and kind. She answered many of my questions and addressed my numerous concerns. Dr. Pinnar is approachable, enthusiastic and quickly put me at ease. They assured me that my concerns were common. I was afraid of the anesthesia (last put under 35 years earlier), concerned about recovery, pain and the loss of the comfort of food. I got my finances in order in January and scheduled the surgery for February 20, 2004 . I met with Dr. Pinnar and Mrs. Anderson a week before the surgery and they explained the process and the pre-operative diet. One week of liquids, mostly protein, with a limit of 50 carbs a day! I thought "Impossible!", but it wasn't Protein fills you up and as long as I drank my protein shakes, I didn't get hungry. Trader Joe's has wonderful low-carb soups that allowed for some variety. On the day of the surgery, I was so nervous and anxious, mostly about the anesthesia. Dr. Pinnar came in and we went over the procedure and I met with the anesthesiologist. Everyone put me at ease and I know that was not easy! The staff at Reston Hospital is wonderful. I gave birth to my two children at Reston Hospital and was confident in their abilities. I was given a sedative and I vaguely remember being wheeled in into the operating room. My next memory is of waking up after the procedure! I did not even remember the anesthesiologist coming into the operating room. I was amazed! They told me later that the first thing I said when they woke me up was, "I woke up!". Our family still laughs about this. My surgery was at 7:30 in the morning and I was in my room by 9:30am . I followed Dr. Pinnar's instructions to the letter. I walked and walked and walked. After being cleared to go home, I went home at 6 PM that evening. I took my medicines and did exactly what they instructed. I am determined to lose all my excess weight. In addition to using the band as a tool, I attend the support meetings at Pinnar Surgical on the third Monday of every month. Some of the featured guests have been an exercise physiologist, nutritionist and psychologist. Also, these meetings enable me to meet others who were banded. My list of e-mail 'banded buddies" is growing! It's now been eight weeks since the surgery and I feel great! I've lost over 20 lbs and am scheduled for my first fill on April 27, 2004 . My 40th birthday is in August and I will be in the best shape I've been in since college. In a few years, I'll have my 25th high school reunion and I will not miss that one! Kim Herndon, Va.

This time in my life is full of transition. I have spent 33 of my 40 years looking through the eyes of a fat person. All of my interactions, my personality, the way I see the world has been through the eyes of a person on the margins of society. I have used that to "protect" my emotional health and also as a great excuse. I remember feeling that women would find me attractive if I was only thin and beautiful. Well the walls we build around ourselves serve both to protect us from harm, but they also keep us from experiencing life. I went through high school, got sent to boarding school. My "quick wit" kept me on kitchen duty so much they called me chef. My need to be the center of attention kept me in trouble for a long time. When it came time for college, I was sent, basically because I didn't know better, to an all male school. Yes, I was able to excel academically, but socially and physically it was a rough time. If you are reading this, you can tell this same story. So I kept to myself, taking huge course loads and doing very well in all my studies. I graduated with a double major and three minors. I would cause all kinds of trouble trying to take classes no one had taken before together, like impressionism in 20th century painting and quantum mechanics. They were scheduled on top of each other, but I found a way. Most of the people on campus went home for the weekend and the campus was deserted except for us folks far from home. I spent long hours throughout my life lifting weights and becoming strong. I have always swum. I was able to swim and letter for my college all four years there. I basically made myself so strong I could be just competitive, and just fat enough to not to keep it as my excuse. After college, I went to graduate school at Wisconsin . I was ill prepared for that experience. Throughout all this time I kept myself fat to protect me from feeling or experiencing the world. I finally decided to get help. That was fifteen years ago. It started with the eating disorders clinic where I learned to control my bulimia. I worked through some psychotherapy that helped teach me how to think about eating and my self esteem. After about two years of this, I embraced one of the popular diet plans. I ate only what came in the little white dishes, every day and no more. I was able to keep to 1250 calories a day. I worked out so hard that it hurt almost every day. Pound by pound I was able to get the weight off. In eleven months of extremely rigid adherence to this "diet" I was able to get down to 180 pounds. The world became different. Even though it was the realization of my dreams, it was also the culmination of my fears. I still believed that I was a fat man imposing as a thin person. I believed that the only way for me to stay thin was to keep on this rigid narrow path. It was like a religion. That year, 1991, I completed 40 triathlons. I also took up kayaking and skydiving. I was just living out of control. Then one day, like the end of an act in my play, it was over. I got injured and tired. I it was like awaking from a dream, the mojo just left me. It was like a magic potion wearing off at midnight . I injured my leg (spiral fracture tib and fib left leg) and it took six months to heal enough for me to run on it again. By the time I was out of the cast, it was all over. I sat down, started eating again. Over the next three years in hiding in the laboratory writing my thesis I gained almost 100 pounds. I just hunkered down and finished my Ph.D. It seemed to be dark and gray for all of those three years. It was tough, once you have been in the spotlight to go back to Mr. Cellophane, completely invisible in plain site. Part of me was just relieved. This was the little voice inside my head that always told me I could not succeed. Throughout this time, I continued to achieve professionally. I got my Ph.D. and two very prestigious post-doctoral fellowships, one from the national academy. I just buried myself in my work. One of the hardest things is to know something, hold it within your heart, be afraid every minute that it will leave you, and then watch it fade away. I loved running. I loved the feel of my legs as I rock and roll down the road. Early in the morning, before the world gets up, it is just me, the red wing blackbirds, and the mist off the lake. I can taste the feeling when you are faster than the wind. I loved running into the rising sun. I loved riding my bike. I loved being 40 miles from home roaring past the farms and fields. I loved watching the corn grow week by week as I ride past. I loved racing the sunset home on a late afternoon ride, seeing a hill and attacking it. Swimming, my god, I loved that best. I loved sliding through the water, working on my perfect stroke. I loved sliding through the water, watching my hand enter with no bubbles, curving through with a powerful stroke and a very clean recovery. All of this slipped away from me. Sure I could swim, but it was a hollow echo of moving fast through the water. There was also the whole issue of walking to the pool in my swimsuit. For the next ten years, all of these memories were a hollow, bitter memory as I continued to gain weight. My subscriptions to triathlete, runner's world, and several others finally lapsed. Occasionally, I would see them on the news stand and it would make me sad. About four years ago, I went to the Duke Diet and Fitness center in North Carolina . I learned a lot there. I studied who I was and what I was feeling. I learned strategies and techniques to help me loose weight. They really helped me grow emotionally. No, I did not loose a lot of weight, but I was really getting ready, preparing myself to be comfortable as a thin person. The last piece of the puzzle came in the form of an article in the Washington Post; July 23, 2003 entitled "A Kinder Cut." About four years ago, I had looked very carefully at the gastric bypass and decided it was too risky for me. I had tried everything including fen/phen. When I read the article, I weighted 350 pounds. It was killing me. Basically, I was still a healthy person on the road to disaster. I could quote the stats, 1 in 3 chance of making it to 60, etc. If you are still reading, you know them all by head if not by heart. One of the hardest things I have ever done is pick up the phone and calling Dr. Pinnar. I got a lot of support from friends and family, but it is still very hard. I went to the information session. A month later, I had the lap band in place. That was a year ago. Since then I have lost over 100 pounds and the difference is amazing. I am not scared that this is going away or some fad that will fade. There are no magic potions or little white boxes of food this time. No clock will strike and end my dream. What I have now is a constant steady tool that helps me become something I have dreamed of for so long, a "normal," thin person with a great sense of compassion. For 33 years I have been looking for a magic potion, spell or enchantment that would make me thin. What I found, what works for me, is none of these. The lap band is a tool, a really powerful tool, but a tool nonetheless. Because I am ready to be thin in my head, this tool works. It will work for you too, as long as you want it to. What it does for me is hold back the food intake; it slows me down and makes be choose. This tool will buy you time to regain emotional control of your eating. If you are scared and you tuck into a pile of cheeseburgers, the band will shut you down, for about an hour at a time. If you are really determined, you can get through that stack of cheeseburgers, that whole ½ gallon of ice cream, but it is going to take you all day. The things I learned at the Duke Diet and Fitness make a real difference, those tools can help me regain control and keep me focused, most of the time. I have not mastered the ability to stop eating too much at one time, eating portions that are too large, or eating when I am alone, sad or depressed. The band is always with me, and it is enough. It will shut me down when I try to eat fast or too much. It makes every day a good day. I still hear that voice in my head. The one that tells me that I will always be fat, the one that tells me I am not a success, that fundamentally you are not good enough, handsome enough. This is the voice that tells you that you will never succeed so why even try, go ahead and eat that ½ gallon of ice cream, it will make you feel better. Yes, I still hear it, but it is a lot smaller now. When I was young, I would dream of a time when I could just work day to day and become thin. In my previous weight loss, I had to think about it all the time; it just plain wore me out. Now, I just go about my normal hectic life. There is no pill, no magic potion that makes this work. I think twice before I wolf down food, eat from a drive through, and eat standing up. What I get in return is amazing. All of my clothes are loose; I can shop in normal stores. It doesn't hurt anymore. It is little things that I notice everyday. My ankles don't hurt. I can get into an airplane seat. I don't need to pull myself out of the car. You know the list of the thousand little things that make living heavy such a burden. They are all gone. It has been a great year. Yes, it is very difficult to watch others wolf down the buffet. Yes, you do have negative events. No, I cannot eat three large pizzas at once in ½ hour anymore. I always take a lot less food than I used to, and always leave most of it on the plate. I am back in the pool, slicing through the water and leaving a large wake. It seems that I get faster and stronger every time I hit the water. I am running again, slow and careful, but I can already feel the speed rising within me. I have had a number of great bike rides. Yes, they are much shorter and closer to home than before, but again, I can feel it building within me. I can say with confidence that for the foreseeable future, I am going to be moving fast, looking good, and walking around with this huge grin plastered all over my face. The band is exactly the right tool for me. If you are truly tired of where you are and are ready to work for the dreams you have always had, this is also the right tool for you.

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