I am one of those people that doesn't see myself as overweight as I really am. Call it denial, call it blindness, call it whatever. Well, I got the shock of my life last night. My DH, DD & were at the LPGA US Women's Open in Bethlehem yesterday & NBC10 news from Philadeliphia interviewed DD & DH. I was in the background of the shots. OMG!!! How did I get this big, is that really me? I thought I looked darn cute in that outfit yesterday. Reality is, I look like the broad side of a barn. How depressing. I can't believe I let myself go like this.

I know how you feel i would always say that " i'm not that big" or "i still look good" untill one day bam it hit me when i saw a photo one of my friends took i looked so big I did the same thing OMG!!!!! but we are moving in the right direction so don't be depressed

I always felt the same. I felt like I was a skinny person inside this fat body. I told myself that's not me, me is inside that body. I have been looking into Lap Band for two years.I finally had the nervs to just do it. My surgery was last friday the 10th of July I'm so glad it's over with. I am still recovering at home because it was very painful dont believe otherwise whoever tells you it will not hurt because It really was one of the worst pains I have been through besides having four children, but worth it. After waking up from the surgery was all good untill three hours later when your left shoulder hurts so bad because of all the gas and air they pump insideyour stomach, my sons godmother and I went through it together,it always helps for someone to go through it with you. we were right next to each other the whole time in the OCU I could hear her crying so I started praying for her and for myself because I knew exactly what kind of pain she was feeling.I am notsure if others felt this painfull but I knowI did,the doctors did find a large hernia inside me that needed to be repaired before the surgery and maybey that is why i suffered more then others but my son's godmother went through the samepain I did. I still think about eating because I love to eat and that was one of my worst fears was my mouth still wanting to eat when my stomach was full but that is not what is happenening. After drinking my protein shake which I can only drink 4 0z before feeling full I am fully satisfied, I never thought I would be saying that. I feel full after drinking 3 oz of chicken broth or 2 oz of jello. I lost 5 lbs already and itsonly been 3 days wow. I cant wait to see how much I've lost after the first month.'

Liza