Ok...I am lying..It isn't day one. It's really more like WEEK ONE...... I have had in my head for weeks my trip to the US back in April. I had not seen my best friend in a year and a half. We were talking about my weight ( a topic sandwiched somewhere between upcoming Jazz Fests and world politics) and she said, "You know, they do weight loss surgery laproscopically these days and it's not very risky."

Now, had this come from any of the other billions of people inhabiting this planet, I would have smiled, walked away very annoyed, muttering foul names under my breath and never spoken to them again. But, we share a rare sort of honesty we know is always tempered with the most amazing love, loyalty and respect...a once in a lifetime friendship. Instead of doing what I MIGHT have done, I walked away feeling sad that my friend was so obviously disturbed and worried about my weight........

So, I went and had a nice Mexican meal...most probably washed down with a pitcher of margaritas.....Didn't help my weight, but sure was yummy!

After returning home, I tried to forget the whole thing....Then a week ago, I had a dream about having "stomach stapling". That morning, completely unsolicited, my next door neighbor told me about our former neighbor who got "banded." Well, hey...God doesn't need to hit me in the head with a brick. I could see the signs...Thanks God!

I began my internet search and found myself here...among fellow wannabes and brave already banded LAPers!

Now, less than a week into this thought process, I am having epiphanies all over the place and imagining unleashing this thin girl I have inside me. My husband started out with a typical man response...Why don't you just work out more...They DO like to have all the answers, don't they? Now, I have him calling the insurance company for me (we are in the Netherlands, and although I can speak in Dutch, I am afraid I will end up in an Austrian hospital with a vasectomy if I try to discuss the ins and outs in Dutch.) He has also offered to go with me anywhere I need to go for appointments. And, he said if I want it, I have to do it....Pretty good progress for a few days. maybe after I am banded, he can eat all the goodies I am missing and I can live vicariously through him! :-)

Anyway, I am wrapping my mind around the whole idea of a foreign object inside me. (As if it is the FIRST thing foreign inside me...but that was when I was single...hahahahahaha :heh: ) Ok...enough about my sexlife.....

WAIT...NO! Back to my sexlife...I am also imagining me in my old corsets and things......waaaaaaaaaay back when I actually looked sexy in them! And, it would be nice to make love and not lie there in terror that my stomach was going to be touched at some point..... Anyone relating...Yeah, I bet!! Man would I love to hit forty looking HOT!!!!!! Forty and Fabulous sounds like a goal I can live with!!! Better get started..I only have three years......

Heading off now to get some beauty sleep...Wouldn't it be nice if sleep made you thin too??? I think I would have to be Sleeping Beauty...........Rip Van Winkle......you get the drift.....

Girl you are sooo funny.. you made me laugh, while I thought about my sex life.... I am glad your DH is being so supportive now. Let me know when you get your appointment.. good luck and keep those journals coming... P.S. give your puppies a kiss for me!!!!

Thanks Jen......You know how jolly us fat people can be...harhar!!! Seriously, I have ALWAYS been a bit of a smart ass! Thanks for reading and commenting. I will do my best to keep you entertained.

I am glad I could make you laugh while thinking about your sex life..... It's always good to be able to laugh at things. We should never take ourselves TOO seriously. Hubby is being pretty ok at the moment. I think he doesn;t really understand, but he knows me...and he' s probably afraid to say too much for fear of getting a butt kicking! Figuratively speaking, guys!

I will give the puppies a hundred million kisses for you...Basically I love slobbering on them nearly as much as they love slobbering on me!

XX,

Char

Hi there

I see you mention you live in the Netherlands and whilst your post is from a few years ago I was wondering if you could recommend a surgeon who does the lap banding procedure here in the Netherlands? Any other advise welcomed!!

Many thanks

Caron