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That is so awesome! Congrats to you both.

Yes you can do this if its really what you want for yourself. The only person you have to convince is yourself. People are always going to talk about you good or bad, you just have to be able to bounce back. I can personally tell you as a man I felt at first that I may not need the surgery because I have lost weight so many times before, that I may not need a surgery but each time I dieted I failed only to gain more weight than the last time. Food was my best friend as well I was always eating no matter what, I'm an emotional eater 100% It didn't take me long to make my decision because I was just tired of eating poorly. I was tired of feeling like crap all the time, my belly was hanging like a Christmas ornament, and all my blood work was not good. Along with the mental depression of just being overweight and my clothes were always big as sheets, made me understand that if I want to enjoy life I have to change the way I live period. My wife was in the same boat as me of course so we decided that we would have the sleeve surgery. Sure there are days that I just don't feel like I have made progress and there are days that I feel like no matter how much weight I have lost that I'm still that 316 pound man that is almost out of breath every time I walk up the stairs. I have tons of more energy I'm feeling great I still eat food that I like,and I have the occasional drink or two. I don't have any physical pain,and the weight is still coming off. I'm getting compliments from my coworkers all the time,so it makes me feel good for a change and I love it.

Good luck, hope you get your date today.

You just touch my heart lady! Your perseverance and fortitude going through this process has been nothing short of amazing. Your a great Mamma, and your family is lucky to have a woman like you taking care of them in all the ways you do including taking care of yourself so you can be there for them! I know you are going to Rock this band!!! I'm so happy to have met you and I'm proud to be able to call you my friend! I'll be thinking of you all day today!

I'm getting my 64 gm of Protein between a ready to drink atkins shake for breakfast, For lunch I have plain Greek Yogurt with a squirk of mio flavor stirred in it. and then Cream of Chicken protein soup for dinner and a protein shake in the evening. In between I sip a bottle of water and a sugar free ice pop sometime through out the day. I love the cream of chicken soup from http://www.mybariatricpantry.com/ goes down easy.

"Sister Christian, oh the time has come".......I think we all know the song.....

Lol! I could have written this! I know exactly how you are feeling. I am on day 12 waiting for insurance approval. That have up to 15. I think they intend to take every last one of them :-/

Good luck tomorrow. The Lap Band is the best thing I did for me and the world.

Thankfully, you have someone to help you with the aftercare. You will do great. Just heed your surgeon's orders and it should all go well. I was amazed how well I felt after surgery. The only real discomfort I had was getting up and down from a chair from the incision. But the rest was easy peasy for me! Please let us know how it went. Very excited for you!

Love it!