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Hello Bri, Im happy for you for being brave enough to realize that you want to be a healthier you and not wasting another moment of your life questioning your self-worth. You deserve to feel great about yourself inside and out and this surgery is the gateway to getting there. Im curious about how strongly you feel the connection is between finishing your Masters and making the decision to get banded? Because Im just finishing a masters too (final stages of thesis) and i definitely felt it motivated me to re-evaluate my life. Wish you all the best!

Hi everyone, Im already appreciative of all the interaction on these boards, have been reading everything I can find on gastric band surgery recently as Im planning to get it done next month. I live in Kuwait and havent had the opportunity to meet ppl here to openly discuss out experiences, so again these boards are a treat. Anyway, im a 5'6, 30 y/o mother of two girlies (4,8) and have been putting on the weight ever since i got married ten years ago. Before that i was always quite active exercising at least 2 hours a day, doing laps at the pool and weight training. While married i was holding a job, studying in the evening and eventually shuffling that with sleepless nights with baby... Needless to say food became my crutch big time. I am authentically "big boned", and while that has helped keep the extra weight packed in well, it only goes so far until the "frame" starts to tumble!! At 20 I was a very fit, healthy 160 lbs. at 30 ive added a whopping 100 to that. i also know that a strong aspect of my weight problem is deeply rooted emotionally and that even though i actually love healthy eating and exercizing, part of me has been hiding behind the weight to protect myself from several diffferent issues, rejection for one. Soooo. After much self-investigating ive finally found myself, and im finally ready to let go of my shell of weight and be a free roaming crab who isnt afraid to be vulnerable ( lol im a cancer sign, hence the corny metaphor). Ive chosen gastric banding because ive tried eating proper and exercizing for 18 months now with no results, because banding is the less invasive wls, and because i am ready to commit to the lifestyle changes it requires and move onto a next stepping stone in my life. Thank you all for reading my long long post hehee, wish you all healthy success!

Wow you're from Kuwait too!! what a wonderfully surreal coincidence! Lol! Well this is certainly motivation to come out of my shell and say hello and welcome to you and everyone else! Would love to know more about where you have done your surgery and how it went for you!