kidlaa

Hello Everyone, I am new to the forum!! I have decided to change my life by starting the lap band journey!!! My idea started when one of my co-workers started losing weight and I asked him what his secret was and he presented me with this procedure. Like all of you, I have struggled for over 10 years to lose this extra weight. I have gone as far as becoming a strict vegetarian and excluding junk food from my diet. I have even acquired my taste to like Tofu! I am currently waiting to attend my first lap band seminar which is Oct. 16th but it seems like eternity. I have become depressed because I have low self-esteem and feel like I will never feel good in my body again. I am hoping to learn a lot from this lap band family and can only hope that I am approved for this operation by my insurance company. I am so ready for this because my life no longer revolves around food, my only issue is the hunger because I feel this does not let me become successful in my weight loss journey! Thank you very much!!

Thank you everyone! I am not an impatient person, I just want this done so badly and it just seems like forever! Good news is today is my seminar! I am so excited! Eppp

Congratulations!!

Sorry to hear about your issues! Did you suffer from reflux before having the lap band surgery?

This is exactly the reason I decided not to tell anyone! I started by telling a few people of what I was contemplating and received negative comments from all of them! The misconception is that people who opt for the lap band are lazy and have no sense of self-control! No person will ever understand other than the people who really care, who are going through the same situation and who have seen what we go through (our husbands)! I have suffered so much to lose weight; I have even gone as far as becoming a strict vegetarian! I have the healthy lifestyle down but cannot manage to lose weight long enough because of my extreme hunger! I am ready to follow the healthy lifestyle for life....now if I could only lose this hunger!! :-/

I do not blame you! I too have decided not to let anyone other than my husband know! This is a very personal decision and not a lot of people will understand what we are going through.