adele

I have been on the Optifast liquid diet for about 3 months and have lost 30lbs. I had decided to do gastric bypass, but I got scared. My doctor said the lapband wasn't any good. But I found out later that he only does gastric bypass. so he had an agenda. I am going to the Barix Clinic in PA for a seminar and meeting with a surgeon about the lapband on June 12. I still have to stay on optifast because the insurance company needs 6 months of one kind of diet. But I am really struggling with it now. I feel depressed a lot about my weight. Lapband is my last try. Do you feel less depressed after you lose a significant amount of weight? I am almost always depressed about my weight. I can't walk a lot or shop with my daughters. I can't do much housework. My husband does it. I guess I just want to know if life gets better after lapband. Thank you Adele

Thanks Alexandra, You make some good points. I started gaining weight in my late teens. I worked in an office at 18 and got very sedentary. At first it wasn't a problem. I was just curvey and I met my husband and he loved it. Sometimes I would lose some weight and always gain it back, but I wasn't morbidly obese. I gained a lot of weight after losing weight on a liquid diet and I got pregnant soon after I finished the diet. I gained so much and kept on putting it on. My daughter will be 17 this months and its time to lose the baby weight, plus. When I had my first daughter 22 years ago, I lost a couple of lbs after I had her. Anyway the depression really started after I gained the weight with my 17 yr old daughter and I had moved from NJ to PA. I missed my friend in NJ and was faaaaaaaaaaaaaat and tired. You are right everything won't change magically, but I think I will feel more confident; like i did before this big weight gain. And I just wanted to hear others stories about how they felt. Thank you for your reply. Adele