beena

There are days where I hesitate to even think about getting the band and there are others where i am excited for the unknown!! I have managed to make a few calls today with the dietition and the physicion that the surgeon reccomended for me (man I cant spell today) Im not thinking straight!!!Anyway you get the drift! Either way I really know in my heart that something needs to be done about my huge weight problem that has been haunting me forever! I remember the days when I was 100kg (about 220lbs) and now I wish i was back there instead of being 131kg (288lbs) If i can manage to get off 132lbs (60kg) which is a huge ask I will be happy. That will bring me down to 70kg which is (154lbs) That for my height is still big but It would be true bliss. I have yet to meet a banster that has lost this amount of weight anyone out there with this success your motivation will be appreciated!:thumbup:

Hello all , congratulations to you all for either making a decision or just even trying to do something about it! As for me i have made 3 appointments and cancelled them because im scared of the unknown! You will be happy to know i have finally woke up to myself and have got an appointment on feb 18th which i have every intention of attending! For all you who are banded what should i ask the Doctor that you feel you should of asked but never did! and now know from getting the band? Iam scared because I dont want to fail like all the other diets ive tried and and I know "its a tool", I know I have to work with it and i know its a life style change and I know i need to make the effort! but lets face it im not this big because I want to be!!! What has made this different from everything else you guys have tried? My main motivation is Im 28 and will soon be 29 and then 30! and thats where I draw the line !!! Ive gone through childhood, my teens and my 20s and no no no !!! Its not gonna happen Well If I Can help it ...not my 30s!! So thank you for your support over the last 6 months its been a decision in progress which i believe i have finally made! So any suggestions on qusetions to ask the Doctor and the comparison to other things tried feel free!!! CHEERS Beena:rolleyes2::rolleyes2::eek::rolleyes2:

Well where do i start im a young mum ( or mom for everyone else) Never have time for myself and have always been big!!! I spend the first half of the year dieting and the second part putting it all back on!!! cant be good!! I figured i will soon be 30(next year) and well Im just not prepared to spend my 30s this big! I have a good 150lbs which is about 60kg to loose and I have every intention of doing it. I have made and cancelled 3 appointments because it is such a dastic step for me but its something that needs to be done and a I know in my heart that it will be the right thing to do! Im worried that I will fail! just like all the other diets ive ever been on but this is a lifestyle change and just a tool I need to get my head around it all! I have an appointment that im actually looking forward to on the 18th feb08 and if any bandsters out there have any suggestions on what to ask on your first visit that would be really great. Well wishing you all the very best of luck on your journeys well done for doing what is right for you! And to " banded and feeling great " well done mate all the best to you as well Cheers:cool2:

Im not sure what you mean by the seminar not being "well reaserched" On my part I had called the office and asked 10000 questions about the seminar. On their part No they did not do a very good job holding and reaserching the appropriate information needed for future patients. I dont care how many obese people there are in the world! I just wanted to know how the band works and how it will work for me. Thank you for the offer its nice to know that there are great people on this site that are willing to answer questions if they are silly or not! As for me I will do this eventually just not right now. I really dont feel as though im in the right state of mind as of yet. Ive recently had a baby so Im concentrating on being a mother of 2 kids under the age of 3 at the moment, keeping in mind that it will be my turn to shine in the year 2008. A new year with new challenges and new goals. So I truly thank you for being there with me through this rollar coaster of challenges I face. I will definatley be asking questions along the way. thanks

Went t a seminar held in Essendon (Victoria) was a little put off by the way they generalised! The psychologist basically said that all overweight peple are depressed, housebound and unsocial. I was really mad!!! I might be big but im not unsocial have plenty of friends and am certainly not housebound. Yeah sure sometimes I get depressed by the way I look but Im not to the point where I just cant live!!! I then called the surgeon and cancelled my appointment!!! The Doctor I choose had nothing to do with the seminar so i will still go with him when the time is right I need to do alot more soul searching first

At a very large size i have a big decision to make. Today I finally took the first step and made it to my first appointment to meet the suregon. He seemed really nice and Im hoping that all goes well. The next step is to see a dietision and another doctor who will assess me. Im hoping that there are no regrets but it is something I need to do.:car: ..... but its doing my head in.

At a very large size i have a big decision to make. Today I finally took the first step and made it to my first appointment to meet the suregon. He seemed really nice and Im hoping that all goes well. The next step is to see a dietision and another doctor who will assess me. Im hoping that there are no regrets but it is something I need to do.:eek: ..... but its doing my head in.

I am opting for the band because the other is so final and invasive. ive heard the weight does come off quicker with the bypass not sure if thats true! but if it is as long as the weight comes off by working together with the band then who cares!! Its up to you at the end of the day! Ive got 150lbs to get rid of and as far as i can work out it should take me beween 1 to 2 years if i work with the band by getting most out of it! I mean by doing all the right things to achieve my goal. I have such a long journey and Im sure there will be good and bad days!!! but from what i can understand from talking to these guys that have already been banded a journey worth taking. My advice to u :)is jump on the chat room and ask as many questions as you can everyone is great and seem really happy to help. all the best

Hey nice to see another Aussie here! Welcome! Im at pretty much the same stage as you Im going to a seminar on the 15th August. Im from Melbourne! these guys are great and so very helpful. As for me Im a 28 year old female and need to do something about my situation fast. From what i have read and learnt from just chatting to everyone on here, this also seems the best option for me! Its a tool Ive been told 10000000000 times a tool that will only help and the rest of it is up to you, but i think its is a tool that will work for people like myself who has no idea what a small portion size is:lol: Anyway if you enter the chat room they are great and very helpful. All the best with what ever you decide to do.

Magic i havnt had the band but will not judge you either way, and really no one should! Obviously the concern is your health and what might happen if you eat too much with the band. I first would go see my doctor. :paranoid We have all had or are considering to have the band for a reason and that reason is to loose the weight whether its for health reasons or self of steam you might need to really get in touch with yourself and workout why you got it in the first place. From what i have read its not a magic tool that fixes everything i guess that is why im taking so long to decide if this is the right option for me!. What i plan to do is get the band and then go on a controlled shake diet. Im not sure where you are from but we have a local phamisist that promotes the tony ferguson diet and has dietitions weigh you each week. Even if you can maybe go on weight watchers like someone had already suggested. Mate like i said im not here to judge just help Im no expert and not banded so might be out of place here but im just telling you what i plan to do. After all its such a drastic measure to take, any surgury is, we may as well get the most out of it. My problem is bordem eating! so i plan to take up a hobby to keep me busy as well. Once Ive covered all my floors and loopholes I m hoping i will be ok. GOOD LUCK to you !! ALL THE BEST:)

hey mark not yet banded but hopeful going to surgeon on the 16 august Just wondering if you were put on a waiting list I have private HI but wasnt sure if still needed to be on a list!! You have done so well Im 126kg so even more then you were when you started Need to get this fat off!!! and soon!!! anyway nice to see another Aussie on here you should join in on the chat room there is never anyone but me from Australia on there.

What a great line the band cant tell between fish and ice cream really hit home for me.:confused: u r right!!

Appology accepted!!! :confused: I think i can learn from you and others as long as the dumb questions that I ask are also accepted. Its a scary process that I guess we all go through at some point "to band or not to band" so those of us in this stage need to know as much as we can. Sometimes the infomation is scrambled cos some can eat certain things and some cant it gets a little confusing at times. It wasnt just you I was refering to but i really appreciate your nice appology I hope in future I can learn from your experiences with the band.:grouphug:

Just reading the posts and find it sad that some of us get on our "high horses" to those who have questions dumb or not!!! :biggrin1:(No one in particular either just in general!!!)We are still just learning and I m sure we have all been through that stage. I for one will be there to answer any questions silly or not when i have got the knowledge behind me. I am not yet banded and am in the process of doing so. I do want to thank those of you that have really truly helped me make the decision with your experiences which is all i have to go on. No doctor who hasnt had the band no matter how many they have done can tell me the true side of it only you can those of you who live with it everyday,!! hence why im on this website. Even when i may of asked what has seemed like stupid questions at times. You guys were there to answer them and make me feel like that this journey is one that i must take but not alone.<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" /> <br /> so THANKS:rolleyes::car::p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

I noticed your post in may about loving soup and realising why the band works i was wndering ifthings have gotten better for you and if you have any regrets ??? hows the weight lost??? not yet banded hesitant!!!

So Im not yet at any stage going tomorrow to speak to the doctor about banding but have gathered enough info i feel to make a decision!!!! The liquid stage sounds really scary and a true challenge!!!! I too am sick of yoyo dieting and just need a long term thing I need something like the band to disipline me and make me eat small sizes. This is it Im taking the plunge. All I ask from everyone who reads this that has been banded is ANY REGRETS??????????

:kiss Yes here is a debate for the bansters !!! Do you tell everyone or those close to you? or do you keep your mouth shut completly? Do you need the support or will you feel as though that you are being watched like a hawlk? Me personally feel that its no ones business but my own! My husband is there to support me and he doesnt judge me! I feel if I tell my mother and father and sisters and brothers things could get out of hand!! Im at the point now where the lapband is my last resort and if all else fails im just meant to be BIG!! I mean the world and everything in it comes in all different shapes and sizes right!!! I have disscussed my plans with my parents and my sister and a few friends but am not prepared to admit that I have gone through with it until the time is right and i make that step to have the surgery. Thats if it ever is!!! I m sure many of you out there need the support of everyone and that is great for you but I know what the past has been like for me! I went on Jenny Craig about 4 times and each time i lost 30lbs which really doesnt show on someone my size I never got the compliments I deserved even from the ones that knew. On top of that ive been told on many occasions that it obviously doesnt work! well not for me anyway but im sure it has for some. i just dont want the same opinions and pressure put on me again. GOOD LUCK TO ALL:kiss

Thanks for the feedback how are you finding it any regrets?

Thats my delema i dont even want to tell my parents who see me everyday incase i fail and then there is the issue of one of my sisters who has the biggest mouth my mother will feel the need to tell her and it will end up on the front page of the enquirer!!!!!! I also need support!!! so Im in a pickle. I have discussed it with my mom and husband and younger sister ive even told a couple of my friends what Im planning to do but i think when it comes to the time i might just keep it a secret. I to dont want to be judged after all im doing this for me and me only and do not need people watching my every move and I really believe that that will be the case. I really need to think long and hard and i suggest you do to cos as its already been said once you tell you cant untell and thats the hardest part. Good luck in what ever you choose to do!!

:):):):):) Sometimes its good to smile and appreciate what you got. I challenge everyone who reads this post to stop and think about all the wonderful things you have that make you smile. I for one forget sometimes about my wonderful family and how lucky iam to have them around.... No matter what the reason we decide to get banded just know that you are you and you are loved by the ones closest to you for just being YOU SMILE AND HAVE A NICE DAY:rolleyes:

GOOD to hear I think that she also needs to walk a day in the shoes of a mother of two under the age of 3 and see if she has time to get up at 6am and workout and feed the kids... Im sure they are out there im just not one of them

No mate not yet banded but hopeful just getting losts of information first then I will make a decision. From Australia.

SO how are you doing its been a few weeks by the look of some of these posts and doesnt seem to be anymore. Im interested in how you are doing cos Im yet to be banded and feel the same way you seem to Its a decision im in the process of making so i need some advice. How much weight have you lost since eing banded? ALL THE BEST TO YOU

What has posessed me to make a decion that will in tern effect the rest of my life!! I really do not know how all this has came about!:omg: But the rest of my life hopfully will be longer then the path im currently on if i dont do something about this weight! Im 126kg which is around 270lbs OUCH!!! I cant remember getting here its a long life journey that needs to end. I do know too much food and no working out=ME!!!!! Im currently depressed and frankly have no real motivation to do anything this is my last option and if it fails well so be it Im just meant to be big!:hungry: i know there will be some of you that say that i should think positive. My response to that is Well here iam making a dramatic lifestyle choice and its a big step for me so cut me some slack! LOL . I think im in denyal and i never thought I was until I tried to hide myself under loads of makeup today to make myself look attractive! but it doesnt work anymore I cant hide the fat that has built up over 28 years under foundation. I cant hide it under my size 26 clothes and i cant hide it from myself anymore. My husband is supportive but i find it offencive that he is. I mean i think he must think im ugly and fat and must secretly be repulsed by me!! But if he wasnt supportive i would be angery at him!! POOR GUY;)!!! Im in a pickle confused about who im and what I want to be but if anything i need to do this for myself and for my life i dont wont to be another statistic and i certainly dont want to see the day where my 2boys get ridiculled cos there mother is fat. So i picked up the phone and made the first step wish me luck my journey starts on the 16 Aug where i will meet the Doctor for the first time!!

Thank you for the encouragement If i can ask how much do you need to loose and how have you gone so far?