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Congratulations!!! Hope it goes well for you.

I just went through here and saved a bunch of recipes that sounded good to me. I'm not so afraid of doing the mushie stage now! Thanks everyone. It is nice to have normal meals and just go on to puree them. If I come up with anything, I will for sure post them here!

It was so many different things for me. I started researching this, out of curiosity, wondering how it would be to have a "normal" sized body. What really triggered me was a variety of things. I went to an amusement park and could hardly fit on a ride. The lap bar would barely stay on. My nephew had to PUSH it down as hard as he could to look it into place. My butt could hardly fit into the seat. I went to Six Flags in GA and the seat belt wasn't long enough, I had to get off the ride in front of my family and everyone standing there, because they don't have seatbelts "big enough" for someone like me. I am tired of going on airplanes and having to ask for a longer seatbelt, going down the aisle (barely) and having people look at me like "don't let her sit here, please, PLEASE don't put me next to the fat chick." Having people tell me I'm so pretty, I have pretty eyes/face/skin, but the topic about my body was taboo. I'm tired of not wanting to go places because I'll be sore the next day and/or I'll be out of breath walking around. I want to WANT to go shopping and not look for the biggest size they have. Most of all, I want a long lifespan. I want to experience my life to the fullest. I want to have a husband, children, a successful job, and just be happy. With my weight now, that isn't going to happen. My final trigger was being sent to the ER with two kidney stones/kidney infection, and hearing I had a slightly fatty liver at EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD. Excuse my rant. :huytsao

I used to work at Walgreens and we'd have items up front to push and try to sell to customers. One month it was the Snickers with almonds, so this lady who was as skinny as could be and you could tell she had money. She was a frequent customer and I'd seen her there many times, but never came up to me. Anyway, she came up to me and she asked about the bars, if we made a lot of money off of those. I said yes and that they tasted really good. She looked down at them, back up at me, looked me up and down and said, "I can tell." She said it without any hint of guilt in her voice. I just kind of stood there, in disbelief and finished with her, then had a girl come up to cover me while I had tears forming. It was one of the rudest things I have ever had to deal with.. Our mananger told her to never come back again into our store.

Hello everybody!! My name is Lynette and I am 18, nearing 19 years old. I am from Knoxville, TN. I have fought obesity for as long as I can remember. I am 5'4 and 279lbs, I have researched lapband for the past year or so. Before a trip earlier this year, my sister brought it up and said my mom, her, and I should all get the surgery done as we are all overweight and have tried to diet and failed many times. I kind of let that thought go for awhile and on the 3rd of July, I ended up in the ER with two kidney stones and a massive kidney infection. I also found out that I had a slightly fatty liver most likely due to my weight. Then my sister told us that there would be a seminar at an area hospital and we told her to sign us up. I go tomorrow and am so interested in what they will say! They also talked about pre-approving there, so wish us luck! I have gone through these forums and everyone seems so nice and open. I hope it is that way for me. Thanks!

Thank you!!! I actually was 272 today, I don't know where those 9 pounds went but YESSS!! I went to the seminar today and it was amazing. Luckily, I have done so much research on it and knew I was well informed, but learned a lot of things today and learned their requirements. I can't gain any more weight than I was today before my surgery, which now I'm worried about any food I eat. I have a lot of forms to fill out and need to call my insurance. I am so excited though!!

This is making me nervous about my upcoming psych evaluation. I don't want to sit down and have my past analyzed, I just want to let them know I understand the risks, I know this is going to effect all aspects of my life, etc. I'm hoping I can get a recommendation from my PCP or the team I am going to be doing this journey with. It is worth it though.