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Thanks for the concern. But it's been under control for over 7 years now. I appreciate your concern though.

the only thing I left out was that I struggled with bulimia. I know it wasn't something I should have left out, but its something I finally have under control and I didn't want surgery to get pushed back.

thank youuuu

I love selfies cause I hate full body shots haha

My surgeon talked down the lap-band in the WLS Orientation last year, I actually felt kind of uncomfortable. I thought it was crazy, I see how most of the surgeons in this area are doing the sleeve, above gastric and band. Does anyone else see this trend? I love the 'reversable' aspect of it, JUST IN CASE. not that I would ever want to reverse this surgery (which will hopefully be in March!) but its just so crazy to me that the doctors would try to sway you to a much more invasive procedure. just my opinion, anyone else agree?

I LOVE old navy's yoga pants and capris. I'm 300 lbs/5'7" and an extra large fits well, they also have a fold over band that doesn't slip but also doesn't squeeze anything I usually just wear t shirts to the gym, but I think they have some cute workout tanks in plus size as well. They're all a pretty good price too

Thanks guys! I won't let the stupid comments get me down, people just need to check their filters every once in awhile!

ugh, "you've got a pretty face" has been said to me more times than I'd like to remember. My mom gets SUPER jealous when I lose any weight, so I'm sure he comments will come rolling in after the surgery. My dad always mentions how much weight since last time I've seen him, so I'll be interested to see what he says now. Thanks everyone for the comments, it's a shame people just can't be happy for you. Now if I could just get my mother in law (to be) to stop telling everyone I'm getting the surgery

yes, i'm so happy I have a super supportive fiancé, as well. I've talked to her about a lot of stuff and I wanted to let her know why I would be missing some work days, because I usually never take time off. I only bring it up when they ask me. I guess I should have kept it to myself! Thanks for the support everyone! I would never let anyone discourage me from getting this surgery.. I've been thinking about it since my 18th birthday, but I just can't get over how rude some people can be about it.

that's exactly what I thought.

yay! congrats!!! i'm sure the liquids are getting boring, but it will be SO worth it in the end! I cant wait to get my band! (still haven't waiting on one more month of my 12 month program.. wahhh)

so excited for everyone!! hopefully my date will be late feb/early march. my insurance requires 12 months with a health coach, which is feb 13.. so this has been a LONGGG process for me! good luck to all the feb bandsters!

ugh, that's awesome!!! i'm on month 11 out for 12! its seemed like forever and has also gone seemed fast in certain aspects! i'm wrapping up doctors appts (psych eval, general doctor, h pylori test) now, cant wait get approved and get my date!

this is my plan of attack! I've always been most successful with a low carb diet, and hope the lap-band will restrict the binging that comes a few months later!

just wanted to say hi and introduce myself! its always nice hearing from people my age (in my 20s) and their experiences and how everything has worked out for them! i'm about 1 1/2 months out from completing my 12 month supervised coaching program through anthem cova care. I have two of my doctors appts on jan 6 and I hope to talk to my doctor to see when we can get this ball rolling! this has been such a long process, i'm so anxious to just get the surgery over with! please feel free to add me as a friend, I would love all the support I can get

I'm currently 1 1/2 months out from lap-band surgery (*HOPEFULLY*) from a 12 month coach program because of insurance requirements. My fiancés mom had the sleeve 2 years ago and will only tell me the negative from her experience.. it doesn't seem like shes trying to discourage me, but more like scare me (?), maybe? i'm not sure. she originally lost around 60 lbs, but then started to gain because she constantly Snacks on chips and nuts because most other food gets 'stuck' my question for you all: what foods get stuck the worst with the band? are there anything I should avoid eating altogether? It looks like I may try to go low-carb for the most part, only because I get very bad heart-burn/gerd when eating large amounts or carbs (fruit included). What are your favorite meals? I just want to be prepared as possible for this experience so I can be as successful as I know I can be. I have about 120 to lose, so I know I need to be diligent during this process and not get discouraged easily.