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Hi Everyone! I am going to be banded on 10/15/08. I am nervous and excited but feeling great.:smile2:

I have my lapband. I am loosing weight. I am not perfect but better than I was. Today I realized that maybe, I have a device in me that will not allow me to hide behind my fat and make excuses the rest of my life. I had my lapband placed on 10/15/08. I am loosing weight. My pants are baggy and so are my tops. And I am still loosing. I stopped drinking alchol and sugar laden beverages. yet still it is hard for me to cope. I am not going back to soda but I am drinking liqour when I feel I can't cope. I have not been on the board since right after surgery. But life is interceding and I need support. But I may be to late in the since that I failed at a non weight related task today and on Thursday I have another and maybe my problem of speaking in front of large crowds is something I have to accept and not try to advance my career in human resources because I do not knOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! iT Was.

I was banded on 10/15/08. Everything went smoothly no complications I received a 10 cc band. the Dr. told my husband that my stomach was small after the surgery was completed. When I spoke to him he said everything went great and that the surgery was very easy. Now this is the third day from the surgery and I have no real appetite. I am forcing myself to eat, diet shakes with added whey protein are the easiet. I am also eating cottage cheese and I am going to start baby food in the morning. How did everyone else do right after surgery. I really have no appetite at all. This is a strange sensation for me. LOL Even when I am sick I could always eat. LOL I still can't believe am here everything seems so much brighter.:w00t:

I am glad everyone is doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess I may go back to work tomorrow maybe not. LOL That is a real bummer on the appetite though. But even though I am kinda having cravings I am sticking to diet shakes, cottage cheese, baby food, and cream of wheat so far and having no problems. I am also taking the proteing bullets and it seems to help with my feeling full. What is everyone else eating? My incisions are doing well. I am going to try and walk tonite. I have lost 15lbs so far. I gained 11 before surgery:sad:. It feels good to be on the loosing side again.

Rulooknatme sounds great and it is nice to meet someone with the same surgery date. I do not have to do a preop diet but I am. I am going to being doing the new life style protein meal replacement shakes and a healthy meal a day. I am really nervous but more excited to be getting this fresh start at weightloss with a tool I believe is really going to help me. Talk to you real soon.

Thanks for the well wishes everyone! Kygirl31 I posted in the forum too. Good luck to everyone. I know we will all be successful.:thumbup:

Hi! I am going to be banded on 10/15. I could have done it a little earlier but had a prior obligation. I am super excited. Nervous but happy.:smile2:

The message was a little to long and emotional.

Hi everyone! I am new to writing on the site but have been reading posts for awhile. I am really torn. I started off not knowing what to do. GB or LB and decided on LB. But then I started to relalize during my 6 month required weightloss program that maybe I should do GB. But I now have a 27 month old and a 11 month old that I do not want to take the chance of not seeing again. I know that it could happen for any reason. But it was a hard fought battle to have these two angels. But to be around for their highschool grad I have to do something. I have a lot of issues that I have delt with to the best of my ability that has contributed to my being morbidly obese. Two of the main things sexual abuse and emotional abuse as a child and young adult. I had also been bullimic for several of my teen years but I stopped that at 21 and now I am 37. I also stopped the emotional abuse. I am now in a loving marriage. But my old eating and not exwecise habits persist. I have lost 11lbs since I started the program 4 five months ago but I am stuck mainly by fear on not knowing what to do. I know weigh 310 from 323 but need to loose 5 % of my body weight for surgery and I only have 2 weeks to go. So far compared to my past I am a striking success. I have lost weight and maintained it for almost six months. But I don't know what to do when it comes to which weightloss tool to try. I am seeking help and advice if anyone out there has some for me.:ohmy:

Thanks for the replies everyone it really helps and is very much appreciated.:biggrin2: