marineliebe

I'm pre band too...I should be all banded up sometime in May! And I am sooo looking forward to it. I am so tired of being fat. I have all my consultations on April 28th, and I will get my surgery date then! It's getting close! woo-hoo! :huh2:

bikini of course anytime! my AIM sn is: MarineLiebe17 email is same at aol.com i'ed love to have someone to chat with...honestly, i think my dad is getting tired of me always wanting to talk lol. but like i said, hes really the only person that i have to talk to right now (besides this board!) i havn't told very many people...i don't want to deal with any negitive reactions i might have to deal with.

Hey all, I'm 5'5" and 260lbs. My goal is 150, and once I reach that, maybe another goal of 130 :biggrin2: I would like to be an 8...maybe 10. and in my wildest dreams a 6. but i would be extreemly happy at a 8/10. I would like to lose 100lbs in a year.

hey bikini, I'm 22, live in washington state, pre-band! I know what your going though. I had to talk my dad around (took me over a year) but he finally understands and is very supportive. Hes going to all my apts with me etc. my mom on the other hand is and always has been thin. and she doesn't understand. my dad has talked to her and she says she supports me...but it still feel like sometimes that she doesn't. i'm pretty scared about the surgery...mostly about going under. but i have tried everything and i want to be able to live my life. the most common regret that i hear is that ppl didn't get the band sooner. so here i am!

dito to all of that plus: i can't wait to have self-confidence again!:laugh: i can't wait to feel beautiful for once in my life!:tt1: i can't wait to be able to go upstairs without feeling winded! :w00t:

I started getting really chubby in middle school. I lost about 60 pounds in my jr. year of high school on weight watchers, but gained it again my senior year. It's kinda been all downhill from there. Just kept putting on weight. Every now and then I lose 20lbs here and there, but I always gain it back plus some.

Jessica thanks so much for putting it this way! I feel much better looking at it as "the glass is half full." You are so right..I'ed much rather go under now, than later when I'm more overweight and have a much higher risk of something happening. Plus...the surgery is short, I think my doc said like 45 min...thats a pretty short time to be under. Thanks!

Jessica, I totally understand what you (and everyone else) is feeling. One minute I'm scared, then excited, then worried. Sometimes I'm thinking what the hell I'm getting myself into! I'm pretty sure I will be ok with the pain after. What has me REALLY scared in the general anesthesia. My dad is a personal injury lawyer and he keeps telling me how dangerous anesthesia is and how I'm taking a big risk by going under it. He (and my mom) keep saying that you shouldn't go under it unless you HAVE to. Its really freaking me out. At the same time though, I feel like I'm willing to take that risk rather than keep living the way I am. I feel bad physically and mentally and its hard to do things. I hear ya girl! I'm scared too. :biggrin:

hmm well I know that they come to Bellingham once or twice a month and do fills here (I live in Bellingham) so I'm hoping that it won't be too bad to get into see them when they come to B'ham. :biggrin:

So I went on a bike ride with my dad today and man....I did not realize how out of shape I am! I remember being a kid and it was so easy to ride a bike...and today I was being outstriped by 8 year olds! It was really depressing actually. I havn't been on a bike in about 6 years, and I kept having to stop. And the seat hurt my butt. :biggrin:

you could take them to a womens consignment store and either use the credit to get clothes from there in your NEW :eek: size, or you can take the cash from them. I plan to do that while I'm losing, just keep swaping out the clothes that become too big for me for smaller ones with my credit, and then when I'm at goal, I'll go shopping at my fav stores! :thumbup:

yay! go nothwest! representing belllingham here! lol :thumbup:

thanks this helps a lot...i'm going to ask my surgen if i can see and touch both of them.

hey KammiI live in Bellingham! But I will be driving to to NWWLS once a month for the support groups. :sad_smile: but i'm alway happy to get to know others that are going through the same thing as me, a lot of times it seem like people that arn't just don't understand. if you ever want to meet up let me know! :scared2: