Lawyer1732

I have also been a big guy.  When I married my wife, I weighed about 270 lbs but it was weight I could live with as I worked out and tried to stay fit.  After marriage, however, and then going on to law school, the weight came on gradually.  Eventually, I found myself hovering between 330-340.  I yo-yo dieted for 4-5 years, getting down to around 290-300 and then shooting back to 330-340 quickly.  One graduating school, it became even more difficult.  I found myself on the road doing highly stressful work 1/4 to 2/3 of every month.  I gave up on working out, and all meals consisted of restaurants or fast food.  That last 18 months before being banded, I completely gave up.  I balooned to 381 lbs before starting my pre-op diet.  Getting banded was not fun.  It hurt more than I thought it would in recovery, and recovery lasted longer than I had expected.  The first few days I questioned the wisdom of what I had done.  But after a week, I slowly started to feel much, much better.  I am glad I wasn't given the complete details on recovery as I might have been scared off of doing this.  This was one of the best decisions I have ever made!