Imkia2

My fiancé and I are both attending a Lab-Band seminar at the end of this month (March 31)...We're both super excited about this. I'm putting together a list of questions that I want to ask. If anyone has ANY suggested questions that I need to ask, please let me know!

Hello! I've just joined this group today... I'm not sure where to start so I guess I'll start from the beginning. I'm 31 years old, 5'2, I weigh about 300 lbs. I haven't weighed myself for about a year now... Anytime I've gone to the Dr. Im in "good health"... I HAVE been warned that I am Pre-diabetic...so that is a MAJOR issues that I must address. I started gaining weight when I was 11 years old as I was going through puberty. Before that, I was a small skinny little girl. But, I've been over weight my entire adult life. When I was 19 years old I was told by a Dr that I had PCOS. I do have some of the symptums of PCOS such as facial hair, darker areas on my body and I also have irregular periods. I've never been an over eater nor have I been an emotional eater. Most people I know eat more than I do but it doesn't matter I stay fat. I've worked out every day for 6 months straight and didn't lose a pound. I've gone vegetarian for a year and lost a total of 25 lbs. I've had a personal trainer put me on diets and the results were minimal. I am about to get married...I want to have children and I feel that I cannot have children being this size. There's to many risks for me and mostly for the baby. I want to be able to have children, healthy children and I want to be able to play with them and live a long, healthy, life with my family. I'm seriously considering the Lap-band Surgery. I am terrified of what would happen if I actually did lose weight and be the size I should be... as I have no idea what it's like to actually be small. I've NEVER shopped at a "normal size" clothing store, I'm in absolute pain when I wear high heels and that is IF i can actually find a pair that fit my chubby feet. I've never been able to cross my legs like a lady and I've never been able to wear a lot of jewelry as my hands are so chubby, my wrists are thick and my neck is kinda fat too. I've been doing my own research for a few months now about Gastric bypass vs Lap-Banding. For me it seems that I'm rather do the banding. I guess I'm just wondering if this would work for me being someone who's very over weight but I've never had much success with anything that I've tried. Thanks so much! ~Kia

Besty, thank you so much for your input! Although it's hard to admit, I think you're right. The frustrating part is that I started gaining weight when my eating habits hadn't changed. But, now, I usually only eat twice a day and one of those times is pretty late at night. I work in a job where my hours are from 2pm-11pm. Something I do notice is that whenever I do eat, it doesn't take much before I'm full. I've been told that because of the foods I eat as well as the fact that I only eat two times a day my body is in constant starvation? I truly think my metabolism is completely out of wack! The trouble is, I've tried so many things and nothing seems to give me any REAL results. I admit I've grown tired of this constant battle. The Lap-Band really seems like something that COULD work for me...the fact that it's less invasive on my body, the recovery time is faster, attempting to get pregnant after this seems to have better odds and I'd rather lose at a slower steady pace so my body can adjust... Gastric Bypass scares the crap out of me!