praehpour

Top weight 342lbs.  Pre-op Weight 330lbs.  Surgery Date: 3/24/10.  Now 6/15/10 - 305lbs.  4 adjustments.   I have been fat all my life but people always said I carried it well.  As I told each person that said that.  Thanks - It sure feels heavy.  Most of my life I have been around 280lbs and slowly without really noticing I topped at 342lbs and ended up in the hospital with a serious case of diverticulitus.  I turned 40.  I realized that my beautiful wife and 2 little girls ages 4 and 2 were the ones that would suffer from my health - not me.  Until this hospital stay I had a clean bill of health.  No real problems yet except that I was tired all the time.  Sure the issues were coming.  A fatty liver and I am sure diabetes is around the corner.  The real problems are going to be here soon if I didn't act.  I'm guessing I would die 10 years before I should and not enjoy the years that I am living.  Like most, I have tried to curb my bad eating habits with every diet that's out there.  I don't want to be this way.   I don't want to be fat.  But everytime I pick up a pizza or a soda it feels like I need it.  I decided that I had to do something more drastic and got the Lapband.  This is not easy and I have just begun.  It seems that this 4th adjustment is working and I finally have some restriction.  The restriction and the encouragement of my Doctor is keeping me motivated.  My goal is 210lbs but my real goal that I don't tell anyone is that I want to live.    - Paul R.