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[USAF wife 6]

Hey y'all my name is Shawnte, I am 34 years old and I am ready to begin a new lifestyle change. I am over weight and have been for some time now. I have started diets and didn't complete them. I have gone to the gym which was also a fail. I am familiar with the lap band and recently had my PCM put in a referral. Good news is I received my approval letter and now I am so anxious to get this ball rolling. My husband will be deploying soon and what a better time to focus and take better care of myself. I have a few questions like starting what do I do now?!? I did attend a seminar a while back ago and have no problem attending another one. Any input or advice is greatly appreciated. I am looking for inspirational stories as well as becoming friends with anyone that has had or getting ready to have the lap band procedure.

[Holly Dolly 575]

Welcome Shawnte! Good for you for getting the ball rolling! I can tell you this has been the best thing I have done for myself. This will be my last weightloss journey! I was self paid, so it took a month from my first seminar to the day of surgery. I wish you a speedy process!

[USAF wife 6]

Thank you for the encouragement Holly.

[#MagicWithinme 173]

my doctor recommended my lapband journey, it has awesome information, videos , a place to start writing down what you eat, and it will calculate your Protein, fats,carbs after a while you will start to see a pattern, I still go back to it.

good luck!

[doctordiva 1]

Congratulations on making this decision! I just had my surgery 1/19 and I am so happy so far with the results. I think your next step is to sit and talk with a surgeon. They will set you up with a nutritionist and help you plan for the days ahead.

Once my approval was done, I set my surgery date. Then I had to have a pre-op physical and meet with the nutritionist. My surgeon asks his patients to follow a pre-op diet for two weeks before the surgery. I was able to lose 12 pounds and that really boosted my confidence going into the surgery. I have lost another 6 pounds in the 10 days since surgery.

Good luck. You will find so much information here on these discussion boards.

Linda

[USAF wife 6]

Hello Linda. Congratulations on your weight loss. I was able to make an appointment with the hospital which is on Feb 9 I am so excited for the changes to come.

[ErinMarie 186]

I would highly suggest you seek out any local WLS support groups as well! they are a great help even if not everyone has lap band! Good luck! And I hope your husband stays safe where ever he is going!