Frustrated and need a little support...

[msde83 0]

i know what you mean, my boyfriend is completely supportive, but my girlfriends dont understand why i can't just exercise more... i have a gym membership and go about 4 times a week, it makes me feel good, but i have been in a stalemate, stuck at 275lbs for years... no matter what i do, i can't seem to lose anything and though i eat too much on occasion, 5 days a week i eat really healthy. i have decided to be banded but my work schedule conflicts with informational session times and I can't just pick a doctor out of the yellow pages can i?

i digress...

you know yourself better than anyone else. if you want this to work for you, then my personal feeling is that you can. i've watched my co-worker go from a chunky monkey like me to a beautiful and thin beach babe.

i want that and know i can do it. i have faith in you.

[katwmn63 0]

i too have the same story as you and panda and many others here. my husband finaly came around to accepting i was doing this (the first few months i didn't tell him about my inquiries and consult), and when i lost 10 pounds during my 10-day preop, i got alot of "if you can lose weight now why do you need the surgery?". my daughters brought me to surgery yesterday, not my husband.... like i said "accepting", but i still ca't say supportive. my closest friends too are positive for my sake, trying to be spportive, but they all would "never do it".

my support is my dad, daughters and this site... and my absolute biggest supporter is ME!!! i did it for me and to be a healthier more participating parent in the lives of my 4 kids.

do it for YOU, your success is for YOU. the rest, your husband included, will see your success and be proud of you for it in the end i'm sure

[DocQuinn 0]

:rolleyes2:Dear Frustrated,

I am going to get my lapband in Nov. late Nov. I NEED to get my health back, and my blood pressure down. At this

point for me, I will feel better, look better, and not worry about having the strokes my mother had. I don't know how

it will feel to eat so differently, and I will need support , but I have a chance at a new me. Remember negitive thoughts, are just that and we don't need them. DO this for YOU, not

anyone else, you are worth this! You are the one that will change, and maybe others will do the same after they see you and feel your Joy. We should pray for one another.:thumbdown:

Life style change Yes, but change is good and much needed.

Love You. Keep your chin up, and know what YOU want.