Hi there Justplaintired,your name gives it all away,lol........I comprehend what you are talking about,I can't say that I understand because I think I am one of the most healthiest fatest person around,I dont have any thing wrong yet besides fybromyalgia and osteo-arthuritis due to my weight,I have nothing else but it kinda scares me because everytime I go to the doctors I look for then to tell me that something is wrong,my mom has highblood,my dad was pretty healthy until he got prostate cancer ,now my sister is fighting cancer,and I lost a sister 5yrs ago had kidney disease,she was 44,my age now...WOW...so Im wondering what do I have to loose but weight....I have my 1st doctors appt on Jan 10th,I already went to my siminar,what a learning exp,,wonderful info...so I guess I am as ready as you are....hey I hope we can share stories later...good luck..camille01

Justplaintired...trust me I know what you feel like. I posted a blog recently where I mentioned that the greatest gift about the lapband was getting back some of my energy. It is such a wonderful feeling. I had to "push" to do anything before my surgery. Now....I am down 53 lbs and feel like the enegizer bunny. I still have about 95 lbs to go to get to my goal weight. Although, that goal could change as I get closer. My family has all commented on how much more I am able to do. You will get there. Keep perservering and it will happen. It is a journey that we just keep focused on to make it happen!

Well one of the best things you did was find this sight! You will find so much support here it is incredible!!! We are a huge family here. You can ask anything here and get answers from all kinds of people that have been there. Some of us are just starting this journey, some are in different stages of their journey and then there are others in the maintenance stage of the journey.

I understand the need for energy..I have a 3 year old son...I am in the maintenance stage now. I was banded 11/23/9 and lost 130 lbs. On most days I can keep up with my son.

I wish you the best on your journey!!

Hi there Justplaintired,your name gives it all away,lol........I comprehend what you are talking about,I can't say that I understand because I think I am one of the most healthiest fatest person around,I dont have any thing wrong yet besides fybromyalgia and osteo-arthuritis due to my weight,I have nothing else but it kinda scares me because everytime I go to the doctors I look for then to tell me that something is wrong,my mom has highblood,my dad was pretty healthy until he got prostate cancer ,now my sister is fighting cancer,and I lost a sister 5yrs ago had kidney disease,she was 44,my age now...WOW...so Im wondering what do I have to loose but weight....I have my 1st doctors appt on Jan 10th,I already went to my siminar,what a learning exp,,wonderful info...so I guess I am as ready as you are....hey I hope we can share stories later...good luck..camille01

Hi Camille,

Thanks for your response. I always thought I was healthy and then all of a sudden everytime I am checked out they find something wrong with me! Sheesh! I do notice though that lately I feel winded more than I ever did. I am one of those that carry most of my weight on my torso... I guess I'm an apple? LOL I always think that is such a strain on the heart. I hope this year brings us luck with the band! :-)

Justplaintired...trust me I know what you feel like. I posted a blog recently where I mentioned that the greatest gift about the lapband was getting back some of my energy. It is such a wonderful feeling. I had to "push" to do anything before my surgery. Now....I am down 53 lbs and feel like the enegizer bunny. I still have about 95 lbs to go to get to my goal weight. Although, that goal could change as I get closer. My family has all commented on how much more I am able to do. You will get there. Keep perservering and it will happen. It is a journey that we just keep focused on to make it happen!

Thanks so much for your response! I'm really looking forward to getting even half of the energy that my physically fit husband has! LOL I figure I better do this now while I am still relatively young. It seems that everyone who gets banded says they wished they did it sooner. I know this is the right time for me. I can't wait to drop 50plus! When were you banded?

Well one of the best things you did was find this sight! You will find so much support here it is incredible!!! We are a huge family here. You can ask anything here and get answers from all kinds of people that have been there. Some of us are just starting this journey, some are in different stages of their journey and then there are others in the maintenance stage of the journey.

I understand the need for energy..I have a 3 year old son...I am in the maintenance stage now. I was banded 11/23/9 and lost 130 lbs. On most days I can keep up with my son.

I wish you the best on your journey!!

Wow, that is some accomplishment! It is people like you who make me feel excited and motivated to begin this journey. It is a life changing and life saving event! Good for you that you did this while your son is still so little. Mine are 11.5 and 13 and I have to get healthy so I can do more physical things with them while they are still willing to hang with their ol' mom! LOL