lauren0407

I just wanted to say Hi and introduce myself..Im a 23 year old female from san diego..I am married and a mother of a two year old very energentic toddler...I have been overweight as long as I can remember and maybe been my ideal weight for about 6 months then gained more and more...anyways I am excited for my surgery which is 6 months away..I have to show my insurance that I can fail a 6 month supervised diet...to me that is just a waste of time..anyone else have that problem?? any suggestions on how to make this experience the most fullfilling?? I need as much encouragment as I can get..my family is not really saying much, and the hubby does not seem to care.

Hey im with ya..i just started too and have 6 months to go.. I have to prove to my insurance that i can fail on a supervised diet for 6 months..i think that is so dumb, my doctor even told me not to loose more than 10lbs, to me its an wasted step i have failed my entire life...i guess 6 months more cant hurt..good luck to u!

So this weight loss jouney has been difficult my entire life, I remember being 11 years old and weighing close to 180 lbs, talk about depressing, my stepfather would always tell me im fat or look like a cow...As i grew older my body was still changing but the weight didnt come off much, when i turned about 15 i started running everymorning and calorie counting, i lost alot of weight I finally felt and looked good, I remember my stepmom ripping up a picture because she said she looked fat next to me...I never had any encouragment from my parents as u can see..So my weight continued to go up and down until I got pregnant two years ago and went from 170 to 217..I cannot loose a lb in the last two years, i developed high blood pressure and extreme back pain. My life has been horrible the last two years, my husband and I have no intimate relationship and no attraction to eachother what so ever. I wake up every morning feeling lazy and horrible..I literally feel the weight holding me down every day. My doctor reffered me to weigh management and suggested I look into the lap band,..I think I am a perfect canadate for this procedure..I met the surgen last night and attended a 2 hour meeting..I am so excited for this and wish I knew about this sooner...I believe this is the missing tool I have needed my entire life.