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My wife isn't very supportive I think she's tied alot of her identity to being the physically active one in our relationship.
I think she's also afraid that if I'm physically attractive (since I'm already have such a captivating mind and irascible charm dwarfed only by my modesty) I won't be able to resist the waves of women she imagines throwing themselves at me.

i am wanting to get healthy (for me) and i know (me) feeling better about (me) makes (me) a happier person...i am beyond blessed with a southern good ole boy who for whatever drugs he took in high school affected him enough to love me at 150 when he married me to the 336 hefer i was 8 months ago..
i remember my vows, for better or worse...i had the worse, am working on the better now

I could use some support, encouragement and compliments every now and then, but it just doesn't happen. I don't know what the future holds in my marriage, but at least I'll be healthy.

I wanted to add, that in both the marriages spoke about above, the ladies involved got more self confident and if they previously were afraid, they no longer were after they lost weight!

I could use some support, encouragement and compliments every now and then, but it just doesn't happen. I don't know what the future holds in my marriage, but at least I'll be healthy.

I'M IN ONELANDER, YEAH!!!!!!! 199 LBS this am.
I want to thank my LBT family. A lot of you have been here for me from my very first day. You taught me, you inspired me and you support me through thick and thin.
Thank you, doesn't seem to be enough, but it's all I have, my undying gratitude!

I had my surgery on April 30,2012. My highest weight was 223. When I met my Dr. I was 202. The day if surgery I was down to 190 ( thanks to the two week liquid diet:)) ) I set my goal weight for 123. That would be 100 pounds down from my highest weight! I am 46 years old
( as of today! ) I am 5'1. So , I am short! )
I am now 122 pounds! I made it to my goal weight before my birthday! What a great gift I have given myself! A healthy new life! Full of hope!
I wish you ALL the best! Remember to always follow the rules and put your health first! )
Today is a GREAT BIRTHDAY!!!!

On the left you have me on thanksgiving 2012, and the right is day before yesterday.

my banded sistah.......you have come this far because YOU believed in yourself and made the changes you needed too (positive outlook, food changes etc). you are a amazing person. i am honored to know you...

Awesome! We should all meet up sometime somewhere in the middle.

Im from Middletown. In fact I stay in Middletown most weekends with my parents when I don't have to work. When I work I stay in west chester with my brother Caz I work at Cincinnati Childrens hospital

Thanks! I know! Her name is Camille Cash and she is a perfectionist with her work. I don't care if I have scars. I will now be able to go to pools, the beach, hot tubs, wear tank tops, etc... A whole new world is open to me.
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May I respectfully disagree with you? You aren't describing a love of food, you are describing a love of eating. IMHO, the band freed me from a love of eating, while not disturbing my love of food.< /p>

Absolutely!

Hardest part for me is not eating just because it's "time" to eat (lunch time, dinner time). I try to only eat when my stomach is screaming at me.

I wait until I'm truly, undeniably physically hungry. Stomach growling (though it can make noise that has nothing to do with hunger) and that "ok I'm starving" feeling. If I don't feel that way for 6 hours and miss a meal, no biggie. It's more important to listen to your body's natural hunger signals than to listen to a clock.

Hardest part for me is not eating just because it's "time" to eat (lunch time, dinner time). I try to only eat when my stomach is screaming at me.

Hardest part for me is not eating just because it's "time" to eat (lunch time, dinner time). I try to only eat when my stomach is screaming at me.

I know where Trenton is. I'm not far from there @ all. My best friend lives in Middletown.

I agree completely! I know exactly where those businesses are.

Lol a bad city to get lost in. My wife and I owned the Marco's pizza on Breiel and the Cash 24-7 Gold Buying Shop on Central. Happy to say that both businesses have been sold and we have been out of Middletown a couple years now! Lol

MALE PERSPECTIVE RANT
Ok, you are ticked with your DH because he is excited that you are doing something about the weight and the unhealthy lifestyle that caused it, Oh and he gets to have a wife who is a hottie now? I suggest professional help.
I love my wife more than life it's self, she is beautiful, inside and out and I would love her no matter what her size, but if you don't think that I thank the Lord God above every time I see her naked, then you are out of your freakin mind.
Lose the fat for yourself, thank the Lord you have a partner who is excited and supporting you, rather than some of the a**hats that some people here have. Believe me, this is hard when you have support, talk to some of the people here who are doing it alone.
RANT DONE. Please feel free to drag out the pitchforks and torches over my crass comments.

Yep! I used to have a business in downtown Middletown. Not far from Trenton at all!

Dayton, Ohio here. I am pre-op and have my consultation on Friday March 1st with Dr Curry. Hoping to have the surgery in May! Good to see people from Ohio here!

Good thing is...at the end of your pre-op diet, you will feel like a freaking superhero because you did it. Promise.