OregonHolly

Thanks everyone, I'm feeling better about this surgery already! I'll be cash pay, and facing that kind of expense with that old ugly "negative voice" in my head telling me "You can't do it, you always fail, you'll gain it back before you get your bill paid off..." is scary! So really while I'm focusing on the lifestyle changes, I need to be focusing on shutting up that negative voice FOR GOOD. I never really had much support before, just doubting family members giving me "the look" after I lost weight and saying "you look great, try to keep it off this time...". I'll turn to this board for the encouragement and support I need, as well as to the local support groups. I'm proud to be among a group of such strong "warriors" in this challenging battle. I can do it. I can!

I'm a newbie (no surgery yet) with a question for you old time bandsters: banding requires a serious lifestyle change - new eating habits, less dependence on food, increased activity level (i.e. exercise, yikes), close medical supervision, etc. I understand that. My worry and fear is this: I've never been too good at making serious lifestyle changes in regards to my weight/health -- if I had, I'd be thin and healthy! Surely I'm not alone here, right? So how do people go from being undisciplined eaters who don't exercise - to being a changed person after banding? If I failed before banding - will I fail afterwards too? I don't want to, I really feel motivated! But I always felt motivated before starting all the other gazillion diets too! :help:

Please share your story about how you made the switch to new healthy behaviors after banding -- especially those of you who were once like me -- constant failures at "lifestyle change". I want to be successful this time, but will I be? I know myself and I'm scared of failure...:phanvan

Hi all, my name is Holly and I've been lurking on this excellent site. What a relief to have this great online community to join! Tonight I'm going to my "educational seminar" at the local hospital. So many of my questions have already been answered by reading the posts here, everyone is so supportive and informative. I guess my main question/worry is this: having a Lap-Band requires a serious comittment to a lifestyle change, and so far I really suck at making a serious lifestyle change - if I was good at it I'd be THIN and healthy already! I'm sure I'm not alone, right? How do others who are banded finally make the "jump" (or is it more like CLIMB?) to a new lifestyle after all the past failures? I'm anxious to meet you all :-) thanks for any responses!

Hello, I'm an Oregon newbie too! I'm in Medford. Tonight I go to my seminar, after reading and researching and agonizing over this decision! But I'm ready, I'm excited, "bring it on!" Nice to meet you. Where do you and your friend live?