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Thank you so much KingMoose and WannaBthinsoon for your words of encouragement. KingMoose please hear me when i cry for help...lol! WannaBthinsoon, your name says it all for both of us....keep me informed as you are going first. All the best!

Hi all! I am a 36yr old mother of the most amazing son! I am just sick and tired of my bathroom scale. It seems like everytime i climb on it, it has something new to say. I have decided to get my life back! I have been the best yoyo dieter and have tried all the diets there is in this world. My surgery is on the 27th and in as much as i am sooo scared, i am also super excited. I am hoping on all the support and knowledge from this forum to pull me through. Thank you so much for keeping people like us informed.

I had my lapband surgery in 2010. I started at 250lbs and lost about a hundred pounds over the next year. After that i somehow very quickly lost a lot more weight and was down to 120 lbs. ( i am 5'6). I was no longer getting complimentary comments, all i was getting was " you're too skinny" " we are worried about you" and from not so nice people "you look like a crackhead". I myself was happy and loving it, and my doctor saw no issue with it. But hearing from others definitly puts thoughts into your head, and as a people pleaser myself, at the urging of my family, i had the band loosened. BIG MISTAKE! I quickly over 7 months put 60 pounds. I was unhappy, unmotivated and depressed. I went to see my doctor and he said its ultimately my decision and as long as im getting the proper nutrition, it shouldnt be a problem. I had it tightened a few days ago and am once again on the journey! My point being, dont let what others say bother you! As long as you are happy and know you are healthy, big middle finger up to all the haters! Good luck to you!