RetroChic86

congrats! i know that you must be excited

ouch, i am so sorry. i too have fibromyalgia, and i am hoping the weight loss helps. but as far as your son goes, i know he is your son, he is family, but at the same time, you two are grown-you are doing this for YOU-so if he cant support you or accept your options, then that is all him.

i totally understand how you feel, i get the same thing. i am 5'9" 339 pounds, and a size 20. ive told some friends and they all say "why? you don't look that big" or "why cant you just eat right and exercise" its like HELLO! if it was that freaking simple for me, i would have been lost the weight! don't you think i have tried that already?!?!

I think I am another fortunate one. I went on my seminar on 8/27. Had my first appt with the Surgeon on 8/31. I was supposed to have my Nutritionist/Pysch eval on 9/8 but due to a mix up with the scheduling on the offices behalf I have been pushed back to 9/28. My lifestyle/nutrition classes are 10/14, 10/21, and 10/28. I have Delaware Physicians Care which is a part of Medicaid. I was put on the 3 month "plan" I guess you can call it. And as far as my diet goes, I have to lose 6.9 pounds, and I have lost 4 already :laugh:

congrats! this must be so exciting for you :laugh:

ok thanks :frown: my nutritionist/psychologist appt is on september 10! then i start my classes on the 24th . so we are moving forward

My thing is, what is it that they fail you on? I mean I am a pretty positive person in general, optimistic even, I have a good outlook on life, but I have come to the point where I am not happy in my body any more. I don't want to speak the honest truth to them and have them fail me when I know that after years of dieting and exercising and not being able to lose weight/keep the weight off I need the band to help me lose the weight finally.

this thread is freaking amazing and so inspirational. i am so glad i read this! here are mine never again will i have to shop in the plus size store when all the stuff that i want is actually in the regular sizes never again will i be afraid to meet up with old friends because i am so much bigger than i was the last time they saw me never again will i be afraid to walk down the street with my husband in fear of people commenting on how big i look never again will people ask me how many months along i am because they think i am pregnant never again will i be afraid to go to my favorite place in the world (disney world) and not getting on the rides because i am too big never again will i sit on an airplane and have my body overlap onto someone elses seat never again will i have CHUB RUB! never again will i feel unsexy!