scrunchy

Hiya I'm a newbie too. Banded on Tuesday (27 Oct). So far, 6.5kg down, which of course includes the two weeks prep on Optifast. I am struggling with shoulder pain more than anything else, and the most amazing amount of wind - I could single handedly get a yacht all the way round Australia with this wind! It is coming out of both ends - although I had been warned that burping might be difficult after banding, I'm certainly not finding that! I am delighted that my mind hunger / tastebud hunger is pretty much being kept at bay, although on my first day I did drink my liquid a little bit too fast whcih caused some discomfort. Not used to sipping - more used to quaffing and guzzling.....! Anyway, I am excited by this journey I will be travelling on, and intend that my next half century will be fitter, healthier and happier than the last half century. Good luck to all of you folk, and to those of you that are hesitating because it is a big decision, I say this - I decided it was better to make the big decision and be alive rather than procrastinate and be dead - which is where I was headed as a morbidly obese middle aged woman..... Cheers Scrunchy:thumbup:

Hi I am three days post op - and now that I have discovered this site and read this thread, I am glad that I haven't told all and sundry - only my partner, my sister and my two best girlfriends. Because I also had a hernia repaired at the same time, I have been easily able to explain my absence from work, and my admission to hospital. My biggest concerns about telling people are a)that I feel enough of a failure already for allowing myself to have reached the weight and poor health that I have, without having to deal with people's negative comments, and :sad: that I don't want to be under constant scrutiny for what I eat or what exercise I undertake. This is my life and my weightloss journey, and I will do it my way. I know that if I don't do something about my weight and my health soon, I won't make 55 (I will be 50 in a few weeks) - so this is it. I've lost the first 6.5kg with the two week optifast prep and the last couple of post of days, and I know I am on the way to the new me. May my next half century be fitter, healthier and happier than the last:smile2: Good luck on your journey all you fellow bandsters! Sue