Steph-

Well the first week is always the hardest. You have to deal with the pain, and the liquid diet. Just remember that the aftermath of surgery doesn't last forever and very soon you'll be on a more normal eating scheduale. Try going on the scale, chances are, you're already losing weight, and that might help your confidence on your decision. I'm about a month and a half out from surgery, and i'm already seeing results. Hang in there! :smile2:

Yea the whole boyfriend thing is quite hard. My first (and only) relationship was when I was 13 and it was with my best friend. We'd known each other since 5th grade and I fell in love with him. I thought he was perfect and i thought i was lucky that he even wanted to talk to me (bad self confidence) And we talked for 8 hours every day on the phone and talked about sex and such but in school he would only talk to me when we were alone, and would never tell his friends about me. Maybe he was embarrassed? idk but it was riddiculous since it wasn't like i was unpopular (and he was quite unpopular) and i don't think people would have made fun of him. People actually made fun of me for liking him. anyways, one day i went to school and he was with some girl by his locker (she was thin and small but a total bitch) and when i asked him what was going on he was like " i have a girlfriend now, i don't need you" and he hasn't talked to me since. So yea. i've just spent this time looking after myself and loving myself. and gaining self confidence of course :biggrin: like, i'm a musician and i play guitar and sing and i was always afraid to go on stage cause i thought people wouldn't like me cause i was fat. Now, i'm performing and i'm loving me :angel_smile: all about perspective. You don't need a bf/gf to feel good about youself. And, if they don't want you, it's their loss and your gain :tongue:

Hey i'm in PA and i'm 15. I got the band in November at Dupont. I started the program at 14 and 14 was the min age. When dealing with us minors, the doctors are a lot more strict. How heavy is your daughter? Because you need to be 100lbs overwieght to even be elgible for it. :tongue: