Jessica27

:hungry:thank you soooo much. I know my son wants the best for me and i think he can sense that i'm unhappy and thats why i have decided to get the band. I'll have the energy to do more thing with him and i know he'll like that i know kids can be mean so i don't want him to get into fights at school defending me. Thank you for your msg. Have a great holiday filled family, love, and happieness

:help: What is that and why are doing that.

thank you for your thread. I have found a band doc and im in the process in get a consultaion apt. But my insurance dose not cover the change of life program. Its going to cost me $300. And I'm not working right now but i believe something will come through for me i really need this surgery my mind body and soul.

Jessica---welcome, we are glad to have you here, I think you need us. Many of us have had similar feelings to what you describe...being obese, morbidly obese in my case, was very depressing. I seldom let it show, I was in a happy marriage, but the list of things I let my weight get in the way of, was a long one.

Being banded has been a god send to me. I am not hungry. I eat, I just eat a lot less than I ever would have been able to live on without losing control due to hunger. For the first time I have true hope and faith that this is going to work!!! Going into the multitudes of diets I tried, I always had that doubt, because in one way or another I always felt deprived. I don't now. I can eat pretty much anything, I just don't care to eat very often, and when I do, since I am not starving, I am able to keep a level head, and make wise food choices. However when I want something bad for me, I often have it....I just can't eat enough of it to derail my progress.

Daytime on LBT is a little slower, come evening when most of the regulars get off of work, post again, and you will have support rolling in! There are a lot of people here, both married and single, looking and not looking!!! The amount of support and friendship I have found at this site, is impossible to tell you.

I am sorry your little guy has hurt your feelings. He is young, he just is brutally honest. If you find a way to be banded, you can work on becoming the thin Mommy he thinks he wants!!! But if you don't....relax, you are the Mommy, he will always love you!!!

Please feel free to ask any questions you might have. Look through and read up on all the different threads---it is a great site--and we are glad you found us!!!

Kat

Hi im 25 years old and im 320lb. Im a single mom of a wonderful five year 0ld and i have been obeasted for about 10 year and im so tired of it i have tried every thing form liquid diets to doctored orderd pills. and nothing i believe my family has fell apart due to my weight even my son say he wished i was a shinny mom because i dosn't like me big and fat. I go out with my friend mind you all my friends are small i fell like iam a out sider like i don't belong. i just want to go home and hide i haven't been out on a date who knows when and i haven't had sex in god know when and when i do i fell so uncomfortable because im wondering if he is looking at my hang belly or my lumpy ass or the layer of theigh so i end up faking it just so i can put my clothes on and get the hell out of there so i fell that the band will help me out alot.:help: