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hi ya - not ignoring you!!! Been unable to get on til now! Dr Simon Dexter is 'doing me'! I weighed in at 19.5lbs Monday just gone - just weighed myself today after basically living off vatfuls of homemade veg soup/ very little else - oooh apart from muller light yoghurts for breaky and I'm 18st10lbs - and a BMI of 40.6 - so nearly there! Seeiing him on fri for 1st consultation will seem so unfair at this point if he charges me £1k more!!! So yes am doing low fat diet now which i suppose is good cos gets me use to eating less already... I cannot wait for the op - more so for a 24 hour break from kiddliwinks! (Aren't I cruel!?) I keep secretly getting thrills about how I may look for Xmas - my wish of looking normal is so close!!! Do you find this forum addictive? I love reading anout the fairytale dream losses peeps are making!!! But am peeing myself at same time incase for some reason it won't work for me??? Hope you're well honey? x:smile2:

Yello - I'm from North Yorks!!!!! (Scarborough way) You? x

Hi ya!!!! Thanks for the invite Blondeeej!!! Hi ya folks!!! had a quick read thro on this page - you all sound very friendly; guessing I'll be Big Sis on this page as I'm 34! ? LOL!!!! I'm booked to see Dr Dexter on 27th Aug with LAP Op appt on 3rd Sept - booked through Gravitas!!! Have started (as in on Monday!) trying to lose as much weight b4 seeing consultant week on fri as if my BMI is lower than now (eg in 35-39 bracket) it'll cost me £1,000 less! Big saving eh?! I've done a big vat of weight watchers '0' point vegetable Soup and doctors helped me by prescribing those fat busting pills to aid my Quest - glugging lotsa Water too! So you can imagine the air quality around me ! LOL (how rude!) Hey don't know about you but alot of it does all come down to 'mental issues' with me as to what's holding me back from achieving our dreams - got a great link here for you to check out from someone who's been there (on CD tho not GB) - I urge you to click thro and LISTEN to him on the audio - he make a whole lot of sense! The Diet Guy Later dudettes - hope you have a goal achieving day! xxx

Hi ya! Yes have got it ta! Well done you - scary yet exciting isn't it? Whereabouts you getting yours done? I'm at Leeds... I've started pre-op diet now - infact and trying like crazy cos Gravitas lot said that if my BMI is 40 -45 itll cost £6950 but if I'm at least a 39 it's £1k CHEAPER!!! - £5,950! - Not a jot of difference to a Surgeon but an amazing difference to what that saving could do for me!! (any new clothes in near future for start off!!!) - so with a current BMI around 40 I'm going for it!!! keep in touch toots - and thanks for posting! :smile2: When are you doing pre-op? x

Got my date for 3rd Sept! Whoop whoop!!!! x

Hello there! I love this site as everyone is so honest and open and it has really helped me with my research and options. My short (but often unfortunately repeated) story is a weight struggler from aged 10 now 34 need to lose for my little one's sake and mine. Sick of seeing person in a mirror that is not me. need help - drastically. I lost 4 st in 4 mnths on CD last year (loved the mid bit where I was released of thoughts of food)- nearly gained all that again - same old story diff diet ... I know a band will suit me as when I had my 2 pregnancies I was lighter both times at the end - than at the beginning! NHS/ PCT won't fund so only option is to go private (prob diff story if i was an alcoholic or drug user). Now or never for me as the beleif in myself losing weight virtually none. Hadn't much money so was relieved to find europesurgery; I was scheduled to be banded with Chris De Buyrne(? is that right) in Belgium at beginning of Sept but family intervened - or rather sister - and stumped up £3k (bless her) for me to stay alot closer in UK and have package which includes psycholigical assistance. So now I am awaitiing my LAP-BAND® op (with Spire) in Sept - date tbc! Any other Septemberbanders (hee!) out there? please say hi! x

Thanks matey - hey check out this I saw a link on another forum - interesting stuff! YouTube - missflump's Channel

Ooooooh? Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eeeeek how exciting - have you spoken to him and which group did you go thro - I found him thro europesurgery.co.uk - ???

Aw thanks for reply - you must read minds cos I'm scheduled to 'go under' Dr Chris De Bryune in Sept. It's all v scarey - even more so with having kids etc - I can't have a 'who cares' attitude as I would have done when I was on my own. ll I know is that I lost alot of weight when pregnant twice so know banding will help - i also need my self destruct bitton opertaing on so will also focus on some psycho-therapy of sorts... Do you have any regrets re band?

Hi ya - and good luck - how are you doing? I'm due to go in 1 month and want to know where the refill places are as I live near in N Yorks - One posting mentioned someone in Leeds??? Otherwise looks like Manchester is only option - did you get it done with Dr Chris De Bryune ?

Wow - thanks for the info - I liked the literature from THG but sadly cannot afford;sooo very interesting and great to be inspired by those who've gone b4 ... thanks and good luck hon x