HI GUYS IM NEW HERE BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS LAP BAND IS THE GREASTEST.i WAST BANDED ON DECEMBER28 AND IM ALREADY DOWN 24 POUNDS INCLUDING MY TWO WEEK PRE OP FAST.i HAVE MORE ENERGY NOW THAN I A HAVE HAD IN TEN YEARS.iM UP EARLY READY TO GO.iM IN THE WALKING STAGE ONLY AT THE GYM ,BUT I FELL GREAT.iM EATING PROPERLY AND GIVE MYSELF A TREAT EVERY NIGHT(A FAT FREE FUDGE POP).IM FITTING IN CLOTHS THAT I HAVENT FIGHT IN A WHILE AND I FEEL GREAT.MY CLOTHS ARE NOT FITTING AND I FEEL BAD BUYING NEW CLOTHS BECAUSE THEY WILL BECOME TOO BIG ON ME.OH WELL I GUESS THIS IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.tHE ONLY ONE THAT MISSES ME FAT IS MY COUCH BECAUSE HE MISSES MY ASS SITTING ON IT ALL THE TIME.tODAY IM TAKING MY KIDS SLEDDING.IM SO EXCITED.:frown::w00t::tt2:

Congrats!!

Here's a little tip on the clothes. Set specific goals and when you hit them buy a new pair of pants and a shirt of something. As you mentioned, there is no use in buying a whole wardrobe if you are going to shrink out of it.