Hi. My name is Adriana, I am looking into getting banded. This is happening fast i guess as I did not even consider the surgery last thanksgiving. I have had a few bumps in the road but feel this is what I need. I have family that will support my weightloss descision (in theory) meaning they will say :thumbup:yea:thumbup: you went to the gym today...but should I need them to watch a sick kid so I can go they back out. Or they will say they support my weightloss descision then ask me to make more fudge (or Cookies or cake ect I LOVE to bake) :sneaky:or want to eat fast food...

My problem, my Dr 14 years ago said, was/is that i forget to eat (sometimes for days), then eat "too much". starving myself then fasting i guess. Im sorry I just forget to eat. Its sad, I work as a baker, ive been working around food for 12 years now and yet I still forget to eat at work. :w00t: after a 10 hour shift I come home go to bed then eat a meal when I wake up. or nibble till i go to work again.

any who... I love to work out, I just forget to go or find excuses to not go. My "treat" to go to the YMCA is the hot tub! :frown: that normally is enough motivation but it too has lost its pull.

I guess I need someone that knows what I would be going through, the insurance stress, the pre surgery stress and the post surgery...well stress. Im normally a good motivator, I just need a little push myself now.

Hi Adriana,

I can so relate to your situation on so many levels. I too wasn't eating enough pre-op and then went so long without eating, i'd just binge (and of course all on the wrong things). I'd love to help you through your journey. Please feel free to friend request me through my profile or email me directly at karen.tilton@richardson.com

Best of luck to you on your journey. This is truly where life begins again!!!!!