**waving furiously**

Just wondering if there's room in here (no pun intended) for one more twenty-something.

My name is Jenny and I'm 28 years old. I'm getting banded in June (no date set yet) and I'm really excited. Especially after looking around here in and seeing how amazing you all look!

Ok, so here's a little about me...

I'm Jenny. I'm 28 and I live in Loveland, Colorado with my husband of 8 years, Jeff, and our two sons, Cameron (7) and Connor (4). I've been heavy since puberty, but my weight ballooned out of control after kids. I'm pushing 300 lbs. now which both horrifies and disgusts me. I'm sick of not being able to be active with my boys and I'll be damned if I'm gonna pass my bad habits on to them.

So, LapBand it is! I would love to get the surgery sooner than June, but I work as a school nurse in an elementary school and I can't get the time off work until school is out for the summer. *sigh* Its gonna be a long wait.

Anyways... thats it! I look forward to getting to know you all!

Hi Jenny!!! Congrats on your decision and welcome to the 20-somethings. My name is Liz, 26 from NYC. I'll hopefully be getting banded in April or May (no date yet set) of this year. Nice to meet you!!! :thumbup:

Hi Jenny and Liz! I'm Liz too! I'm 26, from Philly and hoping to banded in either April or June...I go for my information session on 1/28 and my consultation is on 2/18. In the meantime, I actually have to try to gain a couple pounds to make sure my insurance in going to cover the procedure! I never in my life thought I would try to intentionally GAIN weight!! but hey, gaining a couple to lose 100 after a lifetime of yo-yo dieting! seems worth it to me!

good luck to you both! and everyone else in band-land! :thumbup:

Woot!! I think we need to stick together.....

Thanks for responding girls! Its good to know I'm not out here in space all by my lonesome.

So, HI!! I hope we get to know each other well as we begin our journeys!

Jenny and The Liz's.....I feel like maybe we should start a band!!!! LoL!!! :thumbup:

I can play a mean guitar (on LEGO Rock Band that is...) lol :thumbup:

and oh boy...i just went back and read one of my earlier posts....:thumbup: i'm not 26...lol i wish...i'm 27!!! typo!!!!!

Yes! Its happening, ladies. Jenny and the Lizs' WILL be the hottest new chick band out there. :thumbup:

Oh and ironic side-note... my best friend in the world just happens to be named Liz!

I wanna play drums, not sure how good I'll be but who cares!!! She's invited to come join our band too woot!! :thumbup:

World tour here we come! Although can we put the tour off until after we're all banded? I wanna be able to rock out in some leather pants! Lol

Hello everyone...

I'm Amanda, I'm 29...and I was banded in November. I have 3 kiddos as well and I'm Texas.

How is everyone? I haven't been on the boards themselves lately and probably because I feel bad about what I've been eating......which is almost everything. I really thought I'd have issues with eating certain foods and thats not the case. I probably need another fill. But I am still losing at least 1-2 lbs. I guess its just guilt. LOL.

How are you all doing? Its definitely exciting getting going...

Hiya I am Kelsey from from Pittsburgh PA..

It seems like june is along way but Think about all that time you will be able to focus on your post surgery and losing the weight.. What an opporunity.... Think of it as glass half full not half empty :w00t:

World tour here we come! Although can we put the tour off until after we're all banded? I wanna be able to rock out in some leather pants! Lol

I agree!! So we'll start planning once we're all banded and before we know it we'll be booking gigs all over the world. :-)

Hi! My name is Michelle and I am from Kentucky. I just turned 26 last week. I have wanted to have this procedure for years but have never really followed through. I have mentioned it to my PCP but other than that, nothing. I've decided though that I can't afford to NOT have the procedure. I may not be around in 20 years to regret not having it. The time is definitely now, more accurately the time was years ago. Have you guys always had weight issues or is it something that has just happened recently, within the last 10 years or so? I don't know anything other than what I am now and remember my first trip to the dietician when I was in 3rd grade.

Hi to Amanda, Kelsey & Michelle. Welcome!! I'm Liz, 26 from NYC. Not banded yet but hope to be by April. Right now working on my testing and waiting for an issue with my physch eval to be resolved then they'll submit to insurance. Michelle I always was a little overweight growing up but it never bothered me till my late teens early 20's and that's when I packed on most of the weight. I was always athletic growing up and then once I graduated and started working is when the issues began. I researched the hell out of the lapband and made the first step in Sept. Hope to keep in touch with you all!!!