I met with my surgeon 3 weeks ago and am ready for my first shared class on Feb 1. You guys have been so free in sharing your anxieties, your experiences and your successes. Your postings have been educational and inspiring. I will share my progress from time to time throughout the process.

At this point, I am holding on to the idea that I know I can lose weight...I've done it many times. BUT, it always comes back. Someone said that "brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live FOREVER!" My purpose in going with the LAP-BAND® is that I have confidence that once I lose the weight, I'll be able to keep it off. I have no confidence that I can keep it off without some kind of significant help. So, here we go....

David, that was my experience as well. Then I saw a program that said that of all obese people that lost weight, only 4% would keep it off permanently. At that moment I realized that I would never be in that small percentile.

Good luck with it. Do you have a date?

I met with my surgeon 3 weeks ago and am ready for my first shared class on Feb 1. You guys have been so free in sharing your anxieties, your experiences and your successes. Your postings have been educational and inspiring. I will share my progress from time to time throughout the process.

At this point, I am holding on to the idea that I know I can lose weight...I've done it many times. BUT, it always comes back. Someone said that "brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live FOREVER!" My purpose in going with the LAP-BAND®® is that I have confidence that once I lose the weight, I'll be able to keep it off. I have no confidence that I can keep it off without some kind of significant help. So, here we go....

Welcome to Banded Living! Like you I gained and lost many times before, but I AM MAINTAINING A NORMAL WEIGHT. That is something I never did before. You can learn to use to this tool to keep the weight off. I'm in my fourth year, and started a blog as way of paying it forward. If you haven't seen it already, yoyu might want to download the 7 Thing I Wish Some Told Me Before Lap-Band surgery at http://www.gloriasbandedliving.com/7-things/.

Let me know I can help.

i wish you the best of luck, you´ve made the best decision, you won´t regret it.....plus all your hard work will all be worth it. you´ll definitely love your new you. please keep us posted.:redface: