Hi all, I'm just starting down the road to better health, I'm 70 years old and my body weight index is 41, and am a diabetic and have high blood pressure and a bad back, well anyway I think I am a good canidate for this surgery, and can hardly wait.

I see the shrink on he 27th of this month and my first trip to the dietaion is on aug the 3rd, but have been on a diet all my life so not a problem. can hardly wait to have the band put in place.

Hi all, I'm just starting down the road to better health, I'm 70 years old and my body weight index is 41, and am a diabetic and have high blood pressure and a bad back, well anyway I think I am a good canidate for this surgery, and can hardly wait.

I see the shrink on he 27th of this month and my first trip to the dietaion is on aug the 3rd, but have been on a diet all my life so not a problem. can hardly wait to have the band put in place.

Welcome back to the world of the living, Mellani.

I am just a few years younger but as you can read in my profile I have been down a similar path, especially these past twenty years. Made all the dumb mistakes, taken all the detours with good intentions, etc. It came down to a simple choice: do I want to commit suicide gradually by eating myself into a coffin or do I really want to get on board with living.

To wit: I am 91 pounds less than I was four months ago. I am still on my Quest but the goal line is not so distant. Each week, each day I get a little closer. Sure it's an emotional roller coaster ride but hot damn it is fun, too.

Living life is really good. Get off the bench and into the game, kid. You will surprise yourself in the changes you can experience: Energy levels like you haven't had in decades, self image improvement you can take pride in, lots of positive reinforcement from others who are shocked to see less and less of you each time. I mean it doesn't get much better unless you are twin.

I hope your nutritionist/dietitian is as good as mine; the one I had when I was first diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes was a complete joke. I spent about two weeks reading everything I could get my hands on and by the time I met with her, it seemed she should have been coming to me for advice. Well, now I got a good one. No, make that a great one. Not only is she one sharp cookie, she is tough as nails when it comes to our adhering to the eating/exercising plan. Sure I am the one doing the heavy lifting but I don't think I would be as motivated if I didn't have my current nutritionist. So my advice to you is if you have even the least bit of doubt as to your dietitian's credibility, if it isn't a good fit for you, move along to another. Don't waste any more time. Get some help from others in your area that are banding. Networking will produce answers. Banders are everywhere; you just have to be bold enough to ask.

Somebody somewhere will open the door for you.

This website is chock full of good things to discover but be as discriminating about what you put in your brain as you do in you pie hole; make good choices, thoughtful choices. Impulses got and get you in trouble. Learn from every time you screw up and every time you succeed -- how did you get there, why did you choose to do that, how can you make a better choice next time.

Prepare yourself. You are going to be bombarded by temptation and nostalgia. Here is one trick I learned: think of this as you do about driving a car: you don't spend most of your time looking in your rear view mirror when you drive, do you? It's okay to check out where you have been or what might be gaining ground on you, but isn't the journey ahead of you, shouldn't your focus or concentration be on the route ahead? Otherwise expect some serious body work (no pun intended, really).

God bless you for making a selfish choice to stick around and share your wisdom with us young-uns! :biggrin:

Best of luck and keep the faith. :eek: