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Hello Everyone!! Surgery August 17th

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Hi everyone, my name is Ryan and I'm 22. I live in Bossier City,LA and have been overweight since I was a kid. I'm 5'6 @300pounds. Very active,hyper and I decided it's time for a change. I will be going under the 17th of August to get banded. I'm very nervous, mostly about how I will look after I start loosing all my weight!!

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Hi everyone, my name is Ryan and I'm 22. I live in Bossier City,LA and have been overweight since I was a kid. I'm 5'6 @300pounds. Very active,hyper and I decided it's time for a change. I will be going under the 17th of August to get banded. I'm very nervous, mostly about how I will look after I start loosing all my weight!!

Hi, Ryan!!!

My name is Patty, and I live outside of Boston. I, too have been overweight since I was a kid, and have lost hundreds of pounds over the years. I got banded on July 1, and have lost about 70 lbs (about 50 pre op since may). It is by far the best decision I have made for myself in years. I wish I did it 10 years ago when I was thinking about it!

So listen, you've got a great advantage!! Your youth!!!! seriously, the pounds come off easier, and with the band, they'll stay off.....plus your doing it early before doing too much damage to your heart and body. I applaud you on a great decision to take control of your life at such a young age!!!! The other thing about you being so young, is that you likely wont have many issues with excess skin, etc, as your body will rebound well, and work with your weight loss...if you were 40, yeah, not so much.....just remember when you're feeling up to it to put some exercise in your life...you will need strength training, along with cardio, and I bet your skin will look fantastic!!!

Dont sweat the surgery...I didnt have any serious pain except some gas pain in my shoulder, and I was up walking that afternoon.....some pain in my port, but thats mostly due to my kids. I have 3 yr old triplets and my youngest has cerebral palsy, so I have no choice but to do some lifting....

so listen to your doctor and follow your pre op and post of diet. I use the EAS shakes (you can find them at Wal mart pretty cheap) and I use Protein powder as well (look for about 25 grams per scoop and as low carb as you can get...I get that from wal mart too) The eas shakes are really high in Protein compared to the instant Breakfast and slim fast, and you dont need the carbs anyway...

would love to keep in touch....give me a shout if you have any questions!!

take care!!!

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Thanks so much! I'm excited and ready to be 110% dedicated to this!

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goldngrll    9

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Thanks so much! I'm excited and ready to be 110% dedicated to this!

just remember, the band is a tool.....weight loss surgery is not a quick fix, and definitely not the easy way out! you still have to use the tool....you still need to change your eating habits, not just what you eat, but how you eat...you need to eat slow, and take small bites, etc....there are ways of eating around the band....

its like that treadmill in the corner..if we use it we lose, if we hang clothes off it we dont.....

looking forward to hearing your success story!!!

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