I have been lurking for a while but now I officially have a date so I decided to say hi. Getting banded in January. Super excited but nervous as hell. I have never been thin so it's hard to wrap my head around that idea. I wish I had old thin pics or something where I could look back and at least see what I looked like so I feel like I'm flying blind. Anyway I'm looking forward to talking to everyone.

Hi Rosebud! Welcome to LBT, I'm a pre-op gal as well, my date is December 23rd. I know what you mean about flying blind, I've been overweight my entire life as well. Are you going through insurance or self-pay? :crying: Tell us all about ya!

I have been lurking for a while but now I officially have a date so I decided to say hi. Getting banded in January. Super excited but nervous as hell. I have never been thin so it's hard to wrap my head around that idea. I wish I had old thin pics or something where I could look back and at least see what I looked like so I feel like I'm flying blind. Anyway I'm looking forward to talking to everyone.:crying:

Well even though you don't know exactly what you'll look like thin, know that you're going to look great!!!

Congrats on your surgery date! How exciting Stick around on LBT - lots of great information and also its a great way to keep yourself accountable! food logging has also been invaluable to me (I always say, when I'm not logging my food, its because I don't want to think about what I'm eating ). I use fitday.com to track my food - check it out!

Good luck with everything!

to Ronnie...i live in Houston but i am having surgery in Mexico. I am self pay because although my insurance says they cover it, there are to many stipulations that i can't meet. I have 4 kids, 2 are grown and out with 2 left at home. I work seven days a week mainly because I'm saving money to help pay for my surgery and also because being a dental assistant in houston doesn't pay well. Anyway that's about it. Love all the feedback.