Hi my name is Sheryl and I am from Montana. I am 5'5, 42 years old with a bmi of around 45. My surgery date is a week from today!!! I can hardly believe it is almost here :thumbup: I am on my 3rd offical day of my 10 day liquid diet. It has been the easiest one so far. I have 3 children ages 23, 18 and 16 with my wonderful husband Chad.(none of them have weight issues) Thank God our children got my husbands skinny genes. I would love to meet people on here to share this life changing journey with :laugh: I am new to this site as of today...so I am still trying to figure out how to navigate it

Hi my name is Sheryl and I am from Montana. I am 5'5, 42 years old with a bmi of around 45. My surgery date is a week from today!!! I can hardly believe it is almost here :thumbup: I am on my 3rd offical day of my 10 day liquid diet. It has been the easiest one so far. I have 3 children ages 23, 18 and 16 with my wonderful husband Chad.(none of them have weight issues) Thank God our children got my husbands skinny genes. I would love to meet people on here to share this life changing journey with :laugh: I am new to this site as of today...so I am still trying to figure out how to navigate it

My surgery is also a week from today!!! I am nervous but excited. I have two children that also have their father's genes. I am 5'3" and weigh 252. I need to lose 120 pounds. I just want to be put under and then wake up and have it be over. I have struggled all my life with weight. Now it's time to change the way things are done!

Hi Cheryl, I also live in Montana (Great Falls); are you having your surgery at Benefis? If so, I'd love to hear more about the pre-op requirements and how your surgery goes! I've been speaking with Dr. Roher's assistant Lisa; she's been very helpful so far :thumbup:

Good luck to you. It is exciting. I was banded on 09/08/10 and have lost close to 35 lbs since the beginning of my pre-op diet. Feel free to "friend" me.

Hi Sheryl, good luck next week!!! I'm getting banded tomorrow morning. I'ts finally setting in and i'm getting a little nervous, but very ready for a life change. Keep us posted, this is such a great site, I have learned so much from everyone in here. :thumbup:

Sheryl,

You've come to the right place. There is so much to learn here, even from those who have shared how they've failed - you learn what NOT to do; you learn what works and what doesn't. We even get tips on where to shop for the supplies we need and for bargain prices.

Lastly, I like what Csolo said in her last statement, which we can take a lesson from; she said "Now it's time to change the way things are done!" A new mindset is the action towards change. If we continue doing things the same way, inevidibly, we will GAIN the same results.