Greetings all you bander and soon to be banders,

Just a brief hello and introduction, I'm Josh (just in case my screen name wasn't clear ), I'm 34, 6'2" and 355 lbs. I've been struggling with my weight since my early 20's when I got out of the military and watched my weight balloon up. I always set a line in the sand when I would do something about it, but the nice thing about sand is that it's easy to redraw the line, 250, 275, 300, etc, etc. Now the time has come to do something, there are numerous reasons why now is the time, some are the normal aches and pains, some are more personal in nature, but here I am.

My wife, who will remain anonymous until she decides to make it otherwise, and I attended an informational seminar last night after deciding that this was something we wanted to look into. We made our initial appointment, we are doing everything up to the actual surgery together, and have started our end of the insurance hoopla.

Looking forward to sharing my thoughts and experiences here as we go though the process.

Anyway nice to meet you all, and here to the best of luck to each and every one of us.

Josh

Greetings all you bander and soon to be banders,

Just a brief hello and introduction, I'm Josh (just in case my screen name wasn't clear ), I'm 34, 6'2" and 355 lbs. I've been struggling with my weight since my early 20's when I got out of the military and watched my weight balloon up. I always set a line in the sand when I would do something about it, but the nice thing about sand is that it's easy to redraw the line, 250, 275, 300, etc, etc. Now the time has come to do something, there are numerous reasons why now is the time, some are the normal aches and pains, some are more personal in nature, but here I am.

My wife, who will remain anonymous until she decides to make it otherwise, and I attended an informational seminar last night after deciding that this was something we wanted to look into. We made our initial appointment, we are doing everything up to the actual surgery together, and have started our end of the insurance hoopla.

Looking forward to sharing my thoughts and experiences here as we go though the process.

Anyway nice to meet you all, and here to the best of luck to each and every one of us.

Josh

Welcome, Josh, to both you and your anonymous wife. Congratulations on your decision to get things in control. I'm retired Navy, and didn't really start gaining weight till I left the military, so I can relate to your situation. There is a wealth of information here from people at all levels on this journey. Don't hesitate to ask questions. The more educated you are about the process, the better time of it you'll be able to make. It takes effort and planning to be successful, but there are many who have gone before you. Have a seat, and keep reading.

Good luck!

Dave