Hi, I'm new to this forum. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this site. I believe it'll help me throughout my journey.

I'm being banded on January 22nd and I'm nervous, but I guess it's only normal. I can't wait for it though.

Lately, my only concern regarding the surgery is whether I'll be able to lose weight as much as a lot of people on this forum have. My current weight is 226 lbs and I want to be somewhere around 155-165 lbs.

I have previously lost 115 lbs, but gained 60 back, which is why I decided to go through with the surgery. I've been morbidly obese my whole life. I was on diets since I was 10 years old - I'm 20 now.

It's about time I fulfilled my dream of being healthy (and looking good).

I hope I can share my "success story" with you guys one day.

(If you're still reading this, thanks.)

good luck to u ! as long as u have friends and family by ur side u will b ok ! and the band really helps !

I thought the same thing. What if I fail at this too? This is the most expensive "diet" I've ever done and what if all my time and money are wasted? Even after my surgery over 2 yrs ago, I thought I failed. For 5 mths - I lost about 5 lbs. I was eating just like I was prior to the surgery. The 3rd fill was my savior tho. After that, I started losing about 10 lbs a month. I'm now down 104 lbs with about 9 left to go. My goal is 135. I finally found something I didn't fail in! I still can't believe that I fit into size 7 jeans! Everytime I shop, I go directly to the "fat lady" section - then I realize I no longer need them! The lady who waxes my eyebrows today told me me "Why do you need to lose 9 lbs? You're so tiny!" That made me feel good! I even weigh less than my little sister whyo's never had a weight problem her whole life. My husband calls me "skinny mini" all the time.

So, the moral of the story: even if you've failed at every diet in the book in the past, this is NOT a diet - it WILL change your life. Keep positive, be patient (because it may take a while to get proper restriction), and remember that you'll never have to diet again! I love that about the band. I can eat anything I want (including bread, rice, and pasta) - just very small quantities. I wouldn't even dream of eating a whole sandwich.

Good luck to you! Keep us posted!

Marci

The majority of people are here because we have failed at every diet in the past. To loose weight, then gain it all back.

Diets depend upon our will power, determination.

That is why I needed surgical intervention. It still needs a certain discipline, but not like diets of the past.

This is really easy, once you get past the early phases.

There is not a day that I don't regret having it done.

My biggest fear was about failing, i had a lot of weight to lose and it felt like i was having to climb mount everest, but being fearful of failure made me even more determined to make this band work.

good luck for your surgery and keep us posted how you are doing

_{I am with Marfar7 could not agree more.....i blogged about all those questions you might have in your journey! read my blog. If I can inspire at least one person, I am satisfied!}

Thank you all for your feedback. Much appreciated. Now I really can't wait for my surgery.

I was nervous too. I had mine in May 2011 and I had plication with it. I have lost 77lbs. I feel great. I can get around so much better. I eat what I want just very small amounts of it.