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Thanks Shauna.

I'm beginning to worry again, but I just keep telling myself that I need more help, and this is going to help me.

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Running scared....you need to change your name! Just do it! What have you got to lose??? looks like 131 more pounds! You already know what you need to do, you wrote it yourself! Work at it, journal and follow the dr's recommendations! Best of luck to you!

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The name is sort of a joke. I only run when something is chasing me, but at some point, I'd like to learn to run for exercise, and actually enjoy it, as some of my friends do.

I'm all PMSy at the moment, and I'm craving junk food. I've overeaten at every meal for the last two days, and I just can't seem to get myself back in line, which makes me wonder how I'm going to cope, once I do have the band. I paid my surgery deposit, and it is non-refundable, so being as stubborn and cheap as I am, I'm not going to let that money go to waste ;)

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Also, I have this irrational fear that when I go for my EKG next month, that they are going to find something seriously wrong with me, and that I'm not going to be able to have surgery, and all my family will know (and talk about) how sad it is, that I gave myself some sort of heart problem.

I know it sounds so irrational, but that's what is worrying me at the moment too. I guess I just feel like if I'm really unwell, that I'd rather not know.

Anyone else concerned about that?

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Try to be more positive.....i know its hard and we were all scared to do this but its really a great help to losing weight. i could have never lost the 45 lbs in 6 months and able to keep it off so far. it really helps you stay within the calorie limits...because for me i cannot overeat or i will suffer the consequences. i must eat slowly and chew carefully and i do get full alot faster than i did before. That is why I chose to do this. you must come to your own comfort zone with this. Believe me i hesitated for a long time before i actually decided to do this.....but it was the right decision for me. i'm sure all your tests will come out fine.....good luck whatever you decide.

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Actually, worry is a good thing. It means you are thinking about this and asking questions. You have come to the right place to get answers about the lapband...so ask away! Your BMI is 50, your health is in jeopardy and you have a family history of obesity related death...so you need to something about your weight. I wish I could say there is a diet out there that works and keeps working (I can't, tried most of them, lost weight and gained it all back) or a pill that kills your appetite (those are illegal) or anything else that would work without having to go the surgical route. The lapband does work, and I think a lot of the complaints you see are about slow weight loss (which is normal) or no weight loss (not normal, but likely due to not following doctors and dieticians advice). All I can say is that if you are prepared to make the lifestyle changes required then the lapband will work for you. Surgery has it's risks and you need to understand what they are and work with your doctor to minimize the risks. After surgery, living with the lapband is not that difficult. I eat pretty much everything I did before surgery, just much smaller amounts of food and I eat more slowly (I am the last to leave the table now). I have been banded for almost 4 months now, and other than the first week after surgery, I have not regretted my decision. Good luck and keep asking questions!

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Honk,

I was where you are a year ago. My surgery was 04/04/11 and I am so happy I did it. My bmi was 49 and now is 27! I have lost 131 pounds and am now maintaining. I worked hard to get here. Lots of Water, exercise, and healthy eating. Don't let anyone tell you it is the easy way out, it is and always be a lot of work. Good luck and this is the best decision you can make about your weight and health.

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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