Hi everyone new girl here lol I'm set to be banded march26....I just wanted to get a few tips and share some stories with different people.My doctor told me everything I need to know but its always great to hear it from someone who's experienced it :-)

Welcome! I will be banded 10 days after you. I have found so much helpful information and support here. I find myself checking it quite often. Especially when I am feeling weak, which right now since I know I am having the surgery and my life and habits are changing is quite often. We started a group called Springers. It's a group of us who are having surgery in March, April, and May. New group but growing. I will attempt to send you an invite, though if you search the group section for Springers you will find it

I am also new to the site and due to be banded on 13th march it's great to share experiences with others I am in scotland and everyone had slight differences depending where they are in the world. Really excited and looking forward to the rest of my journey.

I'm on the 13th as well !!! Can you Belive it's less then two weeks away !!!

Oh and Im in new York and having mine done in New Jersey

Welcome! I will be banded 10 days after you. I have found so much helpful information and support here. I find myself checking it quite often. Especially when I am feeling weak' date=' which right now since I know I am having the surgery and my life and habits are changing is quite often. We started a group called Springers. It's a group of us who are having surgery in March, April, and May. New group but growing. I will attempt to send you an invite, though if you search the group section for Springers you will find it [/quote']

Hello smmersue I tried to join your group but it keeps saying"you can not join this group"

Oh and Im in new York and having mine done in New Jersey

Omg I'm from Nj(maybe I should have said that in my thread lol) what made u wanna come to nj to have your surgery?

I'll try and resend the invite. Sorry.

I sent you another link. It should be in your inbox.

Hi All

I'm being banded on 29th March I cannot wait!!!

Smmrsue - congrats on your 1lb loss! How many have you got to lose before surgery?

xx

Lol and thanks to the 1 lb. loss. I'll take it!!!!

I haven't had my one on one appointment with my surgeon yet, so I don't know how much weight he will want me to lose. I'm just trying to get a jump on it. 1 lb. at a time if I have to.

I'm actually worried he will want me to lose an exorbitant amount of weight (20lbs?) and that's kind of freaking me out.

How much weight do you have to lose? Is that Snoopy in the picture? Do you live in OC? BTW there is a group started called Springers for people who are being banded this spring. Please join!

Hey, 1lb to me is a hell of a lot!

Aww good luck with your appointment. It all becomes real when you meet up with them.

I've been told I need to lose 8lbs off my 18st 11lbs current weight so I'm kinda freaking out!! 26 days to lose 8lbs WTF I have PCOS as well, so no matter if I do excessive exercise and dieting I can't shift much.

Have you been given any info at all? Like pre-op diet sheets?

Overall I want to lose just under 10 stone :-o that'll get me to a healthy BMI. I'm not looking to be skinny, just healthy. Although, should I have supermodel looks underneath the fat, I won't complain! Haha

I live in Liverpool, England. How about you?

The pic is indeed Snoopy! Taken at Canadian Wonderland, Toronto last summer! Best two week holiday of my life, It was just a massive shame I wouldn't let anyone take pictures of me except this one with my hero Snoops

How do I join Springers? Jerry's swingers, eh? xx

I have been given a three ring binder full of information and nutrition sheets. I have also attended the required psych evaluation, doctors talk (one hour general how to surgery), nutrition class, support group meetings, and a 4 hour general WLS class. Sheesh, three are a lot of hoops. The binder I got said that I could lose weight before surgery by any method I wanted or to use their Optifast pre surgery diet. I'm not sure what that is exactly.

I live in southern California. There is an amusement park here that has all of the Charlie Brown characters. I thought you might be local.... Liverpool isn't too far away. LOL.

BTW- if I had a supermodel body underneath I am going to be pissed that I am to old to cash in on it. Just kidding. I would do a happy dance, twice.

If you go to the group section and search for Springers you can find us. Or I will attempt to send you a link. Hope to see you there!

Ooooooooh I see you've lost another 3lb!! You're on fire, even without the band!

That is a lot of things to go through before surgery, but I guess it's for your own good to prepare you for the future!

I wish I could live in USA, I just adore all of the different accents (and sun)! My aim is to lose enough weight so that I am proud to have my photo taken and then book a holiday to USA

We'll all be supermodels in our amateur photos

I'm now in the Springer Group xx

Hey, 1lb to me is a hell of a lot!

Aww good luck with your appointment. It all becomes real when you meet up with them.

I've been told I need to lose 8lbs off my 18st 11lbs current weight so I'm kinda freaking out!! 26 days to lose 8lbs WTF I have PCOS as well, so no matter if I do excessive exercise and dieting I can't shift much.

Have you been given any info at all? Like pre-op diet sheets?

Overall I want to lose just under 10 stone :-o that'll get me to a healthy BMI. I'm not looking to be skinny, just healthy. Although, should I have supermodel looks underneath the fat, I won't complain! Haha

I live in Liverpool, England. How about you?

The pic is indeed Snoopy! Taken at Canadian Wonderland, Toronto last summer! Best two week holiday of my life, It was just a massive shame I wouldn't let anyone take pictures of me except this one with my hero Snoops

How do I join Springers? Jerry's swingers, eh? xx

can i ask?? what is PCOS ? i know im showing my ignorance here.. lol.

PCOS is polycystic ovarian syndrome

One of the main treatments for it is weight loss, but the hormones involved make it harder to lose weight. Go figure. It causes infertility too, along with other unfortunate things.