It is wonderful to have a support group right at your fingers. I am looking forward to learning from those of you that have traveled this path already and those of you that are in the beginning stages.

Both my husband and I started this process at the beginning of April and will need to meet monthly for six months to garner insurance approval. We are both diabetic, hypertensive, hypercholesterolemia, and I have hip/spine arthritis. I am not complaining, but I am looking forward to being healthier again. We currently work out a few times a week and are fairly active. I want to train for a 5 K as soon as I can physically do it.

I am at 213 and stand 5"5" so my BMI is just at the threshold, my husband is between 40 - 45 BMI.

Anxious to hear from you all, we have chosen to have Roux en Y surgery.

Well we love new people and all people that are on the journey to get healthy. Have you guys tried the gastric bypass forums though? Pretty much all of us here are on our way to getting Lap Band or have already gotten it, and while we enjoy hearing from everyone, you might find more information that helps you on the other forum. That website is http://www.rnytalk.com/ hope this helps and congrats on you and your husband taking the journey to health together!