well i am one day away from surgery and i am still anxious i know crazy right? My dilema is because i have lost 62 pounds on my own in the last two years. and i kind of feel bad because i do not have any medical problems right now I have researched lapband and wanted it before i got pregnant with my son but put it off i have been heavy for a very long time but since seeing a nutritionist i think i can do it without it but i am scared that i will be giving up my one chance to have this tool. plus with four kids i am afraid of anything going wrong and hindering me from taking care of them i am a single parent. Its crazy to me that I am so indesicive i have never been this way. Any advice?

Then only thing I can tell you is when I had my surgery I was told that for at least weeks you cannot pick up anything over, I think like 5 lbs or not much more and there was another single lady having it done the same day and she said but I have a toddler at home that I have to pick up and the told her she will need to have help since she could not pick up her child for at least 4 weeks, May want to call and ask them about that.

Good luck

My question is how many times have you successfully lost weight on your own and then ended up gaining it back? For me, I knew I could lose the weight (well at least half of it) but I would eventually gain it and more back. The band for me is a way to help me not only take off the weight but also KEEP it off for good. It's an amazing tool and if you are already eating well and exercising it will only help you be MORE successful. Good Luck!

I too have lost weight on my own but it was so painful. Strict diets where I was hungry all the time. Denying myself foods I wanted and then after losing 50 lbs, put in right back on when I went back to my old habits.

Dieting my whole life isn't how I wanted to live. You could say I'm dieting now, but I'm seldom every hungry. I eat healthy foods now and it makes me feel better. That feeling of being uncomfortable because I wanted to eat crap is no longer my companion. If I get hungry now, I eat an apple and I'm OK for two hours. 3 years ago it would have been a half bag of chips and a huge ham and cheese sandwich. Do I miss those foods? Yes, sometimes but it's fleeting and controlable now.

If you truly believe you're in control of your own weight, you should not have surgery. imo But be very honest with yourself? Losing 62 lbs is very good but at what cost and for how long will it last?

tmf