I am excited to have a lap band on July 22, 2013, one month before my 63rd birthday! I am a survivor of the diet wars; I've tried everything including fasting as a teenager (all I did was faint at the zoo on a hot day. I've done Weight Watchers, Diet Center, my own invented diets. It goes on and on. Hopefully, this will be something that will take the excess weight off of me for my senior years. Already the diseases of obesity are creeping up on me: high blood sugar, diabetes, sleep apnea, lack of energy. I look to all of you for hope and encouragement! Of course, I want to be a source of that myself.

I'll be right behind you..I get band on the 23rd of July....

Woo! Let's keep up. Today I am not as enthusiastic and ate 3 (three) protein bars. But I turned down ice cream at my brother's. I'll let you know how it goes...

I also am having my band on the 23RD I would like to keep track with yall : )

so ready to do this

I am excited to have a lap band on July 22' date=' 2013, one month before my 63rd birthday! I am a survivor of the diet wars; I've tried everything including fasting as a teenager (all I did was faint at the zoo on a hot day. I've done Weight Watchers, Diet Center, my own invented diets. It goes on and on. Hopefully, this will be something that will take the excess weight off of me for my senior years. Already the diseases of obesity are creeping up on me: high blood sugar, diabetes, sleep apnea, lack of energy. I look to all of you for hope and encouragement! Of course, I want to be a source of that myself.[/quote']

Congrats! I'm in my 60's as well and was banded in Dec. feel free to keep in touch anytime!