Howdy all. .

I thought I would share a group I put together after I had trouble finding people my own age with the band. . There are diffrent issues that people under 30 have with the band. . . . It is funny how much I have growen up since getting the band. .

If you are intrested at looking at my Young And Banded group

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/youngandbanded/

Have an AWSOME day

Good luck to you and I hope you arent mad with me:-)) We all got to stick together:-))

Of course I am not mad with you sweety, we are all in this together. :biggrin1:

I increased my intake by 200 cals nows, I am getting more hungry as my first fill draws near. Cant wait to eat something not so liquid. :biggrin1:

Hi guys Im 18, I was banded at 17! Its great, but I have problems, my surgeon says I should be losing weight a lot quicker than I am, that its supposed to fall off of teens, so I would like to see more young people on this who are banded so that we can discuss what we are doing and arent and compare what is going on between us so that we can all get on the right paths and share stories so that we can all get healthy while we are young and feel that there are others our ages out there experiencing the same things! This is great!

21 here, 22 on August 17th.

I was banded yesterday.

I may be a little on the older side I'm 26 and my birthday is Thursday, July 27th. I was banded on June 19th, 2006.

Hey Arcael...

My bday is Aug 16 and I'm gonna be 22 also.. Congrats on getting your band! Hope it all works out the way you want it too!

I think I am getting my first fill on Aug 14 (I was banded July 5th) so I will be on my last day of liquids (3days I think) on my bday... can you say lowfat smoothie? with a candle somewhere thrown in? haha

Well Happy early Bday and good luck!

Leona :tea:

Hello Arcael!

Congratulations on your lapband surgery!!! I am just in the beginning stages of preparing for the surgery. What made you decide to do it? :tea:

I havent been very good with food for last two days but its gonna get better:-)I will behhave:-)I drank a bottle of wine yesterday and had salmon and potatoe with cheese,but it was worth it:-))

Hey do you guys get so hungry next day after you drink?Its terrible Im hungry like all the time after I drink:-))

Did you have a hangover? Because if you did, its normal that you are extra hungry. Thats why I avoid drinking alchoholic beverages. But I know its pretty shitty if you are amongst friends and everybody is drinking and stuff... :think

Did you have a hangover? Because if you did, its normal that you are extra hungry. Thats why I avoid drinking alchoholic beverages. But I know its pretty shitty if you are amongst friends and everybody is drinking and stuff... :think

Yep I sure had a hangover:) , but I was reasonably good this weekend and I went to gym on Saturday and Sunday.Im satisfied with myself:-))

Its hard not to drink when you are with friends but if it isnt too often then its ok.Im drinking like once a week max.2glasses of wine and like once a month when I really party with my friends:-)This weekend I learned that rice isnt good for me,I was very hungry when I came back from gym and I was eating chicken with rice.Guess I didnt bite properly and I had the worst golfball in a month,finally I threw up.I hope my band is ok:-)

I was banded two days after my 22nd Birthday..I was the one of the Youngest patients my Doc had.. (now i am not the youngest..He just banded a 17 year old.

Congratulations!!! How has your life changed due to the band?

Yep I sure had a hangover:) , but I was reasonably good this weekend and I went to gym on Saturday and Sunday.Im satisfied with myself:-))

Its hard not to drink when you are with friends but if it isnt too often then its ok.Im drinking like once a week max.2glasses of wine and like once a month when I really party with my friends:-)This weekend I learned that rice isnt good for me,I was very hungry when I came back from gym and I was eating chicken with rice.Guess I didnt bite properly and I had the worst golfball in a month,finally I threw up.I hope my band is ok:-)

Hah, I had my first fill today. And my first softie dinner. My mother mixed mexican style tuna for me, my tongue was on fire. :biggrin1: :biggrin1:

I try not to drink too much at parties anymore after I found out how many calories liquor and juice has in it, not to mention wines and such, so Im getting calorie phobia I suppose because all I walk around saying is "too many calories" lol! But its fun to party and have a few drinks every now and then, but every weekend was killing me! I dunno how ppl do it and still look like bombshells ALL THE TIME! lol

Jodie I'm with you, most of the people at my school drink their daily worth of calories and still eat and never gain weight. I saw on another thread that you are headed off to college good luck and make the best of!!

Thanks Ariel, I dont think college will change me on that subject seeing as Im from a small town and we get away with it (keg parties and such) so I have been around it, its nothing new except for being in a new city (oh and being in a CITY!) Lol, to tell you the truth I would rather shop all day than party all night, with some exceptions ofcourse.....I wish there were more young bandsters on. I would love to be a part of a support group, but there isnt one here and I frankly can not drive for 2 hours there and then 2 hours back to attend a 30 minute meeting yah know? So this is my support group, when I move Im going to try to find a good support group there, but for now I admit I wish I had someone to talk to face to face that was my age and going through some of the same stuff. People dont really remember what its like to be a teenager because they have matured so much, and its probably a good thing, just sometimes its harder to get advice when your 17 or 18 from someone who is close to 40 all the way to 50 years old. All of the comments and advice is valued to me very much, but I would like to be able to talk to someone closer to my age bracket just because of the better bonding and closer bond teens of today share to one another, just like when they were teens they all stuck together, so I like this thread a lot, I know Im just rambling, Im sleepy but cant sleep so Im preoccupying myself..................

Jodie I completely understand. I am not banded yet but i have begun the process. Obesity help has forums for teens and other age groups check them out

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/teen_wls/ the only thing is they group all teen WLS together.