Hi everyone, just wanted to say hi to all on the forum. I am from England, just outside of London and have not been banded yet. I have my consultation 27th Oct and hopefully surgery sometime in November. I am very exicted about this as have been overweight for a very long time now (BMI 36).

I just wanted to say that this forum is fantastic and I have been reading many of your comments and it has given me that extra push to go ahead and do this. You are all so positive about this procedure and have done so well with your weight loss. Sometimes I feel like a bit of a failure that I havent been able to do this with just diet and exercise, particularly as my husband is a personal fitness trainer, but after 10 years of being overweight enough is enough!

Thanks

Gillian

Hi gillian im from england too, welcome to LBT, its a gr8 forum to gain information and give each other advice, good luck with your banding, im sure u will do gr8, its the best thing i have done 4 me in all my life. The band has worked well 4 me and im at target weight now, you will feel so much better when u begin the journey to.

good luck

from liz xxxxxxx

Hi Gillian and welcome to Lapbandtalk. I think many of us here have felt, at one time or another, a "failure" because we couldn't do this on our own. The thing is, it is still work and definitely not the "easy way out" as some non banded have described it. I've posted my analogy elsewhere but here it is again: for me the band is like someone holding the ladder. I'm still doing the work. I'll bet this will be just the help you need to start a new life. All the best with it.

By the way, I'm from Canada but have lived in Essex for a year and in Bournemouth for 5 years. The UK is kind of like my second home. I'm still a BBC addict.