Hi,

I would love to hear from anyone that started at a 31 or 32 BMI. I know that there may not be that many of you out there. I am trying to decide if the band is right for me. If I got the surgery, I would be trying to lose about 60 pounds or maybe a little more. I have struggled my whole life with being overweight, but I am in my twenties, so maybe I haven't tried everything yet. Is there anyone out there like me that is thinking about the procedure or already had it and would like to comment? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as to other things I should do, and I'm also wondering if I will regret the surgery 5 years down the line when I have lost the weight and I still can't eat very much. My main issue is that it takes a lot of work for me to lose a little bit of weight, but only a few days of eating a little too much too gain it all back. I think that overweight people at any size have many of the same issues with food and exercise, so comments from everyone would be appreciated, but I'm especially interested in hearing from someone that is in a similar position to myself. Thanks.

Hi,

I would love to hear from anyone that started at a 31 or 32 BMI. I know that there may not be that many of you out there. I am trying to decide if the band is right for me. If I got the surgery, I would be trying to lose about 60 pounds or maybe a little more. I have struggled my whole life with being overweight, but I am in my twenties, so maybe I haven't tried everything yet. Is there anyone out there like me that is thinking about the procedure or already had it and would like to comment? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as to other things I should do, and I'm also wondering if I will regret the surgery 5 years down the line when I have lost the weight and I still can't eat very much. My main issue is that it takes a lot of work for me to lose a little bit of weight, but only a few days of eating a little too much too gain it all back. I think that overweight people at any size have many of the same issues with food and exercise, so comments from everyone would be appreciated, but I'm especially interested in hearing from someone that is in a similar position to myself. Thanks.

You should come by our lower bmi thread. We are all lower bmi. I was a bmi of 31. I just got banded on Friday. If you post this question there you will get a lot of feedback!!! Audree