I took my 3 year old daughter to school for the frist time today. She looked so cute with her little back pack and lunch box. It just broke my heart. She is my reason for getting banded. I don't want to be a fat mother that she will be embarrassed by at school. I remember when I was little my mother was always beautiful, (she has never had a weight problem) when she would come and get us she always looked better than a lot of kids moms. I want my daughter to be proud of me. I am already old, 45 and I don,t want to be fat too.

I also want to be thin so I will stay healthy for her. I want to be able to play with her and do trips and ride bikes. It is so awful to be fat and not be able or feel like living life. Having her so late in life makes me realize that I don't want to waste one day. I really believe everything happens for a reason and God has a plan for all of us. I look for the signs, and I know that I was led to do the band surgery. I am so happy that I did it, I feel like for the frist time in many years I can reach my goals now.

I have now been banned for 21/2 weeks and with post surgery I am down from 220 to 207. I am 5'5 I feel beeter thanI have in years. I also lost 10lbs before I decided to have the surgery. That took me 5 months. So all together I am down 23 lbs. I might actually be able to buckle my shoes soon.

This site is terrific by the way, and I have really enjoyed reading it over the past few weeks.

Oh, how I echo your sentiments! I want to be fit and healthy for my little boy, too--so we can DO stuff together that he enjoys! He is such an outdoorsy little kid--

Congrats on your loss so far!

Kimberlillly

Wow Queen, today was the first day of school for my 2nd grader Roxanne. Its been almost 3 months since I've seen some other parents and was delighted with all the comments of weight loss even though I've only lost maybe 5 lbs. all summer. I also have a 3 year old boy and I'm 45 years old and have allot of the same thoughts as you. Just think we'll be 59 years old when the 3 years olds graduate from high school.

Congratulations on your GREAT weight loss! I'm so happy that you're feeling so good. Believe it or not, your kids will love you just the same - heavy or thin. My kids are now 23 and 20. One's complimented me on my weight loss, the oldest hasn't even noticed. But I feel so much better and have so much more energy. Best of luck to you!

Hi what a sweet post. That inspired me for the rest of the day. One of the reasons I wanted to have the lapband was to be able to do things with my grandchildren. I have three beautiful grandbabies ranging in age 18 months to 2 months. They are all from diffrent daughters. In October I will post pictures of them. I will be too busy in Sept. working... Thanks for the sweet story...Janie

Cateringqueen, I too was moved by your post. I don't have kids yet but really want to have one in the next few years. I love trying new things and being adventuresome but am sick of being hindered with weight. I have been heavy my entire life and just got fed up. I was raised around horses and dream of getting a horse when I totally finish school and start my career as a teacher. Just one more year left or so till I am done with the school part. Being able to ride a horse better is one of my real motivations. I was also teased a lot in school, so being thinner would be more comforting in front of middle or high schoolers. Keep up the good work!!! Teresa;)

Your post got me right where I live. There was a day about 18 months ago when I dropped my daughter off at her preschool, and one of her little "friends" made a crack about how big I was. Even though I didn't show it, that 3-year-old ruined my entire day. I was already working on getting banded, and that sure helped keep me motivated.

My daughter said to me recently, "Mom, you're not fat. You're medium!" Out of the mouths of babes...