Last night I was on instant messanger with my College Son who is 22 and a fitness guru and studies nutrition and exercise science ect.....

He started getting on me, (in an instant message no less) about my diet, about exercise. This went on forever. Back and forth. I was unsure if I should bring up the Lap Band with him, assuming he would jump all over it in a negative way and saying that I should be able to do it without surgery.

But to my surprise, I sent him a link, and he said, and i quote: "the band is pretty cool how it works". You could have picked me up off the floor. He did further say that all the testimonials to the bands success emphasis proper eating and exercise. I told him I knew that. So he says get a head start, start doing it now. This was going back and forth for like two hours.

He asked me what was I eating at that very moment. I said nothing, he said "don't like Mom, you always eat at the computer, what is in front of you right now?' I told him and empty bottle of water. A few minutes later I hear another son come up from Down stairs who had been woken up on his cell phone to come and look and see what was in front of me. It was unreal.

Anyway, kids are a pain in the butt sometimes.

But i was glad he looked at the info and thought the concept was a good one.

Sorry to ramble.

vicki in indy

Molynn said: He thought I just needed to eat right and exercise. DUH, why didn't I think of that!!!!!

Isn't that the truth. Some people think it is so simple. Well the concept of eating right an exercising more is simple. Being able to do it is another thing. That is why the more I read the more convinced I am that the Band is the tool to help people do exactly that.