Hi my name is Austin, I am 21 yrs old and my surgery is set for Jan. 5th. When I entered into the process I clocked in at 428 lbs with a bmi of 58,I really let myself go, which my surgeon won't allow anyone over 60bmi to have the surgery... it wasn't until I hit 400 lbs that I ever really let it sink in that I was to far gone. You see I always convinced myself that oh I'm young I can loose weight if I really tried. But after several,upwards to 12 different diet and exercise programs, slimfast, nutrisystem, Atkins, south beach, etc. I finally broke down, and admitted defeat until my doctor uttered his best advice. Gastric Bypass. I went for my seminar and it opened my eyes to the possibility that I won't die young that I could live a long happy life. I changed the way I looked at food and I got down to the real root of my eating problem and just stopped making excuses and got off my fat buttnd now I'm around 410 and less than 2weeks away from my liquid diet. I would love to find someone who is close to my surgery date to be friends,mentors, a confidant if you will and together we can support each other to conquer and keep each other strong through what will ultimately change out lives for the better

Hi my name is Austin, I am 21 yrs old and my surgery is set for Jan. 5th. When I entered into the process I clocked in at 428 lbs with a bmi of 58,I really let myself go, which my surgeon won't allow anyone over 60bmi to have the surgery... it wasn't until I hit 400 lbs that I ever really let it sink in that I was to far gone. You see I always convinced myself that oh I'm young I can loose weight if I really tried. But after several,upwards to 12 different diet and exercise programs, slimfast, nutrisystem, Atkins, south beach, etc. I finally broke down, and admitted defeat until my doctor uttered his best advice. Gastric Bypass. I went for my seminar and it opened my eyes to the possibility that I won't die young that I could live a long happy life. I changed the way I looked at food and I got down to the real root of my eating problem and just stopped making excuses and got off my fat buttnd now I'm around 410 and less than 2weeks away from my liquid diet. I would love to find someone who is close to my surgery date to be friends,mentors, a confidant if you will and together we can support each other to conquer and keep each other strong through what will ultimately change out lives for the better

Good luck and congrats. You are about to being a fabulous journey.

Hi Austin! Welcome to the group and congratulations on starting your new life. There are a lot of us on this site who are in different stages of Having weight loss surgery. All of us willing to help each other. I have found this site to be so useful and have found so many new friends that have either gone through this process and are maintaining, are in the weight loss phase post surgery (like me) or about to have surgery.

I have learned so much because someone on here has experienced it at one point or another. You are not alone!

Feel free to reach out anytime you have questions, need help or simply want to chat.

Good luck on your liquid diet, it is a challenge however very doable. Just keep your eye on the prize. It is all about getting you prepped for a safe surgery!

Hi my name is Austin, I am 21 yrs old and my surgery is set for Jan. 5th.

Hi Austin. I'm double your age (just turned 43 on Wednesday), but I'm having surgery at the same time and that puts us in the same boat. My surgery is scheduled for January 6th, and I'm also looking for a surgery buddy. In another area of the site, there is a discussion board for January surgery patients that you might find useful as well: http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1145-january-2015/ Cheers!