Hi, I'm Andrea. I just got banded, April 30th. My main motivation for getting this done was that my father passed away (at age 52) in September mostly due to his medical problems due to severe obesity. He had severe diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. Also, my mom has been obese for years and also has diabetes and high blood pressure. I am pretty healthy for my size and don't have any of those problems yet, but I know if I continue the path I was on I would end up the same way. So far I feel better about myself, I feel I look better and now I can walk further on my walks and not feel like I'm going to die from shortness of breathe. I have lost 11 pounds so far, but I can't help comparing myself to others. One of my friends got banded by the same doctor in January and lost 30 lbs the first month. Any suggestions or helpful hints?

Thanks,

Andrea

look for a support group in your area,

rely more on your mind to control your eating habits and less on your bad. The upside of losing it slowly is that your skin has time to catch up and you end up with more normal looking skin when you're done, so don't fret so much over losing slowly!

Evilah

Congrats on your band....Don't compare yourself to others!!!! Just work with the band and allow it to help you each step of the way....It is going to come off faster for some and slower for others...just don't worry about it...take one day at a time....and enjoy the journey..Good luck and I hope that all continues to go well for you....Welcome to bandland....