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viciouslou    0

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My name is Selecia Watson. I am 27 years old. I have no children and I am single. I have been over weight since I can remember. I have always struggled with my weight even though I wasn't made fun of as a child. I was always popular at school and had no problems of doing good. The weight really became a problem for me mentally when I got to college.

I was always trying to go on different diets, the first one I did when I went to college was phentermine with a doctor. I weighed 250lbs. I lost about 30 lbs in 3-5 months but I was only taking in 1000 calories a day including what I drank and exercised about 600 of those calories off each day. As soon as I stopped the weight came back and more.

Once I got out of college I really start to gain more weight, I weighed 281 lbs. I told myself something is got to give so I started doing all kinds of diets, you name I have done it. I got down to my lowest weight ever and that was about 221lbs. I was wearing a size 16. I was happy but I stop dieting and the weight came back and put me at an all time high of 290.

This is when I said enough, I have to find something permanent. I researched the lapband and decided this is what I was going to do. I paid cash since my insurance wouldn't approve me.

I was banded October 6, 2004 in Monterrey, Mexico by Dr. Arturo Rodriguez at San Pedro Hospital Clinic. I wasn't nervous at all. I went by myself from Fort Worth, Texas. I was so excited that I didn't mind going by myself. I went weighing 290lbs. I don't know if I have lost any weight because I decided to weight until my first fill to way myself. My first fill is schedule for November 12th in Arlington, Texas with Dr. Walter Dobson, who was highly recommended by Dr. Rodriguez if I didn't want to come back to Mexico.

I am very excited about this group discussion and hope to learn from all of you.

Selecia

Dr. Rodriguez

290/???/140ish

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Katie328    0

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Hi there Selecia, what a beautiful name! It's great to meet you and i'm sure you'll get lots of info and make lots of friends here, I feel like I def have! I think this has been the best thing to happen to me since my banding because I can get support and ask questions that others that havent been trhough it dont know the answers too. If you need anything feel free to email or pm me. Welcome to bandland!

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gunn4ya    0

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Congratulations. I hope all goes well for you when you get your first fill. Welcome to the site, these folks have a lot of information to offer.

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New Hope    37

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Selecia, you sound like you really have a good grip on everything! You are so right, being overweight is just as big a problem mentally as physically. Congratulations on getting your band! We look forward to hearing about your Banding Journey. Wow, you need to join the scale challenge! You have great willpower!

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La_madam    20

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Hi Selicia

Welcome!

Your attitude is going to make you successful with your new band. You seem like a woman who is very determined to succeed. I wish you the best. Now that you are a member here I hope to see you here often, this place is great for support. ..we are one big happy family!

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viciouslou    0

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Thank you all for the kind words. I am so thrill to be apart of this group. I will keep in touch everyday because it motivates me to achieve my goals.

Selecia

Dr. Rodriguez

Banded date: Oct. 6, 04

first fill date: Nov. 12, 04

290/???/140ish

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PamRN    0

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Hi Selecia, and welcome aboard. You're story is very much like that of so many of us here. This is the best site I've found for information and support. For the most part, unlike certain other boards, this one is pretty impartial, it is not run by a single person who interprets every post and inflicts their personal opinion on it. I've found this to be a site of warm honest support, with opinions and experiences offered to all for education, and consideration, so we are able to make informed personal choices.

Congratulations on your banding, I wish you continued success!

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