Okay so i'm new, and i'm shaking even typing this...

my name's jess..

i get my band done on 14 jan 2008. I am so scared and excited and weirded out...

I've done all the pre stuff.. and i'm on optifast at the moment ( i'm struggling - but thats cause my support network is disappeared for the holidays)

Is it normal to feel like this. even with the lap band it seems like too much to lose.. like i've done this too late... god that sounds depressing sorry....

anyways, hints or tips would be greatly appreciated..

much love

j:eek:

Hi Jess and Welcome.

My name is Tanya and I am 27 as well. I was just banded on the 27th of December. I totally know how you are feeling. It seems like it is so far away and that you might not ever make it. Trust me, there is light at the end of the tunnel. This is a tool that will allow you to stop all those diets that never worked. I think over time we have programmed ourselves for failure. We no longer believe we can do it. But you can.

Congradulations on making a decision that will drastically change your course in life. You are on your way to a new woman. I was really, really nervous about having the surgery done but am so happy now. I already lost 15 pounds.

Hang in there girl...you will be just fine. Please keep me posted on how you are doing. Here is a big hug for you..

HUGS

*tears* thanks gorgeous!

i know its the right thing to do i know it is, i guess i need to spend some time on my head getting it to follow what my body needs too...

i just want it so badly but im shocking at sticking it out... this is the only way for me... do you find it gets easier as you see the weight coming off.. i mean u've been banded less than a week and you've lost that much weight.. i hope its the same for me...

hugs from the land down under

x

HI!

I'm the same age as you guys and I'm getting banded on Jan 16th. I am feeling the same way. I hope I'm making the right decision. At the end of November I looked at a website about the lap band and that is the first time it had ever even crossed my mind. Now 1 1/2 months later I am having the surgery and I'm afraid I rushed into it. I really so feel like it is the right thing to do but I have been reading how some people have been on this journey for up to a year and are finally getting the surgery. I just hope that I am prepared enough and have enough knowledge.