Hi guys,

This is a new forum for 30's! I am 32, I live in Sydney Australia and I am being banded next Tuesday 15th Jan. I can't hardly wait for it, I've been overweight more than half my life and tried everything.

I am nervous about my immediate post op pain, nausea and how I will cope, but so many people on here do it every day, so I guess I will manage. I have a very supportive DH who really looks after me, so I am half way there already.

I can't wait to enjoy my 30s more than my 20s.

Jen

Juli - thanks for letting me know about the other DFW'ers out there. I would love to do the cycling, but I would probably need to lose a tinge of weight first.. those dang seats go right up my rear and are quite painful!

Losingjusme - I sent you a private tell.... Hope ya got it! That's cool that you live in the DFW area!! we should all get together sometime!

Mom - yay! another DFW'er!! We should have girl day out sometime and hit the movies or something! it would be a lot of fun. :clap2:

Hey I'm 37 (soon going into 38), married 16 years, son 14, daughter 10 and 3 dogs :eek: I live in the DFW area as well (hey y'all)

I was banded 6/25 and have lost just over 50#. My goal is to weigh 120 (I think - maybe less).

I look back at High School pictures and think of how miserable I was then thinking I was so fat. OMG - I would kill to look like that now!!! Oh well - I'm wearing a size 12 now and I haven't done that since before I got married woohoo!!!!!!

wombat

Wombat - that's so cool!!! Another DFW'er!! WOOHOOOO! Which highschool did you go to? I went to Richland.. I'm so tempted to post my skinny picture on here! LOL. And, I was the same way.. when I was thinner I thought I was fat because I had some loose skin on my arms and thought it was fat. LOL. I was 120! I would be happy to be 200 now...

I went to MacArthur High School in Irving. I live in McKinney now to be closer to my job but the rest of my family is still in Irving.

Hi, my name is Angie. I am almost 32 years old-4 days after my lapband surgery. I started my pre op low carb diet today. I started gaining weight with my pregnancies. I have three kids, 14, 9, 7. I have a husband of 3 years which I love. I have been divorced once from the father of my kids. I am ready to look good like I feel. My weight is the only thing in life that holds me back. I love life except for my weight, which holds me back from excelling at things I want to do. I am so happy to find this spot for thirty somethings. I am ready to be thirty and free.

I am 30, I live in NJ, married for 7 yrs, with two daughters: 5 years and 18 months. I began my lap band journey 6 weeks ago.....

Aren't there plenty of single men on here who would understand your journey?

Where? Where? Show Me! Show Me! :eyebrows:

Just teasing!

Hello all,

I'm married, with a nearly 20 year old step-son and I live near Ann Arbor, MI.

I've not been a normal weight since the third grade. Seriously. So I would be beyond floored and over the moon to get into Onderland, let alone anywhere near "goal" (which according to the BMI charts is 160 for me).

This has been a long journey for me, and it's just starting (despite being banded since June). I think it will be a winding road for the rest of my life. But I'm ready to get on with it! (my life, that is)

I look back at High School pictures and think of how miserable I was then thinking I was so fat. OMG - I would kill to look like that now!!!

I do the same thing! Back then I was maybe a size 11/12 but looked HUGE next to my size 6 friends. One guy used to call me "thunder thighs" and man, that hurt but looking back now I would totally KILL for those thighs again

Hello everyone!!!

I'm Lorraine...I'm 31 and live in NJ. I've been fat forever...but not for much longer. I'm a stay at home mom to three girls...ages 3.5 and twins who are just shy of 2 years...

My husband is also banded...he got his on April 3rd, 2007 and I was banded on July 10, 2007...At this point, we are both at 80 lbs down...having a blast!!!

Glad to have this new thread!

Rain

I do the same thing! Back then I was maybe a size 11/12 but looked HUGE next to my size 6 friends. One guy used to call me "thunder thighs" and man, that hurt but looking back now I would totally KILL for those thighs again

This is so funny because I was thinking about this the other day-in high school I averaged 160-I was in sports so you really couldn't tell-and I was always the fat one.. I would kill to be 160 right now

Howdy fellow 30 somethings. I will very shortly be 38. Married 3 years and we have one heck of a boxer named Dixie. No kids and no plans - we are big travelers and pretty adventurous. Always chubby but since entering my 30's chubby has become something more. So, after some investigation I decided this would be a good route. My doctor is submitting for final approval and hoping for a February surgery date.

hello all im pre 30 years old . lol i turn 30 this year. been banded since december 12th 2007 i have lost 32 pounds to date. i love this thing . it basically retrained me to eat correctly and portion control. i have been over weight since the 3rd grade but when i reached highschool i thinned out to where i was happy with my self but then of course add kids into the configuration and not eating right and waaaaalaaaaaaaaa im overweight to where i am where i am. so thank god finally i had a good enough insurance that paid for my band. and i love it. :whoo:

Hi, I am Mandy 30 and live in Minnesota. I was banded May 17, 2007. I love my band 5 out of 7 days of the week. The weekends kick my butt!!! It is going to be great to talk to people around the same age!!!

Yep - weekends are most definitely the hardest!!!!!