Hi everyone. I'm a newbie from Michigan and just found out I was approved for surgery. I go on Thursday for my medical and behavorial assessments.

I'm hoping to have smooth sailing and have my lap band in a cuople months. Where I'm going I'm required to do Optifast for 4 weeks prior.

I have about 90 pounds I want to lose. I gained about 35 after I quit smoking back in June. Even though I've hated all the weight gain, I never once seriously considered smoking again to curb the gains.

I'm looking forward to my journey and sharing it all with you and getting to know everyone here.

Anyone have any words of advice?

Welcome to the site and to a new life! Enjoy the journey :smile:

hi, jrob, I'm from michigan, too. Kalamazoo. where are you in michigan?

hi, jrob, I'm from michigan, too. Kalamazoo. where are you in michigan?

I'm in Lansing.

Planning on voting today?

I was born in Lansing. Move to Ann Arbor when I was about 10. Now I live in Dallas TX. Still have family in MI. Good luck.

yes, I plan on voting, but I really don't care for any of them.

I'm in Michigan. Banded in Port Huron on April 10, 2007. Voted last week by absentee cause we're visiting friends in Florida this week. Come on over to the Michigan thread.. Good luck on your banding!!

My pro op diet was sugar free jello, clear chicken and beef broth, protein shakes, {not that bad depending on what you find} and sometimes sugar free pudding. After about the third day of the diet, my body didn't get as hungry as one might think. The first couple of days I was pretty hungry, but I just kept busy. Good Luck!

I like the beard... your lookin great!

Ok Boards are officially messing up, I have no idea why it posted my post here. :smile:

Laura this is posting in the wrong thread-----all of our links are sending us here by mistake! This is the introduction thread.....go figure!

Kat

Weird, no matter what I click on , I only get this thread... I guess there is a bug in my system or something. LOL. I've tried clicking on aobut 12 other threads in other forums and I still get this thread... HA HA

And I can't find our thread, so I'll wait to post that.

I was born in Lansing. Move to Ann Arbor when I was about 10. Now I live in Dallas TX. Still have family in MI. Good luck.

Thanks Road King - I was born and raised in Lansing but lived in Houston for 2 years where I had my almost 14 year old son. Moved back so his extended family wouldn't be strangers.

I'm in Michigan. Banded in Port Huron on April 10, 2007. Voted last week by absentee cause we're visiting friends in Florida this week. Come on over to the Michigan thread.. Good luck on your banding!!

Thanks, I'll check it out.