Greetings,

I am turning 40 in a few months and finally decided that I don't want to live the 2nd half (+more I hope) of my life having to undergo the constant struggle of losing and gaining weight. I have a consult/evaluation appt this Wed through the New Program in Long Beach/Newport Beach. I know over a dozen girlfriends who had the gastric bypass, but I am hopeful that the lap band is the right decision for me.

I am 5'4" with a BMI of 39.4...am told that I need a BMI of 40 to qualify - so oddly enough I have spent the last few days not worrying so much about the food I am eating. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that 2 lbs might keep me from qualifying for this surgery.

Glad that I found this forum...am looking forward to reading more stories from real people who are willing to share their experiences. Thanks ~ Tai

Greetings,

I am turning 40 in a few months and finally decided that I don't want to live the 2nd half (+more I hope) of my life having to undergo the constant struggle of losing and gaining weight. I have a consult/evaluation appt this Wed through the New Program in Long Beach/Newport Beach. I know over a dozen girlfriends who had the gastric bypass, but I am hopeful that the lap band is the right decision for me.

I am 5'4" with a BMI of 39.4...am told that I need a BMI of 40 to qualify - so oddly enough I have spent the last few days not worrying so much about the food I am eating. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that 2 lbs might keep me from qualifying for this surgery.

Glad that I found this forum...am looking forward to reading more stories from real people who are willing to share their experiences. Thanks ~ Tai

Tai

Welcome to LBT - it is the greatest site for info & support.

We are the same height but I think my bmi was like 42 and I had some co-mobities - it all depends on your insurance. I love my band - I love me for finally understanding that my prior way of eating wasn't normal -

The band is a great tool - but that's all it is - you are going to have to learn to make a lifetime lifestyle changes in your eating - we still absorb our calories where bypass pple don't - so for us we really have to learn to eat healthy - we don't get sick if we eat sugar and it slides right thru our bands (easy to eat even when you have restriction) where as hard proteins like meat - fish - chicken don't slip thru - you feel full alot faster with the band - but that's once you have proper restriction -

Read - Read - Read all the thread here - you will gain tons of knowledge.

Good Luck on your journey