Hi! I'm a newbie to this whole Lap Band thing. I've just received my surgical date of June 23, and I'm so anxious. I've been heavy my whole life. I actually went on my 1st diet when I was 5 years old. My doctor thought I was prematurely growing breasts.......but no..I was just really fat. That hasn't changed 21 years later. I've come to terms with the fact that I'm addicted to food the way some people are addicted to drugs or cigarettes. Unfortunately, food isn't something you can quit cold turkey. Every diet I've been on has failed. I can never manage to last more than a few weeks, and I always gain back more than I lose. That's why I turned to Lap Band. Hopefully, it will break that yo yo effect. Honestly though, I'm terrified of failing at this too. What if it doesn't work? I'm getting married a year after my surgery, and I really don't want to be a fat bride.

mnroses:

Congratulations. I think the best advice I can give you is that you need to remember it's not magic, it's a tool. You have to work with this tool to make it be successful.

I think that the band helps if your head is in the right place.

You have to want to be thinner and act accordingly. I believe that exercise plays a big part in using the tool too. Exercise does two things - burns calories, and keeps you away from the fridge.

I think there's a saying something like "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels."

It's best to try to lose before the banding to shrink your liver too.

Hope all goes smoothly for you so that you can walk down that aisle with your head up high and your waist much smaller.

Sue