i have tried it all. i was placed on my first diet at the age of 8, kinda gives a child a complex if you ask me! but i have tried weight watchers, slim fast, exercise of all kinds, starving, all fruit, diet pills, basically you name it i tried it. but it never worked. in high school i was a runner on cross country. even running 5 miles daily and working out and eating well didn't change my weight problems. as i get older and become less and less excited with my body i finally decided to change the problem. i am tired of being the fat girl with a pretty face. my boyfriend sees nothing wrong with me, my friends say i'm not fat, my family critics my body all the time and i look in the mirror with disgust!

i have never been thin and i want it, for myself.

i want to have kids and see them grow up. i want to shop in a store and not run the other way. so now i am trying to see if this is what will work. i am looking for the solution!

bre:thumbup:

Hi Bre, I have been banded for 2 years. I have lost 75% of my excess weight. I too tried everything you did. The band is a great tool. I hope you have much success. Julie

Well.....what's your height and weight, Bre? What's your BMI? People and your mirror can sometimes lie to you.

i have no idea what my bmi is but i know i need to lose over 100lbs. it's not a matter of a few extra pounds. that would be fine but alas the mirror seems to be telling the truth this time!

i just worry that so many things can go wrong with the surgery and how it will affect me in the long run. i am 24 and i want to have kids and i don't know what the side affects will be and i can't image having the band in my stomach for the rest of my life. but i also can't image a life if i continue gaining weight. i have already gained almost 60 lbs in one year. i wish i had reasons like depression or stress or something but my life is fine except for the weight. grrrr...

I think you need to find out your weight, height and bmi, let us know.