Lol I have been looking and looking for people who are my age who have the lap band. I live in San Diego where there are millions of people. I can only find old people with the band. It's driving me NUTS!

So now that i have found all of you, who still parties after being banded?

haha. I've been looking and yeah, there's no one really our age huh? It'd be so nice to hear from people my age about the whole experience, even though everyone is so inspirational, someone my age would be amazing.

I have an appointment today, so hopefully things will turn out and I'll be able to get the band before the end of the year!

What has it been like for you?

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i was banded at 16, and ill be 18 in about a month, umm i dont party lol, though i am at one of the BIGGEST party schools, i kinda think my weight helped with that, almst like not being accepted made me mature a lot faster than anyone else and i just dont lol

I know age is wisdom, blah blah blah. i just don't go to school right now and I work in Foreclosures, so i have no peer interaction for the last 6 months. No disrespect, but i just want to talk with people my age. Oh and It only takes me one drink to get drunk since the band. i'm pretty smart about it. I have also matured a lot faster, but I didn't want to. I live in my own apartment with my boyfriend and am still 18. I haven't even hit party mode. I'm just trying to have a good time. I've drank a little bit throughout my journey and it hasn't made me gain or anything. I'm from San Diego, so patying is more of an option. :]

So purple girl, how did you have the surgery at 16?

well I'm 19. I'm not much of a partier lol. But I still do it occasionally. For instance...last night lol My birthday. I drank but I took it slow so I wasn't chugging....and I prefer shots rather than beer because you have to drink a lot more beer to get drunk lol...But I took it slow, got buzzed, made sure not to take it too far and throw up and I was fine.

i went to a special program for minors, im in a study thats trying to get band legalized for minors

ME TOO! oh my gosh. they said 150 around the US were participating. I can't believe i found one!

Girl dont let your band hold you back!! Have a good time!!

Shit I am single now too! YEAH ME! I am looking forward to having many great times :]

I still party, though, not all the time.

you have to be reaaaalll careful.

beer will make you feel very uncomfortable because of gas due to the carbonation.

hard liquor hits you hard and fast, and you can easily gain weight quick because of empty calories. Guaranteed a good time :smile2: hah

Doesn't it annoy you how people tend to leave messages saying "wow your lucky you can get it that young, your lucky you can still drink at that age" etc sooooooo f*cking annoying lol. Personally I don't drink now anyway, never have been a huge drinker and actually havent been banded yet (annoying) but I doubt I'll be a huge drinker afterwards either, like every now and then you feel like something but I guess I'll just have to watch what I do actually drink now =(

I straight up can't drink beer now. But I'm okay with that. A little wine or liquor & I'm good since I'll have such a little amount of food in my stomach anyway. When I was fat, I missed out on all the parties, so I'm trying to hit that up now. Unfortunately, my self-esteem is still very low. That's where the booze kicks in! Haha

I straight up can't drink beer now. But I'm okay with that. A little wine or liquor & I'm good since I'll have such a little amount of food in my stomach anyway. When I was fat, I missed out on all the parties, so I'm trying to hit that up now. Unfortunately, my self-esteem is still very low. That's where the booze kicks in! Haha

Hah! That's exactly how it is for me!

woo underage drinking!

hahaha:lol:

Katie you sound just like me! I have not stopped partying since. I mean I am responsible about it but damn I have fun. I stick to mixed drinks. I can have about one the whole night and be chillin. I love it.

I am finally living life instead of focusing so much on being fat.

I wish I could get over myself & just start having fun. I know I'm no longer over weight, but I still feel like I look big. Ugh!

Counseling sweetie. I still get like that from time to time. Enuogh people hit on you and enough girls hate you, you'll feel skinny. lol

Live up your life and don't give yourself time to think about it. Thats what I've been doing.