Hi all...I am Rita I am a married 33 year old mother of 3 with a full time job and kids with FULL-TIME energy...problem is that I just cannot seem to keep up with them at my current weight. I currently weigh 329 lbs and CANNOT wait to see that number go DOWN. I have been approved by my insurance company for banding (YEAH) and I have completed all my pre-op testing (blood work, EKG, chest X-ray, psychological testing). I am waiting for my pre-opertive nutrition appointment where I will receive the long awaited date for surgery!!!!! I am sooooo excited for this new beginning, yet kinda scared. I have been watching a ton of Youtube journals of other peoples success and have gained great inspiration and advice from them. I am FINALLY ready to do this for ME...not my husband or kids or anyone else but ME>>>>>> I intend on documenting EVERY STEP of my process to a new me one pound at a time. :smile2:

Edited November 22, 200817 yr by paritam
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Hi Rita!

The Lanpband is a great step in the right direction for your weight loss goals. Best of luck to you! Best advise that I can give, is try to exercise as much as possible and do not get fustrated if the scale stays the same for a week. Make sure to make this a life style change and dont expect to loss all the weight in a few months. I had the surgery a year and a half ago and I still am not at my goal weight but have lost about 120lbs. I feel like a new person though, much healthier and feel so much more comfortable with myself. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Kristen in Houston, TX

hi! i am kinda in the same boat as you. i finally made the decision a couple of days ago to get the band. it feels weird once you make the decision. scared, excited, nervous, hopeful...like a new world is about to open up and i have no idea how it'll be. i'm glad i found this sight yesterday, i had no idea how not-alone i am! there are so many people just like me, i had no clue!

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Hi all...I am Rita I am a married 33 year old mother of 3 with a full time job and kids with FULL-TIME energy...problem is that I just cannot seem to keep up with them at my current weight. I currently weigh 329 lbs and CANNOT wait to see that number go DOWN. I have been approved by my insurance company for banding (YEAH) and I have completed all my pre-op testing (blood work, EKG, chest X-ray, psychological testing). I am waiting for my pre-opertive nutrition appointment where I will receive the long awaited date for surgery!!!!! I am sooooo excited for this new beginning, yet kinda scared. I have been watching a ton of Youtube journals of other peoples success and have gained great inspiration and advice from them. I am FINALLY ready to do this for ME...not my husband or kids or anyone else but ME>>>>>> I intend on documenting EVERY STEP of my process to a new me one pound at a time. :cool2:

Congratulations on your decision. It was a hard one for me also, but a good one. I was banded a little over three weeks ago and have no regrets. The weightloss is slow but going in the right direction. I'm a lot older than you so I kinds expected it to be slow. I wish I could have had it done when my kids were little but of course they didn't have it then. Good luck and keep us posted. Maggies