Newbie to site

Hello everyone! I know that I posted once before a couple of weeks ago. But I haven't been able to get back on since and I just want everyone to know that I'm new here to the site but I'm looking forward to getting to know a lot of you. I was lap banded on Oct. 30th, 2008. My doctor is Brandt Lapschies and I live in Hawaii.

The day before my surgery I weighed in at 286lbs. I'm now currently at 257lbs. I can't believe how much I feel better already by only losing 29lbs! I say "only" losing however I'm totally excited in the fact that I've already lost that much weight! I've been struggling with my weight now for the last 8yrs and to have lost 29lbs is amazing. :thumbup: I probably haven't lost that much weight with all of the diets that I did combined.

So, again, hello and I hope to get help from all of you and become friends with a lot of you.