Hi My name is Tiffany and im 29yoa and ive been reading several people blogs and viewing pictures ...to be honest this website has been more insightful than any other website out there...I have finally gotten my surgery date which is 6/4/09 im scared not of the surgey but of failure... im pretty sure there are several out there that can understand me...will this be another jenny craig,weight watchers,medifast,and/or cabbage soup diet... Will I fail? Will i pretend to be full and satisfied around others like i was with other diets but when ever one leaves eat til im full or will it do what they claim it will do help with appetite suppression ...also i was wondering about exercise im 5'09"/380lbs and my knees along with back hurt so bad ....what kind of exercise can i do until i get down to a healthy weight so that i could move ....:crying:

Hey Tiffany!!!!! Congrats on getting your date! My date is 6/19! I was watching Dr. Oz today and he said if you can't do anything else just commit to walking 30 minutes per day! They showed someone he helped that lost soooo much weight doing that!!! You can do it girl!

i can assure u ur going to fill "full" with the band...no its not that misreable stomach ache full...but u wont b hungry once ur restricted...u will b able to eat small portions and fill satisfied for hours at a time...i was a huge over-eater...seriously my pre-band portions could literally feed me for a week now...i feel satisfied with a 1/2 cup of food...i know it sounds crazy...i didnt believe it myself...but i promise u...u wont b hungry with the proper restriction....

Tiffany - It's normal to feel that way. I just got my date this morning - 6/5 (!!) and while I was crazy happy right then, the rest the day I've only gotten blue because it's now a reality. We June girls will stick together and succeed!