hey guys

i'm 20 and from australia

haven't got a surgery date yet because i need to wait 12months to get my health insurance approved

i see alot of you guys getting banded in your teens and i wish i had the chance to do it back then as well

i cant wait to get this done, i'm sick of hating myself and feeling self conscious all the time

just before my 18th, i lost 30kgs (about 65lbs) on a strict diet but my 'friends' all turned against me because they were intimidated by my newly found confidence. i ended up getting depressed and gaining all the weight on plus more. now i want to do this for me and i'm not going to care what other people think of me.

good luck guys

i've got a long time to wait but i'll definately be on here reading your stories!

alyce

Don't worry, the time will go by really fast. If those so called friends turned against you, they weren't real friends to begin with. They were just jealous. It happens to us all. We lose weight and suddenly we've become the enemy somehow. Don't worry about it. I'm sure you will meet real friends who will be supportive of you, no matter what your size.