New and hungry for information!

[Aine]

hi! first i will introduce myself. my name is Lainey, i am a 23 year old momma of two little boys (20 months and 4 months). i am engaged to the most loving and caring man, Phil! our wedding date is july 4, 2010. i have struggled with my weight ever since i was in middle school and im about at the breaking point. i am 5'1 and right around 235. i have tried every diet under the sun and exercise (i LOVE wii fit) but i am just struggling ( i have always thought of bariatric surgery as the "easy way out" and that i could do it by myself but i have been telling myself that since i was like 18. my fiancee asked me last night if i have ever considered the lap-band, which i hadnt until he mentioned it. so i am no on my search for information!

[Smiley]

Congratulations on your decision to seek out information as well as on the wonderful man in your life who loves you enough to suggest this to you. I have been banded for 14 months now and have lost 70 pounds. Granted, there were some bumps and frustrations along the way, but I can't even remember half of those now. This was the best decision I have ever made and I only wish this had been an option for me when I was 23. Just imagine what your wedding pictures could look like a year or so from now.

Continue to read as much as you can on this forum as well as any others out there. Research will help you decide who you want your surgeon to be as well as get you in the right frame of mind to be successful from the beginning. You already have one of the best sources of support available in your fiance.

Keep reading and let us know what you decide.