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Walk a minimum of 3 times per week for a minimum of 30 minutes

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Completeall of the 6 required Pre WLS Classes

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Complete 5th of the 6 required Pre WLS Classes

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Complete 2nd of 6 required Pre WLS Classes

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Fit comfortably in a airplane seat & buckle the seatbelt!

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Thomas R Brown
Dr. Brown is very calm, laid back, moves kind of slow, talks slow. Listens to every question and I never felt rushed for a second. Answered every question I had on my lengthy list of questions.
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  • Comment by ShanBanan on 3/9/10 10:18 am
    All the best thoughts coming your way! Congrats on this huge step!
  • Comment by Teresa C. on 1/11/10 5:06 pm
    Best wishes on your surgery! Thinking of you Teresa
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Hello! My name is Libby and I’m 44. I’m a single parent of two amazing teenagers. My lap band surgery was way over a year ago and I've made no progress. I haven't gained any, but haven't lost any. I see failure written across my forehead once again.  I went in for one fill and then no more. Most foods get stuck so I am scared to have a fill.  I've become very good of throwing up as it's so painful when things get stuck.  I guess I need to start back at square one with protein shakes and slowly add in foods (along with going in for a fill).  My catalyst for getting back with it is that my Mother passed away 3 days ago, mostly from weight related issues. I have to change my life as I've now seen my future first hand.  It's a painful life and painful for my family to lose her so soon. Thank you to everyone here... what great ideas, information, and motivation I have gained being on this site.  I also appreciate being able to be completely honest here and not feel judged by anyone. 
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I’ve been overweight my entire life! I was even born big (10.5 lbs, 24”) so I had a good “start” on life. I remember as far back as when I was 4 and had gotten a new one piece swimsuit. I was walking around the house trying to “suck in” my tummy so I didn’t look so fat compared to my thin, same-aged neighbor that had gotten an identical swimsuit. 

I was fat all through high school and then in college I lost a lot of it. I remember buying clothes in a size 13/14 my freshman year of college and in my mind thinking “wow, they sure are making clothes bigger these days!” So I couldn’t even accept that I had lost weight. I think that weight loss came from living on campus and walking everywhere! Plus I was in swimming class for an easy Phys. Ed. Credit and when I couldn’t walk somewhere I would grab my bike because parking was tough to take my car anywhere. The first I realized I had lost weight was when my Mom came to visit me and complimented me on it. If only I could get back to that weight!  

Once married, it went downhill (or should I say from the scales perspective---uphill) from there. I got very fat… highest weight I know of was 348. I didn’t get on a scale for years though, so who knows?!!? I got to the point that I felt so horrible about myself that I wouldn’t look anybody in the eye because I was afraid of the reflection of myself and disdain that I would get from someone thinking how disgusting I was. 

I finally went back to work part time as the kids got older and my self esteem started escalated as I got braver talking to people! I learned that I wasn’t so bad after all.   After my divorce I felt pretty okay about myself even though I was still weighing in around 300. I’m tall so that helps a bit, but I was still FAT. After a couple nasty break ups and lots of toads kissed, I’ve begged off of dating for the past 2 years. Now I feel sooooo bad about how I look, I’m back to staying at home all the time unless I have to take the kids somewhere, attend their school activities and go to work.  Other than that, I stay home most of the time.  

Spring 2008 the kids and I went on a cruise. I could barely buckle the seatbelt on the plane. I leg of the flight I struggled like mad to buckle it as I couldn’t bear to ask for an extender. Once we took off my leg fell asleep from it being so tight and I unbuckled it. For the landing the flight attendant asked if it was buckled and I lied and said yes. OMG… I kept praying that they didn’t have an electronic way to say it wasn’t buckled and come back to me. They prolly did, but didn’t want to deal with the FAT lady!   Like all of you here, so many occasions of being too fat to do something. Embarrassment, hushed voices overheard, my children having to deal with it…..  

Well, as they say, you have to hit bottom before you can start your way back up. With my doctor and the help of so many of you here… this just may be possible!!!!