Joined today;surgery in 7 days!

Hello, everyone! My name is Kim. It has been such an inspiration to read so many success stories and look at real people losing weight! I am very nervious about my surgery and then weight loss. Although, being smaller has been a dream, I have to be realistic and admit that I fear the changes. Who will I become? Will my husband be able to handle it? I haven't seen many people really write about that, although it is great to hear what you eat, how your body reacts, the physical side but what about the other side.....self-esteem, vanity, outlook, relationships, etc.... How have marriages been affected? Sex life? careers? Has the change caused a totally different view about things other than the physical changes you see in the mirror? What about all that? What about becoming too vain or never happy with your weight and becoming obsessive with the loss and become too thin? Are there any out there from Idaho? I would love to hear from you! Kim

Welcome Kim! & Congratulations on your day

Hi I am glad you joined I just had my Lap Band put on Thursday and you have great questions but remember this isn't a all of a sudden change for anyone, it's gradual and for some a stuggle (with food). I haven't seen any changes in my outlook on life nor any changes around me except my story has helped so many people including my mother who has decided to lose weight. If we walked in the door after surgery and were a perfect size 6 then we would have lots of issues but for most I think it's so gradual that it's mostly positive. But what do I know I just started losing and life is good. there is a message board for all the people in Idaho that might be helpful, the button is called "go local" at the top of the page. feel free to click on my profile and e-mail me if I can help.

Thank you for your response. Good luck with your weight loss. I would love to hear of your journey. I see that you are in Texas. I grew up in Louisiana and spent some time in Texas on occasion. It was a great state. Kim