Is it a mistake to have this so young?

I'm in the early stages of the pre-op process at the moment.  Psych eval, surgeon meeting, orientations, etc.  So far everything has gone smoothly, I've started to work on pre surgery weight loss, working on my diet, and trying to get prepared for the surgery.

I can't shake the feeling that I'm too young to do it this way.  I'm 25 years old and weigh 315 lbs.  I've struggled with my weight for abot 8 years now, and I've gone through every weight loss system I could get a hold of with very little results.  Fad diets, weigh****chers, hiring a 6'8 former marine to follow me around a gym and yell at me like he's having Full Metal Jacket flashbacks, nothing has helped me lose more than a few pounds before I either a) give up or b)have something else get in the way.  

My wife, who is 29 and had very much the same problems I have, had the surgery early this year and has tremendous results.  100+ lbs gone.  But is it a mistake for me to get into this at this age?  Is this giving up the fight too early?  

Any advice or thoughts on the matter would be appreciated. 

i just turned 26 and im 260lbs... my husband is 25 and 465 lbs. we are both going through this process. my date is 11/16 but he has to shed a few more lbs before he gets his date. I can relate, ive been larger since 5th grade.
my decision to have this now is this.... ive been married for over 2 years now and hubby and i are ready to start a family. i dont want to have kids just to die from a heart attack before i see them grow up. i know i could die at any point in life.... but thats just how i look at it. i want to 'start over' healthy and to do that i feel this is the only option to lose weight that i havent tried.

nothing about this surgery is a mistake...this is truely another chance at life.  look at how well ur wife has done ( i assume with what u wrote).

I am 24, just about 4 months out, started the journey at 315, was 260 day of surgery and have lost over 50lbs since surgery, but honestly it is about so much more then just the weight loss...so many aspects of my life have changed for the better.  maybe your wife can tell you about all these positive changes, and it will give u stuff to focus on and look foward too. 

also i will throw it out there that the majority of the people that i have come across have said "i wish i had done it sooner'...so the time is now, dont feel like you're a failure or giving up...life post-op wont be a walk in the park, but its sooo worth it. 
and just think..with u and wife loosing weight, u will eventually get to enjoy "skinny people sex" haha...one of the many things that my hubby and i are working toward ;)

No way - it's only a mistake if you have the mindset that you're making a mistake. Life is really far too short to have to be dragged down (no pun intended) by a weight problem during what ought to be the best years of your life. Think about how your life could drastically improve if you and your wife were working together to become as healthy as you could possibly be. As many people fall into their 40s and 50s and start gaining weight and looking at WLS at a more "typical" age, there's a good chance you'll be among the healthiest people you know.

So when would it be a mistake to have it at a young age - in my opinion, you ought to make sure your at least somewhat financially prepared. Of course, you probably already are if your wife has had the surgery. There's the commonly mentioned mindset issue - but I think if you're positive things fall into place. A lot of people mention things like willingness to exercise prior to surgery, willingness to stick to some arbitrary diet for some long period of time, and a whole range of other issues - in my experience none of that was important. I lost the absolute bare minimum to get surgery, and I consider myself fairly successful at this point.

Things change after WLS, and things like getting exercise and eating healthy almost become exciting tasks. As you get 10 or 20 lbs away from your goal nothing is more exciting than eating right and going to the gym, as it represents the achievement of something you've worked very hard for.

sorry to interrupt this post, but i just saw your pic lol and wow is all i have to say :P 

no, no, wow is all *I* have to say :P haha thanks!

hey no problem! its true! :P

 What david just said!!!
I had surgery when i was 22 i'm  3 years out now n i feel great! best decition ever!!!  
I'm helatier, happier than ever!
If you talk to people in their 40-50 who had surgery the only regrets they have is they wished they had surgery when in a  younger age, so think about that!, life is to short !!! to waste!
hugs! and good luck figuring things out!

I dont post on this forum often but i saw this and thought i should.
I had my surgery when i was 21 years old, and yes i was scared to death but not because of my age! I think being young helps us with this surgery, we have less chance of death and complications and our bodies are young and reasonably healthy enough to handle such a serious surgery.
I always read on my usual forum people that say to me they wish they would have had their surgery when they were young like I did and regret not doing it sooner. I definitely do not think you are too young for this. I am over a year out now and below goal and do not regret it at all, it was the best thing i ever did for myself. I was 21 and 278lbs and now 135lbs.

all the best to you :)

I have to agree with everyone else, I had the surgery 3 months before I turned 25, and it is absolutely the BEST decision i have made for myself. I FEEL better, not just physically but emotionally, mentally, happier.

And honestly my only regret is that I didnt do it sooner, I think I could have avoided a lot of heartache and being miserable if I had done this sooner.