Introduction to my Journey

Hi All!

This is the story of the beginning of my weight loss surgery journey...

On December 7 at 8am I walked through the doors of the hospital and left my "old life" behind.   It was the scariest moment of my life.  Everything I have ever known was no more.  The years of overeating, living to eat rather than eating to live, and yo-yo dieting were over.

Leading up to this moment were years of attempts at weight loss.  Several large "brand" weight loss programs, that would work but the weight would always slowly creep back up, diet and exercise on my own, and numerous fad diets that left me feeling like I could eat a small child.  Making the decision to take charge of my life really made all the difference in the way I felt about myself.  I felt that I was finally in charge of my life again.

After vascillating back and forth between the two procedures my insurance would cover (Bypass and LapBand), I decided Lapband surgery was right for me.  As I was told over and over again, it is a super personal decision and no one can guide you one way or the other.  In my case, I had no co-morbidities (ie-diabetes, high blood pressure) that made a quick weight loss necessary paired with the more invasive procedure that bypass is-led me to believe that LapBand was right for me.

I'm very happy with my choice and feel as though I've made the right decision, especially since my results have been so positive.  To give you an idea of how this is going, since my surgery 12 days ago, I've lost over 10 pounds and in total I've lost 36.5 pounds since this journey began in late September.  YAY!! :)

That's it for now, I will chat again soon!